Sentences with phrase «by earlier disappointments»

Not exact matches

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

Ok, much of our disappointment earlier in the season was offset by the joy and hilarity of the Spurs League position reversal but what about comparing our final League position of 2nd place with the position at the start of the season where every book - maker and media pundit expected us to finish — in 3rd place.

Disappointment in the pre-season transfer window, followed by rationalizations of why we should give the team and Wenger a chance and not write them off before a ball is kicked in anger, followed by analyzing each set back as «too early to panic» followed by excuses about injuries and referees, followed by anger and disappointment after the inevitable reality sets in and Arsenal are effectively eliminated from the PL race before the year is even finished and the PL has reached its hDisappointment in the pre-season transfer window, followed by rationalizations of why we should give the team and Wenger a chance and not write them off before a ball is kicked in anger, followed by analyzing each set back as «too early to panic» followed by excuses about injuries and referees, followed by anger and disappointment after the inevitable reality sets in and Arsenal are effectively eliminated from the PL race before the year is even finished and the PL has reached its hdisappointment after the inevitable reality sets in and Arsenal are effectively eliminated from the PL race before the year is even finished and the PL has reached its half way point.

This will have to happen early in the transfer window too, otherwise we could be up sh*t creek without a paddle by early August, and then it'll be panic buys on deadline day + the usual disappointment and excuses.

Peter Miles eclipsed the disappointment of his defeat in the early stages of the men's -66 kg event by helping his mixed international team win Youth Olympic bronze on day five.

«Although it is too early to make any assessment of Bale, on Saturday, to the disappointment of the fans to see the poor image provided by your computer, some doubt the Welshman and whether the investment is worth it.»

ICYMI on last night's CapTon, here's New York Conference of Mayors Executive Peter Baynes — a Mandate Relief Redesign Team members — expressing his disappointment with the report issued by that body earlier this week.

In 2008, Wong Kar - wai followed the disappointment of My Blueberry Nights by returning to one of his earlier films, 1994's spottily available Ashes of Time.

Early season disappointment at Silverstone, where the winning Audi was disqualified for a too - thin skid plate, has been replaced by tentative optimism following a hard - won victory at Spa - Francorchamps in the second round of the WEC championship in May.

In the last decade, current practitioners have tangibly felt value investing's severe disappointments alongside brilliant value - add generated by stocks versus bonds; not only are these recent events shared by nearly everyone in today's investment community, they may also unconsciously and more heavily weigh on our memories and expectations, crowding out the wins experienced from value investing in earlier years.

Also home to a select few hotels and guest houses, booking early to avoid disappointment is often advised, as many of the places to stay get booked up quickly by return visitors and people that holiday in the area a few times every year.

Our trips fill up quickly due to our popularity and exclusive, small passenger numbers so please book early to avoid disappointment by using the calendar below.

Yet anyone familiar with the earlier watercolors is bound to miss them, although the disappointment is somewhat offset by the evidence of a continuing, if fallen off, vitality.

This disappointment was compounded by further (doubling) losses of carbon during autumn and early winter.

Yet simply by seeking a career counselor's help early in their college experience, returning veterans can avoid the devastating disappointment of starting over or settling for less.

Thanks to the National Rural Health Alliance for the link to the Budget lock up presentation by Health Minister Greg Hunt detailing his first, second and third waves of reform, which make it clear why there is disappointment on Indigenous health funding, particularly given the poor Close the Gap report card earlier this year, and on prevention.