Sentences with phrase «stand against something»

There are of course, think tanks, newspapers and vested interests who stand against us.

And if he does sell into the wave, and a lawsuit is brought later, that would stand against them in court that they violated their disclosure.

I know a lot of my black brothers and sisters stand against me on this one.

But for those two men, we may have had a fair shot at a win instead of the L standing against us for that Stoke game.

Last week brought an unusual amount of criticism and praise my way because I took a controversial stand against something I felt was wrong.

This might mean acknowledging sexual harassment in the workplace, taking a strong stand against it and consistently applying a clear enforcement plan.

To take a stand means that you also stand against something.

I can however give you some verses that aren't so blunt about it that seem to stand against it if you're interested.

These are both issues that credit bureaus keep up with because having a bankruptcy or having an excessive number of civil suits standing against you are things that potential creditors want to know about.

The things that live in the dark, and the heroes who stand against them.

They make all the difference in battle and using them along with your troops will have anyone stupid enough to stand against you in complete ruin.

It seems that they can't open the doors from outside because people are standing against them on the inside.

Two local councillors resigned from the party in protest, one of whom subsequently stood against her as an Independent Labour candidate, somewhat denting her majority of 2,688.

The Letter to the Colossians speaks of Christ's redemptive work as «having canceled the bond which stood against us with its legal demands; this he set aside, nailing it to the cross.

Though Jonah Hill's name could easily pop up again in the Academy's list of nominations, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET's late screenings seem to be the only thing standing against it at this stage.

With a Labour man standing against him, Mr Davis» by - election would have become the centre - stage of British politics, the scene of a dramatic and unprecedented debate on the kind of country people want to live in.

If most of their followers had any moral standing then thye would realise that they belong to an illness and take a moral stand against it.

No consubstantiality exists, therefore Paul stands against them rather than with them.

Religion slowed scientific advancement for decades before enough people stood against them.

But even with those preconceived notions standing against it, the owners of Muscle Maker Grill have managed to build a thriving business that gives healthy eating a new definition.

UKIP I'd have exactly the same values as the UKIP candidates standing against me [in 2015].

Green is your color, Vanessa (you look gorgeous standing against it)!

Keeping up with Hollywood's cause of the moment can be tricky and there's no denying the hypocrisy of indulging a toxic environment that made so many deplorable acts possible and make a deal of standing against it.

I do feel like a weakling standing against it just to watch it run me over once more.

Again he lamented that is like anytime anything good is about to happen to GHANA, there are a group of people who stand against it therefore the NDC should go out in their numbers campaign and vote for Mahama.

Yet, despite everything standing against it, the visionary idea of the Black Mountain College came true.

They are condoning these acts by not making a physical stand against them.

Some think that the church must take an unequivocal stand against it.

Now let's do the tally of the religious: The Christian church responsible for the crusades Muhammed slaughtering everything that stood against him Protestant pilgrims descrating the Native Americans etc..

But we equally believed that those who stood against us held just as sacred convictions that were the opposite of ours, and we respected them as every man with a heart must respect those who give all for their belief.

The founds of Toms of Maine may very well be Christian, and good for him and his wife, but until his company stands against something I believe in (whether that be donating money to an organization I am not in support of, or being the sponsor for a movement or cause I don't support), I'm buying their toothpaste.

His aim was to make clear the evils of slavery, to get people converted to oppose it as a sin, and to get them to take a definite stand against it.

Am I, Peter Levene, personally going to take a big stand against it?

So far only Glasgow MSP James Dornan has announced he will be standing for the post but it is thought a number of MPs will consider standing against him.

Eventually, John Silkin stood against him to resist this annexation and allow people to vote for most of Benn's policies while rejecting his designs on the Labour party itself.

If it's Corbyn standing against her, she'll win.

Some Conservatives apparently also share that view — though the party's leadership stands against it.

The poll indicated that Mr Corbyn's margin of victory may be slightly narrower if just Mr Smith stood against him - 56 % for Mr Corbyn and 34 % for Mr Smith - but the result would still be a convincing victory for the incumbent.

All 11 Democrat allegiants stood against him.

If so, what arguments stand against it?

According to the authors, media reports create the impression that the DIYbio community has an adamantly libertarian stance on government regulation of their hobby: «The underlying assumption has been that they uniformly stand against it.»

Between pollution, chemicals in our personal care products, and our overly - processed foods, our livers have a lot standing against them.

But mere months later Daesh arrived, immediately and forcefully overtaking the country's sixth largest city, cutting it off completely from the rest of the world and beginning to produce propaganda before revealing the callous nature imposed on anyone who dared stand against them.

School boards, including the Tacoma School Board, took public stands against it.