Sentences with phrase «specific political point»

«Red Christmas» doesn't have any specific political point of view; it's fraught with contradictions, and should make anyone squeamish.

The Republican party is a few decades behind on that specific political point.

Not exact matches

While many are willing to concede that they agree with the basic definition of feminism — «belief in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes» — debate soon moves on to the finer points of specific beliefs and campaigns.

Worse still — and more to the point of my concern — the translation of the one Word of God into direct social and political terms has meant that the churches neglect the message for which they do have sole responsibility, that which constitutes their specific raison d'etre, and which no other agency in the world is called on or is competent to proclaim: the gospel of Holy Scripture which has the power to make people wise unto salvation through faith in Christ Jesus (2 Timothy 3:15).

I've been asked more than once by political veterans skeptical of the role of blogs and other forms of online citizen activism to point a specific instance in which the Internet made a real difference in a political issue.

«While some of our members have differed in the past on some of the specific issues in the New NY Agenda, the Executive Committee unanimously takes this position because we understand and accept Andrew's point that this is a pivotal moment in the history of this state, similar to the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when leaders in the labor, civic, business and political arena must put aside their individual agendas for the good of the entire state.»

Whether or not specific municipal bond executives gave to the specific PACs, though, may be a moot point: Regulators and ethics experts note that the rule covers «any political action committee controlled» by the bond dealer.

This year, with the Time's Up campaign in full swing and the Women's March events happening this weekend, the SAG Awards decided to quietly make a statement of its own by having women present all of the awards, creating a casually political vibe that everyone who got on stage seemed refreshingly comfortable with (right down to Morgan Freeman pointing out that the SAG trophy is clearly a specific gender).

The film focuses on a specific point in Kelly's career, «Grace Kelly, age 33 and having given up her acting career to focus on being a full time princess, uses her political maneuvering behind the scenes to save Monaco while French Leader Charles de Gaulle and Monaco's Prince Rainier III are at odds over the principality's standing as a tax haven.»

A few of the images in it give away some left - leaning political bias, but the chapters full of general principles and the specific debate tactics used successfully by the author are extraordinarily valuable to anyone with a point of view they want to verify and defend.

points to major areas of intellectual obfuscation beyond the specific political and ideological issues involved in the subjection of women.

Also, as a crossing point, the city of Istanbul takes a specific signification today, in a global political era marked by binary thought.

Bourriaud said of his appointment «As a crossing point, the city of Istanbul takes a specific signification today, in a global political era marked by binary thought.

From their various specific geographical starting points and political, social or religious contexts, their works are a combination of sociopolitical commentary, humorous gesture, poetic reflection and / or aesthetic strength.

Dominoes, a popular game with origins dating to ancient China, has a discernible aesthetic, political vantage point and offers a look into specific communities that grow around the domino table.

Dominoes, a popular game with origins dating to ancient China, has a discernible aesthetic and political vantage point, and offers a look into specific communities that grow around the domino table.

I think the «problem» of renewables being subsidised and introduced past the point where it's intermittency becomes an issue misrepresents the complex political problems nuclear has and with RE passing below crucial cost thresholds I expect specific support mechanisms to be scaled back - and yet expect RE will still continue to grow on it's own market competitive merits.

The whole point of the global warming scare is to take an uncertain and unproven scientific hypothesis and insist on it as an absolute scientific certainty requiring immediate action — which just so happens to be a very specific agenda that aligns perfectly with a certain political outlook.

«The panel finds that Justice Matlow participated in controversial political discussions, inappropriately used the privileged platform of judicial office, publicly offered legal advice and criticism, took a role in litigation that was likely to come before his court, communicated with the press in the course of advancing a specific point of view in a legal and political dispute against a party that was imminently to appear before him in litigation, and failed to ensure that his actions and the extent of his involvement in the dispute with that party were disclosed to his co-panelists [on Divisional Court] and to the parties,» said the panel.

There is, in our view, little point in an exercise of band - aiding individual and specific problems as each one achieves an appropriate degree of media and political hype.