Sentences with phrase «strong arm of»

The courts become the strong arm of a domestic violence abuser to further disarm vulnerable victims, be they women, men, and / or children.

To read reactions to the Federal Trade Commission's new guidelines announced this week on product testimonials and endorsements, one would conclude that bloggers must now tiptoe through a minefield of disclosures or else face the strong arm of the federal government and penalties of as much as $ 11,000.

Like my uncle, Léone had spent her entire life watching the strong arm of authority in action, be it the American marines who'd been occupying the country when she was born or the brutal local army they'd trained and left behind to prop up, then topple, the puppet governments of their choice.

And that's why the National Disability Rights Network, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, and Association of University Centers on Disabilities linked arms with the nation's major civil rights groups to demand that the new version of NCLB, the Every Student Succeeds Act, include annual standardized assessments to measure student progress and that state compliance be overseen by the strong arm of the U.S. Department of Education.

Reflective educators don't need the strong arm of a supervisor to guide their practice.

One thoughtless sexual adventure can lead to a lifetime responsibility — enforced by the strong arm of the state.

A plaque on the wall, commemorating the first pastor, a Bengali missionary whose descendants still form a strong arm of the church, placed the date of its construction at about 80 years ago.

Eternity seizes each one by the strong arm of conscience, holding him as an individual.

It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.

And obviously, to get the best size gains possible, it's of vital importance to use all three to stress your muscles in every possible way, and build strong arms of mythological proportions.

It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.

Not exact matches

«It's hard to understand why the BOJ is still cautious about adopting a price - stability target,» Kuroda wrote, eight years ago, before the central bank was strong - armed this year into adopting a binding inflation target of 2 percent.

Amazon earned itself something of a public relations black eye as a result of the strong - arm negotiating tactics, causing a backlash among authors, many of whom backed a boycott of the online retailer that was led by television host Stephen Colbert.

The fight pits strong proponents of the Second Amendment right to bear arms against those arguing for greater restrictions on the ability to obtain weapons.

Falling Whistles started as a journal about the young Congolese boys who are sent to the frontlines of war armed with nothing but a whistle, but it quickly became a movement tens of thousands strong of people wanting to help.

She cut spending in the budgets to below the levels of inflation plus population, strong - armed teachers and doctors into taking wage freezes.

His substitute, the speedy and strong - armed Brock Osweiler, won four of six starts.

The deal puts the defense tech company in a strong position as it bids for the right to upgrade the U.S.'s ground - based arsenal of Minuteman III nuclear - armed missiles, a procurement program with a value estimated at over $ 60 billion over its expected lifetime.

To be sure, a strong college network that an IIT or IIM arms one with definitely helps and so does the quality of education imparted.

The principle behind Pure Barre's proprietary technique is to use precise, focused movements to work each major muscle group — including arms, thighs, seat and abdominals — to the point of fatigue, and then stretch the muscles back out to create a strong, lean and toned physique.

On the weekend before his State of the Union address on Wednesday, Mr. Obama strong - armed Democratic senators to re-appoint Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Chairman.

Strong toned arms, thighs, abs and seat are just a few of the areas that clients see the biggest change from Pure Barre.

Latest case in point comes from a NY Times report that de Blasio is trying to strong - arm trustees of NYC employee pension funds — who are supposed to be fiduciaries of their beneficiaries, not mayoral rubber stamps — into divesting from oil stocks:

Over the next decade, Cohn used his mob connections to smooth the younger Trump's relations with construction unions; inked a stingy prenuptial agreement with Trump's first wife, Ivana; leaned on city politicians to favor Trump deals; traded favors in Atlantic City's notoriously corrupt casino industry; and tried to strong - arm the National Football League into a merger that would give Trump a first - tier team at a fraction of the going rate.

Google X Lab, the visionary arm of the tech company, aims to deploy a network of helium balloons floating in the stratosphere, each of them beaming a strong 4G signal to non-urban, hard to reach areas.

However, in the midst of all the antics and political strong - arming coming from the White House and other nations globally, it's important to remember the true target of Trump's trade tirade: China.

Amid signs of stronger economic growth and a pick - up in inflation, as well as easier financial conditions, the Federal Open Market Committee, the policy arm of the U.S. central bank, is expected to raise its key federal funds rate in March by a quarter percentage point to a target range of 0.75 % to 1.00 %, says Ellen Zentner, Morgan Stanley's Chief U.S. Economist.

But in their rush to save Christianity, some evangelicals have been guilty of all sorts of strained, idiosyncratic or obscurantist tactics: massaging or distorting the data, manipulating the legal system, scaring their constituencies and strong - arming those of their own camp who raise questions.

But right now I want a bath and a pint of Guinness, I want to sit beside the man cradling our last little baby in his strong arms and lean my head into his shoulder, memorize this exact moment, I want to stay here in this pause for just a while longer.

It was the soul of his entire race that had shuddered within him: an obscure memory of a first sudden awakening in the midst of beasts stronger, better - armed than he; a sad echo of the long struggle to tame the corn and to master the fire; a rancorous dread of the maleficent forces of nature, a lust for knowledge and possession... A moment ago, in the sweetness of the first contact, he had instinctively longed to lose himself in the warm wind which enfolded him.

He tends his flock like a shepherd of love He gathers lambs in his strong tender arms He bears them close to his passionate heart Gently and lovingly leads them along

The critics of Trump's strong - arming of Carrier treat the unfortunate market - distorting results of protectionism as indisputable facts, which they likely are.

Yet we can say with the Theologica Germanica what a person's right arm is to that person, Jesus was to God, as «the strong Son of God» whom for twenty centuries humankind has declared him to have been.

I can't imagine anyone on a mission trip withholding medical care until the patient first hears a sermon or is coerced into making a (false) profession of faith so that the missionary can notch his belt with the number of «souls saved», nor can I imagine that the missionary's home church receives any monetary benefit from this new member you imagine they have strong - armed into joining.

You can see it in the sinews of her neck, her strong arms: A woman becomes brave like muscles are built: she exercises courage even when she'd rather not.

God gave him big arms and strong legs, and he was able to swim across the river in about two hours, although he almost drowned a couple of times.

Here are the lyrics: Carry Me (Music and Lyrics by David Hayward) He tends his flock like a shepherd of love He gathers lambs in his strong tender arms He bears them close to...

Jefferson Davis said: «We will invoke the God of our fathers, who delivered them from the power of the lion [England], to protect us from the ravages of the bear [the Union]; and thus, putting our trust in God and in our own firm hearts and strong arms, we will vindicate the right as best we may.»

It is a question raised by the Gospel story of the cleansing of the temple, in which Jesus uses strong - arm tactics on merchants and money changers.

The merman has lifted her up in his arms, Agnes twines about his neck, with her whole soul she trustingly abandons herself to the stronger one; he already stands upon the brink, he leans over the sea, about to plunge into it with his prey — then Agnes looks at him once more, not timidly, not doubtingly, not proud of her good fortune, not intoxicated by pleasure, but with absolute faith in him, with absolute humility, like the lowly flower she conceived herself to be; by this look she entrusts to him with absolute confidence her whole fate — and, behold, the sea roars no more, its voice is mute, nature's passion which is the merman's strength leaves him in the lurch, a dead calm ensues — and still Agnes continues to look at him thus.

Looking at this situation, a leading economist suggests that countries with an increasing scarcity of food may well fall into the hands of strong - arm dictators.

We do not follow the Nicene Creed, where a bunch of leaders from differing sects argued and debated over the doctrine before finally strong - arming the rest into voting on a very confusing and depressing definition of God with direct disagreements from the Bible.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

The anti-culture warriors of this present age have very long, very strong arms and — unfortunately for the coming generations — very short sight.

It was in this historical moment that God chose to reveal himself as the redeemer, the one who brought the people of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob up out of their bondage to Pharaoh with a strong arm.

But the sections on international relations contain also many strong affirmations of the duty and opportunity of the church to serve as a unifying force among the nations and as an advocate of those principles of justice and liberty which, if generally observed, would prevent the clash of arms.

Now, for a half century — the last quarter of the tenth and the first quarter of the ninth — the larger, stronger North and the smaller but more compactly integrated South know a relationship if not of war, at least of unceasing armed bickering over disputed common boundaries (14:30; 15:7,16).

We don't need another $ 200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong - arm dictator.

With Ricky Silberman's assistance he reassembled his brief of facts and allegations, suppressed disconfirming evidence, strong - armed a hostile witness, and blasted Mayer and Abrahamson's book to the point of denying at least one claim that he knew was true: «Up to this point in my career, even when I fell short, I had always believed I was pursuing accurate information.

(i do nt really recommend doing this by hand — unless you have lovely strong toned muscley arms — itd be super amounts of work & take significantly longer....)