Sentences with phrase «fierce defenders of»

«Maurice Hinchey was a fierce defender of the environment who was a steadfast advocate for the causes he believed in and the people he served,» Faso said.

At the same time, he was also a fierce defender of New York City in the state Capitol.

In recent years she has been a fierce defender of the former mayor's legacy and a vocal critic of the Noble administration.

De Blasio, who has repeatedly cast himself as a fierce defender of Israel, refused today to take a position on the UN resolution condemning the Jewish state for expanding its settlements.

Cuomo also has some policy chits to play with Silver, knowing that the lower - Manhattan Democrat is a fierce defender of rent regulations, which are set to expire in June.

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He was a fierce defender of public education, but at the same time, one of its most clear - eyed critics.

Sweet Pea was a muscular black and white (Holstein) cat with a huge personality and a fierce defender of his territory (yes, Sweet Pea was a boy, but originally thought to be a girl).

Taking its name from that of a Cammeraygal woman who was a fierce defender of her people's rights when European settlers arrived, it occupies a spot rich in Indigenous heritage; it can be toured with an Aboriginal guide.

It is with this in mind that he is a fierce defender of the right to a trial by jury guaranteed in the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

* Marc Randazza is a commendably fierce defender of the First Amendment, but this latest case might be a bridge too far.

Clyburn is a fierce defender of the agency's Lifeline program, which has come under fire from conservatives as a wasteful government handout.

Not exact matches

A fierce and outspoken defender of a female's right to education, the Swat Valley schoolgirl was shot by them four years later aboard her school bus.

But he's a fierce defender, a high - character teammate, and the post-up god of point guards.

PISTONS AT NETS TNT 7:30 PM > Let us hear your bodies talk: Two of the NBA's fiercest interior defenders, Ben Wallace and Kenyon Martin, get physical.

Bryan, 24, seems to have found a scoring touch this season with the defender netting five times including a fierce strike against Manchester United in the quarter - finals of the Carabao Cup in December.

Despite not being on the official team sheet, Batshuayi came on as a second - half substitute for Diego Costa and almost immediately marked his first appearance with a goal, racing clear of the RZ Pellets defence before unleashing a fierce shot that was deflected over by a recovering defender.

The result is that, as our nation has struggled to improve its public schools, the teacher unions have emerged as the fiercest, most powerful defenders of the status quo, and the single greatest obstacle to the reform of American education.

And some stories of Asgard's fiercest defender are not quite over yet.

At a White House forum April 17 on the state of civil legal assistance, co-hosted by LSC, President Obama said that making civil legal assistance available to low - income Americans is «central to our notion of equal justice under the law,» and pledged to be a «fierce defender and advocate» for legal services.