Unfortunately, when it comes to looks, the deck is often stacked
against the majority of men and women alike — namely the «normals,» or those don't resemble models or movie stars.
The next post will offer some more detailed thoughts on why it has become necessary to campaign
against the majority of money managers and what has gone wrong.
Yet another example of a group voting
against the majority of their interests solely based on a social issue.
It is the Christian Church, which must raise her voice even
against the majority of a people, when tyrants want to seduce whole countries.
Chalke is going
against the majority of UK evangelical opinion.
Let's face facts, Sanchez could score headers
against the majority of teams in this league if that opportunity was presented to him.
Then you go
against the majority of bettors and bet on the -LSB-...]
One result of Silver's changed status is that, with little notice, he has begun to rebel, voting
against the majority of his Democratic colleagues when he happens to disagree with them.
Of 237 roll call votes in which four or more Republican House members voted
against the majority of Republican members, Stefanik joined in splitting with the party 63 times, according to a Post-Star analysis of her 2016 voting record.
«In other words, our education system is currently set up in such a way as to discriminate
against the majority of children within it.
For all MPs in the current parliament, the mean rebellion rate (the proportion of votes where the MP voted
against the majority of their own party) was 0.54 %.
Of 237 roll call votes in which four or more Republican House members voted
against the majority of Republican members, Rep. Elise Stefanik joined in splitting with the party 63 times, according to a Post-Star analysis of her 2016 voting record.
To this end, they have called on the national executives of the party to intervene quickly and stop their regional chairman from taking unilateral decisions which are undoubtedly
against majority of the current polling station executives.
In conclusion, the antibodies characterized herein show promise for development as broadly reactive therapeutic agents against the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, as well as
against the majority of H1N1 and H5N1 influenza strains.
He emits fireballs
against the majority of self - published books — branding the majority of them as «terrible» and «unutterably rubbish» — and further adds that «they do not enhance anything in this world.»
i don't have a problem with technology, but when it's designed in ways that works
against the majority of people, I oppose it.
The vaccine is reasonably effective, preventing infection in about 4 out of 5 vaccinated cats that are exposed to the same subtype of the virus, and this is part of the problem; while the vaccine protects
against the majority of strains found in North American cats, it is ineffective against strains found in Europe.
Against the majority of enemies, and in close quarters, the clunkier controls do a splendid job of creating intense and challenging battles, but in certain instances, especially some boss fights and quick enemies, the lack of a sprint feature can make combat feel unfair and unbalanced.
The image of the climate sceptic remains one who speaks for himself rather than one who speaks from within the academy, party, corporation, and
against the majority of his peers.
And it goes
against the majority of Americans that surveys show support government regulation of carbon emissions — yet another thing that the Kochs have dedicated their money to preventing.
The Grand Prix mode — which takes players through ten rounds
against the majority of the game's cast — offers a great way to engage in single - player focused combat that still offers quite a challenge with the AI - controlled characters.
These members drain the staff resources and work
against the majority of the members who want to provide the best service to their clients.»
Not exact matches
McCain joined two other Republican senators, Susan Collins
of Maine and Lisa Murkowski
of Alaska, who voted
against the bill and quashed
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan to upend the US healthcare system after 20 hours
of debate.
As I have repeatedly said over the years, I do not believe that the overwhelming
majority of advisors - be they wirehouse, hybrid, independent or RIA - have gotten into this business because they want to work
against their clients.
Downing Street has ruled out such membership, preferring to be able to negotiate free trade deals with the rest
of the world, but the
majority of members in the upper house
of the U.K.'s parliament, the House
of Lords, have voted
against that, forcing a debate on the issue.
On Saturday night, Uber's New York City Twitter account announced that it was turning off surge pricing for trips at JFK airport in light
of the protests
against Donald Trump's executive order that bans immigrants from seven Muslim -
majority countries.
A
majority of cantons (states) voted
against the plan.
He has never faced criminal charges, and the
majority of the allegations
against him stem from incidents that are decades old, well outside
of the statute
of limitations.
Top allies
of Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted Bannon, the head
of the far - right website Breitbart News who pledged to run opponents
against McConnell - backed candidates whom Bannon deemed not sufficiently conservative.
On Monday and Tuesday
of this week, Attorney General Sessions said that marijuana sale and use is still
against federal law and said he does not think that cannabis is something that should be legalized, despite the fact that more than half
of all states have some form
of a regulated market already in place and the
majority of Americans agree that marijuana prohibition should end.
Nabors shareholders also sent a strong rebuke
against the company's governance practices with a
majority vote
against one
of its two director nominees, Myron M. Sheinfeld.
«The merger can not be completed without approval by holders
of a
majority of the outstanding shares
of EMC and an abstention or failure to vote will have the same effect as a vote
against the merger.»
The fund's performance is measured
against a benchmark, and that's where the
majority of actively managed funds fail.
«Though the vast
majority of Americans think it is wrong and should be
against the law, [most state] laws do not protect the LGBT workforce from this kind
of discrimination,» Peter Romer - Friedman, an attorney with Cohen Milstein, a law - firm in Washington, D.C., says.
But Harris and the other directors involved didn't make a recommendation for or
against the deal, which was supported by a
majority of shareholders.
Second, the electoral college got stuck in to provide a last line
of defense
against public stupidity — in case you didn't know it, the electors aren't legally bound to vote as their state's
majority has.
While she has nothing
against Sandberg, whom she praises as super smart and extremely supportive
of women's ambitions, Trunk still has questions about whether Sandberg's success is actually an appealing option for the vast
majority of women.
Michelle Hirschberg and Karen Land Short, were both devastated following the election result and were deeply disappointed that the
majority of white women voted
against having a female president.
«A
majority of PAE suits are brought
against non-tech companies,» says Colleen Chien, whose work is cited extensively in a white paper that accompanied the administration's legislative proposals.
We came to this conclusion because the company determined that it was more likely than not that the
majority of its valuation allowance
against its deferred tax assets would be utilized.
By the early 20th century, bandwagons were commonplace in political campaigns, and «jump on the bandwagon» had become a derogatory term used to describe the social phenomenon
of wanting to be part
of the
majority even when it means going
against one's principles or beliefs.
If Republicans are able to get a veto - proof
majority to back some kind
of bill limiting Trump's authority to issue tariffs, it would echo the time when Republicans forced Trump to impose sanctions on Russia last August and locked old sanctions
against the country into law instead
of leaving them as executive orders that Trump could unilaterally rescind.
The prospect
of a Harper
majority appeared to fade as Quebec lashed back
against his perceived insensitivity to the value
of government support for culture.
He played his squabbling rivals
against themselves; he absorbed criticism from the Terence Corcorans
of the world, who decried his high - spending ways; he became familiar to just enough voters to win his long - sought
majority.
According to Betterment, tax loss harvesting is best for the
majority of investors who can write off losses
against capital gains.
During the 2000 election, Martin's associates were laying money bets all over Ottawa
against a third Chrétien
majority; in 2011, associates
of Kenney and Baird were busy securing the first Harper
majority.
Citizens» chief financial officer, Jennifer Montero, on April 11 acknowledged that the
majority of lawsuits
against Citizens has «shifted» to Hurricane Irma, but company spokesman Michael Peltier said it's too early to know whether AOB suits would increase again after the Irma suits recede.
Company president Paresh Patel said a
majority of suits
against his company stem from disputes over roof damage.
To add insult to injury, the vast
majority of the arguments
against crypto lack any hard, verifiable facts.
Despite the fact that the
majority of shareholders oppose the activist shareholder proposals, because
of the current regulatory regime, public companies must dedicate time, and money to defend
against them.