Sentences with phrase «in fighting for»
The position of the Federal Government is that in view of the fact that Cameroon has been a major key player in the war against insurgency and the involvement of Cameroon in fighting for the stability of Nigeria, it will be out of the foreign policy context of Nigeria to abandon Cameroon and the acting president directed me — and I have communicated appropriately that if the only vote that will come to Hayatou will be from Nigeria, Nigeria should stand with Hayatou.»
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«If hedge fund millionaires and celebrity dilettantes were truly interested in guaranteeing students a quality education, they would join parents and unions in fighting for fair funding for all children, not just the affluent.»
While the Democratic Party's Public Advocate nomination has yet to be settled, the top two candidates, Daniel Squadron and Letitia James, have substantial track records in fighting for increased Government transparency.
«New York continues to be a national leader in fighting for justice for working men and women, and by providing a platform for New Yorkers» concerns to be heard, we are furthering our efforts to deliver fair wages for all,» Cuomo said in a statement.
«Carolyn Maloney has been successful in fighting for working New Yorkers because she takes the time to understand what's going on in their daily lives,» said Mike Fishman, the union's president.
This is one young man who had not only stepped into the shoes of his late father in fighting for the rights of the people but had amply demonstrated his capacity as a leader in some of the private and national assignments undertaken by him.
He's busted human trafficking rings and protected kids from online predators, and is a leader in fighting for enhanced penalties for sex crimes.»
Human Rights Organisation, Legal Defence and Assistance Project had called on the federal government to boost its efforts in fighting for Nigerians on death row in foreign countries.
«New York State United Teachers today issued early endorsements to three incumbent state senators who have reliably stood with parents and educators in fighting for fair and equitable funding while vigorously opposing the climate of over-testing that is harming students and public schools,» NYSUT said in a statement.
Her record in Congress is unrivaled in fighting for policies that will keep upstate businesses upstate and create an environment for growth,» said Eileen Braden, Vice President of Political Affairs and Federation Relations at the U.S. Chamber said, «Through her support of transportation reforms and removing regulatory burdens, she's ensured that businesses like D.A. Collins can hire and continue to create economic opportunities in North Country.»
«From tuition - free college for the middle class to the nation's boldest infrastructure agenda, our administration has an unprecedented record of success in fighting for greater social and economic opportunities for all,» Cuomo said.
Growing up in a family of seven kids, I learned at an early age about the importance of standing up to be heard and in fighting for what you believe.
.@LouiseSlaughter was tough, unfailingly gracious, and unrelenting in fighting for her ideas.
Hopefully, this knowledge will help empower parents to join in fighting for the resources we deserve,» Brannan added.
Throughout her career in public service, Carolyn Maloney has been a leader in fighting for the issues important to working people.
«We all need a champion in government who is a watchdog for the people, and I will never waver in my commitment in fighting for you,» James said at campaign kickoff rally at the Brooklyn Historical Society.
ELIZABETHTOWN — A century after women secured the right to vote in New York State, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) said disaffected Americans should take a page from the suffragists» hard - fought playbook in fighting for issues important to them.
«There is no other candidate who has proposed, has run or is running for this seat who has the strong record in fighting for women's health care that Kirsten Gillibrand has,» said PPANY President and CEO M. Tracey Brooks.
He has pledged unequivocal support for the full, 10 - point Women's Equality Act and recognizes the urgency in fighting for women's health, safety and equality,» said Andrea Miller of NARAL Pro-Choiew New York.
«I want to thank Mayor de Blasio for supporting this important legislation and for joining me in fighting for more affordable housing across our city.»
«From the suffrage movement's launch right here in Seneca Falls to the historic Women's Equality Agenda, New York leads the nation in fighting for women's rights, and we are proud to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in our state and the bravery and perseverance of the women who paved the way,» Governor Cuomo said.
In the bitter 14th CD fight, the paper praised newcomer Reshma Saujani as» impressive and energetic», but said it saw no reason to abandon the incumbent, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who has been a «stalwart in fighting for women's rights, financial reform, health care for workers at ground zero and better protections for credit card users.»
«He has fought for jobs and better working conditions and quality healthcare for all He's been tireless in fighting for justice, fairness and equality and has a proven record of taking action and getting results.
«We know Cynthia well because she's been our partner for 17 years in fighting for public schools.»
The brave students from Parkland have made it clear we must confront the scourge of gun violence, and here in New York, I'm proud to join my colleagues Senator Kavanagh and Assemblymember Simon in fighting for passage of ERPO legislation this session.»
«Although I have a yarmulke and a beard, I have priorities that are important to everyone in New York State,» Felder said, rejecting the conventional wisdom that he is chiefly interested in fighting for his downstate Jewish constituents.
«I'm going to stay active in fighting for New York.
With the problematic record of pro-European political forces and with Moldovan society balancing between an independentist paradigm and a philo - Russian path, it should be sufficient for Russia to reintroduce a philo - Russian element into Moldovan life so as to succeed in fighting for the mind of the Moldovans.
«The EU has a serious image problem,» he said - but insisted that he was determined to get the message across that Europe mattered, not only in terms of job creation, but also in fighting for the things people most cared about.
I believe in fighting for marginalize pregnant people to have a safe space in the birthing community.
Arsene Wenger must have been desperate to see his Arsenal team lift the League Cup to save his job, but it looked like the players had little interest in fighting for the manager and succumbed weakly to Man City with an uninterested outlook to defeat despite the hope of saving a little bit of glory from our dire season.
We need to learn how to be more aggressive and quicker in fighting for the ball back, lets defend and attack as a team, but until these 2 things are sorted out, we will keep getting mashed by the other Top teams..
Renault are still very much a midfield team though, and in the past Alonso has said that he's only interested in fighting for wins and championships, so whether he'd actually be interested in Renault's offer is another matter though.
That's a good point, actually, not all players would revel in fighting for their spot at a large cash rich trophy hungry club, not if they can get the same money elsewhere.
So, I would give Wenger chance until his contract runs out, because he has changed, might not be completely, but very effectively, and that can be seen as a result in fighting for second place, when the top fight is too tight...
His lack of playing time is largely due to injury problems though, as he has only played four games for the under 21s, but now that Danny Welbeck has recovered from his own injury and with Theo Walcott set to return and joing the likes of Giroud, Alexis, Iwobi, Lucas Perez and the Ox in fighting for a place in the forward line, I do not rate Akpom's chances of playing a lot of football for the rest of the season very highly.
But I do believe in fighting for what you believe and if that upsets some, well a shame but in war, folk get hurt.
It looked like the Arsenal players felt like they had lost the game before the game even started today, but in the second half they looked completely uninterested in fighting for the shirt like Henry and Adams did in his heyday.
The fact that they are wrong shows that we still have a ways to go in fighting for our rights as citizens of the Uinited States of America.
The left also think that christians do not believe in fighting for freedom.
In fighting for the land - rights of the tribal people, Christian missions brought justice to them and also without being fully aware of it, reinforced the central place of land in your traditional way of life.
Like many of their contemporaries, they became wildly optimistic about secularization in the early 1960s, and then in the early 1970s deeply involved in protests against the Vietnam War and in fighting for various social causes.
And in fighting for equal rights, I am * not * fighting against YOUR equal rights at all..
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is shooting back at Donald Trump's anti-Canadian trade rhetoric saying she will be «tough and strong» in fighting for Canada's economic interests with the U.S.
Canada's banks drove down mortgage rates in a fight for market share because the federal government insures most of the risk.
Global Citizen's latest European concert was held during the G - 20 summit in Hamburg in July, where leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared on stage in support of empowering women and girls in the fight for equality.
Meanwhile, Apple is in a fight for its life in the streaming business.
Why she's awesome: Alamuddin is a highly accomplished human - rights lawyer who has clients include former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the country of Armenia in its fight for recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
He stressed that Rubio has been a leader in the fight for funding for Zika treatment in Florida.
Shares in Subiaco - based internet service provider iiNet fell by 11 per cent after it reported a flat interim profit and said competition had become more aggressive in the fight for broadband customers.