Sentences with phrase «at every turn by»

Flaherty has been trying to establish a national regulator almost from the first day he became finance minister, only to be frustrated at every turn by provincial objections and most recently by the courts.

Rob Ford, defended at every turn by his brother Doug, was prepared to regularly lie about his addictions, to abuse his oath of office, to associate with criminal elements, to dismiss his racist and misogynistic comments as the new normal, and to attack and bully those with the courage to confront him — as if they, not he, were at fault for his transgressions.

Th former Treasury Secretary has managed to enhance his image at every turn by calculating the odds.

Sadly, this call for episcopal discretion in political matters is belied at every turn by the bishops» heavy - handed lobbying, in the parishes and in the legislatures, for a particular program of immigration reform.

On the principle that has driven him from the start, and that has apparently been supported at every turn by God's response — namely, that the righteous ought not suffer — Abraham might have pressed the case to its logical conclusion: to spare the city for the sake of one righteous man.

It really upsets me when I have to be confronted at every turn by atheists.

He had guarded his privileges in a most selfish way; further, his major concern seemed to be his own enjoyment, while man, striving and seeking, was circumvented at every turn by this cosmic might, and was granted only minor concessions in order to keep him occupied.

Sometimes the best way to protect your children is by letting competent professionals do their job without being second - guessed at every turn by someone with no training who read a Wikipedia article the night before.

At Walsh's trial, DeMarco testified that his attempts to investigate the correction officer's misuse of his job to conduct party politics, play golf or visit casinos «were thwarted at every turn by Spota and others.»

A March 8, 2016, story reported that attempts to investigate Suffolk County Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh «were thwarted at every turn by Spota and others,» according to a filing by federal prosecutors a week before jury selection in Walsh's criminal trial was set to begin.

Those who shoot are told at every turn by the police to take every precaution against strangers discovering where firearms may be stored.

FreshDirect, as well as the various agencies that helped to shepherd this important deal, have been vindicated at every turn by the courts, and this ruling is no exception,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

But the measures he has so far put in place, albeit harried at every turn by the Tory Right, will achieve little.

They've been thwarted at every turn by Senate Republicans and the Independent Democratic Conference, which has caucused with Republicans, providing them with the majority they wouldn't otherwise enjoy.

The interesting premise is undermined at every turn by idiotic characters and overwhelming contrivance.

Brashear petitions for two years to get into the diving school only to be foiled at every turn by a base commander (Hal Holbrook) who feels the only place in his Navy for a nonwhite, is as a cook.

In the film, Reynor plays young taxi driver John, who spends his days fighting to earn a living for himself and his alcohol - addicted mother (played by Toni Collette), a way of life that's threatened at every turn by forces both internal and external.

But Leatherface is not the main threat here anyway, overshadowed at every turn by brother Vilmer.

Joaquin Phoenix goes all the way for Anderson (just as he did in The Master) playing Doc Sportello, the private investigator searching for his ex-girlfriend Shasta (Katherine Waterston, a revelation), menaced at every turn by Josh Brolin as the telegenic police detective «Bigfoot» Bjornsen.

Stymied at every turn by an alarming lack of non-anecdotal concrete evidence of her existence (much of her early understanding of the character comes from a few scant interviews with former coworkers and one still photo), she begins to take on her own conception of the character, a deep dive into the method acting process.

Although confronted at every turn by the endemic, unthinking racism of Mississippi, Tibbs is played by Poitier plays as cool under pressure — his sullen anger a source of power.

Director Jason Reitman is guided at every turn by a deftly comic but deeply felt script from writer Diablo Cody — it's their third coloration after Juno and Young Adult — that keeps throwing a monkey wrench at our expectations.

Hemsworth is outdone at every turn by character actors firing on all cylinders, and he drags the morbid fun down every time his somber face appears.

He's helped at every turn by a terrific ensemble cast that completely gets what the film is going for, even in the over-the-top fantasy sequences.

Myers, in other words, is less than his peers, doomed to be upstaged at every turn by anyone unfortunate enough to share a scene with him.

But the dissenting voices were effectively struck down at every turn by then Secretary of Education Bennett and the Chair of NGA, Governor Alexander.

I was surprised at every turn by new revelations about the characters, and moved by the depiction of their struggles and joys.

After all, if the reader frustrates you at every turn by its sluggishness (it's not just this unit, I tried an Aura and it was even a bit worse) how often will you read on it?

Victoria Alexander kicks off her newest series with The Lady Travelers Guide to Scoundrels and Other Gentlemen, a charming romp through Paris starring stubborn spinster India Prendergast, who sets off in search of a missing relative but finds herself distracted at every turn by her charming traveling companion Derek Saunders.

Dapper wolf Edmond Bigsnout attempts to eat a fellow city - dwelling rabbit but is thwarted at every turn by the bunny and his neighbors.

Sadly, not enough people spay & neuter their cats, and the effort to find safe alternative methods of sterilization is being being covertly blocked at every turn by the multi-billion-dollar pet food industry and its friends & suppliers.

Stonewalled at every turn by support.

Randall - Page's work is informed at every turn by a lifelong study of organic form.

They're thwarted at every turn by the majority of the Republicans (and by the President's promise of a veto).

Since then, the Committee has attempted to obtain information that would shed further light on these allegations, but was obstructed at every turn by the previous administration's officials.

About the very best you can say about any of these modern day Western Shamans is that being admonished at every turn by these hypocrites about dangers that never materialize only undermines the seriousness with which the world will take all Westerners.

The law used to be a discussion of the meaning of words, but today, words are being replaced at every turn by visuals.

Today's member is besieged at every turn by a hostile world: bad clients, no clients, deals going nowhere, bills piling up, dues increasing.

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By contrast, traders (hedge funds) and small investors are expressing historically high levels of bearish sentiment (both groups are known for following trends and being wrong at turning points).

The director would not say whether the probe has turned up evidence that Trump associates may have schemed with Russians during a campaign marked by email hacking that investigators believe was aimed at helping the Republican defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Launched by Hossain, a Harvard Business School - trained banker - turned - entrepreneur, in June 2011, the comapny is based in Washington, D.C. Catch them at the SXSW Accelerator demo on March 11 at 5 p.m.

And yet, just eight years later, it seems Facebook may be turning into the very thing its founder once rejected: a still important technology company that's growing a bit long in the tooth and fighting to stay relevant by throwing stacks of money at whatever just might be the next big thing.

Specific areas to focus attention on are: switching off all lights and electronics at night, turning thermostats down by one or two degrees, and having timers on heating and lighting systems so they are only on when required.

Months of deliberations behind closed doors at Shell headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, had led the top brass at the world's largest non-state-owned oil company by sales to conclude that the energy industry was changing fundamentally — in a way that could turn the profitable oil - sands operation into a liability.

We're sitting in his 10th - floor office in the Phelan Building, a San Francisco landmark built at the turn of the century by James D. Phelan, an American industrialist and senator, who also happened to be the son of an Irish immigrant.

But so are the benefits: proximity to high - level execs, who drop in for pep talks and training sessions (founder Marc Benioff did not appear the week I was there, but his aura was everywhere); free run of the City by the Bay after hours; and the glow, the buzz, the grace that imbue Salesforce's vibrant headquarters in San Francisco's SoMa district, reminding initiates at every turn that they're part of something special.

«They are paying early termination fees in order to get customers to switch, and everyone followed, so if you look at the major changes that have occurred in the industry, from payment plans (to) turning off termination fees, no contracts, getting rid of roaming (charges), it's a longer list of things that are precipitated by them doing it first,» he told CNBC by phone.

By market capitalization, Dimon has helped turn the company into the largest U.S. bank, valued at $ 403 billion.

Specifically, there are concerns about what might happen should the tide turn in the bond markets when 30 years of falling interest rates reverses at a time when the Federal Reserve is preparing to tighten monetary policy by forcing rates higher.

He and his five siblings took turns waking at 5 a.m. to make breakfast before Bible readings and prayers led by their Evangelical Christian parents.