Sentences with phrase «ups standing against»

Once again, the current occupant of the White House has effectively issued a challenge to the school reform movement, especially to conservatives who once were the dominant force within it: Will they up stand against the administration's war against the futures of poor and minority children?

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Additionally, they noted that those who were more likely to push back against their superiors as children «also have higher levels of willingness to stand up for their own interests and aims, a characteristic that leads to more favorable individual outcomes — in our case, income.»

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Creating a plan that allows your organization to stand up against a major disaster or disruption is a gradual process.

Those aren't easy names to go up against; they have substantial footholds in hospitals around the world, and they may be able to leverage those long - standing relationships to elbow their devices into the OR.

Whether or not it will be able to stand up against the likes of Fifty Shades of Grey or Kingsman: The Secret Service in its second week is another question entirely, but also one that will have a much clearer answer in about seven days.

Standing up against the immigration ban — or any other Trump policy — could risk upsetting an administration that has not been shy about lashing out against companies that don't toe the line.

But as a government official said, «It was a way of demonstrating that Singapore was prepared to stand up against the mighty America.»

Cable ratings for Sunday have yet to be released, so it remains to be seen if HBO's massively popular series Game of Thrones was able to stand up against the NBA's season - ender, though it is also possible that last night's very poorly - timed outage for HBO Now — the premium cable channel's paid streaming service — could have sent at least some viewers over to ABC for the end of the Cavaliers - Warriors match - up.

It should have been news in July when I went out and stood up and said I'm against it.

«And remember, anything is possible if enough decent people are prepared to stand up against the establishment.»

But it didn't stand up to the Apple Watch in terms of what it could do; at $ 249.99 for the base model, it also came up against it in price.

For dogs that spend a lot of time outside, you'll need a bed that will keep your dog off the ground and can stand up against some rough weather.

So, my first goal is continuing down the road of building solutions that help us stand up against the best financed adversaries.

If his complaint results in SEC penalties against private - equity firms, he'd stand to collect up to 30 % of the proceeds.

For Kaukaohu Wahilani, who flew from his home on Oahu to Kauai to support Mau - Espirito and others, it's about standing up to the wrongs committed against Hawaiians — all the way back to the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom 125 years ago.

To help leaders identify how well their benefits and perks stand up against those that employees expect or want to receive from their employer, Gallup has identified categories that reflect how important the benefits and perks previously described are to employees in general.

«The president has moved to expose hardworking Americans to unfair, deceptive and predatory practices, perpetuating a massive con on those who thought he would stand up for them against the powerful interests,» Pelosi told reporters.

Despite the innovation and leadership, albeit flawed, that many felt Kalanick had brought to Uber, his skillset could not stand up to the powerful forces allied against him and demanding a change.

«Because I care about Israel, I must stand up against violence, corruption, inequality, and abuse of power,» said Portman, defending her decision not to attend the Genesis Prize.

CEO Travis Kalanick teared up at the company's all - hands meeting shortly after the blog published, calling Fowler's experience at the company «abhorrent and against everything Uber stands for and believes in.»

Rosinski doesn't regret standing up to Bayou Bridge Pipeline LLC, despite the injunction against her.

We just launched Stand Up for Productivity as an 18 - month promotional productivity revolution that aims to cause a backlash against ineffective IT solutions.

Further, Premier Klein continued to present himself as the candidate to stand up against the federal government and protect Albertans» interests.

And, in the legislature I stood before my colleagues and Indigenous leaders to publicly apologize that the Alberta government did not stand up against residential schools.

Nineteen Liberal, New Democrat, and Progressive Conservative MLAs voted in favour of the motion, but it failed after 31 PC and Wildrose MLAs stood up and voted against it.

Here you can see how your funds fared or how they rank against the competition, just as any sports fan does when looking up the league standings in the sports pages.

Under the financial reform law, all these officers were consolidated into CFPB, whose only mission is to stand up for the consumer against bullying and complex financial institutions.

The third speaker stood up to argue against the topic, but then folded, seemingly in defeat, in the middle of his presentation.

Muslims who stand against jihad end up dead themselves....

They expect people to stand up for them when they are discriminated against, but they find no problem with discriminating against gays and lesbians.

Atheism only defines my lack of belief in gods, I will stand up against people pushing their religion in my face or the public square, instead of keeping it in their homes and churches - the only two places it belongs.

But until we come to the end of ourselves then we are going to do and say what we want, even as it was with me: It's one thing to be a heathen, even as I was, but a whole other ball game to set our hearts on God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired of our own lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up by the one they advocate for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexandria

Some would protest against Muslims using schools as a place of worship, but there are those of us who would stand up against those who give our Christian name a bad one.

I think that ALL MUSLIMS should stand up and AGAINST Extremism and Terrorism.

Jesus» life is a testament to the courage to speaking out against injustice, standing up for those in need and speaking truth even when it's unpopular, and even if it means being labeled a troublemaker.

Bigger Thomas stands on a Chicago street corner watching airplanes flown by white men racing against the sun and «Goddamn» he says, the bitterness bubbling up like blood, remembering a million indignities, the terrible, rat - infested house, the humiliation of home - relief, the intense, aimless, ugly bickering, hating it; hatred smolders through these pages like sulphur fire.

«To stand against Israel is to stand against God,» the Rev. Jerry Falwell wrote in 1981, and today Republicans angling for the Oval Office are racking up frequent flyer miles to Israel to prove that they stand with God.

Beg from you to support and stand by the legally elected ruling party against those militants within the opposition who are breaking down our country and killing the youth... those if they come up to rule will incur bloodshed every where and will stretch their bloodshed to reach every corner of this Arabian Peninsular... take my word for it they are evil and worse than that who you dumped into the sea...

Spread the word amongst your fellow American Muslims... they (like the rest of us Americans) must stand up and be heard against Islamic extremism and terrorism.

IDEA: Starting a Facebook Page, (group), for muslims and non-muslims standing up against Terrorism.Extremists, and False Teachings of Islam.

The situation today is much different... EVERYONE is aware of what is going on in Iraq... are any German people in this country standing up to speak out against it... and doing so in a highly visible way which showcases their German heritage?

I should add that the same applies to Islam as well... the moderates should be the ones standing up against the extremists...

Or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

Our love of the past conflicts often with your plans for the future; our love of order does not show up on abstract statistics; our tendency to look to each other for affection and support stands against a minister's wish to obtain emotional support away from the small church.

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal: Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

Thank you Bob Costas for speaking up for responsible gun control and for finally taking a stand against the completeIDIOTS seeking to destroy our nation with their fascist ideology.

And then there he was, born while I was leaning against our old truck, standing up, into my own hands, nearly 9 pounds of shrieking boy - child humanity, welcomed by my uncontrollable laughter and his father's uncontrollable relief - tears.

It would cost to take a stand against these very prominent leaders, despite the fact that the situation we were dealing with is widely recognized as one of the worst, if not the worst, instances of evangelical cover - up of sexual abuse.

How could anyone stand up against Gagnon's withering logic here?