Sentences with phrase «fought between nations»

A half - century ago, the Space Race was fought between nations.

NEWSMAKERS: ARGENTINA By Antonio Guerrero Kirchner: Hoping to mend fences with the unions A controversial profit - sharing bill submitted to Congress by Argentina's ruling coalition is becoming a proxy fight between the nation's labor and business sectors ahead...

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He helped draft the «Defense of Marriage Act,» the 1996 law in which the federal government defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman, and is the author of «Fighting for America's Soul: How Sweeping Change Threatens Our Nation and What We Must Do.»

All this terrorism and fighting goes much deeper to areas outside of the wars between nations and their roots.

Rather than rejoicing with McLuhan over the diminution of space and distance between nations, people are fighting against collectivization by loudly asserting their own uniqueness.

The Greek historian Thucydides shrewdly wrote that when a nation makes too great a distinction between its scholars and its warriors it winds up having its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools.

Las Vegas oddsmakers have given sports betting podcast listeners one of the best betting opportunities for the pick nation to take advantage of this week in football in the fight between Air Force vs. California in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Las Vegas oddsmakers have given sports betting podcast listeners one of the best betting opportunities for the pick nation to take advantage of this week in football in the fight between Florida Atlantic and Florida International.

Las Vegas oddsmakers have given sports bettors one of the best betting opportunities for the pick nation to take advantage of this week in football in the fight between Patriots vs. Chargers.

Las Vegas oddsmakers have given sports betting podcast listeners one of the best betting opportunities for the pick nation to take advantage of this week in football in the fight between Bears vs. Jets.

Mali's forward Moussa Marega falls while fighting for the ball during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group D football match between Mali and Egypt in Port - Genti

Las Vegas oddsmakers have given sports betting podcast listeners one of the best betting opportunities for the pick nation to take advantage of this week in football in the fight between Texas A&M and Mississippi State on ESPN and WatchESPN.

Las Vegas oddsmakers have given gamblers one of the best betting opportunities for the pick nation to take advantage of this week in football in the fight between Chicago Bears and San Diego Chargers.

DiNapoli declined to pick sides in the latest fight between Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio over funding for NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation's largest municipal public hospital system and New York's largest provider of safety - net care.

«Now, Adriano is seeking to ensure the seat originally created to give the African and Caribbean diaspora representation in Washington remains at the forefront of fighting poverty, speaking truth to power, and serving as a national model of cooperation between communities of color nation - wide.

The move comes as the Cayugas are fighting a new agreement between New York state and the Oneida Indian Nation that grants exclusivity to the Oneidas to run gaming operations in a 10 - county area in Central New York.

He described Adebayo as a true face of Yoruba nation and Nigeria, who genuinely fought for the unity of the country during the civil war that nearly ripped the country apart between 1967 and 1970.

With the nation on the verge of a presidential election between the first woman to lead a major party and an opponent accused of misogyny, Trump and Hillary Clinton are digging in for a fight in which he is likely to attack her precisely because she is a woman.

President Nishani's emotional presentation in the Assembly parlor drew comparisons between his fellow citizens» acts of defiance towards the Nazis and his nation's recent assistance to the U.S. in the fight against other forms of violent extremism.

Lower Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Cap by 30 Percent Between 2020 and 2030 - Cuomo «has called upon RGGI states to join New York in an effort to continue to lead the fight against climate change and drive the nation's transition toward a clean energy economy.»

From these subtle yet powerful opening scenes (it's the poor and the disenfranchised who fight for the wealthy and powerful), The Manchurian Candidate explores a multitude of political «issues» to a lesser or greater extent: the ill that is committed under the guise of defending a nation; the behind - the - scenes machinations of any country's political process; the unpalatable relationship between entertainment, money and politics, and most specifically, the enormous influence big business has on politics and politicians.

Take Shelter is a frightening metaphor for the nation's current economic climate, but the bond between Shannon, his wife (Jessica Chastain), and daughter (Tova Stewart) is strong throughout the picture and his hard - fought best intentions — no matter how crazy they look to everyone else — make him an easy guy to root for.

As punishment for a rebellion, each district must pay penance to the nation by sending one boy and one girl, between the ages of 12 and 18, to the Capitol to compete in the annual Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death.

Ironically, this misguided and shortsighted opposition has ensured that the fight for the future of quality educational access (and the production of future black leaders like Obama) will be between African Americans of one generation who found prosperity working in public education and who possess the lion's share of the political power, and the minority students whose futures are sacrificed on the altar of the nation's ossified urban education systems.

The conflict over Kashmir continues; since Partition, four wars have been fought between the two nations, and leaders on both sides continue to fan the flames for political gain.

Denied representation at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 Albania was divided up between Greece, Italy and Yugoslavia, but Albanians fought back and Albania was admitted to the League of Nations in 1920.

Many of the changes focus on historical accuracy, including: passive Native American's and no more in - fighting between leaders of allied nations.

In a world torn by war between two powerful nations fighting for rule and supremacy, follow the journey of Sorey, a y...

On paper, political accord was reached after rancorous fights between rich and poor nations and emerging powers that, in the end, almost all agreed to recognize, if not yet adopt, a nonbinding plan to curb greenhouse gases, save rain forests, shield vulnerable people and share the costs.