Sentences with phrase «despite insistences»

Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, a Republican, said that was a ridiculous expectation, despite insistences by Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman that the commission would be independent.

Alexis Sanchez is the most heavily linked with a move away from the club despite the insistences of Arsene Wenger, and Manchester City are believed to be circling.

It is almost purely experiential, and despite its insistences [to the contrary], it is scarcely Christian in any traditional way.

National security hawks have long alleged that Eugene Kaspersky, founder and CEO of his namesake firm, has uncomfortably close ties to the Kremlin, despite his insistence otherwise.

Despite their insistence on a tragic end to this story, we really haven't seen a meaningful level of economic slowdown from recent data releases, especially those in the labor and housing markets.

Without any evidence for this claim must be rejected and theists have not one shred of evidence, despite their insistence to the contrary.

In conclusion, despite my insistence on the irresolvability of these two models, in Pannenberg and in Ford's modified Whitehead we do find a narrowing of the gap.

Hermann Gunkel, in a sense the unique father of us all in modern biblical scholarship, despite his insistence on saga's supervision of the Elijah narratives as we receive them, nevertheless affirms on the one hand Elijah's kinship with the greatest of all ministers of ancient Israel, Moses, in their mutual contention with their own people; and, on the other hand, Elijah's legitimate and immediate relationship to the great prophets who follow him and who, essentially, continue the work he began.

For example, despite his insistence that what he does is different than what goes on in an Institutional Church, he still describes a group of people who sit in chairs arranged in a square, sing some songs from a book, and talk about spiritual things.

Even a professed atheist like Jean - Paul Sartre, despite his protests and despite his insistence that the only meaning is what we ourselves put into things, evidently still finds sufficient sense in the simple fact of living so that he does not take his own life.

Despite his insistence on the personal character of revelation and its correlate, faith, Brunner did not deny the importance of doctrine.

The family have raised concerns that his premature death has left them vulnerable and despised by Muslims, despite their insistence that he is innocent.

In a strange kind ofa way, Rahner's view of man being dynamically constituted in a permanent existential of supernatural life is actually rather static and in the end a-historical, despite his insistence on the need for categorical instances that open this existential up.

Douglas may face a fine from the league for the block, and despite his insistence that the hit wasn't dirty, opponents may have a different perspective.

If reports are true then speculation over Angel Di Maria's future at United is sure to increase, despite his insistence that he is not seeking an exit from England this summer [via Daily Star Sport].

While the Astros are likely out of the running after acquiring Gerrit Cole, that still leaves the Rangers as a possibility despite some insistence otherwise, the Twins if they ever clear their busy schedule, the Yankees if they can clear payroll to stay under the luxury tax threshold, and the Cubs in addition to the Brewers.

Brands, as usual, kept his distance from the other American wrestlers, and despite his insistence that the Du Pont money was of no consequence, accepting it clearly did not endear him to most members of the wrestling community.

He also came in mufti despite the insistence of the lawmakers that he should appear before it in uniform.

As it turns out, the state Indy Party hasn't taken MacKay's own advice, despite his insistence in the past that party leaders were fully cooperating with Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr.'s investigation of John Haggerty.

Despite his insistence that he has noemotional attachment to his subjects, there's a look in his eyes thatconveys the gruff affection he has developed for the critters.

No matter how cute the outfit may be, no look can withstand being worn by a girl crumpled on the floor in a sweaty heap (despite my insistence that I am just suffering from «the vapors», which sounds infinitely more ladylike...).

But boxing is in his blood, so he tracks Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) down and asks him to be his trainer, despite his insistence that he is out of the fight game for good.

Despite the insistence of Getty's daughter - in - law Gail (Michelle Williams) attempting to change his stance, Getty hires his trusted business aide Fletcher Chase (Mark Wahlberg) to negotiate the cheapest means of freeing his grandson with his Italian captors.

Despite insistence from the local authorities that security is super tight, Banning has a bad feeling about this — and as it turns out, he's right.

They have lots of sex, he spanks and whips her, and despite his insistence that he is not a candy and flowers kind of guy, Ana thinks that this arrangement has the potential to blossom into something greater.

Despite his insistence that he is out of the fight game for good, Rocky sees in Adonis the strength and determination he had known in Apollo — the fierce rival who became his closest friend.

She's grown closer to her hunting buddy Gale (Liam Hemsworth), who remains jealous of her manufactured celebrity romance with Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) despite her insistence it was all a ruse.

Like «Vera Drake,» «Happy - Go - Lucky» differs from Leigh's previous work in that it is essentially a one - woman showcase, despite his insistence in the aforementioned interview that it's still an ensemble piece.

Despite the insistence that real estate needs to be a long - term investment, the average home owner in North America will sell and move every five to seven years.

But not in Australia, despite the insistence of Aussies that the term «Down Under» does not really mean «Upside down and backward.»

Also don't even touch on the fact that the inFamous titles, which are open world sandbox games, are also getting Pro support, despite your insistence the system can't handle that.

Despite my insistence throughout this article to call Miitomo a game, many would be reluctant to agree.

Despite his insistence on silence, the burlap speaks of a particular moment of Italian (and Italian - American) history, a trend which continues throughout Burri's career.

Despite his insistence on this practical concern, his early writings provide the foundation of a life - long commitment to making and defending claims about art and artists.

Despite your insistence otherwise, you evince at best a shallow understanding of basic principles of climate science (hint: while radiative forcing is known to be at least partially controlled by atmospheric CO2, no «natural», i.e. internal source of variability has been demonstrated that could drive a global temperature trend for half a century), as well as an inability to recognize genuine expertise.

Every word on those pages is taxpayer funded and everything the IPCC does is in the public interest so we should be able to disseminate their work and freely discuss it despite their insistence that it's a work in progress.

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And, despite Meyers» insistence that Trump would not have appeared on his show anyway, the GOP candidate is a frequent media presence who made a number of late - night TV visits in the early months of his campaign, including with Meyers» NBC colleagues like Jimmy Fallon, on The Tonight Show, as well as a hosting gig on Saturday Night Live.

But an investigation by the Washington Post found no evidence Trump had actually donated that money, despite his campaign manager's insistence otherwise.

There's absolutely no evidence at all showing that there was widespread illegal voting in the 2016 election, despite Trump's insistence that were was.

But despite President Donald Trump's insistence on making the best deals, in this case, it seems the US wouldn't have gotten much in return.

But China is likely to complain about any eventual duties since Commerce will judge it as a «nonmarket» economy, despite Beijing's long - standing insistence that the state no longer determines prices.

And why, despite the modern academy's insistence that disciplines not be ordered hierarchically, do many of us implicitly (if quietly) continue to value the humanities more highly than we value technical fields?

Despite the Church's insistence that they are still cherished members, innumerable Catholics think they have been excommunicated because they are living in marriages not recognized by the Church.

Despite Heidegger's urgent insistence to the contrary, Mason seems actively determined to identify Dasein with the epistemological subject, which is to say with the human individual in the subjectivity of his «me, here, now.»

Despite verbal insistence on his humanity, he tends to be portrayed as one who is un-related to the human race save as being intrusive into our midst.

Today, most scholars believe this was the position of the Twelve, the Jerusalem Church, and even of St. Paul (Acts 21:20 — 26), despite the latter's insistence that justification comes through faith and that gentiles should not take on the law of Moses.

He believes, indeed, that the move from a national to a global economy can still be reversed despite his opponents» insistence that the integration of the global economy is inevitable.

He endured Bettelheim's categorical insistence that Stephen had committed suicide despite Pollak's assertion that he had been pres ent and knew the death to have been an accident.

To this day, I continue to feel rushed and afraid, (not to mention completely paranoid about birth control), despite my husband's insistence that we will share the responsibility of raising children equally.

Our comical insistence that we are loving, despite our reputation, is a bit like a man insisting he's a perfectly loving husband when his wife, kids, and all who know him insist he's an unloving, self - righteous jerk.