Sentences with phrase «attempts at independence»

The reason for this is that the nation's ideology had changed where it had once trumpeted the ideas of non-intervention and peace (except, of course, for the people of the South during their heroic attempt at independence) to those that glorified empire and war, largely based on the British model which, ironically, was the system that America seceded from in 1776.

The statue in the middle is dedicated to the attempt at independence from the Spaniards, the church to the left is the Cathedral of Quito and to the right of the statue flying the Ecuadorian flag is Palacio de Carondelet (aka the Presidential Palace)

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Panentheism, on the other hand, attempts to preserve the relative independence of the world - order, while at the same time it insists that God can not be envisaged as totally separated from or alien to that order.

But, aware that the prospect of a second referendum plays badly with even moderate «Yes» voters, the SNP will spend the next six weeks playing down the independence dimension while the Tories place it at the centre of their campaign, an attempt to turn the general election into a referendum on a referendum.

So, for any State, California or otherwise, to leave, would require either new laws that would require at least majority support from the remaining States, or a military operation to try and assert their independence, which would most likely be a bloodbath for the State attempting to do so.

While her campaign boasted about the amount of money she raised, releasing the totals at 2 p.m. on the Friday of the Independence Day weekend — taken by most as a holiday — could be construed as an attempt to release the news when few are paying attention.

Mr. Pataki's forces attempted, at the Conservative and Independence Party conventions, to keep Mr. Golisano from mounting primary challenges.

Other mealtime antics, such as looking sad or even gagging, may not have to do with the food at all — for example, a child may be upset that she had to stop playing but attempts to express her independence by refusing to eat, explains study co-author Soo - Yeun Lee, also a nutrition professor at Illinois.

We want to make sure Juncker feels our outrage at any attempt to undermine the integrity and independence of scientific advice received at the highest level of the European Commission.

found that Philip Morris identified a female market niche, the feminist values of individuals in that niche, and the stimuli to which they respond as they attempt to fill their needs.As women's needs change with age and over time, advertisements were developed to reflect the needs encountered at different stages in women's lives.Cigarette brands for younger women stressed female camaraderie, self confidence, freedom, and independence; cigarette brands for older women addressed needs for pleasure, relaxation, social acceptability, and escape from daily stresses.

This is a pity, because like the previous ambitious attempt at intelligent science fiction, namely Spielberg's A.I. — Artificial Intelligence, Solaris never quite works out and its failure is bound to doom us to more dumb special effects spectacles like Independence Day and its ilk instead...

At the time of independence, ethnic groups were unable to achieve self - rule, and ethnic armed forces rebelled against the Burmese government's attempt to exploit their land and control them through what has been referred to as «Burmanisation» or the control and domination of ethnic groups by the dominant Baman tribe.

And consider that tax rebate gimmick for what it is: another cheap attempt at stopping you from achieving financial independence.

Just as we have seen a resurgence in popularity of Zombie movies, whose origins are in the now classic 1968 thriller «Night of the Living Dead» (photo above), so do we see a return of the fossil fuel industry's desperate attempts to animate certain still - living (we believe) bodies in Congress to repeal Section 433 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA 2007) at this critical time in history.

Rather, their approach was much more theoretical than practical.60 In 1779, Thomas Jefferson, then the Governor of Virginia, established «a Professorship of Law and Police» at William and Mary College.61 George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and, not coincidentally, the lawyer under whom Jefferson apprenticed, was appointed.62 The purpose of the course of study Wythe taught was less about producing practicing lawyers than it was educating the statesmen of the New Republic.63 Wythe did attempt to blend in some practical training with his lectures and readings through the use of a moot court and a moot legislature, though there is no indication that Wythe required any writing on the part of the students.64