Sentences with phrase «majority feel the activities»

HARLEM — Voters believe that Mayor Bill de Blasio «does favors for developers who make political contributions to campaigns in which he is involved,» but a majority feel the activities are just unethical and not illegal, a new poll shows.

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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.

The research found that the majority of studies confirmed an improvement in mental wellbeing: in comparison to exercising indoors, natural environment exercise activity was linked to increased energy, greater feelings of revitalization and positive engagement, along with decreases in confusion, tension, depression and anger.

When asked how they feel about their prospects for 2016, the majority (76 %) expect the Canadian economy to strengthen or remain stable, half (50 %) anticipate increased business activity and nearly 40 per cent intend to boost their company's headcount.

When asked how they feel about the coming year, the majority (80 %) expect the Canadian economy to strengthen or remain stable, two - thirds anticipate increased business activity and nearly half (45 %) intend to boost their company's headcount.