Sentences with phrase «virtually insurmountable»

The application of the Evidence Act to native title proceedings contributes to the virtually insurmountable burden of proof that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are subject to, a factor which the United Nation's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination commented on in its 2005 Concluding Observations on Australia.9
All of us in the security industry realize that we face a virtually insurmountable task to ensure that the data belonging to our...
All of us in the security industry realize that we face a virtually insurmountable task to ensure that the data belonging to our organizations and customers is kept safe and secure.
Furthermore, there is nothing in the remaining two categories to counter this virtually insurmountable disadvantage.
That prospect was clear this month in Massachusetts, when voters refused to agree to raise a cap on charter school expansion, and Moody's, the rating agency, applauded the move, saying it would allow urban districts to maintain their current financial operations without added pressure from charters that could create virtually insurmountable money problems.
But after her lead became virtually insurmountable during Friday's count, both sides agreed to withdrew their challenges to certain ballots, which resulted in the count being done by about 2:30 p.m., officials said.
The Islanders scored one more goal in Game 3 — into an empty net — to win 3 - 0 and take a virtually insurmountable lead in the series.

Not exact matches

It's just as clear, however, that the film's incongruously languid pace stands as an almost insurmountable obstacle virtually from the get - go, as filmmakers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have employed an episodic structure that becomes more and more problematic as the thin narrative unfolds - with the ongoing emphasis on subplots of a decidedly underwhelming nature (eg Jim's continuing efforts at resisting the advances of a sultry neighbor) compounding the movie's increasingly lackluster atmosphere.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z