Sentences with phrase «greater than the authority»

But in the power battles which had been raging for some centuries, the contentions were common enough: «The Church's authority is greater than the authority of Scripture... the decretals of the Roman Church have to be added to Scripture... in the New Law the Pope's judgment is the oracle of God.»

Not exact matches

Could Zuckerberg still be fantasizing about the day when Chinese authorities bring down their «Great Wall,» allowing Facebook access to its more than 1.3 billion citizens?

The latest figures on the coral death from recent bleaching events are also higher than predicted, with further coral decline expected in 2017, according to Russell Reichelt, Chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

When shares of Capital Stock are to be issued upon the exercise, grant or vesting of an Incentive Award, Google shall have the authority to withhold a number of such shares having a Fair Market Value at the date of the applicable taxable event determined by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, grant or vesting but not greater than the minimum withholding obligations, as determined by Google in its sole discretion.

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) was formed on that day and their authority includes the handling of consumer complaints related to certain consumer protection laws for banks greater than $ 10 billion.

The US authorities has been on the case of some of the massive exchanges like Coinbase, which was pressured to give up paperwork for greater than 10,000 of its prospects.

Again, no one is claiming that Thomas's position is identical with Scalia's, but, given what the great Catholic theologian had to say about the limits of judicial authority in reference to the written law, his position is far closer to that of the late justice than to the idea of a «living» or «evolving» Constitution so ubiquitous today.

Thus, when militant rabbis called upon soldiers to disobey orders to withdraw from Gaza, he reminded the public that undermining legitimate authority caused greater harm than the worst possible consequences of evacuation.

But, they can be helped to greater adequacy in living by varied counseling approaches involving the selective use of guidance, authority, instruction, along with a focus on improving interpersonal relationships (rather than effecting major intrapsychic changes) and seeing one's situation from a more constructive perspective.

Yet, he is often seen as a greater Christian authority than even Jesus in the gospels.

«So you see, the Son of man is greater than the law; his authority embraces even the Sabbath.»

On the other hand, to allow government the authority to decide what adults may see and hear represents a greater threat to the welfare of the society than to allow expressions that may be objectionable to many.

In times of great unbelief his social authority will be diminished by the fact that the office points to divine authority; he will participate in the humiliation rather than in the exaltation of Christ.

«WE HAVE THE VICTORY» For those struggling with thoughts of unforgiveness and attacks on the mind especially deceiving thoughts and doubts these are from satan in the word they are called fiery darts we are to quench those darts by faith so we need to read the word and believe that Gods word is true.We also have the victory over these thoughts because when we accept Jesus the holy spirit dwells within us so satan does nt have authority over us he can not rule what belongs to God he can only deceive.We can not defeat the enemy in our strength we need the holy spirit when we try and overcome him in our strength we struggle especially with our thoughs and in the area of sin.If you are having evil thoughts or doubts commit your way unto the Lord and let him fight your battle.Tell the enemy he has no authority over you that you are under the covering of Jesus Christ and when you have doubts memorise verses on faith ie greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world.The holy spirit is just like Jesus talk to him be friends with him he helps us to live like Christ and gives us the power to do it.We are overcomers more than conquerers through Christ who strengthens us.brentnz

He claimed authorities would've made greater efforts to release him if he was a European rather than Indian priest.

Where we and others of greater authority than ourselves in the Church, differ from his view lies in the assessment of exactly what is defined and what is not.

It had greater power and authority than other books, and as such, could only be entrusted to those who were trained in how to read and understand it.

[17] His emphasis on the authority of the episcopate was linked in his mind with the power of excommunication which he saw as «more solemn, and its effect much greater than that of merely separating the guilty individual from the intercourse of his brethren.»

Yet we in the West should strive for humane borders in which travelers and immigrants of all backgrounds are treated with respect by state authorities, and valued as human beings with great potential, rather than dismissed as faceless hordes — or, in Hitchens's words, «countless persons from who - knows - where.»

I find it dishonorable to Jesus for Christians to quote Paul as if he is a greater authority than Jesus.

It was embarrassing because he who baptizes generally has greater authority than he who is baptized, and they had to admit that Jesus was baptized by John, not the other way around.

Because of the alcoholic's grandiosity and his ambivalence toward authority, the opportunity provided by a religious approach for him to come to terms with a «Power greater than himself» can be a real growth experience.

So God the Father is not greater than Jesus in His being, but greater in position or authority.

To allow government the authority to decide what adults may see and hear represents a greater threat to the welfare of the society than to allow expressions which may be objectionable to some.

The heart of all real religions is an affirmation that human life on this planet is only part of something very much greater; that «human values» are determined by an authority higher than human beings themselves; and that man neither finds happiness nor discovers his true self until his worship, his loyalty and his love are given to Someone infinitely greater than any man or group of men.

Compare MacIntyre's analysis: «If I tell you that «You ought to do this,»... I present you with a claim which by the very use of these words implies a greater authority behind it than the expression of my feelings....

But these authorities should realise, he said, as he got into his stride, that they stood in greater spiritual danger than the people they excommunicated.

No less an authority than the great Bob Ryan asked in the Globe: Is that all there is?

nice to see you crawl out of your hole just in time to offer your 2 cents worth once again... unlike yourself I started following this team long before Wenger arrived on the scene and will continue to do so long after he's gone... in his earlier years I admired the cerebral elements he brought to the EPL, which at that point was more brutish than beautiful, and I respected the seemingly tireless efforts of Arsene, Dein & staff to uncover and develop talent without sacrificing the product on the field... likewise I appreciated that such a youthful manager wasn't afraid to bring strong personalities and / or world - class players into the fold without being fearful of how said players would potentially undermine and / or dilute his authority... unfortunately this all changed about 10 years ago and culminated in the removal of all our greatest players, both young and old, without any real replacements coming in... from Henry to RVP to Fabergas and Nasri, it was easy to see that this club was no longer interested in competing at the highest levels... instead of being honest, minus the ridiculous claims regarding the new stadium, Wenger chose to side with management and in doing so became the «front man» for this corporation pretending to be a world - class soccer club... without the «front man» this organization would have been exposed numerous years earlier, so his presence was imperative if the facade was to continue... it's for this reason and more that I despise what this once great man and Kroenke has done to my beloved club... the gutless, shameful and manipulative way they have treated the fans, like myself, is largely indefensible and this is why I felt it necessary to start offering my opinion in a public format... trust me, I resisted the temptation for many years but as long as the same shit continues to exist I will voice my opinions and if you don't like it maybe you should look for a different team to pretend to follow

No less an authority on Crimson Tide quarterbacks than Joe Namath said he told Zow in the locker room after the game that it was «one of the alltime great games I've ever seen a quarterback play.

If Putin fails to deliver in Ukraine, the possibility of a challenge to his authority from a more radical nationalist agenda is likely to be greater than it was before the start of the crisis.

What you're actually saying is «accept the social responsibilities as defined exclusively by the secular state, and by no greater authority than this».

There will be many cases where a development has a much greater effect on a neighbouring authority's residents than on its own.

In the lecture entitled «Corruption and Nigeria's Search for Purpose: Fifty Years On», the ICPC chieftain also insisted that «the citizenry must do something about authority stealing because corruption at high levels has a greater impact than petty stealing to which we devote so much energy».

The package includes laws that would protect the State's wetlands by giving the Department of Environmental Conservation authority over wetlands greater than one acre and requiring violators to repair damaged areas near wetlands.

«It's great that they lined out some of this, but they can be no more than placeholders given the authority fo the budget director to move the money around,» he said.

The group found 44 or more members of the 2014 Council supporting steps to strengthen committees relative to the speaker and more than three - dozen advocating greater member authority in drafting bills as well as more equitable and transparent allocation of discretionary funds to each Council district.

«At the extremes, the pupil premium in the local authority with the lowest total funding per pupil (Wokingham) is about two - and - a-half times greater than the value of the pupil premium in the local authority with the highest level of funding per pupil (Tower Hamlets).»

New data from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora found that about 1800 apes have been seized by authorities since 2005, far greater than the previous estimates of several hundred.

The spring runoff has been so great it has even overwhelmed some northern areas of the basin, where authorities are still trying to assess the damages caused by flows that were 160 percent higher than average.

University of Michigan professor of social psychology Richard Nisbett, the world's greatest authority on intelligence, plainly said that he'd rather have his son being high in self - control than intelligence.

Eva Kruse, chief executive of the Danish Fashion Institute, told the Times: «We think that the fact that the industry is taking such an active part in the charter will have a much greater impact, also in the long run, than legislation issued by the authorities and fines.»

PRESS RELEASE - Apr 25 - iovation, the Device Reputation Authority protecting online businesses from fraud and abuse, announced that the rate of fraudulent online transactions it stopped in Europe is 60 % greater today than a year ago.

But our analysis shows that of the 10 local authorities highlighted by the NSN, seven already have a greater proportion of free schools than the national average (see table above).

Timo Hannay, founder of SchoolDash, says these schools on average do seem to make greater progress in GCSE results than local authority schools with a similar intake of pupils.

Free schools, with more than 250 already open and more than 150 approved, are new state schools which have the same independence as academies, operating outside the local authority and with greater flexibility over the curriculum and staffing.

According to the account, the Republicans believe «the [Dept. of Education] is trying to reassert federal control by exceeding its authority with a rule that would require state and local spending in low - income schools receiving Title I funds to be equal or greater than non-Title I schools... and force schools to include teacher salaries when measuring spending between Title I and non-Title I schools...» At the same time, the story notes that «King is facing pressure from civil rights groups who want to ensure the new education law does not deprive low - income students of equal funding.»

He said: «It's better to allocate the bulk of capital to the local authority for them to decide where the greatest needs exist, rather than allocating more of that money down to the school level.»

If the costs in 2018/19 are greater than the baseline year of 2017/18, local authorities will need some flexibility to manage these pressures within the overall formula, otherwise schools with these characteristics will be put at a disadvantage.

External assessments occur less frequently than internal assessments, but they usually have greater importance, more authority, and higher stakes attached to them.