Sentences with phrase «fought against handing»

The town fought against handing over the statement, and related emails, involving former deputy town attorney Fred Mei.

Not exact matches

A political opponent of Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen wants Facebook to hand over information that might help him fight legal claims against him by the government.
While many of the Sunnis who switched sides in the Sunni awakening had American blood on their hands, they could at least be said to have been fighting against what they viewed as an invading army.
On the other hand, here is John Coffee writing about DuPont's narrow victory in its proxy fight against Trian:
«Fight against such as those to whom the Scriptures were given [Jews and Christians]... until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued.»
Such a history does not only exist because a very great deal of time and theological development and clarification was needed in some cases before the Church's awareness of its belief had finally fought its way to a clear realization that such and such a definite doctrine of the Church is really contained in divine revelation, is a genuine expression of what has always been globally believed or an obligatory defence against heretical misinterpretation of what has been handed down.
Fight against such of those to whom the Scriptures [Old and New Testament] were given as believe in neither God nor the Last Day, who do not forbid what God and His apostle [Muhammad] have forbidden, and do not embrace the true Faith [Islam], until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued.
32 So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Yahweh delivered them into his hand.
But Hitler, on the other hand, was quoted as saying: «Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: by defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord.»
Jeremiah replied, «Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I am going to turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and against the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls; and I will bring them together into the center of this city.
I myself will fight against you with outstretched hand and mighty arm, in anger, in fury, and in great wrath» (Jer.
The song takes a heavy hand promoting «Baby Jesus... as the one and only reason that we celebrate the season...» «It is a shame that some feel compelled to fight back against the political battles involving Christmas by taking such a militant stand,» said Jeff Westover of My Merry Christmas.com, the world's largest Christmas community online.
9 And when the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, «Behold, he has set out to fight against you,» he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying, 10 «Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: «Do not let your God on whom you rely deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
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).
Regardless of whether Carlton Cole's comments offended anyone, and one wonders if a single person took them to heart, it seems inevitable that the West Ham man would be charged with improper conduct and if he is handed a ban it could well have a huge effect on the Hammers fight against relegation.
from where i'm sitting, conor's strengths: - long and athletic - great power in his hands and feet - throws with speed & accuracy - uses all 8 points of contact (and uses them all in multiple ways)- uses good footwork to circle away from power shots and to control pace / location of fight - has shown good to great TD defense (until tired)- has good chin (tested several times and the proof appears to be in the pudding, as they say)- displays good head movement which allows him to absorb fewer strikes while within range - excellent counter puncher (able to get in and out fast using his karate style stance)- has shown better conditioning at lw than fw or ww - has incredible fight iq (lone exception in the ufc was against nate in first fight when he was clearly fatigued)
Aldo had a flash knockdown against Mendes 2.0 who had like 4 ko's out of 5 fight win streak and Poirier had never been ko'd prior to Conor also MJ has known to have deadly fast hands.
If you noticed if Bigfoot did not get hit by a right hand in the first round of a fight, typically his chin would hold up (before it went to complete and utter shit) That's what got him KO'd against Cormier, Cain and Arlovski, right straights / overhand rights sailing over his shoulder.
After two League defeats in a row, Arsenal had a fight on their hands against an improved Hull City to turn their fortunes around.
The vertical - minded Brian Kelly and his Notre Dame Fighting Irish threw endless fade routes against the Spartans and were rescued only by a cascade of pass interference flags flying from the officials» hands.
If we do bring in another DM one things for sure, hell have a fight on his hands... I just hope that does nt sway Schneiderlin or whoever against the move.
Trevor Knight was able to eclipse Bell's production virtually immediately, but the Sooners look like they have a fight on their hands against Iowa State.
«It was a great win, short - handed and on the road against a good team fighting for playoff position,» Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.
Unless we recruit in these areas, because Wenger clearly does not trust Holding and Chambers in Premier league matches, we will continue to be also rans.As far as I am aware AW sanctions all sales, loans and acquisitions and as such he alone is responsible for the teams performance.The players showed plenty of fighting spirit against Man Utd who were handed their goals on a plate.
Coinciding with Portsmouth's ten - point deduction, Forest have taken ten points from their last six games to give themselves the upper hand in their fight against the drop.
Still, Portsmouth are up against a Blackburn side who know they have a fight on their hands to stay up and they will show Portsmouth what fighting spirit really is all about.
The lawmaker said the PDP government handed over modern fighting equipment to the APC government adding that no significant progress has been recorded in the battle against Boko Haram.
What is more problematic is that women's lack of assertiveness — whether it is socially constructed or natural — could also affect their capacity, on one hand, to express their needs and interests and, on the other, to fight against the disadvantages that directly touch them.
On the one hand it could further strengthen the role of the EU and China, which would gain in terms of status and image by fighting effectively (and responsibly) against a major global threat.
The DSCC has been fundraising very aggressively in preparation for the epic battle it will be waging this fall against the outgunned (in cash terms, anyway) SRCC for control of the chamber — a crucial fight, since whoever has power over the next round of redistricting will have he upper hand for at least the next decade.
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).
Never mind us marching against fascists, singing against fascists, these guys had actually hand - to - hand fought them.
«The fight against corruption is selective, most of them media orchestrated; we are prepared to join hands with the government to fight corruption but it must be done in a very civilized way.
He therefore called on Nigerians to join hands in keeping the society free from any act capable of undermining the existing peace, integrity of police or tarnishing their competence in fighting against anti-human behaviours in the state.
«It is a very sad situation, and we must change the trend by ensuring that we join hands to fight corruption, as this is the only solution to the ills militating against our country's development,» he said.
As he has in the past, Bloomberg once again sees his education goals and his fight against the teachers union in Albany's hands.
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed that he will join hands with a movement he called Coalition of Nigeria (CN), to fight against the ruling All Progressives...
Mr. Ignizio, a Staten Island Republican Party loyalist, could have an incentive to delay his resignation long enough to hand Mr. Borelli the Republican nomination without a primary fight — and all but ensure Mr. Borelli's victory against nominal Democratic opposition.
Mr. Malloy, on the other hand, will have to fight against an economy that is still sluggish despite a ramped - up economic development program that involved grants, loans and tax breaks to businesses big and small.
«The fact that the APC government to have presented a list that reflected the opposition alone is a confirmation that the fight against corruption under President Buhari is merely political and must be dismissed with a wave of the hand,» a US - based political commentator, Remi Badru, said.
We must, thus, be determined to protect our environment and water bodies by joining hands in the fight against illegal mining, also known as galamsey, in order to bring an end to the devastation of some of our landscape, and the pollution of our water bodies, occasioned by the activities of illegal miners.
«Mike Fishman will bring decades of experience building some of the state's most successful organizing campaigns to the (state Democratic party) and Cuomo 2018 at a critical time as we work to fight back against the GOP's destructive attacks on New York's middle class,» said Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Cuomo's hand - picked chairman of the state party.
The leaders of the U.S. and China committed their nations to the fight against global warming on Saturday when they handed arcane but momentous documents to the United Nation's top official.
In an e-mail exchange with Science, the Springer representative wrote, «We agree with what Cyril Labbé says in his quote [in the press release]: «Software can not replace peer reviews and academic evaluation, but SciDetect lends publishers an additional hand in the fight against fraud and fake papers.»»
Gerlich also worked with the Weinberg Group which ran special conferences for the tobacco industry to fight regulations against second - hand smoke.
«The fight against Zika virus is not a 100 - m race, but rather a marathon in which science and public health need to work hand in hand for the benefit of our peoples.»
Not only are you fighting directly against gravity, you're also fighting to balance the bar in one hand.
Jack describes a childhood in which he often spent time hiding under the bed with his hands pressed against his ears while his parents fought.
After fighting against several different hem options, hampered due to both the sheerness of the poly - organza fabric, which shows everything, and the fact that she was so very springy (this really was the Dress That Never Would), the only thing for it was a hand - stitch rolled hem.
Peper acknowledges there are other factors that influence depression and energy levels, but believes improving posture can lend a helping hand in the fight against depression.
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