Sentences with phrase «insist on defending»

Do they insist on defending a failed investment thesis & going down with the ship, or can they bring themselves to admit they're wrong... even when they secretly believe they're still right?

Why do you insist on defending atheists as being more moral than everyone else?

Not exact matches

Yes, do insist on fair and reciprocal trade, but Germany should stop bossing around its European customers (aka partners) to defend its trade privileges.

Morneau defended himself Friday by insisting Ottawa has absolutely not come to any conclusions on what national pharmacare could look like.

While I correctly anticipated the credit crisis (see Critical Point for a reminder), the unwise response of policymakers — defend the bondholders, avoid debt restructuring, change accounting rules, extend, and pretend — virtually ensured years of economic headwinds, and led me to insist on making our approach robust to even Depression - era outcomes.

Religion latches on to its mistakes for dear life and defends them to the death, kicking and screaming all the way, insisting the entire time that everybody else has to believe them, too.

If the left insists on the liberal interpretation of our constitutional and political institutions in an uncompromising effort to defend the ever - expanding role of the state to secure the practical liberty of individuals, the right defends the free - market system and uncompromisingly rejects any restraint on the unfettered economic choices of individuals.

On the concern of the Nicenes to insist on the authority of metropolitans over their provincials and of the Arians to defend the parity of all bishops under the emperor, see K. Lubeck, Reichseinteilung und kirchliche Hierarchie, Kirchengeschichtliche Studien, V: 4 (1901), 19On the concern of the Nicenes to insist on the authority of metropolitans over their provincials and of the Arians to defend the parity of all bishops under the emperor, see K. Lubeck, Reichseinteilung und kirchliche Hierarchie, Kirchengeschichtliche Studien, V: 4 (1901), 19on the authority of metropolitans over their provincials and of the Arians to defend the parity of all bishops under the emperor, see K. Lubeck, Reichseinteilung und kirchliche Hierarchie, Kirchengeschichtliche Studien, V: 4 (1901), 193.

Moreno's tackle was widely criticised by Red Devils boss Louis van Gaal immediately following the clash at the Philips Stadion, while former Premier League referee Graham Poll insisted the defender, who went on to equalise for the defending Eredivisie champions a few moments later, should have been shown a red card.

Diego Simeone is not worried about any perceived negativity in Atletico Madrid's 1 - 0 La Liga win at Eibar on Saturday, insisting that his side chose to sit back and defend.

However, the 65 - year - old was unfazed by such comments and insisted that his side focused on maintaining the solidarity, while attacking and defending well at the same time.

After the club were hit by a surprise draw with Panathinaikos, AVB moved to defend his players and insisted that complacency wasn't the issue and plenty of praise has to be lavished on their opponents.

(Recall that Diaz Sr. is the most outspoken defended of another Bronx Democrat, Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., who insists the Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner, AG Andrew Cuomo, is on a political witch hunt against him).

David Cameron defended his education secretary on television this morning, insisting he was happy with the government's record of getting more highly qualified teachers into schools and taking 250,000 children out of failing schools.

Donald Trump defended himself against criticism over his congratulatory phone call to Vladimir Putin following the Russian president's recent re-election, insisting on Wednesday afternoon it was in US interests to maintain a positive rapport with Moscow.

Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson told Greg Kelly on «Good Day NY» this morning that ethics and campaign finance reform is a priority for the majority, but defended his fundraising from special interests insisting «a nickle, a penny, a dollar or a dime doesn't influence me whatsoever.»

The mayor defended his statement about running the city so well «you'd assume they'd be having parades out in the streets,» insisting he was misinterpreted and just wanted to draw attention to all the «good news» going on in the Big Apple.

Invited guests at the 18th Annual Thisday Awards that held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Tuesday defended the integrity of the country by insisting that American...

Lord Ashcroft has always defended his coyness over his tax affairs by insisting on his right to privacy.

Mr. Fuseini insisted on Eyewitness News that the though the Minority was in support of the appointment of Mr. Amidu, Dr. Ayine was entitled to defend...

Shadow minister and Corbyn - ally Emily Thornberry last night defended the leader and insisted he had the mandate to stay on in the job.

On the streets, she came to life, it was apparent that this was her forte, speaking confidently and with candor, she addressed players of Hope For The Future Club, a football team that had been promoted to Division 2, insisting that she would not defend anyone who goes into drugs or misbehaves in public.

Interviewed on WNYC, Mayor de Blasio insisted the city hums along just fine while he's on a trip, defended his jaunt to Germany for events related to the Group of 20 summit.

The speaker then managed to recover the stand, and insisted again that the pilot program should expand without any restrictions placed on which immigrants it defends.

Speaking on ITV's The Agenda, after the debate programme, Mr Alexander insisted that his party wanted to be there «to defend our good record in government.»

@user1 They are already trying to destroy the US and Israel because those two insist on actually trying to defend themselves against terrorism.

But Mr Darling defended Britain's own record on favourable tax arrangements, insisting that individuals and countries were entirely separate issues.

It was during a committee hearing on this issue that Norman asked questions that appeared to suggest a British winner of the London Marathon was «potentially» implicated.There was a subsequent furore as Paula Radcliffe insisted she had never cheated, but Norman defended his questioning and hit out at journalists for taking his comments out of context.

Tonko notably did not defend Weiner (none of his fellow Democrats are exactly running to back him up on this one), insisting he lacked sufficient details to comment.

The shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, defended Corbyn, saying it was wrong to criticise him for being too decisive and insisting the issue of elected posts was still on the table.

But defending the move in a Citi News interview after laying the document in Parliament on Tuesday, Dominic Nitiwul insisted that it is in the interest of Ghana.

Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry defended Corbyn, saying it was wrong to criticise him for being «too decisive» and insisting that the issue of elected posts was still on the table.

If that's true and if it holds in the future — if people continue to defend other people's eccentricities because a) they think it's cool to live in a world of harmless eccentrics and b) for the sake of their own protection — then you would likely see a 51 percent or 60 percent or 70 percent dictatorship by a majority that insists on crushing intolerance.

Officials insist on calling her «Daniel» and the police think that Orlando got his wounds from Marina, but scrupulously take into account the possibility that she may have been defending herself — like many another trans woman being abused — so she has to report for a medical examination, in an excruciatingly ambiguous state of victim or assailant.

In this context Mr Stella seems to be involved in a rearguard action, defending the values of pure art against the barbarians who insist on dragging it from the museum and out into the street where it can engage with real life.

To counter criticism of the business community from college campuses, business organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce should support scholars who will defend the free enterprise system, develop speakers and support speakers» bureaus that will counter the liberal rhetoric coming from college campuses, subject textbooks to ideological review, insist on equal time for speakers exposing the views of the business community for speakers on campuses, insist that college faculties be balanced by those who will defend the free enterprise system, request that graduate schools of business include courses that support the free enterprise system, encourage local chambers of commerce to provide the views of the business community in high schools, establish staff who work with the media to communicate to the general public the views of the business community, monitor and criticize television programs that unfairly criticize the free enterprise system and where appropriate file complaints with the Federal Communications Commission, monitor radio and other media and pressure them to cover the views of defenders of the free enterprise system, support scholars who support the free enterprise system to publish in scholarly journals, establish incentives for scholars to publish defenses of free enterprise in books, papers, and pamphlets, spend more money on advertising that expressly supports the free market system.

Many of his critics insisted Christie held the same repugnant beliefs of those he defended in the courts but other than his desire to separate the Western provinces from the rest of Canada, his personal beliefs were never really out there on display.

At this point, insurers should assume that every time they reserve their rights, the insured will hire personal counsel to defend the case, and will insist on reimbursement at counsel's standard rate.

Unlike Samsung or LG, which don't feel the need to defend their «conservative» approaches, OnePlus insists on explaining why the 3.5 mm port isn't going away on the Chinese company's flagship killers.