Sentences with phrase «conference as a battle»

Some are portraying this conference as a battle for the heart and soul of the party.

Not exact matches

I must stress, as I sum up, that your very appellation, Christian Conference of Asia, obligates you to battle for the values of human rights, global and Asian, for which Jesus, the first spiritually non-violent but irrepressibly militant campaigner and founder gave his life.

The final conference tournament championship of 2012 gets underway on Sunday as Michigan State and Ohio State battle for the Big Ten title.

In their battle with the irresistible forces of Brigham Young, and earlier against Utah, New Mexico's Lobos upheld their rating as the country's top defensive team and took the lead in the best - balanced conference

Any coach of a mid-major conference tournament champion that has been dismissed as quickly as the bracket is released on Selection Sunday will carry the battle cry of «anything can happen in March Madness, I think you all remember Loyola» right up until the moment his team takes the floor.

Othello and Samson met untimely ends, but at theconclusion of this battle for first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference — and, as it turned out.

Ben Bredeson, who is battling for multiple starting spots on the offensive line, will get playing time as a true freshman, Jim Harbaugh said on Monday during a press conference.

The stars are all aligned as Boston and Pittsburgh battle to represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Final

The victorious conference will then choose whether to go first or second in the next round — now known as the «Battle Round.»

This is a battle that I had with myself as I listened to the press conference the other day.

Sen. Malcolm Smith, the Queens Democrat who replaced Sampson as conference leader during the infamous 2009 coup, is battling his own corruption charges.

Those are the issues at stake for the Independent Democratic Conference in a video released Monday as the lawmakers in the breakaway bloc seek to re-affirm their support for liberal causes they believe has been lost in the pitched battle being waged by progressive advocacy groups to pressure them into forming a coalition with mainline Democrats.

Throughout the budget battle, Skelos has been striving to cast himself and his conference as close to Cuomo in an attempt to box out the speaker — something the governor seemed all too happy to indulge during the final days of negotiations when he met several times alone with the majority leader.

And Conference, as a proud member of the Unite and Unison trade unions, I know this whole movement is up for the battle to come.

Counteracting President Trump; bolstering the Affordable Care Act; and publicly funding campaigns are the issues at stake for the Independent Democratic Conference in a video released Monday as the lawmakers in the breakaway bloc seek to re-affirm their support for liberal causes they believe has been lost in the pitched battle being waged by progressive advocacy groups to pressure them into forming a coalition with mainline Democrats.

The indictment of Libous is likely to send shock waves through the state Senate, which is already embroiled in a complicated leadership battle as the five - member Independent Democratic Conference has announced it will end its coalition with the Republican conference after this year's Conference has announced it will end its coalition with the Republican conference after this year's conference after this year's elections.

Sen. Bill Stachowski, who is battling for his political life as the Sept. 14 primary approaches, insisted at a press conference in Buffalo earlier today he had nothing to do with the now - infamous ’09 Senate coup that has become synonymous with everything that is wrong with the upper house.

Labour is developing a new strategy to paint David Cameron as an old - style, traditional Tory, according to confidential documents obtained by the Observer, as the parties prepare to do battle during the coming conference season.

Meanwhile a separate battle for control of the party will play out at the conference as Scottish and Welsh Labour try to push through a plan to give them seats on Labour's ruling executive.

As the city braces for 5 to 9 inches of snow in the five boroughs and the city sanitation department readied 450 salt spreaders and 1700 plow trucks to battle the snow, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at an afternoon press conference that he needed more information before cancelling classes.

This documentary series chronicles the Eastern and Western Conference Finals and the Stanley Cup Final as the top - four NHL ® teams battle for the chance to hoist the Stanley Cup.

Notley points to pipeline battle with B.C. as reason she won't attend Western Premiers» Conference

All Access: Quest for the Stanley Cup, Season 1, Episode 2: Get a look into the intensity seen throughout the second episode as tension rises between the San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final as they battle for a coveted spot in the Stanley Cup Final.

It probably won't come as a suprise to many at this point, considering the game has been rumored for months and assests were leaked a few weeks ago, but Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was officially revealed during Ubisoft's E3 press conference.

«We now have a greater battle ahead of us» on issues such as school prayer and vouchers for private schools, Mr. Lynn added during an interview at Americans United's annual conference.

As the Rhode Island legislature debated $ 1.5 million in spending for two charter schools, Duncan said June 22 at a charter school conference in Washington: «We are fighting this on a state - by - state battle, that's the battleground.

Each and every day The Leadership Conference Education Fund, and organizations of like ours, including the National Urban League and the National Council of La Raza, remember and hold dear the words of Dr. King as we work toward providing the knowledge and tools parents of marginalized students can use in the battle for educational equity.

So if Digital Book World helped prepare our souls for the coming travail — as Jeremy Greenfield «s ongoing DBW Insights show us on a daily basis — the battle now is joined by reinforcements, in the form of the annual Tools of Change Conference.

A few of the exciting speakers to be seen at this year's conference include: Jason Shlosberg, an American tourist who created the safari video, «The Battle of Kruger» that went on to become an award - winning internet sensation; the digital team from Visit Britain, recently named the most influential online Tourist Board; leading digital agency, MDS Ideas; Founder and CEO of Travelbod, a new travel social network that connects travelers with local people to provide them with genuine local advice and expertise; as well as top industry players from Google, Trip Advisor, Expedia, and the International Federation of IT in Travel and Tourism.

It probably won't come as a suprise to many at this point, considering the game has been rumored for months and assests were leaked a few weeks ago, but Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was officially revealed during Ubisoft's E3 press conference.

More Battlefront 2 news was revealed during EA's press conference as well as a half hour game play demo featuring the battle for Naboo from Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

Over the phone a few days after the press conference, Wakefield cited the «idea of the West, Manifest Destiny» as general overarching inspirations, though such notions are especially charged in the wake of the Standing Rock Sioux's battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline and the harsh political realities surrounding immigration from nearby Mexico.

Speaking at the same conference as Fabius, Indian Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar reiterated his government's commitment to battling climate change, highlighting ambitious plans to increase renewable energy.

As the Winnipeg Jets enter Game 6 of their Western Conference Central Division battle against the Nashville Predators tonight on home ice, the official law firm for the Jets — Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP — is amping up its friendly rivalry with Nashville firm Bass Berry & Sims PLC..

Wallace's speech, which I used as the taking - off point in my keynote at the conference, could hardly do a better job of showing how the battle has been a long one and the problems unchanging.

It may not have been «a battle outside,» but the Canadian Science Policy Conference did shake some windows and rattle some walls in October; and as of this week, you can check out the audio and video recorded there including Bruce Alberts and Preston Manning.

As we discussed at the conference, antitrust is especially relevant to real - estate professionals because (1) competitor brokers both compete and cooperate on a daily basis; (2) prices, and commission splits, are often announced and well - known; (3) there is a history of tension and battles between a traditional business model and new business models (this can create antitrust litigation in any market); (4) associations and cooperative Multiple - Listing Services (MLS) play large roles in the industry; (5) US antitrust enforcers, like the Department of Justice, have seriously scrutinized the real - estate industry.