Sentences with phrase «in sharp opposition»

The first person singular will often be circumscribed by expressions denoting humility while the first person plural, «we,» serves to indicate, often in sharp opposition to the outside, what the sociologist calls the in - group.

He would seldom be aware that, in this regrouping, his judgment is in sharp opposition to the judgment of Jesus on the same subject.

While, at times, he talked as a Greek in setting flesh and spirit in sharp opposition, he always was thinking as a Jew; he was contrasting, not material flesh and immaterial spirit, but the natural man uninspired by the divine Spirit, on one side, and the spiritual man transformed by God's grace, on the other.

Not exact matches

But during regional elections in mid-March, the socialist opposition won 21 of 22 regions, a sharp rebuff that seriously threatens his ability to deliver on the promises that brought him to power.

President Donald Trump's plan to impose sharp cuts to foreign aid and domestic programs is running into opposition in Congress — and that's just from his Republican allies.

Today we might be inclined to juxtapose this more individualistic exploration to the social gospel, but at the time I think it was generally felt more as a division of labor in the process of bringing Christianity relevantly into the twentieth century than as sharp opposition.

The entire experience of the peoples of America has created and nurtured a world view which stands over against the world view of the Bible in sharpest possible opposition.

In either case there was a sharp opposition to the dominant American ethos of utilitarian instrumentalism oriented to personal success.

With opposition players in close proximity, he seems to twist and turn effortlessly away from them before finding a teammate, at such a young age his composure is quite astounding, his passes are sharp and accurate, equally comfortable with his right and his left foot.

The party had sharper political instincts in opposition, for all of its caution, eg was using popular language about «fat cats» (targetted on egregious cases) which it shied away from in power.

A Labour opposition with sharper instincts should be making much more headway than has been seen in these elections.

He voiced sharp opposition to the re-naming of the Queensborough Bridge after former Mayor Ed Koch and fought last year for an animal shelter in the borough.

MILWAUKEE (AP)-- Drawing a sharp contrast with Democrats, Republican presidential candidates voiced opposition to raising the federal minimum wage in Tuesday's primary debate, casting it as an impediment to national job growth.

The complaint resulted in a DOJ investigation that provoked sharp, relentless criticism from Johnson, who argued that the long - running probe was motivated by the Obama administration's opposition to vouchers rather than by any evidence of civil rights violations.

Invoking the names of great colour theorists such as Newton, Goethe and Wittgenstein, the booklet informs us that Mackie «seems to be questioning the fixity of this binary opposition... the sharp division between objectivity and subjectivity that is assumed in a techno - scientific world.»

Opposition to oil pipelines has led to sharp increases in train transport.

(Bloomberg)-- A key concession that helped clear Republican tax legislation for a Senate vote as early as Thursday is drawing sharp opposition from conservative groups and some lawmakers, signaling that GOP leaders still face challenges in achieving a major legislative victory before year's end.