Sentences with phrase «part of political battles»

Not exact matches

Republicans were working with a fantastic political baseline in 2014 — low presidential approval, a slew of Democratic Senate incumbents defending their seats in Red states, a midterm election, and high - quality candidates drawn into battle this year, in part precisely because it was so favorable to Republicans in the first place.

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.

While Duncan made it clear he's not familiar with the specifics of the end - of - legislative - session battle in Albany, his broad position that charter schools should be a part of a political compromise aligns with that of state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who is battling the mayor on the renewal.

The Labour left — which has now assumed the party's leadership — is in large part a product of London and its political battles from the 1970s onwards.

The guilt spurred from the physical ease of the assignment is wearing Thomas down, as he misses the risk of actual flight, which blurs the political uncertainties of his part in the war through the sheer visceral fight - or - flight sensations of battle.

That film showed what was really at stake in the revolution while Part II shows the climactic battle itself, allowing Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), the heroine who risked her life to save her sister's, the chance to finally face off against her nation's brutal political leaders and end their reign of terror for good.

During the 1700s, Elizabeth had a great part in revolutionary battles and political activities of the time.

For the most part the summer faculty did not become deeply involved in the educational ideals of the college or its political battles, but they could not help but catch a «whiff of the open and veiled hostilities that provided a constant and oppressive undercurrent» and that cast a shadow over what might otherwise have been a magical kingdom.

Part of the problem for me is that the battles fought in both the scientific and political arenas leave little room for common sense approaches.

There is a battle for the media because of the political part of the science.

«With a bitter political battle on the horizon, there is a risk that more secret deals in Congo will be struck and that part of the profits from those deals could be used for off - the - books financing to influence or delay the elections,» said Nat Dyer, Congo team leader at Global Witness.