The Party devoted much of its energy in the Great Depression to organizing the unemployed, attempting to found " red " unions, championing the rights of African-Americans and fighting evictions of farmers and the working poor.

This bishop became famous in Kerala for championing the cause of poor people from all religious backgrounds who had come to live Thalassery as a result of shortages elsewhere.

Capra's basic themes of championing the common man, as well as his use of spontaneous, fast-paced dialogue and goofy, memorable lead and supporting characters, made him one of the most popular and respected filmmakers of the 20th century.

With only his niece between himself and the throne, Philip engaged in some rapid political negotiations and convinced Charles of Valois, who along with Odo IV was championing Joan's rights, to switch sides and support him instead.

He spent the 1930s on the backbenches, with his championing of economic planning, anti-appeasement ideals and sharp criticism of Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain serving to isolate him from the party leadership.

In his earlier years he had been noted for his championing of modern music ; Lennox Berkeley's Piano Sonata is dedicated to him.

Memorable for championing the renaming of the genus Lasius after him as Donisthorpea, and for discovering new species of beetles and ants, he is often considered the greatest figure in British myrmecology.

However, Birge's championing of the Bohr atom led him into conflict with the chemists who defended Lewis ' earlier theory of the cubical atom.

He is most notable for championing the works of Gustav Mahler at a time when many did not think much of him.

Burgos ' liberal views, codified in editorial essays, championing political and ecclesiastic reforms in favor of empowering more native clergymen, made him a target of opposition by Roman Catholic authorities.

Ronald Reagan alleged that this was to be used as a launching point for Soviet aircraft, and Odlum's support for it worried both the Americans ( due to their concerns about the purposes of the new facility ) and his fellow communists, who saw him as a " loose cannon " and thought that his continuing public championing of it would further draw American attention.

While Johnson had dealt with text, history, and the circumstances of editing, Montagu wrote instead about the characters, plots, and beauties of the verse in Shakespeare and saw in him a championing of all things inherently English.

His occasional tendency of challenging people to duels ( he fought five in all ) rather than compromise his values, along with his skilful oratory, quick wit and his championing of popular Irish causes such as Catholic Emancipation and the enlargement of the franchise, made him one of the most popular lawyers in Ireland.

Thus, Habermas can compare and contrast the rationality of various forms of society with an eye to the deeper and more universal processes at work, which enables him to justify the critique of certain forms ( i. e., that Nazism is irrational and bad ) and lend support to the championing of others ( i. e., democracy is rational and good ).

His championing of traditional Roman cults impelled him to use the language of religious fervor.

After much debate on the General Executive Board, with Haywood advocating a low profile and GEB member Frank Little championing continued agitation, Ralph Chaplin brokered a compromise agreement.

Currently, only 2 elder tribal members of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians are said to remain who speak adequately ; 1 younger tribal member currently championing the language revitalization efforts.

Any hope for change was squashed with the death of the political leader championing for Ireland, Daniel O ’ Connell in 1847 and the failed rising of the Young Irelanders in 1848.

File: Justus Sustermans-Portrait of Galileo Galilei, 1636. jpg | Galileo Galilei ( 1564-1642 ): discovered the uniform acceleration rate of falling bodies, improved on the refracting telescope, discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter, described projectile motion and the concept of weight ; known for championing of the Copernican theory of heliocentricism against Church opposition.

In a proposal for transforming the journal, Adorno sought to use Anbruch for championing radical modern music against what he called the " stabilized music " of Pfitzner, the later Strauss, as well as the neoclassicism of Stravinsky and Hindemith.

He outmaneuvered more senior competitors by embracing Laurier's legacy, championing labour interests, calling for welfare reform, and offering solid opposition to the Conservative enemy.

Schnabel was known for championing the then-neglected sonatas of Schubert and, even more so, Beethoven, including his more challenging late works.

Upon his death, in 2004, the Ramblers Association praised the 11th Duke for his enlightened championing of open access, as well as his apologies for the attitude of the 10th Duke, who had restricted access to much estate land.

Charles of Valois was a powerful magnate in his own right, a key advisor to Louis X, and had made a bid for the regency in 1316, initially championing Princess Joan, before finally switching sides and backing Philip V. Charles of Valois would have been aware that if Charles died without male heirs, he and his male heirs would have a good claim to the crown.

Mitropoulos, known for championing new composers and obscure operas-in-concert, pioneered in other ways ; adding live Philharmonic performances between movies at the Roxy Theatre and taking Edward R. Murrow and the See It Now television audience on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Orchestra.

Alternatively, men like Benjamin Morgan Palmer, minister of the First Presbyterian Church in New Orleans, were championing the destiny God had made for the Confederate States.

Levine has received critical praise for revitalizing the quality and repertoire since the beginning of his tenure, including championing contemporary composers.

The band quickly expanded to become a full orchestra, gaining a reputation for championing British music.

Schwarz received praise for his championing of American composers and his skills in fund-raising.

As a performer, he is noted for championing contemporary pieces.

The Clement Greenberg Papers document the professional and personal life of the art critic known for championing American Abstract Expressionist painters.

In November 1640 he was elected MP for Saltash in the Long Parliament, He was at first a moderate critic of King Charles I, but gradually moved over towards the royalist side, championing the Church of England and opposing the execution of the Earl of Strafford, Charles's primary advisor.

At that point Polyperchon, a regent of Macedon who had been replaced by Cassander and had all but disappeared for the previous six years, began championing Heracles as Alexander's true heir, and Polyperchon began forming an army.

This I intend the Chronicle shall always be, a newspaper for all the people, democratic in fact and in principle, standing for the greatest good to the greatest number, championing and defending what it believes to be right, and condemning and opposing what it believes to be wrong.

There he was noted for championing Native and African-American rights.

The loss of her Dáil seat has also been attributed to her association with and the championing of, the privatisation of Telecom Éireann, which proved a financial disaster for many small investors, due to the share price falling radically, post privatisation.

Owen is most noted, however, for his championing of drug policy reform.

Between 1988 and 1990, the Mitterand-Rocard administration also played a leading role in pressing for a “ social dimension ” to the new post-1992 EC open market, championing the enactment of a “ social charter ” of basic worker and welfare rights.

Despite the great differences between the two men in musical style and an underlying tension based on musical politics — Brahms championing a more conservative approach to music while Wagner, along with Franz Liszt, called for " the music of the future " with new forms and new tonalities — Wagner complimented the work graciously, if not wholeheartedly, saying, " One sees what still may be done in the old forms when someone comes along who knows how to use them ".

According to the director, the four are introduced with accompanying characterisation: Ringo wanders aimlessly around Liverpool, at one point claiming that he has no imagination ; John appears with literary fanfare, as Frankenstein's monster who drinks a potion and turns into himself ; George appears in a surreal, Sitar-themed area that plays on his championing of transcendental meditation ; and Paul appears as a " modern Mozart ".

Australia U-19 will be looking to repair the poor showing in the subcontinent at the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup, where they finished out of the top eight and lost to Bangladesh U-19 in the Plate final.