Sentences with phrase «holding out against»

You may like to think of yourself as holding out against a perverse Establishment but — as Barry Bickmore, the former ultra-Conservative, Mormon Professor of Geological Sciences, would no doubt say — «You are no Galileo!»

I see you are holding out against human ghg emissions dominating 21st century warming.

Mind you, as one of only three countries in the world holding out against metric, and the only developed country not signed up to Kyoto, I suppose one shouldn't be too surprised.

USC Roski is known for holding out against this paradoxical mentality, foregrounding the intrinsic value of education.

So few people make things anymore but it's a way of creating specificity, of holding out against accumulation and proliferation.

Instead of just holding out against endless hordes of enemies, you are tasked with completing a small number of objectives.

It is believed that the UK is the last major state holding out against a harmonization of e-book VAT rates.»

Only the fringe is holding out against reasonable teacher evaluations.

As unlikely as it may have seemed a few years ago, or even a few months ago if you were stubbornly holding out against the truth, there will be a sequel to the 2003 Pixar classic Finding Nemo, opening in 2015.

Wake Island — Another John Farrow film, this one a fine, if generic WW2 film about a small island outpost holding out against overwhelming odds against the Japanese in the early days of the war.

Wake Island: Based on a true story, this hard - hitting film follows a handful of U.S. Marines holding out against an overwhelming Japanese air, land...

Now, in the next Dead Rising, there's Rick, a mechanic holding out against the zombie apocalypse in Los Perdidos.

It convinced scores of Tory MPs that there was no point in holding out against a Tory - Lib Dem coalition - even though the price of such a coalition was a promise to hold a referendum on the so - called «alternative vote» system which will cost numerous Tory MPs their seats.

Both Roberts and Tavormina seemed more than OK with the idea of the Legislature holding out against Cuomo's pension plan, which he has included in his budget proposal — even if that means risking a government shutdown.

The TU opines: «The Assembly has done the right thing in holding out against MMA all these years.

Slovakia were content to defend for a point and, with four points, are likely to qualify as one of the best third - placed sides after holding out against England.

The Baggies have only managed the one clean sheet in their last ten league matches now in the top flight and so there will be concerns about them holding out against the powerful Blues attack.

I'm English and attend games at the emirates, supported our great club for forty years.any spud has no right to make comments on our club and instead should focus on there own two bob outfit.did golden boy Gary comment on twitter ref the recent fire at the workplace holding out against the pressure from the spuds fans and board to sell there business so they can build a new stadium, no thought not!

Texas is the largest state holding out against Medicaid expansion.

I hold out against anything that displeases them.

Yet a few may hold out against any expression of contrition or purpose of amendment.

The JB reads, «the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it.»

In a stubborn, inconvenient way, the New Testament holds out against all ordinary definitions of power, success, and righteousness.

Besiktas will set up to counter-attack, which will not really surprise Arsenal, but their backline has to hold out against a Besiktas frontline that is chock - a-block with pace, precision and dynamism.

Brian McDermott will be hoping his defence can hold out against the Premier League's most effective attack as Man United roll into town.

The second international break of the season is upon us and Arsenal fans should be very happy about that, although it would not have been nearly as nice if Burnley had been able to hold out against our weary looking attack for another minute, or if the referee had spotted the ball hitting Koscielny's arm before going over the line to give Arsenal the points yesterday.

A team of Bentner, Walcott, Gnabry with Flamini, Arteta, Monreal and four defenders would hold out against even Barca scoring three.

Why Wenger chosed inexperience for yesterdays game when all we needed was the inexperienced guys to hold out against Napoli while the experienced ones be given rest for yesterday beats me.

Can they hold out against the Blues?

But was the Saints» 1 - 1 draw against chelsea with just ten men a sign that Southampton can hold out against the perceived «bigger» sides now?

But Chelsea were doing well to hold out against that intent, right until the 53rd minute.

Bristol City just doesn't look strong enough to hold out against the powerful form of Millwall.

Perhaps the only reason they held out against Uruguay was that La Celeste «s attack showed about as much desire as a vegetarian at a barbecue.

However, during that streak, they have held out against Barcelona and Villarreal at home and will be looking for something more here.

They have played out draws with Atletico Madrid and Barcelona there so there is every reason to suspect that they would hold out against a Real Madrid side who are out of sorts at the moment.

West Ham have drawn their last two home games, so can Watford, who beat the Hammers 2 - 0 at Vicarage Road earlier in the season, hold out against the Irons?

An exceptional tradition emancipated our country from feudalism, conquered an empire, whose 800 millions souls were ruled by the absolute sovereignty of the Crown in Parliament, held out against Fascism and co-founded the United Nations.

Unfortunately, another growing norm in international relations — shaped by experiences in Darfur, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Rwanda, where NGOs have been expelled or kept firmly in check — encourages Syria to hold out against international civil society input, which Damascus regards as a western fifth column at worst, an unruly rabble at best.

While the remaining forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi still hold out against the rebel militia and its NATO allies in the coastal town of Sirte, the fight for Libya's oil has already begun.

The public interest is poorly served by a law that makes it easier for unions to hold out against any effort to change costly, outdated contract provisions during a period of intense fiscal and economic stress.

«The brave citizens of those towns that have held out against forces that have been mercilessly targeting them would face a fearful vengeance if the world accepted such an arrangement.

Yellow incumbents hold out against the Blues: Harry Phibbs is suggesting that there's not much evidence that the Conservatives are gaining from the Liberal Democrats.

For days, Elser is interrogated by Nebe and Müller, for days, he holds out against their questions.

Yet even if families hold out against the enticing advertising and their kids» pleas until the home video release, parents should remember the power of repeated messages.

However, as vehicles become more complicated and driven by fuel economy improvements, it's great to see the Land Cruiser hold out against outlandish changes.

Toyota seems to be one of the last manufacturers to hold out against adding Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a decision that is putting it behind rivals.

As for the refresh rate, my mom had that issue and held out against e-books for a long time because of that.

I held out against getting a Kindle for a long time, but frankly, I saw trouble coming for both Sony and B&N, so when my Sony Reader slowed waaaaaay down, my choice was between a Kobo reader and a Kindle.

The fact seems utterly lost on the industry today, as Hachette holds out against Amazon for higher ebook prices and some best selling authors protest the company's tactics in full - page newspaper advertisements.

Currently, a number of states continue to hold out against licensing.