Sentences with phrase «defense against members»

Even after we evolved the ability to use weapons and became predators ourselves, this ancient brain circuit still offered a useful defense against members of our own species.

Not exact matches

France's defense and foreign ministers were in the United States on Wednesday for talks with other members of a U.S. - led coalition on increased military efforts against the group, which has urged followers to attack France, among other enemy countries.

The military has carried out numerous operations in Syria against ISIS and other targets, according to the Department of Defense, and members of the US Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Army are active in the country.

They are members of a nationwide group known as The Initiative Collective — a volunteer crime prevention outfit that encourages people to fight back against violence using self - defense, armor and theatrics — in addition to doing general good deeds like fundraising, feeding the homeless and offering free martial arts training to anyone who wants it.

But experience assures us, that the efficacy of the provision has been greatly overrated; and that some more adequate defense is indispensably necessary for the more feeble, against the more powerful, members of the government.»

State prosecutors took over the case against Kerrick early on, when it came to light that Mecklenburg district attorney Andrew Murray had once been a law partner of a member of Kerrick's defense team.

Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self - defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security.

«The various test fires conducted by DPRK for building up self - defense capabilities are, with no exception, self - defense measures to protect national sovereignty and the safety of the people against direct threats by hostile forces,» Han told the 61 - member - state forum.

«We have therefore resolved to put our teeming members on the notice to mobilize in readiness for the defense of the right of our people and against the invasion of Ijaw land by whosoever under the desperation of hijacking power in Bayelsa State.

Knowing the answer is important both as a matter of basic immunology and because NK cells, as crucial members of the body's first line of infection defense, are often the subjects of efforts to harness the immune system in protection against infections and cancer.

He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine, and is the recipient of the 2009 Robert Koch Award, from the Robert Koch Foundation, in recognition of his groundbreaking research work into the mechanisms of defense against bacterial infection.

The minister of magic believes Headmaster Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) is lying and assigns a member of his staff, Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton), to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

Saturday's citywide convening of School Defense Committees brought together parents, students, educators, community members, and politicians from all around the city and beyond to take the next step in the fight against public school takeovers and advance public community schools for Milwaukee.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

An investor's best defense against fraud, regardless of age, is to ask questions, research the suggested investment, do a background check on the advisor (see Chuck Jaffe's article on page 27) and talk to family members about any big financial decisions.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton along with members of the national security team, as they receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House May 1, 2011.

Members include the Catskill Mountainkeeper, Citizen Action of New York, Food & Water Watch, Frack Action, Water Defense, and the Working Families Party, all of which have been working individually against hydrofracking.

If you have been accused of domestic violence against a spouse or family member, it is wise to seek help from an experienced criminal defense attorney as soon as possible.

Andrew J. Blischak, the other member of our accomplished legal team, has interned in both criminal defense and personal injury firms, so that by the time he joined our practice he was already able to vigorously defend clients against criminal charges as well as to fight aggressively for high personal injury settlements and verdicts.

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Andrew is a member of the National College of DUI Defense, he has been a faculty member at the The Legal Aid Society's New Attorney DWI training, and he has lectured to other attorneys on defending against the Portable Breath Test in court.

As the paper suggests, therefore, the Italian case offers an example of a founding EU member state where no identity narrative has been developed as a defense against the EU.

Gabe is skilled at defending tribes and Indian - owned enterprises against legal attack by local, state and federal government and private parties; advocating for tribal members in disenrollment or civil rights defense; and representing tribal plaintiffs and defendants in catastrophic personal injury lawsuits.

Defense costs associated with defending a suit brought against you or a resident family member

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I bash Realtysellers et al because in my opinion they / he / them / it etc. move (s) forward in their war against the TREB within the court system in my opinion with what are known in legal circles as «Dirty Hands» vis a vis their unauthorized illegal skimming of MLS data from the MLS data base, thereafter providing same to a third party, non-MLS member for public distribution, for which offense the TREB rightfully kicked the miscreants off the MLS, at least according to the court decision to that effect backing up the TREB's defense of the miscreants» allegation of the TREB's wrongdoing.

For example, NAR helped fund the defense of the South Central Wisconsin MLS when a member brought an antitrust lawsuit against the MLS, the local association, and the association's directors for tying association membership to MLS services.

A few members stated they would not move forward with the bill unless the necessary funds appeared in the proposal as a defense against adding more debt to the deficit.