Sentences with phrase «fierce political»

In fact, recent fierce political opposition from almost every affected party has made the «northern route» for a high - pressure bitumen pipeline across British Columbia all but impossible.

Supporters said the accord puts off for now fierce political debates about how or even whether to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other gases that collect in the atmosphere and create a greenhouse effect that warms the earth's surface.

This hearing will explore scientists» ability to present data and information that can guide global warming solutions in a sometimes fierce political landscape.

The first artist to be represented by Larry Gagosian, beginning in 1978, Burden was a radical and uncompromising figure with a fierce political consciousness.

The new systems cost millions of dollars, involved fierce political fights, and involved tens of thousands of hours in observations and feedback.

Phil Hands blogs about his funny and fierce political cartoons for the State Journal.

This has expanded both the constituency and the intellectual and moral arguments for vouchers, put the unions and their allies (including the Democrats) in the awkward position of opposing the poor in fierce political battles - and led to major voucher victories in Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Florida (not to mention the Supreme Court).

Even these baby steps toward a real accountability system produced a fierce political backlash, led largely by suburban middle - and upper - middle - class families.

Russia's action helped to kick off what has become a fierce political struggle over who owns the Arctic.

A fierce political battle over funding for the programme could be decided for good if investigators find the cause was a fundamental flaw in design.

Narrator: Once a fierce political rival of Cuomo's, real estate developer Carl Paladino was so moved by the governor's Ogdensburg Address that he and a group of like - minded Buffalonians decided to stage a raid on the Ontario town just across the Niagara River.

Both street - smart sons of Queens with wide - ranging intellectual appetites, both lovers of fierce political argument, both connoisseurs of dark humor.

«The more we hear about what happened last week the clearer it becomes that this was an investigation rushed through under fierce political pressure and it has failed to do the job properly.

Away from the fierce political rhetoric, Greeks on all sides of the political divide keep their good humour

Analysts are postulating a fierce political battle ahead.

I have been involved in a fierce political struggle for the past 12 yrs of my life, admittedly it was one of the fiercest battles fought psychologically, emotionally and with one's integrity.

Most of the victims were supporters of Nkomo, Mugabe's fierce political opponent.

But in a country like the U.S., where drug makers are used to getting their products covered and many patients are used to the option of accessing a wide array of medicines if they so choose, the policy would get some fierce political pushback from powerful stakeholders.

The club has prided itself, since its founding in 1899, as Catalonia's scrappy counterpoint to its bitter rival in the capital, Real Madrid — a living embodiment of Spain's fierce political tensions.

Mr. George, in one of the fiercest political contest during the NDC's primaries held on November 22 in his constituency, beat stiff competition from the incumbent MP, Enoch Teye - Mensah.

Not exact matches

Overall, concluded political scientist Yun - han Chu, who studied Asian Barometer surveys about East Asians» commitment to democracy, «authoritarianism remains a fierce competitor of democracy in East Asia,» in no small part because of the influence of China's ability to foster economic success without real political change, providing an alternative model that is clearly visible to other East Asians, who travel to China, work with Chinese companies, buy Chinese products, and host Chinese officials.

Efforts to curtail the tax breaks are likely to face fierce opposition in Congress; the oil and natural gas industry has spent $ 340 million on lobbyists since 2008, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, which monitors political spending.

CREDO Action deputy political director Josh Nelson also noted that «fierce grassroots activism has stopped these pipelines over and over again,» while David Turnbull, campaigns director at Oil Change International declared the pipelines «will never be completed.»

There can be no doubt, of course, that Samuel was in accord with the radical political implications of these early prophets» fierce loyalty to Yahweh, that he was allied with them in setting up the monarchy, and that there was mutual influence between Samuel and the emerging prophetic institution.

These essays too show remarkable staying power, particularly the provocatively titled «On the Political Stupidity of the Jews,» his own exploration of the familiar puzzle of American Jews» fierce, visceral, but in many ways irrational and self - defeating commitment to liberalism, and his suggestions for a possible way forward in that regard» an effort to formulate a sound and well - grounded tradition of specifically Jewish politicalPolitical Stupidity of the Jews,» his own exploration of the familiar puzzle of American Jews» fierce, visceral, but in many ways irrational and self - defeating commitment to liberalism, and his suggestions for a possible way forward in that regard» an effort to formulate a sound and well - grounded tradition of specifically Jewish politicalpolitical thought.

As Anderson shows, all the best and true Catholic reformers — whatever their political views or prudential decisions — were always strong proponents of established Church doctrine, and fierce disciplinarians when it came to upholding Church teaching, particularly in the area of sexual morality (a main target of today's «reformers»).

Their chosen quote, and I hope you can read it with as much incredulous merriment as I did, «When the intellectual authors of the modern right created its doctrines in the 1950s, they drew on nineteenth - century political thought, borrowing explicitly from the great apologists for slavery, above all, the intellectually fierce South Carolinian John C. Calhoun.»

The Catholic position had become so clear, indeed, that there had been calls from anti-Catholic quarters for Ms. Kelly to resign, on the basis of rumours that she had been trying to weaken or delay the regulations: as Toby Helm, the Telegraph's chief political correspondent had reported the previous October, under the headline «Kelly «must resign over delay to gay rights law»», «A fierce Cabinet battle has broken out over gay rights after Ruth Kelly, the Communities Secretary, delayed plans that would penalise organisations — such as hotels — for denying their services tohomosexuals.

They have to — turnaround for a political spot in a fierce battle is less than a day if you want to answer your opponent in time to catch the media wave.

We will do this by continuing to work and campaign with the fierce sense of urgency this political moment demands.»

[i] Fierce flames of political opposition to a «centrist» view of Kenyan politics have been fanned by the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC), which advocates secession of the coast from Kenya.

After months of recession - based questions, recent events tag a bundle of political issues to our economic woes, mostly by a fierce concentration on exactly what the government will drop to fix the books.

Yet another congratulatory email from a consulting firm to its winning client candidates has arrived, and although Red Horse Strategies had nothing little to do with the NY - 9 race, it no longer saw fit to weigh in on the fierce bout of finger - pointing now underway in political circles.

About 11 political parties are set to engage in a fierce battle for the lucrative position of the Late Senator Isiaka Adeleke of blessed...

Democrats and Republicans are mounting a fierce battle to shape voter impressions of Congress during August's political lull, convinced that they must define the story line of the 2008 congressional election before voters are swamped by the presidential campaign.

The risk facing the parties today is that their current fierce rhetoric over immigration will have a lasting impact on the political orientations of the new migrant electorate.

Many people have had a role in bringing the system to this point — the courts, special interests, incredibly wealthy individuals with their own agendas and candidates seeking to gain political advantage in the fierce competition that is presidential politics.

The former Governor yesterday engaged the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ortom, Terver Akase in «a fierce battle of words on Radio Nigeria, Harvest 103.5 FM, Makurdi», during an interactive political programme, the «Payback».

Another candidate aligned with the Buffalo School Board majority was knocked off the ballot Monday in the latest twist in a fierce contest for control of the board.The continued challenges to petitions of would - be candidates underscore the dramatic politics that make this an unusually tense election, drawing interest from political, labor and business factions not typical...

Dr Lartey believes the fierce opposition being vented on the government because of the agreement is just a ploy to score political points.

Mr Cable — a fierce critic of the Tories during the Coalition years — said he was surprised the Chancellor had got it wrong on Google given he was such a «skilled political operator».

It was vintage Cuomo, beginning with a mention of his Italian immigrant grandparents and their experience, then covering a variety of state government and political initiatives on education, minimum wage, M / WBE contracting and undocumented worker protections and concluding with a fierce declaration of support for diversity and the integral role of immigrants in seeking and sustaining the «American Dream.»

One party insider said there has been a fierce debate within the Miliband circle between those who believe that the reforms are a key test of his leadership and that a failure to introduce radical change would substantially damage his credibility - and those who feel he risks putting the party's financial viability at risk by allowing union members to opt out of their so - called political levy contributions to the party.

But with smaller parties standing to gain political influence, battles over issues such as the regulation of gene - edited organisms and how to cut greenhouse - gas emissions could grow fiercer.

But it doesn't say anything about which nations trade with each other, which towns have fierce football rivalries or which states will swing for a particular political candidate.

He points out that the nuclear program had already encountered delays and had met fierce opposition from regional governments unwilling to host new plants, so creating political difficulties for the Berlusconi administration.

* / Drawing connections between the past and present often sparks fierce debates within the American political landscape.

The mood was strong and fierce, with a clear undertone of the political activity in present day.

Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis star in Jay Roach's political comedy about two fierce Congressional rivals in South Carolina.

The personal and the political are inexorably entwined in Tony Kushner's fierce examination of a family at war with itself