Sentences with phrase «giving up its powers on»

Whatever the end result of the constitutional debate which is now underway, London is not going to be giving up its powers on foreign affairs.

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Electronic chip manufacturer rivals Intel and AMD are are teaming up to make chips that will give thin laptops an unprecedented power boost, Intel announced on Monday in a press release.

To play the victim, you have to give up your power, and you can't put a price on that.

They don't earn any power due to their title, rather it's their ability to hand out good advice or come up with solutions based on their deep organizational knowledge that gives them considerable sway.

As someone that works in online marketing and sees the power of successful strategies first - hand every day, take this advice: don't give up on the Internet.

With the president, the FAA and state legislatures weighing in on commercial drone use, NoFlyZone CEO Ben Marcus wants to open up the conversation and give individuals the power to put the unmanned ve...

Wildrose opposition finance critic Rob Anderson said he agrees with Horner «100 per cent,» adding Alberta should not be giving up its jurisdictional powers on important issues.

We'll free you up to stay focused on running your business, and give you the power to develop and implement the best marketing ideas..

It puts food on their tables — but they still have to be responsible... in fact, I suspect that if you don't have the power to give someone some opportunity to grow and learn, then you either have gutted the educational system and load up your bank accounts, or you have abdicated your power to someone who does.

Giving up on doing such things because it is deemed to be too difficult, ineffective, cumbersome, shaming, paralyzing, pointless, or whatever could be better interpreted as a loss of faith in the Savior Jesus Christ and his power to change us, and an absence of the Holy Spirit which seals us unto holiness and eternal salvation.

If the Church is cautious in questions of doctrine and discipline, perhaps even more so than in the past, if she waits for more information, carrying on a dialogue, perhaps even leaves much to the conscience of the individual, all this does not mean that the authorities have grown cowardly, they have not, for this reason, given up their responsibility and their power.

She should certainly not become one sided, expecting everything from a gimmick, but she must not want to do everything with the same energy either; she must have the courage to concentrate her finite powers on a few points, even though this will mean giving up other important things.

Two verses — «They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly things, it shall not hurt them» (Mark 16:18) and «Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you» (Luke 10:19)-- are used by the snake - cult Christians in Appalachia as support for snake - handling and the drinking of poison as tests of Christian faith.

They are enthusiasts; they have given up everything for the cause; that in itself implies a more than average power of concentration on an object.

The people obviously became upset at the power God gave these two men and were punished by having their entire families killed or swallowed up whole by tectonic plate shifts that caused the ground to open up like on the movies.

While it would be foolish to give up the meteorological explanation for the theological one, it should be said that there may be important aspects of the storm, such as its relation to the powers of nature on which life is dependent and the sense of awe inspired by it, which are present in the latter interpretation but wholly lacking in the former.

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

Considering that the search for the origins of the universe has been going on for a relatively brief time, how about you give it a few hundred years before giving up and giving credit to the supernatural power of your choice?

Massive pro-democracy protests forced King Gyanendra to give up absolute power on April 24.

After I sat down, being all in confusion, like a drowning man that was just giving up to sink, and almost in an agony, I turned very suddenly round in my chair, and seeing part of an old Bible lying in one of the chairs, I caught hold of it in great haste; and opening it without any premeditation, cast my eyes on the 38th Psalm, which was the first time I ever saw the word of God: it took hold of me with such power that it seemed to go through my whole soul, so that it seemed as if God was praying in, with, and for me.

At that instant of time when I gave all up to him to do with me as he pleased, and was willing that God should rule over me at his pleasure, redeeming love broke into my soul with repeated scriptures, with such power that my whole soul seemed to be melted down with love; the burden of guilt and condemnation was gone, darkness was expelled, my heart humbled and filled with gratitude, and my whole soul, that was a few minutes ago groaning under mountains of death, and crying to an unknown God for help, was now filled with immortal love, soaring on the wings of faith, freed from the chains of death and darkness, and crying out, My Lord and my God; thou art my rock and my fortress, my shield and my high tower, my life, my joy, my present and my everlasting portion.

Herod knew what was going on, but was too evil and power hungry to give up his rule.

Jesus cast out demons and healed the sick was divine in power by the Spirit and they couldn't kill Him by flogging but on the cross He gave up His life so how was sickness going to touch Him?

The founding fathers of the US gave a road map for this revolution, and it's up the the powers that be to prevent it sensibly or react to it without allowing the country to turn on itself.

Very good points and I concur with your non-adoption of any religion — one day, maybe, the world will wake up and see all these religions for what they are — egotistical power players in the business of convincing people the «boogyman» is real and by giving them your goods, money, life — «they» will protect you from said boogyman — been going on forever since the first priest figured out that the boogyman was power.

I generally try to eat the same simple breakfast during the week (usually my anti inflammatory cereal — the super power breakfast), but I give myself permission to spice it up on the weekends.

The squad met up at Vardy's house to watch Tottenham's 2 - 2 draw with Chelsea, with the result ensuring that the Foxes were crowned champions and will be given the opportunity to celebrate their achievement at the King Power Stadium against Everton on Saturday.

Given the power Saban wields in Tuscaloosa, it's up for debate who was really the most powerful man on campus while Battle sat in the AD chair.

It took the Frenchman just 94 seconds to open his Arsenal account on his official Emirates debut, and Arsene Wenger believes that Laca gives the Gunners more power up front, although he has also hinted that he can play alongside Oliver Giroud out on the wing.

This is part of a wider strategy of «disruptive philanthropy,» an alternative to the traditional models of charitable giving (annual monetary donation, and so on) that Loat believes has the power to shake up traditional models of charitable donation, and to engage people who might otherwise feel excluded.

corzola is very good at giving us good control when we are up against teams that stand off our midfield, but if we up against a team that presses against us we need power to break through and press back, i saw pogba last night and he was miles above all the players on the pitch, when he came on just ran the whole midfield on his own, wenger should blow all of his next summers budget signing pogba, even if it takes everything we got the kid is the best young c / m in the world atm.

Should he reject the offer and move on, the Red Sox would get compensation when he signed elsewhere, or, if teams are wary of giving up a draft pick for him, it would put power back in their hands to negotiate a new deal.

That would give pace, power and work rate on both flanks, giving United problems, runners for Giroud to link up with and also protection to the Arsenal full backs.

I have a feeling these guys will be moving up our Power Rankings as the weeks move along as these guys can put up big numbers on any given night.

However, West Ham did not give up and the atmosphere did not let up, with Michail Antonio powering a header — his sixth of the season — past David De Gea on 76 minutes.

Redknapp has an embarrassment of riches at his disposal, most notably in the forward department, and with the likes of Luka Modric, Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon all in prolific form when it comes to creating chances, and Jermaine Defoe, Roman Pavlyuchenko and Peter Crouch all top - rate strikers which give defender's something different to think about, there should be enough fire - power and variety in this Spurs side to cause Blackpool all sorts of problems at the back should the hosts decide to open up and go for the throat of Spurs early on.

His punching power was way better than people gave him credit for, but you never saw it a lot in those days because he was up on his toes moving.»

All that matters now is keeping Labour out of power and if that means giving up on Scotland then so be it.

Fundraising demands pushed the Republican leadership to give up on its stated goal of shrinking the size of government, so that it could better use the power of majority status to raise campaign cash.

Horner concludes: «Given the tremendous institutional power of the executive, the support of the state Assembly, and the apparent support among many Senators, the fate of meaningful campaign finance reform will hinge on whether the governor can round up the necessary Senate votes....

Government reform groups are angry at Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying he is giving up too soon on an anti-corruption agenda that includes public financing of campaigns and greater prosecution powers for the state's district attorneys.

He is taking the opportunity of actually coming up with some policies, proposing to give councils the power to veto new shops on the high street.

David Miliband's comments last week, that «No nation in human peacetime history, never mind Britain, has voluntarily given up as much political power as we are being invited to throw away on 23 June» is a classic of the type.

The governor says if upstate cities really believe they are «on the brink,» then they should give up their powers of governing to a state - appointed financial control board.

Asked if she can still see a path to Labour taking power in 2020, she insists: «My first rule on politics is never give up, so of course I can see a path.

The crisis in Northern Ireland which had caused so much terrorism and death was resolved essentially based on devolution of power to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; the wars and division of Yugoslavia could have been prevented by a federal system of government; the Nigerian civil war could have been prevented by the Aburi Accord, which was based on federal or con - federal prescriptions; perhaps the break - up of the USSR could have been prevented by giving greater power and autonomy to the Soviet Republics.

The legal battle started when a Belfast judge ruled that Northern Ireland health minister Edwin Poots did not have the power to maintain a lifetime ban on gay men giving blood and that it was up to the secretary of state to make the call.

«No nation in human peacetime history, never mind Britain, has voluntarily given up as much political power as we are being invited to throw away on 23 June.

The Labour leader has ordered a team of advisers to draw up a secret «100 - day blitz» on opponents and plans to overhaul party rules to give more power to his supporters

It may have given up on winning the election, but it has not given up on power.