Sentences with phrase «who thwarts these efforts»

It is God who thwarts these efforts.

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Rather, we learn about otherness of purpose by the brute resistance of the other to our purposes — whether this is a child who has been told no, or a plant that is thwarted in its effort to grow towards the light by a pair of pruning shears, otherness of purpose is, at its ground, metaphysically other at the outset, and epistemologically other only emergently.

This, of course, is the order of the illiberal Demiurge, who in the interest of thwarting the Liberator Devil will even go to the extreme of endorsing the efforts of Tipper Gore and her kind to clean up rap and rock lyrics.

He said the number was «against the odds and all predictions — and in spite of some who tried to thwart the effort.»

That was because their efforts to control the grassroots were based on a misconception of local parties and members, who were seen as dangerous radicals who would thwart the modernisers» ambition to make the party more responsive to more moderate voters.

The methodology, as always, may be debatable, but the result nevertheless could be seized on by Cuomo and the Senate Republicans who are aligned with him on this issue, and could complicate efforts by de Blasio and his allies to make the case that opponents of his plan are thwarting a public mandate.

He also alleged that the way the men of the Anti-Vice team, who perpetrated the heinous act that led to the death of Innocent were thwarting all efforts in getting justice for the bereaved family spoke volume of their involvement in the matter.

There are plenty of state and local officials, starting with Governor Cuomo, who aggressively attempt to thwart news gathering efforts,» said Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney, who will moderate the panel.

«I am heartened to see so many neighbors and members of our community come out to honor his memory, and stand together ready to push back against those who wish to divide us and thwart our efforts for a more just society.»

«Against the odds and all predictions - and in light of some who tried to thwart the effort - I am pleased to announce that we have collected more than 27,000 signatures in four days,» Spitzer said on his official Twitter account.

Thanks to the efforts of Princess Cecilia and Rodea, a machine soldier who promised to protect Garuda, Emperor Geardo's assault was thwarted.

In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans, Albus Dumbledore (Law) enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead.

«Zero Charisma» is a movie about emotionally inert people who labor mightily to change their lives in small ways, and whose efforts at self - improvement are thwarted by emotional feedback loops that cause them to make the same mistakes over and over.

C + Promised Land Rated R for language Available on DVD and Blu - ray Matt Damon and John Krasinski co-write and co-star in this little indie about a natural gas salesman (Damon) who goes into a small American town in order to convince them to allow his company to tap into their resources only to find opposition from a young out - of - towner (Krasinski) who is determined to thwart his every effort.

Aimed squarely at those who use the social media platform to bully, threaten and harass others, Twitter's new tool for thwarting these efforts is a new button for reporting abuse.

Whatever the inadequacies of the engagement efforts, shouldn't we focus our criticism first and foremost on those elected officials, union leaders, and activists who were pursuing a strategy of deception and vitriol — who woke up every day seeking to thwart positive change for kids, seeking to prevent the expansion of schools that were getting outsized success for children, seeking to undermine policies designed to increase equitable access to the district's better schools, seeking to gum up efforts to empower parents with choice, and seeking to thwart all efforts aimed at fostering an honest conversation about which educators were truly superlative and which were badly underserving children?

DeVos» appointment has increased awareness of educational issues, and many parents and community members who were not previously active in politics are organizing protests and running for school board in an effort to thwart DeVos» agenda of privatization.

And Douglas, in explaining her decision to fire Thompson and Vazquez, essentially said they were thwarting her efforts, calling them «two liberal staff who have publicly stated they will block all efforts to repeal or change Common Core.»

Former State Senator Gloria Romero, who authored the Parent Trigger law, previously explained to the Weekly that the operation in Compton had to be carried out quietly, or district officials would have thwarted parents» efforts early on.

Keller will be thwarted by his counterpart Echo who is gathering intelligence for the Helghast and is relentless in her efforts against the Vektans.

It doesn't support online, but if you are playing alone it can be quite enjoyable as the AI does put up a decent challenge, but any title like this will always benefit from cries of frustration from your friend who was so close to killing the boss, but you just thwarted their efforts.

Objectively, then, the groups who have been most successful in thwarting the much - hyped nuclear renaissance are those who blocked efforts to make nuclear power more cost - competitive.

How can you thwart the efforts of thieves who want to make off with your treasured possession?

Although cyberthefts involving home settlements have been occurring for several years, the number of attacks and the dollar amounts stolen during the past year are stunning realty industry experts, who expected that greater public awareness of the problem — and efforts by title and realty firms to better secure their systems — would thwart the hackers.