Sentences with phrase «power against power»

And so I knew every time I had to go up against Mike Webster, as a middle Linebacker, I had to load it up, and it was power against power.

In 1934 he published Reflections on the End of an Era, in which he continued to argue for a realistic political theory that would set power against power and bring about a more just social system.

In George Marshall's State Department Policy Planning Council, Niebuhr argued that humanity's sinfulness made necessary political strategies that balanced power against power.

Not exact matches

Nikola Motor Co, which makes hydrogen - powered semi trucks, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against electric automaker Tesla Inc alleging design patent infringements.

«The potion is not a panacea — it does not have a magic power against all diseases,» said a researcher experienced in cockroach - related medicines at the Institute of Materia Medica at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) in Beijing.

Of those two, few would argue against Power Financial's inclusion.

«He (Trump) will have more power against Iran now and maybe to convince the European Union not to be the weak link in the coalition,» Katz said.

But you can win against an economic power structure when you have the... power to make the difference between a merchant's profit and loss.»

A review of studies suggests even where the impact of minimum wage increases is not «benign,» job loss evidence has to be weighed against what happens to the purchasing power of the remaining workers.

What's not uncertain: the slow drip of unresponsive labour market regulations and mostly unenforced rules over the past quarter century has shifted bargaining power towards employers, against workers.

Others foresee an expanded role for U.S. air power potentially including drones against IS in a Trump presidency.

Expect the US to push for sanctions, diplomatic talks, investments in missile defenses — the types of measures taken against other nuclear powers — but don't expect a nuclear exchange.

This protects against corruption or abuse, and restores power back to the individual as information asymmetry is no longer a cost.

She's competing against WattUp from Silicon Valley's Energous Corp., which beams a 5.8 GHz radio frequency that wireless devices convert into DC power, and may debut in early 2016 in devices developed by SK Telesys (a Korean rival of Samsung) and manufactured by Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn.

Imagine adding Google Glass to the picture, with a RelSci - powered facial recognition app matching the wearer's profile against people in the room, suggesting targets for sucking up to, along with the optimal pathways.

Polish opposition leaders said on Saturday they would maintain their blockade of parliament's main hall and called for popular protests against a government that has accused it of trying to seize power.

«Though we will continue to prosecute the campaign against terrorists that we're engaged in today, the great power competition, not terrorism, is now the primary focus of US national security,» Mattis said in his opening statements at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Over the years Alfa has come out on top in bitter power struggles even with people closely linked to Vladimir Putin: it defended its telecoms empire against Leonid Reiman, Putin's communications minister, who ultimately left the government after a string of disclosures about his links to an offshore company.

During the campaign, Trump railed against President Barack Obama's use of the power, which has the benefit of not needing congressional approval.

A Saudi - led coalition is fighting to counter the influence of Iran, an ally of the Houthi militia, who deny any help from Tehran and say they are fighting a revolution against corrupt politicians and Gulf powers in thrall to the West.

We have never fought a trade war with that much power behind the people we are fighting against.

After outlining what drives customers to the category of high - powered yet user - friendly computing, Jobs goes on to identify NeXT's key competitive strengths against Sun, namely: the customer need for a specific custom app, the high quality of productivity apps offered, and a superior capability to communicate and network.

«The tech companies will have little say and the government say explicitly they have the power to bring legal action against them if they do not comply.»

This quality of believing passionately in the change you are seeking — politically, socially, or in business — has power even when many are against you.

By selling the bonds to Monaco, investors were trying to get around the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which says, «The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.»

The commissions have the power to impose steep fines against any of the three governments that failed to impose its laws consistently.

Distributed solar systems require additional upgrades to the power grid, including enabling the grid to operate in both directions, and most utilities are pushing back against covering those upgrade expenses.

To bring cloud computing and the Internet of Things into full fruition demands a cybersecurity sea change — matching fire power with fire power against the bad guys — something along the lines Ellison proposes, and the sooner the better.

And Republicans who support the legislation say it's necessary to guard against presidential interference by giving Congress more oversight power.

I'm personally fascinated by the growing and increasingly crowded market for portable power (myCharge is competing against the likes of Duracell and Hyperjuice).

On the other hand, it's never wise to bet against the power of 19 - year - old women.

And you can be sure the tech giants will fight tooth - and - nail against any attempts to curb their power.

The ultimate scenario, therefore, is one where we'll be wearing a sort of winterized Iron Man suit — a complete set of powered armour designed specifically to defend against the howling cold.

The New Testament Gospels portray Jesus as speaking against the oppressors of his people with prophetic words of judgment that focus extensively on issues of money and power.

That said, Trump did rally against mega-mergers like the AT&T - Time Warner buyout during his campaign, saying in October that it'd result in «too much concentration of power in the hands of too few.»

They simply built their own, creating storage pods that would eventually stack up against the pricing and power of Amazon and Microsoft's billion - dollar businesses.

A few months ago, Brooklyn Nine - Nine star and former professional NFL player Terry Crews made headlines when he brought sexual assault charges against high - powered Hollywood agent Adam Venit.

Passionate protests against Donald Trump's presidency have swelled the ranks of Democratic activists, but their new enthusiasm faces a hard reality: Republicans remain well - positioned to retain their grip on power in the 2018 elections.

Rep. Mike Coffman, R - Colo., introduced the Protecting Against Tyranny and Responsible Imports Act, or the PATRIA Act, that would target Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after he stripped the country's democratically elected national assembly of its power and authority.

Two separate attacks on the country's power grid were part of a «digital blitzkrieg» that had been waged against Ukraine for the past three years.

But keep practicing these steps and you'll start to harness the power of emotions — and use them to work for you, instead of against you.

He starts out with a clever definition of what bullying actually is: «Bullying is what happens when an individual with power exercises that power against people who don't fit in.

To protect against power outages or system crashes, companies need VoIP products with backup systems and dual power supplies.

Some Republican state Senators were recalled in Wisconsin for voting to curb union power, but Republican Governor Scott Walker survived a recall effort against him.

• The legal saga could come to an end: Benchmark agreed to immediately suspend (and later drop) its lawsuit against ex-CEO Travis Kalanick, which it filed in August in an effort to limit his power and force him off the board.

GLG's Henry Dixon also highlighted to CNBC that on a purchasing power parity basis - which evaluates a currency's theoretical equilibrium versus other currencies based on the price of a basket of goods - the British pound looks very cheap against the U.S. dollar and «fractionally» cheap against the euro.

Capable of powering 15,000 homes, the system was conceived as part of a backup against projected energy shortages following a huge methane leak at a natural gas facility near Los Angeles.

Apple recently won an injunction against Samsung that could prevent the Korean company from selling its Galaxy tablet, powered by Google's Android, in the European Union.

So here we have a big, lumbering guy weighed down with armor, who can't see much more than a few feet in front of his face, up against a kid running at him with a devastating weapon and a rock traveling with the stopping power of a.45 caliber handgun.

To guard against potential threats to his power, he maintains a large force of secret police who watch his political opponents, tap many telephones, and even investigate all students applying for admission to a university.