Sentences with phrase «halls of power»

But the most important developments are taking place not in U.S. halls of power or in the pages of U.S. publications but on the ground in Chile.

By the evening of January 20, His Excellency, Sheik Prof. Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul - Aziz Awal Jemus Junkung Naasiru Deen Jammeh Babili Mansa had joined Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga, in the African hall of power infamy, where they both nestle (Mobutu dead, Jammeh alive) in the dustbin of history!

With its cobblestone streets, fog - shrouded alleys, and sumptuously appointed halls of power, it draws most heavily on the Hammer films starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, but what's fun about the show is how it mixes and matches different eras of horror.

Darkest Hour's stately wartime halls of power will likely get a respectful nod, while Beauty and the Beast and Blade Runner — one a huge hit, one decidedly not — will fill out the list for all their opulence.

Whether informed by the movement of bodies through space or the static resilience of former halls of power, Khalili evokes the idea that, on the ground, contemporary society is defined by flux.

It looks like common sense has come even to the highest halls of power (see interview and transcript here via Patent Progress).

Plastic watches aren't new in the halls of power.

This is the story of Coin Center, and the efforts by two of its members to help those in the halls of power understand what's at stake when trying to create policies that will govern the evolving future of online freedoms.

Perhaps not surprisingly, Mr. Kowalski was unceremoniously booted from the halls of power by Mr. Klein mid-way through his government's first - term.

Many of the evangelicals who have made it to «the halls of power» seem indistinguishable from the people who have long been at home there.

I hear congressmen in the halls of power claim they know there is no global warming, because God promised he wouldn't destroy the earth again, or some such folderol.

We need a fully orbed pro-life vision that fights for human dignity wherever it is compromised, whether in the womb, on the streets of Baltimore, Cleveland and New York, at the nursing home, in the halls of power, or at the border.

We don't and can't afford another one of those types... and especially another Republican dragging along all of GWB and Cheney's cronies back into the halls of power along with Tea Party darling Paul Ryan and his extremist pals!

When I tell them that Machiavelli is pretty accurate in his depictions of what happens fairly often in the halls of power, they are mortified.

What does it mean to make a path for God through the streets of Ferguson, down the halls of power, across the bridges of New York City, down the aisles of our great cathedrals, through he slums of Mumbai?

And no matter what happens in the halls of power, we will never be part of a disaster.

«We assembled here today,» President Trump said in his inauguration speech, «are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power... From this day forward, it's going to be only America First.»

As ugly as the redistricting process can be, this is one year in which the reality of democracy meshes with its rhetoric — an individual voter / donor / activist CAN make a difference, and one with the potential to echo through the halls of power for at least a decade to come.

We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital, in every hall of power (RULE OF THREE)-- from this day on a new vision will govern our land (METAPHOR)-- from this day onwards it is only going to be America first — America first (REPETITION)!

Back in the day Boss Hague haunted the halls of power.

Prosecutors say Percoco sold his influence in the halls of power by taking more than $ 315,000 from 2012 through 2016 from a Syracuse real estate development company, COR Development, and Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company looking to build a power plant in the Hudson Valley.

And after decades of strutting through the halls of power in Buffalo, Albany and Washington, the welcome mat was withdrawn for Western New York attorney and Democratic operative G. Steve Pigeon.

Should they again fail, voters must make a resolution of their own: to hold accountable at the voting booth not only the wrongdoers, but those who aid and abet their behavior from the state's halls of power.»

314 Action is proud to stand with their campaigns and what they represent — a call for evidence - based policymaking and a return to science, facts and reason in the halls of power,» Naughton said.

What the ministers are doing to Nixon bears some resemblance to the public shaming and intimidation tactics radical activists pioneered 50 years ago to ensure jobs and benefits flowed from the halls of power to their communities — but in this case, the current display is to ensure the flow doesn't come.

Common Core's main goal is not education, but rather the concentration of yet more power in the federal government, requiring local school districts, parents and teachers, to cede their traditional roles as teachers and mentors to an elite faceless bureaucracy ensconced in the halls of power in the federal government.

In the new issue of BioCoder, Dr. Todd Kuiken of the Synthetic Biology Project looks at the increased attention being paid to DIYbio in the halls of power in Washington, DC.

Tallahassee, Florida (CNN) In Florida's halls of power, Sherry Johnson is somewhat of an anomaly: a black woman who grew up destitute and 26 MAY 2017 — The Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy indicator and monitoring framework includes 60 indicators from health and other sectors.

Female entrepreneur; Gender representation on corporate boards of directors; Economic development; Explorers and travelers Tallahassee, Florida (CNN) In Florida's halls of power, Sherry Johnson is somewhat of an anomaly: a black woman who grew up destitute and

A powerful documentary about the extraordinary team of doctors and activists — including Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl — whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all.

Where The Searchers always looked out of doorways, Valance gazes inside, at the halls of power, and at love gradually slipping away from one's own inaction.

But if you can stomach its gallows humor — and get past its irreverent decision to let everyone just speak in their native language and accents — The Death Of Stalin is as scathingly, profanely funny as any of Iannucci's merry skips down the halls of power.

Yes, «Spielberg faces» abound, and there are a few swooping, fast - but - smooth movements reticent of the director's other work, but for the most part, the director makes the camera a part of the stately, oak - carved surroundings of the halls of power, playing to but deepening biopic style to peer around Lincoln's weary face to see how modern everything was in its messiness.

It's an interesting touch considering the film resembles Beatty's own Bulworth from 1998, itself a liberal cine - brickbat (powered by hip - hop) aimed at the insidious corporate forces who have infiltrated the halls of power.

This film is not an appropriate way to wrap your head around the depth of incompetence and greed at play in U.S. Military's halls of power and the rogue's gallery of shysters that feed on America's endless wars.

Bodine wins the trust of her employer Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida) by reeling off a stream of inspirational quotes by Warren Beatty, and it's an apposite touch considering the film resembles Beatty's own Bulworth from 1998, itself a liberal cine - brickbat (powered by hip - hop) aimed at the insidious corporate forces which have infiltrated the halls of power.

We work in the halls of power, the halls of faith and the halls of our homes.

And where there are lawmakers there are lobbyists - influential outsiders trying to push their agendas through the halls of power.

In response, the Council sends a single magus, Aquinas Moore, as a token gesture, but what starts as a simple diplomatic mission for Aquinas turns into a struggle for existence against a foe more terrible than any of them has ever encountered, which has already infiltrated the halls of power.

It wouldn't be The Bastion if some conspiracy wasn't brewing in the dark recesses of the halls of power,

Seat of the New Zealand Government, take a free guided tour around the halls of power (Parliament Buildings and the Beehive, named for its shape); or perhaps clarify your political thoughts over a drink at the Backbencher bar!

This shortsighted effort to re-open offshore drilling in the federal waters is a glaring example of how Big Oil has its claws dug deep into our nation's halls of power.

It can not simply be about seeing ourselves in the halls of power.

Pro bono and legal aid work both have implications that similarly provide apparent access to justice but functionally continue to act as barriers to having one's interests play ball on an equal basis in the halls of power in the house of law.

Outsiders know that they are newly arrived into the halls of power.

This firsthand knowledge enables us to guide clients through the halls of power, protecting their interests and seizing upon opportunities.