Sentences with phrase «fights over the meaning»

The Civil War was fought over the meaning and future of the Constitution.

Parapsychologist Charles Honorton and critic Ray Hyman fought over the meaning of the accumulation of results.

I feel that important issues have been raised in fights over the meaning of the climate e-mail exchanges, and some have resulted in changes to how the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change operates.

Not exact matches

The EPA statement said the decision «neither deters nor derails the application process,» which means the fight is far from over.

But the fight for network neutrality is not over by any means.

More from Your Money Your Future: Obamacare repeal may birth a new retirement account What Trump's fight over retirement savings rules means for your nest egg That» 4 percent rule» could spell trouble for early retirees

The Shimmer Floor Wax skit shows a husband and wife fighting over whether a product is meant to be used as a dessert topping or as floor wax.

The «church» was formed by his followers, who fought like cats and dogs over the meaning of those events.

This is what makes the bible fascinating... the politics... the fight for the right to represent god (which meant power in those days too), and the fight over which god got to be god.

In a land as frequently fought over as ancient Palestine the chance discovery of valuables hidden for safe keeping in some past emergency was by no means unusual, and every peasant ploughing his field must have had some such secret dream.

or a war aginst invaders... if smeone enters ur home and starts taking over it u'll try and get them out by any means possible... Jihad is a war fought if ur country is invaded by outside forces... which is a right for any human being... one again before passing judgement yuou might want to get ur facts straight... don't listen to what u're told... God has given u a brain... use it... study a religion..

Nice to know you all like to fight over what «facism» means.

Cheap drugs would mean that most addicts would not be driven to crime to support their habit, and that drug lords would no longer have a turf to fight over.

With good reason: the term has come into prominence only in the past dozen years (after Newsweek named 1976 «The Year of the Evangelical»), and evangelicals themselves fight over what the term does and should mean.

The blessing is meant to be shared, not fought over; otherwise everyone suffers.

They then fight fiercely over the means to that end: Is there one way or many ways?

My comments here are not meant to address all of the points of contention listed in this post and comments, nor am I trying to start a fight over these issues.

Lincoln was the nation's greatest commander in chief in a great war fought over the most important questions of constitutional meaning.

Plus, lauric acid is essentially non-toxic, which gives it a distinct advantage over modern pharmaceutical drugs that are typically used to fight viruses, bacterial infections and fungal infections (I mean, heck, I'd rather down some coconut oil over conventional drugs any day!).

Kyle and I fought over the leftovers (meaning I made him promise he'd let me have them and he begrudgingly agreed).

It's obvious for me that arsenal need 4 players to become a world class team like bayern and real madrid i couldn't dare mention barcelona because they have unbelievable front three and they maybe the best attack in history of football we are lacking quality in the ST as well as the RW of course giroud and campvell are very good players but in my opinion they are less in quality than the rest of the team so we need to improve the quality in these positins About the DM it's a number issue and i think the position is covered with flamini doing good job and elneny coming which can be deployed there About the fourth signing we need is a center back I don't think i saw till now enough minutes for gabriel to tell if he can make the position his own or not But what makes me doubt him that wenger didn't choose him till now over per which means he is not miles ahead of him so i think we need a new better CB This team can go and fight for every thing even the champions leafue....

As the talk is the rebuild will be over a 2 year contract, that would mean all those 18 months left now will be out of contract before his 2 years are up, with funds to rebuild then players will hopefully feel the need to fight for their place more.

Last night was a disgusting display and Ill tell you why I think this, Since the Swansea game last week its become highly apparent that for teams who are looking to get a point OR beat us the tactic is simple, park the bus and then get us on the break, Last night our team SHOULD have been steamrollering to try and achieve 2nd spot, but the fight has gone because they knew a point would suffice, the season ai nt over until the last game and whilst 2nd spot means nothing with regards to trophies it means everything with regards to pride and bragging rights for the fans.

Floyd had to actually bust his ass to win the fight, meaning Cotto may have a legitimate case for the third best fighter of his era, especially given that he has a clean win over Shane Mosely at a time when both men would be considered «in their prime.»

Must be a joke; should be ashamed to even mention this game again... I need a good drink after what i read and shut my computer... Someone said we should not complain as Chelsea flopped 2 years ago... So, yeah, we should as well and accuse referrees... I'm out guys... The season is over, what we fighting for, 6 to 12 place... Liverpool can't finish behind us, we have no consistency nor game, just pass the ball like academy 6 year old do, passing the ball... Instead to put the damn ball behind the net, contrrol the ball and never score means no control of the game nor the ball, it should be behind frekin net...

While things have taken on a much more rosy hue for Arsenal fans in the last week, the Gunners and Arsene Wenger are not out of the woods yet by any means, and unless the players keep up the sort of intensity that we saw from them yesterday in the hard fought FA cup semi-final win over Man City, while Arsenal could also do with rediscovering some of the fluent and free flowing football that we saw in the first half of the current season.

Palace have failed to claim a single victory in the Premier League since December 19, a run stretching over 11 games and such a terrible streak has meant that rather than challenging for Europe, the Eagles are staring at a fight against the drop.

For many families, sitting down for a meal together often means fighting over food — what's on the menu, who's eating (or not eating) what and how much.

My girls have been fighting (and I mean fighting) over a Nintendo and I wanted my 3 year old to play with the Nintendo but how do I say this — she is not very delicate in how she treats stuff.

Recently I've seen so many people fighting over what Baby Led Weaning actually means.

Which means that it takes longer to latch them on and get them settled down after fighting over the blanket placement.

Smolinski said Medinah's «all - or - nothing» position appeared to ignore the fact there is a dispute over the meaning of an intergovernmental agreement, and that the two sides are «fighting in a fog.»

For me that means that if I had another child neither one of them would be fighting over to sit in front.

That, coupled with the fact that she hates getting her diaper changed and fights me tooth and nail meant that I left her in not one, but two poopy cloth diapers for far too long over the course of two days.

Even without a food fight, you're more likely to discover what makes your child laugh or cry over a family meal than you are through a short text message that you had to learn how to decipher before you even knew what it meant.

Now Peter Mandelson has advised that the time for hand - wringing is over, and his former Labour colleagues ought to «fight for the party's future» against a leader who is apparently an «intentionally divisive figure», using «very unconventional means» to strengthen his grip (some of this may sound familiar).

SERAP's Executive Director, Mr Adetokunbo Mumuni, in a letter, which read in part, said: «SERAP is sending you this open letter to seek explanations from you, as former President and Commander - in - Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, on what you knew, or had reason to know on the apparent diversion and sharing of the over $ 2 billion meant to purchase arms to empower Nigerian soldiers to fight Boko Haram.

And that means that in the legal fights as well as the political battles that are looming, the lobbying and spinning isn't over yet.

That would mean Labour and the Conservatives fighting over 550 seats.

The letter dated 8 January 2016 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni reads in part: «SERAP is sending you this open letter to seek explanations from you, as former President and Commander - in - Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, on what you knew, or had reason to know on the apparent diversion and sharing of the over $ 2 billion meant to purchase arms to empower Nigerian soldiers to fight Boko Haram.»

«SERAP considers that there is enough material in the public domain to suggest that over $ 2 billion meant for purchase of arms to equip Nigerians soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the North East of the country was diverted and shared among high - ranging government and party officials under your watch as President and Commander - in - Chief of Nigerian Armed Forces.»

(EFCC Press Release) Hearing on a case involving the erstwhile Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani - Kayode, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, over his alleged role in the mismanagement of funds meant to fight insurgency during President Goodluck Jonathan's administration commenced on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja.

Whether there existed something acceptable which Labour could offer in exchange would of course depend on negotiations, However, this sort of agreement has significant advantages over post-election deals about coalitions or lesser forms of cooperation — they require neither agreement of a programme (which inevitably means political compromise) nor standing down in areas (which can have detrimental effects in the longer term or on other elections such as Euro elections fought over larger geographical units).

A number of Democrats told Gotham Gazette they fear Cuomo has only championed the issue as a means to boost his sinking approval ratings and steal political thunder from Mayor Bill de Blasio, who fought with Albany early in his term to allow the city a say over raising its minimum wage.

The Labour MP for Worsley, Barbara Keeley, will be fighting the Worsley and Eccles South seat, where she will defend a notional Labour majority of 10,001 (based on the Rallings and Thrasher calculations) over the Conservatives, which means Iain requires a swing of 12.8 % to gain the seat.

The fight over abortion and what it means to be a Democrat has boiled over in recent months.

Two feed ports mean your deer are less likely to fight over feeding stations.

In the popular mind, the word Darwinian still often means conflict — fighting over resources — whereas the reality is often adaptation by cooperation.

It's been shown to be anticancer, fights cancer in over 60 different cancer cell lines, meaning 60 different types of cancer.

And I think it would be a blast to shop with you even if it did mean we'd be fighting over the same stuff.