Sentences with phrase «fighting against my favored»

Not exact matches

In Virginia, heavily favored Democratic incumbent Senator Mark Warner found himself in a surprisingly close fight against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie, with much of the vote counted.

Marlboro - maker Philip Morris International (PMI), which is trying to kick the cigarette habit in favor of «smoke - free» alternatives, has pledged almost $ 1 billion to the fight against traditional burn - based smoking.

«IJ are some of the very few who fight against these arrangements between politicians and favored business groups,» says Thomas Firey, managing editor of the Cato Institute's journal Regulation.

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.

He fought against the oppression of the king and the ruling class in favor of the minority and helpless Christians.

Therefore, Washington held that to be faithful to His own promises, God was bound to favor those who fought for their liberties against those who tried to deprive them of those liberties.

Anyone who fights against Allah or renounces Islam in favor of another religion shall be «put to death or crucified or have their hands and feet cut off alternative sides» (Sura 5:34).

Prior to their fight, the last five penalties had been called against Rockford, and the score was 6 - 3 in favor of Grand Rapids; needless to say the Ice Hogs were frustrated.

The GOP has already set itself up for one US Senate primary, pitting its Tea Party - favored designee Gary Berntsen against consultant Jay Townsend in the fight to take on Schumer in November.

The fact is, the momentum is in my favor and people I'm meeting are telling me to keep going — because it's time for new voices and new leadership in Albany, and to ensure that the next Attorney General is an experienced and independent advocate to fight against misconduct on Wall Street.»

Stefanik benefited from a similar air war against Woolf, a first - time candidate who fought an uphill battle in an election year that favored the GOP.

Bellavia, who was passed over for the GOP nod in favor of Assemblywoman Jane Corwin and appears to be fighting a losing battle against her for the Conservative line, has not said whether he'll run as an independent if he doesn't get a ballot line.

Mr. Ramirez is also part of the coalition that is fighting in favor of the community residents, against the Related Co. (Armory's contractor).

Its yellow flowers have extraordinary virtues, in particular to fight against sleep disorders, to lower a fever, to calm anxiety, and to favor digestion.

However, you will find it really difficult because your close relatives and other people in your life may not be in favor of it and you have to fight against them.

Though it may take months of meticulous research, I am certain that you will someday triumph over this pernicious double standard and discover a site where enlightened gentlemen such as yourself post such movies, boldly fighting against the status quo that so obviously favors the depiction of flacid male genitalia.

«The Case Against 8,» with its intimate argument in favor of humanity, could have something to teach the prosecutors leading that fight.

The rest of the film is spent resolving this dispute, with Robert against the entire underworld still seeming like a pretty one - sided fight in his favor.

So going into Infinity War and the inevitable Black Panther sequel, we'll likely see M'Baku try to gain some sort of reward or favor from T'Challa as payment for the Jabari's help in the fight against Killmonger.

While a majority of Republicans have long favored this kind of school choice, Democrats have fought fiercely against it, having aligned with the adamantly anti-choice teachers unions.

Indeed, one factor that worked in DCPS's favor was that the 4,000 - member Washington Teachers Union was significantly weakened, and unable to successfully fight against using test scores to evaluate teachers.

This includes sending taxpayer dollars to fund private and religious schools through voucher programs and fighting against effective charter school policies in favor of a charter sector with little public oversight and accountability.

Caputo - Pearl and other teacher union leaders, local and national, have fought against the rise of charter schools, asserting that they undermine public education by draining financial support from public education systems and creating an educational caste system that favors some demographic groups over others.

The more you fight against the inherent risk of being a trader and try to close your trades out early, before they hit your pre-planned stop, or perhaps not even use a stop loss because you are «sure» the market will turn back in your favor, the greater the chance of you losing a lot or all of your trading money.

You'll also have to keep the standard Pokemon elemental system in mind, matching your party's strengths against the enemy's weaknesses, and boss fights are particularly tough, often requiring you to be loaded up on magic stones and equipped with your own nasty tricks to turn the tide of battle in your favor.

Godly cards and abilities can be assembled by the player before engaging in battle and used during combat, these cards can easily change the course of the fight should the odds be stacked against their favor.

He poured $ 73 million into seven 2014 Senate and governors» races to elect candidates in favor of action on global warming, but four of the seven candidates he fought against won.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the federal appeals court reinstated the $ 119.6 million jury verdict in favor of Tim Cook's company in its fight against Samsung that was overturned by a U.S. circuit appeals in February.