Sentences with phrase «need seats at the table»

To guard against that, we need a seat at the table.»

I don't need a seat at their table — in Christ, really, there is only one table, laid out with the bread and the wine, there is room for me there.

Pastors and parents need a seat at the table for district and state decision making so we can advocate for high academic standards in every school.

I just need a seat at that table..

«Women need a seat at the table, they need an invitation to be seated there, and in some cases, where this is not available, they need to create their own table,» she said in a speech on International Women's Day two years ago.

««Women need a seat at the table,» Collum said.

According to the report from the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and the American Bar Foundation entitled «First Chairs at Trial: More Women Need Seats at the Table,» only 17 % of equity partners in big firms and 22 % of general counsel in the Fortune 500 are women.

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As Biselli said, «Without dramatic change, we are trending towards a $ 5 trillion problem, and I believe policy - makers, academics, clinicians and innovators all need to have a seat at the table.

If we want to take a seat at the top table again, we need world class players.

Girls in the classroom need to recognize that their voice matters, that their voice needs to be heard not just by the teacher but by the boys in the room, and that they deserve a seat at the table, that they deserve to have value.

The Healthy Care seat is ideal for parents who are on - the - go as much as they are at home; it works great at the home table, but it does wonders when you need it for travel or to bring to other homes or dining locations.

With two such young children, when you go to restaurants you'll need both a high chair for the toddler as well as a sling to set your infant car seat on (or at least a clear space on the floor next to your table) and finding a spot where this set up works can sometimes make things a bit more challenging.

Following the panel, Ms. Ruppert said realtors «need to ask for a seat at the table» when it comes to discussing rental legislation with politicians.

We need to have a seat at the table in the discussions.

Perfect for entertaining guests in the backyard or at the dinner table, the 5 Plastic Stack Café Chairs by Flash Furniture provide a comfortable solution whenever you need extra seats.

SOA... ended the season with some too - convenient plotting, leading to a resolution — Clay still alive with a seat at the table, Tara and Gemma squaring off — that felt like a concession to the TV need to make sure the show can, in fact, go on, and on, and on.

«Not that women are magic or perfect beings, but that they need to have a seat at the table because then I would think that things like this would have far less chance of happening.»

And by virtue of being in the right place at the right time after a disappointing failure, friends and upstart business partners Charlie Geller (John Magaro) and Jamie Shipley (Finn Wittrock) decide to hitch their fortunes to Burry's projections, needing the intel of a disenchanted and retired banker Ben Rickert (Brad Pitt) to get a seat at the front table.

NR: [The Board's] charge really has been to give the Alliance a more prominent place in terms of advocacy at the federal level, to have a seat at the table when people are talking about legislation and regulations that impact charter schools, and to also be present when the media is talking about the topic... If the past twenty years have been about growth, the next twenty need to be about taking some of the lessons of the past twenty, so that we continue growing but that we're not making the same mistakes we have in the past.

«We need to create legally and politically powerful seats at the table for parents and students to engage in this conversation as equals with traditional holders of power in LAUSD.»

We were greeted and told the guy we needed to see was «out on a delivery» and wouldn't be back for an hour, then seated at a small table.

However, Realtors then began pushing for licensing, at which point, Parham recognized that inspectors needed to have a seat at the table to ensure that their interests were protected, as well as the public's.

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But knowing the composition of the state legislature, and the hostility of the Republican leadership in both chambers to Prop B, we knew that we'd have to entertain compromise on some elements of the agreement (at no point, ever, publically, has Pacelle or anyone from HSUS mentioned any thought of compromise — and likely, this is why they didn't have a seat at the table when it came to this new law), in order to protect the measure for the long term and to obviate the need for a second public vote on the issue.

A large number of guests can be seated both on the wooden deck and at smaller tables outside the farm shop while a sparking swimming pool is set adjacent to the deck area so if need be one could have a dip in the pool while waiting for a meal to be served!

The living area offers a nice sofa sleeper with coordinating loveseat, a dining table for four, extra seating at the breakfast bar, and a full kitchen with full size appliances and fine granite counters complete with all the housewares needed to prepare meals at your home away from home.

The spacious fully equipped kitchen will fit all your cooking needs, with seating at the bar or dining table.

Although the Task Force says that this is the province of the voluntary bar associations, these voluntary bars need to come together and create a state or regional association that represents the interests of its members, lobbies on its own behalf, demands transparency from the WSBA and the Court, has a seat at any table where rules are made that affect lawyers and clients, and otherwise keeps close tabs on the regulatory, political, and corporate machinations that directly impact lawyers and our clients.

Law firm CIOs and other managers who want the proverbial «seat at the table» need to follow law firm economics.

It can help your client - facing professionals win new clients, grow existing relationships, and acquire the trusted advisor skills they need to earn a seat at the table.

Hostess — Jambalaya Cajun Cuisine — 2013 - 2015 • Served as dinner hostess for family restaurant in downtown shopping district • Managed table seating and guest wait times to ensure smooth and speedy process • Focused on keeping children engaged during long waits, providing them with activity packs and balloons • Made superior customer service a priority; received award for «Top Customer Service» in Q3 2014, based on surveys received across all 50 restaurants in franchise • Provided menus and helped explain menu items prior to seating; advised guests with special dietary needs such as food allergies and gluten intolerance on menu options and informed wait staff • Encouraged guests to complete feedback surveys at the end of their meals

Because CIOs who want - and deserve - a seat at the «big table» need to demonstrate that they use technology innovation to drive growth, efficiency, and profitability throughout the enterprise.

Given that policymakers have been so blind to those needs, for so long, they should reserve seats at the education policy table for senior - level leaders who will advocate for the whole child, speaking up forcefully on behalf of SECD.

Agreement making gives native title holders a seat at the table and opens opportunities to negotiate a range of development outcomes that meet our local needs and aspirations.

Just because you will seat 20 at your table for Thanksgiving doesn't mean you need to build for that; that's a lot of wasted space year round.

The big ottoman does double duty as a footstool or a coffee table, and when the red chair is needed we use it for extra seating in our dining room.This wall looks pretty at night.Mr and Mrs Snowman sing «we wish you a merry Christmas» in front of a Dollar Tree felt tree.Chains of red apples add a festive touch to lots of blue and white containers.Red wood cardinals, a yard sale find, are perched on the mantle.

♦ For rectangular dining tables, allow a minimum of 24 ″ -28 ″ of table length per person and keep in mind the width of the chair seat may impact the space needed for each place setting at a table.