Sentences with phrase «despite strong support»

Despite strong support, the bill has never been brought to the floor of either chamber for a vote because of opposition from key members who support the banks.

Despite strong support from the community, Segwit2X grew increasingly problematic, until eventually a Twitter poll revealed that 84 percent of voters were not convinced of the benefits of the planned software update.

Despite strong support from both Rousseff and Temer, pre-salt oil extraction remains under debate in Brazil due to its impact on the climate, fears over a repeat of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and how it could affect local fisherman.

CAGW assumes old (1) but is an invalid hypothesis based on a number of other violations of the scientific method and must be abandoned despite its strong support by the alleged alarmist «consensus.»

Despite strong support for the Common Core from the state's business community, some conservative critics wildly claim the higher standards are a federal plot to take over public education.

Our interviews reveal that, despite their strong support for the program, private schools felt rushed in their communication with families and enrollment of students.

Despite strong support for the proliferative and growth - promoting effects of estrogens on mammary epithelial cells from animal and experimental studies (78, 79), previous studies on the associations between estrogens and breast density showed largely null or inconsistent results.

To understand why Gov. David A. Paterson's proposed tax on sugary sodas has apparently gone down the drain — despite strong support from good - government groups, editorial pages and health advocates — it is only necessary, political analysts say, to compare these two advertising campaigns:

The New City lawyer, Cornell, won the race handily, 5,549 votes to 4,314, despite strong support for Wolfe in Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish communities in Ramapo.

No doubt about that unless Dame threatens to force his way out if Stotts is fired, which I don't think Dame will do despite his strong support of Stotts up until now.

Despite strong support for sending federal Conservatives to Ottawa, Alberta is now a much more progressive and moderate province than it was 20 years ago, when a young Mr. Kenney was roaming the halls of the Legislature as the spokesperson for the taxpayers federation.

Despite strong support for the deal from all of America's major allies except Israel, Trump has set a May 12 deadline to declare whether he will withdraw — or that the deal can be «fixed» to his liking.

Nonetheless, and despite strong supporting performances, Moore's fish - out - of - water remains the driving force behind Dope «s emphasis on individuality.

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Despite this, traders said oil was unlikely to tumble far as markets remain supported by strong economic growth and by supply restrictions led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia.

Throughout the rest of 2018, GM's crossover sales should be strong enough to support margins despite costs from new truck launches, CFRA analyst Efraim Levy said in a note Thursday.

There is strong support for Canada's supply management system for dairy and poultry producers despite our strong belief in the importance of joining the Trans - Pacific Partnership.

Make that cheesecake, because there is still strong support for Canada's supply management system for dairy and poultry producers despite Canadians» equally strong belief in the importance of joining the Trans - Pacific Partnership trade talks.

A snap poll of residents in South Perth has revealed strong support for development in the area, despite activism against the high - rise project plans.

«Despite the relatively weak job report for March, job growth is averaging almost 180,000 [a month] so far this year, providing a strong support for the home purchase market.»

The $ 0.45 - $ 0.48 support zone still holds up in IOTA despite the current leg lower, and the coin is among the relatively stronger majors regarding the short - term picture.

Despite the nervousness in the market, Bangsund said her firm believes there is strong support for the Canadian dollar right now and has increased her 12 - month target for the loonie to 85 cents US from 82 cents US.

But the 5,000 - strong force's first operation in November was plagued by logistical problems, and it remains very much a work in progress despite political support from a variety of powers including Russia and China.

Despite strong campaigns from candidates Michael Walters in Edmonton - Rutherford, Sue Huff in Edmonton - Glenora, Tim Osborne in St. Albert, and Norm Kelly in Calgary - Currie, recent polls have placed the party with 2 % support province - wide.

Despite political and economic chaos, public support for Putin remains strong, however.

Despite the short - term weakness, XMR is still one of the strongest currencies concerning the long - term picture and a break - out above $ 100 would open up the way for a re-test of $ 125 and the all - time high near $ 150, with key support at $ 80 and $ 68.

Despite these inefficiencies, various U.S. interests that benefit from the program — agricultural interests, transportation companies and aid agencies — continue to provide strong political support for it.

This rejection came despite the traffic - light system having the strong support of EU public health and consumer agencies.

Its strong sense of community and support of local producers has kept it the go - to grocery store in four Michigan cities, despite being up against three of the largest big - box retailers.

Initially pushed up to -4.5 by public support, there has since been strong reverse line movement dropping the line to -3 despite Nebraska receiving 82 % of spread bets.

If he'd kept that up, he would have finished the year ranked in the top 10 in the league despite having the support of such a strong run game.

I Kesem because these kids have shown me an endless amount of support and love, and despite their situations at home they are stronger than I could ever have imagined.

I am strong because I have made it seven months exclusively breastfeeding despite my lack of support and the teen mum stigma.

As intrepid Buffalo News columnist Bob McCarthy notes, there is strong support for Trump among Western New York Republicans, and the convention will likely focus heavily on The Donald and his candidacy, despite the fact that it has sharply divided the party at the national level.

Despite the stronger rationale for looking at relative rather than absolute change in party support, the historical data show weaker correlations with the former than the latter.

Besides, the picture and the supporting role of Ojukwu's widow, Bianca, were an oblique condemnation of Obi for deserting APGA, despite Ojukwu's strong support of his campaigns.

The long - running British Election Study, which has followed a 30,000 - strong panel of voters over the past three years, found Labour picked up significant support from remain - minded voters, despite its ambiguous stance on what sort of Brexit deal to pursue.

The activist also pointed to the WFP's issuance of a «strong statement of support» in the wake of the indictment of Sheldon Silver and its backing of Cuomo's re-election in 2014 — despite widespread membership opposition — as evidence of the party's shaky future.

«Despite the progress outlined in this tentative deal there is clearly a lot of work ahead of us, including stronger criminal justice reforms; full funding for our state's public education system; ensuring affordable college for all New Yorkers, including DREAMers; additional support for Planned Parenthood; and ethics and voting reforms,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

At the moment, Dean Skelos's strongest base of public support is with his fellow Long Islanders to remain majority leader in the state Senate, despite the corruption charges he faces.

So despite Blair's strong support for GM, in 1999 supermarkets took GM ingredients out of 70 % of UK food in response to their customers» wishes, and have kept it out of all UK food ever since.

David Cameron still enjoys strong support from Tory members, despite the growing rebelliousness of Tory MPs.

Despite an attempted coup to topple him, Mr Corbyn has refused to resign, citing his strong support among the Labour membership.

Forty of the Council's 51 members have signed onto the bill, but it has languished without receiving a floor vote — adding it to a growing list of bills with strong support among council members that have failed to move forward under Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, a close de Blasio ally, despite promises of more democratic Council rules reform.

Liu, meanwhile, has seemed intent on proving that despite Yassky's endorsement from the Manhattan Democrats, that he has strong support in the borough.

Since becoming Chairman of the Onondaga County Republican Committee, we have taken a party that was deep in debt and created a strong fundraising infrastructure to support our candidates, won a supermajority on the County Legislature, and delivered every countywide office to Republicans — despite the fact the county has more registered Democrats than Republicans.

But the YouGov poll for The Times shows Mr Corbyn's support within the party's membership remains strong - despite the resignations of scores of frontbenchers and an overwhelming vote of no confidence in his leadership from Labour MPs.

Despite these positions, Mr. Hawkins has even less union support than Zephyr Teachout, who made a surprisingly strong run against Mr. Cuomo in the Democratic primary.

Both Weiner, who is running for mayor, and Spitzer, running for comptroller, receive strong support on the streets of Harlem, despite their admitted sexual misconduct, which tracks the findings of a new Quinnipiac University poll that support among African - American voters is helping to push both men to the top of the election heap.

[35] Despite Green's loss, Walker's strong support for him helped increase Walker's favorability with the state GOP and positioned him as the frontrunner for the 2010 election.

And so to the present day: Angela Eagle's brave challenge and graceful pullout, leaving Owen Smith, a talented but relatively unknown MP, as sole challenger to a Corbyn still commanding strong support within the rank and file, despite the continuing car - crash of his leadership.