He remains one of France's most unpopular presidents ever.
The law mandating relocation away from coastal areas eventually became so unpopular that it had to be rescinded.
But he resigned after failing to adhere to a campaign pledge to revise a plan to relocate an enormous and enormously unpopular American Marine base in Okinawa.
It details plans to move an unpopular Marine base, known as Futenma, from the centre of the Okinawan city of Ginowan to a quiet bay on the island's east coast, called Henoko.
Some of this will be unpopular.
It unsettles Egypt and Jordan, which have made their unpopular peaces with Israel.
He is sticking to some unpopular positions, such as his belief in global warming and the need to curb greenhouse gases.
Many Americans, and many Iranians living in America, believe that the regime is so unpopular that it can indeed be reformed or even removed from within-if only the opposition receives a bit more help.
It's an unpopular measure, but the situation necessitates it.
Some senior Tories prophesy that theirs will be the most unpopular administration in history after six months.
She thought shy or unpopular boys had a hard life, and she took pity on them insofar as was humanly possible.
If so, successful American firms will remain uncharacteristically unpopular.
Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda was unpopular with voters but T-shirts printed with his huffy parting shot are now a hit.
The politician was unpopular with his countryman.
Sometimes it will mean doing inconvenient, unpopular, costly, or seemingly impossible tasks. It will often mean doing the opposite of what you feel like doing.
His speech is a head-on denunciation of the unpopular new policy.
But members of unpopular groups may not find that reassuring.
A noisy press, no matter how unpopular it seems at the moment, is the best protection against that.
The government made itself unpopular.
But in our country, many unpopular policies and systems are all effectively implemented. Is this the result of the government's strong hand, or is it caused by the people's weakness, fear of government, their silence and meek acceptance of adversity?
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