Sentences with phrase «even against the majority»

It is the Christian Church, which must raise her voice even against the majority of a people, when tyrants want to seduce whole countries.

Not exact matches

By the early 20th century, bandwagons were commonplace in political campaigns, and «jump on the bandwagon» had become a derogatory term used to describe the social phenomenon of wanting to be part of the majority even when it means going against one's principles or beliefs.

Even though the dollar has raced to 14 - year highs against a basket of currencies in the wake of the Fed meeting, only a slim majority - 52 percent of poll participants who expressed a view - thought the euro / dollar exchange rate would break below parity in 2017.

The majority of our retirement portfolio is in diversified mutual funds but what I have done to diversify even more and to hedge a little against inflation is to invest in stocks of companies where we spend our money.

The majority of christians have no idea about their faith or what it is to be christian, you see them spout nonsense from a bible they have never read and judge or even hate others who do not believe their beliefs, all the while not knowing they are going against its teachings.

I'm against allowing any sort of moral law decided by some, even if it is a majority in a democracy, to be forced on the rest with no other support than «thats what God wants».

I say praise with the express acknowledgement that I think Rick would have had a hard time winning the Republican nomination, let alone winning a popular — or even an electoral majority — against the current president in the general election in the first place.

New research reveals one more reason to remember 2014: for the greatest number of religious freedom violations against Christians worldwide in recent memory — even in Christian - majority countries.

Indeed, I suspect that the vast majority of those connected with First Things would argue against the Bodies exhibition even if all its specimens came from middle - class Americans who had unquestionably decided to donate their bodies to science for the anatomical education of the masses.

But even today it is hard for the church to side with the scientific maverick against the scientific majority.

The Protestant principle, in name derived from the protest of the «protestants» against decisions of the Catholic majority, contains the divine and human protest against any absolute claim made for a relative reality, even if this claim is made by a Protestant church.

The defender started France's friendly match against Denmark on Sunday evening, and despite playing the majority of the contest, was replaced in the dying minutes in some discomfort.

In any other instance when a player rebels against the club and coach for whatever reason there is no room for doubt, disciplinary actions must be taken, even when he is your best player...... it could be the case even for SANCHEZ, those words no player is greater than the Club are well understood, the problem in this case is that a growing majority of the Fans are fed up with the Club and Manager, years of frustration, deception nothing changing and doing nothing about it has the great majority of Fans siding with the Player against the Club and Manager...... unfortunately both lost the respect of most ARSENAL fans, there is a revolt brewing YES like every year the difference this year is that losing Sanchez will not go without consequence....

Although majority of the fans are against the problems in Arsenal's board and the way the club is being run, but yesterday's loss shows why the concerns are worse and even the legendary Manager has only one answer i.e. his team has been «Not Good Enough».

Then, later that season, they went and won by the same scoreline (2 - 1) at Goodison, despite being second best for the majority of the game, thus proving a gulf in quality, finances and even overwhelming odds hasn't daunted David Moyes» thick - skinned squad, who even when not at their best somehow have a knack of getting the job done against their north - west rivals.

As such, the majority of people probably do not even realize that homosexuality is against the law.

Firstly, immediately, and funds permitting, Nuttall will surely be planning a major campaign tour of those constituencies whose MPs voted against triggering Article 50 — and particularly those where the MPs have a small majority and where UKIP are even vaguely viable.

The speaker noted he has endorsed Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, who is running against NYC Councilman Charles Barron for the NY - 8 seat being vacated by Rep. Ed Towns, even though Barron is the husband of another majority conference member, Assemblywoman Inez Barron.

His loss would be a win for Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, who has pledged to support all incumbents — even Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., and tried — albeit unsuccessfully — to convince some big LGBT stakeholders like the Empire State Pride Agenda not to endorse Nunes against Huntley.

There have been reports that Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is tacitly supporting Felder, even though freshman Sen. David Storobin, who complicated things for the GOP by winning a long - fought special election against Democratic NYC Councilman Lew Fidler for ex-Sen.

Andy would have been the best leader we never had last time, he's not right this time, incidentally your choice for Mayor Diane Abbot comes out with her usual nonsense regarding, her 24,000 majority compared to Khans 2,000 majority, When she was first elected in 1987 ′ she had a swing against her, even though, any really after the 1983 election, it would be expected, that a labour politician would have a swing towards them as 1983 was our all time low, and I could be said her swing against her at the time was due to racism, but Paul boeteng stood for the first time, next to her in 1987 ′ he never had a swing against him,

In another sign of heightened tensions, Newsday reported that GOP Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who has been at odds with Cuomo recently, might even run for governor against him.

The Parliamentary Party is helping push through a bill with no democratic mandate (Lib Dem, Coalition or even Tory), no grassroots Party support and against the wishes of the majority of medical professionals and public opinion.

Trump's apparent commitment to stand by incumbent Republican senators against his former campaign CEO and White House strategist shows that even a tradition - bucking president may hew to the party line in the interest of moving his agenda forward and maintaining a governing majority.

He even went so far as to upset his Republican counterpart, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, by voting against the majority leader's wife, Elaine Chao, a relatively uncontroversial pick to run Trump's Department of Transportation.

Though the district is majority Latino, Mr. Powell said he can still win the seat, even if demographics may work against him.

Disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son were caught on wiretaps bad - mouthing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's family, plotting to use his gal pal, Sandra Lee, against him and even musing how Skelos and other Republican lawmakers were «smarter» than the governor, new court papers state.

Espada's office announced this morning that the majority leader and Sampson will co-host the even to address a «developing crisis» evident in «an alarming rash of bias attacks against immigrants, particularly Hispanics, in the Bronx, Staten Island and Long Island, and a rise in anti-immigrant sentiment across the country and state.

Paterson was referring to Skelos» insistence that his conference will continue to vote in a block against the extenders, even though two Democrats — Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and Ruben Diaz Sr. — have said they won't vote «yes» any longer, essentially leaving the majority without sufficient support to pass anything and threatening a sMajority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and Ruben Diaz Sr. — have said they won't vote «yes» any longer, essentially leaving the majority without sufficient support to pass anything and threatening a smajority without sufficient support to pass anything and threatening a shutdown.

In this case, Owaisi sees it more beneficial for him to appease the Muslims - even if it means spewing hateful, nasty rhetoric against other groups of people, since his constituency has a clear Muslim majority.

Democratic state Senate candidate Jermaine Bagnall - Graham, who is running against Sen. Jim Seward, framed his statement as questioning whether Seward supports Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan, who continues to back Trump even after calling his 2005 comments «deplorable and inexcusable.»

It is an ineluctable fact: poll after poll has shown that most Britons are strongly against the expansion of the EU's power - and an even greater majority demand the referendum promised by all three main parties in their manifestos at the last General Election.

A majority might even have voted against him if it had been put to a vote: Bernard Jenkin, Graham Stuart, John Redwood, Bill Cash and Stewart Jackson are only the most vocal opponents.

«If Stephanie Miner wants to run against me because I want to cut taxes for the vast majority of my constituents, then her priorities are even more out of place than I suspected,» Katko said in a statement.

Even with a big majority, there were times when backbench rebellions meant their plans for England were pushed through Parliament against the wishes of English MPs, and only Scottish votes secured a majority for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Cuomo has been on solid ground when pitted against Lazio who doesn't even receive a majority within his own party.

A minority government tends to be much less stable than a majority government because, if they can unite for the purpose, opposing parliamentary members have the numbers to vote against legislation, or even bring down the government with a vote of no confidence.

Flanagan says the legislature made progress last year, even amidst the resignations and corruption charges against the two majority party leaders.

He is seen as different from his competitors, even more so after the recent vote on the welfare bill in which the majority of Labour MPs abstained rather than vote against Tory austerity.

The remark referenced the former blue - ribbon panel that Cuomo created in 2013 under the state's Moreland Act — before abruptly pulling the plug as it was targeting political donors, even as it gathered incriminating evidence against then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle emerged from a closed - door meeting of Democratic lawmakers to say he has faith in Silver, even though he said he hadn't read the criminal complaint against him.

With just one exception, Pryce sided with the new Democratic majority on every major bill and rule change that came to a vote in the past two weeks, even voting against her party on a procedural vote, a move considered heretical in the years of GOP control.

It was a well - coordinated attack against members of the majority bloc, and one unusual even in contests for higher offices.

«If Stephanie Miner wants to run against me because I want to cut taxes for the vast majority of my constituents, then her priorities are even more out of place than I suspected,» Katko said.

Appearing on the Westminster Hour, he said: «I think it will not be difficult to find 50 people who are discontented with David Cameron at the end, probably more, but I think it would be very hard to produce a majority of the Conservative Party that wanted to remove him if he, or indeed even enough people to want to remove him and that I think will make even those who are against him think twice before they start a letter campaign that might end up strengthening him not weakening him.»

New York State Senate Majority Leaders Dean Skelos, a Republican, has long said he'd allow a vote on a marriage equality bill and not block it from the floor, even though he himself is against it.

His first election in partisan politics wound up as a tie against an 18 - year incumbent...»... who was the majority leader of the county legislature and the committeemen - even though it takes place in a very public forum it's actually a party election, and so the committeemen broke the tie, gave it to the incumbent, and I wound up being elected in a write - in election with over 3,000 votes cast, just on a county legislative district, so, you can beat city hall.»

Labour has an absolute majority in the Commons, even if every single non-Labour MP voted against it is unlikely that even the most rebellious Labour Backbencher would bite against their party especially those in marginal seats as Turkeys do not vote for Xmas.

We're so afraid of what we don't understand or what may be deviate from what we consider to be «normal» — and even more afraid of speaking out against the majority — when really, evil may be nothing more than the absence of something: awareness, compassion, a full understanding of circumstance.

If it were politics, our government wouldn't even allow parents the choice to move to other districts «for the great schools» if it went against majority vote.