Sentences with phrase «members of the public wanting»

If a member of the public wants to see which officials might reap financial awards from legislation that would help a particular corporation, they to manually read through thousands of pages.

Members of the public wanting to report anti-social behaviour will from today be able to call a specialist hotline.

And at a time when members of the public want better schools but aren't sure what «better» is, it also requires courage.

If «civilian» members of the public wanted to put their thumbs on the scale, I think it would be much better to send letters to the individual members on the committee — rather than sending in official comments to the committee.

Members of the public wanting advice on debt, discrimination, and education cases under the legal aid scheme have to use the service.

If members of the public wanted a book, they could request it, it would be retrieved by library staff, and they could then read it in the reading room.

If a member of the public wants to see a Life Insurance Company's balance sheet it is readily available.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

But the GOP congressman, Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, minced no words: «If you want to serve the public, particularly as a member of a president's staff, I don't care who you are, even if you're a Rhodes Scholar, you can't beat the hell out of your spouse.

Although members of The People's Vote are quick to point out that they're asking for a different kind of vote, pro-Brexit leaders in the Conservative party, which controls the government, say the public doesn't want to vote on Brexit again.

Paul Murphy, an Irish member of the European parliament, decried the secrecy of the negotiations, saying they had «been driven by Canadian and European multinationals and agrobusiness that want market access and access to vital public services so they can profit at the expense of working - class people.»

Darryl Walker, president of the BCGEU, says his members are worried and want more money to go into public projects and smaller communities.

Continuous rigging charges could lead to growing public demands and newspaper editorials to break up these serially - charged behemoths at a time when members of Congress — who depend on the largess of Wall Street to run their political campaigns — don't want to anger their major donors by endorsing legislation to break up the banks.

As John Diggins points out in The Lost Soul of American Politics, the public longs to recover a sense that its members live under the guidance of a transcendent moral center, and they want to utilize such a center as an anchor from which they can exercise their democratic freedoms.

In light of booming sales of vegetarian food, it asked members of the public to vote on whether they wanted a meat free outlet or a dedicated veggie section in every outlet.

Changes to competition laws (milk wars discussion and recommendations relating to MMP (introduce effects test), predatory pricing (recommend Minister direct ACCC to investigate Coles for breach of s 46 relating to predatory pricing), unconscionable conduct (suggest it be defined), statutory duty of good faith, unfair contract terms (seeks «recognition of the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers» and extension of unfair contract terms protection to small business), collective bargaining (seeks relaxation of public interest test for boycott approvals in agriculture markets, increase «ability for peak bodies to commence and progress collective bargaining and boycott applications» on behalf of members - and further dairy specific recommendations, ACCC divestiture power (wants ACCC to have similar divestiture powers to Comp Commission in UK - «simpler process of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use price monitoring powers to «monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of drinking milk») and mandatory code of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman with teeth to ensure compliance»)-RRB-.

kronkes influence over the club is minimal at best how many decisions does he actually make in the public club domain that we all know of, i am only guessing here but just because he is majority shareholder it doesn't mean he can just do what he wants without the other board members say so, i suppose the rest of the board would vote him out of power and liquidate his shares if he did something really wrong like leveraged the club against a big debt.

Members of the public, NGOs and donor agencies want to assist babies and giving them good information about infant and young child feeding in emergencies will help to prevent harmful practices and help to protect the most vulnerable to illness and death.

If Mr Yusuf was diligent in investigative journalism as he wants the members of the public to believe, he would have discovered this instead of the blatant lies that your newspaper allowed for publication against my person.»

«Members of the public have very real concerns at the prospect of a privatised health service, and would expect that elected representatives would want to listen to these concerns.

The union representing Metro Bus drivers and mechanics says it wants the public and the Governor to know members are «very frustrated» about the lack of a contract after eight years of negotiations, and have «no confidence» in the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's Executive Director to reach an agreement on their behalf.

The case, known as Janus v. AFSCME, was brought by Mark Janus, a public employee in Illinois who is challenging his state's policy of requiring that he pay union dues to the Illinois branch of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees even though he does not want to be a member.

Media producer and NY LEAD coalition member Marc Weiss, writing for Newsday, called for New York senators and assembly members to support Gov. Cuomo and Speaker Silver in passing public campaign finance legislation, asking, «Do they want to continue business as usual, or do they want to be part of the solution?»

BHA Head of Public Affairs Naomi Phillips commented, «The «soft system» of presumed consent which is being proposed in Wales accommodates the wishes of individuals and their family members who do not want to donate organs, while at the same time the opt - out system has the potential to profoundly benefit society as whole if it increases the availability of organs.

«I am still a full member of our great party, the PDP; if I want to leave a party I will make it public myself,» she said.

We want and expect our City Council members to be the best and brightest our city has to offer, but it is becoming harder and harder to expect top - of - the - line professionals to choose public service.

It plans to review the range of regulatory factors considered in company takeovers and is encouraging members of the public to nominate laws or regulations they want to see scrapped.

«Members of the Republican Senate have indicated that, despite those prior statements, they continue to be questioned by the public and want to answer definitively that we are aware of the concerns and will act responsibly.

On allegation by another ex-militant leader, Africanus Ukparasia, alias «General» Africa that he bombed pipelines, Tompolo said he alerted the public that some aggrieved All Progressives Congress, APC, members in Bayesla and Delta States wanted to destroy national assets in the Niger Delta and finger him because of the outcome of the Bayelsa State governorship election.

The newer members, who make up about 40 percent of the Democratic conference, say they also want all of the candidates to commit to a permanent reform task force, saying it's the only way to restore the public's trust in the legislature.

Top cop Bill Bratton said Friday he wants to get feedback on the NYPD's job performance from both street cops and members of the public.

With a now former county department head, ex-Social Services Commissioner Dirschberger, facing rape and criminal sex act counts in an Albany case involving a subordinate, members of the Legislature's minority caucus want to know how many harassment or discrimination cases have involved county employees in recent years, how many were settled and whether public dollars were used to fund those settlements.

«The Command wants to assure members of the public that it will not hesitate to make public its findings on the ongoing investigation upon successful conclusion.

They also want the signature requirement for delegates to be reduced, to make it easier for members of the public to run, and they say current freedom of information laws, and lobbying and ethics standards should apply to the convention's proceedings.

Therefore if the Welsh Government wants its preferred route for the M4 to be built, then it must survive a legal challenge, produce a convincing environmental assessment, win a majority at the next Assembly elections, convince its own Assembly Members of its merits, then face a public inquiry.

We want you to be part of New York City's largest public employee union, with 125,000 members and 50,000 retirees.

The system must change if the boards are to be the kind of public service its members want them to be and which the public recognises and values.»

«Our members want a state that prioritizes the creation of good, long - term jobs and strong investment in the public services all New Yorkers rely on,» said AFL - CIO President Mario Cilento.

Emails show Robert Nichols, Republican - turned - Democrat Assemblyman John Ceretto's top political aide, wanted none of the $ 1.6 million in tax dollars Ceretto was allocated last year by legislative leaders went to the town of Wheatfield, all of whose elected members are Republicans, because Town Supervisor Robert Cliffe allegedly gave Nichols and Ceretto the cold shoulder at a public picnic.

Reacting to the allegation by another ex-militant leader, Africanus Ukparasia, alias «General» Africa that he bombed pipelines, Tompolo said he alerted the public that some aggrieved All Progressives Congress, APC, members in Bayesla and Delta states want to destroy national assestsin the Niger Delta state and finger him because of the outcome of the Bayelsa governorship election.

My team and I want to encourage members of the public to embrace regular check - ups and we will counsel those who attend the screening to ensure they undergo regular check - ups and embrace healthier lifestyles,» Dr. Zanetor said.

We want members of the public to reason on the action of the judge and the members of the Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun state.»

The governor in late May set a benchmark for his support of the alliance between Republicans and the five - member Independent Democratic Conference, saying he wanted action on the Dream Act (which failed in April), a broader system of public campaign finance (beyond the pilot program passed in the state budget) and his Women's Equality Act, which has been controversial because of a plank changing the state's abortion laws.

Thousands of members will wonder when Peter Hain wants to give the public free votes in the party.

Rice had been a member of Cuomo's Moreland Commission on Sandy, and that experience had initially left her reluctant to get involved with the public - corruption commission; she didn't want to be part of another panel whose conclusions, she believed, were preordained.

«As libraries continue to change, it is important for us to listen to community wants and needs,» said Mary Jean Jakubowski, director of the 37 - member Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System.

«Senator Flanagan didn't get a pay raise, so now he wants a return to member items and pork barrel spending,» Azzopardi said in a statement, adding that 70 percent of the public opposes a pay increase for lawmakers.

Critics want to see more public debate and financial disclosure from council members to guard against conflicts of interest.

On October 28, Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, declared the suspects wanted and appealed to members of the public to provide useful information that could lead to their arrest.

Community board member Val Jones wanted to know what is taking the developers so long, and speculated that concerns expressed by residents at a series of public meetings held last year were being disregarded.