Sentences with phrase «against the coalition of»

Shalmaneser III (859 - 824) fought a battle in 853 against a coalition of smaller Western states including Israel.

The battle is heating up over a statewide electric rate increase to subsidize upstate nuclear power plants that pits Governor Andrew Cuomo against a coalition of «good - government groups.»

Two years ago, Gallo was pushed out after a single term in a divisive Democratic primary against a coalition of progressive Democrats supported by Berky and led by current mayor Steve Noble.

The state's highest court this month ruled against a coalition of poor rural districts, which claimed that significant differences between rich and poor jurisdictions violated the right to an education under the state constitution.

Not exact matches

In another example, former deputy premier Nikola Sainovic was appointed to a top body of Serbia's Socialist Party, the junior partner in the ruling coalition, after serving two thirds of an 18 - year sentence for crimes against ethnic Albanians in the Kosovo war.

The campaign, which runs until June, has been in the works for nearly eight months, and was «developed before the killings of Canadian soldiers last fall in Ottawa and St. Jean, Quebec and Canada's decision to take part in the coalition campaign against ISIS,» writes Marketing's Danny Kucharsky.

A coalition of smaller lab companies in Ontario — headed by former Liberal MP Gerard Kennedy, who now serves as CEO of Ontario's Alpha Labs — fought a noisy battle against the LifeLabs - CML merger.

A Saudi - led coalition is fighting to counter the influence of Iran, an ally of the Houthi militia, who deny any help from Tehran and say they are fighting a revolution against corrupt politicians and Gulf powers in thrall to the West.

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.

«A thought that I have is the United States could lead a coalition of large trading partners and allies against China, or to let China know that they're breaking the rules left and right,» Kudlow said on «Closing Bell.»

That has cranked up pressure on Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi to resolve a political crisis or risk losing control of parts of Baghdad even as the military wages a counter-offensive against Islamic State in Iraq's north and west with the help of a U.S. - led coalition.

According to a recent article in the New York Times, the coalition, called the Center for Humane Technology, has brought together an impressive group of social media pioneers, leaders in tech, F500 partners, and media in an effort to educate and lobby against what they call «tech - addiction» among youth.

«The tide is very clearly turning on this issue, and it's thanks to the growing coalition of interns and young workers across the world who are standing against this worrying employment trend,» Hyde told Business Insider in an email.

A coalition of adverse forces seemed allied against Foster's determination and high hopes: (1) there was potential for a strike, should Foster balk at union demands; (2) 1983 might have proved not even close to the bottom of the recession for heavy machinery; (3) who knew what EPA standards the former owner had let slide, that the new one might be called on to correct?

He will be responsible for advising Trump on a wide spectrum of national security issues, from the U.S. - led coalition against the Islamic State to China's aggressive actions in the South China Sea to North Korea's growing nuclear threat.

However, on March 26, 2003, six days after the U.S. - led coalition began bombing Iraq, Harper told the House of Commons: «We should be there with our allies when it counts against Saddam Hussein.»

Paradoxically, the federal Liberal revival in Quebec is taking place against the backdrop of a surge in support for the right - of - centre Coalition Avenir Québec provincially.

Returning to the same south Texas courthouse where a Texas - led coalition won a sweeping victory against a key immigration policy of the Obama Administration more than three years ago, Texas and some of its former allies moved on Tuesday to scuttle the last remaining part of that policy — the so - called «DACA» program.

The coalition against the pipeline is already challenging the first permit granted to ETP by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources with a case filed by the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, with a court date set for Jan. 4, 2018.

Oil - related revenue has dwindled since 2015 as a period of low prices reduced interest from producers and consumers in financial instruments that offer protection against price volatility, said Amrit Shahani, research director at Coalition.

The federal judge overseeing the case in Texas against the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule on Wednesday denied considering all but two of the eight amicus briefs filed in the court, allowing only the briefs filed by the Financial Planning Coalition and the American Association for Justice.

The campaign has been in development since last June, before the killings of Canadian soldiers last fall in Ottawa and St. Jean, Quebec and Canada's decision to take part in the coalition campaign against ISIS.

The improved sentiment is notable in that it comes against a backdrop of uncertainty surrounding Brexit, Catalan independence and the final makeup of Angela Merkel's ruling coalition.

Following last Friday night's coordinated missile attack by a coalition of U.S., U.K. and French forces against Syrian chemical weapons facilities, there was a high level of consternation about whether the barrage of targeted airstrikes would escalate into a dangerous and wide - ranging military engagement between the Assad - led Syrian government backers (Russia, Iran, Hezbollah) and NATO forces.

Includes an examination of a possible vote of non-confidence against the Conservative minority government; a request to the Governor General to allow a Liberal - New Democratic coalition to form a new government; and the immediate tasks facing a possible coalition government once in power.

The Parkland students have been facing many of these issues head - on, meeting with the survivors of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, and now with the Chicago students, in an effort to build coalitions and expand their fight against gun violence.

The Saudi - led coalition against Houthi rebel forces there has killed hundreds of civilians, among them children.

The Evangelical Alliance (EA), the umbrella organisation for evangelical Christians in the UK, has withdrawn from the Coalition for Marriage (C4M), which campaigned against the introduction of same - sex marriage.

When we introduce ourselves, for example, as the movement against the clones of the MAI, we want to be able to represent the Brazilians, the Koreans and so forth, in the coalitions.

I am personally president of the «Observatoire de la mondialisation» which is one of the members of a coalition against the MAI which now has over 70 members in France and we were also very active in the international coordination against the MAI and we won an initial victory but we have to keep going because the MAI is now springing up again.

The strange bedfellows of «Conservative Christianity» reminds me of the coalition formed in the Bible against Nehemiah when he rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem.

Instead, a coalition of politically conservative business leaders forged ties with likeminded ministers, evangelists, and politicians to fight against New Deal liberalism, Communism, and immorality.

To help minimize this problem in your area, or to help women who are part of this statistic, seek out a local women's shelter or search for one through the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence's website.

A military coalition of nearly 9,000 soldiers from Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Benin has recently made some major strides in their fight against the radical Islamic terror group Boko...

«9 Judy Brown Hull, co-chairperson of Evangelicals for Social Action, a coalition which first met in 1973 in Chicago over the Thanksgiving holiday, echoes a similar appraisal: «justice - minded evangelicals are squaring off against each other,» she bemoans.10

Washington (CNN)- A coalition of Christian groups opposing budget cuts for the poor is growing - and so is the conservative media's backlash against the group.

MP David Burrowes, chair of the Conservative Christian Fellowship, led the parliamentary opposition to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, and more than 600,000 people signed a petition led by the Coalition for Marriage against the Bill when it was first proposed in 2012.

A rally against church teaching on the divinity of Jesus by the Student Unitarian Action Coalition

The National Council of Churches, United Methodists, and Presbyterian Church (USA) joined in a coalition with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to lobby for a complete lifting of sanctions against the Castro regime.

As I write, the Coalition for Marriage petition against gay marriage has reached a total of 600,783 signatures and by the time this is in print, that total will be considerably higher - you can check its current level at http://c4m.org.uk/, and sign the petition while you are about it if you haven't already done so.

And, in the military struggle against the government, the clear lines of distinction that the West wants to see between the National Coalition - linked Free Syrian Army and the Islamist factions have been blurred several times.

Finally, a new cultural underpinning to party alignments emerged in 1992, pitting coalitions of more - and less - religious people against one another.

Toppled Moammar Gaddafi: In March 2011, joined a coalition of European and Arab governments in military action, including air power and naval blockade, against Gaddafi regime to defend Libyan civilians and support rebel troops.

Although the New Deal Democracy is often seen as an economic coalition of the «have - nots» against the economic elite, FDR's alignment was also a classic example of ethnocultural politics, an alliance of southern evangelical Protestants, northern Catholics and Jews, black Protestants, and the small secular population.

A growing coalition of conservative political leaders, religious groups and government officials is leading the attack against publicly supported programs of sex education, school - based health centers, guidance programs in family planning, and other activities designed to address the sexual needs of youth from both a social and a health perspective.

Bread for the World, a collective Christian voice against hunger, is working with a coalition of Christian church bodies and other organizations to mobilize people of faith to push for farm bill reform.

Chair of the Accord Coalition, Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, said: «Accord is regularly made aware of qualified teachers who are excluded from jobs at faith schools, including serving members of staff who are forced to leave their post for behaviour deemed to go against a school's religious tenants, such as for seeking a divorce.

Ludovine de la Rochère speaks to French protesters against same - sex marriage: We are neither a political movement, nor a faith - based movement, nor a coalition of hateful homophobes.

A Maryland town hall attendee who works for Secular Coalition for America asked Obama about statements he made as a candidate in 2008 when he said, «If you get a federal grant, you can't use that grant money to proselytize to the people you help, and you can't discriminate against them - or against the people you hire - on the basis of their religion.»

I am not sure what this was supposed to mean other than I should have just put up with a pastor who had secret agendas and formed coalitions against people he wanted out of his new church.