Sentences with phrase «points against the movement»

While Carl E. Olson needs to rethink a few details in his revisionist account of the history of dispensationalist thought» including the role of Fuller Seminary» he does score some interesting points against the movement's popularizers.

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However, the entire journey has not come without some hiccups, as a large part of crypto investors have pointed out the lack of progress and the general slow movement of the project, contributing to some degree of negative market sentiment against it.

Indeed, the animal rights movement's fury against the speciesist use of animals» a necessary element for human flourishing, particularly in medical research» has increased to the point that scientists are now under threat of death by the most radical liberationists for daring to experiment on rats or monkeys to find cures for cancer and other human afflictions.

It is this kind of «hate - speech» which led to the burning down of 77 churches in Norway by militant atheists and which at the most extreme end of the atheist movement leads to comments such as this from the Church Arson website «Any intelligent Antichrist methodology at that point will involve a consolidation of strength, public education in the ways of science and logic for our individual members, and actions taken against the remaining believers.

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

With no line movement thus far, spread bettors are giving the slight edge to Houston either securing a huge upset victory or losing by seven points or less against the AFC North champion Ravens.

from where i'm sitting, conor's strengths: - long and athletic - great power in his hands and feet - throws with speed & accuracy - uses all 8 points of contact (and uses them all in multiple ways)- uses good footwork to circle away from power shots and to control pace / location of fight - has shown good to great TD defense (until tired)- has good chin (tested several times and the proof appears to be in the pudding, as they say)- displays good head movement which allows him to absorb fewer strikes while within range - excellent counter puncher (able to get in and out fast using his karate style stance)- has shown better conditioning at lw than fw or ww - has incredible fight iq (lone exception in the ufc was against nate in first fight when he was clearly fatigued)

The report points to the fact that the Chilean provided the assist for both of Walcott's goals against Basel in the Champions League, but more generally the fluency that Sanchez adds to our attack and the way his movement compared to the more static Giroud gives more space for the other forwards and helps to drag defenders out of position.

Back in 2008, the line movement was actually quite similar when the previously undefeated Patriots received just 39 % of spread bets as 14 - point favorites against the New York Giants.

The geriatric point guard missed four games in late November and early this month, and although the Knicks went 3 - 1, it was against weak competition and anyone watching those games saw the same thing: it wasn't the team that started the season white hot with terrific ball movement and lights - out shooting.

Last week in this space, we examined how reverse line movement indicated that sharp money was taking Texas Tech as a 7 - point underdog against TCU.

Some have pointed to Vardy having to play out wide, but that was only when England were out of possession, and against a Portugal side that defended in a deep block, Vardy's movement was non-existent.

At some point this whole movement against cio gets ridiculous.

The unfolding of events in the weeks leading up to the vote on 10 December demonstrated two key points: firstly, the importance of the Labour left taking a clear campaigning stand against such anti-woman, anti-working class and deeply unpopular policies; secondly, the crucial role played by a campaign led by women — the Save Lone Parent Benefit campaign — and orientated to linking up with parliamentary and labour movement opposition.

Appearing to rule out the move, the Mayor of London said: «The whole point of this great movement against Westminster politics is that everybody thinks it's a stitch - up.

The film also shows the extraordinary way in which Egyptian anti-war activists were heartened and inspired by the global demonstrations against the war, and went on to mount a protest on the outbreak of war that would prove to be a turning point in the Egyptian democracy movement in the long march towards their revolution in 2011.

Speaking against the backdrop of one poll by Survation showing Ukip on 25 %, Johnson said he did not believe EU partners would recoil in horror at British demands for renegotiation of free movement and the introduction of a points - based system linked to skills.

One could take Davis, who is the director of the Center for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, to task on the same grounds used by critics against Rachel Carson, whose book, Silent Spring, launched the modern environmental movement: Davis unabashedly makes the case against toxins and their health toll without presenting the other point of view.

The whip - like tail of some bacteria has become the cause célèbre of the «intelligent design» movement and a focal point in science's ongoing struggle against unreason.

Each hero also comes with a few special skills that aren't governed by gems, such as Shevatas» Untouchable skill which grants him extra defense dice against ranged attacks or Conan's ability to use movement points to smash through wooden walls, possibly while singing about coming in like a wrecking ball.

- the eight protagonists won't have similar stories to each other because the team wants players to enjoy different experiences - the other six protagonists will have jobs different from Orberic (Swordsman) and Primrose (Dancer)- Orberic and Primrose were chosen for the demo because their starting points are closer to other party members - each protagonist will have different starting points, so there may be a gap in the progress difficulty - the team is trying to even things out, but they don't want every character to have the same difficulty, as that would be boring - the demo has surpassed 1 million downloads worldwide - a demo was released because they thought simply publishing screenshots and trailers wouldn't convey this game's fun factor - more than 80 % of the overseas player base found the game interesting - there was one player who won against a high - leveled NPC in a Duel, and another who defeated all bar customers - the team had expected the former, they didn't expect the latter - the music was received very well, which comes from composer Yasunori Nishiki - overseas players complained of hard - to - read text, because the UI was based on the Japanese version, which will be adjusted - the biggest complaints were about slow map movement, and the lack of fast - travel - both of these features have been implemented, with faster movement and fast - travel between cities - players also found the screen too dark, so devs are adding waypoints for paths and also bigger roads - there will be an Event Skip feature, as well as the ability to freely watch events that have been already seen.

From medium difficulty upwards; there is a noticeable increase in the movement and aggressiveness produced by any opponent which results in a far more intense and frenetic battle, while the very hard difficulty level is for absolute veterans of fighting games as the enemy is constantly attacking your character to a point in which it can be hard to land a single attack, therefore requiring an element of strategy in how to defend against the enemy in order to buy that window of opportunity to launch a counter-offensive to turn the fight in your favour.

Turbulence, which takes key works by Jack Butler Yeats as its point of departure, considers the movement of people in today's world, against the backdrop of shifting contemporary perspectives on post-colonialism, socio - politics, hospitality and humanity.

«The green movement is not pro-science», he pointed out, and that «If we are to win against climate change, greens need to replace spin with sober analysis».

Sceptics have pointed out that much of the debate over GW is a debate between members of the environmental movement who are against all modern industrial production and those who want to continue the use of all forms of energy to improve the lot of humans.