Sentences with phrase «little power against»

It demonstrates that variance ratios are among the most powerful tests for detecting mean reversion in stock prices, but that they have little power against the principal interesting alternatives to the random walk hypothesis.

Not exact matches

«The tech companies will have little say and the government say explicitly they have the power to bring legal action against them if they do not comply.»

And this regime was, naturally, a fixed hierarchy of social power, atop which stood the gods, a little lower kings and nobles, and at the bottom slaves; the order of society, both divine and natural in provenance, was a fixed and yet somehow fragile «hierarchy within totality» that had to be preserved against the forces that surrounded it, while yet drawing on those forces for its spiritual sustenance.

Its boisterous currents showed bewildering power when they had overflowed their banks, and all our little human preventions were washed away like piles of sand that children raise against the onset of the tides.

Moreover, in its examination of problems of government in theological schools, the study continues in the tradition of the University of Berlin by voicing a powerful protest against patterns of school governance that «seem to have little confidence in the power of God to establish the victory of truth» and an eloquent plea for the freedom of inquiry that disciplined critical inquiry requires.

Unlike Utah and TCU (against whom they are 6 - 2 since joining FBS), the Broncos were a little too isolated to receive a power conference invitation.

I understand that OSU is favored and they need to talk about OSU winning because it's a more interesting discussion about who makes the playoff, but you'd think the only undefeated power 5 team in the country would get a little more respect... especially against a team that got blown out by Iowa.

And apparently Wenger sniffed around him before and knows his family a little, so maybe even though we are up against bigger and better teams with more financial power we maybe do have a slim chance.

Welbecks goal against utd on the way to adding more silverware, at least he done that, and he added a little power to a side that needed more of it.

I am a little surprised to see Per Mertesacker on the bench as his height could have been a big help at set pieces against the power and stature of Lukaku, but hopefully the new pairing of Gabriel and Koscielny can keep the big Belgian under wraps.

Khabib and Tony both represent tough fights against guys who have very little drawing power whatsoever.

The intelligence services have too much power - and parliament too little - for the public to feel protected against state intrusion

With little power left in Washington, Democrats set out on Sunday to make a big statement against GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act with rallies in dozens of cities.

Lincoln Restler, a leader of the New Kings Democrats, announced his candidacy for unpaid state committeeman spot on Tuesday, setting up a battle against the longtime incumbent and Downtown Brooklyn attorney for this little - known, and low - powered, elective office.

Mr. de Blasio made personal appeals for Mr. Smitherman at a megachurch in East New York and at a subway station yesterday, but the mayor — treated like a celebrity in those corridors — could do little to move the needle against an incumbent with high name recognition and a power base that has yet to erode.

Senate session went on as planned Monday afternoon, with little of substance being discussed and many Republican Senators expressing solidarity with Skelos, the man who kept them in power against the odds.

They'll have little power going up against a Republican - controlled chamber and county executive's office.

For all the little moments which successfully bring the Greek Myths to life, the film doesn't have enough dramatic energy to sustain itself, and its poor effects work against the power of its set - pieces.

With a little over two months to go until its release, Lionsgate has released a new trailer for Power Rangers, which gives us a look at the team in action against Rita Repulsa, as well as a glimpse of Zordon, Alpha 5, the Zords, and Megazord!

Sean Maguire is the well meaning but not - too - bright warrior leader of a band of resistance fighters against a power - mad chancellor (Little Britain star Matt Lucas) who, luckily for them, isn't much smarter.

NACSA has been a leader in taking action against irresponsible authorizing by running a «One Million Lives» campaign to get authorizers to close chronically low - performing schools, but NACSA has little more than the power of moral persuasion.

In essence, though, there's little to split all four against the clock — the differences come from the character and power delivery of the engines.

Against the hot hatch competition, the Megane looks a little light on power, the

Against the hot hatch competition, the Megane looks a little light on power, the Honda Civic Type R, Ford Focus RS and VW Golf R develop in excess of 305bhp.

VVT is a little older than 1849 - Stephenson's Link valve gear dates to 1841, and in addition to tuning power against economy, it also reversed the engine...

Balanced against that, the lower powered diesels can be a little gruff, just like the XEs, and the interior, while well screwed together, doesn't look or feel especially classy.

The point of the dangerous dogs act is to protect people against breeds that, because of their sheer size and power, humans would have little chance of fighting off.

It's a power fantasy that puts you in control of the end of the world; letting you wield some of the deadliest weapons ever conceived against an array of alien foes with little to no motive behind their actions.

In terms of pure power, the Nintendo Switch has proven to be able to run games comparably well against the Playstation 4, as the comparison gameplay between the two consoles running the same game have shown very little differences — you can watch the Playstation 4 VS Switch comparison video here.

In Suki & the Shadow Klaw, you take control of the little dragon Suki on his adventure against the evil wolf Varg and his fearsome Klaw Gang who wants to become the most powerful creature in the world to have the power over every living being.

«An Associated Press investigation in 2013 found that the Obama administration has charged oil companies for drowning birds in their waste pits, and power companies for electrocuting birds on power lines, but it has taken little if any action against wind - energy companies, shielding them from liability.»

She and Cáceres are impoverished indigenous women in remote places, working to defend their land against the interests of corporate power in places where the rule of law is weak and there is little, if any, accountability for violence.

Finally, there's the intimate connection between the global - warming cult and its patrons in collectivist politics, who view climate change as an indispensable opportunity to seize money and power — a claim in which politicians get to represent the Earth itself against the grubby little people they're not terribly fond of, even when they're not trying to promote a scary story about aerosol deodorant, cow farts, air conditioners, and automobiles unleashing the apocalypse.

I have little doubt that much of the «bird killing, bat mangling, fish destroying» accusations so often leveled against wind power — both offshore and onshore — are largely based on ideological prejudice and a blanket opposition to green energy.

It's little surprise then that clients started pushing back against this clear imbalance of power.

They generally have little power or resources compared to the governments or organizations that administer these services and run the risk of being denied essential benefits if they make a complaint against those who control these systems and services.

They will have high - powered attorneys that know how to settle for as little as possible, and they will be actively working against you.

It does little else to repair the «democratic deficit» — the yawning imbalance of power in favour of the executive as against Parliament and the electorate.

On a recent afternoon, the city's traffic powers seemed to collude against Mr. Siri, the Marymount Manhattan student, all at once along little - known Paladino Avenue, beside the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive.