Sentences with phrase «allied groups came»

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The announcement came only days after he declined to give his NATO allies a forceful reaffirmation of America's commitment to their security, and a few months after he abandoned a trade deal, the Trans - Pacific Partnership, that was designed to put the United States at the center of a trade group that would compete with — and, some argue, contain — China's fast - growing economic might.

Today was May Day, a historic celebration of workers and immigrant workers, and labor unions, immigrant rights groups, and allies came together to celebrate years and follow years of tradition.

The vast majority, however, came into being as independent religious organizations after the end of World War II, when such groups could first register as independent religious corporations after the Allied occupation relaxed the restrictive legislations of the pre-war era.

As Cohn points out, Zoroaster's view that «the time would come when, in a prodigious final battle, the supreme god and his supernatural allies would defeat the forces of chaos and their human allies and eliminate them once and for all» deeply influenced certain Jewish groups which, in turn, «influenced the Jesus sect, with incalculable consequences».7

The talks were described as still in the preliminary phase, one person said, and come as an array of Democratic officials and allied groups — including de Blasio himself — has threatened to back primary challengers to the five I.D.C. senators unless they agree to some sort of rapprochement.

The curious dance of Saturday's proceedings comes as the WFP, originally formed as a coalition between labor unions and grassroots activist groups, has been somewhat depleted after the exodus of Cuomo - allied unions and is fighting to remain a force in liberal New York.

Says that we have to be careful when it comes to Israel not only because it is the only real ally we have in that part of the world, but because there are groups like Hamas that do not recognize Israel and you can't talk with groups that do not recognize the nation.

Unfortunately, the Mayor and his allies on Council did not see it — under the direction of the Mayor they boycotted the presentation as a group, some offering dubious excuses for not coming to the presentation.

Statements of condemnation have also come from some of Loeb's allies, including Cuomo, Success» Moskowitz, and Jenny Sedlis, the executive director of pro-charter group StudentsFirstNY, where Loeb sits on the board.

This comes just two days before 350.org and allied groups gear up to issue a new challenge to New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer to divest the City and State pension funds from all fossil fuels.

The meeting comes as Skelos and the conference consider how fully to embrace the Independent Democratic Conference, a breakaway group of five Democrats that allied with Republicans in the last session to share control of the upper chamber.

States that adopt the standards may well find this last group a natural, but often underused, ally in helping teachers and students come to grips with the vision espoused for science education.

My critique group (who are my key allies) I've been with for years came out of ACFW, but they have been supportive of the direction God has given me.

They come to this conclusion only by ignoring or disagreeing with every bird expert who believes otherwise, and there are a lot of them, not «a small group» as Alley Cat Allies claims.

In Paris, Miró came into contact with Dada and Surrealism, participating in their activities but resisting allying himself with any one group.

It is usually around the campfire on the third day that the «good» stories come out, the ones that will ultimately transform a group of strangers into life - long friends and trusted allies.