They existed in only very small numbers and faced a very strong opposition, even from the Levellers.

A fourth one, Daugavpils HES, has been planned but has faced strong criticism.

It had strong claws on the front feet and its pouch opening faced backwards.

While in theory King Louis XVI was an absolute monarch, in practice he was often indecisive and known to back down when faced with strong opposition.

Now the French faced an increasingly strong Prussia.

His army faced very strong resistance in the Afghan tribal areas where he is said to have commented that Afghanistan is " easy to march into, hard to march out of.

It placed subjects in a situation where an accusation of academic fraud ( cheating ) could be made, of which some subjects were in fact by design actually guilty ( and knew this ), and some were innocent but faced seemingly strong evidence of guilt and no verifiable proof of innocence.

Early research was considered inconclusive, and parapsychologists were faced with strong opposition from their academic colleagues.

Another difference is that Soviet Union faced strong secession threats from their ethnic regions, while China faced arguably less.

She usually highlighted at least one strong secondary character who faced discrimination ethnically or for other reasons ; through this technique, Ferber demonstrated her belief that people are people and that the not-so-pretty persons have the best character.

The Tudor was a pressurised but problematic post-war Avro airliner that faced strong competition from designs by Bristol, Canadair, Douglas, Handley Page, and Lockheed.

The proliferation of banking institutions – from 31 banks in 1801 to 788 in 1837 – meant that the Second Bank faced strong opposition from this sector during the Jackson administration.

Nowadays most botanical gardens display a mix of the themes mentioned and more: having a strong connection with the general public there is the opportunity to provide visitors with information relating to the environmental issues being faced at the start of the 21st century, especially those relating to plant conservation and sustainability.

Having reached the 2012 Copa del Rey Final by defeating giantkillers CD Mirandes ( based in a small town close to Bilbao ), Athletic faced the same opponent as in 2009-powerful FC Barcelona, who again proved too strong in another 3-0 result.

The Aude enjoyed strong wine production while grain farmers of the Lauragais faced great difficulties.

Among the favored explanations are the fact that, unlike the release on NeXT, the Windows version faced strong internal resistance from 1-2-3, and corporate immune response became a serious issue.

Unless Russia is faced with an iron fist and strong language another war is in the making.

But what may have represented a consensus in general principle, often faced strong resistance in practice.

Many of the challenges that California faced during his years required a strong force of personality to forge compromise but Davis lacked such skill.

He faced stiff opposition from other equally strong originations within Sangh Parivar such as Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh.

Kerensky declared freedom of speech, released thousands of political prisoners and did his best to maintain Russian involvement in World War I, but he faced numerous challenges, most of them related to the war: there were some very heavy military losses still being experienced out on the front ; dissatisfied soldiers were deserting in larger numbers than before ( although, when they got back home, they were generally either imprisoned or sent to the front once more ); other political groups were doing their utmost to undermine him ; there was a strong movement in favour of stopping Russia's involvement in the war, which was seen to be draining the country, and many who had initially supported it now wanted out ; there was a great shortage of food and supplies, which was very difficult to remedy in wartime conditions.

However, Karl faced determined opponents to it on two sides – Prince Metternich, who did not want to repeat his error in marrying Marie Louise to Napoléon I, and Archduchess Sophie, a Bavarian princess and sister-in-law of the new Kaiser Ferdinand I, who dominated the Vienna court with her strong personality, who was awaiting her son Franz-Josef's ascent to the imperial throne.

Koiso faced strong competition from more senior army officials for the post.

They feel they are leagued against a hostile, persecutory world, faced with the concerted malevolent opposition of squares and their hirelings, the police.

Li's attempts to carry out his policies faced varying degrees of opposition from Chiang's supporters, and were generally unsuccessful.

John of Worcester's chronicle suggests that Æthelstan faced opposition from Constantine, from Owain of Strathclyde, and from the Welsh kings.

The Annals of Clonmacnoise state that " the Scottish men compelled to return without any great victory ", while Henry of Huntingdon claims that the English faced no opposition.

Also faced with opposition within the British establishment to the treatment of captives taken in North America, King George decreed that the men should be sent back to America and treated as prisoners of war.

They faced opposition from their enemies, the Fomorians, led by Balor of the Evil Eye.

A reason for this was the opposition he faced in Congress, where his rivals prevented him from succeeding.

After the impeachment of the two obstructive tribunes, Caesar, perhaps unsurprisingly, faced no further opposition from other members of the Tribunician College.

In November the President faced yet more protests, as the opposition announced it would march on the capital and demand his resignation.

This disunity among the Anatolian and Syrian emirs allowed the crusaders to overcome any military opposition they faced on the way to Jerusalem.

At the time, the purchase faced domestic opposition because it was thought to be unconstitutional.

However the regime faced the opposition of the tribes — when the Berber were required to come under the jurisdiction of French courts in 1930 it marked the beginning of the independence movement.

Furthermore, the final lost of the war against the Holy Roman Empire weakened the position of the King, who had to faced several rebellions among the opposition, who claimed that the previous war didn't produce the expected benefits.

Malcolm faced little recorded internal opposition, with the exception of Lulach's son Máel Snechtai.

Daniel Ortega of the Marxist-Leninist movement called the Sandinista National Liberation Front seized power in Nicaragua in 1979 and faced armed opposition from the Contras supported by the United States.

One of the books AltaMira released was Researching Paganisms, an anthology edited by Jenny Blain, Douglas Ezzy and Graham Harvey in which different Pagan studies scholars discussed their involvement with the subject and the opposition that they've faced.

The Dutch, English, and French all tried to establish trading outposts on St. Lucia in the 17th century but faced opposition from Caribs whose land they were occupying.

During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the privilege, but, owing to the vehement opposition he faced, obtained congressional authorization for the same.

He was chosen as the Republican presidential candidate at the 1868 Republican National Convention in Chicago ; he faced no significant opposition.

Tamar was proclaimed heir apparent and co-ruler by her reigning father George III in 1178, but she faced significant opposition from the aristocracy upon her ascension to full ruling powers after George's death.

Gregory faced opposition to his reign in Nyssa, and, in 373 Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium had to visit the city to quell discontent.

He then travelled to Jerusalem, where Cyril of Jerusalem faced opposition from local clergy due to the fact that he had been ordained by Acacius of Caesarea, an Arian heretic.