Sentences with phrase «fierce fight over»

It was an event overshadowed by a fierce fight over the legacy of Christopher Columbus, a fight that was prompted by Mayor Bill de Blasio.

She should expect an equally fierce fight over her natural gas ambitions.

Perhaps the fiercest fight over the payroll tax is happening in southern Suffolk County, where incumbent Brian X. Foley is defending his seat against Republican Lee Zeldin.

Cities from Boston to Los Angeles are locked in fierce fights over charter schools, which critics say siphon off money and the most engaged families from local districts, while skimming the best students and steering away the most challenging — not always with better results.

Not exact matches

Waymo and Uber have been fighting a fierce battle over intellectual property.

The announcement came amid a fierce fight within the White House over the proposed tariffs, according to CNBC.

«Louise fought for years fighting to secure over $ 15 million in federal funding, so it was only logical and necessary for Amtrak to rename the train station after Louise, a legend in her own right and a fierce advocate for her constituents,» Schumer said.

Miliband's advisers, in their Westminster bubble, seem to have forgotten that the Scottish Labour party is fighting a fierce battle over the referendum.

Warren, with her fierce critiques of Wall Street financiers, is a darling of the progressive left — her backing may help smooth over the lingering tensions from Clinton's hard - fought primary battle with Sanders.

Former NYC mayoral candidate Sal Albanese and Brooklyn City Councilman Brad Lander got into a fierce Twitter fight over the de Blasio administration's policing tactics.

Laws supported the idea of free schools before the Tories did but fought fierce battles with Gove over the programme's scale.

Former mayoral candidate Sal Albanese and Brooklyn City Councilman Brad Lander got into a fierce Twitter fight on Wednesday over the de Blasio administration's policing tactics.

Competition between schools is so fierce that charter schools in the same charter network say they sometimes fight over students.

With splits over the European referendum to contend with, Mr Cameron may simply have decided it was not worth a fierce fight with the backbenches.

Every year, from May to August, you will have the chance to watch fierce dragons fighting each other over mating rights on Komodo Island.

At the same time I keep seeing news stories like this one from the WSJ: About how competition in Silicon Valley for engineering talent is so fierce, they're fighting over interns now:

I hope that in 50 years time as Australians swelter in debilitating heatwaves, battle fierce bushfires, fight over dwindling water resources, lament the loss of unique species and tell stories recalling the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, they will be reminded of the names of those who refused to act in the face of overwhelming evidence of what lay ahead.