Sentences with phrase «ago at the behest»

To get a gauge of just how inane the belief in creationism / intelligent design is in the 21st Century, here are some areas they must ignore, any one of which proves beyond rational argument that, not surprisingly, the World did not start about 6,000 years ago at the behest of the Judeo - Christian god, with one man, one woman and a talking snake.

To get a gauge of just how inane that comment is, here are some areas fundamentalists must ignore, any one of which proves beyond rational argument that, not surprisingly, the World did n ¬ ot start about 6,000 years ago at the behest of the Judeo - Christian god.

The state also would continue to support large construction projects in Nassau and Suffolk counties with what remains of a $ 550 million fund established several years ago at the behest of the Island's powerful Republican delegation in the State Senate.

The other, unique to Rockland, is the Rockland County Police Act, passed nearly 75 years ago at the behest of police unions and its sponsor, then Assemblyman Ferdinand Horn of Nanuet.

Married in a rural Indian village 20 years ago at the behest of a tyrannical grandfather, this couple doesn't seem destined for a happily ever after.

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At the behest of a couple of fanatical Frenchmen, leading politicians suggest that the government of the U.S. should punish a French citizen for something he did in France fifty - three years ago.

They have long ago explored that possibility (often at the behest of annoying religious prodding) and discarded it as a waste of time.

The Park District began studying the concept of a landfill several months ago at the mayor's behest, according to parks General Supt. David Doig, who appeared with Daley at a news conference heralding the new Diversey bike bridge over the Diversey Harbor Inlet.

The $ 1.5 billion subway action plan implemented four months ago at Cuomo's behest will in and of itself add $ 508 million to the operating budget and $ 348 million to the capital budget in each of the next four years.

I used to be anemic and malnutritioned eating 150 - 200g of MEAT AND PROTEIN BARS and egg whites every day at the behest of the dietician, and since I went vegan (slowly over 6 months and almost RELIGIOUSLY 2 months ago, the malnutrition is now almost NORMAL ranges!

The Wolverine finds Logan looking to put to rest the ghosts of his past, and travelling to Japan at the behest of someone he saved years ago.

The defeat of H.R. 5 would also be an even more - humiliating political loss than the one he faced two years ago when 70 of his fellow Republicans, at the behest of Indian tribes in their districts and Native education groups, passed an amendment to retain Title VII as its own funding stream.

Just two months ago, lawmakers from both parties, at the behest of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, increased the role of test scores in teacher evaluations and tenure decisions.

Three years ago, on August 9, 1999, U.S. Customs at the behest of the DEA impounded a Kenex hemp birdseed shipment, issued recalls on other shipments, and threatened Kenex with over $ 500,000 in fines.