Sentences with phrase «hailed as a victory»

The acceptance of women at West Point, Annapolis and the Air Force Academy has been hailed as a victory by many feminists, as well as by people who are concerned about the quality and quantity of career military personnel.

From then on he hailed as a victory what he had earlier described as a disaster: the inability of the spiritual substance to find its own historical setting.

Though she was promptly arrested, her action attracted media attention, and many hailed it as a victory for racial justice.

The law, signed by President Obama on Monday, will add 6 cents to school lunch reimbursements and will expand eligibility for free and reduced - price lunches for kids — not as much as lunch - reform supporters hoped for, but still hailed as a victory by many in the movement.

Labour's candidate for the Oldham West and Royton seat won the by - election — and party leader Jeremy Corbyn is hailing it as a victory.

In the 31st Senate district, the win by Marisol Alcantara in the Democratic primary is being hailed as a victory for supporters of the education investment tax credit.

Initially hailed as a victory for the environment, the private equity deal to acquire Texas - energy company TXU Corp is now facing criticism from some green groups reports the Saturday issue of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

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, hailed as a victory against the Agenda 21 and United Nations domination.

Although Habré was acquitted of personally raping Khadidja Hassan Zidane on procedural grounds, the other sexual violence convictions were upheld and hailed as a victory for international criminal justice.

In what is widely hailed as a victory for individual sportspersons against the pervasive power of agents and managers, five years into the contract Rooney successfully argued that the duration and exclusive nature of his agreement with Proactive was a restraint of trade.

Todd's victory over Goertz, 16 other contestants, and more than «1 million job applicants» was hailed as a victory of the book smarts group over the street smarts group.

Not exact matches

Victory for Labour in either of these would be hailed as a major success for Corbyn and an equally big setback for May.

The group hailed the new mental health support as a legislative «victory» - one of the few they have seen in four years of ceaseless advocacy to tighten America's gun laws.

A Christian disability charity has hailed a ruling by the Supreme Court, which will make taking public transport easier for disabled people, as a victory.

Arsenal are not expected to win so a loss would not be a devastating shock and a shock victory would hailed as a magic Arsenal moment

Thugwane's victory has been hailed around the world as a symbol of hope and renewal for South Africa, but as the runner points out, «Medals won't matter to me if I'm dead.»

West Ham progressed into the second round of qualifying for this season's Europa League, with Terry Westley hailing their victory over FC Lusitans as «mission accomplished».

The Liverpool forward claimed Roy Hodgson's side are not heading to South America to make up the numbers, with the manager himself hailing the victory against Peru as «perfect»

As it turned out, Enrique masterminded a brilliant 6 - 1 victory over PSG in the second leg at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night to ensure that Barcelona earn a place in the quarter finals of the Champions League and all of a sudden, the Spaniard is being hailed by many who called for his head.

His speedy intervention was hailed by some as a victory for local democracy.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) today welcomes the abolition of the blasphemy laws, and hails this change in legislation as a victory for equality and freedom of expression.

Cuomo hailed the agreement as a victory because it brings the Islanders back to Long Island — «where they belong,» Cuomo said.

While GOP lawmakers in the Senate are hailing the move as a victory for the Second Amendment, Astorino and other gun - rights proponents have said the agreement does little to change the gun - control measure approved in 2013.

The Prime Minister clashed with BBC2 Newsnight's Michael Crick over how he could hail a deal that will see Britain hand an extra # 430million to Brussels as a victory.

The move was hailed by his campaign as «a tremendous show of support as the campaign kicks into high gear and charts a course for victory.»

«I think it's a huge victory for the residential sector,» said Town Residential CEO Andrew Heiberger, who went on to hail the new system as «the single biggest victory» in his quarter century as a REBNY member.

While hailing APC National Chairman for leading the Party to the 2105 presidential election victory and successive electoral successes, the Rector described Odigie - Oyegun as a «master strategist».

Drivers for ride - hailing giant Uber have won a tentative victory in a class - action case that seeks to classify them as employees, rather than independent contractors.

Conservatives are hailing the U-turn as a victory for the opposition after David Cameron pressed the prime minister on the issue in prime minister's questions.

Climate Camp, who held a week - long demonstration outside the power station in 2008 hailed the decision as a big victory for the environment.

Environmental groups hailed Thursday's decision as a major victory and thanked the Cuomo administration.

But as they take a victory lap with the lawmaking behind them, it's local elected officials in some of the state's larger municipalities that face a political quandary if they think the brakes should be applied to ride - hailing expansion.

Nigel Farage hails a historic victory as UKIP tops the polls in the European elections, with Labour second and the Lib Dems losing all but one of their seats.

Drug policy advocates hailed the vote as a victory, although it is unclear whether or not Cuomo would sign such legislation.

Seneca Nation leaders and environmentalists hailed a decision Monday by a municipal board in Pennsylvania as a victory for the Allegheny River watershed and its residents.

Labour MPs whooped with joy at the decision to drop the # 4.4 billion tax credit cuts, hailing it as a «major victory.»

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has hailed the victory of Saraki at the CCT as another victory for Nigerians over tyranny.

Both sides had hailed the original agreement as a victory, which would help to «bring millions of dollars in federal funding to these struggling schools and recruit top quality teachers to help students succeed and mentor other staff,» in Walcott's words.

However, Starmer's decision to hail the early vote as a victory could mean shadow cabinet ministers who are conflicted over Brexit, such as Clive Lewis and Diane Abbott, may feel more comfortable with voting in favour of the bill on Wednesday, as they will be able to argue that the party helped shape the process.

Gov. Cuomo, who is pushing to raise the state's overall minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, hailed the panel's decision as «a tremendous victory for working men and women across New York.»

Environmentalists and industry officials hailed the news as a long - awaited victory over bureaucratic red tape.

In a statement on the institute's Web site, its education analyst Casey Luskin hailed the new policy as a «victory for Louisiana students and teachers.»

When IBM's game - playing computer trounced two trivia experts, its victory was hailed as a landmark for intelligent machines.

The objective is to gradually push back your competitor, progressing through a series of screens until your victory is hailed by a cheering crowd as you're gulped down by what is presumably the titular Nidhogg.

Critics of existing rules hailed the decision as a monumental victory and urged lawmakers to make immediate changes to laws.

He helped chase Deasy out of the district, which he hailed as a «victory» for UTLA.

Strauss noted, «Bill de Blasio campaigned for New York mayor last year as a friend of traditional public education, and his victory was hailed by those who wanted to slow down corporate school reform, which has led to the growing privatization of public education.»

Parent Revolution hailed the announcement of the charter's approval as a victory, and Austin told a press conference «the parents of McKinley... have won that fight.»

Let them know that what the extreme activists hail as a > victory is a loss for the rights of business owners in the state.