Sentences with phrase «against powerful state»

When pitted against powerful state and corporate actors, Indigenous people may seek assistance from others, such as environmentalists, to protect their interests and further their aspirations.

Not exact matches

The four conglomerates originated in different sectors, but their underlying business model is the same: cultivate powerful allies in the Communist Party; use those relationships to win regulatory and property concessions; gather investment from friends, family and other proxies of party elites into a murky, unregulated private holding company; borrow heavily from state - owed banks and other sources to finance prodigious growth plans; invest as aggressively as possible in stock and property overseas as a hedge against slower growth in China and the risk of a weaker Chinese currency.

Hence when the countervailing power of the state in the economy is removed, the poor countries are rendered defenseless against the powerful TNCs which take up most sectors of the economy.

It was threatened by internal decay and by the still aggressive Ottoman Turks, loyal Moslems, who were more powerful than any single European state and against whom, in spite of the frantic efforts of the Popes, discordant Western Europe would not unite.

To highlight this usage is not deny some of uses of power are oppressive, but rather to suggest that exercise of power, especially state power, needs to be evaluated by some criterion other than whether the person who is on the receiving end of a powerful action has less power than the persons acting against them.

With the powerful NRA in the states, and the precious «right to bear arms» you guys are up against it I think.

During the war they sent a petition to the Virginia Government stating that «at a time when this colony, with others, is contending for the civil rights of mankind, against the enslaving schemes of a powerful enemy... the strictest unanimity is necessary among ourselves.»

When I was a coalition leader advocating for a New York state bill that would mandate healthier school food nutrition standards, I came up against the powerful New York chapter of the School Nutrition Association (SNA).

«Even after a state ethics report criticized him for covering up allegations of sexual harassment against a powerful assemblyman, even after a prosecutor said his failure to act might have put other women at risk, even after a number of editorial boards called for his ouster, Mr. Silver is still standing strong.»

«I'm proud to join Senators Schumer and Gillibrand in supporting George Latimer for County Executive, who is facing a difficult race against an opponent being funded by some of Donald Trump's most powerful allies,» said Clinton, the former secretary of state and 2016 presidential candidate.

Even the vast asymmetry in power between the international coalition and IS does not make the outcome predictable: powerful states have often lost wars against much weaker foes, from the United States in Vietnam, to Russia in Afghanistan, to the British Empire in the American colstates have often lost wars against much weaker foes, from the United States in Vietnam, to Russia in Afghanistan, to the British Empire in the American colStates in Vietnam, to Russia in Afghanistan, to the British Empire in the American colonies.

* State prosecutors pursing bribery and corruption charges against G. Steven Pigeon saw their case improve today when a judge reversed an earlier decision to suppress email evidence that they believe incriminates the once - powerful political operative

The powerful leader of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference tried to preempt sexual misconduct allegations against him by

The powerful leader of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference tried to preempt sexual misconduct allegations against him by holding a conference call with his longtime girlfriend, state Sen. Diane Savino, denying forthcoming allegations.

Government watch dog groups say the arrest of one of the two most powerful men in the New York legislature on fraud and corruption charges highlights the need for better state laws against wrong doing.

ALBANY — For the two dozen activists who rallied in the rain at New York's City Hall on Friday, the case against Jeffrey D. Klein — the powerful state senator accused of forcibly kissing a staff member outside an Albany bar in 2015 — was seemingly straightforward.

(Reuters)- Lawyers for once - powerful former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver asked a judge on Tuesday to throw out federal corruption charges against him because a top prosecutor made «prejudicial» public statements about his guilt.

New state lobbying filings raise questions about the level of coordination between a powerful state lawmaker, his influential political consultant and a billionaire who has placed a $ 1 billion bet against the stock price of Herbalife, a multinational nutritional sales company.

The complaint against Silver — that he allegedly hid more than $ 4 million in illicit income — was tied both to his job as one of the state's most powerful individuals and his role as an attorney.

New state lobbying filings raise questions about the level of coordination between a powerful state lawmaker — IDC Leader Jeff Klein — his influential political consultant (Luis Miranda) and a billionaire who has placed a $ 1 billion bet against the stock price of Herbalife, a multinational nutritional sales company.

California: Former State Senator Sheila Kuehl (pictured) is in a tight race against Bobby Shriver, a nephew of the late President Kennedy, for the District 3 seat on the powerful Los Angeles County Board.

The tougher choices down the road could include major cuts in state education spending — the political third rail for many lawmakers; or what are euphemistically called «revenue enhancers,» also known as higher or new taxes; or a cap on state spending, which such powerful labor groups as the teachers and health - care workers unions fight against tooth and nail.

The powerful State Building and Construction Trades Council has launched a $ 500,000 campaign against her, including television and newspaper ads highlighting the allegations of sexual misconduct and negative language.

The case — along with corruption charges against another of Albany's most powerful politicians, State Senate Leader Dean Skelos, has rocked Albany this year.

McLaughlin is the latest state lawmaker to face allegations of sexual harassment, a wave that began in 2012 with accusation against then - powerful Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, ultimately sweeping up other lawmakers from both parties.

Central New York's most powerful Republican senator defended Miner, a Democrat, against statements made by Mahoney, a Republican who is closely aligned with the state's most powerful Democrat, Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

But previous scandals and convictions have failed to dramatically change the state's political culture, and most of the state's most powerful officials — including Silver's successor as Assembly speaker, Carl Heastie, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who said earlier changes had prompted the case against Silver — aren't yet pressing for more reforms.

Bharara won convictions in federal corruption cases against New York's two most powerful legislative leaders: former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Okonjo - Iweala accused Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole «and other powerful and corrupt interests», of sponsoring a campaign of falsehood against her.

ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest on corruption charges Thursday may yet yield a «political tsunami» that would roil the State Capitol, but history and Assembly Democrats say the corruption charges against Albany's most powerful leader over the past 20 years won't likely change Albany in the short term.

According to critics, that means the Democratic governor is approving «pork» spending that skews to support powerful incumbents: Republicans in the state Senate and Democrats in the Assembly — even after railing against spending for «pet projects» earlier this year.

«When you have an Attorney General who is a cabinet member and is the most powerful person in terms of fighting corruption, how is that possible in our part of the world that you sit there with your colleague and you are the one who will look at your colleague and say you are a thief, you have stolen money from the state and you have done something against us?

In Howe, Ciminelli had a politically powerful insider who could guard against state personnel changes that might hurt its project.

But on Monday, Cuomo used the veto to push back against the state's powerful teachers» union and call into question the accuracy of the new evaluation system.

Through a joint UNC School of Medicine - NC State research project shows how to harvest lung stem cells non-invasively and then multiply healthy cells — a potentially powerful therapy against inflammatory lung conditions.

Through a joint UNC School of Medicine - NC State research project shows how to harvest lung stem cells non-invasively and then multiply healthy cells — a potential powerful therapy against inflammatory lung conditions.

He's second - in - command of the Autodefensas, a band of citizens in the Mexican state of Michoacán who have taken up arms against the powerful Knights Templar drug cartel.

So we had Tuck, a no - name candidate, without a ground game, whose messaging failed to reach a low - information populace and who suffered a poor voter turnout, fighting against a man backed by the most powerful state teachers union in the country — and Tuck still lost by only four percentage points.

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Education Post editor Lane Wright wrote, «It's no small thing that White and those fighting for kids won out against the politically powerful education associations in the state.

Earlier this year, as the truly repulsive story of Mark Berndt (warning: the link is not for the faint of heart)-- an elementary teacher in the L.A. Unified School District accused of committing unspeakable acts against his students — came to light, I noted here on Public Sector Inc. that the failure to prevent his crimes owed in part to the influence of the California Teachers Association, the teachers union that is the state's most powerful special interest.

«She has stood up against the most powerful people in her state to defend the public schools and the basic principles of democracy.

Indeed, in a motion arguing against the independent expert, Google stated its fear that such an expert «will have a powerful stamp of court approval and objectivity that will lend a disproportionate weight to that expert's opinions and testimony.»

My potential topics all seem so gloomy and then I remembered the powerful demonstrations and articulate comments by young people in their determination to rise against the proliferation of guns in the United States.

[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.

Weir J is to be commended for his excellent forensic scrutiny and measured but powerful criticism of the range of evidence, including LCNDNA evidence used against the defendant, Sean Hoey, which did not as he said «reach that immutable standard», to secure a conviction, namely, as Lord Lowry LCJ in R v Steenson and others [1986] NIJB17 at p 36 stated:

And with the most relevant local and state politicians comfortably in cahoots with the powerful plaintiffs» bar, prospects for positive reforms remain remote, even as these jurisdictions» hyper - litigiousness works against economic growth and job creation, and makes it harder for both government and businesses to nd a ordable insurance.

And with the most relevant local and state politicians comfortably in cahoots with the powerful plaintiffs» bar, prospects for positive reforms remain remote, even as these jurisdictions» hyper - litigiousness works against economic growth and job creation, and makes it harder for both government and businesses to find affordable insurance.

This is an excellent price for a very powerful smartphone that will continue to hold its own against rivals for at least a couple of years, keep in mind though that manufacturer refurbished units are being sold in this deal which will work on GSM carriers, that's AT&T and T - Mobile for customers in the United States.