Sentences with phrase «thwart even»

The trio fleshed out an equally disturbing lesson on blackout prevention: The conventional practices of preventing blackouts, which involve trying to thwart even the smallest failures, may actually increase the likelihood of big ones.

But horse - trading after that first ballot, when delegates bound to a specific candidate are allowed to switch their votes, can thwart even the best laid plans.

Not exact matches

Only by truly engaging the populous can we even begin to narrow the national wealth gap and thwart a looming retirement crisis,» stated Dara Albright, Founder of Dara Albright Media.

Quality earnings from Amazon, Facebook and even Twitter showed the quality of the US tech stocks as they try to thwart the impulse for great...

With the assistance of foresighted men like Msgr. Oesterreicher, and the unofficial but crucial input from Jewish historians and theologians, the declaration — after numerous drafts, several years of intense debate, and even a last second bid by reactionaries to thwart it — was voted on and finally passed at the Council, by an overwhelming margin.

For Holloway, a suicide always ultimately is an action that is seeking to recover or affirm a deeper love of self, a love of what should have been even though now seemingly thwarted, because life seems filled with an unhappiness that should not be there.

This, of course, is the order of the illiberal Demiurge, who in the interest of thwarting the Liberator Devil will even go to the extreme of endorsing the efforts of Tipper Gore and her kind to clean up rap and rock lyrics.

Trust that God, in His sovereignty, can even bring good from your mistakes, and that your mistakes never thwart God's plan and purposes for you.

But there is also an incipient movement to thwart research on other primates, even though doing so would cause tremendous harm to the biological sciences and medical advancements.

And do observe in Ezekiel that (1) Yahweh's ways, if sometimes unfathomable, are deemed to be just and right; (2) history, even in its anguish, is interpreted in terms of Yahweh's concerned, purposeful impingement upon it; (3) Yahweh's ultimate purpose is confidently assumed to be redemptive — to recreate by resurrection a people who will be his people and (certainly implicitly) will yet fulfill themselves as his people; and (4) the bold faith that despite any appearances to the contrary, the Word of Yahweh is accomplishing itself and can not in any future be thwarted.

In the Bible, God fails to anticipate the behavior of his creation, people thwart God all the time, God can't even get people to respect Him / Her.

It kinda even gives me a sneaky satisfaction at the thought of thwarting the traditional «sweets - are - bad - for - you» train of thought.

City could even play a midfield of Toure, Fernando AND Fernandinho to thwart our numerical advantage there.

Even when not generating turnovers, the Eagle pass rush will thwart most of the Vikings scoring chances, and they will likely not score more than 20 points.

Hopefully Holden returns as Bolton need someone to thwart opposing attacks, but they have two forward in tip - top shape in Davies and Elmander and even though Blackburn are well equipped to handle the aerial threat of Bolton, they aren't strong enough on the floor to keep up with Bolton's exciting brand of passing football.

Stories where the brave little boy thwarts the evil witch or playacted fantasies of being the one to rescue his fellow pirates from a sinking ship give him a sense that he can be powerful and in control even in unfamiliar or scary situations.

Stories where the three little pigs thwart the big bad wolf or playacting games in which your child's teddy bear learns to use the potty give him a sense that he can be powerful and in control even in unfamiliar situations.

Even before the investigations, Senate Republicans have ben deeply skeptical of de Blasio given his previous efforts to thwart their hold on power in Albany, the last vestige of GOP statewide control in New York government.

The Scotland's Big Voice campaign has even produced its own definitive list of how to vote, wherever you are, to best thwart the SNP.

However, even if Mrs May pays an electoral price for this strategic election call, it is unlikely to thwart her ambitions for two reasons.

Democrats were so desperate to thwart Parete that a few even offered the chairmanship to Minority Leader Ken Ronk of Wallkill.

Were they trying to thwart Cuomo's presidential aspirations by denying him the budget victory he'd publicly said was essential to even considering a campaign?

The operation, which is little - known even within the Koch network, gathers what Koch insiders refer to as «competitive intelligence» that is used to try to thwart liberal groups and activists, and to identify potential threats to the expansive network.

And he has indicated he might hang on even in the event of a defeat, although one wonders whether John McDonnell would be comfortable with this thwarting of his own political ambitions.

While the program has helped NYPD analysts produce post-attack PowerPoint presentations, even Kelly has acknowledged that the multimillion - dollar program has not thwarted a single attack here.

Even before the shocking revelation, many observers believed the scandal would likely thwart Weiner's chances of ever being mayor.

Uber and Lyft recently managed to get around the monopoly by letting riders hail cars via smartphone apps, but Mayor de Blasio has even tried to thwart that.

Cuomo pulled in $ 320,540 from lobbyists the past two years, even as he campaigns to thwart their political influence.

An open admission that he has used cocaine in the past is an admission that he has thwarted the law himself but is introducing more of them in order to restrict our freedoms even further.

Even the best efforts of top scientists are sometimes not enough to thwart them

Synemporion keana, which is a kind of vesper, or evening bat, had an array of features that so far have thwarted efforts to identify its closest relatives.

Yet without better detection and tracking there will inevitably be uncertainty about asteroid positions in the future — and even greater expense if the uncertainty leads to unnecessary efforts to thwart an apparent pressing threat.

How could anyone in good conscience seek to thwart technology that has even a remote chance of tackling the problem of vitamin A blindness?

Or maybe you're just looking to get healthy and fit, to thwart the development of preventable diseases like some cancers and diabetes, or to delay the onset of age related diseases so you can live like you're 30 or 40 well into your 70's, 80's, and even 90's!

It turns out that certain foods actually slow down or even thwart starchy carbs from digesting too fast and causing our blood sugar to spike.

Alcohol is one of the simplest forms of sugar and can certainly thwart any efforts on shedding pounds, even if you've already cut out sugar and starch.

And even such routine matters as his completion of and graduation from high school were thwarted by events around the world — while still a high school senior, he enlisted in the Marine Corps just weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

McCauley and Hanna discover a mutual respect, even as they try to thwart each other's plans.

Jack's killer - disease revelation admittedly does inject the proceedings with some much - needed energy, although even this aspect of the film ultimately falls flat due to Bell's overtly sinister turn (ie one's efforts at buying into the character's claims are consistently thwarted by his exceedingly evil demeanor).

In the early evening hours of August 21, 2015 aboard a Thalys train bound for Paris, these three brave souls thwarted a terrorist attack.

There's a gumball machine, candy corn, and even an everlasting gobstopper that try and thwart your attempts at victory.

BlacKkKlansman follows a black detective named Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan, even becoming phone pals with the notorious David Duke (Topher Grace) in order to thwart a suspected attack.

The 15:17 to Paris: In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train # 9364 bound for Paris — an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans traveling through Europe.

Giant brownie monsters, Carl's crabs, walking talking trees, and even the Mooninites will attempt to thwart your plans to reach the green.

After an unexpected assault by masked men is narrowly thwarted by Vincent, he becomes even more fiercely dedicated to her protection.

Uniting nearly every hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a mission to thwart the Mad Titan, Thanos, the film offered a few of plotlines and character interactions that fans have been wanting to see ever since the first Iron Man film was released in 2008, along with a few surprises and plot twists that fans never anticipated, even after years of speculation.

As Thomas Wolfe knew so well, you can't go home again, even if you really, really want to complete an epic pub crawl while thwarting an invasion of alien robots.

Expressionistic lighting and densely decorated frames give even more voice to the demented, thwarted attraction that pervades the film, not only the sort Louise feels for David but that Dean (Raymond Massey), whose wife dies under mysterious circumstances under Louise's care, feels for Louise.

Additionally, Donkey Kong can grab enemies (chucking them at other foes, out of bounds, or even out of the ground to thwart spawns) as well as allies.

In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train # 9364 bound for Paris» an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans traveling through Europe.