Swiss Re said on Wednesday that talks with SoftBank
over a minority stake of no more than 10 percent in the reinsurance giant were continuing and «at an early stage».
The populous (99 %)
over the minority (1 %).
This study found that «the achievement advantage of white
over minority students... increases in public schools during the last two years of schooling, whereas the minority gap actually decreases in Catholic schools.»
While they have not mandated prayer, they permit the majority to impose unwelcome prayer
over a minority.
We know that majority ethnic groups can tyrannize
over minorities.
There is a shroud of gloom that spreads on all areas of the life of the world today, the gloom that is spread over the children of broken families, over single parents, over the unemployed,
over minority communities.
Please try to keep in mind that the vast majority of atheists you're likely to come across believe in democracy, perhaps even more than conservative Christians who believe that simple majorities ought to dictate
over minorities.
In particular, if David Cameron presides
over a minority government or coalition, his own side would be expected to do better than that.
But City & State has reported while Felder would likely caucus with his fellow Democrats, he would also probably cast a tie - breaking vote — if necessary — for Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos
over Minority Leader John Sampson.
The seven - term Democrat backed Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan for leader this year
over Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
A Republican media consultant, Howell has been involved in some of the most high - profile (and nasty) Senate races in recent memory, including Sen. Saxby Chambliss's (R) 2002 defeat of Max Cleland (D) in Georgia and Sen. John Thune's (R) 2004 victory
over Minority Leader Tom Daschle in South Dakota.
Wilson's known in many circles for his pro bono work with Cravath, including a recent labor dispute in Alabama
over minority hiring and job practices.
Right now, we have a two - party system with a winner - take - all election system which incentivizes negative campaign and basically legislation being rammed through by the majority
over the minority.
(CNN)- A congressional tactic described as a «freight train» to run
over the minority party could derail any hopes of bipartisanship with the Obama administration, some Republicans warn.
Back to Bad Schools in the Bayou March 18, 2016 If Democrats are so committed to equality and fairness, why do the party's politicians protect teachers unions
over minority students looking for a good education?
Essentially the school community placed greater value on the predominately white, middle class parent as provider
over the minority parent, who commonly acted as a protector.
Local and state police pull
over minorities for minor traffic violations only intending to search their cars for illegal drugs.
With a hung parliament expected following the UK general election this week, most partners would prefer another coalition
over a minority government, with more than two - thirds of respondents to a new Legal Week survey arguing a minority government would be bad for the economy.
Not exact matches
In 2011, most state and federal prisoners were
minorities — black and Hispanic prisoners alone accounted for
over 60 percent of total prisoners, far greater than their share of the total U.S. population, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
«The president's infrastructure proposal would do very little to make our ailing infrastructure better, but would put unsustainable burdens on our local government and lead to Trump tolls all
over the country,» said Senate
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
If you are a woman and / or racial
minority, chances are you have been interrupted or talked
over by a colleague in a meeting (a circumstance often referred to as «mansplaining.»)
Generally, an entrepreneur can not own 50 percent or more of the business that his or her IRA is invested in, unless the company has a
minority shareholder with complete veto power
over all transactions — but in some cases, even that won't be allowed.
One obstacle in Spotify's negotiations is
over the share of revenue the service has to pass on record companies — some of which also own
minority stakes in Spotify — and their musical acts.
It is true that the US did not persecute the Jews - or at least, as one Nazi lawyer remarked in 1936, it had not persecuted the Jews «so far» - but it had created a host of forms of second - class citizenship for other
minority groups, including Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Puerto Ricans and Native Americans, scattered all
over the Union and its colonies.
What's more, his polarizing lack of political correctness can also work against him among women and
minority businesspeople, leaving the door open to his rival Clinton, whose small business platform and reputation for getting the job done may very well win
over undecided voters.
Google has faced criticism
over its diversity practices from both sides: those who say it's not doing enough to include women and underrepresented racial
minorities, and those who assert that its efforts go too far.
When we talk about affirmative action, federal law allows you to hire a woman or
minority candidate
over a male or white candidate if both are equally qualified.
But looking back
over Flaherty's six budgets, it is increasingly clear that he doesn't have much of a clue what he would do with the federal treasury if he were freed from the political constraints of a
minority parliament.
While an opinion poll on Saturday gave Fine Gael a one - point lead
over Fianna Fail and suggested another
minority government as the most likely outcome, Dublin City University politics lecturer Eoin O'Malley said Monday's events would also hurt them.
It's a view held by a large
minority of CEOs, despite the fact they remain divided on whether the recession is
over.
It sued North Carolina
over a bathroom bill it said discriminated against transgender individuals, and has challenged state voting laws that it said disenfranchised
minority voters.
The MP for Richmond Park hasn't been able to win
over the black, Asian, and
minority ethnic (BAME) vote either, and this is a problem given that this social group is on the rise in the capital.
The program has been an important one for thousands of
minority entrepreneurs
over the past few years.
Although several companies have launched the following four strategies
over the last several years, they're still a
minority and few of them are doing all four:
In an opinion published on Thursday, Delaware Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard ruled that the social network's
minority shareholders are entitled to their day in court
over the salaries that Facebook's directors received.
Jews in other words are in a definite retailing
minority over the country.
For Big Food makers like Tyson, a
minority stake is a way to see how a brand like Beyond Meat — which is already available in
over 11,000 stores — develops without making too big of a financial commitment.
WASHINGTON - Apple has told Republican leaders it will not provide funding or other support for the party's 2016 presidential convention due to its unease
over Donald Trump's controversial comments about women, immigrants and
minorities, Politico reported.
After one of those briefings, Senate
minority leader Harry Reid wrote FBI Director James Comey, citing reports of meetings between a Trump adviser (a reference to Page) and «high ranking sanctioned individuals» in Moscow
over the summer as evidence of «significant and disturbing ties» between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin that needed to be investigated by the bureau.
The New York Fed named Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco chief John Williams as its next president, touting his monetary - policy expertise despite criticism
over his supervision of Wells Fargo and calls for a woman or
minority candidate to fill the post.
Flipkart's valuation by some of its
minority investors
over the past one year has ranged from $ 5.57 billion to $ 10 billion.
However, when the substantial majority of
over 60 per cent gets split among four other competing parties, the Conservatives — with a
minority of the vote — could wind up forming the government.
But as
minority partners, they have little or no sway
over salaries and management.
It is a different scenario for
minority administrations with a larger seat advantage
over the official opposition.
As the chart above illustrates, there is an interesting correlation between the seat - advantage a
minority government holds
over the official Opposition, and the length of time between general elections when the
minority is in power.
The Grit seat advantage
over the Progressives was 52, and, coincidentally, the King government did not face voters for another 47 months following their
minority win.
To sum up, the six general elections considered here ended with
minority governments, and those
minorities all enjoyed a relatively small advantage in the number of seats — ranging from two to 22 —
over the official Opposition.
(Merely as a point of interest, consider that the average seat - advantage these six
minorities held
over their official Opposition was roughly 14, while the average number of months from their initial election victory to the next tilt was about 15.)
It seems evident that
minority governments with a comparatively narrow seat - advantage
over the official Opposition usually stay in power for relatively brief periods of time.
Just
over 28 % of woman and
minority - owned firms in the private equity market in 2017 targeted buyout investments, the largest segment of the broader private equity universe regarding the number of firms and dollars invested.