Sentences with phrase «taking stands»

Does serving the common good ever require taking stands that, in a warped culture, are no longer commonly seen as good?

Taking stands in the local community — and doing so in a Christian way that refuses to fight hate with hate — will be difficult and at times risky.

While it's rare to see CEOs here take a public stand (witness the silence of Toronto's business leaders when the Rob Ford scandals unfolded), a growing number of American executives are stepping into the public spotlight, taking stands on issues like religious freedom, gay marriage and gun control.

A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.»

But to the apparent surprise of the Trudeau government, and, frankly, to some of us who pay attention to these things, the opposition and the business lobby have decided to take a stand over a business owner's right to squeeze as much as he or she can from the tax system.

• Cannes takes a stand.

Moral courage is not always popular, and King paid the ultimate price for taking a stand against injustice.

Such a person no doubt loses something in the way of geniality and light - heartedness; on the other hand, he is largely independent of the opinions, habits and judgments of his fellow and avoids the temptation to take his stand on such insecure foundations.»

If companies are looking to attract tech talent, the number one thing they can do is take a stand on some of these social, moral and ethical issues.»

He's also stuck his neck out on LGBTQ issues, pushing fellow business leaders to take a stand against laws in the state of Indiana that critics say discriminate against gay and transgender people.

Tsarnaev, who was born in Kyrgyzstan, never took the stand, he never spoke of his motivations for the attack or any guilt he may now feel.

Michelle Wolf's routine rocks Washington, Cannes Film Festival takes a stand against harassment, and Girl Scouts mean business.

Sessions, during the same drug caucus, went after President Obama for not taking a stand against legalization: «One of our President's great failures, it is obvious to me, is his lax treatment and comments around marijuana,» said Sessions.

Koum also signaled years ago that he would take a stand against Facebook if the company's push to increase its profits demanded radical changes in the way WhatsApp operates.

You're not afraid to take a stand.

It's why, for example, someone like BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, as the head of the largest asset manager in the world, has felt compelled to take a stand against short - termism.

And where there are things that we really believe culturally we need to take a stand on, we do take a stand.

In fact, 78 percent of millennials and 74 percent of the general population think more companies should take a stand on important social issues.

«We're going to take a stand and step up and tell people our view and, hopefully, bring people along into the conversation.»

In the meantime, take a stand that makes sense for your brand, keep it simple, and back it up with action.

As CEO of Merck and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism.

As one of the backers of Fed Up, a documentary about our growing addiction to sweet, processed foods, she's taken a stand on sugar (in her stores, she's banned treats from the checkout aisle).

If Eggland's Best does commit to taking this stand against animal abuse, of course we would praise them.

Enthusiasts discovered a stash of about 77 surviving EV1s behind a GM training center in Burbank and last month decided to take a stand.

The exodus was led by Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier who resigned Monday from a manufacturing council, saying, «As C.E.O. of Merck and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against extremism.»

«As C.E.O. of Merck and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against extremism,» Frazier said.

At 2:15 p.m. ET Tuesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to take the stand before the joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees.

«I'm glad to see others are following in Ken's footsteps and taking a stand.»

Walker added that the onus was on retailers to take a stand and «deliver meaningful change.»

When it starts doing the opposite, it's time to take a stand and put email in its proper place in your life priority list.

United States District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks had some harsh words for Sherman, who took the stand himself.

Halle Berry, 51, took a stand this year, advocating for more diversity at award shows and speaking out against domestic abuse.

Incidentally, the Gosnell trial came to an abrupt end Wednesday when Gosnell's lawyer rested his defense without presenting any witnesses or asking the abortion doctor to take the stand.

It's great that media companies like Buzzfeed & Vox are taking a stand but SXSW should not give a platform to proponents of hate speech.

Taylor's photographer who captured the Swift said Mueller grabbed her, is also expected to take the stand, in addition to a senior member of her security team.

She speculates that the company strengthened its bonds with customers by taking a stand against Big Pharma.

Meanwhile, the DPNA is offering «TAKE A STAND» t - shirts and lawn signs through its website.

The list is expanding quickly, with more corporate leaders choosing to take a stand every day.

Regarding the hijab, she told PeopleStyle that it was particularly «revolutionary for Barbie to take a stand in this moment that we're in.»

Instead of bland, crowd - pleasing statements about mission and beliefs, customers now expect — and sometimes demand — that big - name companies take stands on political issues.

Facebook was one of the first to take a stand against the immigration ban, with CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg writing that it would «make all Americans less safe.»

This message meant a lot to me after I was forced by take a stand by myself,» says Gretchen Carlson.

The billionaire PayPal co-founder liked to find candidates who were willing to take a stand with an unpopular belief or opinion.

«Indra Nooyi has become a leading voice among Fortune 500 CEOs in no small part because of her willingness to take a stand on the broader purpose of the corporation, while delivering top - echelon performance,» he said in a statement.

Rusenko finds the whole thing disgusting, and is willing to lose out on some business to take a stand against it.

The chase sequence involving an elaborate single take stands out as one of Spielberg's greatest action set pieces.

It is up to us to take a stand and demand that they «stop killing us.»

«We are taking a stand,» Sessions said Friday at a news conference alongside Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats.

Even when Facebook took a stand against cryptocurrency scams and banned any advertising therein, it was quickly circumvented with clever ploys.

Taking a stand, it seems, is getting easier.