Sentences with phrase «recent defection»

Any tendency to triumphalism on the part of Christians should be chastened by the equally dramatic, recent defection of millions of American Christians to the ranks of the religiously unaffiliated (not just to the «unchurched.»

The recent defection of two sitting Conservative MPs, Douglas Carswell and Mark Reckless, to UKIP, confirms for some people what they have been thinking for a long time: that the Conservative Party no longer does what it says on the tin, that it is, to quote the journalist Simon Heffer, «insufficiently conservative», the torch of conservatism having now passed to Farage and co..

The statement, attributed to the candidate himself, was in response to «published reports regarding changes in campaign personnel» and insisted the recent defections were, in fact, a «transition» as Cox gears up to battle for the GOP and Conservative lines.

The recent defection to South Korea, of Deputy Ambassador to the UK, Tae Yong - ho, from the North Korean «embassy» in Acton, London has further raised the profile of this «hermit kingdom».

The tug - of - war over raising the age comes amid the recent defections of Sens. Jesse Hamilton and Jose Peralta to the IDC and harsh criticism of their motivations.

Hon. Agbo, a younger brother to Hon. Sam Ode also used the forum to condemn the recent defection of his brother and former Minister of State for Niger Delta to the APC.

The recent defection of republican County Legislator Jim Maisano to join the democratic administration of County Executive George Latimer points to the problem that republicans have moving forward in Westchester.

Hamilton, though, is the IDC's only black member and the conference is still majority white; until the recent defections, it was entirely white.

Unlike Koppell, Liu has the support of his home borough's Democratic organization — in fact, Queens party leaders recruited him to challenge Avella as a punishment for the senator's recent defection to the IDC.

Lipton insisted that despite the recent defections, «organizationally, politically, and financially, the WFP has never been in a stronger position than it is now.»

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is not bothered by the recent defection of some notable party members.

In an article for the House Magazine (not yet online) Sir Malcolm Rifkind sees benefits for the Conservative Party from recent defections to UKIP.

Guido has an important story this morning concerning Lord Pearson's recent defection to UKIP.

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has reacted to the recent defection of a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan,...

The national chairman was reacting to the recent defection of members of the PDP in some states like Kogi and Adamawa.

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has reacted to the recent defection of a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak and others.

But with the recent defections, that figure has fallen to about 55 percent.

While Sestak has yet to formally announce that he will challenge Specter for Pennsylvania's Democratic Senate nomination, the congressman has been critical of Specter in a number of interviews since Specter's recent defection to the Democratic Party.

Okala, who spoke in reaction to the recent defection of some leading politicians in the South - East to the All Progressives Congress, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu that the action was condemnable.

Unable to compete with Activision and Infinity Ward, and, upon information and belief, enraged by the recent defection of two Electronic Arts executives to Activision (unlike West and Zampella, the executives who left Electronic Arts were not under employment contracts), Electronic Arts was determined to retaliate.

Environmentalists praised the recent defections.