Sentences with phrase «threat of breaking up»

Just dealing with child welfare, with its threat of breaking up families, is stressful.

One (no surprise here) is that Labour's threat of breaking up banks and imposing energy price caps has been lifted.

Not exact matches

The U.K. government's proposed «snooper's charter» is already scaring tech firms around the world with its threat of forcing them to help break encryption in their communications services, but here's a wrinkle that's received little attention until now: It would also force them to give the country's spies a heads - up about upcoming product launches and upgrades.

Still, the threat of a break - up of the United Kingdom is keeping sterling on edge.

(CNN)- Retired Pope Benedict XVI says he never tried to cover up the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests, breaking his post-retirement silence to address one of the greatest threats to his legacy as a church leader.

That defensive strength and their speed and threat on the break is sure to shape their tactics today, so I expect Mark Hughes to set them up as a solid unit that will hope to hurt us on the counter attack and they will be greatly helped in that by the return of Marko Arnautovic.

Getting towards the halfway point of the first half we were becoming more of a threat and Wenger was getting frustrated about the persistent fouling breaking up our attacks.

She related her experiences growing up in Salford to the threat of a new Conservative government, saying she experienced a «broken society» there under Tory rule.

«The NHS break - up and cuts, defence cuts, pay cuts and now the threat to regional pay are all part of this government's war on the nation's public services,» it stated.

Mr Cameron told MPs: «Everyone in this House who believes in the future of the United Kingdom should join together and make sure that we fight off the threat of the idea of break - up of our United Kingdom.

When the ragtag crew that found Atlantis returns to the underwater city to pick the brain of fearless leader Milo Thatch (voice of James Arnold Taylor; Michael J. Fox was the only actor from the original to bow out of this follow - up), everyone, including Milo's Atlantean girlfriend Kida (Cree Summer), ventures — on a quest for what, beats me — first to a ghost town in the Nordic mountains (where they battle a Verne - ian octopus called «The Kraken»), then to the American southwest (where an Indian elder plays that hilarious old joke where he threatens to kill them by summoning coyotes from Hell after they stave off a threat to his people), then to the home of philanthropist Preston Whitmore (John Mahoney), who was minding his own business one evening when a Viking demon broke in and stole his favourite Scandinavian spear.

That'd be an acceptable excuse if we were talking about the Avengers going up against a group of HYDRA agents, but the world - ending threat of the Mad Titan, Thanos, is just a little more serious than a broken secret organization.

The pathos of Rance's sadness now that he's out of the spotlight, and the similar threat looming over Burt — now that he and Anton have «broken up» and Steve Gray's newfangled schtick seems to be more enticing to audiences — works because the film doesn't belabor it.

Crater - deep potholes, pavement broken up in the wake of a recent earthquake, and puffy undulations resembling gray monochrome quilts pose a serious threat to low - flying spoilers, rims, aprons, and underbodies — but not when you're at the 488 GTB's helm.

The blog on SecureWorks ® is broken up into three handy categories: fundamentals, for measuring the maturity and effectiveness of your infosec program; leadership, for protecting your organization and improving security; and threats and defenses, which provides insights on the latest attacks and the technology that defends against them.

Said missions range from exhilarating (riding a berserk mutant or gunning down waves of robots) to boring (escorts and fetch quests), with a fairly consistent variety — but they're made far more exciting by an increasingly nutty suite of environmental threats that break up the pace and keep you engaged.

An attorney can tell you if your reason for changing custody is something that will stand up in court, such as that you've had to take your ex back to court repeatedly because he's broken the custody terms of the decree, or that circumstances in your ex's home have changed dramatically and now pose a threat to your child's well - being.

Stiles has her clients write up and sign a contract with their personal relationship «rules» like «fight fair» and «no threats to break up or leave during the period of this contract.»