Sentences with phrase «against an erosion of»

Prices for gold bullion and other precious metals have climbed over the past decade to new heights as investors sought protection against the erosion of incomes and wealth by inflation.

It is as if we contemporary American Catholics take the patrimony for granted, forgetting that it must be constantly shored up against the erosion of history.

At times of national uncertainty and fear, we must guard against an erosion of civil liberties.

I'd vote Labour if, and only if, they stood against the erosion of our liberty.

«Twenty - three states now tax digital products to protect against the erosion of their tax bases and to level the playing field between online retailers and Main Street businesses.»

I just want to be a LOUD VOICE fighting against erosion of civil liberties in our country.

An expressed commitment to more distributed leadership may, for example, conflict with a deeper, hidden commitment to preserving decision - making autonomy at the top of an organization as a bulwark against the erosion of senior managements» status and rewards.

The Conservatives» plan to Increase the HBP limit from $ 25,000 to $ 35,000 would have mitigated against the erosion of home buying power for the average Canadian household.

Yes, BEPS: Base Erotion and Profit Shifting, against the erosion of the tax base and the transfer of benefits is the current issue.

Not exact matches

How can long - term investors best hedge against inflation's erosion of purchasing power?

Until now free speech claims have been safe against such erosions, by a virtual consensus of our legal culture that political speech needs most protection precisely when it offends.

Forcing the Churches to marry gays against their beliefs is only the intrusion and the erosion of our rights.

Black Six — «Forcing the Churches to marry gays against their beliefs is only the intrusion and the erosion of our rights.»

To quote you, «Forcing the Churches to marry gays against their beliefs is only the intrusion and the erosion of our rights.»

Adding to this disillusion, he continues, is a gradual erosion of public faith in politics, driven in part by the distorting impact of 24 - hour news and social media — «it does trivialise politics, and it has done a real amount of damage to the perception of politics» — a backlash against a political class that favours spin over frankness — «I detest spin, it is deceit and it is intended to be deceit» — and, ultimately, by the failure of mainstream parties to «reach out beyond the political sphere» and speak to people's real concerns.

To set that figure we need to undertake a sea defence review, similar to the military defence review, which would set out what we actually need to do in terms of reasonable protection against coastal flooding and erosion and how much it will cost.

She's not a typical New Labour career politician as some have claimed but has campaigned for affordable housing and voted against Trident and the erosion of civil liberties under the last Labour government.

According to an article published in Scientific Reports, all of the tested toothpastes caused different amounts of enamel surface loss, and none of the toothpastes afforded protection against enamel erosion and abrasion.

Scientists report in today's Nature that carbon dioxide speeds the formation of tiny clumps of soil that act as bulwarks against erosion — and possibly as miniature storehouses for moisture and nutrients.

Mussel beds in sandy areas «stabilize shores against erosion,» Waite noted, and any loss there could expose beaches to the erosive power of waves.

In some places, the water caused lowland flooding and bank erosion and lapped up against the underbellies of bridges, restricting access to roadways, said Aldis Strautins of the Grand Junction Weather Forecast Office in western Colorado.

In September last year, the government advised against new building developments on coasts threatened by erosion, which raises questions about the proposed expansion of the Sizewell nuclear power complex.

This indicates that the innovation potential has been substantial for fungicides with new modes of action and excellent performance, not least because some of the older groups have suffered from an erosion of efficacy against some important pathogens due to the emergence of resistance [see also FRAC 2007 (1)-RSB-.

As previously mentioned, one of the best ways to protect against tooth erosion is to avoid sugar and acidic foods.

This inward rolling often causes the hair on the surface of the eyelid to rub against the cornea (outer part of the eyeball) resulting in pain, corneal ulcers, or corneal erosions.

In addition to being home to many types of sea life and a source of revenue, coral reefs play a vital part in protecting nearby coastlines from erosion and serve as a natural barrier against storm surge during hurricanes.

In addition to buffering shorelines against erosion, storms, floods, and waves, biodiversity in coral reefs is a source for the development of new medicines.

'' This goes against a long - standing hypothesis that more mountains mean more erosion and weathering which means an added reduction of CO2»

Media liberal pressure has prompted a stream of laws, regulations and directives to champion the criminal against the police, the child against the school, the patient against the hospital, the employee against the company, the soldier against the army, the borrower against the bank, the convict against the prison — there is a new case in the papers almost every day, and each victory is a small erosion of the efficiency and effectiveness of the institution.

Although they occupy less than 1 % of the ocean floor, they provide habitat for a million species and protect coastlines against erosion from tropical storms.

Tens of thousands of trees have been planted to stop erosion and give some protection against severe weather conditions.

Finally, protecting and rebuilding forest habitats to preserve biodiversity generates effective syncs of carbon, guards against erosion, and offers new economic opportunities.

The specifics of what that means are still being ironed out, but the bill is likely to include soil health targets for soil health for farmers, as well as incentives for soil - friendly practices like crop rotation, cover crops, and the planting of hedgerows, wind breaks and other natural guards against erosion.

«The 4th Circuit's erosion of the state - action exemption will give litigants against the state bar and similar agencies every incentive to assert Sherman Act claims to complicate or block enforcement actions, thereby impeding the agencies» ability to protect the public,» the bar groups» brief said.

Many, including high American officials, have argued that in our new circumstances, discrimination against non-citizens (providing for their indefinite detention without charge, for example), or the erosion of fair hearing guarantees, or extraordinary rendition (which happened to the Canadian Maher Arar with the connivance of our government) are justified.

We are proud that the coalition's intervention in the inquiry has challenged the erosion of hard - won legal progress for survivors» rights and defended women's entitlement to the full protection of the law when reporting sexual violence perpetrated against them.

At the same time, the start and finish of the criminal justice process are now indefinite and indistinct as a result of the introduction of mass surveillance and the erosion against «double jeopardy» protections caused by scientific advances that make it possible to revisit conclusions reached in the distant past.

A well defined legal services platform should help protect against the risk of purchasing power erosion by defining clear processes around requests for increases in fees, and by carefully framing the manner in which the conversation will occur.

Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Quebec have all pushed back against Ottawa's health cuts to refugees, whose plight was highlighted in the Star's new series, «Without a Safety Net: The erosion of Canada's social programs.»

[75] Another powerful judicial voice defending the rule of law against erosion from threats to national security is that of President Aharon Barak of the Supreme Court of Israel, who stated in Public Committee Against Torture v. Israel (1994), HCJ 5100/94, that it is «the destiny of democracy... not [to] see all means as acceptable»: at paagainst erosion from threats to national security is that of President Aharon Barak of the Supreme Court of Israel, who stated in Public Committee Against Torture v. Israel (1994), HCJ 5100/94, that it is «the destiny of democracy... not [to] see all means as acceptable»: at paAgainst Torture v. Israel (1994), HCJ 5100/94, that it is «the destiny of democracy... not [to] see all means as acceptable»: at para. 39.

The American College of Trial Lawyers, the National Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers, the American Bar Association, and the American Civil Liberties Union will soon need to stand against the potential erosion of decency and justice.

The Idle No More movement continues to grow as a mobilization of grassroots indigenous people fighting against the ongoing erosion of indigenous rights across Canada and the world.

It protects you against uncertainties of life during the entire policy term and also protects your guaranteed income against erosion due to inflation.

The rise of fake news highlights the erosion of long - standing institutional bulwarks against misinformation in the internet age.

that Justice J. Heneghan, who rendered the Federal Court decision, felt compelled to comment: «Considering the fact that the Greenbelt was conceived as a «buffer zone» against encroaching urban sprawl, the steps taken by the NCC to declare the land surplus and to obtain a rezoning of the land seem more consistent with accommodation of urban sprawl, rather than resistance to the erosion of green areas.

Two years after closing, the purchaser learned of the beach erosion and the property's flood zone designation, and asserted claims of fraud and negligent misrepresentation against the representative and broker.