Sentences with phrase «lack of power at»

Indeed, it is the relative lack of power at the ballot box that I believe has facilitated our marginalisation, and hence compounded our health issues.

Earlier 16 - valve Toyota engines suffered from a lack of power at lower engine speeds, but mechanical and electronic improvements have spread the power and made the vehicles peppier off the line.

Absent are the tin can interior acoustics and general lack of power at any speed normally associated with hybrid ownership — while the 200 combined horsepower provided by the Lexus» engine and battery / motor setup isn't going to light up the front tires, it's at least enough to move with the general flow of highway traffic.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

«Total and abject failure here at ATL Airport today,» he tweeted, adding that there was «no excuse for lack of workable redundant power source.

Yamarone says the lack of consumer spending power explains why GDP growth has been running in a range of 1.5 % to 2.5 %, which he believes is disappointing at this stage of the recovery.

Though the afternoon saw each pare their respective losses intermittently, with a final - hour push from the bulls, the rallies lacked the staying power to instill a change in direction at the end of the day.

While the country reels in horror at the lack of moral backbone from the power elite at PSU — putting their «image» above the safety of young boys — the pastor of this church allows himself to be pushed into an act of moral (and Christian) cowardice by the sinners in his midst.

But here, too, Kagan tends to focus on extremes, claiming that the commitment of America's founders to international law and diplomacy reveals a «psychology of weakness» that reflects the young nation's lack of power in the late eighteenth century; likewise, the secret yearning of the Founders to beat the Europeans at power politics pointed toward a properly imperial future.

Half the people at a tea party rally get around on electric chairs, and few of them look like they're suffering from anything but a lack of will power when it comes to junk food.

But if, on the other hand, we refuse to regard human socialization as anything more than a chance arrangement, a modus vivendi lacking all power of internal growth, then (excepting, at the most, a few elementary rules safeguarding the living - space of the individual) we find the whole structure of politico - economico - social relations reduced to an arbitrary system of conventional and temporary expedients.

You had the internal power within your own brain to pull yourself out of the dumps but since you lacked internal self - confidence to do that when the rug was pulled from your feet, you grasped at a god, even though you didn't need it.

That is exactly why we need God and the standard HE sets because your demonstration of lack of self control and venomus nature is scary to think of if you had any power at all.

Well, it lacks the car - crash - rubbernecking power of Texas potentially getting smoked at home.

Last year the power forward spot was often filled by the hyperathletic former gymnast Nnemkadi (Nneka) Ogwumike, a relative shrimp at 6» 2» who makes up for her lack of stature with a 30 - inch vertical leap.

Arguably one of the best defenders in the world at the moment, Hummels would bring power to United's defence, something they lack badly at the moment with Leicester routinely bullying them off the ball.

I personally believe that Wenger didn't push to have the contracts of Sanchez, Ozil, Ramsey and Ox renewed earlier because he was going to use it as leverage when renegotiating his own deal... so far that tactic has backfired as we know little more about this squad moving forward than we did in May and Wenger clearly misjudged just how important his staying would be to both Sanchez and Ox... I like Lacazette, but I liked him a lot more 2 years ago at 20 million less... Sead might come good but once again he wasn't a necessity buy, except that he was a free transfer and was signed early... another «wag the dog» tactic employed by the powers that be... as for the rest of the roster, very little has changed, except that it's way too big and lacks the cutting edge to take this club to new heights.

People say we are undefeated this year in the PL, true but it's the manner of Wengers strategic decisions, team selections, lack of adequate business in the transfer windows, seemingly arrogant style he has now and overwhelming influence and power at the club that worry me deeply.

wow... the 35m on xhaka was just another vanity purchase then and ramsey over carzola!!!!!... wenger will never learn... cant see this team beating lpool... and lack of pace at back will be big concern given their forward options... so its more about the power of prayer

Honda's vastly different power unit seems to be as unreliable as ever and both drivers have become frustrated at times with the lack of power and reliability issues.

When i go to Arsenal.com and look at our squad and the lack of balance, power and height we have i am speechless.

Manchester United's miserable start to the 2014/15 season perhaps hit a new low this weekend, with the Red Devils stunningly throwing away a 3 - 1 lead at Leicester City's King Power Stadium, with United's lack of defensive solidity having been apparent as they were eviscerated by the raw pace of Foxes striker Jamie Vardy.

The Uruguay international continued his run but looked a bit surprised at the quickness of Higuain's return ball to him, and his stab toward goal lacked power, allowing Ramos to make yet another block, this time a diving header.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho felt his side lacked power and energy in the midfield and bemoaned a lack of options from the bench after their 0 - 0 draw at Liverpool.

It has been a poor return from them and a lack of scoring power is really hurting them at the moment.

Sanchez's pace, power and directness gives Arsenal an element of dynamism they lacked at times last season.

While Norwich have been good at the back, they have been lacking scoring power and remain the lowest scorers in the top half of the table with just the 14 goals in 14 league games.

Max Verstappen bemoaned the lack of power on the straights in Brazil and said that P5 was the «best position we could do» at Interlagos.

With a contract until the summer of 2020 the Leicester wide man will not come cheap, if at all, but a lack of regular starts at the King Power Stadium, allied with the regular managerial changes in recent times, could see him on the look - out for something new.

So a definite lack of power going forward, and they were unravelled at Loftus Road when they lost to QPR in their previous match.

Husband is frustrated at the lack of cleaning power of a wet cloth wipe.

Speaking at Chongqing University, Mr Cameron said a Conservative government would fit all coal power stations with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology and hit out at a lack of government progress in the field.

The Scottish Parliament does, though, clearly lack the power to hold a binding referendum on independence: at present, this requires the agreement of Westminster.

The Liberal Democrat MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, accused SNP leader Alex Salmond of «lacking interest» in the powers currently centred at Holyrood, instead only focusing on those not available to the Scottish government.

Virtually no - one I knew stillsmoked and the withering puzzlement at such lack of will - power eventually wonthe day.

Superstorm Sandy uncovered deficiencies in our fuel distribution system, including the lack of emergency power at gas stations.

It has even been argued that along with the decline in royal power should come the right to vote: if our new King lacks special constitutional powers, why shouldn't he at least enjoy the ordinary constitutional power the rest of us exercise?

At issue for Levy was an extended interview Paterson gave to the Wall Street Journal's Jacob Gershman, in which he claimed that the governor of New York inherently lacks sufficient power to fix Albany and his successor — whoever that person may be — is essentially doomed to fail.

«All the appropriate concern about public office, public integrity or the lack thereof in too many situations where you have corruption, you have waste, you have abuse of power and of the taxpayers» money — that's what we look at in our respective roles,» he said.

He said the lack of fuel is the reason is why there is capacity sitting idle at Tema, adding that the problem of fuel, hydrology and some units having to do mandatory maintenance is taking its toll on efficient power delivery.

«Chief Edwin Clark lacks the moral authority to lead a discussion on the so - called «re-structuring» of the Nigerian federation, at this critical point in the country's history; given the fact that, throughout the six years his «son», former President Goodluck Jonathan, was in power the elder statesman kept mute and actively participated in the economic dismemberment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Advocates have maintained contact with the project partners at the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the NYS Office of General Services (OGS) through regular correspondence and public meetings since the project announcement, becoming increasingly frustrated with what they feel is a lack of data provided by the project managers.

Inspite of the fact that virtually every African leader on the assumption of office pledges zero tolerance for coruption, the canker still persists in almost all African countries at varying degress, Ghana being no exception, due to lack of political will - power and unbriddled greed on the part of the leaders.

National Democratic Congress [NDC], Member of Parliament North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has explained that the solar - powered medical centre at the Volo Digital Village completed in 2015, is not operational due to lack of staff to man the facility.

He said the lack of water and power was putting additional lives at risk.

It sounded much like the one that made him at best a gadfly and at worst a pariah in Christine Quinn's City Council: he intends to vote against the powerful Mr. Silver for Speaker, to pontificate on the floor against the lack of black power in New York and to unite the African - American members of the conference along racial lines.

De Blasio and his liberal allies created IDNYC to provide proof of identity to individuals lacking other forms of government paperwork, and the City Council deliberately wrote a legislative trap door into the bill that established the program to grant the city the right to purge the files at the end of 2016 should a deportation - happy regime assume power in Washington.

The lack of gas from Nigeria has affected thermal power production enclave at Tema in the Greater Accra region.

The state senator, whose turf covers not Maspeth but neighborhoods like Bayside and Whitestone, read a scripted speech that sounded like a laundry list of middle - class outer borough complaints against the present administration: from de Blasio's «narrow - minded anti-motorist» Vision Zero program, to his opposition to bringing the city into line with the rest of the state's two percent property tax cap, to his allegedly insufficient support for co-ops and small senior centers, to the influence of high - power political consultants at City Hall, to the lack of public transit options in the deepest reaches of the city (which the state controls), to his purported failure to shield small businesses from rent hikes, to — yes — his scrapped plans to convert the Holiday Inn into a homeless shelter.

This simple ABS bow launches arrows at a great 206 feet per second; while it's not screaming fast, the accuracy of the bow seems to make up for any lack of speed or power.