Sentences with phrase «in supporting the war effort»

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In what's described as the biggest refugee crisis since the end of World War II, Maurer called on European and Gulf countries to step up their efforts to support the region.

Though he faces an uphill battle — he's a pro-business fiscal conservative who also supports gun control, abortion rights, and efforts to curb climate change — his personal war chest will come in handy.

Episcopal Bishop Browning indicated that he was certain that the 80 percent polling support for the war effort in the U.S. amounted only to sentiment for the troops and not support for the policy.

Archbishop Sambi's personal credibility was important during the 2006 war in Lebanon and his efforts helped mobilize Lebanon's Maronite Catholics and their support of a ceasefire.

That is to say, they know that those supporting the war effort will demand an answer to the question: In light of the possibility of further terrorist acts, what would you have us do?

Early in the century «day nurseries» were provided for immigrant children, and day - care centers sprang up during both world wars to accommodate the children of women working to support the war efforts.

Bourne supported the war effort, in part, because he wanted English Catholics to be seen as loyal and faithful subjects of the Crown.

In spite of its extensive support for the World War I effort, the Century did not exhibit an uncritical jingoism.

As allied troops fought in World War II, Hollywood supported the effort by creating a War Activities Committee.

In the war over LIFO, a Cuomo spokesman accused Mayor Bloomberg of supporting anti-union efforts along the lines of what's happening in WisconsiIn the war over LIFO, a Cuomo spokesman accused Mayor Bloomberg of supporting anti-union efforts along the lines of what's happening in Wisconsiin Wisconsin.

«We have to support President Obama's efforts to protect our health and environment, and we have to commit ourselves to bringing our troops home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.»

«Whereas we have restated our total support for the war against corruption, we insist that Mr. President's unceasing blanket negative labeling of citizens, in a country where millions of honest and hardworking individuals / firms are genuinely contributing daily to the development effort, is indeed a disservice and injurious to the nation and the people.

Boycotting products and businesses used to support Israel's occupation of territory gained 50 years ago in the 1967 war is similar to the efforts we made in the last century to boycott products and businesses in apartheid South Africa.

At that time, four out of five American households purchased the original Victory Bonds, raising $ 185 billion (over $ 2 trillion in today's dollars) to support the war effort.

«There were certainly efforts made to link responding to terrorist threats to support for and expanding missile defense,» said Joan Johnson - Freese, a space policy analyst at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.

One story tells of two college students who have decided to put their comfortable career track on hold in order to give their support to the war effort in Afghanistan, much to their political science professor's dismay.

Telling the true story of Newton Knight (played by Matthew McConaughey), Free State of Jones follows the Southern farmer as he deserts the Confederate army in 1863 to raise a guerilla force of his own to defend Jones County, Mississippi and its adjacent townships against the greedy Confederate forces taking their food and supplies to support the war effort.

It couldn't have been easy directing propaganda efforts in the war years, knowing that no matter what artistry you injected into the movie, its main intent would be to rally support and bolster morale while the bombs fell but some directors handled it with aplomb.

Last Men in Aleppo (Netflix, iTunes, Google Play) This issue doc's topic is the Syrian civil war, and particularly the heroic efforts of the volunteer - supported humanitarian - aid organization known as the White Helmets.

The nostalgic, shamelessly - patriotic, entertaining film also supported the war effort as it paid tribute in its mostly fictional story to a popular Irish / American entertainer and the grand American gentleman of the theatre in the early 20th century.

Throughout World War I, more American women than ever before took leadership roles in wartime efforts through entrepreneurship and ingenuity, replaced men in vacated jobs when soldiers were sent to the battlefields, and actively supported the U.S. military as nurses, yeomen, clerical workers, or «Hello Girls» operating switchboards.

Following a hiatus from painting from 1941 to 1945 to support the war effort, Tworkov began exhibiting his abstract work at Charles Egan's Manhattan gallery in 1945.

When war broke out, Buchler, with permission from the military authorities, recorded civilian involvement in the war effort, supporting local voluntary organisations and raising money for charity.

To support the war effort Monumental Life insurance purchased 2.9 million in U.S. treasury bills and invested $ 4.5 million in war - related manufacturing companies.

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During the Persian Gulf War, nearly 240,000 reservists and members of the Guard were called up, and President Clinton has begun to activate 33,000 troops to support our efforts in the Balkans.