Sentences with phrase «retreat from»

In the red corner, immigration minister Phil Woolas: an old hand, a veteran of the terrible Retreat from the Gurkhas of» 09, so much a member of the government his arguments are constantly propped up by the weight of experience (or weighed down, if you disagree with him).

In another way it is a retreat from the workplace.

But the retreat from bold promises to lip service is getting plenty of cover from Cuomo, a Democrat who decided to use his bully pulpit to lower expectations on, rather than draw attention to, reform issues.

Depressingly, the Labour leader has been forced to retreat from her sensible position after Len McCluskey accused her of «running up the white flag» and the leadership candidates Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper joined Jeremy Corbyn in undermining her.

«That was a cheap stunt by the comptroller, and he had to retreat from it very quickly.

New York State lawmakers did not retreat from their commitment to public schools in spite of the cap on state and local tax deductions in the federal tax overhaul.

It's unknown whether the retreat from the most controversial effects of the Common Core standards will quell a boycott movement that led to one fifth of students skipping the third through eighth grade standardized tests earlier this year.

David Miliband has turned down offers of several posts under his brother, leaving the impression that he wanted to retreat from frontline politics.

He has pledged to undo American efforts to prevent a global warming catastrophe, including retreat from the Paris Agreement on Climate, Clean Power Plan, and new EPA

The economic crisis should be a reason to redouble efforts to end child poverty and improve employment rights rather than retreat from these.

David Cameron is not prepared to retreat from plans to cut Britain's military budget, despite strong opposition from the defence secretary.

The report is the latest step in the state's retreat from the Common Core school standards, national benchmarks that New York adopted in 2010, and especially from using student test scores in teacher evaluations.

Mr Brown's latest PBR marks an «ongoing retreat from the Treasury's announcement in 1997 of a policy to shift the burden of taxation towards taxing environmentally damaging activities,» the committee notes.

And even Obama made a speech last week which has been framed as the «Obama doctrine», in which he signalled a retreat from military interventions.

No retreat from essential reforms of our public services,» Mr Brown said.

Reciting the mantra favoured by senior coalition bods that lists the coalition's achievements — bringing the deficit down by a quarter, reducing immigration by a third, etc — Pickles warned that «you shouldn't treat politics like slogans» and cautioned his party not to «retreat from the electorate».

Let's refuse to retreat from being the inclusive and welcoming country we have long been.

The Taliban have been able to retreat from coalition forces» grasp into the safe havens of the federally autonomous tribal regions in mountainous border areas.

They fear that it signalled a retreat from the public service reforms championed by Tony Blair, and could leave the field clear for the Tory leader David Cameron to promise to complete them.

At the same time, his no - third - term revelation complicates the message: it hints at a symbolic retreat from the world of Westminster politics, off to his gleaming kitchen in the Oxfordshire countryside.

Secondly you cite Owen smith's extraordinarily cynical faux Left policy filled Leadership bid as evidence of a genuine retreat from neoliberalism by the PLP.

David Cameron is not prepared to retreat from plans to cut Britain's military budget, despite strong opposition from the defence secretary, according to a report.

But somewhere along the line the party did what many governing parties do and started to retreat from the civil liberties positions it held in opposition.

But the retreat from real, straight talking, honest politics is broader than that.

Now that line has been crossed and, if the US and the west are to halt their grim retreat from the Middle East, consequences must follow.

New Federal Education Law Gives State Policymakers Chance to Improve Opportunity for All Students — But Risks Retreat from High Standards and Meaningful AccountabilityNew York, NY — A dozen major civil rights, education, parent, and business organizations from across New York State released a policy brief today that makes...

On foreign policy, Corbyn appeared to retreat from his previous suggestions that the UK could leave Nato, saying that he would want changes but that there was not an «appetite» to leave.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER When Bill de Blasio stood on the steps of City Hall January 1 to be sworn in as New York's 109th mayor, nothing in the inaugural ceremony suggested a hint of retreat from the progressive themes his campaign raised.

The rebellion itself is more fragile than it may seem, and a concerted and coordinated military response might quickly see the rebel militias retreat from the strongholds they have seized.

He warned the crisis could start a «retreat from globalisation» by closing markets - but that this would reduce global growth and leave millions suffering in poverty.

Even the U.S. was transformed, though no battles had been fought on its soil — after the war and the economic changes it wrought, the traditionally isolationist country was firmly established as a first - rate world power, hard as its politicians might try to retreat from that reality.

In New York, parent leaders of the anti-testing movement observed that Washington's retreat from issues of teacher accountability would leave Albany with sole responsibility.

He is the only political leader who can stop a retreat from the consensus of decency that has traditionally characterised Britain's role in the world.

Although Goldsmith does not repeat the phrases, which were perceived by many as a bid to draw attention to Khan's Muslim faith, he does not retreat from them.

But he won't be persuaded to retreat from raising standards and implementing education reforms like teacher evaluations, he said.

The move marks a further retreat from international operations for Uber, after it sold its China business to local rival Didi Chuxing in 2016.

Rather, their focus upon American domestic politics, the economy, immigration and perceived cultural fragmentation mean that, if anything, they appear to be a force encouraging a return to previous US policies of isolationism, a strategy of retreat from the world in order to preserve America as they want it to be.

And we will not retreat from the world.

In Buffalo, we stand in solidarity with leaders from across the country in condemning President Trump's retreat from the Paris Agreement and reaffirm our commitment to the global community fighting climate change,» he said.

Sargsian's statement effectively amounted to a retreat from the agreement between Armenia and the EU on Association.

A world - class Strategy will need to cover corruption within the UK, the UK's global footprint, and the UK's interface with corrupt capital flows — anything less will look like a retreat from the UK's previous aspirations.

If Britain's strong and (mostly) positive legacy to international development is to be maintained, the government that emerges under Theresa May's leadership must be committed to an internationalist, outward - facing approach which doesn't retreat from playing its full part in tackling global challenges.

The new parents retreat from the party and huddle with Tegan in the bedroom.

Flight into driven activity and involvement with others or retreat from others in order to manage inner turmoil

Luckily, Kelly Lester's Easy Lunchbox system came along and we could retreat from the standoff.

After a divorce, some men retreat from their children's lives, but the stereotype of the deadbeat dad is misleading: The same dads that refuse to pay child support are usually men who provided little support before they got divorced.

Clearly, all the talk nowadays about the retreat from marriage or building stronger marriages is less about marriage per se than it is about children.

This change isn't abnormal, and in fact, their retreat from expressing strong emotion or worry directly is part of the developmental path most boys will take.

It really has a getaway vibe, meaning you can use this as a much - needed retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life that often keeps your family members apart from one another.

Both men then blew their whistles a number of times, signaling to the young warriors to belatedly retreat from the field of battle.