Sentences with phrase «against a defense which»

and he was playing against a defense which got tired at the end of the match tracking Walcott and Chambo..

Not exact matches

Bergdahl's defense team filed a last - minute motion on Oct. 23 to completely dismiss the case against him, citing past statements in which Trump had referred to the sergeant as «a no - good traitor who should have been executed» during his presidential campaign.

France's defense and foreign ministers were in the United States on Wednesday for talks with other members of a U.S. - led coalition on increased military efforts against the group, which has urged followers to attack France, among other enemy countries.

In fact, in December 2017 a Virginia district court judge ruled against a female plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation against defense contractor BAE Systems, in part, because she «did not take advantage of BAE's harassment reporting procedures of which she was well aware.»

Unlike Serial, which explored how a suspect's race and religion might have been held against him, The Jinx riveted viewers by exploring the role of privilege and how Durst's high - priced legal defense team could manage to help him evade the most serious criminal charges against him even when, in one case, he'd actually admitted to having dismembered a person's body.

In 2016, for example, Kyrgyzstan canceled a project with several Russian companies to build five hydropower plants, citing the Russian entities» inability to secure financing.28 In Tajikistan, the Russian military has periodically been unable to pay its local Tajik staff at its base there, even though the base purportedly serves as a key bulwark in Russia's defense against regional instability.29 That same year, Moscow pledged over $ 1 billion in security assistance to Dushanbe and promised to increase its troop presence in the country by 2,000 soldiers.30 Yet neither appears to have materialized, which raises questions about Russia's true capacity and willingness to respond to a security crisis in the region and to project influence there.

At the same time, the Center for Sanctions and Illicit Finance of the Defense of Democracies Foundation outlined in a study that a tiny 0.61 % of the money which enters cryptocurrency trading and conversion platforms has been used against regulations.

The Strategic Growth Fund remains fully hedged, with the same «staggered strike» position we had at the 2007 peak, which strengthens our defense against potential market losses by raising the strike prices of our defensive put options, at a cost of just over 1 % of assets in additional put premium (which is relatively inexpensive with the CBOE volatility index currently at about 17).

Since his election, Trump's pushback against Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on expanding the Afghanistan troop presence (which Trump backed down on) and his promises to bring back 2,000 Americans in Syria «very, very soon» (let's see) play strongly with his base.

Muslim scholars said the key part of this passage, which forms the backbone of Islam's «just war» theory, is that, while self - defense is allowed, violent aggression, especially against innocents, is a grave sin.

And they should work for this within an international order of peace which itself has need of protection and defense against perpetrators of violence.14

Accordingly; it is this indictment to which this essay seeks programmatically to respond, and we can approach that defense through reviewing the arguments against teleological ethics.

As for the «narrow public witness» against which John Murdock rightly cautions, I really don't think «prioritizing» equals «ignoring,» such that to prioritize the defense of religious freedom and the right to life excludes other issues from the Church's social witness and public policy advocacy.

Recovery of that which has been wrongly taken and punishment of evildoing are not explicitly named as justifications for the use of armed force by states in international law, but arguably they have been subsumed into the concept of self - defense: the former being recast as defense against an armed attack still in progress, as in the recovery of Kuwait from Iraq in 1991, the latter being recast as the right of retaliation.

what i am pressing against is a view of existence which at the outset denies the reality or knowability of the objective and yet is appealing (knowing or unknowingly) to that very objective in its self - defense.

People such as Hitler used that claim to come to power and justify building his military, claiming it a defense against the «decadent West» (which turned out to be much stronger than him).

In the prophets, in Jesus Christ, in the continuing life of the Church, and in all of life, God the Redeemer makes available to us resources which are our defense against the despair which comes when evil lays waste to life.

A formulation such as this is the only defense against a doctrine of love which involves the annihilation of the self.

There are, however, certain mental health hazards in the ministry against which every minister needs to develop strategies of defense.

Then, in its July / August 2001 issue, NOR published a defense of Neuhaus by Janet Holl Madigan which made serious charges against Vree and against NOR itself.

Against this background of militant feminism, which did not hesitate to advocate counterviolence — at least in self - defense — to male violence against women, pacifists in the women's movement were made to feel isolated and defAgainst this background of militant feminism, which did not hesitate to advocate counterviolence — at least in self - defense — to male violence against women, pacifists in the women's movement were made to feel isolated and defagainst women, pacifists in the women's movement were made to feel isolated and defensive.

Or, as a defense against guilt - feelings, parishioners may develop self - images which suffer from what one wag termed «halo - tosis.»

As Whitehead once put it, «The defense of morals is the battle - cry which best rallies stupidity against change.

The orientation - essentialist structure, which was meant to be a surefire defense against homosexual debauchery, thereby became the strongest weapon in its arsenal.

Thus the most crucial issue today is controlled disarmament, which is the only defense possible against missiles.

«The defense of morals,» said Whitehead (1942), «is the battle - cry which best rallies stupidity against change» (p. 309).

To call policemen «pigs» or to stereotype them in other ways is only to express our own lack of civility and common decency which they, quite rightly, keep telling us is a symbol of the social disorder against which they stand as the last defense — a rather ambiguous position to be in, in any society.

Marissen also argues that Bach's Musical Offering, which seems like abstract chamber music, is a defense — against Enlightenment pride — of the Lutheran understanding of true glory revealed in the sacrifice of the cross.

If my married friend were to insist on bringing his mistress to a dinner party, I'd be under tremendous social pressure to smile, shake her hand, and make her welcome, all of which would erode my defense against betraying the moral truth.

(1) The first objection, I think, is the one against which Peirce has the clearest defense.

It is, I suppose, a defense in the same ad hominem sense in which his assertion of the centrality of happiness as an object of desire is a defense against the critic who denies the desirability of happiness.

They did not prioritize defense against armed attack, and certainly did not define just cause in terms of such self - defense, reflecting Augustine's conception of just war [as one in which] a Christian might justifiably use force to protect an innocent neighbor against harm.

Michael Ignatieff expresses this sentiment well: «Human rights is the language through which individuals have created a defense of their autonomy against the oppression of religion, state, family, and group» (emphasis mine).

It opened up my mind again, which had locked itself in as a defense mechanism against a predictably cruel world, to appreciate, embrace and praise the Mystery.

The suggestion had been made long since in the spurious Decretals of the ninth century which significantly emanated from the lower church clergy of France who desired the centralization of Church government and the enhancement of the papacy as a defense against the highhandedness of overlords, alike lay and clerical.

Their results make for important reading as a fibre - deprived gut was associated with the rise of some rather potent bacteria that seemed to enjoy dining out on the «colonic mucus barrier, which serves as a primary defense against enteric pathogens.»

These digestive benefits may help to enhance the body's cleansing process by eliminating waste and toxins, which in - turn promotes a healthier / stronger defense against illness and disease.

Antioxidants are an immediate defense line against destructive free radicals which interact with and damage cells.

What the metrics say: Alabama boasts the nation's No. 2 S&P + Rush Defense, which will be critical against Georgia's No. 8 ranked S&P + Rush Offense.

Alabama boasts the nation's No. 2 S&P + Rush Defense, which will be critical against Georgia's No. 8 ranked S&P + Rush Offense.

Rare is the team that has enough time to let downfield passing plays develop against Georgia's defense, which ranks second nationally behind Alabama with just 5.58 yards allowed per pass attempt.

They have 9 guys who can all put it in the bucket and because of that they never go into a slump (much like Team Lalez)-- which means on Defense you need to really work to get stops against them.

from where i'm sitting, conor's strengths: - long and athletic - great power in his hands and feet - throws with speed & accuracy - uses all 8 points of contact (and uses them all in multiple ways)- uses good footwork to circle away from power shots and to control pace / location of fight - has shown good to great TD defense (until tired)- has good chin (tested several times and the proof appears to be in the pudding, as they say)- displays good head movement which allows him to absorb fewer strikes while within range - excellent counter puncher (able to get in and out fast using his karate style stance)- has shown better conditioning at lw than fw or ww - has incredible fight iq (lone exception in the ufc was against nate in first fight when he was clearly fatigued)

The Jags are going to lean heavily on Fournette in a smash matchup against the Bills» horrendous run defense and this game could get out of hand early, which could scale back Bortles» volume in a big way.

Miami comes in with a middle - of - the - road defense ranked No. 15 (23 points per game allowed) to go against the Jags» bottom - ranked offense, which has posted just 15 points per contest.

With the Heisman winner and the best defense in the country, the Tide draw the best first - round matchup against Michigan State, which sets them up well to bring Nick Saban's fourth national championship back to Tuscaloosa (fifth overall).

Buffalo, which had only 31 turnovers during the regular season, committed five against a defense that allowed the fewest points in the NFL this year and is a typical Johnson - coached unit: speedy, tenacious, starless and opportunistic.

Maryland (7 - 6) could only muster 222 total yards, including just eight yards on the ground against the Cardinal, which came into the game ranked second in the nation in scoring defense (16.0 points per game) and fourth in total yards allowed per game (287).

In UConn's semifinal against Duke, Gordon will need to bring the same «tude, which means shadowing the trey - flinging Redick on defense — a must for any team hoping to short - circuit the Blue Devils» perimeter - based attack — and continuing to shoulder the Huskies» offensive load.

Much like the majority of the season, a season in which we saw a ridiculous amount of elite QB's, WVU was struggling mightily against our defense despite having Grier.