Sentences with phrase «by squabbles»

3) One other hard reality, hidden by squabbles over which side wielded a bigger portion of its giant war chest, alliances and person - hours toward climate victory or defeat, is that the issue has never had the salience that would be required to get anywhere near 60 votes in the Senate, let alone a simple majority.

Interestingly, these confessions were often followed by squabbles among the disciples concerning who would be next in command (see Mark 10:32 - 45).

Wasn't 9/11 hard enough on everyone, of every religion and for those that have none, that we don't need to make it more difficult by squabbling about this?

On a typical night during this period, each female will be escorted through the forest by a squabbling squadron of ardent males.

Prakash, a key witness in the case against Kumar, denies these allegations, but the irony is rich: Kumar's operation may have been undone not by proactive law enforcement but by squabbling within the ranks.

But over the years, Marvel movies have also basically become zippy ensemble sitcoms, powered by their squabbling personalities, and those are a Waititi speciality.

Seeing the sheer power of the mad titan, Hulk must reach Earth to warn the Avengers of the coming threat, but what he finds is a team shattered by squabble and a new group of heroes ready to take the fight to Thanos.

Not exact matches

While Amazon squabbles with U.S. aviation bureaucrats, the Swiss postal service is already delivering packages to Alpine villages by UAV.

BRUSSELS, May 2 - The European Commission announced on Wednesday proposals for a new multi-year budget that is expected to see EU countries squabble among themselves over how to fill the funding gap left by Britain's exit next year.

By doing that, she turns the paper from one that squabbles in the shadow of the New York Times — which originally broke the Pentagon Papers story — to a national publication that eventually reported out the Watergate stories and is the powerhouse it is today.

That means the cartel, beset by geopolitical squabbles amongst some of its 14 member states, would have to cut up to a million bpd if it makes good on its promise to reduce its output to between 32.50 million bpd and 33.0 million bpd.

It attracted huge venture investment and expanded quickly under Yadav, only to witness a sharp downturn punctuated by internal squabbles, massive retrenchment and downsizing.

Why does Canada have a youth unemployment rate of over 15 per cent; a federal debt $ 150 billion higher than when the they took office in 2006; a federation weakened by federal - provincial squabbling over health, training and pensions; greater uncertainty about retirement; widening income inequality?

Why do we squabble over percentages, when all throughout the New Testament, generous and sacrificial outpouring is modeled by Jesus and His followers?

The disciples squabbled over which of them was the greatest; but Jesus undercut their game of king of the mountain by reversing the world's understanding of royalty.

Reason and revelation may continue to squabble, notably in recent controversies over evolution, but these conflicts are contained and mediated by tradition, and few seriously expect our societies to guide themselves by anything except a dynamic interaction between these three intellectual forces.

The invasion of America by middle - eastern - religions is gaining strength, christianity - islam - judism are middle - eastern, they pay homage to their mecca - jerusaleum, they have dragged America into their religious squabbles.

The home team won nine Olympic titles, but even it yelped about being jobbed by judges and squabbled within its own ranks

Wenger is doing his usual squabbling over trying to save a few pence over transfers, and letting them slip, while wasting millions through not playing players (Joel Campbell, Lucas Perez), selling players for less than they're worth (Woj, Gibbs — who we rejected 10m for and have now sold for 7m), and not renewing contracts, saying players will honour their last year with no problems, which is clearly not the case, and it is not only stoked up by the players, but agents and press as well.

Eric Dickerson, the No. 2 alltime rusher, ran for 1,311 yards in his seventh year, but he was caught up in contract squabbles and troubled by nagging injuries, and his numbers eventually dropped off a cliff.

Squabbles with Perez and Alonso put him on the back foot and the attempted undertake to try and get himself back into points contention was cancelled out by the Safety Car.

There was a squabble over a free - kick in the 65th minute between Balotelli and Kolarov, and the two had to be seperated by captain Vincent Kompany.

Sibling rivalry is a daily struggle for millions of American parents, but these age - by - age strategies help smooth those squabbles.

By keeping some guidelines in mind, you can help ensure that squabbles, scuffles over toys, and tears at pickup time don't mar your child's (or her guests») playdate fun.

In between breaking up squabbles, kissing boo - boos and otherwise generally micromanaging our children, I got a chance to ask my sister about how she potty - trained her two boys, Owen and Andrew, by the time they were 18 months.

The unusual display of affections seemed to indicate at least a public posture of conciliation among agency officials who in the last several months have been beset by internal squabbling and disagreement over a long list of park plans.

By way of establishing some context, it's worth noting that this isn't just a squabble over which government has the authority to hold a referendum in Catalonia.

It seems the petty squabbles and bitter strife within in the opposition New Patriotic Party [NPP] is not ending anytime soon — information gathered by Peacefmonline.com reveals that a new political party is about to be formed from the NPP by some party gurus.

Back in January we revealed the internal squabbles within the Truro & Falmouth Labour Party and it's Momentum offshoot as Ms Gillett was chosen by Momentum as their preferred candidate for the constituency selection process.

By Joe Mahoney, CNHI News Service ALBANY — New York voters have anemic attendance at the ballot box, and advocates for measures designed to boost turnout say squabbling lawmakers are partly to blame.

The precedent is discouraging: after three unhappy weeks spent squabbling about taxation, parliament was dissolved by the monarch.

A rift has emerged between City Councilman Tony Avella (D - Bayside) and Community Board 7 after years of working side - by - side with little squabbling.

«As Washington squabbles over rolling back sensible immigration policy, we are taking action to help protect all New Yorkers from unwarranted targeting by government,» Cuomo said in a statement accompanying his order.

Despite the various internecine squabbles over who will be at the top of Republican ticket this year, conservative activists in New York remain united in their opposition to the SAFE Act, a gun control measure championed by Cuomo last year.

Two Republican outside groups are joining forces to attack Clinton on her record in Syria — an attempt by some in the party to refocus attention on the general election as GOP candidates continue to squabble.

The construction project, begun by the Thruway Authority in 2013 after decades of political squabbling, still rankles upstate critics who want to know exactly how the state is paying for it.

«As Washington squabbles over rolling back sensible immigration policy, we are taking action to help protect all New Yorkers from unwarranted targeting by government,»

«As Washington squabbles over rolling back sensible immigration policy, we are taking action to help protect all New Yorkers from unwarranted targeting by government,» Governor Cuomo said.

Also speaking at the climax of the squabble, deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, called for the reduction of the budget by 30 percent.

Sean Ryan [email protected] The early draft (PDF) of a plan to break the impasse over a southeastern Wisconsin transit system threatens to multiply the squabbles by setting up separate authorities and forcing them to unite.

More on the Labour leadership from Channel 4 News: - Labour leadership: the contenders - David Miliband: frontrunner and underdog - Andy Burnham: the «ordinary» person's candidate - Ed Miliband: the alternative brother - Will Straw: leadership will be decided by Balls voters - Labour leadership: the «squabble» for power

(He didn't directly address any of the intra-party squabbling going on, or any of the barbs thrown by other candidates seeking Row B.

The city - state squabble comes on the heels of the tug - of - war between Mr. Cuomo and Mr. de Blasio over who should pay for the city's ailing subway system, which is run by the state - controlled Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

More on the Labour leadership from Channel 4 News: - Labour leadership: the contenders - David Miliband: frontrunner and underdog - Andy Burnham: the «ordinary» person's candidate - Diane Abbott: more than a token Labour candidate - Labour leadership: the «squabble» for power - Will Straw: leadership will be decided by Balls voters

This may seem like a minor squabble, but Koonin's point is one espoused by Curry and other scientists opposed to man - made dominance of global warming.

The Japanese announcement has been delayed by bureaucratic squabbling over who should control the budget, but Hidekazu Chayama of the Science and Technology Agency denies that Japan is lagging behind other countries.

But where the first film's sex scenes, however tame in the grand scheme of things, were integral to setting the terms and tone of the relationship under scrutiny, by this point they're mostly just (very) attractive digressions, while the once - tremulously mentioned Red Room of Pain has become merely another indulgent facility at Casa Grey, not to mention a handy spare bedroom in the event of a soon - resolved marital squabble.

As for the evil corporation, this appears to be run by just two people, who may be married or may be creepy squabbling siblings, played by Malin Åkerman and Jake Lacy — although they could as well be played by Amy Poehler and Will Arnett, recreating their performances from Blades of Glory.

As a young kid Leonardo Dicaprio's sees his dad killed by Daniel Day - Lewis in a street squabble between immigrants of all feathers and the natives.

Subplots such as Fred's troubles with his girlfriend, Willy (Higgins (Evan Almighty) playing Santa's right - hand elf) trying to get together with a lovely fellow helper (Banks, Invincible), Fred's friendship with a precocious African - American orphan (Thompson), and the unendurable dysfunctional family squabbles only add to the feeling that the script by Dan Fogelman (Cars) started with a kernel of inspiration and little knowledge of where to go with it once it is set up.