Sentences with phrase «as battle»

My meditation teacher Tim watches me with a smile as I battle it out.

Dreamers set the stage for what is possible, they paint a picture of an ideal life, and, for some this creates fear as they battle with their own lost hopes and desires.

As the battle over the law escalates, cancer patients and survivors are among the most vocal of groups raising alarms about the GOP's repeal effort.

Humanitarian agencies say Iraq's hospitals are reaching breaking point, as the battle for Baghdad causes the number of civilian casualties to rise rapidly.

He sees it as a battle between scientists who are «pro-defence» and others who are «pro-prosecution».

Over the years, as the battle for entry to the best universities has grown ever fiercer, the juku have mushroomed, consuming more and more of the adolescents» free time.

So he sexes up his narrative by presenting it as a battle between the «short, professorial looking» Emanuel, a «nuanced and sophisticated» man who talks in complete sentences, and the obdurate William Gray of Colorado State University, «a towering figure of American hurricane science,» who has for many years produced remarkably accurate forecasts of the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season and who repeatedly and loudly denies — in congressional hearings and everywhere else — that humans have any role in climate change.

I know there's an expedition called Finnmark2007 going out there on March the 7th from the UK which is going to try and highlight how the Sámi's traditonal knowledge and sustainable practices are important to the rest of the world as we battle against climate change - perhaps Al should go join them, sounds like he needs to!

If the project moves forward (the script is still being written), the drama will center on a scientist and her former mentor as they battle for control over the human genome, the culmination of which could mean life or death for the entire human race.

Against all odds, the tribes slaughtered three Roman legions in what became known as the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.

Westerners tend to see what is going on in China as a battle of rebels against an autocratic state.

«We refer to this as the battle for the brain, in which early on in the disease, the microglia are trying to destroy the brain tumor initiating cells,» says Yong.

In studies of Toxoplasma, parasitologist Lena Pernas has reframed infection as a battle between invader and a cell's mitochondria.

It is no longer about «Gay Marriage» as that battle has been long over in New York State, thanks to the efforts of Governor Eliot Spitzer and Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The library is also hosting many events throughout the summer such as Battle of the Books, Canalside's «On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!»

His sustained focus on the city's finances has cast the race as a battle of fiscal forecasts, with Sheehan pointing to the recent obtainment of $ 12.5 million in state aid as a sign her approach is working and Commisso wielding a state - backed consultant's study to paint a darker picture.

His sustained focus on the city's finances has cast the race as a battle of fiscal forecasts, with Sheehan pointing to the recent obtainment of $ 12.5 million in state aid as a sign her approach is working and Commisso wielding a state - backed

He said the Supreme Court judgment was meant to revamp the party, and called for the cooperation of all members as the battle for 2019 draws nearer.

More than 40 state personnel from the Department of Environmental Conservation, Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, State Police, Office of Fire Prevention and Control, and Office of Emergency Management are assisting local first responders as they battle the fire, Cuomo's office said.

Teachout's endorsement offers an early preview of a campaign that will likely shape up as a battle between Democratic activists in the party's progressive wing and establishment Democrats.

As the battle over who should become the next Labour leader enters its final stages, the party's former director of communications has described the leadership campaign as «an unedifying mess».

Labour MP Wes Streeting hit out at colleagues and trade union leaders who have used incendiary language as the battle for the soul of the Labour party rages on.

When the veterans of World War I, on both sides of the political divide, returned from the front in 1918 and 1919, they came back as battle - hardened soldiers.

The Times (#) today treats the forthcoming elections for the 1922 Committee as a battle between left and right.

It's particularly problematic for the Senate Republicans, who have enjoyed some labor support in the past and will need all the help they can get as they battle in a presidential year to retain control of the Senate.

They and others have been pounding the New York pavement in recent weeks leading to the all - important primary vote Tuesday — trying to show their New York bona fides as they battle for key delegates.

Hochul debates with former Erie County Executive Chris Collins (R - Clarence) tonight in Buffalo as they battle for the 27th district seat that covers the rural areas between Rochester and Buffalo.

As battle over Britain consumed the Tory party in 2016 Anthony Barnett drafted a book about its significance for Europe and Britain as a week - by - week experiment.

As they battle to keep control of the state Senate, Republicans are facing a series of departures from veteran lawmakers, top staff and a rising star.

Labor will no doubt continue to try to strengthen their relationships with the AG and state comptroller as they battle with the governor.

Libraries offer dozens of engaging programs for children, teens and adults in reading and reading - related activities such as Battle of the Books.

This is in stark contrast to Gov. Cuomo's repeated misrepresentation of the issue as a battle between corporate titans and the little guy.

As a battle - scarred socialist, I care about winning elections; not for the sake of the Labour party but for the sake of the people who have suffered, do suffer and will continue to suffer under Conservative governments.

«As they battle for the Governor's Mansion, the U.S. Senate seats and the Comptroller and Attorney General jobs, New York Democrats should not count on President Obama's popularity to help them,» Carroll said.

ALBANY — As the battle for control of the state Senate heats up, the chamber's Democrats have filed a formal complaint over a $ 1 million contribution to the Republicans from their former leader.

Relations between David Cameron's two closest aides are said to have reached a new low as they battle for the Prime Minister's ear and one of them fights to keep his Downing Street post.

As the battle to be the first mayor of Greater Manchester enters the final stages, Andy Burnham has gone for broke - by signalling his opposition to «posh coffee».

The NHS will remain a focus as they battle to neutralise health as a political issue.

As the battle for control of the state Senate heats up, the chamber's Democrats have filed a formal complaint with the state Board of Elections over a $ 1 million contribution to the Republicans from their former leader, ex-Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno.

But as the battle for control of the House has tightened, opposition against him among his fellow Democrats has cooled somewhat, with a number of observers predicting he'll only benefit from the GOP's intra-party fight.

Labour wants health and wellbeing boards to adopt principles including resisting the creep of charges for treatment and promising to promote collaboration over competition as the battle against the «privatisation» of the NHS - a trend denied by Mr Lansley yesterday - continues.

For the second time this week, Republican state Senate candidate Michael Venditto is out with a new TV ad slamming his Democratic opponent and fellow Nassau County legislator, Dave Denenberg, as the battle for the Long Island seat vacated by former GOP Sen. Chuck Fuschillo heats up.

But the issue of gun control is a tricky one — especially in a number of closely divided Senate districts that will be in play this fall as the battle for control of the chamber plays out yet again.

In his first major general election speech, Jeremy Corbyn has attempted to frame the upcoming contest as a battle between «the people» and «the establishment».

«Jon Lansman outlined a hard left plan to control the Labour party after Jeremy's departure... I regard this as a battle for the future existence of the Labour party.

As the battle over independent redistricting re-ignites, I was reminded this morning of a letter Senate Democrats sent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in April, in which the lawmakers pledged to not vote for an override of the governor's promised veto of office boundaries not drawn by an independent commission.

He said Labour would «reconfigure the training regime» after basic training to make academic qualifications as valid as battle readiness.

Bloomberg's last check for $ 500,000 to the Senate GOP's housekeeping committee came in February 2008, just as the battle for control of the chamber was shaping up.

A pact among the two largest unionist parties in Northern Ireland — the UUP and DUP — also virtually guaranteed a knife - edge result, with the contest framed as a battle between nationalism and unionism, or «Green and Orange».

As the battle over President Obama's effort to overhaul the health - care system reached a fever pitch this summer, the three national Republican committees combined to bring in $ 1.7 million more than their Democratic counterparts in August.