Sentences with phrase «against the war effort»

He was rumored to be the famous «Jack King,» a super-spy during WWII who convinced Nazi sympathizers that he was secretly with the Gestapo, which enabled him to obtain invaluable information about those working against the war effort in Britain.

The climax of the Communist campaign against the war effort came with the summoning of the so - called «People's Convention» at the end of 1940.

Not exact matches

He might begin with the U.S. - allied war efforts against ISIS, which has had its difficulties since Obama first authorized stepped up airstrikes and some ground action in mid-204.

For the US, bombing would focus on daytime raids against strategically valuable targets — factories, ports, military bases, and other infrastructure involved in the war effort.

Witness their efforts to preserve and enhance the earth and the earth's resources, to take action against oppression, to demand human rights, just treatment for all, and an end to war.»

However, several examples related to U.S. rhetoric about Nicaragua can illustrate how disinformation is used in an effort to shape public opinion in favor of the U.S. war against the poor.

In El Salvador repression and terror are central to U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in defense of an unpopular government at war against its own people.

I've spent considerable time and effort in both causes and it pains me to see one tribe warring against another.

As we grapple with a new war fought against a Muslim threat and new efforts, to control and transform a conquered people, history can provide insights not only into where we have been, but into where we may be going.

Our selfish isolationism, our refusal to participate in the effort to build a world order of peace and justice through the League of Nations, our aloofness from the World court, our scuttling of the London Economic Conference, our interference with the free flow of goods by high tariffs, our Oriental Exclusion Act, our arming of Japan for her war upon China, are a few of the counts in the indictment which the God and Father of all mankind must bring against us.

It is simple confusion to think otherwise, and Johnson's recent effort (see FT January) to construe presumption - against in terms of worries about the inherent morality of war, or about the nature of prima facie duties, amounts to nothing more than the blowing of thick clouds of smoke.

The effort to distract the country from this indefensible record with claptrap about a Republican war on women, a papist plot against access to contraception, legal semantics about same - sex relationships, and other red herrings, has failed.

Then I quoted from Reinhold Niebuhr's letter to a pacifist who was reluctant to favor the Allied war effort against Hitler:

It pushes its anti-abortion message everywhere yet puts very little effort in its stand against war and the death penalty.

And you can not argue against religion by citing war without also citing the incredible humanitarian efforts that also come from religion.

Jules Might I suggest that the Christian Left could accomplish this by directing ALL of its charity efforts and funds towards actually helping the poor, as opposed to wasting them fighting the culture war against gays, women, and science like the Right does?

War and the memory of war do indeed have an important place in America's history and identity, but war is certainly not our ìaltar.î There have indeed been times when we have used massive and terrible power against terrible enemies; and yet, right now, brave American soldiers endure great risk to themselves in an effort to avoid killing civiliaWar and the memory of war do indeed have an important place in America's history and identity, but war is certainly not our ìaltar.î There have indeed been times when we have used massive and terrible power against terrible enemies; and yet, right now, brave American soldiers endure great risk to themselves in an effort to avoid killing civiliawar do indeed have an important place in America's history and identity, but war is certainly not our ìaltar.î There have indeed been times when we have used massive and terrible power against terrible enemies; and yet, right now, brave American soldiers endure great risk to themselves in an effort to avoid killing civiliawar is certainly not our ìaltar.î There have indeed been times when we have used massive and terrible power against terrible enemies; and yet, right now, brave American soldiers endure great risk to themselves in an effort to avoid killing civilians.

Though the HHS mandate represents an expansion of government power into the heart of many religious institutions, efforts to resist this expansion were portrayed by HHS Secretary Sebelius as a «war against women,» a label that has stuck and a narrative that the Democratic party during its Convention sought to make a dominant theme of the campaign» it would seem, with considerable success.

This was notably the case in the successful campaign against Negro slavery, in the many efforts, not so successful, to curb war and bring about international peace, in the Red Cross for ministering to the sufferers from war and from natural disasters, in the inauguration of the modern nursing profession, in the fight against the excessive use of alcohol, in the efforts to improve the care of prisoners and the insane, in the multiform endeavors, never before so numerous, to give larger opportunities to the underprivileged, and in some of the many programs for the thorough reconstruction of society.

A profoundly hostile secular culture wars against our efforts to achieve even a modest loyalty to the apostolic tradition, and, sadly, in the war we see the Church as a sometimes - unreliable ally.

Along with Tennessee coach Robert Neyland, Wade was assigned to coach an Army all - star team against NFL teams to raise money for the war effort.

I say, no more war against nations and rather to pinpoint our efforts to eradicate evil within and without wherever it tries to raise its ugly face.

Nigeria's President expressed readiness to align with United States» efforts in the global war against terrorism.

Cunningham and her lobbying partner John Cordo each gave Cuomo $ 1,000 last summer, but worked through the winter to coordinate Cuomo's fund - raising efforts in Albany, in the days when he was waging stealth war against Paterson.

On the few occasions that the President has embarked on a State Visit, he has tied that to an agenda that will further the quest for support for the war against terror and the efforts to enhance FDIs, thus stimulating economic growth and creating jobs,» the Minister said.

The President who delivered his report card on the war against corruption and the efforts to secure the country repeated his call to the Niger Delta leaders to join the administration in bringing peace to the troubled region.

«Whereas we have restated our total support for the war against corruption, we insist that Mr. President's unceasing blanket negative labeling of citizens, in a country where millions of honest and hardworking individuals / firms are genuinely contributing daily to the development effort, is indeed a disservice and injurious to the nation and the people.

He used the opportunity to call on corporate Ghana, celebrities and all Ghanaians to come on board the «ONE LOVE ELIMINATION OF SCHOOLS UNDER TREES» project and help put smiles on the faces of children in communities with such schools by replacing them with befitting structures as we compliment the effort of Central government to win the war against schools under trees as Ghanaians.

Speaking to the president of the foundation, Mr. Adomako Fred Williams he said that the foundation is made up of young Ghanaians who believe that bringing together the little energies of all the people in various areas where schools in bad conditions not conducive for learning can help compliment the efforts of Central government in our quest to win the war against «schools under trees» as a nation.Ghanapoliticsonline.com

New York governor Andrew Cuomo's war against BDS is an effort to isolate and suppress the Democratic Party's left - wing critics...

Nwuche said despite sponsored write ups against his effort at peace building and putting the people first, he refused to see politics as a war without end as some desperate politicians were doing.

The President also updated Kerry on the war against insurgency in the North - East of Nigeria and efforts being made to tackle humanitarian problems caused by the insurgency.

Our client is as shocked as many other Nigerians at the uncovering and recovery of the said sums of money and wishes to salute the courage and efforts of the EFCC in the war against corruption.

The Governor commended the Lagos State Judiciary for heeding the call to establish a Sexual Offences Court, just as he also lauded the State House of Assembly for enacting the Protection against Domestic Violence Law, 2007, the Child's Right Law of Lagos State, 2015 and the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, noting that all efforts was geared towards providing a solid platform for waging the war against Sexual and gender based Violence.

The effort is being led by Steve Bannon, Trump's bomb - throwing former chief strategist, who is launching an all - out war against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Republican establishment.

ALBANY - New York State is announcing a new effort in the war against heroin.

The group in its first quarter report released in Abuja on the ongoing war against insurgency in Nigeria noted that after undertaking review of the ongoing war on terrorism by the Nigerian military, it observed that UNICEF and other international organizations have been frustrating the efforts of the army through series of blackmails.

CNPP said these persons were the ones working to ensure that the Senate's efforts to strengthen the war against corruption by the Muhammadu Buhari administration, -LSB-...]

When you can be easy in your body and mind, you shift away from going to war against your tight immovable muscles, to doing with minimal effort whatever you can imagine.

The three kicks he threw against Rosholt as well as his performance in his last fight, a grueling five - round war against Josh Barnett in which Nelson scored multiple take downs and looked relatively fresh in the final round, offer some hope that Nelson is making an effort to improve his game.

Synopsis: This documentary explores the efforts of the E-Team (short for the Emergencies Team), a task force sent by Human Rights Watch into war torn countries and totalitarian states to investigate crimes against humanity and violations of human rights.

The story picks up six months later, when your custom - created avatar (simply referred to as «Rookie» by the rest of the googly - eyed animals) joins the war effort against Robotnik.

This too is a true story of the Nazi looting of Europe's art treasures during their retreat and the efforts to stop them, but this is a tough, muscular war thriller that pits the stakes against one another: just what price are you willing to pay to protect your artistic legacy?

There's plenty of back - and - forth between the scriptwriting office and the ministry — of trying to create melodrama that functions as a narrative against the restrictions of ensuring that there's no negative connotations for the war effort (When the screenwriters try to fit the engine failure into the plot, the ministry demands that it be altered, lest anyone think that British engine manufacturing is inferior).

By comparison, Diana's efforts to stop the Great War provide a sense of hope not present in films like Man of Steel or Batman v Superman, while also taking the superhero genre out of an urban environment and contrasting Diana's supernatural powers against early 20th century firepower and chemical weapons.

Telling the true story of Newton Knight (played by Matthew McConaughey), Free State of Jones follows the Southern farmer as he deserts the Confederate army in 1863 to raise a guerilla force of his own to defend Jones County, Mississippi and its adjacent townships against the greedy Confederate forces taking their food and supplies to support the war effort.

A moving portrait of an unorthodox war hero who contributed considerably to the effort without ever wielding a weapon against the enemy.

Churchill, who helped lead the British war effort during the First World War, believes he is a key player in the current fighting against the Axis powewar effort during the First World War, believes he is a key player in the current fighting against the Axis poweWar, believes he is a key player in the current fighting against the Axis powers.

While Traffic is essentially about the war on drugs in America, the film's starting point is the almost - exclusively south - of - the - border (and nearly all Spanish language) story of Javier Rodriguez (Benicio Del Toro, doing away with his annoying tics and delivering a career performance), an average Tijuana State policeman who is given the opportunity for greater prestige by working for General Salazar's (Tomas Milian) efforts against the drug cartels.

In this case, a story about a 25 - year veteran teacher's admirable efforts to teach his U.S. History AP students about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is littered with pat phrases intended to score points against education reformers.