Sentences with phrase «fighting against the current»

Abortion is not the only life issue, but it is the one that bears most directly on the lives of ordinary Catholics as they fight against the current to preserve family life.

So, should the church fight against the current funeral customs and say, «go naturally — buried without embalming or exhibitionism.»

Stephen Thompson asked for a title shot after his win and a fight against current champion Robbie Lawler would be exciting to say the least.

What her documentary shows is a beautiful portrait of the human condition, of people continually fighting against the current to make the future a better place.

MORE / CASCADE (Coalition Against School Closings and Displacement Everywhere) is fighting against the current round of school closings in NYC.

Not exact matches

The current fight between Delta and its home state is occurring against the novel backdrop of many corporations speaking up about gun control for the first time.

The current federal election is being fought against a backdrop of deepening inequality and the social problems that accompany it.

At the current time, Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and remnants of the Cártel Arellano Félix are aligned in their fight against warring factions of the Sinaloa Cartel's Los Aquiles and «Los Uriarte,» as previously reported by Breitbart Texas.

They rightly celebrated the current pope's fight against communism.

Robertson's statement reflects the current tendency in evangelical circles to fight back against what is perceived to be an ever - increasing constriction of «freedom.»

Poor stated amenable Fight against the exact madness this was the interior of my current dental problems.

Golden Rice is intended to complement current strategies in the fight against vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and is intended to supply up to 30 — 50 percent of the estimated average requirement for vitamin A for preschool age children and pregnant or lactating mothers.

That decision has sparked a backlash from health advocates, who say current labelling does not do enough to highlight foods which should be avoided, while grocery manufacturers argue traffic - light labels are simplistic and too blunt an instrument in the fight against obesity.

Powered by billions of earthworms working rapidly in concert with beneficial microbes, the BIDA ® System will begin processing Fetzer Vineyards» wastewater during the 2016 harvest season, accruing energy savings up to 85 % over current wastewater treatment technologies and optimizing water conservation measures in support of the fight against climate change.

Despite my numerous attempts at cultivating an early riser habit, there are some currents that still remain hard to fight against.

because woodley is not a fighter that can sell a fight in terms of his character or persona or promotional skills... not all of his fights were boring but the last 2 were too tatical for the average casual fan to pay for a PPV, hence all the promotional work would be on Nate, basically nate making Tyron rich, tyron against RDA on current UFC cards would no way reach 300K....

The Paz will be fighting for the IBF title against the current champion, Greg Haugen of Las Vegas.

I doubt that the current version of WB falls prey to that against a guy like Till, but who knows, everything is possible in the fight game.

Personally, I am against the current system and I think the fight should but judged as a whole using an entirely different system, not this stupid inapplicable 10 - 9 round by round thing, but given the current system it was clear Rose won.

That lack of determination to see things through cost us that year, however this current squad seem to have the grit and steel to fight against the odds.

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:

Some observers (like The Washington Post) quickly suggest that the Russians offer the West «closer cooperation with Moscow in the global fight against terrorism «-- obviously, in exchange of loosening economic sanctions for its past and current aggressions.

«As an institution committed to the Rule of Law, we are prepared to lend our support to this renewed fight against illegal mining to stamp out the menace and thereby protect the country's natural resources, particularly our water bodies, for the current and future generations,» the statement said.

The current cases involve the looting and sharing of war fund, while our fighting soldiers were being humiliated and killed in hundreds for lack of appropriate weapons and equipment in the fight against Boko Haram.

An essay from Michael J. Glennon, former counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and current law professor, describing Trump's fight against the unelected, bureaucratic «security state».

In the context of the current intensive media and political campaigns against Muslims and migrants, this is the most high profile fight defending diversity in British politics.

Sikora argued there is no conflict with a super P.A.C. helping de Blasio, who used his current role as the city's public advocate to fight against corporate campaign donations.

The Coalition said current sanctions were not deterrent enough, stating that with stricter sanctions, the fight against illegal mining can be won.

By Gabriel EwepuABUJA - FOLLOWING the current fight against corruption led by President Muhammadu Buhari, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. George...

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Armed Forces of Nigeria for their selfless service at maintaining indivisibility of the Nation since Independence and especially in the current fight against insurgency in the North - Eastern part of the Country.

Most view their gains here as tough fights to hold; the Tories see winning seats against the Lib Dems in places like Cornwall, where the Lib Dems hold all five of the current seats, as part of their election - winning strategy.

We must all play our part - the public and healthcare workers - by ensuring the infection control measures that have made the current fight against MRSA so successful remain in place,» he added.

The tax cut, the fight against galamsey are some of the successes chalked under the current administration.

«This autumn both David Cameron and Nick Clegg should ask their parties to approve a binding agreement to fight the 2015 general election as coalition partners... If the voters choose to keep our current system of electing MPs, as I fervently hope they will, the pact would give parliamentary candidates in constituencies in seats held by a coalition party a free run against other parties.

Acknowledging the current administration's fight against corruption, the group noted that, «corruption has been the major barrier that stands between them and a higher living standard.»

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Gu Xiaojie has assured the Nigerian Armed Forces of the Chinese government's readiness to partner in the current fight against insurgency.

During his weekly appearance on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show, de Blasio said the city will make sure the statue — which he called a symbol of the «fight against injustice» — stays in its current location staring down the «Charging Bull.»

In my assessment, the judiciary has done all anyone can reasonably expect in supporting the current fight against corruption - anti-corruption cases have moved very fast to trial; and judges have imposed especially severe and onerous terms on accused persons brought before them for corrupt acts, with bail terms typically including deposit of their international passports, sureties and bail bonds with assets equivalent to the amount allegedly embezzled; and very high qualifications for standing as surety.

Buhari, who narrated how he was detained for three years after losing the first battle against corruption in August 1985, however, assured that the current crusade against corruption would be fought steadfastly.

The current New York attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, is poised to use those lessons to fight in court against any rollbacks from the Trump EPA.

«Apart from bringing corrupt public officers to justice, we are determined, in line with the stance of the current administration, to send an unmistakable message to everyone, that no Nigerian shall be regarded as being above the law or treated as a sacred cow as far as the fight against corruption is concerned.

Groups like Citizen Action and the Alliance for Quality Education have long been fighting against tests used to determine if teachers and schools are effective and are fighting the push by members of the current school board for more charter schools and potentially conversion of some public schools into charters.

Biden compared the current fight against cancer to the evolutionary theory of punctuated equilibrium, in which fires, floods, and other events that threaten the survival of species force them to either adapt or die, he said.

Since the fight with Korean Zombie, the current number of leg kicks attempted stands at 33 * from 4 fights, to put that into perspective Aldo threw 29 * in a single fight back in 2010 against Urijah Faber.

Since McCord is the president of together1heart, fighting human trafficking, our conversation turned towards the current movements against sexual assault and harassment.

The continuation, through Warren, of the retribution against white brutality exacted by Django is offered as cathartic, and Tarantino's sincere commitment to fighting racism is welcome given the current tensions provoked by police killings of black citizens in the United States.

Churchill, who helped lead the British war effort during the First World War, believes he is a key player in the current fighting against the Axis powers.

This is particularly worrisome because the administration doesn't have any real ability to enforce these provisions or punish states for not fulfilling their promises; and a blow - up will be especially troublesome for President Barack Obama as he fights a tough re-election campaign against Republican nominee Mitt Romney (whose school reform agenda differs little from that of the current office - holder).

Nissan calls it the «ultimate GT - R,» but with such a radical reinterpretation of the rulebook, will it have a fighting chance against the current crop of proven machinery from Audi, Porsche, and Toyota?

The current GLA is too compact to fight against the new BMW X1, so Mercedes is planning another SUV, that will be placed between the GLA (4.42 - meter long) and the GLC (4.60 - meter long).