Sentences with phrase «holding government positions»

Holding government positions like secretary of state for Wales he delivered further devolution for the people of Wales and at the department of trade and Industry he brought many hundreds of millions of pounds of compensation to thousands of chronically ill miners.

Tony Blair had famously never held a government position before becoming Prime Minister, as the Labour Party had been out of power for the entire duration of his career as an MP.

The senior advocate wondered how Patience, who was a civil servant and never held any government position, could have billions in her bank accounts.

Last month the government banned four scientists — including former ISRO head G. Madhavan Nair, who oversaw India's successful Chandrayaan - 1 lunar probe in 2008 — from holding a government position for the rest of their lives.

Not exact matches

So, the only way this CPP expansion can be held back now is if some of signing provinces decide to reverse their position in the next few weeks before indicating final support to the federal government.

Prior to joining the Obama team, Fingert held an executive position at the General Services Administration where he managed a 375 - million - square - foot real estate portfolio and the government's real estate acquisitions program.

For example, Sen. Lindsey Graham has threatened to hold up nominations for government positions until survivors of last year's deadly attack on the diplomatic post in Libya appear before Congress.

Ms. Devine served as President and Managing Director of a Norwegian affiliate of ExxonMobil from 1996 to 2000, and since 1988 held various corporate positions responsible for shareholder relations and governance issues, as well as international government relations with an emphasis on Vietnam, Indonesia, Nigeria and Russia.

The only additional expenses you pay associated with the mutual funds held in a Fidelity Go account will be for certain expenses of the core Fidelity money market fund position for your account, the Fidelity Government Cash Reserves Fund (FDRXX).

Michael previously held CEO positions at digital publishing firm Zmags and government service provider Corrective Solutions.

He has worked in both government and commercial space programs, and has held leadership positions in commercial ventures and NASA.

In addition to his focus on government - guaranteed lending, he has held positions of senior credit analyst, branch manager and vice president.

One opposition lawmaker said the ban was not a government position, but rather one that the Ministry of Justice and, possibly the president, hold themselves.

Overall, the Strategic Total Return Fund remains positioned primarily to benefit from downward pressure on real interest rates and the U.S. dollar, but our overall exposure to risk is relatively conservative in all of the asset classes we hold - TIPS, precious metals, utilities, U.S. agency notes, and foreign government securities.

Olivia joined Qantas in 2009 and has held several positions, including the role of Group Executive, Brand, Marketing & Corporate Affairs and Group Executive for Government Relations and Corporate Affairs.

He held four cabinet posts under Premier Klein's government: in 1997 Stelmach became Minister of Agriculture, Food and Development; in May 1999, he was shuffled to the Infrastructure Ministry and later became Minister of Transport; and in 2004, he became the Alberta Intergovernmental Affairs Minister, a position he held until he resigned in June 2006 to become a party leadership candidate.

«Each period, whether a day, a month, a year or longer, represents an infinite number of possible learning opportunities, revealing more and more about correlations, hedging, law, regulation, culture, sizing positions, trading versus holding, activism, bankruptcy law and practice, government action and political impacts on investing, organizational realities and growth, as well as the kind of personal characteristics that are required to do this job well.»

At first, Camus favored execution for «men of treason and injustice» who had held high positions in the Vichy government.

How can you have earned an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree and hold a responsible position in business or government and believe that God requires....

Children of Jesus & Mary Magdalene walk this earth today, and hold powerful positions in world government.

Of course he holds this position, because he does not know how Christians killed Baptists under William Tryon when Baptists were not allowed to Marry, be in government, gather for worship, have a shcool, or own land.

Michael J. Astrue is the best poet ever to hold a truly major appointed position in the American government.

To only allow qualified people to hold positions, to restrict the ability of a greedy person, greedy for wealth or power or both, to hijack the workings of government for personal gain in wealth / power.

It's a striking move in a world where the top government positions in most countries are still held by men.

In some instances he held positions similar to those of the fanatics (pietists or Anabaptists)-- for instance, his attitude toward the holding of high office in government.64

Usually when we speak of authority we are referring either to the state, that is, the authority of the government vested in certain positions and so in the people who hold those positions, or to the legal authority that derives from ownership or contract.

Common guys, do we really want somebody who depends on a make - believe, bearded, anthropomorphic man in sky to guide her decision making process to hold the top executive position in our government?

Before opening her own firm, Bailey - Chapman held a number of public affairs and advocacy leadership positions including vice president of public affairs for Penn National Gaming, the country's second largest gaming company, where she oversaw a multi-state government affairs team and managed several local and statewide referenda campaign efforts.

A government pamphlet from the time recommended that «mothering meant holding the baby quietly, in tranquility - inducing positions» and that «the mother should stop immediately if her arms feel tired» because «the baby is never to inconvenience the adult.»

He said the party will lose if the grassroot that worked tirelessly to secure win for the party are neglected therefore core members of the NDC holding positions in government institutions must be sacked.

Dr Chris Ngige, who presented government's position, also asked them to put the planned strike on hold, saying it was open to dialogue with the bodies.

You could feasibly write about how the coalition government looks unlikely to tackle it (ie, Tories dropped their IHT threshold raise and raised CGT, but it seems very unlikely that they'll go further on either position; tax reform overall remains to be seen, but I don't hold out much hope while it consists of «crackdowns» rather than actual proposals for changing the law).

She held all of these government positions until Labour lost the 2010 general election.

Perhaps the prime minister's concerns are heartfelt but you don't get to hold a senior position in government and then act as if you have nothing to do with its failings.

Curran has pledged to ban her government appointees from holding active leadership positions in a political party committee or club, and from contributing to her campaign.

Legislators in Albany perform public service part - time from January to June each year and are allowed the hold employment positions at law firms, companies and government agencies.

She held that position right up until now — an exceptionally long stint in one of the government's toughest jobs.

Those holding government or official party positions would have to resign to vote with the opposition.

He has held positions in New York City government, including deputy comptroller for policy, audit, accountancy, and contracts and executive assistant / chief of staff to the Brooklyn Borough President.

According to a Local Government Minister, O.B Amoah, for the MMDCE elections to be possible, there is a need for a referendum to be held or Article 55 (3) of the Constitution amended to make the position a partisan one.

So the government maintains the holding position that it is considering the amendments from peers - and in fairness it would not normally bring them back to the Commons within days of the Lords third reading - but the consideration could go on for quite a while.

The Deputy Minister also noted that, the Local Government Ministry is holding series of meetings with the various stakeholders to make MMDCEs position electable.

I thought it was a bit early in the election to start slinging mud, but apparently Gibson and his supporters don't have a whole lot to say about their positions nows that the government shutdown and the attempt to hold the payment of the government's debts for blackmail has come to such a pitiful end.

A number of other senior Labour figures also took up senior positions: the trade union leader Ernest Bevin, as Minister of Labour, directed Britain's wartime economy and allocation of manpower, the veteran Labour statesman Herbert Morrison became Home Secretary, Hugh Dalton was Minister of Economic Warfare and later President of the Board of Trade, while A. V. Alexander resumed the role he had held in the previous Labour Government as First Lord of the Admiralty.

Questioned on the issue by Labour backbencher Gordon Prentice during business questions yesterday, Mr Straw confirmed that there would be a statement explaining the government's position before any debate on replacing the submarine system was held.

«Some of the people holding high positions in the government, like my ministers, will tell you that I didn't know them from Adam.

That may be true for most of the world, but I don't think it's true for the US, where deniers are still common and hold key positions in government (if you disagree, sources would be great!).

One thing that beats my imagination is how the leadership of NPP will allow the NDC appointees to continue holding key positions in the ruling government Seven Months after taking power when these are the very people who are also going to campaign across the length and breadth of the country to wrestle power from the NPP in 2020.

According to the Ghana Integrity Initiative, the African Automobile cars left to rot at the Institute of Local Government Studies even after the Judgment Debt Commission has concluded its work and some indicted officials by the Commission still holding public positions shows that the country has not put in enough effort and commitment in tackling corruption.

Mr Forth held that position for two years, where he enjoyed weekly encounters in the House with his government counterpart, the late Robin Cook.