Sentences with phrase «stand against the majority»

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In the stand for example, where two cities in America are pitted against each other after a deadly outbreak kills the majority of the population.

A whole religion should not be blamed for the actions of one individual who went against everything the vast majority of that religion stands for.

In America, he states, the majority of evangelical churches take at least a nominal stand against the use of alcohol; but the move is on to water down this position.

I just jokingly admired your loyalty towards Wenger and standing your ground when majority come against you..

They are a nasty minority and the majority, the ones who gave unfailing support all game long against the Spuds, do not have to stand for it.

A quick (and somewhat souldestroying) trawl through the comments submitted by readers of the related Times article on the same day - and this story was picked up by all the broadsheet websites - showed that the vast majority supported the Prince of Wales and welcomed his stand against «egotistical» architects, «greedy» developers and «totalitarian» planning departments.

Andy would have been the best leader we never had last time, he's not right this time, incidentally your choice for Mayor Diane Abbot comes out with her usual nonsense regarding, her 24,000 majority compared to Khans 2,000 majority, When she was first elected in 1987 ′ she had a swing against her, even though, any really after the 1983 election, it would be expected, that a labour politician would have a swing towards them as 1983 was our all time low, and I could be said her swing against her at the time was due to racism, but Paul boeteng stood for the first time, next to her in 1987 ′ he never had a swing against him,

Trump's apparent commitment to stand by incumbent Republican senators against his former campaign CEO and White House strategist shows that even a tradition - bucking president may hew to the party line in the interest of moving his agenda forward and maintaining a governing majority.

Democrats minted money online in February — which saw the beginning of the fight over Trump's travel ban and individual moments such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren's stand against now - Attorney General Jeff Sessions, when she was silenced by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The Reform Party stands with the majority against expanding free trade.

Another example would be when elected officials vote against the party line for the sake of publicly standing when a bill is unpopular (conversely, popular) in their constituency, all while knowing that the majority is comfortable enough that a few dissenting voices (or a few more votes) won't matter.

But what MP is likely to stand up for the rights of a transient community against the wishes of their majority voters?

Angle, a Tea Party - backed candidate who lost to Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the 2010 election, said in a statement posted on her Facebook page, «The tea party movement stood with me through a hard fought race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.»

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.

Brooklyn federal prosecutors told appellate judges they should get another shot at showing that former Senate Majority Leader John Sampson embezzled about $ 400,000 from foreclosure sales — but the defense said no charges against the disgraced ex-pol should stand.

The Reform Party stands with the majority against expanding unrestricted free trade.

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.

I had hoped to light a small fire that would spread through the vast majority of authors who behave ethically, so they'd stand together against the few who don't.

It's true that a majority of respondents in the Winter 2010 Kindle Nation Citizen Survey is ready to take a stand against anticipated increases in Kindle Store ebook prices above the $ 9.99 figure that Amazon has associated with bestsellers and new releases since the Kindle's launch over two years ago, but inside the numbers are some indications of flexibility:

The majority of puppies sold in pet stores have been taken from mothers who live out their lives in the cramped confines of unhygienic cages, continuously producing litters, so adopting from a shelter is one way to take a stand against puppy mills.

Against this backdrop, this case study explores what diversity means for an organization that stands in stark contrast to its majority white counterparts.