Sentences with phrase «war over the role»
It was a proxy war over the role of abortion in the Democratic Party, and the abortion absolutists lost.
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Some believe this is provision reflects shots fired in a culture war over the role and privilege of colleges.
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Trump's focus on Saudi purchases of U.S. military equipment came amid a bipartisan effort to limit the United States» role in Yemen's civil war and protests in several U.S. cities over the Saudi - led invasion, which has contributed to a humanitarian crisis.
BRUSSELS / PARIS, March 16 - Britain, France and Germany have proposed fresh EU sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missiles and its role in Syria's war, according to a confidential document, in a bid to persuade Washington to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
Britain, France and Germany have proposed fresh EU sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missiles and its role in Syria's war, in a bid to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
According to Reuters, Putin's role as intermediary between Riyadh and Tehran was pivotal, and is a «testament to the rising influence of Russia in the Middle East since its military intervention in the Syrian civil war just over a year ago.»
Since World War II, the churches» role in education at all levels has diminished, as the government has taken over.
It was inevitable, perhaps, that the «culture wars» — the debate that continues to rage over the impact of political correctness, multiculturalism, and their allied ideologies — would spawn a genre of liberal apologetics designed to exonerate liberalism itself from its role in abetting the establishment of radical doctrine as a mandatory standard of judgment in mainstream cultural life.
After World War II the states took over the role of expanding the availability of higher education on a large scale.
Energy seems to be a more modern reason than in the past but fighting over resources has always been a role in wars.
Justin Welby saw Mohammed bin Salman at Lambeth Palace in London as concern over Saudi Arabia's role in the war in Yemen continued to cause controversy.
A corruption trial involving his onetime closest political aide begins Monday, casting a shadow over Cuomo's ambitions and his ongoing role as a general in the Democratic war against the GOP tax overhaul, H.R. 1 (115).
A year into his role as Archbishop, the mystical poet from Wales turned on his government over the Iraq War.
While no senators have done so, communications director Adam SmithDavid (Adam) Adam SmithOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Congress, Trump eye new agency to invest in projects overseas Overnight Defense: House panel passes 6B defense bill What's in the bill and what didn't make the cut Pentagon details «failures» in Niger operation Trump, Kim meeting set MORE said the group's effort helped highlight the role DeVos's money has played in politics.
[56] Attlee and Greenwood played a vital role in supporting Churchill during a series of War Cabinet debates over whether or not to negotiate peace terms with Hitler following the Fall of France in May 1940, both supported Churchill and gave him the majority he needed in the War Cabinet to continue Britain's resistance.
Labour and SNP figures consider legal action against former PM to ban him from office over role in Iraq war
From musing over plant specimens collected by Darwin to a blow - by - blow retelling of paleontology's bruising «Bone Wars,» veteran science writer Conniff lovingly chronicles the institution's role in advancing our understanding of everything
That would be the Washington Post's 1971 role in publishing what came to be known as the Pentagon Papers, a top - secret 47 - volume, 7,000 - page Department of Defense study of the war in Vietnam that exposed all manner of official prevarications and outright lies extending over the terms of four presidents.
The 31 - year - old actor plays Chewbacca in «Solo: A Star Wars Story», and he insisted he didn't let fans» expectations weigh him down when shooting the moment his character first met Han Solo - portrayed by Alden Ehrenreich, who has taken over the role from original trilogy star Harrison Ford.
«Solo: A Star Wars Story» arrives in theaters Friday, May 25, with Alden Ehrenreich taking over the role as the coolest man in a galaxy far, far away.
Both have been chosen because of their hopes for a brighter future, but over the decades, Frank (now played by George Clooney) has become disillusioned, and it's up to Casey and Athena to bring him around and in the process save the world from... Well, I won't spoil it, but let's just say this is the sort of movie in which a discussion of global warming plays a supporting role and the senselessness of Hollywood movies and video games receives its obligatory culture - war spanking.
Toby Kebbell Age: 33 Why You Might Know Him: He's had small roles in many films over the years, from «War Horse» to «Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.»
Over 3,000 actors auditioned to play Han Solo in Disney's upcoming Star Wars spin - off film focusing on the iconic character's younger years, but it was 26 - year - old Alden Ehrenreich — a rising star, but not a household name yet — who bagged the massive role in July 2016.
When long - time R2 - D2 performer Kenny Baker died last year, the Star Wars franchise quietly noted that actor Jimmy Vee — who worked without being credited on the character for Star Wars: The Force Awakens — would take over the role for the then - untitled Episode VIII.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (PG - 13 for profanity, sexuality, smoking and brief war violence) Brad Pitt shares the title role with several other actors in David Fincher's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic tale about a man born old who gradually grows younger over the course of his life.
Cate Blanchett essays the title role, a fashionable, confident woman whose lifestyle is at odds with her husbands», and his wealthy parents», sense of patriarchy (Kyle Chandler, wicked but believable) comes into play as a war attrition in the proceedings of their crumbling marriage over their daughter's custody.
It makes sense that Chewie too - or at least Joonas Suotamo who's taken over from Peter Mayhew in portraying the Wookiee on screen - will appear, and as Kelly Marie Tran's Rose Tico survived the events of The Last Jedi, she'll hopefully have a role in Star Wars 9 as well.
This means that regardless of how many very disparate roles Benedict Cumberbatch has played over the years, most people will see him as the modernized Sherlock Holmes or, lately Doctor Stephen Strange, aka that wizard from «Avengers: Infinity War.»
The Hollywood trade said Sanada is expected to film «a supporting role on the upcoming Marvel film Avengers: Infinity» - no «War» at the end of that, but presuming an editorial oversight over there it would infer Avengers: Infinity War.
Rogers hands leadership of the Avengers over to Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who began Civil War retired from his role as Iron Man, and boyfriend to Pepper.
The members of the cabinet want Viscount Halifax (Stephen Dillane), but he treats the position like a hot potato, turning the role over to the last person they see as someone who can ensure peace or win the war.
She drove her career, going to war with the studios to demand better roles and more control over her career, and remained a force to be reckoned with through the 1960s.
As citizens all over the world are fully aware, tensions, conflicts, and wars are persisting, and national, regional, and international institutions are powerless, even when limiting their role to avoiding the permanent deterioration of people's living conditions and means of subsistence.
Despite federal officials» emphasis on state and local reforms, the program at the heart of the Administration's education agenda has become a battleground in the war over the federal role in education.
Over those years the company has employed many thousands of local people, and has also played a significant role in both war efforts.
But the contests on May 1 and 2 are taking place at a time of renewed interest in the role that the councils play in the city's long - standing tug of war over control of its schools.
As we demonstrated in our 2015 analysis of the Common Core debate on Twitter, the dispute about the standards was largely a proxy war over other politically - charged issues, including opposition to a federal role in education, which many believe should be the domain of state and local education policy; a fear that the Common Core could become a gateway for access to data on children that might be used for exploitive purposes rather than to inform educational improvement; a source for the proliferation of testing which has come to oppressively dominate education; a way for business interests to exploit public education for private gain; or a belief that an emphasis on standards reform distracts from the deeper underlying causes of low educational performance, which include poverty and social inequity.
As these two groups make war over everything from the growth of charters to the role of test scores in teacher evaluations, critical issues for children go unattended.
These banks have played a major role in influencing the mortgage rates over the years but this year the «mortgage wars» between the six bigwigs caused a lot of confusion amongst the brokers and consumers alike.
Changing the role and status of cats in relation to humans, a development which has occurred in the U.S. only within the lives of the World War II and Baby Boom generations, and has barely begun in most of the rest of the world, is not to be confused with changing the natural role of cats as it evolved over many millennia before humans existed.
«In addition, we are excited to announce that Black Tusk Studios in Vancouver, BC will take over development of the «Gears of War» franchise and that Rod Fergusson, former Director of Production at Epic Games on the «Gears of War» franchise, will join Microsoft and play a key studio leadership role at Black Tusk on the development of the franchise going forward.»
Emma Tate who voices Nico Collard, Maria de Santos, a young Tiago Marques and Sofia has a massive amount of experience in voice - overs having voiced characters in television series including Captain Scarlet, The Jungle Book, Angelina Ballerina and more besides, alongside roles in videogames such as Telltale's Wallace and Gromit episodic games, Rogue Trooper, Shinobido, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, LEGO: The Hobbit and Bloodborne, amongst others; while Nicholas Boulton voices Richard Langham having voiced characters in Killzone 3, The Witcher 2, Mass Effect 3, Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward and much more besides; Toby Longworth voices Marques having voiced Senator Lott Dodd and Gragra in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace as well as videogames such as Tropico 5, Sacred 3, Risen 3: Titan Lords and more besides; Terry Wilton voices Father Simeone and Vlad having previously narrated the Trine games, alongside an incredibly talented cast.
His new role sees him looking over Microsoft Studios and its original content like 343 Industries responsible for Halo, The Coalition who did Gears of War, and Forza's Turn 10.
and also has worked on role playing game creation and adventure creation in the role playing industry as a freelancer (For such companies as Hero Games, Palladium Books Rifts Index and Adventures Vol 1 hook line and sinker story contributor) working over the years with his editor and co writer for many projects, Donna Millheim, his wife, together... wrote the «electronic games» article for Funk And Wagnalls Encyclopedia Edwin has also worked as writer on comic adaptations to some of his writer / created role - playing games such as Bright Future (Sci Fi) and Unknown Eagles (Based in World War II), and Moonsfar: Warrior's Creed.
The voice - overs for the majority of the characters are lifted directly from the Star Wars films, so when you are hearing the dialogue of Han Solo, then you really are hearing Harrison Ford with further noticeable archive audio from Carrie Fisher as Leia, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, John Boyega as Finn, Daisy Ridley as Rey, Oscar Isaac as Poe Damoeron, Anthony Daniels as C - 3PO, Max von Sydow as Lor San Tekka and much more besides, while there are also exceptional voice - over artists such as Matthew Mercer and JB Blanc amongst many more talented voice - over artists fulfilling a variety of character roles on the fringe of the story that interweaves with the archived audio to tell the story as authentically as possible.
I mean there are all sorts of places where you can talk Nintendo news on the interwebs, get into console wars or argue in circles over what role Daisy or Waluigi even serve in the series... but (barring an unprecedented influx in knuckleheads) there's no better adjusted set of Mario series commentators with a wider knowledge of it's highs and lows than on MPL.
They live in the heavens watching over the people of Hyrule, and they played a major role in the Spirit War, a war that ensued between the Demon King and the Spirits of GoWar, a war that ensued between the Demon King and the Spirits of Gowar that ensued between the Demon King and the Spirits of Good.
Black Tusk Studios will now take over development of future Gears of War games, with former Epic Games director of production Rod Fergusson playing a key role in the series going forward.
«This incredibly important case will highlight the devastating role that the timber industry played in the destruction of Liberia in a war that cost over 250,000 lives.
The shipments began streaming into the country over the past two weeks, along with separate deliveries by the State Department of vehicles and other gear — a flow of material that marks a major escalation of the U.S. role in Syria's civil war.