Sentences with phrase «sides battle over»

SoftBank's founder Masayoshi Son had been trying to put together a deal to combine Sprint and T - Mobile but talks were drawn out as the two sides battle over governance and control issues.

Not exact matches

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama made good Tuesday on a threat to veto a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, bringing the two sides in the long - running controversy to a rare point of agreement: their battle is far from over.

The conflict: Americans and Canadians are battling it out over the Peace Bridge, which links Fort Erie, Ont., to Buffalo, N.Y. Americans on the binational authority overseeing the bridge are accusing Canadians of foot - dragging on a redevelopment project on the U.S. side, and Cuomo said the bridge is a «metaphor for dysfunction.»

The battle between New England Patriot's quarterback Tom Brady and the National Football League (NFL) over deflated footballs continues, with both sides digging in on their...

The Post's Brian Fung and Sari Horwitz: «Justice Department officials told AT&T that its $ 85 billion bid to acquire Time Warner is unlikely to be approved without major changes, a move that is driving the two sides toward a high - stakes legal battle over one of the biggest media deals in history.

LOS ANGELES (AP)-- The battle over the fortune of ailing media mogul Sumner Redstone shifted to a new front Monday after a judge threw out the case over his medical care and both sides vowed to hit each other with new lawsuits.

Divine and demonic powers struggle for control; at times the battle seems to tilt in favor of the one side over the other.

Though Blankenhorn believes his side won the battle in the late 1980s and 1990s over whether marriage is key to children's well - being (many now agree it is), he fears losing the war.

Over the prior months, sides had been chosen, harsh words had been hurled from all fronts, battle lines drawn.

Can we lose that salvation i believe so if we totally turn away from him by rejecting the conviction of the holy spirit in our lives.I say that because as a new christian i accepted Christ into my life and the holy spirit was convicting me to surrender my heart to him as Lord and i was resisting him i would not surrender to him fully and so he gave me a choice to either accept him or reject him.I believe he gives everyone the chance to make that commitment as Lord of there life.When we make that deeper commitment and follow him he will continue to perfect us through his holy spirit so that we conform to his image.By the way i knew that if i rejected him at that point that was it he would never bother me again i would have been eternally lost the thought was terrifying at the time.There was definitely a spiritual battle being fought over me i was very aware i needed to decide which side i was on.Thankfully i chose the winning one.brentnz

The Blue Jackets took advantage of the glove - side demons Grubauer was battling, scoring three unanswered goals that left the 26 - year - old netminder double - clutching even some of the pucks he did catch before Holtby took over to start the third period.

Fifth - year - player Tim Barnes, who hasn't started a game since 2013, is battling to take over at center, and on the right side the Rams will probably line up two rookies: right tackle Rob Havenstein, a second - round pick out of Wisconsin, and Jamon Brown, a third - rounder out of Louisville.

It may not have had the excitement and nail biting climax that we have seen quite a few times (too many) in recent seasons, but the battle for football dominance in north London is over for another year at least and it is the red and white side that will be celebrating.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo handed his side a 1 - 0 lead over Valencia on Sunday, as Los Blancos battle to stay in the La Liga title race.

These two sides have had some memorable meetings in this competition over the years, but now Conte and Ernesto Valverde will do battle hoping to secure a first - leg lead.

There are few race tracks where single - seater race cars can battle down straights five - wide, or tackle corners side - by - side at over 220mph.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is reportedly making regular inquiries over Riyad Mahrez as his side look to join the transfer battle for the unsettled Leicester City star.

It comes after United secured a 2 - 1 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford at the weekend, solidifying their place in second spot in the Premier League table and opening up a gap between the two sides in the battle behind leaders Manchester City.

Pablo Zabaleta vs Alexis Sanchez On the Left - Hand - Side for Arsenal, it will be an all South - American battle to drool over for everyone watching.

After a Super Sunday in which the top four Premier League sides battled it out in fiercely contested games, as they looked to gain superiority over their closest rivals, all eyes were on the top marksmen to deliver for their respective teams.

Their weekend victory over West Ham could provide as positive moral boost for Sam Allardyce's men ahead of this midweek league battle, which could be another essential battle for both sides.

We stick with a 3 - man defence, and this week's trio is led by Real Madrid centre - back, Sergio Ramos who was in top form for the capital side as they battled in a hard fought 3 - 2 win over Levante in Valencia.

The Welsh side triumphed 1 - 0 thanks to Mawson's first half strike, handing Lorius Karius his first defeat as LFC goalkeeper this season after he had won his battle to be the Reds» No. 1 over Belgian Simon Mignolet.

Theoretically, a game against Southampton, who before the start of play were two points behind their rivals, should have been a close - fought scrap, but West Ham were the only side that appeared interested in battling, and the game was over in short order.

Internazionale marched to a 3 - 1 victory over relegation - battling Palermo to establish themselves in fifth position in the Serie A, with summer recruits Ivan Perisic and Geoffrey Kondogbia impressing for Roberto Mancini's side.

Chelsea cemented their position at the top of the tree for Christmas after a battling win over a physical Stoke side at the Britannia Stadium.

West Ham v Newcastle — The away side have yet again been dragged into the relegation battle and will be nervously looking over their shoulders the next few weeks.

Most famously, Capt. George Streeter waged a decades - long battle in the late 1800s over rights to what later became known as Streeterville — now valuable property on Chicago's Near North Side built out of construction waste dumped on a sandbar in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire.

National Horizon, an Arizona - based Super PAC, is poised to go up with a TV ad here in New York that attacks Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for siding with President Obama in his battle with Catholic leaders over a contraception coverage mandate.

To be sure, when legislative battles are over, all sides do their best to declare victory.

Cuomo and de Blasio have been locked an in an increasingly tense public battle over the last year after the mayor slammed the governor in an interview, accusing him of siding with Senate Republicans at the detriment to the city's well being and his agenda in Albany.

Still, the feud between the two sides in the Senate is expected to be an underlying battle through the session, set off by the addition of three new members to the conference over the last several months.

The battle over Airbnb in New York City is set to heat up at the state Capitol this week, with both sides pushing for different bills.

Also during the interview, Cuomo refused to pick sides in the battle over the state Senate chamber, insisting he would be able to work with either Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos of Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson (in spite of the AEG mess).

Cincinnati, Ohio (CNN)- Texas Gov. Rick Perry took sides Tuesday in the ongoing battle over organized labor in Ohio, coming down forcefully on the side of Republicans who want to drastically limit the collective bargaining ability of public sector unions.

And PEF also passed up the opportunity to choose sides in the battle over retiring GOP Sen. George Maziarz's seat in Niagara Falls, but did give a nod to Elaine Altman — a Democrat challenge Republican Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer.

Though they were on opposite sides of the Sept. 9 primary battle between Sen. Tim Kennedy and Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant, and also divided over a subsequent fight for the county Democratic Party chairmanship, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Rep. Brian Higgins, and Kennedy have all lined up behind Panepinto, who, thanks to Grisanti's loss in the GOP primary to Kevin Stocker, has become a top priority for the Senate Democrats as they look to take control of the chamber.

He's a narcissist and a huckster, an opportunist who not only failed to join conservatives in the big fights about the size and scope of government over the past several decades but, to the extent he was even aware of such battles, was often funding the other side, with a long list of contributions to the liberals most responsible for the dire state of affairs in the country, including likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

The appointment of Betty Rosa as the new Regents chancellor in New York signals a big victory for the statewide teachers union, NYSUT, in the battle over the direction of education in New York — a battle waged with millions of dollars in campaign spending and brute political tactics from both sides over much of the past decade.

... That was lead of David Rubin's column in today's Syracuse Post-Standard, in which he sided with the city's mayor, Stephanie Miner, in her ongoing verbal battle with Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the governor's controversial pension smoothing proposal.

Trump claimed credit for the nation's safe skies this week, and that prompted the Families of Continental Flight 3407 to ask him to commit to their side in an evolving battle over how much experience the nation's beginning pilots ought to have.

Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement Thursday that he's taking Texas to court over its voting laws is the latest battle between the White House and Lone Star State Republicans — and one that both sides are eager to have.

Sanders insisted he wasn't taking sides in a battle between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and de Blasio over how to fund the subways — even though Cuomo has called the millionaires tax proposal «dead on arrival.»

Many of the battles in the 2016 race have been over cultural divides, but not necessarily those that cut neatly across demographic lines: Stavisky's side has been hammering Jung for his proposal to ban pictures of same - sex couples from textbooks and his pro-life stance on abortion.

Alice Cancel, a longtime Lower East Side district leader, triumphed in a backroom battle for the Democratic nomination to take over the Assembly seat of disgraced former Speaker Sheldon Silver.

The health and social care bill's slow progress through parliament comes amid an ongoing battle over the transition risk register, a currently secret document detailing the government's assessment of the potential negative side - effects of its proposed changes.

Amidst a mounting legal battle between the city of Rye and Westchester County over proposed capital improvements to Playland, many county lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle have continued to assert the county's authority over the park's future.

Success and Moskowitz have been at the center of the recent battle over the future of New York's charters, and a particular thorn in the side of Mayor Bill de Blasio since February, when he attempted to block three Success schools from opening.

Scott Stringer, a fierce critic of Mayor Bloomberg on issues like the NYPD's stop - and - frisk tactics, joined the administration's side in the battle over plans to expand taxi service.

The legal battle over petition signatures has been expensive, although neither side has disclosed the total cost.