Sentences with phrase «of a political battle between»

«Senior figures believe the rejection of that action was not just the by - product of a political battle between Labour and the government, but revealed deeper - seated long - term trends in British society.»

Not exact matches

After this week's Indiana primary the country is poised to endure a six month, bruising battle between two of the strongest and most polarizing personalities of the modern political era.

At times the debate about religious language seems like a pitched battle between political camps of the left and the right.

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 describe in the book how those programs tended to get caught up in accusations of bias and political battles between left and right, and how most of them wound up being pretty watered - down.

The operative functioning of the state has been undermined by power battles between political elites.

The release of the latest round of standardized test results on Wednesday re-opened an ongoing political battle between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state's teachers unions.

The battle over yeshivas appeared to be caught in political tug of war between the GOP - controlled Senate and Democratic - led Assembly.

One PA official said the incident with Mario Cuomo has become a symbol of the private battle royale between New York's top political figures.

Syracuse, NY — Any semblance of peace between Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and the leadership of her own political party has vaporized amid battles over political patronage and a grand jury investigation into allegations of election law violations.

Early in the history of the United States the political battle was fought between those who favored a strong central bank of the United States and others who felt the government reserved the right to...

The political fallout from alleged sexual harassment by Sam Hoyt is turning into a political battle between the leaders of Erie County's two main political parties.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration is continuing to significantly redact the mayor's emails to staff and political consultants, amid a court battle between the city and two news agencies over the disclosure of City Hall emails.

How sad that the employees at James a. FitzPatrick have become the losing pawns in a political battle between a greedy corporate company and the state of New York.

The president of the Detectives Endowment Association said today that Bill Clinton could help resolve the ongoing battle between the city's police unions and Mayor Bill de Blasio because the former president «doesn't have any political skin in the game and genuinely, genuinely appreciated the risks and dangers cops take every day in this country.»

Forty - six percent of NYC voters say the ongoing battles between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and de Blasio are «honest disagreements,» while 40 percent say the political heavyweights are locked in a «personal feud,» the Q poll shows.

Winning the Turner Prize back in 2004 for his creative re-enactment of the grisly clash between striking miners and police in the 1984 Battle of Orgreave, Deller has since gained an avid following for his effective and unique portrayals of society and key historical and political events.

The initial rejections led to lawsuits from Success Academy, along with a political battle between Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio that ended with the new charter law, which was part of the state budget that funded universal pre-K in the city.

Amidst a mounting legal battle between the city of Rye and Westchester County over proposed capital improvements to Playland, many county lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle have continued to assert the county's authority over the park's future.

Still, the battle between Cuomo and Collins took on a bit of the look of a political race, as the National Republican Congressional Committee — which aids Republican House members running for re-election — sent out a press release Thursday attacking Cuomo.

The idea isn't too bad, its all about a political campaign battle between the brother of Farley's character and the wholesome all American «Evelyn Tracy» played by Christine Ebersole.

The result was a battle between the eponymous truth of the story itself, and the corporate interests and political influence that continue to shape what the public sees, hears, and reads in the media.

Fortunately, that romance is downplayed here in lieu of the film's focus on the political battle between Snow and President Coin (Julianne Moore), the leader of District 13.

Tackling «vital issues such as fake news, the undermining of political protest, the battle between present and future superpowers, the future of democracy itself», the series is directed by William Oldroyd, making his TV debut after his independent film «Lady Macbeth» won five British Independent Film Awards and is in the running for two BAFTAs next week.

Tackling «vital issues such as fake news, the undermining of political protest, the battle between present and future superpowers, the future of democracy itself», the series is directed by William Oldroyd, making his TV debut after his independent film ``

The subject of the movie is lobbying in Washington, D.C.. It's specifically about the political battle between those who believe that there is room within the Constitution to enact regulations on the ownership of firearms and those who take the final four words of the Second Amendment — «shall not be infringed» — as the only language in it that really matters.

Battles only last for ten minutes, and with a background of political conflict between anthropomorphised animal factions, each trying to survive, it's thematically rich, too.

The titular work Between Two Battles is a work that blends personal or familial experiences with a political mapping of the mediatised civil war.

Winning speaks to the war between the proper use of science and the use of science for a political agenda that manifests itself in all sorts of battles.

REVKIN»S MISTAKE Revkin writes that the battle of climate change «has been waged mostly as a yelling match between the political and environmental left and the right»:

In each of these countries, the political pitched battle is between the 20th - century giants, Big Oil and Big Coal and the 21st - century realities for zero - carbon energy.

What the culture wars represent is not the continuation of ideological struggle between left and right as such, but the dearth of political ideas with which to do battle.

There is a huge legislative battle brewing between political bodies, and our favorite iPhone resides at the core of it.