Sentences with phrase «defended by billions»

This is because the human body is like an exceedingly well - fortified castle, defended by billions of soldiers.

Not exact matches

Treasurer Mike Nahan has defended legislation he introduced to end the long - running $ 1.7 billion Bell Group legal story after it was criticised by the Australian and Western Australian bar associations.

Rio chairman on cue for Chinalco deal Rio Tinto's new chairman, Jan du Plessis, has defended its $ US38 billion purchase of Alcan and the proposed $ US19.5 billion bailout by China's Chinalco, after a heated annual general meeting in Sydney yesterday.

Carlsberg is aiming to cut the best part of 2 billion kroner of costs by the end of this year to defend against an enlarged and more profitable rival following the combination of AB InBev and SABMiller Plc..

Following a streamlining of its Northern European investment banking business that dramatically enhanced its fundraising ability in 2012, Goldman Sachs defended its number - one position in M&A by advising clients on 13 deals worth a total of $ 20.6 billion.

'' The expenditure is drawing barbs from the opposition, but the government defends the television and Internet campaign for the budget, which sees Alberta facing a projected $ 10.4 - billion deficit amid economic turmoil caused by low oil prices.

Right now we send 10's of billions of dollars to Israel to defend their borders but if you ask them whose land it is the Israelite's say «It is our land, promised to us by God on high 3500 years ago!»

When have you ever allowed the FACTS about the billions of dollars paid to victims of the RCC s & x abuse scandal around the WORLD, not some isolted case, ever stopped you from defending the cover up by the hierarchy of the church.

However, eBay's new managing director, Tim MacKinnon — the first Australian - born executive to lead the $ 5 billion e-commerce giant — is confident eBay can defend its turf by helping Australian retailers grow and ensuring eBay remains the most popular e-commerce site for shoppers.

Given the looming March 1 deadline for across - the - board sequestration which would reduce State Department operations by $ 850 million and foreign assistance by $ 1.7 billion, the US» chief diplomat used his speech to defend the foreign policy budget against spending cuts, portraying foreign affairs as the guarantor of American economic prosperity.

The suit comes after the Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, in a 16 - page response to CHRAJ's enquiry in a petition brought by the Ashanti Regional NDC organizer, Yaw Brogya Gyamfi, defended the Finance Minister over allegations that he may have been involved in a conflict of interest situation in the $ 2.25 billion domestic bond issued by government.

«Is it not correct to suggest that your administration acted on the basis that it was essentially unrestrained by international or Nigerian law in engaging in or encouraging the apparent diversion and sharing of the over $ 2 billion meant to purchase arms for Nigerian soldiers in order to protect them against attacks from Boko Haram and to enhance their ability to defend the territorial integrity of the country and provide security for its citizens?»

After presenting a budget that cuts Medicaid, food stamps and other safety net programs by billions of dollars, the White House went to Capitol Hill Wednesday to defend its proposal.

President of policy think tank, IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has defended a decision by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori - Atta, to commence legal action against the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), over aspects of the institution's report on the $ 2.25 billion bond saga which somewhat indicted the Minister.

In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Walker defended the action as necessary to deal with a projected $ 3.6 billion budget shortfall by mid-2013.

The board is controlled by state leaders, including Cuomo, who defended both the procedural vote and the Buffalo Billion program earlier this week.

Only a cartoon character without a soul could actually defend large corporations and the wealthy who avoid more than $ 100 billion in taxes every year by setting up offshore tax shelters in places like the Cayman Islands (home to more than 18,000 corporations), Bermuda and the Bahamas that help giant multinationals like General Electric avoid billions of dollars in corporate income taxes.

So with that in mind, it's bad news that the EPA - who should be defending the environment - has come out with a new mandate that requires an increase in the total volume of renewable fuel use by the end of 2016 to 18.11 billion gallons, an 11 % increase from 2014.

If that doesn't sound like advantage enough, consider this: By exchanging a single - source (oil) transportation system for a multisource system that makes greater use of the nation's domestically obtainable fuel sources, America automatically enhances its national security, which in turn reduces the financial burden of having to defend America's sources of imported oil, which in turn frees up billions of tax dollars for more worthy endeavors.

Injured plaintiffs have the «deck stacked against them» as their claim is always defended by large multi - million / billion dollar insurance companies or corporations.

The firm was also highly commended for International Arbitration Team of the Year for the team's work advising Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) in obtaining a landmark award of over USD1.7 billion against Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Egyptian National Gas Holding Company (EGAS), and successfully defending an appeal by EGAS and EGPC against that award.

1983: Davis Polk successfully defends Babcock & Wilcox, a designer and manufacturer of nuclear reactors, in a $ 4 billion suit brought by General Public Utilities as a result of the Three - Mile Island accident.

Brad also has substantial experience defending marine classification societies in major malpractice cases, including the $ 1 billion suit brought by the Kingdom of Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping concerning the massive oil spill from the M / T PRESTIGE off the coast of Spain, and another brought by cargo interests against Bureau Veritas concerning the catastrophic failure and sinking of the M / V STAR OF ALEXANDRIA.

Acted for several wealthy Russian individuals, defending a US$ 3 billion LCIA Arbitration in respect of a high - profile commercial property development brought by a former business partner.

Lead trial counsel in the first medical products class action / common issues trial tried to verdict in Canada (146 trial days), successfully defending one of the world's leading manufacturers of life - saving cardiac devices in a national class action claiming more than a billion dollars in damages (awarded 2013 Canadian Product Liability Impact Case of the Year by LMG Life Sciences)

Successfully defended fraud and bribery claims brought by Sovcomflot and Novoship for over US$ 1 billion.

In his testimony to the Senate Budget Committee, Bernanke defended the Fed's controversial plan to purchase $ 600 billion in government bonds, a move he says will boost the economy by lowering interest rates and encourage spending.