Sentences with phrase «not root against»

I'm not rooting against the guy on a personal level, I just prefer a good underdog story as opposed to the overhyped phenom.
I like Dax Shephard, Kristen Bell, and Bradley Cooper, so I'm certainly not rooting against Hit and Run.
«Obama was not rooting against the very essence of what we are,» she said.

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However, Mr. Zuckerberg insisted that the company does not discriminate against Republican employees and that its definition for what kind of language should be kept off the platform was rooted in common sense.
Martin Luther presented the theology of Sola scriptura that the bible is the sole source to live and understand what Christianity is all about... but the bible itself does not come with a table of contents to prove that it is correct which is why the bible itself says that the CHURCH is the pillar and foundation of truth... remember that the church existed before even the bible was even put together... To understand the bible you cant just rely on your own interpretation like the protestants often say... The truth is always absolute and hence the teachings of the bible HAS to be absolute which is why the church is said to be ONE in nature (in every sense of the word), HOLY, CATHOLIC (Universal in teaching in every corner of the world) and APOSTOLIC (roots dating back to Jesus himself)... Now figure out what is that one church... The church put together the bible and the holy spirit always protected the church against false teachings and 1600 years later came about the teaching of Sola Scriptura... Protestants... look within and see whats wrong with this teaching.
The Golden Rule also has roots in the two old testament edicts, found in Leviticus 19:18 («Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself»; see also Great Commandment)
Although he does not share the theological freedom so radiantly on display in Balthasar's work, and indeed is rather phobic toward Christianity, Harold Bloom echoes Balthasar's insistence on the primacy of the aesthetic and even comes close to seeing how resentment against aesthetic primacy is rooted in, and arises from, an ideologization of culture that will fear all true singularities, relative or otherwise.
The Golden Rule also has roots in the two old testament edicts, found in Leviticus 19:18 («Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself»; see also Great Commandment) and Leviticus 19:34 («But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God»).
In this is rooted their sense of sin, not simply as ordinary infraction of the moral standards of a primitive society, but as rebellion against God and an affront to his holiness.
But if the early church could survive — and in fact, thrive amidst persecution — when it included both Jews and Gentiles, zealots and tax collectors, slaves and owners, men and women, those in support of circumcision and those against it, those staunchly opposed to eating food that had been sacrificed to idols and those who felt it necessary, then I think modern American Christianity can survive when it includes democrats and republicans, biblical literalists and biblical non-literalists, Calvinists and Arminians... so long as we're not rooting for one another's demise.
The epistemic dualism I assume here against Hartshorne's (and Whitehead's) realism is rooted in a concern to make error intelligible, but I shall not discuss this point here.
But my point here is that unsatisfactory economic ideas and practices which have an impressive history of failure, which caused to founder that great nation California, which lie at the root of much of the shame and dread and division and hostility and cynicism with which our society is presently afflicted, are treated as immutable truths, not to be questioned, not to be interfered with, lest they unleash their terrible retribution, recoiling against whomever would lay a hand on the Ark of Market Economics, if that is the name under which this mighty power is currently invoked.
But while, for example, Hittite (not Babylonian) law also places this kind of debased sex act under sentence of death (vs. 19), in the context of Israelite apodictic law the prohibition must be understood as being rooted in the same essential theological perspective as the immediately preceding and following prohibitions against sorcery and idolatrous sacrifice.
For over against such norms of life there existed also an instinct for better things, a sense of justice rooted not less deeply in human nature.
(And, no, I'm not really petty enough to root against a team that I otherwise don't care about just because of a couple emails.
And that's when you can't help but root against him.
All these same people that aren't philly loyal were rooting against us weeks and months before.
There's not a person in the crowd or media who roots against the two - time heart transplant survivor, and we all just want him to get that first win and stay on the PGA Tour forever.
Also, I'm actively rooting against Anaheim (although it looks like they don't actually need my animosity to help them go down in flames), Colorado (sorry, icvstars), Minnesota -LRB-» nuf said), Boston (I just can not), Pittsburgh (no!)
I don't want to root against my own team, and I really don't want to root for Thibs to get to smirk into the camera about Rubio.
He's also one of the most candid athletes in any sport, basically impossible to root against, and he's just lived through nine months of personal tragedy and professional upheaval, not to mention an injury that could alter the trajectory of his career right he's due to finally hit free agency.
It's the first time since the White Sox / Astros World Series in 2005 that I haven't been rooting for or against a specific team (or disliked both teams).
I simply can't bring myself to root against them when I'm watching, so I just followed along on the phone or computer while rooting for them to lose.
There are a lot of reasons that fans wonder why Portugal can't win a trophy and a lot of reasons why people root against them.
I also don't want to root against Charlie.
His strengths will be maximized and his weaknesses can be minimized RG — TBD, but whoever it is will be a stronger at the point of attack than Harris was and can't possibly be worse against bull rush, which was the root of all Harris» problems in pass pro RT — McGary is already playing in position.
Just because I don't think SVG can hack it doesn't mean I am rooting against my team.
I'm not against medicine entirely, but it would be best to get to the root of the problem.
The article suggested Gove's ideological battle against «The Blob», the amorphous education establishment which opposes his attempts to inject competition and traditional standards into England's schools, «might not be as deep - rooted as the education secretary believes».
His nomination is one of the few things that might have fired up Virginia Democrats unenthusiastic about their own apparent «choice,» Terry McAuliffe, to run to against Ken Cuccinelli for governor (for a rundown of why Dems aren't so excited about McAuliffe, see Jonathan Chait's «McAuliffe - Cuccinelli Not Quite the Grimmest Rooting Choice in History «-RRB-.
NOW WE CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF DEMENTIA IN AMERICA Dale Benjamin Drakeford 8-31-12 When Clint Eastwood, a self - proclaimed «conservative» (who has lived more like a Joseph Smith liberal spurning nine children with four different women, sporting a clinch fisted personae in his private exenterates over public exhibitions) talks vulgar to an empty chair, Marco Rubio (a small government advocate who loss his roots somewhere between caffeine - free tea and a caffeine rich Cuban cigar) slips Freudian to advocate «large government» in a failed attempt to wax brilliant but came off bane (pun intended) to the capitalization of the nation, Paul Ryan can lie and demonize his role against the truth until his nose is a foot long and not one member of his audience will notice, and Mitt Romney can anecdote on his personal family, business and church goings on as oppose to his solutions for unemployment, banking corruption, housing displacement, militarism, planetary illness and international human rights unrest, we can clearly understand the extent of dementia in America.
These would not just work as a vigilante group against skinhead thugs, but attack everything they considered «roots of fascism».
«Let me also use this opportunity to reaffirm that we will not relent in the fight against corruption and we will ensure that all appropriate and legal measures are deplored to root out this malaise,» the President promised.
Jurors also heard briefly about the Moreland Commission, an effort to root out corruption started an unceremoniously ended by Gov. Andrew Cuomo — but not before some of its work was used by Mr. Bharara to bring the case against Mr. Silver, who Ms. Cohen said sought to hide his behavior from the commission.
The two contradictory messages did not co-exist well, and a grass - roots lefty candidate named Zephyr Teachout did very well against him.
When the LibDem grass - roots activists start to turn against the coalition their MPs can't ignore them for long.
He bet on Levy, going against Republican activists statewide who just couldn't get past Levy's Democratic roots.
The fact that the toxin is close to the root tips could be an indication that the toxin not only protects the fungus but also the plant roots against predators.
You can start with subtle highlights moving towards your desired hue, but not right up against the roots and not all over, then you can choose an accompanying red gloss to give all - over tint.
Many people are not even aware of their root causes, fighting against themselves but feeling mentally defeated and worn out.
Look at the people that are going and they're spinning their wheels and they're buying these diet programs and they're buying these fitness books and they're not getting the answers and they're beating their heads against the walls, and they're buying you know, diet root beers and look at Pepsi.
Knowing that the biggest fight is not really against sleep and lifestyle stressors but against inflammation, let's tackle the root cause to bring some relief.
Price frequently warned against high - carbohydrate refined foods such as sugar and white flour, but he did not advise his patients to avoid high - carb foods like fruits, whole grains or root vegetables.
While I don't discriminate against any particular women, I still like to go back to my roots and date Russian (and other ex-Soviet Union) women every now As a linguist, I often get asked about best ways to learn languages.
This film fails so miserably don't be surprised to find yourself often rooting against the supposed good guy.
It's an impossible movie to get lost in, because the characters aren't engaging enough to root for, or even against.
Still, it's King whom nearly everyone will be rooting for here, especially since the 29 - year - old was facing off against a kind of chauvinism that hasn't necessarily gone away, and thoroughly modern «La La Land» star Emma Stone seems uncannily well - suited to the part.
There's also a twist that you can't help but put your finger on; one of those twists that you actively root against happening for how ludicrous the reality of it would feel.
They can't have a movie rooted in women's empowerment being part - financed by a man accused of sexual misconduct against women.»
Apparently, Gadot wants that to stop, with the source saying that she knows Warner Bros. will have to side with her on this because it «can't have a movie rooted in women's empowerment being part - financed by a man accused of sexual misconduct against women.»
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