Sentences with phrase «instead of allegiance»

He spoke explicitly about belonging instead of allegiance.

I am trapped into long term unemployment because of apathy, indifference and a corrupt city councilman like Eric Ulrich who cares about his cradle - to - grave political ambitions, instead of allegiance, civics, sacrifice and public servitude to ALL of his constituents.

Not exact matches

Instead they were true revolutionaries who took their humble Seattle beginnings to the level where throngs of bodies showed their couple - hours long allegiance of ecstasy in terms of the massive collective dancing undulation to songs like «Better Man» or «Jeremy.»

Or, instead, sign the occasional declaration of allegiance to the regime and attend the odd reeducation camp so that one could go on teaching students real philosophy?

@KatMat: your analogy would begin approaching realism if: — during the pledge of allegiance kids were forced to say «one nation under The Orioles» — our nation's currency said «In Dallas Cowboys We Trust» — if millions were slaughtered, tortured and burned to death because they weren't fans of The Pittsburgh Penguins — if NASCAR fans endlessly attempted to have Intelligent Car Driving taught beside Evolution in science class as a possible explanation for how mankind developed — if «the 5 D's» of Dodgeball (Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dodge) were constantly attempted to be made into law so everyone would live by the same ridiculous notions, even if those notions knowingly discriminate — if nutters constantly claimed America was founded on the principles of Darts, even though our country SPECIFICALLY calls for a separation between Darts and State because the founders knew the inherent dangers of Darts becoming government instead of staying in the realm of sport where it belongs

It's tempting to bypass the cross and rely instead on the religious pathways of pious behavior, ecstatic experience and doctrinal allegiance.

The pledge instead «is a declaration of belief in allegiance and loyalty to the United States flag and the Republic that it represents.»

Instead they had to write a letter to the Patriarch declaring their allegiance to him and informing him of the state of their province.

During the season, he admitted that he wanted Bournemouth to overcome his parent club, despite being unavailable for the encounter due to FA rules, and even praised rivals Chelsea instead of taking the opportunity to show his allegiance to our side.

Instead, my focus tonight remains the same since the day I swore allegiance to this office and that is the concern of the continuing downward fiscal crisis facing Rockland County.

Instead, over the course of the movie, as revelations come to light (particularly for the other characters in the movie) and the story dips and turns, it's not so much our allegiances that change, as our understanding of the decisions that have been made and choices taken.

Had its trippy - dippy, anachronistic cross-cutting and madly - inappropriate scoring appeared in 1968 (the year of Rosemary's Baby, Night of the Living Dead, If..., 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the film to which it perhaps owes its greatest allegiance, Once Upon a Time in the West), Performance would've found traction and good company as a foundational film for the American New Wave instead of as a picture that, for all its foment and formal revolution, seemed hysterical against a maturing, more sedate (d) mainstream avant - garde parade of stuff like El Topo, Zabriskie Point, MASH, and Five Easy Pieces.

«Instead of waiting for Superman, we're going to fund, hopefully, an allegiance of supermen,» said Teasley.

Instead of promoting what works, she has declared her allegiance to one thing only: privatization.

They stayed on because the unit granted them a high degree of autonomy, and their specialist knowledge, plus their refusal to accept promotion, continuing instead to tackle crime at street level, won them the allegiance of young incoming staff in the Metropolitan Police Force.

It seems to me that your allegiance would be to finding homes and «rescuing» the unwanted dogs and cats that are already here, and giving them homes, instead of killing them due to lack of space.

Instead, I chose (and continue to choose) to individually scrutinize the issue based upon the merits of the pertinent science, and that is where my allegiance lies.

Unsurprisingly, the survey confirmed climate change to be a largely politicized issue, viewed too often along party lines instead of according to factual analysis (and both parties are guilty of this, in different ways — there are plenty of liberals who proclaim their allegiance to the fight against global warming without a basic education on the issue).

This reaction from the president has ended up creating even more controversy within the NFL, where some owners and coaches instead came to the defense of their players declaring their allegiance to the players and expressing their disapproval of President Trump's comments.