But the Senator said that he was not prepared to oppose the nomination.

The panel's eight Democrats are expected to oppose the nomination.

At least one conservative group, had planned to oppose Robert's nomination because of this case.

The faculty opposed Miles' nomination and he was forced to withdraw.

This is reason enough to oppose his nomination, by filibuster if necessary.

Some senators who oppose the judge's nomination said they respected his decision to continue the fight.

It would be unusual for the Senate to oppose the nomination of a former colleague.

He opposed the nomination of a local black judge to a Federal judgeship, saying she was soft on crime.

An effort by members to oppose the nomination fell short by a single vote.

After receiving that committee's report, the executive committee voted on a resolution to oppose the nomination.