Sentences with phrase «against his critics by»

Jesus defended his actions against his critics by stressing that God's forgiving love was available to all and that the angels of heaven rejoiced whenever a sinner repented.

Given the total hostility to criticism and severe reprisals meted out against critics by President Rajapaksa's regime Amnesty believes the UK government has a particular duty to ensure the brave families, journalists and human rights defenders they meet whilst in Sri Lanka are protected and supported by the British Embassy.

Notwithstanding that warning, he's decided to fight a limited war against his critics by talking to «bona fide reporters who want to know about my work.»

Not exact matches

The United Nations, Western nations and rights groups have decried a crackdown by Hun Sen against his critics ahead of a July general election.

The fact that Canada might be included on the initial hit list had become a political sore spot for the administration, as U.S. critics of the move ridiculed it by zeroing on the idea of national - security tariffs against a peaceful next - door neighbour and defence ally.

They are rarely used, and most people groan when you get to the genealogies of Scripture in their Bible reading, but they are often some of the passages in the Bible which help defend it from the frequent attacks that are leveled against the Bible by it's critics.

CNN: Ryan defends budget in face of Catholic critics Rep. Paul Ryan defended his proposed federal budget on Thursday against criticism from some Catholics, who say it violates their tradition's teaching by putting an undue burden on the poor.

When this text was used against Christians, Paul confounded his critics by embracingit.

For all I know, more actions may be forthcoming from the pope, especially if his Muslim critics initiate the next step in the process by prompt repudiation of recent Muslim violence against Christians.

One defense against such criticisms offered by the paid - time broadcasters is that these critics have failed to realize the significant difference between print media and electronic media.

And far from being a broken or dejected man at the end of his life — as some critics maintain, the better to make their case against him seem plausible — Paul VI was carried and sustained by something much stronger than anything in this world, his faith.

Outspoken Coles and Woolworths critic, winemaker Garry Crittenden, is backing an initiative aimed at hitting back against the dominance of the supermarket chains by giving boutique wineries an online sales platform to sell their labels directly to consumers.

Mourinho has his critics and he's certainly been in the firing line in recent weeks following his side's dire performance against Liverpool at Anfield which was followed by a disappointing defeat at Huddersfield Town.

It is near impossible to compete against the likes of Chelsea and Man City which is never appreciated by critics of Wenger.

It is near impossibly to compete against the likes of Chelsea and Man City which is never appreciated by critics of Wenger.

The recommendations were immediately attacked by critics ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union, which accused the panel of waging «war against innocent American citizens,» to, perhaps more surprisingly, The Wall Street Journal, which called the commission's proposal «an example of enforcement mentality run amok.»

Embed from Getty Images After two disappointing results away to Swansea and at home to Manchester United, Arsenal were looking to prove their critics wrong by getting a good result against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

The critics would point to a free - flowing victories followed by needlessly dropping points against the lesser - teams.

They shocked critics by putting up a top performance against Paris St Germain in the Round of 16.

Ferguson answered his critics by overseeing a 1 - 0 success over Portsmouth while Laws led Burnley to a 3 - 0 win against Leicester City.

All of that was thrown right out of a window on a gloomy evening in East London, by an Arsenal side, who answered most questions posed by critics before the tough London derby clash against West Ham United at Upton Park.

Well, that's because the Supreme Court doesn't much like it, determining more than 100 years ago that polygamy was «an offence against society» (Reynolds v. U.S.) and compared it to «murders sanctified by religious belief, such as human sacrifice or the burning of women on their husbands» funeral pyres,» or so writes lawyer and social critic Wendy Kaminer.

* Republican governors watch automated production process * Say campaign against «pink slime» unwarranted scare SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb., March 29 (Reuters)- A maker of the hamburger filler branded by critics as «pink slime» on Thursday allowed three state governors supportive of the U.S. beef industry and a handful of journalists to see it being made for the first time since a controversy erupted over use of the meat scraps.

Critics say the new rules will roll back the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act championed by Former First Lady Michelle Obama, who worked to establish strict nutritional standards on the program as part of her campaign against obesity.

Back in July, many of you saw an Associated Press story which reported that «[s] everal food writers, including a New York Times reporter, have been subpoenaed by a meat producer as part of its $ 1.2 billion defamation lawsuit against ABC in regards to the network's coverage of a beef product dubbed «pink slime» by critics.»

O'Keefe claimed Project Veritas» work was in the tradition of the undercover journalism of Upton Sinclair and Jack London, and defended his videos — which have been slammed by critics for selective editing — against the charge that they seemed «unbelievable.»

He's not without his critics, however, who point to a vote by McLaughlin against a budget bill that would have provided funding for environmental and clean - water programs.

His critics linked the alleged construction of the building to the recent bribery and corruption allegation leveled against him by the controversial musician and New Patriotic Party (NPP) card - bearing member, Kwame Asare Obeng, alias A Plus, in the Unibank - Korle Bu saga.

He used the position cannily, building a base in the party unencumbered by ministerial office, charting a course of what he would term «independent loyalty» — never dissing the leader, but voting against # 9k tuition fees and the bedroom tax — yet which critics inside the party label «ambitious expediency».

Further controversy was aroused by an unsigned editorial [296] in the News Corporation - owned Wall Street Journal which lashed out against the company's critics, specifically mentioning the BBC, The Guardian and the news website ProPublica.

Further, some of his critics have argued that Corbyn has destabilised relations with the Parliamentary Labour Party by inviting rank - and - file members to apply pressure against MPs who back intervention in Syria.

Political critics have also spoken vehemently against certain political appointments by President Akufo - Addo.

Cole is the first Democrat to publicly announce a bid against Collins, whose fifth year in Congress has been marked by controversy over his investment in an Australian biotech company that critics said could have benefited from his work on a bill aimed at speeding clinical trials of new drugs.

In 2008, Assembly Democrats revolted against the inititive championed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg because it included East River tolls, which critics said would disproptionately affect residents of Brooklyn and Queens.

His state campaign co-chair, Carl Paladino — a Buffalo real estate developer who ran against Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2010 — is a longtime Cox critic who engendered controversy over the summer by telling the Observer there was «no doubt» President Barack Obama is a Muslim.

President Barack Obama ruled out a shift in strategy in the fight against the Islamic State despite the deadly attacks in Paris, saying that putting more US troops on the ground as sought by his political critics «would be a mistake.»

Following Cuomo's lead, AG Eric Schneiderman has banned non-essential state - funded travel for his office to Mississippi and North Carolina after those states passed legislation derided by critics as discriminatory against the LGBT community.

Critics of Chin said she has not fought hard enough against development proposals widely opposed by the communities she serves.

The national members of our group are in Port Harcourt to encourage President Goodluck Jonathan's supporters in the South - South region to be steadfast and not to consider any negative comment against the President by his critics.

The view Tony Blair has destroyed the Labour Party, by his critics is often met with, the last election Neil Kinnock fought, he got 34.5 %, the last election Blair fought he got 35.3 %» all be it, on a lower turnout, those who'd been in the party for years, who resigned over Iraq, stopped voting labour in 2005, even though Blair was on his way out, lost MPs who were against Iraq, their seats

But his presence has sparked angry protests by his critics who clashed with police outside Downing Street today as they demonstrated against President Erdogan's purge of political opponents in Turkey.

The presence of the civil rights leader who has led national marches against police brutality for decades and is seen by critics as reflexively anti-police rekindled a debate about his track record on public safety at a time when his ally, Mayor Bill de Blasio, is seeking to burnish his bonds with police officers, large numbers of whom turned their backs on him at two police funerals last December.

The government defeated critics by 154 votes, but faced a sustained campaign against it by cross-party MPs led by David Taylor.

Michelle de la Uz — appointed to the City Planning Commission by de Blasio when he was public advocate, and reappointed by current Public Advocate Letitia James — has become one of the de Blasio administration's most ardent critics, often voting against the city's housing and development proposals because she believes they do more harm than good and that the housing is not at the levels of affordability it should be.

Mr. Amidu, although a member of the NDC, was an avid critic of his party especially during the 2016 election, where he wrote some disparaging articles against then NDC government led by John Dramani Mahama, because in his view, they were corrupt.

In a recent New York Times opinion piece even Bill Gates, a harsh critic of the old system of teacher evaluation, cautions against shaming educators by publishing teacher scores in the media.

The accusations of bias against the fight against corruption are increasing by the day and critics easily find ready examples to argue that the fight is only cosmetic and showy and government is only making do with a few symbolic gestures as proof that it is serious.

Ed Miliband will attempt to fight back against his internal Labour critics today by unveiling new policies demanding more «responsibility» from the highest paid people and welfare claimants.

The private legal practitioner, lecturer and fierce critic of homosexuality, Moses Foh - Amoaning, continues to maintain his disposition against attempts by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community to have same - sex marriage legalised.

Cuomo wasn't charged or accused of any criminal involvement by prosecutors, but he took the time to respond to questions from reporters, pushing back against critics and calling their attempts to connect him to the corruption case «political garbage.»