Sentence examples for Upon preserving from inspiring English sources

In 1848 49 Palmerston was more intent upon preserving the general peace than upon patronizing Liberalism.

This has put pressure on the Bush administration, intent upon preserving the stability of its largest oil supplier and the appearance of Middle Eastern approval for its fight against terrorism, to toughen its stance on Israel.

The Pelagian insistence upon preserving the kind of autonomy that seems required by the moral ideals of Christianity set in motion a fierce controversy about the nature of original sin and the role of grace in overcoming it [Brown 1967, pp.340 364].

The Corporation of London's public enquiry in 2012 drew widespread support for an urban regeneration plan intent upon preserving Smithfield's historical identity.

The insurance program is dependent upon preserving as much wild genetic diversity as possible to maximize the success of subsequent reintroductions to the wild.

This approach places emphasis on the complete emissions trajectory necessary to attain an agreed-upon preserved forest and as such, meets both forest conservation and climate goals simultaneously.

However, rather than rely on the ability to compute absolute deforestation rates with incremental targets and base year calculations, a post-2012 deforestradingtrading system could allow countries to sell carbon credits associated with the standing stock of the agreed-upon "preserved forest" once they have transitioned from a positive to negative deforestation growth rate.

If you get lucky, you just might hit upon preserved organic molecules that hint at some past biology.

But, she added, "there were some things we did, actually agree upon, like preserving open space for parts of town".

Collaboration and agreed-upon regulations for preserving at-risk regions will ensure local biodiversity remains resilient in the face of ongoing challenges.

161 BCE or 160 BCE Judas Maccabeus, also called Judah Maccabee, Maccabeus also spelled Maccabaeus (died 161/160 bce) Jewish guerrilla leader who defended his country from invasion by the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes, preventing the imposition of Hellenism upon Judaea, and preserving the Jewish religion.