Sentences with phrase «thwarting all efforts in»

Republicans thwarted the effort in a loud, disruptive exchange by refusing to officially «recognize» the Democrats» proposal.

He also alleged that the way the men of the Anti-Vice team, who perpetrated the heinous act that led to the death of Innocent were thwarting all efforts in getting justice for the bereaved family spoke volume of their involvement in the matter.

These critical errors can thwart your efforts in the search for pharmaceutical and medical sales jobs.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is using feedback from big financial firms in an effort to thwart a DOL fiduciary rule delay.

This prompted Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to remind the Angelides Commission that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision were «actively engaged in a campaign to thwart state efforts to avert the coming crisis.»

The US oil - rig count plateaued near the highest level in three years and showed signs of declining in late March (to 797), though it still stood 50 rigs above the year - end 2017 total.2 This contributed to expectations for a further increase in American crude production, which has topped 10 mb / d each week since early February, when WTI prices began to recede from their intra-quarterly high of US$ 66.14 a barrel.3 The amount of crude in US storage occasionally exceeded weekly estimates given the higher domestic output and fluctuating net import figures, reigniting fears that US production may thwart OPEC's efforts to clear global oversupply.

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In the wake of waves of criticism, Facebook continues to institute more changes to its platform — including new stringent rules for those placing issue - based ads — in an effort to thwart future election interferencIn the wake of waves of criticism, Facebook continues to institute more changes to its platform — including new stringent rules for those placing issue - based ads — in an effort to thwart future election interferencin an effort to thwart future election interference.

The fund, which is now the iShares S&P / TSX 60 Index ETF (XIU), preceded the first U.S. - listed ETF by three years, according to an article in The Globe and Mail that also noted how earlier efforts at creating an exchange traded fund south of the border were thwarted by a successful lawsuit from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Despite legitimate efforts of believers to reserve a place in the public square, the followers of the secularizing ideologies have historically found ways to thwart such efforts, while, paradoxically, accusing the believers of trying to launch a theocratic takeover.

Rather, we learn about otherness of purpose by the brute resistance of the other to our purposes — whether this is a child who has been told no, or a plant that is thwarted in its effort to grow towards the light by a pair of pruning shears, otherness of purpose is, at its ground, metaphysically other at the outset, and epistemologically other only emergently.

But time and again he thwarted Smith's efforts to litigate in civil courts the doctrinal questions already determined in ecclesiastical councils.

These deluded folks are usually thwarted in their efforts to turn this country into some kind of evangelical theocracy.

Milone claimed that the Vatican's «old guard» had thwarted his efforts to tell the pope and Cardinal Parolin exactly what was going on in the Vatican's books.

So where do we find it difficult to reconcile the character of Jesus with God's Old Testament command to wipe out a concentrated effort of Satan to thwart the bringing in of the promised Messiah?

Panikkar's discussion, I believe, is in line with my claim that Christians are being persecuted because their work among the Dalits and Adivasis is perceived as an effort to thwart the homogenizing aim of Hindutva.

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.

On Thursday, he touted law enforcement efforts to thwart future terrorist attacks in New York, telling reporters that «we obey the law» and that authorities «don't target anybody,» instead focusing on leads.

What can be said with certainty is that the fear of intermarriage, erected as a barrier to social fellowship, does harm and thwarts constructive effort far in excess of the actual justification of such a fear.

Jackie Stewart almost won the 1966 race on his debut before dropping to 9th with a car issue, and in 1967 was running third until a car issue again thwarted his efforts.

We all hear so much about the bad guys and in fact so much medication is there to thwart the efforts on the bad bacteria that people forget to focus on getting the good bacteria stronger.

The United States needs a comprehensive understanding of Tehran's efforts in Latin America in order to thwart any potential risk to our allies and U.S. national security.»

Of course at the time Gov. Andrew Cuomo denied any connection to the efforts of Sen. Jeff Klein to form the IDC to thwart Democrats from getting the Majority in the Senate!

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.

He said the number was «against the odds and all predictions — and in spite of some who tried to thwart the effort.»

It observed as shocking attempts by some unseen hands in government to thwart efforts by the company to engage in what is lawful which will directly and indirectly open up job avenues for the youth in the area.

Although none of these two guys has personally met me in person or collaborated with me on anything, they have been using my name in their diabolical agenda of thwarting the efforts of Nana Akufo - Addo to unseat the most incompetent leader of our time at the presidency.

Hein worked behind the scenes to thwart an effort to put the best friend of his worst enemy, Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, in a position to render his own life less pleasant.

In his letter Mr Johnson offers a damning critique of Mr Corbyn's performance in the campaign and raised the prospect that those closest to the leader sought to thwart Labour's efforts in a bid for a Brexit victorIn his letter Mr Johnson offers a damning critique of Mr Corbyn's performance in the campaign and raised the prospect that those closest to the leader sought to thwart Labour's efforts in a bid for a Brexit victorin the campaign and raised the prospect that those closest to the leader sought to thwart Labour's efforts in a bid for a Brexit victorin a bid for a Brexit victory.

At the same time, gambling opponents pointed to the wording of the casino amendment that highlighted the potential benefits of gambling, including an increase in economic development and school aid as a sign the administration was trying to sway voters with non-neutral language (an effort to halt the amendment as it appears on the ballot was thwarted by a state judge this month).

In his State of the State address, Cuomo will propose spending $ 11.5 million on Long Island to thwart gang recruitment by expanding after - school programs, vocational training and education efforts.

Yet Clegg and his team feel they get scant credit from activists for constantly battling to thwart Tory efforts to sneak through illiberal measures on civil liberties and immigration, within a coalition in which they're out - numbered five to one.

Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota repeatedly «thwarted» efforts to investigate the questionable actions of Edward Walsh, the Suffolk County Conservative Party leader and recently retired lieutenant in the Suffolk sheriff's office, federal prosecutors said in a filing late Tuesday.

Democrats have long held sizable numeric advantages in the State Assembly but have been thwarted in efforts to win control of the Senate, which is currently led by a coalition of Republicans and a five - member group of breakaway Democrats.

Since then, Gallo has frequently fulminated against «Democratic Party elites» in league with Clement and former mayor Sottile to thwart his efforts to bring «transparent, accountable» governance to the city.

Voter fraud fear - mongering is a right - wing smokescreen designed to not only disenfranchise the poor and people of color, but thwart efforts to deliver sorely needed electoral reforms in New York and across country.

Buckley also is working with other residents to find a candidate for a write - in campaign to thwart Republican efforts to fill the vacated judgeship.

Several former members of the City Council were thwarted in their efforts to return to public office, according to unofficial results.

«Against the odds and all predictions - and in light of some who tried to thwart the effort - I am pleased to announce that we have collected more than 27,000 signatures in four days,» Spitzer said on his official Twitter account.

Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota, at his Hauppauge office on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, repeatedly «thwarted» efforts to investigate the questionable actions of Edward Walsh, the Suffolk County Conservative Party leader and recently retired lieutenant in the Suffolk sheriff's office, federal prosecutors said in a filing on Tuesday, March 8, 2016.

Whoever emerges from the scrum holding the party's nomination will become the Democratic standard - bearer in a competitive congressional district where the party's electoral efforts have been thwarted time and again.

Some victim's advocates viewed Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Programs such as the one in Buffalo as further efforts by bishops to thwart the Child Victims Act, the latest version of legislation aimed at expanding the statute of limitations and establishing a look - back window for child sex abuse cases.

But Democrats have been thwarted in those efforts after their top two recruits — former Syracuse mayor Stephanie Miner and 2017 Syracuse mayoral candidate Juanita Perez Williams — declined to run against Katko.

Efforts to reintroduce the bee have been thwarted by failures in captive breeding and by «bee jet lag» — the inability of long - haul bees to adapt to the sudden hemisphere shift.

In a study published in Forensic Science International: Genetics, a team of graduate students and faculty from the Department of Forensic Science investigated several methods to recover and analyze DNA from improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, to help thwart terrorist effortIn a study published in Forensic Science International: Genetics, a team of graduate students and faculty from the Department of Forensic Science investigated several methods to recover and analyze DNA from improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, to help thwart terrorist effortin Forensic Science International: Genetics, a team of graduate students and faculty from the Department of Forensic Science investigated several methods to recover and analyze DNA from improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, to help thwart terrorist efforts.

In areas of Indonesia and Malaysia, the economic and political agendas of international investors, corporations and local officials might also thwart Orion's efforts.

«The reason is because some local government officials are investing in those small coal mining companies,» he said, adding that the collusion of the local government and small coal miners thwarts Beijing's efforts to shut down the low - tech coal companies whose operations often harm the environment.

This, he says, will thwart Australian efforts to be seen in the Asia - pacific region as a leading supplier of sophisticated goods and services.

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.

Academics have been frequent targets of killings and abductions in Iraq the past year — part of a campaign that appears aimed at thwarting reconstruction efforts and silencing intellectuals; some estimates put the death toll in the hundreds.