Sentences with phrase «fighting other battles»

We were fighting other battles.

Not exact matches

«I'm fighting a battle against a horrible group of deep - seated people — drain the swamp — that are coming up with all sorts of phony charges against me and they're not bringing up real charges against the other side,» the president said.

For him, others attempting to hijack his brand is a battle that he says he deals with every day, one he used to fight alone before he knew better.

A YPJ spokeswoman told AFP that Kobani and three other female fighters were battling Turkish - backed forces, refused to withdraw, and «fought until death.»

In other words, the selection of leaders, who were strong leaders in a battle of one segment against the other segment and / or inclined to fight for certain things.

Indeed, notwithstanding Ontario's emphasis on green initiatives — fuel - efficient car production, wind power, the closing of coal - fired generating stations — climate change is the great battle of the present and future, one that neither Ontario nor any other jurisdiction is doing enough to fight.

Other legal fights related to Uber include its battle with self - driving car company Waymo, which is suing Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets, and a lawsuit filed by investor Benchmark against former chief executive officer Travis Kalanick claiming breach of contract.

Newspapers are fighting three concurrent battles that are all a function of each other.

However, the case hinges on issues the ride - hail company — which is no stranger to legal battles — has long fought across the globe: Background checks and being treated like other for - hire companies.

«This was a hard fought battle, but there are still other clawbacks that contribute to child poverty,» said Mungall, «We hope that Christy Clark will realize that she also needs to stop clawing back maternity and parental leave benefits from new parents.»

In other words, they focus on fighting their last battle.

No other prominent Uber investors have yet said they publicly support the lawsuit, effectively leaving Benchmark to fight this battle by itself.

Osama believed perfectly clearly that he was fighting for goodness in battling an imperial world power that fought and killed thousands of his own people for no other reason than financial gain.

Everyone need to stop fighting each other because this is a battle that there will never be a winning side.

I agree with others, though, who say there are far more important atheist battles to fight, such as getting the Pledge of Allegiance back to its pre-Cold War wording.

In fact, Dante finds something to quarrel with in the positions put forward by almost every recognized authority, even those he respects the most, from Aristotle (whom he honors perhaps more than any other thinker) to Aquinas (with whom he fights mainly friendly but nonetheless frequent little battles).

The only thing he can do is to admit that he is acting so out of his own fears and emotions (not to defend oneself in battle is difficult, more difficult than to accept a death sentence calmly); or else he can say that he is fighting for others, not to save his own life.

For over one hundred years after the Reformation, the Catholics and Protestants had fought bloody battles in an attempt to crush each other.

All the others are fighting this battle.

In other words, 46 % are dumber than a post, 32 % have a shot at someday grasping reality, and 15 % are fighting a battle of ignorance that can never be won.

He and others like him are fighting a losing (and ignoble) battle.

«Throughout this and other gay - marriage campaigns, some queer activists have expressed their own discomfort about feeling obligated to fight for an institution about which they feel ambivalent while other essential battles — against HIV / AIDS, homelessness, domestic violence, and general discrimination — struggle for money and media attention,» wrote Deirdre Fulton in the Portland Phoenix.

But how can we speak truth to power when we spend our energies in fighting the same battles with each other that the church has been fighting for centuries?

Contemporary Islamic reform: Both Khalidi and Kepel are sharply critical of what they believe are counterproductive approaches currently being employed by the U.S. Kepel argues that the most important battle in the war for Muslim minds will be fought not in Iraq or Israel / Palestine, but in the suburbs of Paris, London and other Western cities where Islam is now a fixture, Two prominent Muslims — Feisal Abdul Rauf and Tariq Ramadan — develop this theme in new books that have attracted considerable attention.

Since Armageddon, the world's final battle, will have been fought, a lot of other things will cease forever also.

But it is beyond my understanding why people will allow other people [pastors / churches] to dominate their lives so long after the battle has been fought, even battles from many years gone by.

So, in the midst of this the battle is being fought not far away and the other priests don't know why Columba hasn't come back for something like three days!

tradition hard to break.the tradition of marriage is older and more meaningful than any other we know it crosses all religions and non religions, and races and cultures.it won't change easy.calling it something else for some people may make it easier to change.but what about those people who want that time tested tradition for themselves for their own self worth.it is a civil right give it to them today.this issues has divided my community as much as any other, but as we have fought to gain right after right, we have lost sight that all deserve the right of freedom of happiness.No gayness here, just can't fight the battle to keep someone down after being held down

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

And many other people in the church who are not white straight men fight a similar battle.

It is as aware as any other discipline of the tension between objectivity and subjectivity, and it too is fighting the battle to achieve balance between unavoidable specialization and the necessity for generalization.

G.I. Joe had it right when they said «knowing is half the battle» (don't you just love it when you can bring G.I. Joe into the conversation) but the other half of the battle has yet to be fought.

«Thousands of hardline Muslims demanding new anti-blasphemy laws in Bangladesh fought running battles with police, in the capital, Dhaka, Sunday, leaving at least four people dead and more than 50 others injured».

He holds the ball for others to do the finishing when he is surrounded, defends especially set pieces, wins aerial battles and is generally a focal point who will fight defences.

This guy is not consistent enough to be an arsenal player is over pampered by Wenger, if he leaves with a good replacement no problem... i am tired of this average players, every season top four battle, the only season we are suppose to win the epl when other teams where not inform we ended as runners up, too bad this season now we are not fighting for the league i am tired and sick of this ally the time

When Matt Barnes complained about having to fight other player's battles, he was referring to Griffin's reluctance to getting into fracases himself.

The final weekend includes several intriguing match - ups, with the top four all playing each other, play - off hopefuls Chiapas and Queretaro doing battle, and Morelia hosting Chivas in a fight to avoid finishing last.

If someone is a bit tired then someone else will battle and fight for each other.

Have been all in on «letting each other fight their own battles» the whole time they've been friends.

We will be fighting for 4th spot by the looks of it so far, which is a painful battle we've seen over the years, but the ambition of the other teams will make it even tougher this time.

I was really glad the way the team battled and fought back, in other seasons we would've rolled over after the red and goal and got beat 3/4 -0 but we hung in there and fought for 70 minutes.

The pitch invaders will undoubtedly be banned from the stadium but how does the club with Board, players and fans at each other's throats navigate the rest of the season while at the same time battling a desperate relegation fight.

Playing in front of their home crowd, Palace are targeting nothing other than three points as only a win could trigger their motivation to fight for relegation battle.

The Tigers find themselves fighting to stay out of the relegation zone at the other end of the table and earned a battling point...

On one hand you want to help your kid, and on the other hand you want to teach them to fight their own battles.

Which brings me to the other two big battles we're actually fighting.

An oppressed group will tend to want to fight its battle for identity and survival against members of other, often similar, groups.

What the governor is saying, what the mayor is saying, all of that is accurate, because if we don't win some of these battles in Washington, then we're going to be back home fighting each other over a diminished pot.»

The event is a reception and dinner to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea, where the two countries fought alongside each other against Japan.

Some battles they can fight, on others they hold their fire.