Sentences with phrase «handed greater powers»

Senior military officers could find themselves handed greater powers to run the services even as their overall numbers are cut.

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It's important to know whether you've got a bad boss on your hands so you can «take measures to mitigate the stress and own greater power in the relationship» as soon as possible, she said.

This first hand perspective was eye opening and our hope is that the public will have a greater awareness of the devastation, power, and consequences hurricanes have over our coastal areas, territories, and our neighbors in the Caribbean.

At the same time great power is concentrated in the hands of politicians, bureaucrats and experts.

The new life in Christ, the consequent transformation of all their hopes and expectations, the sense of fresh power to achieve the hitherto impossible, the vital awareness of the change which had been effected in their relations with God, the confidence of sin forgiven and of restoration to divine favor, the «joy in the holy Spirit,» and confident looking forward to great events still to come, and soon, as the result of Christ's exaltation at God's right hand and of his promised coming as Redeemer and Judge — all this lies behind the choice and the use of technical terms or concepts borrowed, first of all, from current Jewish messianism.

But in pure logic it is not true that there is sheer contradiction between the joint admission of divine perfection of goodness and divine perfection of power, on the one hand, and the fact of real evil on the other, for the simple reason that the greatest possible power (which by definition is «perfect» power) may not be the same as «all the power that exists united into one individual power.»

They were easy pawns in the hands of the great powers who knew how to set them against each other, how to divide and conquer.

The collective memory of Israel concerning its own creation in the total Exodus event places the emphasis upon the intervening power of Yahweh, who «with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great tenor, with signs and wonders» (Deut.

But there comes a day when their sin is so great and their rebellion has gone on for so long, that the cannibalistic nature of their sin and the destroying power their rebellion carries them out of the protective hand of God, and He has no choice but to let destruction come.

As for his «arrogance» and «bombast» I will end by quoting an article written (before his sentence was handed down) in the Canadian paper The Gazette, by L.Ian MacDonald, a former employee of this outstanding newspaperman, who was a proprietor who, for all his great power, always (as I can testify) supported his editors - and where they needed him, his journalists - through thick and thin:

But my point here is that unsatisfactory economic ideas and practices which have an impressive history of failure, which caused to founder that great nation California, which lie at the root of much of the shame and dread and division and hostility and cynicism with which our society is presently afflicted, are treated as immutable truths, not to be questioned, not to be interfered with, lest they unleash their terrible retribution, recoiling against whomever would lay a hand on the Ark of Market Economics, if that is the name under which this mighty power is currently invoked.

In KJV Rev 2:26 nations participate in the Messianic Reign, And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: In KJV Rev 7:9 it is stated, After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

The glaze was delicious and used ingredients that I had on hand, which was great since the majority of our grocery stores have either been out of power, or low on inventory.

from where i'm sitting, conor's strengths: - long and athletic - great power in his hands and feet - throws with speed & accuracy - uses all 8 points of contact (and uses them all in multiple ways)- uses good footwork to circle away from power shots and to control pace / location of fight - has shown good to great TD defense (until tired)- has good chin (tested several times and the proof appears to be in the pudding, as they say)- displays good head movement which allows him to absorb fewer strikes while within range - excellent counter puncher (able to get in and out fast using his karate style stance)- has shown better conditioning at lw than fw or ww - has incredible fight iq (lone exception in the ufc was against nate in first fight when he was clearly fatigued)

He reminds me of a much shiftier Elliott Michel isn't a 3 down RB Hes good in outside zone concepts but not in power or inside zone, he has great hands when asked to catch, is explosive and a monster in the open field but if asked to run inside he lacks lower body strength.

This diaper bag will quite literally be my right hand lady and have the power to make or break me, so it has great responsibility.

Being able to say «no» to something puts a great deal of power in their hands.

Ignoring, on the other hand, is a great way to discourage a behavior from continuing and it can help you avoid power struggles.

The Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Cordless Hand Vacuum is a great choice for small, pet - friendly spaces because it has the high - powered suction of an upright vacuum without the bulky footprint.

While condemning the ferocity of the cuts, social democrats have to be at the forefront of putting greater power in the hands of people.

It was disappointing to note that Ms. Khar, while recognising the Baloch issue as an internal one, seemed to take the establishment line of «proxy wars» in the province and thus, in the process, delegitimizing a peoples» movement as a hand maiden of great games played by world powers.

Such a dramatic reduction is a clear sign this policy hands considerable power to employers, who now have far greater capability to mistreat employees than before.

On the other hand, the Liberal Democrats are showing a commitment to devolve greater powers to the local level, as reflected in their support for aCornish Assembly, and through the «Northern Futures» project.

Party List elections are disliked because they place a great deal of power and patronage in the hands of the party organisation who can appoint their favoured candidates to parliament by placing them at the top of the Party List.

It's not quite the same government: after a great international howl of condemnation at the junta, they handed over power to a civilian government controlling by the speaker of the Malian parliament in April 2012.

The abolition of the department of communities and local government is proposed along with handing councils far greater power to raise taxes.

We have teamed up with groups across the city to bring you a power - packed night with first - hand stories, practical tools and skills, and a great new space to network.

A committee of the great and the good might take power out of the hands of the executive but it creates something close to a self - appointed parliament.

«Studies like this are also a great example of the power of thinking beyond the limitations that Nature has handed us and asking, «Can we do better?»»

The patented Lifeline Power Wheel's revolutionary design allows you to place your hands shoulder width apart on the soft foam grips or place your feet in the adjustable foot stirrups allowing for greater body motion and workout versatility

This has led me to have a greater understanding of the powers of turmeric, through this first hand personal customer feedback.

This drill is a lot of fun and definitely a great way to of see how smoothly you can create power from a pivot all the way out through the hand, all while timing the pull back.

Second, they were paired, I believe, by happenstance, but you can believe that once the power brokers saw what they had done, they rubbed their hands together with great glee and just knew that they would have to make more movies with this charismatic couple.

Their awesome power has long been established; we have been warned, at great length, that one villain laying hands on all six would be catastrophic, even if that villain looks like a talking thumb.

Speaking on BBC news, Cameron said that he wanted to put the power in the hands of «the head teacher and the teachers rather than the bureaucrats», saying that that is the «vision for every great school».

This means that there would be the need to overcome the root causes of violence, within each nation, with the elimination of disparities in wealth between the «top» and «bottom» in the social scale and at international level with the elimination of disparities in economic and social development between rich and poor nations, for one hand, and the dispute between the great powers for world power, on the other hand.

If the skeptics are right, Wood writes, Common Core «will damage the quality of K — 12 education for many students; strip parents and local communities of meaningful influence over school curricula; centralize a great deal of power in the hands of federal bureaucrats and private interests; push for the aggregation and use of large amounts of personal data on students without the consent of parents; usher in an era of even more abundant and more intrusive standardized testing; and absorb enormous sums of public funding that could be spent to better effect on other aspects of education.»

On the other hand, my experience also shows that in order to make use of the power of collaboration as a means of achieving both excellence and equity in schools, governments need to foster greater flexibility at the local level.

The New Schools Network is calling for greater power to be put into the hands of parents when their local school is failing to perform.

I am harnessing the power of youtube (and all of the excellent teachers posting great videos) and technology that is in students hands (smartphones & tablets).

Instead of calibrating regulation to address the problems spread by charters, the report explains, «efforts by auditors and some education regulators to produce greater accountability have been resisted... That hands - off approach by the education regulators is not an accident, but rather it is overwhelming evidence of the industry's vast money, power, and influence.»

The idea that a single individual, with great powers, has it within him to save «failing» schools is preposterous: it is insulting to teachers, parents and community activists who know what is needed, but who don't have the necessary resources at hand to make it happen.

I doubt that she has the skill set to spread her ideas to America's suburban schools, but if Congress actually does give her a free hand with Title I, she will have the power to deal great harm to America's poorest children.

With that kind of power at your command — beautifully managed by an eight - speed ZF transmission with a towering 4.72:1 first gear — you will instantly notice how great the steering wheel feels in your hands and how precisely it responds to your command.

Deeper sounding, with a softer, less acute throttle response, the hand - built 3.4 - litre engine is more evenly muscular and effortlessly potent, with a great surge of sweet power from 3000rpm that keeps it in touch with the M and a few metres ahead of the Boxster.

This VW makes you feel like a great driver with its precise steering, transmission in which the clutch and gear shifter feel like extensions of your feet and hands, and a 2.0 - liter turbo that rewards you with a steady stream of power that's available throughout its wide rev band.

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