Sentences with phrase «faced hostility»

Virtually alone, competing in the still - segregated South, Scott faced hostility from competitors, fans, and promoters alike.

Her gender - blind guide notwithstanding, she faced hostility from male colleagues.

Barbara Drozdowicz, chief executive of the East European Resource Centre, explained that her organisation was deluged with telephone calls and emails from immigrants who faced hostility immediately after the June 23 referendum.

In this new world, federal funding is likely to dry up, and social entrepreneurs will probably face hostility to their missions.

And they are a minority that faces hostility from America's media and lawyer elites.

«In fact, throughout the world the number of Christians facing hostility, persecution and even death is greater than any other time in history.

One the other hand it could make his job easier because he will not face the hostility of fans that might have been the case if we had to endure the taunts from the spuds all summer.

Many working women who nurse, she says, find they face hostility from coworkers, who disapprove of a mother nursing a baby after six months.

Foley concludes that while some minorities faced hostilities, they profited generally from the oil revolution, because of the integration and support of domestic governments.

For the third time, de Blasio, who has sought long - term extensions of his control of city schools, is facing hostility from Senate Republicans who have attached poison pills to the extension — namely, the raising of the cap on charter schools in the city.

Willing to face hostility from within their own communities by forging unexpected alliances with longtime enemies, these individuals show a commitment to work with — rather than against — nature.

So he's forced to reconnect with his dad (Richard Jenkins) and brother, Ronnie (Sharlto Copley) as well as facing some hostility from his mom's nurse (Charlie Day) who's now married to John's high school girlfriend (Mary Elizabeth Winstead).

Almost immediately, Marina faces hostility from Orlando's family: She is barred from the funeral, his ex-wife wants his car back and his son wants her to vacate the apartment she and Orlando shared.

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So why did Xbox boss Phil Spencer face hostility on Twitter yesterday when it was announced that Quantum Break would release on PC at the same time it arrives on Xbox One?

Not exact matches

When faced with a problem personality, most of us do one of two things: We either confront the person head - on, leading to escalating hostility, or else avoid dealing with him or her and leave the problem to worsen.

Kohlbacher's comments come after acting South Korean President Hwang Kyo - ahn on Monday said despite Chinese hostility to the move, the deployment of the Thaad system can not be delayed in the face of a growing North Korean nuclear missile threat.

On Monday, Acting South Korean President Hwang Kyo - ahn on Monday said despite Chinese hostility to the move, the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defense system can not be delayed in the face of a growing North Korean nuclear missile threat.

Faced with declining membership, plant closures, weak economics and political hostility, the Canadian labour movement is resorting to drastic measures.

The U.S. faces similar issues: working class anger, hostility toward the federal government, and a desire to blame problems on «the other» — Hispanic people, Muslims, African - Americans, and China.

The Christian communities of the Middle East have almost disappeared in the face of growing hostility from the Muslim majority.

Black organizations originated with white people by way of segregation and Jim Crow... we simply found that these member only clubs were beneficial to us in the face of white hostility and white «member - only - ship»

He may also be faced with incomprehension and hostility when he tries to persuade the school not to support «Red Nose Day» or «Jeans for Genes»; when he suggests that asking pupils to stand at the front of the class and shout out the names of intimate body parts is an invasion of their modesty; when he objects to the non-Catholic geography teacher's presentation of solutions for over-population, the «gay rights» agenda seeping in through text books, the chaplaincyco - ordinator's failure to get abortion agency leaflets removed from the library, or the school nurse's distribution of cards with information on how to get the morning - after pill.

Jesus, in the face of a centralized hostility towards outsiders, foreigners and the unclean, spoke a message of decentralization, inclusion and the reconciliation of all things.

I myself choose to only engage in objective discourse of the subject matter, otherwise, I hold my peace in the face of hostility.

To accept a gift is to enter into a relationship (and to refuse one is to declare hostility) and on the face, gifts are about creating and maintaining relationships.

For religion and theology have behaved defensively in the face of new ideas, reacting with suspicion and hostility to what emerges in the world.

Actions speak louder than words, so we shall start with Jesus» own actions in face of the hostility and persecution that confronted him personally.

The religion of early humans focused on the maintenance of stable tribal existence in the face of nature's wild elements and the hostility of other peoples.

In the face of open hostility toward the press by our current government, The Post certainly feels like a heartened reminder of the battles that have come before and what we might learn from them today.

In the face of open hostility toward the press by our current government,

The Samaritan ignored the barrier of national and religious hostility in the face of human need.

He continued to fight for his ideals, even in the face of hostility and opposition.

With that prediction, frustration turns to calm in the face of today's hostility.

Our desire to be magically extricated from all situations of disorder that inevitably accompany adventure precipitates numerous forms of self - abasement and hostility in the face of the imagined omnipotence of a divine potentate.

Alice soon endured another shock in the classroom: the fierce hostility she faced for challenging relativism.

I am personally convinced that sentimentality is almost always a cover for unacceptable hostility that we are not willing to face.

If my colleague Brad Gregory's historical assessment is true, and if Ephraim Radner's «Protestant version» of the Reformation's purported beneficial effects» that it «gave us back our consciences, granted us freedom, unleashed reason,» etc., and has given rise to modern secular institutions that have exercised caritas even better than have Christian institutions» are arguable if not actually overstated, what then are modern Christians (Protestant and Catholic) to do in the face of contemporary culture's relentless hostility to sacred things?

Perhaps only when the Creator wears a female face and the beings made in Her image are given priority and precedence will hostilities be suspended.

Facing silent disapproval and even open hostility, they have had their babies anyway, believing their children are just as worthy to partake of life as are others.

In the face of Chinese hostility, the Mongols employed many foreigners, particularly Muslims and Nestorian Christians in the administration of government.

What of the problem of religious instruction in the face of State indifference or perhaps hostility?

The off - track drama and commentary between the drivers delivered, whilst the occasional hostilities and toxicity were only a measurement of how much desire two athletes who are desperate to win have when they face off against one another.

Shortly after is a trip to Millwall, a venue which brings with it so much unrivalled passion and hostility and the combination of an intimidating arena and a Millwall team performing well in the Championship means Birmingham face a potential Banana skin in the Third Round of the FA Cup.

They are now faced with the old debts plus new debt for the development of a new stadium (for both of which they are the sole guarantors), as well as rent to pay for the ground and no revenue because of the suspension of the Football League for the duration of the hostilities.

For this peace agreement to have a long - lasting impact, the challenges that all these players face need to be addressed and the two parties must continue to walk the talk on Day 180 +1: The government must meet its promises and the FARC must fully step away from armed activities and hostilities against civilians.

The detention of several powerful Saudi figures and members of clergy, can not only be seen in terms of domestic reforms and consolidation of power intended by Mohammed bin Salman, but also as giving him more room to manoeuvre in developing closer ties with Israel, given the hostility Saudi regime would have faced from actors that are anything but pro-Israel.

She was born in Queens of Colombian immigrant parents, speaks fluent Spanish, and will fight for immigrants» rights in the face of growing hostility from Washington.

The Labour leader has faced widespread criticism over his handling of hostility towards Jews in the Labour party.

Moskowitz is among several potential challengers to de Blasio, who has faced a summer of political difficulties ranging from his relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo — now in open hostilities — and the perception that the city's quality of life has declined on his watch.