Sentences with phrase «against the tide for»

If the theology of the Hartford Appeal — with its conventional theism, careful political neutrality and total lack of christological content — represents the trend of the «70s, then I'll be glad to swim against the tide for a while.

Against the tide for more than 50 years, Volvo wagons have kept the faith.

Not exact matches

Conservative donors and operatives who gathered on a mountain shrouded resort this past weekend for the Koch brothers» annual winter retreat know that they're up against a historical tide in this year's midterm elections.

State Attorney General Andy Beshear is bringing suit against Endo Pharmaceuticals, which makes the opioid Opana ER, for alleged fraudulent and deceptive marketing practices which have contributed to a rising tide of painkiller - related deaths in Kentucky.

«When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.»

Dyson speaks from experience, of course - he's someone who has chosen to go against the tide plenty of times in his career so far, and yeah, it's fair to say that he's fared the better for it.

The report made for good reading, to be sure, but with the stock trading near an all - time high going into the release, it was unable to climb further and swim against the tide of profit taking that ensnared the broader market on this particular day.

We would not «buy the dip» in U.S. credit, where my colleague Adam Richmond sees more risks, given weaker fundamentals, expensive pricing and limited upside in exchange for swimming against the recent tide.

It is apparently for that reason that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's allies in the party leadership, including party president John Walsh and Harper's chief of staff, Ray Novak, are not inviting defeated candidates for the first post-election caucus meeting, apparently in mid-November: They want to contain a rising tide of anger against Harper and his campaign.

Against the recent tide, we think expectations for «higher and faster» increases are overdone, especially in Canada.

For those who are swimming against the tide of Crypto you are fighting progress.

This may well account for the terrible upheavals we have undergone; not an irresistible increase in the tide of war, but simply a clash of currents: the old disruptive surface forces driving against a merging in the depths which is already taking place.

The armies of the Byzantine Empire were long a bulwark against the Moslem tide which, but for them, might have engulfed much of Western Europe.

Then the Ethiopian came, blurting out his words through gasping breath, «Tidings for my lord, the king, for the Lord has avenged you of all them that rose up against you.»

For example, the Vietnamese War was the first to be a livingroom, TV affair, and it is not too much to believe that the tide of public opinion finally turned against the whole enterprise in large part because of TV viewers sickened by the continuous sequence of gruesome spectacles on the nightly news.

Furthermore (and this bears repeating) you will hear no support for the likes of Francis Phillips, or any other lay Catholic swimming against that particular tide, from the English bishops, if for no other reason that it might cause the faithful to call to mind an (at the moment) dormant issue: their continuing support for the Soho Masses, at which homoerotically active homosexuals (self - proclaimed as such) regularly, and some say blasphemously, receive the Sacrament of the Altar.

This is an admirable but rather feckless attempt to erect a bulwark against the tide of egalitarianism that has been running so strongly for the last century.

Facing a market insurgency from plant - based alternatives, some dairy brands at Expo West looked for ways to push back against the tide.

Listing the 23 non-Alabama first - place votes seems counterproductive this week, especially because there's more solid reasoning to reward a team that isn't the Tide (which has a win over No. 29 Michigan and... that's it, really) for winning against tough competition.

However, if the Tigers can knock off the Crimson Tide and then win the SEC Championship Game — possibly against a top - five Missouri team — there seems to be a real chance they could pass Ohio State and get in position to play for a BCS title.

With Florida flopping in its opener against Michigan and Tennessee barely squeaking past Georgia Tech in double overtime despite getting gashed for 655 yards last week, the Bulldogs could well take the division and give the Crimson Tide a game in the conference title bout.

It's interesting to note that the Rebels have fared incredibly well against the Crimson Tide — particularly for spread bettors.

But then Detroit botched a close - out game against a Bullsteam ripe for the picking, getting outrebounded 51 — 33 and outscored 27 — 13 ina tide - turning third quarter.

While the Tide never lacked for space - eaters along the DL, smart inside linebackers, or run - support DBs, they have gotten into trouble against teams that could run enough to create one - on - one matchups for receivers.

However, the tide turned in Chelsea's favour on 35 minutes when Ander Herrera was sent off for picking up a second yellow card for a foul on Eden Hazard, seconds after referee Michael Oliver had warned his teammates against persistently fouling the lively Belgian.

Before the Tide's semifinal trouncing of Michigan State, Alabama's OC poked a little fun at himself for how few carries he gave Derrick Henry against Ohio State the previous year.

The Tigers swarming defense is enough to match Bama step for step — expect Dabo Swinney's Tigers to make it two in a row against the Tide.

Alabama's offense sputtered against Washington, and any Twitter search for «Lane» during the game would have shown a volley of tweets asking why the Tide weren't feeding running back Bo Scarbrough more often.

He later went on the describe Steve Sarkisian, who will call plays for the Tide for the game against Clemson, as well as the 2017 season.

It is this increased enthusiasm against Wenger staying at Arsenal and the fact that he only has a few months left on his contract for why many think that the «tide is turning.»

On Monday, it was announced that Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin would not be coaching the Tide's offense for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game against Clemson.

With their win over SEC Tournament top seed Auburn, Collin Sexton and the Crimson Tide earned a bit of breathing room, even if a defeat in tomorrow's semifinal against Kentucky would be Bama's 15th, which would tie last season's Vanderbilt squad for the most losses ever for an at - large.

Former Alabama coach Gene Stallings recited a famous poem for Clemson ahead of the game against the Tide...

Wisconsin's Corey Clement rushed eight times for 16 yards against the Tide.

However, against Bayley in her previous championship match, she let her ego get in the way just long enough for Bayley to turn the tide and retain her title.

Payne was one of the next men up on the line for the Crimson Tide and showed out on the biggest stage in the national championship against Georgia.

The Las Vegas betting line for Alabama's Sugar Bowl matchup against Clemson opened with the Crimson Tide favored by 1.5 points.

For this incident and many more, Psycho has always been a player that England fans can identify with, though his time in management has turned the tide against him as far as opinions are concerned.

Alabama coach Nick Saban has suspended defensive back Geno Smith for the Crimson Tide's season opener against Virginia Tec... more

But it would be easier for parents to do their job if they didn't have to push back against the relentless tide of marketing aimed at their children.

In a political system in which candidates are largely responsible for funding and organising their own re-election campaigns, it is dangerous for parliamentarians to stand against the tide of public opinion.

The rising tide of eugenics and the concomitant glorification of war as a means of purifying the races was also influential in creating a permissive environment for conflict to occur: «with such attitudes, war often seemed desirable, both as the honourable way to struggle against fate and as a way of reinvigorating society» (p. 246).

In doing so we can not only raise vital funds for Planned Parenthood, but also show the world's bullies that there is still a movement here willing to stand up and fight against the tide of regression that threatens to sweep away the freedoms of the most vulnerable citizens.

Although tentative to start with, the upturn was strong enough in its final year for the chancellor to turn the electoral tide against his opposite number, who had predicted austerity would permanently «flatline» the economy.

In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, the Minister said all the trips have been anything but frivolous, and that they have started yielding fruits in terms of turning the tide in the fight against the insurgents who have been most active in the North - east, attracting investments in the range of billions of dollars, and securing global support for the administration's anti-corruption fight.

Accepting the failures of his leadership as his alone against a tide of media hostility and so on, and not of his message and policies — not a wholly implausible argument for those inclined to believe — would give the left's next candidate a much clearer run, a sympathetic hearing and a wave of righteous indignation to ride.

(CNN)-- The New York City showdown for mayor Wednesday night was Republican Joe Lhota's last chance to turn the tide against his Democrat opponent Bill de Blasio.

Chin added, «Today, I join Manhattan Borough President Brewer to renew our demand that our city provide the Two Bridges community a real opportunity to shape the future of their neighborhood... In order to turn the tide against out - of - control overdevelopment across our city, we need to act decisively and close loopholes that would allow for the construction of out - of - scale luxury towers without a robust and transparent public review.

The Republicans briefly lost their Senate majority in the 2008 elections when Barack Obama brought out a surge of young and urban voters, but they rebounded in the Obama - backlash election of 2010, just in time for redistricting, and a chance to build a floodwall against New York's rising Democratic tide.

Certainly any strategy that seeks to improve life chances and equalise opportunities for children without turning the tide against growing levels of child poverty is going to face an uphill struggle and place an even greater burden on services that seek to alleviate various negative effects of inadequate family resources.