Sentences with phrase «desperate state of»

Given the desperate state of today's world — more violent and filled with hatred, pain and suffering than any time in history — there is simply no place for this stuff.

This latest chapter in Hideo Kojima's legendary tactical espionage actin series marks the return of several characters from previous Metal Gear Solid games including Revolver Ocelot, Meryl Silverburgh, Naomi Hunter and Raiden, and features an unforgettable story that depicts the desperate state of the future as seen through the eyes of an older Solid Snake.

A different sort of horror held sway in Paris, where big public visualisations of the desperate state of the world's climate occupied the streets during the UN's COP21 conference on climate change.

«Dan Donovan's endless lies only reflect the desperate state of his campaign and are a sorry attempt to distract voters from his anti-Trump voting record in Congress,» Joe Shikhman, a spokesman for Grimm, told the Advance.

It can be argued that in Greece's case, the desperate state of the economy justified a grand coalition, but voters thought otherwise.

Here many refugees, from almost all parts of the Union, fled to escape justice or punishment; for although there was law, yet it could not be executed, and it was a desperate state of society.

No doubt some will regard this series as an unwitting acknowledgment of the desperate state of theology, insofar as it suggests that models of theological importance may lie unnoticed on the drawing boards of unsung adolescent scholars.

There is hardly a better example of the desperate state of the drug problem in the UK than the stories of the young recovering addicts at Betel of Britain, a Christian therapeutic community that helps people to find healing from addiction through faith in Jesus.

The legendary actor, director and armchair conversationalist — actually, he prefers to talk to armless chairs — has been expounding on the desperate state of America.

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Brennock said U.S. imposed sanctions on the oil - dependent state's crude industry would force Caracas to offer steep discounts in a desperate search for new buyers and also leave the country reeling with the prospect of supply restrictions of vital diluents.

Anyone following the wobbly state of the global economy knows that politicians around the world basically fall into two desperate camps.

WASHINGTON — Fervently proclaiming that he was actually the one responsible for the scandal involving the adult film actress, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue reportedly stated Thursday, in a desperate attempt to serve as President Trump's fall guy, that he was the one who slept with Stormy Daniels.

Desperate for money after years of neglect by the state Legislature, Palm Beach County schools may ask voters in November to approve a new tax to boost teacher salaries and supplement school security and mental health care.

These are lines we can not cross if we want to hold on to a functioning human civilization — not a collection of failed states, desperate environmental refugees and collapsing food systems.

The minister heads the state oil company PDVSA, which is in desperate need of a hike in fuel revenues and favorable financial ratings to fund imports of consumer goods and medical supplies for its citizens and to keep the socialist government's public services afloat.

Amnesty, even in its weakest forms of non-enforcement of the law and deferred action, without corresponding action to tighten the border and control unlawful immigration, leads directly to the current human crisis as thousands of desperate children (and adults) attempt to enter the United States on the promise that the administration will take no action against them.

Desperate noncitizens took notice, entering the United States illegally at the rate of 500,000 a year just prior to the recession.

You brought up «statism» in a desperate attempt to avoid owning up to the reality that governments with an official policy of state atheism are the worst killers in history.

When I stated that C0ntrac3ption, M0rn1ng @fter p1ll and @b0rt1on are only a matter of degree, Tom Tom stated that when @b0rt1on was banned, desperate women did what they had to and many died.

In a world that is desperate for the message of Christ, we continue to be less diligent in sharing the good news,» stated Frank Page, president and CEO of the SBC's Executive Committee.

So desperate was the state of the American Jewish community that the federations could no longer operate on the basis of business as usual, relying on the generosity of «a few generous men or the patrons of particular projects whose concerns do not transcend their project.»

This period of martyrdom was the last desperate attempt of the state against the new religion and therefore it was the most terrible of all the persecutions.

He was a more desperate enemy than Carthage had been of old, or any other hostile state since then.»

And Whitman's gnawing fear was expressed in imagery almost identical with that of Jefferson: «If the United States, like the countries of the Old World, are also to grow vast crops of poor, desperate, dissatisfied, nomadic, miserable - waged populations, such as we see looming upon us of late years — steadily, even if slowly, eating into them like cancer of lungs or stomach — then our republican experiment, notwithstanding all its surface - successes, is at heart an unhealthy failure.

When the State Kills is the model for such an approach, with fascinating and accessible chapters on such topics as the never - ending quest for «painless» executions, the role of and pressures on the jury in capital cases, the portrayal of executions in contemporary films, and the increasingly desperate efforts of death - penalty lawyers to ensure that those who are condemned to die have received something approximating fair treatment under the law.

O made this bread last night but as a lot of other people have stated below, after nearly 2 hours in the oven it was still raw I followed all the processes step by step and I would say the mixture was firm definitely not runny, so am really confused as t what has gone wrong, I even turned up the oven temperature to over 200 for the last half an hour as was getting a bit desperate............... perhaps ella you may be able to post a picture of the dough just before it goes in the oven so we can see what you mean by firm as that may be where it goes wrong OR should I just try with using less water?

I know that plenty of Arsenal fans are frustrated with Wenger's methods of business and had we managed to obtain the targets we wanted earlier in the summer by doing business early, then we now wouldn't find ourselves in such a desperate state going into the second fixture of the new season.

Some were finding a cooler seat on which to sit (Oregon State's Mike Riley), and some were in desperate need of some time to update resumes (John L. Smith, Frank Spaziani).

The first reason I would state would be the severed ties he has with the club and with Wenger after controversially leaving for Barcelona, a time in which he was so desperate to leave that he paid a bit of the transfer fees from his own pocket.

The vice-captain has publicly stated that progress may be slow under Klopp, but approaching the latter stages of his career, the England man will be desperate for the Reds to usurp Chelsea for good and establish themselves as a top - four force.

Jose Mourinho is desperate to have a deal in place before the squad leaves for Los Angeles on Sunday, which may be cutting it fine but in the summer of 2015, United signed both Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin hours before heading to the United States of America on the club's pre-season tour and their defence of the International Champions Cup which Louis van Gaal had won the previous summer, beating Liverpool in the final in Miami.

Arsenal are currently in a desperate state where they simply have to win all the remaining games in order to keep their faint hopes of winning the title alive and one can be sure that they will be gunning for a victory on Sunday as well.

I'm not happy to report that I spent that first year of motherhood in a desperate, exhausted and depressed state in which I did not seek professional help.

If you have found your way to this blog post, I have no doubt that you have been frantically searching the internet for one bit or reassurance, one ounce of positivity, one simple line that states 7 words you are desperate to see «flying long - haul with a toddler is easy «-- Trust me, I know -LSB-...]

According to local sources in the Venezuelan state of Táchira, it is also increasingly easy for armed Colombian groups to recruit young, desperate Venezuelans.

«Senate Democrats are desperate to get voters to pay attention to something other than the breathtaking corruption and criminal activity that exists within their own conference, after the State Inspector General turned over the findings of his cash for casinos investigation to the U.S. Attorney's Office so Democrats could be prosecuted for wrongdoing.,» said Reif.

Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has said that the latest media propaganda by the self - styled Unity Forum of the All Progressives Congress is a desperate attempt to rubbish the result of the ward congresses conducted on Sunday.

Why is the Fracking industry so desperate to Frack New York State and not allow a full disclosure of their drilling chemicals or time for the public to review the health impacts of Fracking?

«The desperate state party chairman, re-contesting his position, who, but for the waiver granted all current party executive by APC NEC, ought to have resigned his current position a month before the congress, together with his sponsors, hijacked the entire process of the congress.

New York State prison policies are in desperate need of reform.

His unstable outbursts and desperate smears, combined with his inability to communicate a coherent and substantive vision for our State, threatens the long - term viability of the Republican Party in New York for years to come.

Mario Monti, was appointed Prime Minister by the President of the Republic in November 2011, with the public finances in a desperate state, the country on the verge of bankruptcy.

«With Americans desperate for change, these 11 candidates are determined to rein in reckless spending, cut taxes and return the economy back to a state of vitality.»

It is not the same as the inane reports compiled by a desperate administration to create an excuse for war on the military capacity of a state they had not visited.

Despite his primary opponent's desperate assertion to the contrary On Tuesday, Ohioans will head to the polls for their state's primary election, and the results will lay out a roadmap for a crucial election year in which the Republican and Democratic parties battle for control of the swing state — the first major contests since Donald -LSB-...]

«We, however, reiterate, that he is not desperate for power and wish to state with humility that Ihedioha will, by the grace of God, realise his political dreams through the PDP.»

Marcellus shale production will yield extensive new job opportunities, provide increased state and local tax collections, boost local economies, and provide long - term growth particularly to the Southern Tier, an area in desperate need of economic growth.

«We Must Move Forth on an Aggressive Timeline to Meet City's Immediate, Desperate Needs» QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about the New York Court of Appeals» ruling today on the redevelopment of Willets Point: «Willets Point has been a topic of discussion for decades, and it's -LSB-...]

The founder of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom says Ghana, in its current state where there is a desperate need for the good counsel of statesmen and women will miss the late Paul Victor Obeng.

It was a sure sign of a desperate push for an on - time state budget by next Wednesday.»