Sentences with phrase «apparent support of»

Hartford Superintendent of Schools Kishimoto, with the apparent support of Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra and members of the Hartford Board of Education, is engaging in a dishonest «School Redesign Analysis» and process that is stacked in such a way as to provide an excuse for Hartford to close the Clark School and hand the building over to Achievement First, Inc..

But none of them won the apparent support of the President of the United States.

Business ESPN fired Curt Schilling after he posted a meme on his Facebook page that appeared to mock transgender people (in apparent support of HB2, the controversial North Carolina law).

Now, a member of the Democratic Party, with the apparent support of the Democratic Legislators, filed a ridiculous lawsuit on June 27, 2011 requesting that the downsizing of the Legislature be delayed and the body kept at 15 members.

In discussion it was acknowledged that the apparent support of evolution for moral relativism pushed some concerned people (including parents) into the arms of the creationists but it did not develop into considering how evolution could be interpreted in a non-morally relativist manner.

We may cite here, in apparent support of that statement, the words of St. James: «Let no one say when he is tempted, «I am tempted by God»; for God can not be tempted with evil and he himself tempts no one; but each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire» (Jas.

Thus, for instance, Paul's apparent support of slavery lost its authority for us only after eighteen centuries and seventy or so generations, as the full implications of Jesus» message of the worth of each human being finally sank in and became authoritative instead (at least with regard to slavery).

Not exact matches

But whether because of unspecific questions or untruths, jurors who support the death penalty probably won't say they would administer capital punishment regardless of mitigating factors, like Tsarnaev's age and his apparent remorse — even though they might.

There was an apparent need to shift from a business model of survival to one that supported the company's core mission.

Executives tearing their hair out at the cost of customer support and the apparent inability of the call center to upsell anything.

The meaning soon became apparent: tolerated by Mrs. Merkel and actively opposed by Britain, Juncker needed the support of the French socialist government.

Sustaining our humanitarian assistance programs is important, not only for relief to North Koreans in need, but also to make apparent to Pyongyang that Canada continues this support, even in the face of political / security tensions.

The Porter crisis has damaged Kelly's credibility not only publicly but also inside the White House, where officials said he was losing the support of some West Wing staffers because of his management of the situation and apparent lack of transparency.

Because of apparent lack of student support for college athletics, it was decided that it would be reasonable to channel the funds to other areas.

At this point, no champion challenger apparent has emerged with the potential of galvanizing this dissent (watching Season 3 of The Wire has taught me that even two or three reasonable challengers could bleed a Mayor's support and create some interesting results).

They insist on using government resources for private religious purposes and as a subsidy and apparent approval and support by the government of their particular religion.

[3][4] Reasons for this include its linguistic differences from 1 Peter, its apparent use of Jude, possible allusions to 2nd - century gnosticism, encouragement in the wake of a delayed parousia, and weak external support.

Unfortunately for you, not only is there absolutely no evidence whatsoever to support any of these claims, the existence of any such God leads to numerous questions and apparent inconsistencies for which none of you can provide convincing answers.

Lawyers have not contributed much to the support of marriage and the family, even though the need for shoring up such support is quite apparent.

But its apparent low priority makes the case of economics a good trial for the thesis that the reason of the social sciences fails without the support of faith.

Robertson's comments about gay men were undoubtedly inaccurate with regard to the reality of my experience, but throughout the commotion that followed his interview, it became apparent he had come to symbolize vastly different things in the eyes of different people who supported him: cheeky defiance, or resolute faithfulness, or endearing political incorrectness, or something else.

And she works for Azusa, which makes her bias and inability to maintain any scientific objectivity very apparent, as she must always support the conclusion of a creator first.

Mintz concludes that the psychological cost to children has steadily grown more apparent, and he makes the familiar array of policy recommendations: more widely available health care, education reform, subsidized high - quality child care, family - friendly employment policies, a living wage, a limited work week and economic support to the impoverished.

After reviewing the apparent collapse of the freethinking movement after 1900, Schmidt turns to the post-war shift in Supreme Court jurisprudence: the rejection of blasphemy laws, limits on the school - supported study of religion, and the overturning of theistic requirements for public office or jury service.

We can be absolutely certain that the Academy will not say, «The evidence on the whole supports the theory of evolution, although we concede that the apparent abrupt appearance of many fully formed animal groups in the Cambrian rocks is in itself a point in favor of the creationists.»

Not surprisingly, many advocates in the biblical theology camp were quick to point out these apparent «elective affinities,» even to the extent of claiming Barth in support of their views.

So there is, on the one hand, a need and a demand for better programs of Christian education, and on the other, an apparent crisis of commitment to support them.

Instead, as Barr said, one is using the Bible as an instrument of power, by claiming apparent divine authority to support one's own prejudices.

There is still much to be done on both of these fronts, particularly in regard to the troubling support of Sovereign Grace Ministries by some SBC leaders in spite of the organization's apparent systemic sex abuse cover - up.

It is further apparent that the story is told in such a way as to lend the strongest support to the institution of the Sabbath, the seventh day of rest.

He still needs plenty of care and support, but his growing independence — evident in his solo standing, stooping, and squatting — is becoming apparent.

In an article titled «Russia: The Ethnicity Issue,» which Putin published in January 2012 ahead of the presidential election, his ambiguous support for ethnically - based nationalism was apparent.

That was readily apparent on Monday, when Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo visited Niagara Falls for the ribbon cutting on a new DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton and used the occasion to try to rally support for the second phase of his Buffalo Billion plan.

«The Rt Rev Michael Langrish, who sits in the House of Lords, said that his views represented those of a number of bishops who are concerned by the Government's apparent lack of support for family life.

Horner concludes: «Given the tremendous institutional power of the executive, the support of the state Assembly, and the apparent support among many Senators, the fate of meaningful campaign finance reform will hinge on whether the governor can round up the necessary Senate votes....

Applebaum contends that the explosion of apparent support for Moldovan students and other protesters (10,000 + people showed up when only around a thousand were expected) was at least in part due to the work of agents provocateurs, who also led or pushed the protesters to break into government offices and plant a Romanian flag on the parliament building (Romania is apparently the national bugbear for pro-Russian Moldovans).

Of course, there's more to his apparent online support than these four factors.

«Recycling Ed Cox and Rob Astorino's pathetic lies that hinge on the hearsay testimony of a convicted felon is a feeble attempt by Dean Skelos» heir apparent to distract from the fact that he, unlike Senator Kaminsky, doesn't support comprehensive ethics reform,» Azzopardi said.

Some of the new hires would help support the massive retraining of the 35,000 - member department Bratton ordered in the wake of the July 17 death of Eric Garner, who died in police custory from an apparent chokehold.

We support measures to curb Independent Expenditures, but call on the governor to feel the same urgency to end the apparent pay to play and conflict of interest that has put billions of dollars in public subsidies in question.

The apparent change by Nigeria, which is a rotating member of the council, came after both the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, and the US secretary of state, John Kerry, phoned the country's president, Goodluck Jonathan, to ask him not to support the resolution.

The Labour leader, for his part, still commands the majority of Commons support, but must prove that his instinctive backing of the Leveson proposals - «in their entirety» - was better thought through than now seems apparent.

The minister's - the first British minister ever appointed without membership of a political party - apparent unwillingness to offer his support to the embattled prime minister adds to a growing list of problems for Mr Brown whose approval ratings have tumbled over fears regarding the economy and seemingly - critical comments from other ministers.

«Congressman Tom Reed has lately been trying to run away from the «Tea Party» label, but now he is showing his true colors with his full - throated support of the government shutdown,» Robertson said in a statement emailed just before midnight, when a shutdown was apparent.

There has been a lot of talk about the Jewish vote in NY - 6 and the apparent attempt by people associated with Meng's campaign to divert support away from Lancman through the stalking horse candidacy of newcomer Jeff Gottlieb.

When it became apparent that only about five candidates they had supported had been elected, the Barclay brothers announced that they were shutting down their businesses on Sark — hotels, shops, estate agents and building firms — leaving about 100 people, or a sixth of the population, out of work.

El - Gamal also flat out denied a report in Haaretz yesterday that the mosque's backers were thinking of bowing to pressure and relocating, in part due to an apparent walk - back of President Obama's initially strong support.

• Supporters of Liz Kendall tried to arrange for her and then shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper to stand aside to give shadow health secretary Andy Burnham a clear run when it became apparent support for Corbyn was surging

The current impasse on the women's agenda is the result of a last - minute change in strategy by the governor and the coalition just days before the end of session, when it became apparent that Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos wasn't going to allow the abortion plank onto the floor — and that there weren't 32 declared votes in the chamber to support that section.

A sixth case is pending in federal court in which Shupe - Roderick is suing «Wyoming Child Support Services» — an apparent reference to the Wyoming Department of Family Services — for allegedly intercepting a $ 643 federal tax refund to pay child support to his ex-wife.Support Services» — an apparent reference to the Wyoming Department of Family Services — for allegedly intercepting a $ 643 federal tax refund to pay child support to his ex-wife.support to his ex-wife.»