Some other states are backing off in the face of opposition.

I'm looking for people that got things done, even in the face of opposition.

The turnaround came in the face of strong opposition from fellow Democrats.

He did so in the face of strong opposition from influential white residents on the city's east side.

And they do it in the face of public opposition.

Last month, in the face of opposition from residents, he closed it.

In the face of so much opposition, memory must fight for survival.

It was shelved in the face of strong local opposition.

But in the face of local opposition he stopped pressing the issue.

He was installed as bishop in the face of local opposition.