Sentences with phrase «fight against tooth»

The tougher choices down the road could include major cuts in state education spending — the political third rail for many lawmakers; or what are euphemistically called «revenue enhancers,» also known as higher or new taxes; or a cap on state spending, which such powerful labor groups as the teachers and health - care workers unions fight against tooth and nail.

ING - Diba economist Carsten Brzeski noted wryly that the only thing that could bring it about sooner is the kind of fiscal stimulus in places like Italy and Greece that Berlin has been fighting against tooth - and - nail.

Not exact matches

And you can be sure the tech giants will fight tooth - and - nail against any attempts to curb their power.

Ma Bell herself — the prebreakup AT&T — fought tooth and nail against the feisty little upstart.

Bitcoin's surge in price at the beginning of 2017 caught the attention of the Chinese government, which has been fighting tooth and nails against capital flight in the country, restricting foreign investments and gold importations.

On this basis, he fought tooth and nail against the moderates in the Southern Baptist Convention or any other part of the evangelical world who rejected the idea that the Bible was the Word of God in favor of the idea that the Bible became the Word of God in encounter or contained the Word of God in some way.

Sadly, these initiatives are fought tooth and nail by anti-gay groups (sadly pretty much all of which identify as Christian) who want to claim (against all evidence) that being gay makes you more likely to commit suicide not anything that you suffer as a result of being gay, just some arbitrary offense against God thing.

Missing also will be any mention of the fact that Falwell and other conservative evangelicals fought tooth and nail against the 1978 ruling that stripped tax - exempt status from all - white private schools formed in reaction to integration, calling it a violation of their religious freedom.

You say the conserviatives of the time fought tooth and nail against ending the slave trade?

They fought against that, tooth and nail?

If a kid squares off against you for a big stake and fights you tooth and nail with every tool he has, you may come out of the battle thinking he's one tough son of a gun, but you're not going to come out thinking he's dishonorable.

Monday night Hannah fought tooth & nail against her bedtime bottle, Wed, Thurs & Fri she has refused her lunch bottle.

But as the always - incisive Melanie Warner writes, the real reason the packaged food industry is fighting tooth and nail against those new guidelines is because, lo and behold, they might actually work, as compared to the current, utterly toothless self - regulatory scheme:

I'll also fight tooth and nail against the sweet songs of «intimacy», «less interventions,» «bonding», and «breastfeeding» being presented as something BETTER than the things that can save a woman's life or quality of life and a baby's life or quality of life.

I'll also fight tooth and nail against doctors and midwives breaching the standards of their profession by attending high risk women at home because «else she'd just go unattended!»

Some are so afraid to even consider those questions that they will fight tooth and nail to defend their ignorance against anyone that confronts those assumptions through words or actions.

Isn't this precisely the sort of ludicrous broken - capitalism nonsense we should fight against every day, tooth and nail???????

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is still fighting tooth and nail against the Collins / Faso amendment to the health care bill that would shift the counties» share of Medicaid costs to the state, is in Albany with no public schedule.

US Sen. Chuck Schumer vowed to fight «tooth and nail» against the National Rifle Association to make it a a crime for anyone to sell guns to terrorists.

Union leaders have promised to fight «tooth and nail» against a controversial Trade Union Bill, set to be debated in parliament today.

Silver fought tooth and nail against the commission's effort to subpoena information about his outside income.

And he said the party should now give up its «cautious silence» on the issue and prepare to fight «tooth and nail» against an expected hike in the tax to 20 % in Chancellor George Osborne's June 22 Budget.

After Gov. Cuomo made an issue of Albany ethics, Silver fought tooth and nail against every reform.

A new research project from the University of Copenhagen has established an effective model for the fight against the escalating burden of tooth decay among children in Asia.

The true opponents of progress are conservatives who fight tooth and nail against new ideas, only to end up declaring «of course, it was my idea all along».

Other ingredients in green tea can help you lower blood pressure, boost your immune system, fight the cause of allergies, defend your body against infections, prevent tooth decay, and even reduce acne.

The sequences where Aykroyd gets his teeth capped and the fight against the «Rancor» type monster in the finale are fantastic examples of bad / good effects.

Joe, for example, has been spending his life fighting tooth and nail against his gayness, but when mad missus Harper (Mary - Louise Parker) finally topples over the loony ledge, he loses his grip on all things straight and embarks on a man - hunt.

«Two years ago, a group of Washington State families with transgender children banded together with activists and like - minded lawmakers and fought tooth and nail against the wave of anti-trans rights legislation that swept the nation and their home state.»

As many would expect, Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has also come forward to say that the party would oppose a move, with leadership contender Owen Smith promising to «fight tooth and nail» against any plans to lift them.

Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has also come forward to say that the party would oppose a move, with leadership contender Owen Smith promising to «fight tooth and nail» against any plans to lift them.

They are hugely popular with parents and up to now Labour have fought tooth and nail against them including voting against them and what they said today has changed absolutely nothing.»

The people complaining the most about lack of «diversity» are the same ones that fight against school vouchers tooth & nail, which would actually lead to more diversity.

Fought tooth and nail against meaningful evaluation systems for teachers even though the number one factor in student learning is instructional quality.

So while mutual fund companies are fighting tooth and nail against regulatory change, including the trailer ban, their antiquated compensation system invites unfair comparisons and sullies their reputation.

Regular dental care for your cat can help fight against periodontal disease, mouth inflammation, and tooth lesions.

Her teeth were filed down to nubs, a tactic dog fighters often use to prevent bait animals from defending themselves against prized fighting dogs.

When the operation goes south and the deputy is forced to flee from the maniacal cult known as Eden's Gate and its leaders, the Deputy must team up with locals who've had enough, and must fight tooth and nail against the cult in order to take the town back.

«Let Them Eat Cake,» said The 3 Unwise Men, «but Give Us $ 25 Billion because of Our Unwise and Foolhardy Leadership of the Foot - dragging, Non-competitive, Outmoded Automobile Companies that tooth - and - nail fought against higher mileage standards, worshiping at the foot of God SUV, long may S / He / It Reign.

Keep in mind the environmentalists were protecting us by fighting tooth and nail against the technological advances of nuclear power 30 years ago.

But you can't honestly tell me that you wouldn't fight tooth and nail yourself against a competitor using a FOIA action to try and get your emails, flight data, and design blueprints for a US government program.

There's something very likable about Comiskey and the way he's fighting, tooth and nail against the big city's expectation that his small community absorb its waste.

Without a good and experienced lawyer, you have little chance of proving your case against a team of expert defense lawyers who will fight tooth and nail.