Sentences with phrase «back on his convictions»

However it would disappoint me if he went back on his convictions.

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She's more emblematic of the 1990s than of the 2000s, but remember this: Martha Stewart bet that by not appealing her conviction (for lying to prosecutors, in case you forgot) and by simply getting her five - month prison stretch done with in March 2005, she would minimize the damage to her reputation and quickly get her company back on track.

The jury's verdict came on the same day that a federal appeals court reversed the conviction of a former Jefferies Group LLC managing director who is serving prison time for lying to customers about the prices of mortgage - backed bonds.

The jury's verdict came on the same day that a federal appeals court reversed the conviction of a former Jefferies Group managing director who is serving prison time for lying to customers about the prices of mortgage - backed bonds.

There is nothing left but to fall back on paradox — to seek God's will zealously with the conclusion foregone that God's will can not be found — to join the contemporary crusades for righteousness with the conviction that they will be one day proved, like the great Crusades, to have been ill advised and wrong!

If, for example, our reflection on other animals takes place in the context of the conviction that Christ is in them and they are in Christ, that we and they are members one of the other, and that together we build up the body of Christ, it would no longer be possible to turn our backs upon their suffering with indifference.

If you have stepped out somewhere where you shouldn't have done then the conviction as a child of God will surely come but I tell you this, if Satan did not hold back on trying to kill the baby Jesus, and many children were slaughtered in that process, if he even thought he knew the scriptures so well he could try to deceive Jesus, and he did try then you can be sure that for every believer there is an adversary who would do anything to stop you from finding the forgiveness and grace of God that has the power to wash you clean of anything.

Despite the strong public sentiment against such convictions after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon, a perusal of public statements made by the leadership of the historic peace churches clearly indicates that, while they have repeatedly called for the perpetrators to be held accountable, they have not backed away from their commitment to nonviolence.

We both believe that it is pointless simply to shout Bible verses louder, or to base arguments on the private religious convictions of the Founding Fathers, or to huff and puff that we must be taken seriously because Christianity was important way back when.

These fears may well have been borne out by Paul's rebuke of Peter, when Peter went back on his tentative multicultural convictions out of fear of rebuke from the powerful Jewish establishment (Gal.

I would urge to hold back on such criticism, but seeing as he chose not to actively seek change, dropped the pursuit of celibacy, and considered joining an arguably heretical denomination - seemingly because it accommodated his lifestyle rather than due to genuine theological convictions - I must agree with you.

We are therefore thrown back on the core of his faith, his conviction that the heavenly Father was in control and had the power to accomplish his loving purpose.

But with the widespread failure of the field to come to any agreement about the Bible's own categories of discourse, its special modes of literary expression and intentionality, and especially those social and religious factors that handed the Old Testament over to us, we have simply been thrown back on ourselves and the deeply felt convictions with which we began the process of interpretation.

I was never an atheist but a decade ago I turned by back on by christian convictions for a life of compulsive sin.

I'm all for living out what we believe, but when we miss that we go back on our words like this then it becomes harder to take that conviction seriously.

Despite the Gunners taking the lead midway through the first half, Bolton had the conviction to claw their way back into the game when Johan Elmander jumped highest to capitalise on a defensive mix - up at the back for Arsenal, drawing level just before the break.

Nevertheless, Democrats plan to continue their criticism of Larkin for backing the leadership of ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was ousted late last year following his conviction on felony corruption charges.

A reader could not help but noting the irony of this statement from state Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs in response to former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's conviction on federal corruption charges back in May 2010:

Albany County Legislature Chairman Shawn Morse seized on the conviction of former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. on four counts of felony theft (so far) from his taxpayer - funded Soundview Health Clinic to tee off on his Democratic primary opponent, Sen. Neil Breslin, for voting to accept Espada back into the conference following the 2009 coup.

Disgraced former Downtown power broker Sheldon Silver endured his first day back in court on Monday, as prosecutors try to convince a second jury of the former Assembly Speaker's quid - pro-quo corruption scheme after a prior conviction was thrown out on appeal.

In the Kaminsky - McGrath race, for example, the Communications Workers of America PAC, which endorsed Kaminsky, gave $ 109,600 to Nassau Democrats on April 12, while the state Trial Lawyers Association's PAC, which has backed a GOP - led Senate, gave more than $ 100,000 to the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee in the months after Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) vacated his seat due to a federal corruption conviction.

After calling on state Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D - East Elmhurst) to resign following his conviction on a misdemeanor for assaulting his girlfriend, the Queens Democratic Party issued a further rebuke by backing state Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights) to challenge him in 2010.

Back in January, Governor Cuomo proposed a number of changes in response to a wave of corruption that led to the convictions of the two former leaders of the legislature on felony corruption charges.

Silver's 2015 conviction on corruption charges was overturned last month by a federal appeals court, which remanded the case back to a lower court for retrial.

The corruption trial of a powerful politician Newsday takes a look back at what led to the downfall of former Sen. Dean Skelos and his son Adam after their conviction on Dec. 11, 2015.

Ganim was back in federal court on Wednesday seeking to overturn a decision by the State Elections Enforcement Commission that his conviction makes him ineligible for the state's generous public campaign finance program.

To me, the cluster of issues that we have focused on are just basic — whether it be bail reform, raise the age of criminal responsibility, reform the institution of the grand jury, which goes back to the time of Magna Carta, wrongful convictions, ensure that not one single person is convicted of a crime that they're innocent of.

He did not in 2009 when, working off of a broader indictment that peeled back the inner workings of state government's top deal - making, prosecutors won conviction on two of seven counts.

Foster declined to say Monday evening if she was reconsidering getting back in the race to oppose the comeback of Ganim, who was forced from office in 2003 after a conviction on bribery and kickback charges.

On June 27, 2016, the United States Supreme Court unanimously vacated McDonnell's conviction and remanded the case back to a lower court.

The Sun tries a feeble jab at Gordon Brown for «turning his back on wealth creators» - but it lacks conviction.

Through their emotional strength and personal conviction, they dive into how they hold themselves accountable on the journey and always circle back to the timeless question: Am I doing my mission?

Truth or Dare lacks the conviction to do anything remotely interesting with its premise, instead falling back on one tired horror cliche after the next.

My sentiment of this album is summed up perfectly by the NME quote here: «Allen's old sharp eye feels watery on Sheezus, squinting at the discourse around feminism, race and privilege unfolding online in 2014, and riding them as a bandwagon back to the middle of the very space the Myspace - spawned pop star once owned, but not having the conviction to do much with them once she's arrived.»

Allen's old sharp eye feels watery on Sheezus, squinting at the discourse around feminism, race and privilege unfolding online in 2014, and riding them as a bandwagon back to the middle of the very space the Myspace - spawned pop star once owned, but not having the conviction to do much with them once she's arrived.

For a story that would ideally be about shaking ourselves free of the debilitating spell cast on us by the option of alternate realities, this one can't bring itself to push back against that with conviction, and ends up with a half - hearted endorsement of «Engaging with realty... at least a couple of days a week.»

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Or her classmate James Burrell, who is back in school this fall after serving eight months on an armed - robbery conviction.

After firing this new Camaro down some windings road with real conviction, getting back into a 2015 model feels a lot like slipping on the art - rock frontman's outfit.

$ 0.99 Amazon They have the power to overturn wrongful convictions... and a target on their backs....

Or they're simply forgotten — investors pop the stock & then it drifts right back down once they get bored and move on... As I mentioned above (re activists), in general catalysts are perhaps most powerfully employed if you use them wisely (and profitably) to cherry pick & endorse your high - conviction stock picks.

As she looks back on her choice to become a vet, Caity is firm in her conviction.

After being pushed back, Ubisoft has finally given Splinter Cell: Conviction a sure release date — Sam Fisher will be slapping on his goggles on February 23rd of next year.

The reason for the game going silent after its original announcement back in the summer of ’08 was given by CEO Yves Guillemot early last year; the company has been «totally re-engineering the product» on the Splinter Cell: Conviction game engine.

The fanbase that the series accumulated over the years was put on the back burner for the more action - oriented Splinter Cell: Conviction and the retcon Splinter Cell: Blacklist.

Those who just couldn't get on with Conviction will be delighted to know that classic Splinter Cell is back, while those who liked the more brutal and stylish take on the genre with Conviction will be able to Mark and Execute their targets in the very way that you could in that game, and you can even mix things up if you'd prefer.

Quite practically, in a moment of conviction recently I tore myself away from making some modifications on the back end of my site to go play basketball with my 7 - year - old, who'd just arrived home from school and was surprised I was home.

On the back of a conviction, ancillary financial orders can ensue such as compensation for the victim.

So, what Unconvicted was was it was my attempt to make the process as easy as possible for people with old convictions to be able to vote, be able to get their firearm rights back, be able to serve on juries, and more simply, and more down to earth just be able to get good jobs, get access to federal funding for school.

What unconvicted was was it was my attempt to make the process as easy as possible for people with old convictions to be able to vote, be able to get their firearm rights back, be able to serve on jury's, more simply and more down to earth, just be able to get good jobs, get access to federal funding for school.