Sentences with phrase «spoke out strongly»

I was against them from the outset and spoke out strongly against them — with no effect.

Obama spoke out strongly in support of the legislation, in a speech that

Art dealers, collectors, auction houses, and major artists such as Gerhard Richter and Georg Baselitz spoke out strongly against the «German Cultural Property and Heritage Protection Law,» which would require that any work valued at or above $ 300,000 and older than 70 years be granted an export license before leaving the country.

There was a hearing this month where representatives from Best Friends and other organizations spoke out strongly in favor of TNR, asking that the two troublesome sections of the 200 - page document be removed.

Tory Lord Black of Brentwood, deputy chairman of the Telegraph Media Group, also spoke out strongly against the move, insisting there had been wholesale change in press regulation since Leveson reported.

The Green Party candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor today spoke out strongly against a lawsuit to be filed by a former CNN anchor seeking to overturn tenure in New YorkState.

So, when seven Regents put forward significant amendments to proposed regulations governing teacher evaluations — and several more spoke out strongly, in frustration, against Governor Andrew Cuomo's «test and punish» plan — it truly was a watershed moment.

Lawmakers on the left and the right spoke out strongly against the compromise budget, saying it violates many of their core principles.

When the story first broke of the domestic violence allegations lodged against Johnson by his ex-girlfriend, Sherr - una Booker, and the governor's involvement in the case, Gillibrand spoke out strongly against the man to whom she owes her seat, saying he should resign if the report that he abused his power turned out to be true.

As archbishop of Buenos Aires, Francis spoke out strongly against same - sex relations, and when some claimed Francis had changed his views, after becoming pope, the Vatican reaffirmed what he said in Argentina.

(CNN)- China spoke out strongly Sunday against a meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama, saying it «hurt the feelings of the Chinese people and harmed Sino-U.S. relations.»

«We ask your benediction on those waiting to be born, that they may be welcomed and protected,» Dolan, who as the Archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has spoken out strongly against abortion, said at the DNC.

We can love people who are LGBT, speak out strongly against all discrimination towards them, and still remain straight.

Or maybe like some others you find my talk of forgiveness, and speaking out strongly with direct action when it comes to issues of abuse to be inappropriate?

Cuomo, who has spoken out strongly for immigrants and against President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim - majority countries, is not committing right now to support a bill to designate New York as a sanctuary state for immigrants.

Sanders initially failed to speak out strongly in favor of the Black Lives Matter movement and blundered when confronted with black protesters as the Netroots Nation conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

The response to the plans has been mixed, with the Netherlands and the Czech Republic giving them a cautious welcome, but France and Poland speaking out strongly against them.

Governor Cuomo, who has spoken out strongly for immigrants and against President Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim majority countries, is not committing right now to support a bill to designate New York as a sanctuary state for immigrants.

If Parliament and its committees speak out strongly on this matter, it may give the minister the impetus she needs to act.

Candidates won office by speaking out strongly against high - stakes testing in Seattle, Denver, Long Island, Los Angeles, and Newark;

The cross-party Local Government Association has spoken out strongly against the plans, saying that it «defies reason» to claim that local authority schools are performing less well than academies.

Local groups have spoken out strongly against this new trend.

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Many instead believe strongly in corporate engagement, by urging CEOs and senior executives to meet with elected officials, to speak out and to give financial support to civil rights groups advocating for equality and nondiscrimination under the law.

The Doctrine - Index score was strongly related to the tendency to speak out: of the modernists, 93 per cent had taken a stand on a political issue from the pulpit.

Of course, only a few of the modem clergy are Other - worldly, while a great many of the traditionalists are; this basic division of clergymen is what led to our original finding that doctrinalism was so strongly related to speaking out.

For Cornwall, Pius remains the pope who ignored the requests of some German bishops to speak out more publicly and strongly against the Nazi attack on the Jews.

He has strongly spoken out for Catholic schools and he put considerable energy behind making the papal visit of 2010 a success.

Speaking as someone who does not, in fact, think one can know with absolute certainty that other people exist at all, and therefore «strongly believes» that indeed other «minds» exist, calling the blief that other minds exist nothing more than «blind faith» seems a little out there.

For example, I will continue to speak out passionately against the patriarchy advocated by folks like John Piper because I feel strongly that the Church is better served when men and women are treated as functional equals.

I remember Pope John speaking out about the Iraq War but do not remember American Priests standing up strongly against the war.

Compared to his predecessor Max Mosley, Todt has been a very quiet FIA President, so for him to speak out like this shows just how strongly he feels about the subject.

The prime minister furiously attacked Mr Miliband for not speaking out more strongly against the action during PMQs yesterday, accusing him of being «in the pocket of the unions».

Congressional leaders from the Intelligence Committees of both chambers have also strongly spoken out against the proposal, and a group of seven House Republican committee chairmen sent a letter of opposition to their colleagues on Tuesday.

In response to James» question about the Labour leadership candidates — Ed Miliband campaigned for Simon Hughes to speak out & is encouraging his supporters to call on the Lib Dems to stand up for their values, David Miliband has suggested ending the charitable status of fee - paying schools and (one of those non-monetary aspects to reducing inequality) giving representation to ordinary workers on corporate remunertion committees, Ed Balls has strongly opposed the VAT rise and is calling for a graduate tax instead of higher tuition fees, Andy Burnham has reiterated his support for a National Care Service and spoken out on the abolition of the Future Jobs Fund, Diane Abbot has called for fair taxation, cancelling Trident, and setting a timetable for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Samantha has given me the courage to speak out about my health battles and I strongly encourage anyone I know with hormonal imbalances and weight loss goals to turn to Samantha.

Eleanor Roosevelt's tribute to love that burns strongly even when not spoken out loud gained 16 % of the vote

The New Jersey School Boards Association spoke most strongly against the bill, saying it would not end the practice of laying off teachers based on seniority, a practice known as «last in, first out.»

Speaking out in favour of a ban on apps that provide this service, Cameron feels strongly that the likes of WhatsApp, Snapchat, or Apple's iMessage serve as a potential threat to national security.

Can you explain why you felt strongly enough to speak out against this legislation in such a blatant way?

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In my view, it can be argued (strongly) that a scientist (or other person) actually has an obligation to speak out if she / he is convinced that harm is on the way.

Why do people who seem to know so little feel compelled to speak out so much and so strongly?

You are quite correct that I was upset and objected strongly when Mueller publicly spoke out about his analysis of Anthony's data, in an arena where Anthony could not respond, using Anthony's data that Mueller had agreed not to reveal.

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News 13 spoke with two Western Carolina University professors to find out why people believe so strongly in the cryptocurrency.

Apparently back then Ms. Aitken strongly disliked realtors and our industry and often spoke out negatively towards us.