Sentences with phrase «as wedge»

The law must not be used as a wedge to further isolate welfare mothers, causing more division where unity of spirit and purpose need to be fostered.

One should never be used as a wedge against the other by either the custodial or the noncustodial parent.

If competitors controlled the top photo sharing or messaging app, they could use those as a wedge to pry themselves into Facebook's core social networking ad business.

Basically, UAC is meant to act as a wedge between you and installing applications or making system changes.

Political analyst Jean Lapierre predicts that the PQ may call an election before the end of the year, using their proposed charter as a wedge issue to win a majority, but lacking a majority, the PQ won't reintroduce the issue into the national assembly.

«In the past, there was a drive to use climate policy as a wedge to take coal out of the energy mix,» said Joe Lucas, senior vice president of communications for the industry - funded American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.

In addition, spoiler candidates in the US serve to as a wedge between traditional party supporters.

Would be really bad for Bradley to use this kerfuffle as a wedge in a different dispute.

Steyer and Lehane wanted to demonstrate that climate change could be used as a wedge issue to elect Democratic candidates, testing the premise in advance of the 2016 presidential and Congressional elections.8

Lord Monckton warned that mitigating global warming is being used as the wedge to establish global government.

Instead of first trying to convince the public and then trying to take steps that don't penalize America at the expense of other countries, they try to use it as a wedge issue.

A few examples from the Star Wars universe would be pilots such as Wedge Antilles, smugglers like Han Solo or Mara Jade, and of course bounty hunters like Calo Nord or the much loved Boba Fett.

Continuing down into Bunyeroo Gorge we are presented with some quick photo opportunities and the possibility of spotting wildlife such as Wedge Tailed Eagles, Kangaroos, Emus, reptiles and other animals native and non-native to the area.

Continuing down into Bunyeroo Gorge we are presented with many more photo opportunities and the possibility of spotting wildlife such as Wedge Tailed Eagles, Kangaroos, Emus, reptiles and other animals native and non-native to the area.

The town also has a thriving surf scene, thanks to more than 8 miles of beaches and the bodysurfers» bucket - list spot known as the Wedge, with raucous waves that can easily reach 20 feet in height.

Instead of rotating the bone to flatten the plateau like TPLO, a cut is made on the non-weight bearing front part of the tibia and the patellar tendon is advanced and plated as a wedge at a new perpendicular angle.

Labor's commitment to (once again) fund the final two years of the Gonski school funding reforms signals a strong intent by the party to position education as a wedge issue in the upcoming federal election.

While the Clinton Administration has been touting and defending the President's education agenda for months — ever since G.O.P. plans to dismantle the Education Department and cut its programs surfaced — Mr. Clinton has sought to elevate education as a wedge issue since early June.

It may be an actorly crutch, but Olyphant can alternately wield it as a wedge, a hook, or a truncheon to coerce a viewer into watching him more closely.

I just LOVE these boots as the wedge is so comfortable I hardly can tell I am wearing a heel.

The great plus of these comfort kicks is functionality, as well as the wide variety of styles, as you can find awesome flat designs as well as wedge styles.

Attached to the end of the strap is a dowel that acts as a wedge between the dumbbells (or any weight that you're lifting) and your hands.

Instead of this, you need to focus on the hip hinge and push your hips back, feeling tightness in your hams and hips as you wedge yourself into something that looks like a half - squat position.

According to Princeton University scientists Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow's «wedge» strategy of climate change mitigation — which quantifies as a wedge on a time series graph various sets of efforts to maintain flat global carbon emissions between now and 2055 — at least two million megawatts of new renewable energy will have to be built in the next 40 years, effectively replacing completely all existing coal - fired power plants as well as accounting for increases in energy use between now and mid-century.

Then, the water's surface tension can cause it to act as a wedge, separating film from glass.

Democrats clearly want to use the minimum wage as a wedge issue in 2014.

But then news surfaced that education reform group PennCAN had hired a leading GOP pollster and commissioned a secret report urging the governor to use the Philadelphia school crisis as a wedge issue to rally his base.

«The governor's approach is actually antithetical to the behind - the - scenes lobbying effort being waged by the gay marriage advocates, who were so concerned the GOP would use this potentially controversial topic as a wedge issue that they all - but refused to talk about it during the 2008 campaign, even as gay money poured into the Democrats» coffers and helped them win the majority.

«But it's an understandable distraction,» said Miner, who said she was disturbed by reports that DNC staffers tried to make an issue of Sanders» religion, using it as a wedge issue.

1) The video notes the first day Lazio employed the mosque as a wedge issue against his Democratic opponent was July 7 — well over a month ago now.

Throughout the 2014 campaign, the Senate Democrats have been using women's issues — particularly abortion rights — as a wedge issue, repeatedly slamming incumbent Senate Republicans and their first - time candidates alike for opposing the governor's full 10 - point Women's Equality Act.

US Senate contender David Malpass is using his Grow PAC to help GOP NY - 26 contender Jane Corwin, sending out mail that seeks to counter the Democrats» use of Medicare reform as a wedge issue.

Instead of using immigration reform as a wedge issue, like many leaders in Washington, Utah passed legislation to help manage immigration based on our real economic needs.

The mosque was employed as a wedge issue in the 2010 governor's race, with the Conservative Party and Rick Lazio running ads that employed 9/11 imagery.

Apart from these body pillows, there are some other designs aimed to support only a part of the body such as wedge pillow and knee pillow

My clients love it because it has a unique curve design that acts as a wedge and helps keep baby facing Mom in the tummy - to - tummy position.

The extension attaches securely with a zipper when in use, or can be detached for use as a wedge or footrest, or for extra height.

It fits under jumper to provide a safer surface and you can also use it as a wedge to prop up a crib mattress.

The people getting sued are near 100 % victims of GMO infestation or attempted GMO seed savers, while GMO type patents are being used as a wedge to expand totalitarian control of nature through lawsuits

Press the cookie dough ball down with your fingertips as you wedge in three mini marshmallows per cookie.

No doubt — but they didn't just happen to «grab religion» as a wedge issue.

@I'm not a GOPer, nor do I play one on TV - «No doubt — but they didn't just happen to «grab religion» as a wedge issue.»

In conclusion, I hope this post will not be used as another wedge driven between Christians who disagree on the difficult and complex issues involved.

«Religion should not be used as a wedge.»

The strategy was put forth in a Discovery Insti - tute manifesto known as the Wedge Docu - ment, [1] which describes a broad social, political, and academic agenda who

Our country has survived in large part due to the seperation of church and state, and I find it appalling that so many national leaders are using it as a wedge between Americans.

The strategy was put forth in a Discovery Insti - tute manifesto known as the Wedge Docu - ment, [1] which describes a broad social, political, and academic agenda whose ultimate goal is to defeat materialism, naturalism, evolution, and «reverse the stifling materialist world view and replace it with a science consonant with Christian and theistic convictions.

After an hour in the oven it slices like buttah, and a gorgeous plume of steam bursts forth as the wedges fall away.

I think this is the best my sweet potatoes have come out, I usually do them in «fry» form, (thin strips), but I think they roast better as wedges.

The four - time PGA winner's ongoing struggles with his shortest and longest clubs did him in at the PGA, much as his wedges undermined the early part of his season.