Sentences with phrase «stand against major»

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Creating a plan that allows your organization to stand up against a major disaster or disruption is a gradual process.

A company or an individual that we have a connection with suddenly has a major direction change that really goes against what they used to stand for.

The dollar's index against a basket of six major currencies stood at 91.561, steady on the day but down from Friday's high of 91.986, its...

The Euro and the Great British Pound stand out in the otherwise quiet forex segment, sporting gains against the other majors, even after the slight positive surprise form the US retail sales report.

The US Dollar Index that tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies last stood at 92.39, down 0.22 %.

Hundreds of people have been camping out and standing against the construction of the pipeline, according to reports, because they think the whole project poses a major environmental threat to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and its culturastanding against the construction of the pipeline, according to reports, because they think the whole project poses a major environmental threat to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and its culturaStanding Rock Sioux tribe and its cultural sites.

Crisis intimacy is the strength which stems from standing together against the buffeting of fate; standing together in the major and minor tragedies which are persistent threads in the cloth from which family life is woven.

One of the major problems in Christian theology and social ethics is to relate this warning against the danger of self - righteousness on all sides to the necessity of taking a stand.

While a serious knee injury sustained in during our Champions League exit against Bayern Munich in March 2014 has clearly been a major contributory factor in the German appearing to lose his place in the manager's plans (he did not play any first - team football last term), Reine - Adelaide might do well take note of the manner in which his colleague's career has stuttered since he stood - out in the build - up to the 2013/14 season.

I am the only figure who has personally stood against two of your Prime Ministers, Margaret Thatcher (Finchley, 1987) and John Major (Huntingdon, 1992).

The U.S. Justice Department has filed court papers in a New York case arguing that a major federal civil rights law does not protect employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation, taking a stand against a decision reached under President Barack Obama.

Sutch himself stood against all three main party leaders (John Major, Neil Kinnock and Paddy Ashdown) in the 1992 general election.

Heseltine always stated categorically that he would never stand for party leader against Major.

Mayor Bill de Blasio didn't need to see the Assembly and Senate one - house budgets to know where he stands with each chamber - Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is a close ally of the mayor, his fellow New York City Democrat, while Senate Republicans hold a major grudge against de Blasio for leading a failed effort to boot them from the majority two years ago.

Acknowledging the current administration's fight against corruption, the group noted that, «corruption has been the major barrier that stands between them and a higher living standard.»

The position of the Federal Government is that in view of the fact that Cameroon has been a major key player in the war against insurgency and the involvement of Cameroon in fighting for the stability of Nigeria, it will be out of the foreign policy context of Nigeria to abandon Cameroon and the acting president directed me — and I have communicated appropriately that if the only vote that will come to Hayatou will be from Nigeria, Nigeria should stand with Hayatou.»

Farage stood against sitting Buckingham MP, John Bercow, the newly elected Speaker of the House of Commons, despite the convention that the Speaker, as a political neutral, is not normally challenged in his or her bid for re-election by any of the major parties.

ALBANY — It could have been a major campaign pivot — a chance to move beyond extreme rhetoric that has dogged his campaign and, in the estimation of pollsters, eroded his standing in a gubernatorial campaign against Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo calls the bill an historic stand against dark money, the influence of Super PACs, and the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision that opened up the floodgates for major, secretive political donations.

«Holding major financial companies accountable for misdeeds, securing safer streets, addressing the heroin epidemic, protecting consumers from fraud and standing up against wage theft are just some of the ways Eric Schneiderman has earned CSEA's support.»

And the Republican Party, Sussman said, has stood «against women's rights, prudent measures to control guns [and] major innovations in public education.»

Glutathione stands out among the endogenous antioxidants since it is the cell's protector and major defense against invaders and free radicals.

Last Stand is a major update that adds the option to play all of Shattered Horizon's game modes in single - player with and against bots.

Synopsis: This acclaimed biographical drama presents major events in the life of Mohandas Gandhi (Ben Kingsley), the beloved Indian leader who stood against... [MORE]

Secretary of Education William J. Bennett stepped up his crusade against the National Education Association in a major speech here last week, challenging Presidential candidates to «stand firm» against the union and support accountability in the schools.

Still, the Titan faces an uphill battle against ever - fresher rivals and, warranty aside, struggles to stand out in any one major area.

There are only two major companies left standing in the e-reader space and against all odds they have managed to flourish..

Standing ovations to the Winners and Finalists — many of the books they were competing against were published by major publishers — almost 2,000 entries in 40 plus categories.

Steve King, president of the Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA) in Abingdon, Md., said all major pet associations have united with PIJAC to take a stand against legislative bans on pet sales in stores.

While Major Nelson was getting the crowd jazzed about standing in groups and lines, he picked five random people in attendance to get up on some multiplayer action... against Cliff Bleszinski and the Gears of War voice actors.

Shrouded in darkness many of the world's major landmarks stand as symbols of hope against global warming during Earth Hour, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Gold Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the Colosseum in Rome.

Had the major scientific institutions — the APS and AIP especially — stood up against the politicization of climate science, we'd never be in the Lysenkoist - like oppressive mess.

On one hand, most major green groups have either come out against, or just failed to take a stand on, the most significant piece of environmental legislation on the ballot: Initiative 732's carbon tax.

Despite the ongoing violent retaliation against the activists by law enforcement personnel, the December 4 editions of the major Sunday morning political talk shows — including ABC's This Week, CBS» Face the Nation, CNN's State of the Union, Fox's Fox News Sunday, and NBC's Meet the Press — entirely ignored the events at Standing Rock.

Two weeks ago, President Obama took a major stand in the fight against climate change with his rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline.

BREAKING: Canada was poised to be a major obstacle to negotiations by standing against the Kyoto Protocol process — but your pressure is paying off!

This is a major breakthrough for the divestment movement and the thousands of people around the world who have pushed cities to take a stand against polluters who are destroying our climate and the planet.

Notable mandates: The firm is currently co-representing the plaintiffs in a long - standing class action in Quebec brought against the three major Canadian tobacco manufacturers.

It's a sign that Sony might start taking the US market more seriously — or at the very least, that it'll stand a bit more of a chance against competitors, rather than lacking a major and critical feature.

Several weeks ago JP Morgan's, Jamie Dimon, began a major onslaught against bitcoin and all that it stands for.

Australia has not learned anything from the history of destabilising Indigenous people if this policy is allowed to stand and homelands people are forced to co-locate in these major towns against their wishes.