"To fly the flag" means to proudly display or represent something, usually an organization, a country, or a cause. It can also symbolize showing support or loyalty towards a particular group or idea.
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I think if you have an opportunity to access mainstream media and
fly the flag for what we believe in and stand for, generally that's an opportunity to be taken.
In addition to ships
flying flags of convenience, some ships have no nationality at all.
The club has been
flying the flag for sustainable sport since 2011, when its New Lawn stadium became the country's first meat free ground.
When a ship is documented, it means that the ship has the nationality of the country and can
fly the flag of that country.
Meanwhile, the party says it has no special interest among the 12 aspirants that have shown interest in
flying its flag in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State.
The game, released for PC and mobile in 2016 and now also on Hatch, ended up on multiple game - of - the - year lists and made the developer Butterscotch Shenanigans into a going concern — now working on a hotly anticipated new IP and
flying the flag high for indie game development in the American heartland city of St. Louis, Missouri.
Collette Dinnigan was an interesting choice, as she is South African born and Australian based, so, for once, Kate was
not flying the flag for British fashion.
So flying the flag for Promotion Done In The Proper Way are Norwich, who February finds sitting in 17th, just outside the relegation zone, two points above Newcastle.
The Brits are
also flying the flag at the Emmys too, with Luther, Game Of Thrones, Sherlock and Downton Abbey all earning big nominations.
Placed by the German Embassy in Washington, it reminded readers of the existence of the war zone and cautioned that «
vessels flying the flag of Great Britain, or of any of her allies, are liable to destruction» and that travelers sailing on such ships «do so at their own risk.»
«If you can show me one country that doesn't have issues, if you can show me one country where innocent people are not shot by police officers, if you can show me one country where people are having issues being displaced from their home because of the cost of rent, if you can show me one country where people are not receiving adequate legal protection because of over-proliferation of prisons in their country, then I would say we can not
fly a flag over Borough Hall,» he said.
Currently scheduled for a 17 November 2017 release date,
Last Flying Flag has also been chosen to open the 55th New York Film Festival in September.
The only thing they can't do is board you; the flag state ordinarily has the exclusive right to board or authorize the boarding of
ships flying its flag in international waters, with exceptions for pirates, slavers, unauthorized broadcasters, and ships which a navy has grounds to believe are stateless or are really the same nationality as the warship (in which case they can board and ask for your papers).
Between 1920 and 1938, the NAACP
flew a flag outside its headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York City reading, «A man was lynched yesterday.»
For visitors who prefer campgrounds or RV travel,
Flying Flags RV Park and Campground, and Rivergrove Mobile Home Park are ready to serve their needs.
With the licensing model, brokers can own the brokerage and
fly our flag without having to carry the overhead and deal with operational headaches all on their own like a franchisee would have to.
Sure the likes of Paul Ince, Steve McManaman and David Beckham made a big impression during their spells in Italy and Spain respectively, while Gareth Bale is
currently flying the flag impressively for Great Britain with Real Madrid.
I will continue to watch UK makers do their thing and will
always fly the flag for British Handmade.
«I do think it's brave of the chief medical officer to
fly this flag because it's getting considerable opposition from politicians and the drink industry.»
I've been the MP for the Ribble Valley (next door to his Blackburn constituency) for 18 years and not once have I heard Jack
Straw flying the flag for proportional representation.
But the daddy of them all - for
flying the flag around the world (second - highest overseas earners for the UK), for consistently highquality and a stage show that is simply the best you will ever see - is Iron Maiden.
«If Labour is simply the party of protest, if the trade unions
simply fly the flag of fairness, we won't win,» he says.
Romney's campaign toasted its top donors aboard a 150 - foot
yacht flying the flag of the Cayman Islands.
Winser London really likes one colour head - to - toe one dressing, so I'm
really flying the flag for them here!
While Liverpool and
Nottingham flew the flag for pop music voting for Take That, and Leeds opting for R&B popstar Rihanna, rock bands like Leicester favourites Foo Fighters prevailed across many of the UK's biggest cities.
The tone was set by the festival t - shirt, which include an art deco style cruise ship
flying a flag with a Dusty Cohl - inspired cowboy hat.
The hosts are regular guests at the bash and won the Best Entertainment Performance prize in both 2014 and 2015, yet Dec will be
flying the flag solo at the bash
Also heading to Singapore will be DRIVE from Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni representing Wales, and Velocity Racing from Inveralmond Community High School,
Livingston flying the flag for Scotland.
It seems the race taxi role will involve parading around the circuit before
races flying the flag for Audi and it's e-tron range.
Hi All, I like many VW owners am in wait mode, but to
fly the flag when I wipe my finger around the exhaust of my MY 13.5 Passat it is only slightly greyed, and the fact it broke CARB requirements by 40 % but what volume are we talking it may sound huge but quantity could be minimal.