Sentences with phrase «described as a supporter»

In the original letter, Charlie introduced himself, controversially describing himself as a supporter of Everton's rival team, Liverpool FC.

McMurray also describes himself as a supporter of the Second Amendment, but he says the country needs to be able to respond to clear problems like school shootings.

State senator John Bonacic, though frequently described as a supporter, has, like his colleagues, generally sidestepped the casino issue.

Not exact matches

Prime Minister Theresa May, a Brexit supporter, described the new color as an «expression of our independence.»

But it is even lower still among those who described themselves as Trump supporters.

When Colbert asked how she's been treated by Trump's supporters, Kelly described this past year as having been «a dark year in many ways,» though it has had «a lot of silver linings.»

Blockchain, also known as distributed ledger technology, is described by its most enthusiastic supporters as a technological leap equivalent to the internet.

Rehabilitation here means not that of individual criminals but of entire societies that have suffered war or dictatorship, as when supporters of international tribunals describe punishment as «overcoming a culture of impunity.»

NCR gives a link to some of these doubts by «Vatican experts»: unfortunately, these «experts» include John Cornwell, author of Hitler's Pope, who said he had never heard the claims described by Pacepa and considers them «most unlikely», though «as a supporter of Nato and the Western Alliance, it's not inconceivable the pope could have been targeted [by the KGB].

Such supporters were described as men and women who seek «to «demean,» to «impose inequality,» to «impose... a stigma,» to deny people «equal dignity,» to brand gay people as «unworthy,» and to «humiliat [e]» their children.»

Andrew Brunson, who faces up to 35 years in prison, was also said to be «devastated» to learn he was being moved to a prison described as «extremely grim» by his supporters.

wrote Prophecy Watchers, a two - year - old ministry based in Oklahoma City that announced the news of LaHaye's stroke, describing him as a friend and supporter.

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«Two - thirds of churchgoing evangelical Obama supporters described their vote as «for Obama» rather than «against Romney,» but the proportions are exactly flipped for Clinton.»

Dodd was a long supporter of the Book of Common prayer, the Anglican book with daily gospel readings and prayers, describing it when he was 89 as «a wonderful piece of literature, beautifully - written and based on fact.»

Zeitz is already one of Meat Free Monday's highest - profile supporters in the business community, describing it as «positive, easy fun campaign to support».

Some SWIS supporters — and there are more than 3.000 throughout the country — describe the case as a «judicial lynching» of «uppity» blacks by the white establishment.

However, Coutinho's strike got everyone talking on Twitter, as seen below, with many Reds supporters describing the 25 - year - old as their «magician».

One supporter got a bit carried away though, describing Bielik as a combination of Patrick Vieira and Cesc Fabregas!

Rangers wear shirts officially described as royal blue, and their supporters, often in an awesome choir of 50,000 and more, are in the habit of singing God Save the Queen as a gesture of loyalty to the Protestant monarchy.

Chelsea describes her boyfriend and her sister as her biggest supporters right now and said that focusing on her daughter helps her stay positive.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the Founder of the International Central gospel Church (ICCG), Mensah Otabil, as a threat to national security and a secret supporter of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Left leaning media like the idea of Basic Income, even though it is clearly an unrealistic policy and don't call the supporters of the idea populists, on the other hand TeaParty movement which advocates for lowering taxes and limiting government intrusion in life of citizens is described as populist.

According to the event's organizers, the coalition plans to bring more than 2,000 advocates and supporters to the Capitol for what is being described as a «massive grassroots» day of lobbying and advocacy.

Former President Mahama last Sunday while addressing National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters in Cape Coast at a unity walk described the National Digital Property Addressing System (NDPAS) as «419» [fraudulent].

This linkage was evident in the use of the online tools themselves, since the Obama blog (which Rospars described as the «glue that held our relationship with supporters together») and email list pushed video video views in classic integrated campaign fashion.

Here's the real kicker: when compared with the cost of acquiring supporters via other channels, search advertising absolutely shone, with an ROI Rospars described as approaching 15:1.

The enormous 338 majority achieved on second reading was even described as a «triumph» by Nick Clegg in an email to supporters.

He also suggested that feminism is a passing fashion created by «shrill, bored, middle class women of a certain physical genre» The Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire MEP describes male supporters of feminism as people «who seem to have no link with the usual social and sporting male preserves, the slightly effete politically correct chaps who get sand kicked in their face on the beach».

It has been described by party sources - and by the Britain Stronger In Europe campaign - as the first part of a «Labour fightback» against Brexit, amid concerns that the party's supporters will not vote in sufficient numbers for Remain.

Tech can also backfire, of course, as Cochran's team found out today, when Twitter - organized McDaniel supporters basically took over one of his conference calls (via PoliticalWire, which descended fast into chaos and farce («wildly entertaining but wholly unprofessional» is not how you want your press conference call to be described, I'm guessing).

During the campaign, Paladino appeared on National Public Radio and described supporters of Trump as people frustrated with government who «want the raccoons out of the basement.»

Quizzied over whether their man is a «Stalking Horse» or a «Stalking Donkey», in the tradition of Sir Anthony Meyer, a Prufrock supporter described him solemnly as a «Stalking Womble».

«It therefore came as a shock to our teeming supporters, NEC and the National Council of Elders to read in the dailies... a statement from one Mr. Nana Yaw Osei who described himself as the spokesperson of the National Chairman of the NPP, Mr. Paul Afoko, about fighting corruption at all levels in the party.

The project has been described by supporters of the NDC as the government's trump card ahead of the December 7 general elections.

My impression is that the vast majority of criticism has come from SNP / Yes campaign supporters eager to describe it as a problem for Labour, and to put prominent Labour women in the uncomfortable position of having to denounce his speech.

Terry's supporters describe him as a hardworking, «fantastic operative» skilled in the minutiae of local election law and complex zoning laws.

The problem, as described by Lewis Minkin in The Blair Supremacy (Labour First «s secretary Luke Akehurst's «book of the year» in 2014), was that «Blair, despite a huge victory in his election as leader, had in practice only a narrow base of committed supporters of his full political project» [p663].

The Member of Parliament for Keta in Volta Region, Richard Quashigah, has described as infantile and immature the recent violent attacks allegedly carried out by members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Now, he said, he will urge his supporters to back Lamont, describing the Greenwich Democrat as a business leader and fresh thinker who has the skills «to lead us out of this rut we're in.»

Even one of the Tories» strongest supporters in the press today described this as «way too personal» and «embarrassing».

Local gay rights advocates and supporters described programs designed to turn gay teens straight as programs that engage in mental and spiritual child abuse, promote self - hatred and place LGBT teens at high risk for suicide.

We also asked them if the Prime Minister was aware of the invitation when he described Mr Gani as an «ISIS supporter», and condemned political opponents who had spoken at events to which he had been invited.

GRACIE MANSION — Mayor Bill de Blasio, who supporters describe as a «national hero» among progressives, has dipped his his toe into presidential politics with a push to make income inequality a central issue of the 2016 national elections.

The arch-progressive Council speaker, an avid Hillary Clinton supporter, described herself at the City Hall briefing as «disgusted» — on the call, she said she was «pissed off.»

The dedicated seniors say the club, which sits between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues on West 76th Street, wrote countless letters to DFTA, elected officials and supporters in the area to prevent what they described as a «fiscal cliff.»

Trump had alerted his millions of followers to three video posts by Britain First, a small group of ultranationalists whose supporters march in front of mosques with crosses and whose leaders decry what they describe as a takeover of British Christian society by «foreign infidels» who want to impose Islamic law.

Cuomo said a bill that supporters and opponents have described as a creating a «sanctuary state» needs more review.

The survey described Peebles as a Democrat and a supporter of President - elect Donald Trump.

Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn have described his speech to the Labour conference as «inspirational»...