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But her tribe and family urged her not to compete and were very much against it.

"The god Indra has sinned, in that he has sinned against ... a Brahmin.

1858 was the year when the courageous uprising against the foreign occupation of India was defeated by the British forces.

And the technician's like, "Ma'am, you've got the mouse up against the screen?"

This is somewhat against resistance and caginess on the part of the interviewee.

And then we train about 50 ophthalmologists against the 70 trained by them, comparable quality, both in training and in patient care.

It is at this times in which politics actually loses control of the economy, and the economy becomes a rogue force working against us.

It can borrow against the total amount of dollars in circulation in the world.

All the other countries, for example the United Kingdom, can borrow only against the amount of money in circulation inside its own borders.

The U.S. in the 1990s was borrowing against the growth of the terror, illegal and criminal economy.

Now, many of you know that the Patriot Act is a legislation that greatly reduces the liberties of Americans in order to protect them against terrorism.

And Joshua remains silent as they vented their rage against him.

In a country ravaged by violence against women, Indian peacekeepers have inspired many local women to join the police force.

And all this against incredible logistical odds, like heat and traffic jams.

Are they coming from India against the wind?

But they are coming 400 miles across the ocean, against the wind.

The anger in me against corruption made me to make a big career change last year, becoming a full-time practicing lawyer.

I do realize that the fight for justice against corruption is never easy.

Through his charities I have had three police cases filed against me alleging trespass, impersonation and intimidation.

The battle against corruption exacts a toll on ourselves, our families, our friends, and even our kids.

And as long as we fight horizontally, against life, against the winds, against what's happening to us, life is a nightmare.

And then, so you can get in the driver's side, sit down, and up against you is a wall.

Every moment of the day feels like a race against the clock.

And thankfully, the answer is yes, because what I discovered, when I began looking around, that there is a global backlash against this culture that tells us that faster is always better, and that busier is best.

We took a very, very small sample of eyewitness videos that showed abuse against transgender and gender-nonconforming people.

So, I began, early on, competing against the other kids, seeing how long I could stay underwater while they went up and down to breathe, you know, five times, while I stayed under on one breath.

And I've been thinking a lot about what I have learned over these last particularly 11 years with V-Day and "The Vagina Monologues," traveling the world, essentially meeting with women and girls across the planet to stop violence against women.

Anyone want to run a comparative effectiveness study on prayer against something?

And you can see here, as this animates over, Steven's actual data against the background of all other patients, against this information.

I'm doing it so we can identify what we're up against.

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