Sentences with phrase «new political leader»

With his party questioning his every move, and King George VI (Ben Mendelsohn) skeptical of his new political leader, it is up to Churchill to lead his nation and protect them from the...

With his party questioning his every move, and King George VI (Mendelsohn) skeptical of his new political leader, it is up to Churchill to lead his nation and protect them from the most dangerous threat ever seen.

With World War II underway, the new political leader needs to decide how to deal with Hitler's threats.

As a result he has not received the kind of honeymoon bounce in the polls that almost every new political leader would normally expect.

Not exact matches

If political leaders and lawyers in the United States try to stop progress — as is very likely — other countries will still adopt the new technologies and take the lead.

But a first read of the new draft (and, notably, it's still being called a «draft») and a number of skeptical lawmaker statements suggests this is one legislative rabbit that political wizard Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could have trouble pulling out of his hat.

Business and political leaders across the world are getting ready for this year's Davos edition, but the political context in which they will be meeting is completely new.

Democrats said Republican leaders, flexing their new political muscle after big wins in the midterm elections that will give them control of both chambers of Congress next year, had gone too far in trying to roll back Dodd - Frank.

The once - cosy relationship between the state and federal political leaders requires a delicate balancing act in the wake of a new Labor government.

Faced with uncertainty, Gates and Chambers have convened a new global group of influential philanthropists, business people, bankers and political leaders to plug commitment gaps.

Others spend big bucks to pull off elaborate multi-day affairs, such as the planned three - day New York celebration for 83 - year old billionaire investor George Soros starting Friday that will be attended by more than 500 guests, including hedge fund titans and prominent political leaders.

Many Gulf coast lawmakers and political leaders praised the new lease sale and the potential economic benefits.

And in recognition of the new political landscape, New York's Sen. Chuck Schumer, the incoming minority leader responsible for corralling his caucus, is also embracing populist rhetoric to shepherd the party in the Trump enew political landscape, New York's Sen. Chuck Schumer, the incoming minority leader responsible for corralling his caucus, is also embracing populist rhetoric to shepherd the party in the Trump eNew York's Sen. Chuck Schumer, the incoming minority leader responsible for corralling his caucus, is also embracing populist rhetoric to shepherd the party in the Trump era.

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These global trends paint a picture of great opportunity for Canadian business and political leaders: New prospects for clean - energy technology developers and service providers are opening up on every continent.

The new US administration and some political leaders in other jurisdictions have espoused policies that are inward looking, although precise measures remain to be determined.

VICTORIA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a B.C. court decision which found that the Christy Clark government deliberately tried to provoke a strike with B.C. teachers for political gain while leaving children undersupported in overcrowded classrooms, says B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan.

The strength of any long - ruling political party is the ability to reinvent itself under new leaders and changing circumstances.

De-stabilised Middle East, rise of new power in Saudi Arabia, aggressive China, Russia - US tensions, Turkey - Russia escalation, rise of autocratic but nationalists leaders such as Modi in India, Trump in United States, bin - Salman in Middle East, the Geo - Political unease hasn't been this tense in decades, so as a market participant you can never care less than ever.

Libya's transitional leaders named a new Cabinet and said they would step down after the country is fully secured, putting an end to weeks of political infighting as the North African nation struggles to get back on its feet.

Church leaders in Ireland have welcomed a new agreement between the Northern Irish political parties... More

As an epoch ends and a new one begins, such a leader is unlikely to exhibit the expected attributes of a responsible political actor.

CNN: Survey: Catholics divided on political issues, as adherent numbers decline As important as the Catholic vote is in the 2012 election, a new survey finds that the group is far from monolithic and is not largely focused on the issues that get a lot of attention from church leaders — abortion and gay marriage.

The political climate was so volatile at the time of Christ's birth that the primary ruler demanded that masses of young children and babies be executed when a prophecy suggested that a new «leader» had been born, that he feared threatened his authority.

While the spontaneous street celebrations that broke out in American cities like New York and Washington over the news of bin Laden's killing by U.S. Special Forces have not been repeated in the Muslim world, there has been praise for his death from some Muslim political leaders.

Los Angeles Times: Growing ties between Egypt, Turkey may signal new regional order Egypt and Turkey are forging an alliance that showcases two Islamist leaders maneuvering to reshape a Middle East gripped by political upheaval and passionate battles over how deeply the Koran should penetrate public life.

Theresa May is the political party leader Christians believe is most like Jesus Christ, according to new research conducted by Premier.

Consequently, political leaders and military men continue to advocate these new weapons of mass destruction without regard to their incompatibility with the international law of human rights, let alone the norms of civilized life on this planet.

For Soviet leaders and high officials President Reagan's decision to use bellicose language was and is a political fact that amounts to a policy pronouncement (New York Review of Books [February 16, 1984]-RRB-.

Even former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, one of the most articulate Christian political leaders, seemed uncomfortable as he fielded questions from moderator Tim Russert that hinted there is something nefarious about religious groups receiving government funds for programs that serve the public.

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.

I have seen Imam Feisal speak a dozen times, from largely Muslim audiences in London, to largely Christian audiences in upstate New York, from an audience of grassroots interfaith leaders in Louisville, to an audience of political heavyweights in Washington.

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Out of curiosity, I Googled Catholic political leaders recently and found only the great Al Smith, the governor of New York who ran for president in 1928 (and lost, alas!).

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Political leaders of Third World countries are simply told that they have to adjust themselves and fit into this new global economic order.

What the Pope and leaders of the Church like Cardinal Ratzinger or Cardinal Lustiger of Paris have in mind when they speak of a new evangelization are realities of this kind: a common healing of memories, reconciliation, and mutual help among European peoples» and certainly not some dark conspiracy aimed at wielding political power or influence.

As early as World War II, the political leaders of the Free French forces had known that France would have to face up to the question of whether it was going to allow the decline of a system of schools preferred by the parents of one - sixth of all French pupils, or whether it was going to accept the hazards of open political discussion aimed at developing a new and creative solution.

New Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has urged other political leaders to work with him to «fix Britain's broken political system».

But I am desperate to find and work with other Nigerians especially our young and vibrant upcoming politicians, to establish a political incubator to breed a new generation of leaders who will do things right, maintain high ethical standards and abhor greed, avarice, selfishness and impunity.

Political leaders in the Lords lined up to praise the monarchy this afternoon, as parliament embraced royal baby fever with a parade of tributes to the new prince and his family.

The first leader of the new Party, Walter Veltroni, embraced the liberal agenda in a powerful speech given in Turin in June 2007 and, on the basis of that political platform, engaged Silvio Berlusconi in the 2008 electoral campaign.

Small wonder that this impoverished people feel disenfranchised by Yemen's national dialogue, a gathering of political leaders to draft a new constitution and address the conflicts that threaten to tear the country apart.

However, SNP spokesman Bruce Crawford warned: «Neither a new leader nor a glitzy David Cameron led PR campaign will help the failing Tories in Scotland as their anti-Scottish policies means they now face are facing political oblivion.

What is certain is that Kenya's leaders will have to adjust to a new era in which northern Kenya and the lands beyond it are at the centre, and not the margins of political calculations.

Looking back to Venezuela's reality of the 1990s, when AD and COPEI closed the ways for new leaders while launching candidates that had been in the game for decades, reminds us that a rigid political system may induce voters to choose outsider candidates.

If world leaders and climate advocates really want to improve the chances of mobilising political will and citizen action behind a new deal, they will need to think carefully about what sort of key messages actually work.

If it is in fact a new form of Pan-Africanism, it is one that is rooted in a cultural aesthetic more than a political ambition, its leaders run blogs rather than political parties, and it calls for a reinterpretation rather than return to African culture and values.

The political crisis is over keeping Maduro and socialism, or getting new leaders who will make painful choices to correct the problem

That is, moderate political leaders should similarly to seize the potential advantages of new technologies to disseminate correct and responsible understandings of pressing domestic and social needs — which are then communicated swiftly and widely and in a very modern fashion, that is, via the Internet.