Sentences with phrase «against a flood of»

A realistic appraisal of human nature leads to a view of democracy as a dyke against the flood of self - interest, as a means of approaching basic justice in relationships between people who are by nature inclined toward injustice because they look first to their own advantage.

The hope is, however, that the 2018 season becomes the first berm against that flood of losses, and that the young core put together after a years - long teardown will finally start to score more runs than their opponents.

This statement has gone against the flood of news that his linked Podolski with Juventus, Wolfsburg and more.

• Some doors at the plant required to protect against flooding of major safety equipment would not self - latch as required.

Unlike Earth, Mars has no substantial atmosphere or global magnetic field, and so is completely unprotected against the flood of energetic radiation particles from outer space.

It charts an unlikely path through airborne and underwater battles against floods of small machines and countless mini-bosses.

Last week I wrote about how to find a good editor, partly as a rant against the flood of bad editors out there.

The newly acquired technology is badly needed to stay competitive against the flood of eBook readers and tablets (e.g. Apple iPad) that provide more advanced functions.

Barron's points us to a new research note from Citigroup analyst Glen Yeung, who believes that Apple will be forced to release a cheaper version of the iPad mini by the end of the year to maintain its market share against a flood of cheap Android tablets.

Builders broke ground on fewer single - family homes last month, as the new - home market continues to drag and struggle to compete against the flood of foreclosures and short sales that are bringing home prices down.

The strategy of underpricing a home may help it to better compete against the flood of foreclosures and sell faster, some housing experts say.

Not exact matches

On Monday, as Irma weakened over Georgia, Bossert used a White House briefing to offer more hints of an emerging climate resilience policy, while notably avoiding accepting climate change science: «What President Trump is committed to is making sure that federal dollars aren't used to rebuild things that will be in harm's way later or that won't be hardened against the future predictable floods that we see.

«We can longer commit to evaluating the impacts and risks of a single project in isolation against a retrospective, stationary understanding of risk (e.g., the 100 - year flood we've been hearing so much about.)»

Battered by the plunging price of crude, the market is now bracing for what experts predict will be a flood of Iranian oil after the United States and the European Union lifted economic sanctions against Iran.

Exacerbating the issue is that owners of lower - priced homes likely don't have the resources to take preventative measures against the rising tides, like putting in sea walls or making changes to foundations to withstand intermittent flooding.

However, fewer than 20 percent of Texans and fewer than 18 percent of Floridians have insurance against floods, the dominant cause of property damage after hurricanes.

Water rapidly rose up against the city's levees, a series of walls designed to keep the area from flooding.

Aside from that, it is also very important to determine whether the design and current condition of the house is secure and strong enough as a shelter against various environmental factors such as typhoons, floods, and earthquakes.

I struggle with the fact that people sinned in Noah's time and that sin was counted against them in the form of the flood.

Because God flooded Earth and except Noah and his family in what is clearly not a sea - bearing boat, killed everyone, including «innocent» babies (which of course begs to question the whole idea about the Bible being against abortion and all even though it doesn't explicitly say anything against abortion though the method for aborting fetuses, e.g., forced miscarriage, already existed in those days.

One argument which has been attempted against its historicity has been that there are ancient accounts of floods to be found among other peoples; however, rather than discounting the reality of the Flood I view this as corroborative.

If I've learned anything over the past few years it's been that when the rains come down and the floods come up, when doubt and frustration whip like wind against my faith, all the apologetics in the world can't ground me like the simple, yet profoundly challenging teachings of Jesus Christ.

I have to tell you, I am staunchly conservative, as I'm sure you can attest, and I am against the unending flood of illegal and undocuumented immigration into the U.S.. But, like the statement says, what we need is a logical, enforceable, orderly process by which we, as Americans, can express the opportunities to come enrich our culture to future immigrants that so many of our ancestors enjoyed, which coincides with the Church's admonition to help the needy.

Are you saying that you no longer have any problem with evolution, the big bang theory, radio carbon dating, the age of the Earth, the scientific unlikelihood of the great flood, and the archeological evidence against the chronology of the bible story?

What possible defense could these poor, humble Christians, without money, without social standing, without earthly wisdom, without political influence, find against the flood - tide of the majesty of Rome?

a set of cosmological and anthropological views that owed not a little to the vast mélange of Hellenism and Orientalism flooding the world where he grew up, and providing him with the unique setting for still other ideas, of sin, Satan, death, of the sinful and therefore mortal nature of man — as «flesh» — of the «spiritual» forces arrayed against God and his Messiah and all the faithful, of the victory to be won by the Messiah when he should at last appear — all these ideas were shaped to the mold of certain half - Jewish, half - pagan ideas which Paul seems to have derived from the world about him.

She repeatedly saw how «someone would toss out a half - baked argument against Christianity that might have sounded impressive offline, but it would be quickly demolished in the flood of facts provided by the internet».

Reading John Kekes» dense, argumentative, and coldly logical Against Liberalism brought this memory flooding back, for it is exactly the kind of empty theorizing indulged in by the former Jesuit that Kekes condemns.

Horrors, earth quakes, floods, disasters are God's wrath against all of us.

27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.»

Anyway, the fact that there are flood myths all over the world is actually evidence for the historicity of the flood event, not proof against it.

Bill Maher is framing his accusation against God with this assumption (held by those «Christians» in his life): that all «the wicked» judged by God in the flood, will also (and so much worse) spend the remainder of their eternal souls in ETERNAL punishment.

And yet there are vast numbers of Christians who believe that God commands people to slaughter others, that God drowned people in a flood, and that God is the one who killed His own Son on the cross to appease His own wrath and anger against human sin.

whatever the democratic party tells you is a lie do the opposite they would want you to go against republicans becuase our country is not a democracy its a republic people wake up the republican party isnt about the rich its about all of us lower taxes for all the republican party is about smaller government not intruding in your life the democrats know this and started a class war to make blacks and hispanics flood their cause im a 24 latino and switched republican last year i was fooled my whole life read history and you will see im telling the truth

The project will not only require an extension of the metro, but also a pedestrian bridge across the Tiber to a new train station, and more connective road infrastructure at the isolated site, which is nestled against a flood - prone elbow bend in the Tiber on the outskirts of Rome.

The line opened at KC -1.5 and saw a huge flood of KC money, BUT the line moved against the public and ended up at Miami -2.

Our side lacks pace penetration and urgency right now and we are easy to defend against I don't see a flood of goals in us and I don't see any goal scorer other then Ramsey and Sanchez in our side.

Remember our two games against Bayern after the removal of the Boss, goals started flooding our post

That pretty much sums up Newcastle's season, things not going right for them up top and they haven't been able to stem the flood of goals coming against them.

The club will be ringing up all those who attended both games against Bolton and Sunderland asking to pay for the flood of goals they weren't supposed to see.

The one thing (sorry) that I'll say is that games like this, when it's end - to - end and the opposition have under - estimated you slightly, will be completely different to games against the likes of Leicester who will flood midfield and defence and wait for us to try and get through them.

«After writing an editorial criticizing Babywise in a magazine of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Matt Aney said he was flooded with calls from nurses and other pediatricians complaining about Babywise parents who would not give up strict feeding schedules against medical advice.

In part, the clash pits residents concerned about preserving recreational space at a neighborhood park against Park District officials with a broader ecological interest in improving the quality of area waters and contributing to flood - control efforts.

The bill introduced this month in the wake of a flood of sexual harassment allegations against powerful men in a variety of industries includes a provision that would ban confidential settlements.

FSB National Chairman meets businesses in York devastated by the latest flooding and calls for better insurance cover Small firms need insurance protection against flooding as the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) raises concerns that many businesses in high - risk flood areas can not get adequate insurance cover and will have to pay out themselves to repair damage.

The measures were announced by Sens. Cathy Young and Elaine Phillips and come amid a flood of harassment accusations leveled against powerful men in the media, entertainment and politics.

Small firms need insurance protection against flooding as the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) raises concerns that many businesses in high - risk flood areas can not get adequate insurance cover and will have to pay out themselves to repair damage.

«The ABI has an unparalleled record of delivering complex, industry - led projects in partnership with Government, such as FloodRe to ensure affordable flood insurance for households at high risk, and MedCo, to protect customers against unscrupulous claims management companies.

«Residents are advised to relocate to safer grounds to guide against flood coupled with heavy flow of rivers that are tributaries to the Ogun River, he said

The Ogun State Government has urged residents living in areas severely affected by flood to relocate in order to guide against loss of lives and property.