Sentences with phrase «on civil terms»

In fact, zealous advocacy usually requires counsel to be on civil terms with opposing counsel.

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On the other, The Nation describes the movement in terms of radical and sweeping revolution quite beyond anything usually depicted in the anti-homosexualist literature of the right: «But the gay nineties is not only about civil rights, tolerance, and legitimacy.

* My point, again, as I understand it in terms of our 1st amendment, and freedom of speech, was to (build in) a «wall» of separation of church and government... (because) of «Christianity,» since you are talking about our country, so as not to have - anyone's freedom of speech and their civil liberties trampled on.

Since the term «marriage» unfortunately has been written into civil code, with all its rights and responsibilities, civil authorities are bound not to deny marriage licenses based on gender.

On the other hand, churches really don't want equal footing, they want totally subsidized municipal services (trash, police, fire protection, civil and national defense) AND they want to dictate to the governments that provide them the terms under which they operate.

Madison's implicit assumption, and that of the entire tradition of religious toleration until the last few decades, however, was that religious diversity and conflict would involve competing sects that differ on some important questions of doctrine and practice but nonetheless share in common a basic Judeo - Christian orientation that is also, in very broad terms, our society's implicit civil religion.

It was originally a term of Roman and Civil law to express the character of a contract which in a single matter involved several obligations on the part of the debtors, with corresponding rights to the creditors....

I know, its the cowards way out but I just do not know because civil unions many folks agree with but folks having issues with using the term «marriage», I can see both sides to a point that I am stumped on an opinion.

Michael Edwards, who recently joined the Ford Foundation after a stint on the World Bank's civil society team, comes from the world of private aid agencies (sometimes termed nongovernmental development organizations or NGDOs).

I do not hold an opinion on this issue but to ask from the sidelines if what you declare that Gays and Lesbians want are the rights then if Civil Unions which would give all of the rights and benefits to Gay and Lesbian couples in all matters, would you accept this and drop the desire for the term «marriage» to be used.

As soon as we can get their two parties to agree, and then get them to be reconciled on civil matters with northern Baptists, and then have all Baptists come to terms with the Catholic bishops» statements against the Bomb, or get all Catholics to do so, then the tradition will settle arguments and produce common values.

But even here the great stress of the Protestant clergy on the providential, indeed millennial, meaning of the American republic was on the triumph of «civil and religious liberty,» with all the usual ambiguity about that central term.

But I think one of the things that's been part of the ongoing discussion right now is this idea of building up civil groups, advocating for Haitian leadership at the local level, at the national level, to really empower them to take the lead on creating that vision for what they want Haiti to look like long - term, and then for us to be able to walk alongside them with the resources and the expertise we have to say, «This is your vision, this is what we can do to help you, let's work together.»

«Liberty» is as close as we get to an ethical norm, and that term is deeply ambiguous, depending on whether it is, in John Winthrop's words, freedom to do the just and the good (Christian freedom) or freedom to do what you list (the freedom of natural man).10 While American civil religion remained extremely vague with respect to particular values and virtues, the public theology that fleshed it out and made it convincing to ordinary people used it with more explicitly Christian, particularly Protestant, values.

In a set of resolutions submitted by Madison to the First Congress we find the term «rights of conscience» as a third item after the prohibition of the abridgment of civil rights on account of religious belief and the prohibition of the establishment of a «national religion.»

The pigshit thick Scousers have just told the entire law enforcement community (who all they will already be on first name terms with, of course) where their poor attempt at civil disorder is going to take place, and they will no doubt be dealt with accordingly.

As I wrote here and on Civil Eats, the BAKE SALE Act and similar state efforts to bring back school junk food fundraising make perfect sense in the short term.

We can get some indication from a recent NAO report (Central government staff costs, 2015) which used unpublished Cabinet Office data to calculate that the total annualised salary cost for the civil service in 2014 was # 11.13 billion, a decrease of # 2.49 billion in real terms on 2010.

My point is that the Labour blogosphere is too uncritical of the government on civil liberties - that, in your terms, it contributes to the «political culture and dominant political discourses» that are the driver of the problem, rather than contesting this culture and these discourses.

From a military perspective, if you are on the loosing side in an ideological / civil / religious war, weapons which cause long term wounding are in some sense more effective then killing weapons simply because they cause the winning side a continuing liability.

The agenda should include a referendum on a new voting system, a reduction in the number of MPs, thorough reform of the House of Lords, legislation for fixed - term parliaments, stronger civil liberties, an enhanced Freedom of Information Act, and extra powers for the Welsh and Scottish executives.

However, the Civil Aviation Authority warned the Government that without a credible, long - term Aviation Policy Framework which focuses on consumers, rather than airlines or airports, and allows capacity to develop sustainably, «it is likely that prices will rise, route choice will drop and the UK economy will suffer».

Like other religious opponents of same - sex marriage, he goes on to argue that civil partnership is «in every respect in ethical terms an honourable contract of a committed relationship».

The way the government has implemented cuts to redundancy terms for the civil service will be challenged by the Public and Commercial Services union at a judicial review starting on Thursday 22 April.

In terms of proving progressive credentials to the Left my guess is that the Conservative leadership would also point to the party's acceptance of homosexual rights, efforts to promote women and ethnic minority candidates and the significant emphasis that the party has placed on civil libertarianism and combating climate change.

The custom dates back to the civil war, when the monarch and parliament were on less cordial terms.

«In terms of civil action, how can I possibly say what I would or wouldn't do, depending on the circumstances,» she told BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight.

Though their formative political experiences were during the decade - long civil war between Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, they are, in party terms, «postwar» politicians, desperate to move on.

A civil rights legend has weighed in on the District 8 Democratic primary between former Rep. Alan Grayson and first - term incumbent Darren Soto.

«We call on the government, media and civil society representatives, and local and religious leaders, to reject and condemn hate speech and incitement to violence unequivocally and in the strongest possible terms.»

The outcome of this case should spur Nigerians to always insist on the rule of law, no matter the short term inconveniences, as it plays a crucial role in ensuring that political rights and civil liberties are safe and that the equality and dignity of all citizens are not at risk.»

A statement on Friday by the Director of Communications in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHoCSF), Haruna Imrana, noted that the appointment which took effect from 20th June 2017 is for a single five - year term.

Five months after the April 2010 disaster the Obama administration released a detailed recovery plan, calling for spending up to $ 21 billion — most which would come from BP's civil penalties — on clean - up and long - term ecosystem restoration.

There are so many employees on short - term contracts today that «given the number of [civil service] positions available, very few of them will be able to have jobs» within academia in France, Bossis says.

Civil servant salaries are given to those in permanent positions, while overheads are provided for those on short - term contracts.

Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans) haven't been on speaking terms since their falling out in Captain America: Civil War.

Alan got hitched in a civil ceremony Alan Cumming has confirmed that he wed his long - term boyfriend, Grant Shaffer, in a civil ceremony in London on Sunday.

The proposed law on associations and NGOs — which was first tabled in 2011 and is expected to be presented again to legislature again this term — would subject civil society organisations to debilitating restrictions.

76, dean of Harvard Law School, examines the ways in which Brown's legacy continues to affect equality issues in public and in school choice programs, and argues that the terms placed on such initiatives have real repercussions for both the character of American education and civil society itself.

This was essentially a civil - rights case, and the court underscored that point by starting its opinion by referencing Brown vs. Board of Education and then quoting the famous passage that education «is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.»

76, dean of Harvard Law School, examines the ways in which Brown's legacy continues to affect equality issues in public and in school choice programs, and argues that the terms placed on such initiatives have real repercussions for both the character of American education and civil...

And I think, on the basis of equity and the civil rights of these students, Congress and the State of California needs to dig deeper to find ways to support districts like Oakland so they can stabilize and build a more long term solution to the problems we face in retaining and developing strong teachers.

Education Policy Institute executive director Natalie Perera (pictured), a former DfE civil servant who led on the national funding formula development between 2010 and 2014, agreed that it «may be simpler in the long term» to merge the pots, but said it made sense «for now» for the premium to continue to be paid and administered separately.

In January 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights issued a joint federal guidance stating that school discipline was discriminatory based on race and ethnicity and that exclusionary discipline «creates the potential for significant, negative educational and long - term outcomes, and can contribute to what has been termed the «school to prison pipeline»» (Joint «Dear Colleague Letter», 2014).

(13)(A) provide that vocational REHABILITATION services provided under the State plan shall be available to any civil employee of the United State disabled while in the performance of his duty on the same terms and conditions as apply to other persons, and

It can be a hellish experience for a writer when no amount of work on a project pays off in terms of the story taking flight, and that was the case with my draft about a middle - aged woman living on a farm during the Civil War.

For example, if a high school student should need a term paper on the Civil War, a writer with a Bachelor's degree in American history will be tapped for that project.

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The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says most airlines base their terms and conditions on those recommended by the International Air Transport Association.

The card row contains thirteen cards that are up for sale, and a player is going to have to make all their decisions with the card offering in mind — the civil actions they have to spend are going to do double duty here in terms of local actions on the player board and buying cards when it is timely from the row.