Sentences with phrase «face of opposition»

Kinder Morgan Canada has stopped non-essential work on its Trans Mountain expansion in face of opposition from the province of British Columbia, while Enbridge Inc's Line 3 replacement is facing new hurdles in Minnesota.

President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore), head of the rebellion, has made Katniss the unwitting face of the opposition.

Repeated efforts by DACA supporters in Congress to pass a new law to protect the program's recipients and assure them they won't be deported have failed in the face of opposition by the President.

They got lucky with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who helped advance plans in the face of opposition.

In the face of this opposition, Gensler made a concerted effort to show liberal Democrats that he wasn't a typical Rubinite and, unlike most of Bill Clinton's economic team, would publicly acknowledge the deregulatory missteps of the late 1990s that contributed to the 2008 crash.

If we do not exercise our freedom of speech and religion in the face of opposition, we will lose them to cowardice.

A religious life wrought out in the face of opposition has more tenacity and depth than one which follows a drifting current.

Hesburgh left office, bore the fruit of Cuomo's analysis when, in the face of opposition from eighty - three bishops and three cardinals, and in violation of the Bishops» prescription not to honor or give a platform to abortion proponents, the University offered the most tenacious pro-abortion President, Barack Obama, an honorary degree in law — and the privilege of giving the commencement address to the 2009 graduating class.

They will claim the biblical word for themselves, in the experience of hoping and believing in the Gospel, of trusting in one's own conscience, even in the face of opposition....

It is not my purpose to argue for the correctness of one or the other view of education, only to note that these are issues over which reasonable people may differ, and to question whether the State has a right to impose the first approach in the face of opposition from parents.

The person who is secure in their acceptance is much more able to hold to their principles (as opposed to their pride) in the face of the opposition and displeasure of others.

In the face of that opposition, the Department of Health and Human Services tweaked its original rule in February to require health insurers, not employers, to cover the cost of contraception coverage, reasoning that would prevent religious groups from having to finance such coverage.

Catechism of the Catholic Church succeeded through the heroic work of then - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and against the advice of many Bishops; World Youth Day flourished in the face of opposition from official diocesan youth - work bureaucacies.

They understood well that the philosophy of the team doesn't change: getting in the faces of our opposition.

However, in the context of their own team or in the face of the opposition, online social media always emphasizes the importance of the Pique.

The fifth way is to get Parental Responsibility without the agreement or willingness of your child's mother — and this is called a Parental Responsibility Order (because a Judge «orders» it in the face of her opposition).

In the first scenario, I made the choice to pick Jacob up, not let him cry, and sleep with him because it felt right, even in the face of opposition.

Working with our partners around the world, we help to bring in, strengthen and defend legislation in the face of opposition from some of the most powerful companies in the world.

Today over 60 countries have introduced legislation implementing most, or many but not all, of the provisions of the Code and Resolutions, always in the face of opposition by the baby food industry, which also attempts to weaken regulations already introduced.

Your love for your son and your courage in the face of the opposition you've faced is inspirational.

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross» decision to add a controversial question on citizenship to the 2020 census came in the face of opposition from career officials at the Census Bureau who fear it will depress response rates, especially from immigrants.

Those efforts have largely failed in the face of opposition from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who counts the cap among the significant economic achievements of his first term.

«Silence in the face of opposition to this smart and sensible plan to raise the minimum wage will be seen by workers and their families as an unfortunate capitulation to political expediency when what we all need is the courage of our leaders convictions,» Taliercio wrote.

Glenwood sent a letter to Liberty Plaza residents after the proposal died in the face of opposition both from Silver and from much of the wider community.

This means it has no way to convert sympathisers or potential voters, sustain this support in the face of opposition activism, and then mobilise it in sufficient numbers to closely challenge mainstream incumbents.

«What I object to is the government's policy of imposing polyclinics on local communities without public support and in the face of opposition from doctors.»

As an advocate for housing in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Cuomo pushed to develop the site as public housing for the county's homeless, one of his first major poltical victories in his solo public service career in the face of opposition from the wealthy, mostly white, residents who lived in the suburban community.

He had the determination to push through undoubtedly necessary public spending cuts in the face of opposition from within his own party (and, indeed, our own).

Efforts to make changes to the measure have stalled in the face of opposition from labor groups as well as organizations that represent trial lawyers.

«As we turn to the general election, this is a strong case for Democrats to make, particularly in the face of opposition that caters to the other farthest extreme.

His critics will argue Merkel, in the face of opposition to free movement reform from eastern European countries, will always choose EU cohesion over changes to the labour market.

In the face of opposition of activists like myself, the modern - day Labour Representation Committee — focal point of the Labour left — recently defeated an attempt at its Conference to water down its commitment to the Party.

The exchange helped demonstrate the public relations challenges of opposing the bill, and especially of using bar and restaurant owners as the face of that opposition.

[10] He was one of 35 signatories to an open letter calling on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, to press ahead with the coalition government's plans to reduce the public finance deficit in one term in the face of opposition.

«However, he or she will also face significant challenges, from establishing the mayoral office in the face of opposition from some quarters locally, to acting on his or her campaign pledges and preparing the city region for Brexit.

The governor also expressed support for the bill last year, but it failed in the face of opposition from the State Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, a Democrat.

Few will be surprised to learn, then, that Cameron is still determined to force through parliamentary boundary changes next year that will reduce both the number of seats in parliament and in particular the number of Labour MPs, (by about 30)-- and all in the face of opposition from Nick Clegg.

In 2004 the government dropped plans to reform the upper house in the face of opposition from peers.

2013: Hoosen Coovadia — Dr. Coovadia was recognized for his lifelong devotion to children's health and for defending, in the face of opposition from the South African government, the use of sound science in the development of policies addressing the treatment and prevention of HIV / AIDS.

I commend his decision to protect the nation from cyber attacks in the face of opposition and share his belief that even with an executive order, there will remain a need for legislation to fully address our cyber vulnerabilities.

2013 Hoosen Coovadia is recognized for his lifelong devotion to children's health and for defending, in the face of opposition from his government, the use of sound science in the development of policies addressing the treatment and prevention of HIV / AIDS.

But it has yet to do so and, in general, adoption of fishing regulations proposed in the Commission's scientific working groups has moved at a glacial pace in the face of opposition from the powerful fishing industry.

A simple but revolutionary finding, perseverance in the face of opposition, and scientific salesmanship have helped two Australians win the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

In the face of that opposition, Perry this week repeatedly pirouetted away from defending the spending request.

People with a growth mindset tend to set goals and go after them, and show increased determination in the face of opposition.