Sentences with phrase «call upon the stand»

Placing a squad adjacent to another squad allows the active team to call upon the stand - by units resulting is a splash of special effects as a blur of angry fists pound a poor enemy unit into oblivion.

Not exact matches

By contrast to the so called middle - class tax cut which favours the more affluent, the CCB will have a positive impact upon the lamentably high rate of child poverty in Canada (which stood at 16.5 % in 2013), and will promote greater income equality among families with children.

That day, as he stood behind the speaker's lectern, he felt like an Israelite in exile called upon to sing for his Babylonian captors.

I was called upon to wonder when the well - meaning camp director's wife who knew parts of my family asked where I stood in relation to the brother who'd died, she had heard.

The accounts of the «calling» of disciples are bald, and less informative than we might wish, but it stands firm that Jesus called upon certain persons to cut loose from home, family and livelihood and commit themselves to an insecure and precarious existence — and all for the sake of a cause which they only dimly understood — and that they responded.

If we call God's justice down upon the world, we need to be very confident that we can stand with our own head high before the Almighty.

Call it «mystical» if you like — though that surely is not a very good description of it — but whatever the true and adequate word for this tremendous apostolic experience, it is perfectly clear that the earliest Christianity we know had a twofold basis, and stood upon two feet, history and experience.

In the past the Church as such took a stand against slavery and felt called upon to speak out against child labor even when such speaking hurt profits.

The call moves now to the prophet's charge, and the Word which first comes to him is emphatic and explicit — «Son of man, stand upon your feet and I will speak with you!»

On the other hand, it was assumed that the Protestant prayers would call for blessings on the nation and not stand in judgment upon it.

4 - LOM was so unimportant that it turns out the character in the 4 - LOM package wasn't even 4 - LOM, it was a character called Zuckuss who was also a bounty hunter with no lines who also stood still as the camera went past him, along with a lizard guy, a guy with a coffee pot for a head, a guy covered in ACE bandage and Boba Fett.The new Star Wars sequels have built upon this tradition.

Being constant innovators, though, Joovy found more ways to improve upon the design and now this sit and stand stroller is called the Joovy Caboose Ultralight Graphite.

NYSRPA calls upon Governor Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and state legislative leaders to publicly recognize these boondoggles for what they are, defund the CoBIS program and stand up to the fringe special interests advocating microstamping.

«We stand with parents and concerned citizens across New York State in calling upon the state education commissioner to immediately remove Carl Paladino from the Buffalo school board,» NYSUT President Karen E. Magee said.

For those who, with Herbert Morrison, have never seen any conflict «between Labour and what are known as the middle classes», and who, with Aneurin Bevan, denounce class war, calling instead for «a platform broad enough for all to stand upon» and for the making of «war upon a system, not upon a class».

The former governor claimed he was called upon by the leaders of the PDP to contest the governorship seat in Osun having realised that Omisore stood no chance against the incumbent governor, Rauf Aregbesola.

«This City Council stands united and we call upon the mayor to engage with us in good faith negotiations going forward, to see this as a meaningful, transformative, legacy - making item for this administration and for this council, and we're going to stand strong through our negotiations,» Johnson said.

Mexican best - director winner Guillermo del Toro spoke forcefully about immigration and erasing lines in the sand when he accepted his trophy, while McDormand's big moment was both a rousing act of unity and a telling display of the need for further progress — there was a dismayingly small amount of female nominees there to stand up when called upon.

Our nation's principals are called upon to stand in the breach to make meaning of unaligned research, policies, and practices.

Thomas J. Gentzel, executive director, National School Boards Association: «Our nation's 90,000 school board members stand together with educators, principals, superintendents, chief state school officers, parents and school business officials to call upon lawmakers to end years of uncertainty and send a final education bill that restores local governance and community ownership to the president's desk by the end of this year.

«Our nation's school boards stand together with educators, principals, superintendents, chief state school officers, parents, and school business officials to call upon Congress to avoid further delay and pass a final bill as soon as possible,» said Gentzel.

They stood up to speak whenever called upon, and chatter while a teacher was talking was almost nonexistent.

We also call upon those who care about the children in Milwaukee to stand up and protect Auer Avenue School and all public schools that are the foundation of a democratic society.»

In one corner stood the predictions of the political scientists and their flow charts, and in the other, the opinions of 83 legal experts — esteemed law professors, practitioners and pundits who would be called upon to predict the justices» votes for cases in their areas of expertise.

Special Club Meetings may be called by the President or by a majority vote of the members of the Board who are present at a meeting of the Board or who vote by mail, and shall be called by the Corresponding Secretary upon receipt of a petition signed by 10 % of the members of the Club who are in good standing.

Maybe so, if they return after a half hour while you stood out in your pajamas calling, only to be corrected and scolded upon return.

Special Society meetings may be called by the President or by a majority vote of the members of the Board who are present at a meeting of the Board or who vote by mail, or by the Recording Secretary upon receipt of a petition signed by 10 % of the Regular (voting) members of the Society who are in good standing.

Special Club meetings may be called by the President or by a majority vote of the members of the Board who are present at a meeting of the Board or who vote by 1st class mail or email, and shall be called by the Secretary upon receipt of a petition signed by 10 % of the members of the Club who are in good standing.

A special meeting of the Club may be called by the President; or by a majority vote of the members of the Board, and shall be called by the Secretary upon receipt of a petition signed by 100 members of the Club who are in good standing.

Special additional Club meetings may be called by the President, or by a majority vote at any regular meeting of the Board, or by the Corresponding Secretary upon receipt of a petition signed by five (5) members of the Club who are in good standing.

In the most challening moments, players can call upon their friends to cooperatively defeat all enemies that stand in their way.

Stand fighters call upon guardians in keeping with the manga series.

Restaurants hoping to stand out in a crowded market may call upon designers to help create unique signage.

Playful in tone and less reliant upon the exploitative construct of the case - study scenario in such large scale video projects as Them, 2007, and Repetition, 2005, Artur Zmijewski's earlier videos stand in contrast to these somewhat over-determined provocations; while recent Zmijewski productions have adopted a nearly formulaic approach to positioning cultural difference and conflict, and thereby seem to codify the subject as «other» a priori — a risk that critic and art historian Hal Foster has insightfully called the «self - othering» of «the artist as ethnographer» — three earlier Zmijewski works engage a simpler, more agile approach.

It's time religious leaders take a stand against fossil fuels With the moral issues in mind, Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate, called upon all religious leaders to take a public stand against fossil fuels, whose high emissions of greenhouse gases are said to increase the rate of climate change.

Today a modern subdivision stands upon the site of Dine's «Benson Observatory,» but this photo of farmland outside the village gives us an idea of the terrain Dines called home.

What the team is known for Maintains its premier standing in the appellate arena, calling upon a formidable array of outstanding litigators to offer a wealth of experience before the US Supreme Court and state and federal courts nationwide.

The Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Service has been called upon four times for rule interpretations.

The minimum liability coverage required in the State of California is called 15 / 30/5, which stands for 3 parts of liability coverage amounts dependent upon the outcome of the event / accident.

On March 15, enthusiasts and investors in India's cryptocurrency market, called upon the government to give a clear stand on cryptos.

While Pollak's article suggests some good approaches to mentoring which I'm not opposed to as add - ons to traditional mentoring, I do not think these approaches — such as having a group of great people to call upon for advice, or simply emailing someone with a question one time rather than having a true long - term mentor — can stand in the place of having a long - term career mentor.

L4SP calls upon all Canadians and especially all parents to let their Member of Parliament know that they stand for justice for children and that Bill C - 560 should pass second reading in the House of Commons (it's coming up for further consideration on May 7th).

The real puppet - masters of our governments are called deputy ministers, unelected civil servants of long standing who are relied upon by ministers and prime ministers alike for guidance re policy intitatives... they hold much influence from a mercenary point of view within the maleable minds of the coming and going elected officials, The same situation exists with CREA vis a vis (I couldn't resist Alberta Legal) the revolving door of «leaders» without real power.

, being registered to trade in real estate and a member in good standing of the Canadian Real Estate Association hereby make the following petition and call upon you to take whatever action is necessary to defend the real estate industry against the Competition Bureau's lawsuit against the Toronto Real Estate Board.