Sentences with phrase «during a strike by»

The #DeleteUber hashtag initially trended after Uber lifted surge pricing around JFK Airport during a strike by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance in December.

More than a fifth of England's schools were closed on Thursday during a strike by the National Union of Teachers, according to government figures.

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I was really struck by the image of Katrina Lake holding her son during her IPO, and there are a number of women entrepreneurs out there who are saying, «I want that to be me too.»

Uber came under renewed pressure over the weekend for a Tweet promoting surge - free pricing during a taxi worker strike in support of immigrants impacted by Trump's Executive Order, which has been widely interpreted as a Muslim ban.

«He and I haven't spoken, and I disagree,» Trump said during the second presidential debate on Sunday, when asked about Pence's position that the U.S. should be able to strike military targets operated by Syrian President Bashar Assad.

So was Stephen King during his long convalescence after being struck by a van.

It was during the first dot - com boom, and the list was a way to showcase the striking fortunes accumulated by the era's hotshots: Michael Dell, Jeff Bezos, Pierre Omidyar, Marc Andreessen («Really Young, Really Rich,» read our cover in 2000).

During their initial small talk, I was struck by how polite and kind the manager was.

But the same could be said of the 197 pedestrians struck by cars and killed in Arizona in 2016, and the more than 40,000 people who died in car accidents in the U.S. during the same time period.

As I listened during our meetings to the details of the Cubs approach, I was struck by the similarities to our own 1871 philosophy.

It was during that same period between the election and the inauguration that the first US intelligence officers were struck by what they described as strange noises.

The less good news is that when lightning struck during the global financial storm it illuminated a financial landscape that raised troubling questions about our ability to weather the next storm that is quickly emerging driven by demographics.

Over the years Richard Leblanc, an adjunct at Osgoode Hall Law School and associate professor of governance law and ethics in the School of Administrative Studies at York University, has been struck by the number of students who had difficulty staying awake during class.

With AI weapons in consideration, however, some nations might adopt a first - strike stance during conflicts to counter the advantages brought by artificial intelligence - powered defense systems.

Surface mapping conducted by the Company during 2016 and 2017 has identified a steeply dipping, northeast trending vein system with widths up to four metres and a strike length of over 770 metres open both to the northeast and southwest.

Customers wielded the hashtag against the company for trying to profit during a protest against Trump's Muslim ban that included a strike by New York City's taxi union.

If there's no significant progress during the third round of negotiations, starting Saturday in Ottawa, they say there's no chance a deal can be struck by year's end.

But suppose during this storm someone is struck by lightning and killed.

A convert to Catholicism after being a protestant missionary in Latin America, it was during his RCIA class that Leonard was struck by the profound importance of aiming for sainthood.

This attack bears a striking similarity to the attack in Nice, France earlier this year when 84 were killed during Bastille Day celebrations, a terrorist attack claimed by the Islamic State.

As I mentioned in my post, «2016 and the Risk of Birth,» in revisiting Madeleine L'Engle's Genesis Trilogy, I've been struck by how forthcoming the author is about her own fears around raising children during the Cold War.

Picasso's «Guernica» depicted the horrors of the bombing by Nazi planes of a tiny village during the Spanish Civil War, making striking use of the cross to drive home the inhumanity of modern warfare.

A striking description by Wilder Penfield of an experiment during a brain - operation may be relevant in this context (Penfield 1961):

The fears being expressed by many liberals today bear a striking resemblance to the conservative utterances during the «60s about religiously motivated liberals.

The move has been welcomed by some as an important first step in protecting farmers, though comes amidst processor concerns over sustainable dairy payments following a number of high profile strikes by milk producers across Europe during the year.

A striking new bottle design brings Rabarbaro Zucca up - to - date while retaining its original heritage by showcasing three medals won during in early 20th Century exhibitions: 1906 Milan International, 1911 Turin International and 1935 Brussels International.

DJ made the cut by a stroke, but after a Saturday 64, he's now within legitimate striking distance on a course, like Bubba, that he's feasted on during his career.

Then, on May 30, 1980, during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, a fastball delivered by Roy Thomas struck Valentine in the face, shattering his cheekbone and his confidence.

Ironically Falcao and Hulk were strike partners at FC Porto during their treble winning season in 2010/11 when they were managed by former Chelsea boss Andre Villas - Boas.

He was the bread - and - butter man during student strikes in Lodz in 1981, using his connections to get food by the carload for university students.

A motorbike rider was struck by a bolt of lightning during the 3rd stage of this year's Dakar Rally, but managed to complete the stage anyway.

In 1984 Dutch goalkeeper Erik Jongbloed, son of Holland's World Cup keeper Jan Jongbloed, was tragically killed when he was struck by lightning during a four - tier game between Amsterdamsche Football Club Door Wilskracht Sterk (DWS) and VV Rood - Wit.

The United left - back, who has found game time hard to come by at Old Trafford this season, almost became a national hero when he struck a fierce right - footed half volley onto the post after the Azzurri went behind during their World Cup qualifier against Sweden last night.

Seamus Coleman and Dominic Calvert - Lewin both came close to settling the contest in the Blues» favour during a grandstand finale — with the visitors» best chance a close - range Dominic Solanke strike which was brilliantly saved by Jordan Pickford.

Fans invaded the pitch during the defeat, while others threw missiles toward West Ham co-owners David Sullivan, who was struck by a coin, and David Gold.

Each of his five strikes in the Championship have come from outside the box, with Neves» impact underlined by Wolves losing comprehensively to Fulham and failing to beat Hull during his recent suspensions.

Have your say on who scored the finest strike for Liverpool during February by casting a vote in our Goal of the Month poll now.

I educated my sons about the dangers of playing sports during an electrical storm when they were four years old and a 13 - year old neighbor in Virginia was struck by lightning and killed because he did not leave the baseball field soon enough during a thunderstorm.

During a nursing strike, some moms may feel rejected by their baby.

The woman behind your behind, Sara Blakely, best known for her invention of SPANX, was struck by a creative impulse during her 40th week of pregnancy, which gave birth to The Belly Art Project.

From Ukraine, or Belorussia, or Baltics, you can strike at the main part of the country, and roll through it without any natural defensive positions right up to Moscow - which, it should be noted, was already done by both Napoleon's France in 1812 and Hitler's Germany in 1941, as well as earlier by Poland in 1610 and even earlier by Western knights (Google «Alexander Nevsky»)- as well as unsuccessful attempt by Swedes and Poles during Great Northern War.

He said «By the time the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) go on strike as being threatened, the whole country will be shut down and one wonders what will become of Nigerians that desire to move around during the festive season.»

But the air strikes were also cheered by Democrats hoping for an end to the humanitarian crisis that has engulfed the country during its seven - year civil war.

I'm not saying all Tories were silent during the Ian Tomlinson death — but much of the commentary is reaction to the press account: which initially paid little attention to his death until the Guardian exposed that he died by a police strike.

Michael Gove's comments came in an interview with 12 school reporters from across the UK and during strike action by the profession.

During my most recent research trip to eastern Yemen late last year, I was struck by a meeting I had with three leading community members from Mukalla, which had been overrun by AQAP since April 2015.

During the week, striking assistants were frequently joined on their picket line by members of other unions, such as TWU, CWA, NYSNA and SEIU 1199, said Rosalie Ray, one of the grad student organizers.

Council Member Espinal Reiterates Calls to NYC Baseball Teams to Extend Protective Netting in Wake of Young Boy Injured by a Broken Bat at Yankee Stadium A boy was struck on the head by a broken bat during the New -LSB-...]

At least 129 non-private prisons across England and Wales were disrupted by yesterday's action and one prisoner appears to have died during the strike.

During his Q - and - A with reporters in NYC earlier today, Bloomberg singled out several members of the GOP conference — including his onetime ally Simcha Felder, a former Democratic NYC councilman from Brooklyn who is caucusing with the Republicans — for killing the measure, and said the next death of a child struck by a speeding driver will be on their heads.