Sentences with phrase «sign of opposition»

Clegg showed his determination to push through the reform saying «I have now seen enough predictions of disaster and apocalypse in the past 18 months that if you stop at the first sign of opposition, this government would do nothing, People do not like change».

It's a sign of opposition frustration as much as the prime minister's megalomania.

I think it is wonderful a company will actually stand up for their right to choose their mission statement and defend it instead of changing at first sign of opposition!

I would hardly suggest risking your health in the cause of a great idea, but, if you truly believe in it and have amassed sufficient evidence that it will work, don't back down at the first sign of opposition.

Nonetheless, Trump appears unmoved by nationwide protests or any other signs of oppositions against clamping down on immigration, which leads me to wonder what are the risks that America, particularly tech executives, see that Trump does not?

On the other hand, there are signs of opposition to some of the uses of assessment data.

Not exact matches

«Reports that the Saudi government is planning to dilute its reform plans may be the first sign that the power and influence of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is starting to wane and that broader opposition to reform is building,» Jason Tuvey, Middle East economist for Capital Economics, wrote in a research note.

While approval is not a given since the ruling coalition government led by Abe's LDP does not have a majority in the upper house of parliament, most analysts do not foresee any problems given signs this week that main opposition parties will not block the nominations.

Maduro's approval ratings have tumbled amid the crisis to 28 percent, near the lowest in 16 years of socialist rule, and while there's no sign the sometimes violent street protests that overwhelmed the country a year ago will return anytime soon, polls indicate that the opposition will coast to victory in legislative elections expected to take place by year end.

If Trump's frequent, occasionally personal critiques of opponents during the campaign disturbed some reporters, the first days of his presidency were an equally ominous sign that the press would face years of opposition from a president who seems eager to battle for every factual inch.

Though the moves resonated with a chunk of Trump's base, they've caused conflict both within the administration and the Republican Party, which saw 107 of its House members sign a letter in opposition.

Meimarakis and Tsipras argued on the issue of debt relief and the opposition leader reminded him that the agreement reached with the partners in July is identical to the one signed in 2012 by then conservative prime minister, Andonis Samaras, when the second bailout was closed.

When the U-3 unemployment rate suggested that the economy was approaching full employment, Chair Yellen held her ground and directed market participants to look at broader economic indicators for signs of labor market slack (please see: Yellen's opposition to following «simple monetary policy rules»).

Signed by 126 of the world's top Islamic voices, it outlined 24 specific areas in which ISIS» actions were in direct opposition to Islamic teaching.

At issue is Obama's opposition to Illinois legislation in 2001, 2002 and 2003 that would have defined any aborted fetus that showed signs of life as a «born alive infant» entitled to legal protection, even if doctors believe it could not survive.

Liberal opposition to the 1998 act and the campaign for religious freedom was solidified by the sure sign of great evil afoot, namely, the support of the cause by the «religious right.»

MP David Burrowes, chair of the Conservative Christian Fellowship, led the parliamentary opposition to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, and more than 600,000 people signed a petition led by the Coalition for Marriage against the Bill when it was first proposed in 2012.

The closing statement of the editorial is this: «We, and the thousands of other scientists who have signed the statement of protest, stand together in staunch opposition to the violent destruction of required tests on valuable advances such as Golden Rice that have the potential to save millions of impoverished fellow humans from needless suffering and death.»

I get your point mate.But in truth Ramsey is the CM and Xhaka is the DM according to our formation anf tactic.It's even debatable if Xhaka is capable of playing DM.I think Ramsey's tactical awareness is poor but he has every right to take risks and move into the opposition box.He's a box to box player.The only problem is Ramsey overdoes it.If we had a proper CDM the team would be more balanced.Now it's like we have two CM's playing in midfield and due to their poor tactical awareness we're always left exposed.I conclude by reminding people that Wilshere is better footballer and is more intelligent than Xhaka.It'll be better playing Wilshere and pairing him with a CDM than having Xhaka play there.He just gets to play over him becausr we signed him for # 35.

Why not sign Chicharito and put an end to this hulabaloo.The guy has quality and I've watched him enough to know he's not the kind of player who'll be missing chances.His best attribute is his movement and speed.He finishes chances off like world class players and can beat his man very well.In fact he always causes trouble and keeps opposition players on their toes.

I prefer ox to be honest, let's not forget tho walcotts not the first man not to have a sniff against Chelsea, against weaker opposition Walcott will be very good with the balls in behind but I think most agree we need a striker who is strong and fast not just one of the attributes our current strikers possess, if ox stays fit and we sign and striker Walcott will be a top super sub

What that teaches us is this, one bad signing can destroy a team season, Xhaka possesses none of the credential Arsenal need his lack of stamina effects his ability to move up the pitch and distribute the ball and hence close the opposition down, his poor acceleration put him in at a massive disadvantage in taking on the one on one chase back toward his goal, his sluggish tackling causes him to get sent off and his poor positioning allow the opposition plenty of space to exploit, Xhaka overall style of play is going to cause Arsenal huge problems for the foreseeable future.

His team attempts to run its opposition into the floor and is acutely sensitive to the first sign of an opponent's wilting.

wenger is the oldest deadwood we have at the club, transfers aside whats with the terrible formations against stronger oppositions, why must ramsey play every match even when there is no space for him on the team, le prof will sacrifice a natural winger just to put ramsey in the team, get rid of Walcott, sanogo (why did we ever sign him), give ozil the no 10 shirt until wilshere gets his act together, almost forgot get rid of mertesacker.

If the players can consistently perform at their best then that CM / Att would scare the hell out of oppositions, I know a lot of pressure on AMN but that is only till summer when fingers crossed AFC will be looking at a DM marquee signing, AMN has shown he is a calm solid player when playing well... Tell him he has this end of the season to prove we don't need a marquee DM but instead a marquee CB and buy competition for AMN instead of a top player in their peak.

Depends on signings, injuries and making sure we show up with the right attitude for the overwhelming majority of our matches, as well as flexibility in how we approach and play games against different kinds of opposition.

??? = New signing or instead of a def B2B we could play Ozil or Mkhi here against weaker oppositions that we are expected to dominate possession against.

If he is, he will be like a new signing, if he is not then it will be a loan spell, hopefully to a premiere league opposition to beef him up and show him that he may not be allowed the kind of time and space in the EPL as you would in La liga.

Given the style and the swagger with which Tottenham played, coupled with the strength of their opposition, it stands as one of the finest performances by any English side in any game all season, and was widely interpreted as a sign that Tottenham were a seriously good team.

vigorous passing that ends up going back more often than not is a sign that the final third is not very very affective against an opposition that is very resilient and to a certain extent shows there fear of conceding first against arsenal.

Lacazette has showed early signs of his pace to get in behind opposition defences, as well as his clinical finishing, as he scored both goals in Arsenal's most recent victory at the Emirates Stadium.

Chambers» main contribution tonight was an own goal, and he just couldn't keep his composure even against opposition of this calibre — a sure sign his Gunners career will be over before long.

Off topic: everybody seems to think we don't need to sign any more attackers or forward, we jus need DM and CB, i don't agree tho, we urgently need to bolster our defensive side I agree, but I believe after that we shuld also sign a WC forward, all the top clubs ave WC forwards and attackers that support like City's Aguero and silva, chelseas Costa and hazard, VP and rooney... but at arsenal we only ave 1 half of d equation (sanchez), welbeck isn't Half WC, giroud is erratic and not WC, Pool with dere poor defence made sure dey outscored dere opposition with suarez, that is an angle we shuld look at, good defence and attack will make gr8t balance.

That was the last bit of space afforded to their opposition by Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker until the final few minutes as Liverpool threw caution to the wind, including bringing on new signing Steven Caulker as an emergency striker.

A highly dubious last minute penalty helped the Blues to a 2 - 2 draw, but this was the first sign of the troubles against smaller opposition that plagued them last season.

In the early stages of the match, Wilshere eased a pass through opposition's defense for in form striker Olivier Giroud but the summer signing could only drag the shot wide.

I really did nt think I would see such a run of wins so soon but its a great sign that the team is developing into a threat again, and we have our fear factor back, opposition teams will not want to play us any time soon!

Song, arguably our most improved player is on 4 yellow cards and we should ensure that he doesn't miss the Chelsea game.The partnership of Gallas and Vermaelen is outstanding, yet one can not expect them to play in every game, and it is in that are we are weak in cover.With regards to the full back situation, perm any two from four, that is Clichy, Gibbs, Eboue, Sagna and even Traore they are attacking wing backs and are always at risk on the quick counter attack by the opposition.Almunia still doesn't impress me and his command of his area is still indecisive and he is still vulnerable to letting goals in, especially to his near post.Wenger being Wenger, I doubt he will buy in January, and it is a pity we didn't go for Given months before he joined City, when he was available for a comparatively cheap price.This new diamond shape or 4 -1-4-1 is working well and we have an abundance of quality to interchange, which bemuses the opposition more often than not.We have every chance this year, and we are also being helped by the fact that the other so called big four sides are showing their vulnerability.A couple of decent signings, not squad players in January, and hopefully we are in the mix.

Signing Umtiti returns the tactical versatility of the Guardiola era to Barcelona, meaning the team can shift from a back four to a three - man defence depending on the opposition.

«In his prior political offices, Eliot Spitzer brought junk lawsuits which seldom held up in court against New York's leading industries for his own political gain, to the detriment of the citizens of New York; he misused the powers of his offices to «steamroll» legitimate political opposition, and acted with calculated hypocrisy, signing tougher penalties into law for the very crimes he was committing.

But Cuomo so far hasn't shown any signs of weakening his opposition to the state - level millionaire's tax (the federal level is OK, he says), and today he got some extra back - up from Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who said he wouldn't go along with a veto override, in the unlikely event that things get that far next year.

However the EU is not always at the forefront of voters» minds: although eurosceptics are frequently vocal in their opposition to the EU, the empirical evidence suggests that, overall, European voters don't consider the EU as an important issue unless events bring it to their attention (such as the signing of a new treaty).

Numerous opposition figures signed a petition expressing support for the armed forces to take control of the country, including the National Assembly member Maria Corina.

Opposition continues in the Assembly even as supporters point to the dozens of lawmakers from both parties who have signed on in support of a version of the legislation, which would provide a tax credit to those who donate to public schools or to a scholarship program that benefits a private or parochial school.

The Working Families Party has endorsed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's first statewide bid this fall — a coup for the former Blue Dog Democrat and a sign of how successful she and her allies, both locally and at the national level, have been in neutralizing her opposition from the left.

Protestors gathered outside Saturday's press conference, holding signs showing their opposition to many of Rep. Collins» policies and the proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act, the American Health Care Act.

Also signing the opposition letter were three council members — Margaret Chin, Rosie Mendez and Helen Rosenthal — six Democratic district leaders and activists including Allan Roskoff of the Jim Owles Democratic Club.

Moving his amendment to clause two of the Bill, which was also signed by Ed Miliband on behalf of the Opposition, he explained:

Faced with declining support in the legislature and opposition from law enforcement, this backdoor attempt at gun control is a disgraceful sign of desperation on the part of its proponents.

Despite more than 90 MPs signing the parliamentary motion against the proposals tabled by Audrey Wise MP, outbursts of anger at meetings of the PLP addressed by Harriet Harman, protests and vocal opposition from women Labour Party members and lone parent organisations — even Glenys Kinnock MEP added her name to a petition and letter against the proposals — the new batch of Labour women MPs were largely noticeable by their absence.