Sentences with phrase «seat of power in»

Ultimately, as the Court rightly notes, the issue here is hurt feelings — people's outrage at the idea of a homophobic institution being allowed to freely operate not too far from the seat of power in society.

They didn't have to adhere to being in New York as the new seat of power in art.

If you give me one of those figures, I promise you a seat of power in my new world order.

All the madness of White House Down is sadly buried under soppy romanticism related to the seat of power in Washington.

It's the seat of your power in the world.

From the Acts 15 account, it seems that Jerusalem was perhaps initially considered, perhaps by default, the seat of power in the early church as well.

Flanagan, who turned 54 last week, will keep a Long Islander in one of the top seats of power in state government.

Not exact matches

In Germany, researchers at the University of Stuttgart have been working on what they describe as a «high performance,» electrically - powered two - seater aircraft called the e-Genius.

Candidates who were in positions of power were seated in chairs that were cushioned and adjusted so that they were physically higher than powerless participants» chairs.

The train arrived, and I tapped the power button on the top of the Switch, putting it into Sleep Mode again as I found a seat in the car.

If you happen to be the CEO of a company or in another seat of power, you need to check in with your company on a regular basis.

Her work to advance women and underrepresented populations is a perfect example of why it is important to diversify those in the seats of power.

If you've flown on some of the new or newly retrofitted aircraft from Alaska, Delta, United and other airlines, you might find in - seat power and personal seatback video screens.

By the time the West struck back just under a week later, armed resistance in the areas around the Syrian government's seat of power had all but collapsed, further strengthening the hand of President Bashar al - Assad.

With the president's party controlling the Senate by just one seat and the Senate holding not only the power to pass or block legislation, but also to confirm nominees to federal positions, including the Supreme Court, the race in Arizona to replace the departing Sen. Jeff Flake is one of several to watch this fall.

Most lounges include free beer and wine options, plenty of outlets, comfortable seating, newspapers and magazines, an exclusive customer service desk with the power to give you earlier flights and upgrades in some cases, cleaner bathrooms, TV news, snacks, sometimes meal service, wireless internet, and an escape from waiting for flights at crowded gates and dealing with the hustle bustle of airport terminals.

As the chart above illustrates, there is an interesting correlation between the seat - advantage a minority government holds over the official Opposition, and the length of time between general elections when the minority is in power.

By the early 1990s, the New Democratic Party — the political ally of the labour movement — was in power in three Canadian provinces, including Ontario, and held 43 seats in Parliament.

It seems evident that minority governments with a comparatively narrow seat - advantage over the official Opposition usually stay in power for relatively brief periods of time.

The announcement came less than 24 hours after the B.C. election results were finalized, with the two parties holding a majority of the seats committing to do anything in their power to stop the proposal.

Books: Human Resources in the Family Business: Maximizing the Power of Your People This book will help HR managers and founders / owners develop a formal process within the company and also provide insights from family firms on how to manage sensitive topics ranging from family member compensation; family member appraisal, etc., and serves as a guide to HR managers struggling to get a «seat at the table» in family firms.

-LRB-...) The party in power has lost House seats in 9 of the last 10 congressional elections held at the midpoint of a president's first term.

Bringing the Seattle - based company closer to the nation's seat of power could be a competitive advantage for Amazon, with growing calls to regulate tech monopolies, billions of dollars in untaxed offshore stockpiles at stake and the habit some tech companies have of getting into hot water for operating on the fringes of state and federal rules.

WWJD tell me: if GOD decides with the infinite power wand, to turn atheists at the last possible moment in time into Christians, and you do not get to see them burn forever in your greatest place of suffering, and instead they get a front seat at the table, how bitter and betrayed are you going to be?

Christians in this country need to totally abandon the two corrupt parties we have, because those who are seated in the seats of making decisions will NEVER abandon their practices, for their love of power and the love of BRIBE that comes abundantly to them from those who have means to give it, in order to receive favors in form of making our country's laws and policies to further allow them to do their self serving practice, disregarding those which they hurt by them.

In a landslide victory, the Liberal Party took the majority of the seats across the nation and became the party in poweIn a landslide victory, the Liberal Party took the majority of the seats across the nation and became the party in powein power.

Whereas ancient man felt himself to be at the mercy of capricious forces seated beyond his control in an unseen world, Israel came to recognize that man himself has been given power and responsibility to act decisively, and that it is on his own moral decisions that his life and destiny largely depend.

but on the third day using his Power of Resurrection rose from the dead to claim his seat next to God in heaven, I mean next to himself since he was also God and then told the masses that he died for their sins, though oddly enough being God he could have simply absolved them of their sins and he really didn't die because he lives and is coming back to judge man based upon the original sins... but not sure if that would work since man can clearly kill a God with wood and nails... I know, I know confusing and likely to be labeled heresy... but debates about nomenclature and religion... i mean story telling... just don't mix.

The great church broods over the small town, once a seat of power but long overtaken in size and importance by some shapeless industrial blob nearby.

But at least for today - Egypt's first Independence Day - Islam has taken a back seat to a very different sort of religion: faith in the power of an oppressed people to grasp after freedom and feel it fresh in their own shaking hands.

On the informal side, Republicans claim not just their seats and numbers in Congress, but the weight and power of the majority as expressed in the clear and powerful message.

Under the two successors of Chengis Khan, the seat of Mongol power remained in Karakoram.

The other Gospels speak of the Son of man as coming in power and glory or as seated at the right hand of God, but they do not refer to his kingdom or throne.

Ingest regularly Ephesians 1: 18 - 2:10 which speaks of «His incomparably great power for us who believe» and how His grace makes us «alive in Christ even when we were dead in transgressions, seating us in heavenly places with Christ, far above all other rule and authority, power and dominion...» Receive God's resurrection power to give you the strength to fight this creeping addiction.

And the cause for this shameful, dark spot on the conscience of this country lies on the hands of those who sit in the seats of power (government), but have done NOTHING to prevent this crime against the citizens of this country.

And people wonder why is it ppl who are poor or not in ridiculous positions of power are so much happier than the ppl who live alone on their one seated thrones.

Thus, while Republicans lost seats, liberals didn't really gain seats, although veteran radical liberals gained power, in the form of congressional control, made possible by the victories of the moderate members of their party.

Monday's bombardment that killed nearly 100 people saw the use of war planes, helicopter gunships, and missiles as well as artillery, in a major escalation of violence near President Bashar Assad's seat of power.

Maggie Beer herself is thrilled McBain is on board, with a trio of females now at the seat of power at the brand, which had its genesis in 1978 in a modest pheasant farm and associated restaurant in South Australia's Barossa Valley.

They need to try and play more tougher teams from the mid major leagues or power five leagues and try to get more of those teams to play at the SMC.I think that would help put butts in the seats and help a little more in recruiting better players.A complaint i hear about the basketball program from fellow fans hear in tulare county is why don't they play more higher profile teams like the football team does.

The idea is to lure Powerpuff fans into the seats in the hopes that once there they'll get hooked on the high - flying stunts of real - life Girl Power heroes such as Chamique Holdsclaw, Lisa Leslie and Sue Bird.

They are two players capable of getting fans up off their seats in anticipation whenever they have the ball, and their powers of invention and sheer audacity when played in to run at defences may yet inspire United to land a spot in the top four before the season is out.

Hidalgo had dragged France out of the doldrums after being in the international wilderness, and they were now in a prime position to once again take their seat at the football power table.

The King Power Stadium is a 32,500 seater stadium which was built in 2002 as the new home of Leicester City Football Club, located a short distance from their previous stadium, Filbert Street.

Perhaps the movement of David Gill from CEO at Old Trafford to a seat of power at UEFA might be useful in that respect.

The jogger seat can be locked to different reclining levels, so your baby can catch a power nap or sit up and take in the visuals of the outside world.

Infant seats are designed to make your baby safer in your car, in your home, or even during outdoor activities such as cycling (of course, you're the one powering the bike - your baby is just coming along for the ride).

«What we have seen in Libya is that when tensions over power and resource began to emerge, they simply reinforced deep - seated ideological and ethnic fault lines in the country, meaning the hopes of the revolutionary uprisings quickly began to unravel.

And if the Lib Dems see their number of seats slashed in 2015, it could be their reduced numbers mean they no longer hold the balance of power.

Members of the Northern Ireland assembly today took their seats for the first time since October 2002 in a new bid to restore devolved power.