Sentences with phrase «during public battle»

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But the fundamentalists lost the battle for public opinion during the «Scopes Monkey Trial» in 1925.

During the great battles on the legalization of divorce and homosexual acts, the notable campaigners then were really distinguished public figures, for example: Bruce Arnold, mentioned above, Prof. Richard Humphries of the University College Dublin School of Law, historian Prof. John A. Murphy mentioned above, of University College Cork, the journalist Kevin Myers, the literary critic Prof. David Norris of Trinity College Dublin, former Reid Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin, later President of the Republic, Mary Robinson.

For those of us who stood with you and fought with you during the passage of the HHFKA, it would have been disheartening (though understandable, in my opinion) if you'd decided to wage this battle quietly and out of the public eye.

Donohue has been very outspoken during this budget battle, issuing some memorable zingers directed at Gov. David Paterson in response to the governor's efforts to get the public employee unions to agree to concessions such as furloughs or a wage freeze that he says would help close the budget deficit.

Neither Goldsmith nor Khan are household names and in a more low - key battle, the public's party and policy preferences may end up having more of an effect than they did during the celebrity contests between Boris and Ken.

Cuomo has also made it clear organized labor — particularly the public employee unions, but also the health care sector — will be in the crosshairs during the budget battle, so WFP isn't going to have the easiest time of it next year.

The statement said while Ogun «was under the siege of violence and politically - motivated killings» during OGD's reign as governor, Kashamu «fights his political battles in the court of law and public opinion using his God - given resources.»

The new tool is based on an earlier one that the company tested out in fall 2011 during the battle in Ohio over public sector unions, said Stuart Trevelyan, NGP VAN's CEO.

«I congratulate all of you,» Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said shortly after 11 pm as he closed out an especially challenging budget process that began in January and intensified during the past month of public and private battles at the Capitol.

But early on as governor he was at odds with public - sector labor groups, including public employee unions he battled over contract renewals as well as a new, less generous pension tier during his first term.

His campaign paid $ 47,500 to consulting firm Berlin Rosen during the six month period and $ 94,303.85 to Hilltop Public Solutions, as well as $ 51,250 to Revolution Messaging, the consulting firm that had helped Bernie Sanders with his grassroots fundraising during the Democratic primary battle.

A statement signed by Air Commodore Olatokumbo Adesanya, Director of NAF Public Relations said, «Battle Damage Assessment conducted after the strike showed that several leaders of the Boko Haram Terrorist Organization and their followers were killed during the attacks.

Battle of the Books is part of the overall Summer Reading initiative run by the 37 - site Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System where school age children are encouraged to read during the summer months in an effort to advance their academic performance.

«For all the partisanship and bitter battles during the last eight years, President Obama is receiving strong send - off numbers,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

I was amazed at his public support for Cameron during the leadership battle, and thought he might have been pro-Liam Fox.

Comicpalooza started in a theater during the movie premier of the Dark Knight and to commemorate our 10th anniversary, Discovery Green, across the Avenida from the George R. Brown Convention Center, will be showing the movie Friday night at 8:00 p.m. New this year for gamers is a watch party for the Houston Outlaws as the Overwatch team battles the San Francisco Shock Friday, May 25th at 10:00 p.m. Saturday night, you can party with us on the plaza for another public event at the After Party on the Avenida with special guests Ghostland Observatory, while inside guests can wander through a Live Art auction as artists create original pieces before our eyes.

Set in the future during a war between Earth and an alien race, Tom Cruise stars as a public relations officer that gets turned into a straight up warrior through reliving the same day's worth of training and battle over and over and over again.

During the film's climax, which sees Wiley taking on the vaunted Harvard debate team (in real life, this never happened — they did battle wits with USC however), the content of the arguments, while discussing weighty issues, barely passes for interesting public discourse.

He voiced an argument made by union supporters through the fight over Senate Bill 5 (and the similar battle in Wisconsin over public sector union rights): All employees want is the right to bargain; they are more than willing to make concessions during these difficult times.

DENVER - Democrats backed by the state's largest teachers» union nicknamed legislation overhauling Colorado's tenure and evaluation rules the «teacher scapegoat» bill, and several lawmakers wept in public sessions during their monthlong battle to stop it...

Introduced in 2014, this official «after - party» event begins at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, is open to the public, and gives consumers the opportunity to see some of the amazing vehicles that were on display during the trade - only event while observing the filming of the Battle of the Builders competition that will air on a nationally televised show on Velocity.

During recent weeks, there has been a discussion — oh, okay, let's call it a battle, for the public's opinion on the business discussion between Amazon and Hachette.

The artist is best known for The Battle of Orgreave in 2001, where Deller organised a public reenactment of a riot that took place during the 1984 - 85 UK miner's strike.

The Verge surveyed users during a time when the focus on Facebook was its battle against fake news on the platform, before the Cambridge Analytica data fiasco hadn't become public knowledge.