Sentences with phrase «against the tide of»

With the Fed signaling a rate hike, policymakers would be swimming against the tide of central bank accommodation around the world.

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.

Were the Fed to attempt to hike short - term interest rates another 25 basis points, it would be moving against the tide of global central bank policies.

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

It's that they think they're doing God a favour, doing their duty to defend a beleaguered faith against a tide of the unsaved.

They, with great effort and sacrifice and going completely against the tide of the times, raised us in the Catholic Faith with conviction and joy in a radically secularising Netherlands.

Greg Easterbrook's brief, masterful tribute to Charles Hartshorne in U.S. News and World Report (23 February 1998) similarly credits Hartshorne's ability to achieve his great philosophical work while standing outside the mainstream of philosophical thought, and swimming against the tide of intellectual fashion.

These precious few have been equipped to stand against the tide of subjectivism that has overwhelmed our society - what the Holy Father, on the eve of his election, called the tyranny of «relativism».

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.

«An improved labelling system would have the additional benefit of enabling Australian growers to compete on a level playing field against the tide of cheap, inferior, and potentially dangerous imports.»

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 highly - desirable standards agenda is therefore swimming against the tides of several other governance pressures, each of which has its own valid claims.

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.

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.

Recently discovered remains suggest these species swam against the tide of increasing body size through time.

«There must be some counteracting force that fights against the tide of metabolism,» he says.

Going against the tide of uncovering certain body parts to be sexy and appealing is tough, but there's a growing trend of modest fashion that's taken off lately.

One lure to the fuller woman is the fact that they have to swim against the tide of popular opinion.

I will say though that craftsmanship and swimming against a tide of mediocre movie making are consistent trademarks I'd guess no - one would object to having applied to them so I'll plant my flag in both of those camps for Mr. PTA.

The Congress of Lincoln is a Congress you might recognize, a body containing a mix of big and shockingly small - minded people, some pushing against the tides of history, some complaining that the president is not ideologically pure enough or committed enough to be trusted.

The PISA report has since been followed by the final NAPLAN results, which held some hope out for Australian educators fighting against the tide of declining scores.

It is imperative that teachers in IL are prepared to lead the profession against the tide of intentional belittling by our elected state officials in both the executive and legislative branches.

With Election Day less than nine weeks away, Connecticut teachers, parents and public school advocates continue to wait for an indication as to whether any of the candidates for governor will truly stand up against the tide of the corporate education reform industry, including their absurd, unfair and expensive Common Core testing scheme.

FCA has gone against the tide of price hike which we have seen since the start of 2017 with major auto manufacturers increasing its product prices due to the rising input costs.

When you're fighting against the tide of four million other books you need a company that has inside industry experience to give you an advantage.

This year it's the opposite: I'm surrounded by contradictory patterns, one swimming against the tide of the other.

Who will swim against the tide of Statism?

If you have studied about the wealthiest individuals, then you might have noticed that they go against the tide of the opinion of financial experts.

Señor Bleszinski was almost alone in standing against the tides of protest.

Yesterday Pat Garratt, a writer I personally respect greatly, used his highly popular video game site VG247.com to make a small stand against a tide of hypocritical journalism bashing.

That cyber-Buster Sword looks awesome and the female protagonist is definitely going against the tides of gaming.

Miri is the twelfth playable warrior to join the battle against the tides of darkness.

Then the show crescendos with a vast room of Lucian Freud paintings that leave you swimming against a tide of tired, undulating flesh.

Over the past 20 years, Edinburgh born Callum Innes has emerged as one of the leading abstract painters of his generation, making work which stands defiantly against the tide of the quick fix that has dominated the sensibility of so many of his contemporaries.

But then abstraction itself became an orthodoxy, and those who wanted to paint nature or the human figure found themselves swimming against the tide of earlier revolutions.

Swimming against the tide of popular culture... the Future Feminist point of view has increasingly leaned not towards striving for equal status within a male construct or a male society, but rather to invite a redesign of society based on the principles of a feminine archetype in order to create the hope of a sustainable future for us all.»

Peer review is not perfect, but it is the first level of defense against the tide of well meaning (and not so well meaning) nonsense that people want to push.

The speed of this childbearing revolution, swimming hard against the tide of our essential biological programming, rates as perhaps our greatest collective feat to date.

How did a ragtag group of skeptics swimming against the tide of public opinion, even big business, get elected to all those offices they hold across the country, yimster?

For whatever reason, it is indeed vastly more difficult to publish results in climate research journals if they run against the tide of politically correct opinion.

«Against a tide of mass consumption, we believe that in the future people will choose and customise more and more, to create the ideal product for them.

Many of the greatest scientists fought against the tide of accepted wisdom until their observations, experiments, arguments and theories were accepted and, in turn, became the consensus.

Like other department store operators, including those in the luxury segment, Neiman Marcus has been struggling against a tide of declining same - store sales and consumers» evolving shopping habits.

Not exact matches

The tide of history — and sound ethical reasoning — is against Snyder on this one.

The numbers underscore why major health industry trade groups like the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Psychiatric Association, and others have all endorsed legislative reforms they believe can help turn the tide against gun violence.

The city is weighed down with debt, billions in unfunded pension obligations, declining credit ratings, a police department often accused of using excessive force against African - Americans, a rising tide of murders, and a host of other troubles.

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.

«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.

What can retailers do to push back against the rising tide of online shopping and declining physical store visits?

The cyclical tide is turning once again, so trade in the 1.06 - 1.07 region looks very cheap against a long - term average of 1.22.