Sentences with phrase «effort by the conviction»

Niebuhr himself came to recognize that he may have overstated the case when he had asserted that we must believe that perfect justice is possible in order to be optimally motivated.27 We can be inspired to committed effort by the conviction that a situation much better than the present one is realistically obtainable.

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What I find so maddening in my efforts to negotiate the barriers between my Protestantism and my seminarians» Catholicism is that while we are united in so many of our convictions and practices, we are divided by differences real enough to make the Omega Point almost as remote as in the bad old days of open hostility between our churches.

This conviction actuates the effort to remove poverty, hunger, ignorance, and disease by economic aid.

Rather, it was a combination of socio - political factors: A strategically timed publicity stunt to bolster Russia's positive image internationally in the run - up to the Sochi Olympics, a result of skilful lobbying efforts by the German diplomatic elite and a humane act of mercy driven by Putin's personal convictions about vengeance, justice and mercy.

Off the top of my head the biggest ones are: (1) corruption within the Buildings & Grounds Department (2) corruption involving school district vendors over-billing and paying bribes and kickbacks that led to those two Federal indictments and convictions; (3) corruption involving police harassment of a woman on behalf of the manager of a local beach club; (4) a child rapist operating out of a public middle school; (5) an illegal gambling and pornography web site operated by members of the New Rochelle Police Department; (6) a retired police officer defrauding charities including St. Jude's Children's Research; (7) illegal asbestos handling and asbestos removal at an elementary school; (8) an effort to artificially inflate the salaries and pensions of senior police commanders; (9) the relationship between the New Rochelle Police Commissioner and a corrupt contractor, a man who has since been convicted on Federal corruption charges; (10) the sordid history of former New Rochelle Schools Administrator Freddie Dean Smith.

Also at 10 a.m., arguments in the ongoing effort by former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's attorneys to overturn his federal corruption conviction will be heard, federal courthouse, Foley Square, Room 1703, Manhattan.

Nowhere is that effort more lacking than in the realm of reform, a decades - long need in New York exacerbated by the embarrassing fall from power of two of the three men in the room with Cuomo only a few years ago and now magnified by the conviction of a one - time gubernatorial buddy in a blistering corruption trial.

Whereas, Dr. King has had a permanent and lasting impact on the world; lauded for his efforts to achieve social, political, and economic equality, Dr. King was named Time magazine's «Man of the Year,» in 1964 and was awarded the Nobel Peace prize that same year; his ideals are highlighted annually on the federal holiday established in his honor in 1986, and his message is passed on to new generations inspired by his strength, hope, and conviction; and

Among Ganim's reported expenses in the last three months were $ 10,000 for the Simsbury law firm that unsuccessfully represented him in his effort to overturn a state law that barred him from participating in the public campaign financing system because of his felony conviction and more than $ 3,400 to reimburse the city of Bridgeport for the mileage driven by the city police detective who chauffeurs him to political events as well as events in his official capacity as mayor.

While nowhere near complex as the Helm's Deep by Peter Jackson, this massive set piece has captivating sequences and a proper buildup — from preparations to the big assault and strategic efforts, then back to smaller fights where characters continue to show raw power, solidarity, and conviction.

The head of MI6 (played without much conviction by Connie Nielsen) knows Barovsky, since she led an effort to frame his as a double agent to the Russian government, leading to his supposed execution.

Yet the district attorney pursued Hinton's conviction with the grim determination of the furies, aided in his dogged efforts by an incompetent defense attorney, a racist jury and a judge who ruled in the State's favor at every turn.

Efforts like these have seen our convictions vindicated by public interest; ePaper displays can be found across the globe.

Now, in an effort to reduce the costs of legal practice and the provision of legal services, we are being asked by these same lawyers, judges, benchers and law deans to dispose of these historical print collections, containing centuries of legal information, confident in their conviction that they now have access to everything online.

In case you haven't heard, the EEOC on Wednesday held a public meeting to discuss its issuance of new guidance stated to further the Commission's efforts to «eliminate unlawful discrimination in employment screening, for hiring or retention, by entities covered by Title VII...» The updated Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records... Read more»