If I realise anyone is
acting against the spirit or letter of this Code on my behalf, I will refer them to this Code and ask them to modify their behaviour.
This is
probably against the spirit of the 24 hour cancellation policy, but this also goes to show how archaic still having a mileage expiration policy is.
Pastors took it as a sign of progress in their understanding of the Bible that they had come to regard sin primarily as the lusting of the
flesh against the spirit.
I was taught that there were only 2 sins the Spirit could not forgive despair and presumption: presuming to know the mind of God and presuming to judge for him surely is a
sin against the Spirit, your sin, and you should perhaps ponder your own salvation, not someone else's.
«Women's equality», «the freedom of sexual identity» and «reproductive choice» - the usual litany of the Church's
crimes against the spirit of our age.
Mr President, the desperation so far exhibited by your person and your government in manipulating sensitive agencies of state like the judiciary and now the electoral commission to further your bid to win the 2020 election is
totally against the spirit of democracy and peace bestowed by the NDC in conceding defeat at the Presidential election.
It is this aspect of the scientific world - view which has led to the universal religious crisis and has caused the world - religions to subordinate their rivalries with one another to the requirements of common defense
against the spirit which challenges them all alike.
While many of the proposed policies do not violate the letter of the World Trade Organization (WTO), they are very
much against its spirit.
Gabriel Marcel, the French «neo-Socratic» philosopher, has said, «The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring
battle against the spirit of abstraction.
If there be any divine warrant for a church (in this day), there is a divine warrant for a Creed, as a test of union, a bond of fellowship, a fence against error, and a
shield against that spirit of restless inspiration, which esteems every novelty an improvement....
There is just some things in this book which
grate against my Spirit and I question their validity as being «God's Word».
Various biblical and other texts were recruited to this cause including Matthew 12:31 - 32, which states that those who
blaspheme against the Spirit will not be forgiven in the age to come.
They constructed a doctrine of sin out of a New Testament observation that sometimes «the flesh
lusts against the spirit.»
It's not clear at all that suicide is blasphemy
against the Spirit when you read Jesus» teaching on the subject (blasphemy, not suicide).
Sabri Lamouchi's side crashed out in the World Cup group stages for the third tournament in a row after conceding an injury time
winner against a spirited but limited Greece side.
Liverpool made it two wins from two at the start of the new Barclays Premier League season as a fortuitous goal from Christian Benteke on his home debut was enough to give the Reds all three points
against a spirited AFC Bournemouth side at Anfield on Monday night.
Defending, particularly on this punchdrunk island, is a tolerated art at best, and any triumphs that follow from its suspicious ways are viewed as being
somehow against the spirit of the thing.
THe only good thing is thst his sending off came not long after the Gunners had finally taken the
lead against a spirited and hard working Burnley team.
Forcing teams who know who they want to conduct sham interviews is even
more against the spirit of the Rooney Rule in my opinion.
Barcelona were dealt a huge blow in the title race as the fell 0 - 1 at
home against a spirited and tactically superior Malaga side.
After 20 years of waiting and two halves of extra time, Juventus managed to win the Coppa
Italia against a spirited Lazio, adding the Silver Star to their kit for the 10th such success.
A deceptive Pablo Hernandez free - kick and a cool finish from Kemar Roofe gave Leeds 3 crucial away points
against a spirited Burton side as the Whites continued their impressive streak.
A clever lawyer could argue that voting for PR wouldn't be violating the coalition agreement in word, although it's
obviously against the spirit...