Sentences with phrase «political tug of war»
Corn growers, caught in a political tug of war between their biggest customers, are asking the government to move cautiously, if at all.
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Such moments of consensus are rarely visible given how the heated fight over climate and energy policy is mainly shaped, particularly in Washington, as a political tug of war.
The battle over yeshivas appeared to be caught in political tug of war between the GOP - controlled Senate and Democratic - led Assembly.
Not exact matches
«There is a basic institutional conflict at play,» said Doug Muzzio, professor emeritus of political science at Baruch College, of the city - state tug of war.
The New York City Council approved a bill that supporters hope will bring order to Times Square, curbing aggressive panhandling that has been at the center of a yearslong political and cultural tug of war.
The second half of the Assembly's legislation wades into a political tug - of - war between Mayor Bill de Blasio and a pair of Republican state lawmakers over New York City's policy towards undocumented immigrants and what will become of the data associated with New York City's municipal identification program (IDNYC).
Part of the tug of war over destinations is political.
Gov. Bobby Jindal's long - awaited announcement of his plans to scuttle the Common Core academic standards in Louisiana set off a political scramble and procedural tug - of - war Wednesday.
This tug - of - war over opposing political agendas is leaving behind teachers, students, and their families as collateral damage.
So ever since then, it's really been a personal and political and ethical tug of war.
That was the end of about a month long political tug - of - war.
They are stand - ins for the political undercurrents and the complex tug - of - war underlying the social reality of rural
WIND: • Tension in northwest Ohio between bird conservation groups and wind energy supporters «has become a microcosm of the larger, political tug - of - war over valuable land and airspace.»