Sentences with phrase «fighting against the tide»

In doing so we can not only raise vital funds for Planned Parenthood, but also show the world's bullies that there is still a movement here willing to stand up and fight against the tide of regression that threatens to sweep away the freedoms of the most vulnerable citizens.

«There must be some counteracting force that fights against the tide of metabolism,» he says.

Like I wasn't fighting against the tide.

The PISA report has since been followed by the final NAPLAN results, which held some hope out for Australian educators fighting against the tide of declining scores.

When you're fighting against the tide of four million other books you need a company that has inside industry experience to give you an advantage.

Many of the greatest scientists fought against the tide of accepted wisdom until their observations, experiments, arguments and theories were accepted and, in turn, became the consensus.

Not exact matches

For those who are swimming against the tide of Crypto you are fighting progress.

While many Christians in the past have acted directly contrary to those very clear biblical teachings (i.e., the Crusades, etc.), others have actually appealed to those very teachings in fighting the tide of a culture that would demean humanity (i.e., MLK, William Wilberforce, the Confessing Church's stand against the Nazis, etc.).

The online video is an effort to fight back against «the rising tide of fear - mongering» resulting from plans to build a Muslim community center in lower Manhattan in New York, the group behind it said.

I personally think Bama's the less embarrassing choice and that Ohio State's loss to Iowa should be considered disqualifying, but won't put up much of a fight against anyone who thinks Bama's light schedule and lack of a division title are reasons to rule out the Tide.

Those who want to fight new technology on the beaches will soon find that the tide is turning against them.

In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, the Minister said all the trips have been anything but frivolous, and that they have started yielding fruits in terms of turning the tide in the fight against the insurgents who have been most active in the North - east, attracting investments in the range of billions of dollars, and securing global support for the administration's anti-corruption fight.

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Public perceptions of the rising tide of knife crime and youth gang violence in London have reached such a pitch that Boris needs to be equally clear, ruthless and relentless in his fight against crime in London.

The fight against red tides may be taking place one algal and shellfish species at a time.

«Collectively, they are helping to turn the tide in the global fight against cancer.

When a new professor's bureaucratic methods leave Hogwarts unprepared to fight the rising tide of evil, Harry teaches a dedicated group of students how to defend against the dark arts.

After a year rocked by the Harvey Weinstein scandal and a tide of sexual misconduct allegations that followed, women in the film industry highlighted gender inequality and the fight against sexual harassment at the Golden Globes.

An ecstatic cross-species love story between a girl and a fish fought against a metaphorical tide of Kennedy - era repression.

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.

Thanks to Visceral Game's proficiency, players spent more energy struggling against the escalating tide of nefarious necromorphs than fighting with the game's controls, creating a wonderfully intense experience then helped reinvigorate the horror title.

Not only will players have to fight against each other but also A.I controlled zombies and in some instances powerful boss monsters that could turn the tide of battle.

Fighting mobile gaming is swimming against the tide, so grow alongside it instead.

As Banksy notes, «there's nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place,» and with that in mind, and with many more plans for direct action, we continue to fight against tuition at Cooper Union and the rising tide of student debt.

Having fought industrial wind development for years in my community, I have come to understand that only a grassroots rebellion, led by rural environmentalists against the wealthy, powerful, special - interest, urban fake - environmentalists will be able to turn the tide.

Green Works is a pretty popular brand; the same way Coke and Pepsi saw the tide turning against soda and began investing in waters and juices, The Clorox Company has decided to start a green product line to fight back against... well, Clorox.