Sentences with phrase «against the power of»

On the other hand, it's never wise to bet against the power of 19 - year - old women.

Historically, protection against the power of the state is, after all, an important liberal - democratic principle.

But industrial capital as well as labor has come under attack in an internecine war of finance capital against industrial capital, and even against the power of governments to retain control over national economies.

In reality the God's act of creation is over against the power of darkness, formlessness and chaos, perphaps symbolized by the» Babylonian Power.»

When we consider the historical reality and the spiritual imagery together, what we see in Genesis 6 - 8 is the near victory of the forces of evil against the power of God so that the waters threaten to kill everything that has the breath of life.

Life's about pulling skin on Jesus on earth — and about pulling out all the stops against the powers of the air.

In the early 1520s, Luther's preaching against the power of the Roman Catholic Church served as a rallying cry, helping give these peasant revolts a higher sense of purpose, and providing them with a language of spiritual and political critique.

against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Lord Asriel is a rebel against the power of the Magisterium but is ruthless in his opposition.

Paul reminds us that «our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm» (Ephesians 6:12).

In all these cases, RFRA would provide a legal shield against the power of pro-abortion governments.

The good in their helplessness, in sum, is that it enforces the biblical logic of otherness, according to which each one is an indispensable good for the other, without whom he or she is helpless, having no recourse against the power of death.

In the eschatological Christian community, the sense that the structures of communal and individual existence which had governed the past were now already at an end may well have relaxed the guard of consciousness against the powers of the unconscious.

It also bridled against the power of the railroads and eventually provided votes for Populists who sallied forth against Big Money, the most famous of which was the Great Commoner, the Nebraskan William Jennings Bryant.

Most do not realize that the battle for the hearts and minds of church members is being waged against the power of a civil religion that forms the life commitments of most church members.

If my interpretation of Hartshorne is true, the categories» manifestations in the concrete are the sole instances in which the power of the past to express itself can be perfectly distinguished from and hence measured against the power of the present to create itself as it wishes.

The Second Vatican Council teaches: «A monumental struggle against the powers of darkness pervades the whole history of man.

Meanwhile, as the local churches were revolting against overall control, there was widespread revolt against the power of the ministers in the local churches until «after the Reforming Synod [of 1697], the clergy found themselves shorn of every weapon except moral persuasion, and their threat of [Divine] vengeance.»

This is derby match and so spirits will be up though, but their defence is likely to let them down at the end of the day against the power of the Red Devils.

The demands for devolution, a minimum wage, didn't go up against the power of big business, didn't signal a shift in wealth and power towards working people.

Longer answer: OPEC was developed as a way for under - developed economies with oil wealth to fight back against the power of multinational corporations mostly from Britain and the U.S. Norway didn't have that problem, and so wasn't really concerned with the same issues of OPEC.

For all the little moments which successfully bring the Greek Myths to life, the film doesn't have enough dramatic energy to sustain itself, and its poor effects work against the power of its set - pieces.

Can a cyborg prevail against the power of baldness?

Magneto leads the charge against the powers of normalcy by annexing the Mutant Brotherhood and intoning, in his plummiest Shakespearean tones: «Nobody is going to cure us.

The Elizabethan era is a cloak for World War II moralizing, with the Spanish armada standing in for Hitler's quest for world power, and Elizabeth I as a Churchill - style orator calling all good free men into action against the powers of evil.

Like Frodo, he's a mere speck when measured against the powers of this world, and this one - sheet elegantly succeeds in depicting lofty stakes, which many felt would never compare to those of the earlier films.

trope, the dialog encapsulates the struggle of women against the power of men.

With a background of geology, astronomy, and meteorology, Saint Exupéry presents the human struggle for knowledge and security against the powers of the natural world; with an anthropologist's understanding of tools and techniques, he compares the airplane and the plough, the flyer and the shepherd, and evaluates the long process by which the tool, even when it is as complicated as an airplane, comes to be taken for granted and used with the simple directness of an Indian's paddle.

There's virtually no game that can stand against the powers of Cheat Engine as long as you know what you are doing.

Anya Gallaccio Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York By Ana Finel Honigman Juxtaposing fragile organic material against the power of art's permanence, Anya Gallaccio's sculptural installations can be seen as visual counterparts to O. Henry's classic short story, The Last Leaf.

«Hardy's Wessex stonemason struggles to aspire beyond his station in life and against the power of religious and social convention.

Sy Hakim's large landscape painting, Formations — Daylight, describes a beautiful yet challenging world, the small figure seems huddled against the power of the landscape, the outcroppings hang high above his head, a daunting climb but a great view from the top.

Conservatives distrust central planners, preferring to rely on traditional institutions that protect individuals» «natural rights» against the power of the state.

By speaking out as we have this week, the CBA is acting on your behalf to defend the rule of law in Canada and the role of the courts as impartial decision - makers who act as a check against the power of the state.

«The Bill will also give UK citizens less protection against the power of the state as they will no longer be able to challenge EU law brought into UK law on the basis of non-discrimination, proportionality, legal certainty or the right of defence.

During their more than 100 years of combined experience and thousands of injury claims cases handled, we have the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully represent injury victims against the power of large insurance companies.

His appearing on Capitol Hill could create a spectacle that is replayed online and on television for years to come, especially amid a backlash against the power of tech behemoths.

Using a chapter - based story telling system, the game allowed for playing four stories of supporting characters solving their own local scope issues and adventures before finally turning to the hero who with their help would face off against the power of Saro.

This is a power play, the power of dollars withheld / disappearing against the power of dollars demanded.

Not exact matches

«The potion is not a panacea — it does not have a magic power against all diseases,» said a researcher experienced in cockroach - related medicines at the Institute of Materia Medica at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) in Beijing.

Of those two, few would argue against Power Financial's inclusion.

A review of studies suggests even where the impact of minimum wage increases is not «benign,» job loss evidence has to be weighed against what happens to the purchasing power of the remaining workers.

What's not uncertain: the slow drip of unresponsive labour market regulations and mostly unenforced rules over the past quarter century has shifted bargaining power towards employers, against workers.

Expect the US to push for sanctions, diplomatic talks, investments in missile defenses — the types of measures taken against other nuclear powers — but don't expect a nuclear exchange.

She's competing against WattUp from Silicon Valley's Energous Corp., which beams a 5.8 GHz radio frequency that wireless devices convert into DC power, and may debut in early 2016 in devices developed by SK Telesys (a Korean rival of Samsung) and manufactured by Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn.

Polish opposition leaders said on Saturday they would maintain their blockade of parliament's main hall and called for popular protests against a government that has accused it of trying to seize power.

«Though we will continue to prosecute the campaign against terrorists that we're engaged in today, the great power competition, not terrorism, is now the primary focus of US national security,» Mattis said in his opening statements at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Over the years Alfa has come out on top in bitter power struggles even with people closely linked to Vladimir Putin: it defended its telecoms empire against Leonid Reiman, Putin's communications minister, who ultimately left the government after a string of disclosures about his links to an offshore company.

During the campaign, Trump railed against President Barack Obama's use of the power, which has the benefit of not needing congressional approval.

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.