Sentences with phrase «fight on either side as»

Some Christians refused to fight on either side as they believed that all war was wrong.

Not exact matches

While many of the Sunnis who switched sides in the Sunni awakening had American blood on their hands, they could at least be said to have been fighting against what they viewed as an invading army.

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A wise people, seeing the situation for what it truly is, would grapple with these harsh truths, determine a way to stop fighting literally on the other side of the world, and seek a settlement, not as victors, but as an honorable people.

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Now that we know science is true, each life lost during these so - called «holy wars» where some «God» fought on one or both sides... consider these as victims of mansllaughter.

Still bound to earth, I refused, O God, to fight on thy side, as much afraid to be freed from all bonds, as I ought to have feared being trammeled by them.

The internet will not give you the figures on how many people have died in anguish fully believing God was on their side and that they were fighting in his name or at least in his honor, defending their national religion as much as they did their lands from other soldiers who had been told essentially the same story on the other side.

But when we see the people on the other side of the debate as the enemy (by calling them names, labeling them or demeaning their convictions), we miss the point of what «fighting for our faith» is supposed to be about in the first place.

Instead, people simply wanted to go to war, to annihilate their enemies, to set themselves up as ruler, or raise taxes, and so they claimed that God had given them a message, that God was on their side, and that God would fight for them in their «Holy War.»

And I would be wrong to limit it to two cultures, as there were many on both sides that often fought with each other, Christain Crusades against Christains like those against the Albigensians, Cathars and Hussites and Moslem Jihads against Moslems, like the Ummayads and Abbassids and the Berber Almovarids.

Monday night football comes from Villa Park as Paul Lambert's beleagured side take on a resurgent Southampton unit, as Ronald Koeman's side find themselves fighting for a Champions League spot.

The experienced World Cup winner has featured in all seven of Man United's Premier League fixtures this term and though the 30 - year - old has a lot to offer van Gaal as the Dutch manager looks to fight on multiple fronts and the having won the Champions League in 2013 and when questioned as to whether his side could win the showpiece trophy Schweinsteiger stated;

The German international scored in his side's latest defeat of the season, a 2 - 1 reverse against Werder Bremen on Saturday, but is clearly unhappy with how the team is playing at the moment as they head into the second half of the season facing a genuine fight against relegation.

This is not a mismatch on paper, or a fight with ridiculously one - sided odds as we've seen with many of the recent fights for both of these fighters.

The German international has been claimed to be keen on staying with Paris Saint - Germain as he looks to fight for a place in the side, but Lemar on the other hand has previously been said to be keen on the switch.

Martinez, who is now fighting for Premier League points as his side have widely underperformed this season, was clearly angry at what had gone on during the Chelsea game, adding.

But, as a fan, all I can see is what's going on on the pitch, and if there IS a division, Alexis is definitely on the right side, or on our side, because he is the one who fights and that's all we ask for from our players.

Arsenal face one hull of a fight on their hands when Steve Bruce's men visit the Emirates this Saturday afternoon, as both sides look to gather momentum heading into a crucial phase of their respective seasons.

Petr Cech has now insisted that his side remain in a strong position to win the English top division, and the form they are in will see them stay in the fight for first as the season wears on.

Having watched Swansea cause a succession of problems on the counter-attack as they went down 3 - 2 at the Emirates seven days ago, the Boro head coach wants his players to carry the fight to their opponents, and cites his side's FA Cup defeat to Arsenal two seasons ago as an example of how they should approach today's game.

With Chelsea surely on their way to a relatively comfortable first place finish in the Premier League, it is still looking fairly unpredictable just below them as six sides fight for a remaining three places.

As much as I believe our side will look to predominantly use the 3 -4-2-1 formation for the remainder of the campaign, Arsene Wenger will be forced into making a number of changes following our hard - fought 120 minute victory over Man City on Sunday, and I think he'll opt to temporarily switch back to his former system for todaAs much as I believe our side will look to predominantly use the 3 -4-2-1 formation for the remainder of the campaign, Arsene Wenger will be forced into making a number of changes following our hard - fought 120 minute victory over Man City on Sunday, and I think he'll opt to temporarily switch back to his former system for todaas I believe our side will look to predominantly use the 3 -4-2-1 formation for the remainder of the campaign, Arsene Wenger will be forced into making a number of changes following our hard - fought 120 minute victory over Man City on Sunday, and I think he'll opt to temporarily switch back to his former system for today.

Several other factors are on New Jersey's side as they fight to legalize sports betting.

United urgently need to turn things around soon or instead of regretting simply missing out on the title, they'll have their top four place to fear for as the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham improve and look serious threats to Mourinho's side in the fight to finish second.

However, the Gunners may have a fight on their hands if they want to sign the 21 - year - old as the French side do not want to sell one of their prize assets.

As Kentucky and Louisville, the only two universities in the state, fought over Beard's services, nearly everyone took sides from the governor on down.

Arsene Wenger's men produced a dismal display for the first hour against a fighting Bournemouth side, who took the lead when Charlie Daniels put one coolly past Petr Cech, as Arsenal loanee Jack Wilshere watched on from the stands.

Nothing is predictable as an Arsenal fan and for those that put some cash on the games, it's prudent to click here for live betting so you can first evaluate which Arsenal team has turned up to play; the team that is capable of both thrashing weaker sides and grinding out a win when necessary or the team that capitulates so easily once the opposition start to show some fight.

Plus, if I had to stick my neck on the line and choose a team who I felt would be more up focused and motivated ahead of this scrumptious contest, my money would be on the visitors, a Blackpool side fighting for their very existence in the Premier League, as opposed to Tottenham who have thrown away any remaining flicker of hope they had of finishing in the top - four with defeat away to Chelsea last Saturday.

Them, as they say, are fighting words to anyone who has had an adulterous partner and isn't too concerned about how many other spouses are getting some on the side.

Crews saw flames on the outside front door and went to work fighting them as they spread up the side of the house and into the roof, the statement said.

Coming from a family that had fought on the Confederate side in the Civil War, and in his early career a bastion of the Old South which resisted every move towards civil rights for black Americans, it fell to him, as president, to put forward the most significant piece of civil rights legislation in the nation's history.

I want to assure you that we on our side will do everything possible to take up your complaints, your reservations so that an acceptable compromise can be reached that will make it possible for us to fight as one party.

Political communism failed due to the policy of encirclement by the Western powers, a war of attrition fought through proxy wars - otherwise known as the Cold War - a hot war between the two main powers would have been simply too dangerous given the preponderance of nuclear weapon technology on both sides.

It has also found the two politicians apparently trading hats: the fiscally conservative governor, the recipient of copious developer donations and critic of public employee unions, casting himself as the champion of the workers — while the usually labor - aligned mayor finds himself fighting on the same side as REBNY.

«As a New York State Assemblyman, Hakeem stood side by side with our members and fought on our behalf as we worked to pass the New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act in 2010, a bill that provides workers in New York State protections against irresponsible employers who fail to pay their workerAs a New York State Assemblyman, Hakeem stood side by side with our members and fought on our behalf as we worked to pass the New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act in 2010, a bill that provides workers in New York State protections against irresponsible employers who fail to pay their workeras we worked to pass the New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act in 2010, a bill that provides workers in New York State protections against irresponsible employers who fail to pay their workers.

Mayor Bloomberg is continuing his «catch more flies with honey» approach to fighting for the Obama administration to restore cuts to NYC's anti-terrorism funding, even as fellow New York elected officials on both sides of the aisle are being sharply — and very publicly — critical of the decision to slash the city's cash.

If Turkish army invaded Syria on its own (no alliance), then in a few weeks they would fight against all sides, just as it's happening now: ISIS against SAR, ISIS against An - Nusra, An - Nusra against FSA, FSA against SAR and so on.

The Senate Republicans have been using the Heastie - Wright fight as an explanation for why they were unable to come up with a House redistricting deal with their majority counterparts on the other side of the Capitol, and the Assembly Democratic leadership has done nothing to dispel that.

Though they were on opposite sides of the Sept. 9 primary battle between Sen. Tim Kennedy and Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant, and also divided over a subsequent fight for the county Democratic Party chairmanship, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Rep. Brian Higgins, and Kennedy have all lined up behind Panepinto, who, thanks to Grisanti's loss in the GOP primary to Kevin Stocker, has become a top priority for the Senate Democrats as they look to take control of the chamber.

Morahan was popular with members on both sides of the aisle, Democrats and Republicans alike remembered him fondly as someone who embodied the old spirit of bipartisanship in Albany, where lawmakers of opposing views and political affiliations fought hard on the Senate floor and on the campaign trial, but then laid aside their differences and went out for drinks at the end of the day.

Just as bad, the people on both sides saw the reform in the budget fight as business as usual.

«I believe senators on both sides of the aisle should fight for these kids as hard as we would fight for our own families,» she said.

Cuomo was never going to engage in this fight on the progressive side and is now even moving to weaken that side as much as possible going forward.

As the House of Representatives prepares for the scheduled vote on the legislation, state and federal leaders are fighting to sway the public to their side.

The eagerness of Mr. Johnson and Ms. James to jump on the governor's bandwagon, even as they knew little about the specifics of the order, underscored how the beleaguered housing agency has ended up in the middle of bitter political and legal fights, and how elected officials are striving to be on the right side of an issue that affects the well - being of 400,000 New Yorkers.

The endorsement was announced on Tuesday, along with a statement from Koch lauding Thompson's track record of fighting for new school seats and reclaiming parkland as chairman of Manhattan's Community Board 6, which stretches along the East Side from East 14th to East 59th streets.

These interactions included «lateral display» — when one fish interrupts another by displaying their body side - on, sometimes as a mating ritual — as well as ramming, tail quivering, and «mouth fighting»: a social display in which fish lock mouths to challenge each other over everything from food to mates.

Our weather in March is always shifting between cold and warm days as winter and spring are still fighting it out, but the extremes the temps are reaching on each side are crazy!