Not exact matches
In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not
limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition;
efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually
put it, between church and state.
But I also wanted to
put Perdue's announcement in proper perspective: it was hardly an outright «axing» of Michelle Obama's
efforts, which included the introduction of calorie
limits, a ban on trans fats, a greater variety of vegetables served and an important requirement that kids take a half - cup serving of fruits or vegetables at lunch.
The Lassa fever outbreak is gradually holding sway across the nation just as
efforts are being
put in place by the federal government to
limit its spread, hence, to curtail it.
«Anything that would artificially
limit our ability to
put together resources would undermine all of our
efforts whether it be at a public safety, affordable housing, education etc.,» de Blasio responded to Avella.
«I'm opposed to this act because it
puts public safety at risk,» the county executive said, explaining the legislation would
put the county at odds with the federal government, and would ultimately dub Westchester as a «sanctuary» county for undocumented immigrant; one that
limits its cooperation with the national government's
effort to enforce immigration law.
«Companies have
put a lot of
effort into teaching people how to talk to conversational agents, given the devices»
limited command of speech and topics,» Bigham said.
Researchers found working out in a group lowers stress by 26 percent and significantly improves quality of life, while those who exercise individually
put in more
effort but experienced no significant changes in their stress level and a
limited improvement to quality of life, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
To make mortality estimates, the researchers took temperature projections from 16 global climate models, downscaled these to Manhattan, and
put them against two different backdrops: one assuming rapid global population growth and few
efforts to
limit emissions; the other, assuming slower growth, and technological changes that would decrease emissions by 2040.
Since the time we spend in the gym is so
limited, it's very precious and we're all basically looking for a way to make every minute worth the
effort put into it.
The sky is the
limit and after you've
put just a little
effort in, you have a craft you can use time and time again.
It doesn't try to show some drastic change, but it does attempt to convince others that change can indeed happen, it also never
puts blame on one person, because obviously with marriage it is a joint
effort, there will be trials and on other occasions it simply won't work, but time and commitment can change that, rarely can a simple film like this address so much in such
limited issues, but sharp, often improvisational dialogue and strong performances create a very real and insightful piece that underplays everything for maximum effect, which works.
Just imagine if they
put a little
effort in promoting Xenoblade and The Last Story instead of the
limited time offer / only true gamer's would knew they were coming to the Wii so many more would have sold.
He starts a fire to gain Jacob's respect, only to be taken by Child Protective Services and
put in the care of their aunt and Hollis's sister - in - law, Pam (Juliette Lewis), whose paternal
efforts and abilities are
limited by all the guarded attitudes of the male - dominated cast.
He said he would like to see the city «
put the same
effort into helping whatever (public) schools they think need that help, as to go out and create their own charter school to do something that's going to be
limited on the number of students that they can get.»
If you're a writer with a firm goal to make an income writing, who has
limited time from holding down a day job, with kids, perhaps even health issues, then focusing your
limited time and
effort on a genre will give back more bang for the time you
put in.
Some dabble and play, some
put in the time and
effort and hope regardless of support or lack of it, financial situations, familial circumstances, etc. «Even» some women romance authors fall into the latter category, based on my
limited sample.
I love dividends but there's a
limit to how much time and
effort I'm willing to
put in, and constantly rebalancing a portfolio of 30 dividend stocks at this point isn't exactly ideal for me.
In an
effort to keep daily
limits low (along with their auto insurance premium) companies allow policyholders to
put money toward public transportation instead of a rental car.
God, criticising an indie title, one that has had a lot of clear
effort put into it, for its graphics always feels like a harsh thing to do since the focus for them and their
limited budget should always be gameplay, but there's no getting around the fact that Project Temporality is simply visually boring game.
2Tru4u, look up the game
Limit Theory, that game is being worked on by one person and looks fucking great, its a matter of how good are you with your tools and how much time and
effort youre
putting into the game, do nt forget that these guys have been working on this game in silence for like 2 or more years, they are also perfectionists so obviously their creation is gonna be fantastic, also, did you even read their update note?
Rather than
putting all their eggs in one basket, Nintendo will be showing off their newest wares at more intimate, hands - on events where media and distributors can test drive the upcoming offerings for the 3DS and Wii U. Though sales of Nintendo's newest system remain sluggish despite the company's best
efforts to drive gamers to next - gen software, there's no «next big thing» on the horizon, hardware-wise, and it appears that Nintendo's shiny E3 baubles will be
limited to new games and software for the current systems.
Compared to more widely heard - of (and it has to be said, better) mods in the vein of Black Mesa and The Stanley Parable, Estranged seems to have had relatively little
effort put into its models, which are low - poly, and its environments, which are rather small and
limited in scope.
Geoengineering proposals fall into at least three broad categories: 1) managing atmospheric greenhouse gases (e.g., ocean fertilization and atmospheric carbon capture and sequestration), 2) cooling the Earth by reflecting sunlight (e.g.,
putting reflective particles into the atmosphere,
putting mirrors in space to reflect the sun's energy, increasing surface reflectivity and altering the amount or characteristics of clouds), and 3) moderating specific impacts of global warming (e.g.,
efforts to
limit sea level rise by increasing land storage of water, protecting ice sheets or artificially enhancing mountain glaciers).
In contrast,
efforts to reduce vehicle oil consumption were
put in the deep freeze from the Reagan administration until the end of the George W. Bush administration and the approach to CO2 was
limited to calls for voluntary actions — calls that went unneeded by the auto industry.
On the second point, about predicting an open Arctic sea, a new study concludes that the chaotic nature of climate
puts big fundamental
limits — an irreducible two - decade - wide window — on
efforts to forecast when the Arctic Ocean could be essentially free of ice in late summer.
Other uncertainties include how much
effort and resources will be
put into improving the adaptive capacity of public health systems to prepare in advance for the health effects of climate change, prevent harm to individual and community health, and
limit associated health burdens and societal costs.
The campaign «has paralyzed implementation of what could have been a reasonable ramping up of control
efforts over the last few decades,
putting the nation and the world now into a situation where much more aggressive action to
limit emissions is needed,» MacCracken said.
If there are in fact serious environmental problems with fossil fuels it would be in the public interest to
put resources into addressing these problems instead of wasting
efforts and money on
limited inefficient and costly alternatives which only serve to harm the economy and a failed economy can not properly look after the environment
Put the
efforts into ensuring the
limited sites are as accurate as possible and use them as a proxy for the overall.
In my experience, when bloggers aren't
putting the necessary time and
effort into their blogs, or see their blogs as mere vehicles for disseminating information, this
limits their visibility and reach, which in turn
limits referrals.
Everyone is pushing their own platform and
limited effort is being
put into security because the demand is for all kinds of crazy new smart products and the need for security is not apparent to the majority of consumers.
There is a 50 minute time
limit precisely because your prey are so tough to kill, and the game makes sure that you
put in the
effort and dedication required to take it down.
I am very motivated and very dedicated individual who
puts effort to learn my role at work ASAP, looking for carrier change from a life experience as an electrical contractor with many years of experience in design, installation, and maintenance of various types of electrical systems such as but not
limited to generators, transformers, motors, lighting, service upgrades, and solar arrays.
When it comes to keeping today's consumers engaged, for real estate professionals willing to
put in the time and
effort, the sky's the
limit.
I can control the
effort I
put out, but can't control what the universe gives back to me... so I set
limits on the energy that I
put out and try not to obsess over the results.