Sentences with phrase «while opponents of»

While opponents of women's health are focused on attacking that access, our nation's mayors will be fighting to make sure that their constituents have access to the health care they deserve.»

He added that while opponents of anesthesia - free teeth cleaning believe that it's «invasive,» the truth is that it's purely cosmetic «because it does not include any activity below the gum line.»

That said, I will not stand idly by while opponents of feral / free - roaming cats — and TNR in particular — mishandle, misconstrue, and misrepresent the research for PR purposes.

This roughly means that the great DRM - debate isn't even a top three issue for most publishers, while opponents of digital rights» management, who argue against the artificial incompatibility of an ebook across multiple devices, have shown that DRM - free books are no more likely to be pirated than those that have impose constraints on them.

While opponents of the writing point to fan fiction as being nothing more than outright theft of authors» works, supporters of these writers — who include the likes of Hugh Howey, Blake Crouch, and Barbara Freethy — recognize the writing ability of fan fiction authors, coupled with the almost worshipful love of a published work that leads them to continue the story long after the cover is closed.

Conservatives have attacked the plan because of the limits on enrollment, while opponents of vouchers say they should not be allowed to expand statewide because over time participation in the program will grow and take resources away from public schools.

While opponents of student testing often seem to have the biggest megaphone, polls show an overwhelming majority — 70 percent and up — of parents think tests are a valid measure of their child's achievement level and the quality of schools.

While opponents of the measure have questioned links between carbon dioxide levels and emergency - room visits, evidence is piling on and health advocates are calling for action (ClimateWire, June 3).

But while opponents of the Tories will have enjoyed seeing a minister made to squirm, for many viewers the highlight of the interview will have been when Andrew Gwynne tried to join in the attack - and was promptly told that his services were not required.

Finally, while opponents of flavored milk in schools were likely alarmed by Perdue's statement to reporters yesterday that «I wouldn't be as big as I am today without chocolate milk,» it's important to remember that even under the HHKFA standards, kids can take flavored milk daily.

Perhaps the defender of the doctrine, «God exists» is possible, need only conceive a set of circumstances to require Deity, while the opponent of the doctrine need only conceive a set of circumstances incompatible with divine existence, e.g., a completely evil universe.

Not exact matches

While Miscavige and his organization have held up the media complex as a valuable tool for spreading the message of Scientology and recruiting new members to join, the new facilities have received criticism from opponents of the religion — including some former members — who claim the complex is nothing more than a propaganda machine and a ploy to attract donations.

In the case of Trump, you can lead your opponents and the media around by their noses while winning over the masses.

While that might be true to a certain extent, you must also understand the viewpoint of your opponent.

While the DOL proposal will significantly change the ground rules for many advisors currently serving retirement accounts, it won't be the massive upheaval that opponents of the rule suggest, said Keller.

While tech companies dislike paying taxes — just look at Apple, which keeps much of its money offshore to avoid taxes, or Twitter, which once threatened to leave San Francisco unless it received a special tax break — none of them wants to be labeled as an opponent of anything that would provide help for the homeless and those with low incomes.

Cus D'Amato, the famous trainer of champions Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson and others, once said, «The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs.

While fatigue with the left is on the rise, many of the region's charismatic leaders have a connection with voters that their right - wing opponents, who so far have failed to present an alternative vision of the future, are hard - pressed to replicate, he says.

While the crackdown has drawn concern and criticism from Western capitals, rights groups and some domestic opponents of the government, most Turks have shown unity in their opposition to the coup attempt, with regular rallies of solidarity.

While Uber is very popular with its users, its opponents argue the lack of regulation poses a safety risk for drivers and users.

While the performance of the Model 3 was admirable, however, some members of the r / TeslaMotors subreddit noted that the 2017 Ford Mustang with Ecoboost was not a formidable opponent at all.

While activist shareholder Sandon Capital has been a voluble opponent of the deal, arguing Tabcorp is getting a very good asset in the Tatts lotteries business, there are enough big shareholders who own stock in both companies that are in favour of the transaction to make a favourable vote likely.

Jana Lynne Sanchez says she's brought in more than a quarter of a million dollars, while Republicans» first place primary finisher, Ron Wright, trailed his opponent and went $ 137,000 in debt.

As the 2008 campaign continues to unfold, the political parties and their leaders will continue to place an emphasis on their economic policies and credentials, while, at the same time, working to downplay and discredit the plans of their opponents.

While the president attacks 99 percent of his opponents by mercilessly strafing them in speeches, sound bites and tweets (and has a one - size - fits - all approach to firebombing Democrats, disobedient Republicans, Gold Star families, war heroes, etc.), Daniels fends off her online critics with self - deprecating humor, and has made a point of refraining from saying anything bad about the president himself — which has probably kept him from retaliating and going after her personally.

While the rejection of Keystone XL represents a victory for the projects opponents, it also represents a failure of Canadian foreign policy.

While a majority in all of the HQ2 finalist regions support Amazon moving to town, some areas had more cheerleaders and fewer opponents,» says Jason Husser, director of the Elon Poll and assistant professor of political science.

While promoters of Leap insisted all they were asking for was a debate, it was a debate Albertans knew would be spun by opponents.

And while I am not an opponent of regular swear words, I will have to say that if one makes a bit of effort in the creative execution of a cuss, well, that's even better.

Shirl Hoffman, author of «Good Game: Christianity and the Culture of Sport,» says Christianity teaches «peace, humility, putting others before yourself,» while athletes are often more willing to cheat, hurt their opponents or take credit for their accomplishments.

He resisted also the temptation to depict opponents as wholly evil while casting oneself and one's allies as the «children of light.»

While it is tempting once again to see in these statements a vindictive Paul calling down a death curse upon his theological opponents, we must understand that such behavior does not fit the wider thought and theology of Paul.

A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not advanced by that opponent.

While exploiting the fear of environmental disaster, ecologists dismiss their opponents as short - sighted defenders of capitalist class interest.

One claimed that «the main form of political terrorism in the United States is perpetuated by right wing opponents of abortion,» while another added that «most anti-abortion activists» are «religious fanatics who want to impose their version of God's word on the rest of us.»

When one party has elevated lifestyle libertinism to the first of constitutional principles (and is prepared to kill unborn children, jettison free speech, and traduce religious freedom in service to hedonism), while the other is prepared to nominate a fantasist who spun grotesque fairy tales about an alleged connection between an opponent's family and Lee Harvey Oswald shortly before he closed the deal?

Though irony is not often used today as a method for theological inquiry and challenge, I would love to see it implemented more, as it makes for great reading while at the same time making powerful and pointed thelogical critiques of one's opponents.

Murray, who after remarrying took the name Madalyn Murray O'Hair, became the major figure held responsible (by her opponents) for «taking God out of the schools» — an epithet she welcomed while leading a controversial atheist organization.

By not taking on the guest worker program, by not focusing on internal enforcement, and by coming out for increased low - skill immigration, Jindal basically agrees with the Chamber 0f Commerce - Chuck Schumer Axis that produced the Gang of Eight plan while offering conservative opponents a border certification process.

Reagan's liberal opponents treated his appeal to wage earners as some combination of larceny and sorcery, but the truth was that Reagan was just better at listening to the wage earners of his own time while his opponents believed those wage earners were duty - bound to buy whatever distorted version of the past the Democratic party was selling.

Although Lincoln is often praised for this remark by those who oppose the mixing of religion and politics, it contains three of the most controversial ideas in American politics: that it is legitimate to invoke the name of God within the realm of political discourse; that God's existence isn't merely symbolic, but that he is always right; and that since God takes sides on certain issues, some people will be divinely justified while others will stand in opposition not only to their political opponents but to the very Creator and Sustainer of the Universe.

What the ex-KGB hand, Putin, has gotten done is this: He's erected a kleptocratic quasi-dictatorship on top of a crumbling civil society while murdering his political opponents, invading his neighbors, backstopping Syria's murderous Bashar al - Assad, and conducting a fantastic propaganda campaign throughout the world (supported, sadly, by the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church)-- all of which is aimed at reversing the verdict of recent history, rebuilding Stalin's empire in a new guise, and deconstructing the West.

New York bishop halts church trials that «produce no winners,» while opponents say avoiding church discipline increases likelihood of schism.

Proponents offered stories of gay friends who would benefit from the rites, while opponents suggested the denomination was contradicting its own doctrine.

We should not delude ourselves into thinking that the rhetoric of pluralism will itself lead to peaceful coexistence, but we would do well to follow Kuyper's example and cooperate where we can with our opponents while being prepared to take unpopular stands when and where we must.

While today's delicious menu will go some way to assuaging opponents at Regent's Park — including stuffed courgettes, mushroom risotto and vegetable lasagne — several University of Oxford students and colleges have already been convinced by the environmental and health arguments.

While it is clearly the defensive side of things that matters most to our France international centre back, Laurent Koscielny has been lavishing praise on the way the whole team has been working to deny our opponents and he feels that a lot of the work is done with the way we have been starting games.

Many here are looking for a «Beast» to break up play and convert defense to offense at the drop of a hat all the while striking fear into our opponents.

Monreal tries to go as many time in the box as Gibbs does, while Gibbs (in my opinion) possesses a better accelleration and «eye» for the opponent's counter in terms of timing.

The Gunners come into the match on the back of successive wins, while their opponents come into the match with successive failures to win, but we still remain as the outsiders to pick up a win.