Sentences with phrase «by speaking out»

Also sorry to see that you have lost your job Alana by speaking out on behalf of Kathy.

This free navigation solution gives you directions by speaking them out to you while you're on the road.

But he says he's trying to make matters right by speaking out now.

The international NGO Human Rights Watch recently published a report on the upcoming Beijing Summer Olympics that states that the «corporate sponsors of the Olympics risk lasting damage to their brands if they do not live up to their professed standards of corporate social responsibility by speaking out about the deteriorating human rights situation in China.»

«Dear Alan, I am writing to express my immense gratitude and respect for your courageous act of activism for our community by speaking out against climate change and expressing serious concerns about Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion on Burnaby Mountain.

By speaking out as we have this week, the CBA is acting on your behalf to defend the rule of law in Canada and the role of the courts as impartial decision - makers who act as a check against the power of the state.

And he has alienated himself from many activists by speaking out against solar subsidies and for nuclear power.

We honor Steve by raising our voices, and by speaking out when powerful «forces of unreason» seek to misrepresent our science.

I wouldn't want to lose current cyclists so I think having the choice is important... but to have a choice, we cyclists have to stop working against * more * options by speaking out against cycle tracks.

According to Harvard University's biographical note, «this magazine was banned in Iran; in response, Mandanipour has taken considerable risks by speaking out against this injustice, giving interviews to Voice of America and other controversial (in Iran) media outlets.»

This last objective arguably is its most important because individual suppliers, no matter how large, take tremendous risks by speaking out about delicate topics, such as an auto maker's heavy - handed purchasing policies.

However, a school can punish you for disrupting class by speaking out of turn or for leaving without permission, even if you did so to make a political statement.

Coined by diplomat Samantha Power and popularized by Facing History and Ourselves, an «upstander» is a person who has chosen to make a difference in the world by speaking out against injustice and creating positive change.

Facing History and Ourselves in New York is celebrating its 21st annual benefit dinner tonight, and honoring individuals who are making a difference in their communities, and in the world, by speaking out against injustice and creating meaningful change.

Professor of Ethical Leadership at Boston University School of Theology, urges educators to «take a stand of moral courage» by speaking out on issues of racial injustice and teaching students about the history of race in America.

Candidates won office by speaking out strongly against high - stakes testing in Seattle, Denver, Long Island, Los Angeles, and Newark;

Like most Oliver Stone pictures, it's a parable of disillusionment, with Edward Snowden taking his place along Born On The Fourth Of July's Ron Kovic and JFK's Jim Garrison as men who love their country so much they risk everything by speaking out to try and save it from itself.

Class Rank is a sweet film about teenagers finding their place in society by speaking out about interests that they care about.

By speaking out about her sexual abuse, Raisman hopes to encourage other survivors to raise their voices.

These nine celebs broke that taboo by speaking out about their own experiences.

So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it.

As related in my sidebar, Stepping Outside the Fortress, scientists can come under criticism or attack by speaking out publicly on a science - related policy issue.

Lundberg once published an anonymous letter whose author, a citizen of a dictatorial country, «was risking his life» by speaking out, but Lundberg also believes that risk of career damage, not just a death threat, can justify anonymity.

Heidi Allen, the freshman Tory backbencher who shocked many by speaking out against cuts to tax credits in the House of Commons, has praised IDS for his resignation.

But he says he's trying to make matters right by speaking out now.

Iain Duncan Smith reignites feud with George Osborne by speaking out about # 3.4 billion welfare cuts

Not by speaking out against Liverpool's Luis Suarez, whose sudden desire to nibble on the arm of his footballing colleagues got him into a bit of trouble.

Of course, once a donor has given the maximum, he or she can still support a candidate by volunteering time, by speaking out in public or private and by encouraging / organizing others to give.

Eventually those patents were sold to an affiliate of Liberty Media for a hefty sum, allowing Samuels to use his windfall to run for office, flirt with running for office, and help shape the debate from the left by speaking out on issues and challenging candidates to adopt policies he advocates for.

«As I promised you last year, I'll continue to be a voice for progress by speaking out on issues that effect our daily lives and the future of our nation.

«The way kids learn that is by continually being compelled and supported to take risks — by sharing their work with their parents, by sharing their work with groups, by speaking out in class, by presenting their work.

After watching his Tottenham side profit from two such instances recently, Mauricio Pochettino has shocked precisely nobody by speaking out in favour of diving in football.

He did that by speaking out on racial issues and — with Rachel, then a nurse at NYU, at his side — involving himself in politics.

A self - deprecating NCAA is a welcome switch from the previously smug organization that has only been moved to meaningful action in the recent past by federal court decisions (the ban on cost - of - attendance stipends became illegal once the NCAA got whipped in O'Bannon vs. NCAA) and terrible PR (Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier made the schools look silly with their food rules by speaking out during a tournament that makes $ 770 million a year for the NCAA in television revenue, hence the unlimited meals rule change).

But Blazer, who initially blew the whistle on Warner, claims the Concacaf president has also broken the terms of his ban by speaking out ahead of Wednesday's delegation.

Kromer told the team that he made a mistake by speaking out of anger after the Dallas Cowboys won at Soldier Field in Week 14, a loss that was sealed when Cutler threw a fourth - quarter interception.

Please help us end the horrific practices of the Australian pork industry by speaking out for those who can't.

In November, more than a dozen African Methodist bishops representing 5 million members set precedent by speaking out publicly against homosexuality.

The Catholic Church will enhance its public authority by speaking out in a way that supports and challenges both parties.

It is precisely by speaking out that we can support our troops and at the same time affirm the universal values which emanate from religious faith.

One wonders if there is anything more crucial for the preacher to do than to obey the sadness of our times by taking it into account without equivocation or subterfuge, by speaking out of our times and into our times not just what we ought to say about the Gospel, not just what it would appear to be in the interests of the Gospel for us to say, but what we have ourselves felt about it, experienced of it.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have surprised some Christian groups by speaking out in favour of the proposed assisted... More

Unlike the disciples, I am not willing to sell everything for the single pearl or the buried treasure; I am not willing to risk my precious academic reputation by speaking out on anything important.

When you throw in a narcissist speaking for God, by speaking out, you are turning your back on God and not being very Christian - like.

But he says he's trying to make matters right by speaking out now.

They claim she violated the terms of the non-disclosure agreement by speaking out about her relationship with Trump.

He'd been inspired by the story of Iqbal, a Pakistani child labourer who escaped a carpet factory where he'd been held prisoner and then gained worldwide attention by speaking out for children's rights.

I believe in speaking in my prayer language quietly to the Lord but at home by myself I speak out loud.

Not exact matches

In 2012, Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban after publicly speaking out about her fight to protect girls» education.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.