Sentences with phrase «to nail one's colours to the mast»

But, reflecting on the history of natural theology, he is conscious of the danger of nailing his colours to the mast of current scientific thinking.

The governor of the Bank of England has nailed his colours to the mast in favour of the UK's membership of the European Union.

PRESSURE is mounting for the Brexit ditherers to nail their colours to the mast on the In - Out EU vote.

«We haven't nailed our colours to the mast quite yet.

Alex Needham and furry friend nail their colours to the mast for Ang Lee's mystical story about a boy stranded on a life raft with a Bengal tiger

Nail your colours to the mast properly so fans can see.

By refusing to bolster the beleaguered squad even when faced with imminent threat of relegation, Lerner has pretty much nailed his colours to the mast.

But it is a pity that he has nailed his colours to the mast when most independent expert commentary has shown that the Vickers commission proposals will be bad overall for Britain, especially for SMEs, and bad for the international competitiveness of our bankers.

David Cameron has nailed his colours to the mast by promising to create a British bill of rights.

He firmly nailed his colours to the mast (some would say for the first time in five years), supporting the multitude of successes delivered in coalition government.

We know this isn't going to be popular among a great many ConservativeHome readers and 92 % of adopted Tory candidates but we ought to publicly nail our colours to the mast and stand up with Ann Widdecombe, Norman Tebbit, Matthew d'Ancona, Melanie Phillips and Frank Field as supporters of the Government's attempts to introduce a period of 42 days» pre-charge detention.

In effect, the academies, which are the most prestigious of the institutions of science, formally nailed their colours to the mast of the politically correct.

Either way, such people, by writing «CAGW», have nailed their colours to the mast in that they take «CAGW» as gospel.

«The Australian government has nailed its colours to the mast on the issue of renewable energy by choosing manufacturing chief and climate change denier Dick Warburton to head its review into the renewable energy target.»

Nailing his colours to the mast for Andy Murray to lift the Men's Wimbledon title on Sunday is Battersea Dogs & Cats Home resident Chico the «Murray Mastiff».

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But there is a feeling we need to nail our colours to the mast... He represents anti-austerity, investment in sustainable growth, supporting tackling poverty.

Our current poll on the Best FPS Series Of All Time is causing a major stir... and causing all us FPS fans to come out of the woodwork to nail our colours to the mast.

So the chances of Parl refusing to allow Art50 to be triggered, once they have to nail their colours to the mast, are slim to zero, pretty much the same as were the chances of Theresa May refusing to trigger it when it was her turn to declare her position.

The guidance meat of the judgment is at the end where the judge refers in emphatic terms to the clear need for parties to plead their case on particular issues, to «nail their colours to the mast».

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