Sentences with phrase «wide campaign against»

Golden Rice will be an eventual real threat to our farmers, making it an imperative for us to campaign and support the Asia wide campaign against Golden Rice commercialization.»

The last 60 years or so have seen a co-ordinated world - wide campaign against motherhood, against the privilege and dignity, the beauty and fulfilment that it represents.

But Mr Porter insisted the wider campaign against fees and particularly those Liberal Democrat MPs who fail to rebel against the government would continue unabated.

Of course one sympathises with the wider campaign against government waste.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK, NY — Today, the Democratic National Committee filed a wide - ranging, partisan civil lawsuit in federal court against the Trump Campaign, WikiLeaks, and the Russian Government.

Dublin's campaign to ratify the eurozone fiscal discipline pact is failing to build momentum against a backdrop of weakening economic growth and a wider European debate about austerity, with almost one - in - five Irish voters still undecided.

The Facebook exec's tweets followed Mueller's release of indictments against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian businesses for what Mueller called a wide - ranging effort to undermine the 2016 presidential election, including efforts aimed at «supporting the presidential campaign of then - candidate Donald J. Trump.»

Extending the franchise to 16 - and 17 - year - olds narrowly saw off an alternative proposal to campaign against racism and religious discrimination to be adopted as the UK wide cause.

In what will be a hotly contested race pitting Avella against other campaign heavyweights like City Councilman Peter Vallone and Leroy Comrie, Lobbyist Melinda Katz, and Senator Jose Peralta, despite the strong opposition Avella is said to be mulling a chance to stand out from the crowd to gain a foothold in boro - wide politics for another shot at Mayor in 2017.

«Just as earlier campaigns helped prove that something like a Sanders candidacy could have such wide success,» says Dan Cantor, the national director of the Working Families Party, «[the Sanders campaign] will pave the way for other populist insurgents to run against the political and financial establishment.»

A wide swath of Bronx elected officials turned out at Bronx Borough Hall to back Mr. Espaillat for his rematch campaign against Mr. Rangel, who is seeking a 23rd term.

«This is not a campaign against free speech, far from it, it is simply there is a wider public interest at stake when it involves harm to other people.»

Warsaw, Poland (AP)-- Poland's senate leader has appealed to Poles living abroad to report to the authorities any statements deemed to hurt «Poland's good name» — part of a wider campaign by the government to defend the country against what it calls historical untruth and slander.

Several of the team have been heavily involved in successful SLF campaigns including the Liberal Democrat campaign against the NHS Bill, and in taking forward progressive Liberal Democrat policies in a wide variety of areas.

In his words, «The wide acceptance of NYSC Scheme both at the national and international levels is borne out by the noteworthy contribution of Corps members to such exercises as the electoral process, the effective nationwide campaign against HIV / AIDs, Road accidents, Drug Abuse, Human Trafficking, Corruption, Illiteracy and the implementation of various aspects of the SDGs programme.

The attack is the latest against a mosque in northeast Nigeria and the wider Lake Chad region, as part of a campaign of violence by the Islamist group against civilian «soft» targets.

A few of course parroted the distortions the «No» campaign was built on or gave wanting to do in Nick Clegg as an excuse for voting against, but far more voted AV down because it had become too tied up with the politics of the Coalition and thus divorced from a wider and more genuine discussion of constitutional reform.

But some $ 5 million and an ugly campaign later, Mr. Recchia lost by a wider margin than Mark Murphy did running against Mr. Grimm in 2012.

The NUT conference in Brighton on Saturday will debate calls for a wide - ranging campaign against compulsory academy status, including the threat of a one - day strike in the summer term.

Meanwhile, Gosia McKane, quality assurance and training manager at the National Centre for Supplementary Resources, who are leading a campaign against the decision, said it could have a wider impact on the economy if such exams were scrapped.

Choose from a wide range of heroes from three factions — The Hundred Kingdoms, The Faeborne, and The Revenant — and conquer lands through single player campaigns, or battle against friends through online multiplayer in board game - style maps.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is a UK - and Washington DC - based Non-Governmental Organization that investigates and campaigns against a wide range of environmental crimes, including illegal wildlife trade, illegal logging, hazardous waste and trade in climate - and ozone - altering chemicals.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is a US tax exempt environmental organization that investigates and campaigns against a wide range of environmental crimes, including illegal wildlife trade, illegal logging, hazardous waste, and trade in climate and ozone - altering chemicals.

The tour marks the beginning of a new chapter in Greenpeace's long legacy of activism — the group is planning to launch a wide - scale American campaign against coal this spring, and the Coal - Free Future is something like its pilot run (read more about the actions completed thus far on the tour blog).

deCOALonise.africa will help amplify regional campaigns, and highlight campaigns against coal on a continent - wide as well as global level.

Not - for - profit campaign group, the Association of Personal Lawyers (APIL), has criticised proposed new rules on how insurance companies search their historical records if a potential claim for compensation is being made against them, saying that they are «wide of the mark».

Car accident lawyers know that the injuries caused by drowsy driving are no less severe than those caused by drunk or distracted driving, yet no wide - spread publicity campaign against drowsy driving exists.

The Ontario Network of Injured Workers» Groups is launching the province - wide Workers» Comp is a Right campaign because we need to stand up to the injustices that are being committed against us as injured workers.