Sentences with phrase «top of the bill for»

Top of the bill for the Amarok Aventura is a more powerful 3.0 - litre six - cylinder diesel engine, which now produces 254bhp and 580Nm of torque.

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.

«It is very strange, very strange that the two of them would be working for the support of this bill,» said Representative Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee.

Ashley Schapitl, a spokeswoman for Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the committee, said the senator is working with the Justice and Treasury departments to get technical assistance as the bill moves forward.

The tax bill lowers the corporate tax rate from 35 % to 21 %, eliminates the penalty under the Affordable Care Act for failing to have health insurance, a narrower estate tax, and cuts the top effective marginal tax rate for S corporations to a top rate of 29.6 percent, among other measures that gives the biggest breaks to the wealthiest individuals and companies.

The latest boost is the plan backed by top business leaders, including billionaire tech investors Bill Gates and Jack Ma, to set up a $ 1 billion fund for the development of innovative energy technologies.

The analysis showed that the bill would fall short of «paying for itself,» as top Trump administration officials and Republicans have argued.

Earlier this year, top venture capitalist Bill Gurley sounded the alarmon the «unique circumstances» start - up CEOs find themselves in caused by «the pressures of lofty paper valuations, massive burn rates (and the subsequent need for more cash), and unprecedented low levels of IPOs and M&A».

It's still unclear whether mainstream consumers are willing to pay for a 4G LTE connection to their car on top of their typical smartphone bill.

One Telegraph Money reader was charged # 44 on top of her monthly bill for checking a map on her phone while on a ferry in Greek waters, close to Turkey...

House and Senate negotiators agreed to a number of changes in the bill, most notably lowering the top income tax rate for individuals to 37 percent from its current level of 39.6 percent.

Legg Mason's Bill Miller and other high - profile investors will share their top stock picks of the moment Wednesday — with the aim of raising money for area schoolchildren.Tickets for the Baltimore Next Generation Investing Event, to be held at Legg's...

Fidelity earned top marks for key features including the Fidelity ® Rewards Visa Signature ® Card, which pays 2 % cash back, plus easy bill payments and a comprehensive view on Fidelity.com of account balances, including mortgages and other non-Fidelity accounts.

In a break from the House plan, which kept the top marginal income tax rate at the current 39.6 percent, the Senate bill would slightly lower it to 38.5 percent — a win for advocates of supply - side economic theory who argue that a lower top rate will grow the economy.

The event, sponsored by a leading maker of graphics hardware, is billed as a top forum for developments in artificial intelligence and virtual reality.

The tax bill passed by the House of Representatives cuts taxes on pass - throughs a little differently, by creating a new 25 percent top bracket for pass - through income, lower than the 39.6 percent top bracket on all other individual income.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is at the very top of the list for the fourth year in a row and the world's richest person for 18 out of the last 23 years.

Ingraham had obviously seen this story played out before, almost one year ago, via her friend and former co-worker Bill O'Reilly, a cable - news icon who eventually saw too many advertisers flee his program, forcing the network to dispose of the popular prime - time figure who had been with it for decades as the industry's top - rated host.

Bezos took the top spot on Forbes» world's billionaires list for the first time ever with a net worth of $ 112 billion at the end of 2017, leaping past Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett.

Here's a letter to the board of Biglari Holdings re: executive compensation [Noise Free Investing] & then more thoughts on Biglari's compensation agreement [My Investing Notebook] Where things stand in the market [Bespoke Investment Group] A list of stocks Nasdaq is canceling trades in from yesterday's madness [Business Insider] The best interest rate chart in the world [Trader's Narrative] A great macro overview from Barry Ritholtz [The Big Picture] A look at John Paulson's possible ownership of Bear Stearns CDOs [Zero Hedge] John Mauldin on the future of public debt [Advisor Perspectives] Top buys & sells from Morningstar's ultimate stock pickers [Morningstar] The truth about «Sell in May & Go Away» [WSJ] An interview with hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry [Investment Week] Bill Ackman: Let's have a public registry for stock opinion [Barron's] Hedge fund Harbinger hires ex-Orange chief for wireless plan [Dealbook] & Deutsche Telekom has been in talks with Harbinger [FT] Hedge funds begin to restructure fee system [FT]

Buried somewhere in the top news stories of the day — «U.S. Marine Pens Response to Gun Control Bill,» «Cat Arrested at Brazil Prison,» «Father of India Gang Rape Victim Reveals His Daughter's Name,» «Candlelight Vigil Planned in Boulder for Slain Bull Elk» — you might have read about Hobby Lobby.

Congress has about 50/50 chance of passing farm bill in 2013 The chances of the U.S. Congress passing a five - year farm bill by year's end are a little better than 50/50 given the gridlock over food stamps for the poor, a top farm policy expert said on Monday...

It became clear this week that Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott was one of the Buffalo Bills» top candidates for the head coach role.

The injury took place when two Bills defenders fell on top of Kolb during a sack, leaving the Arizona QB lying on the field for several minutes in pain.

I'm still a fan of either a QB at 2 or a trade w / Denver to stay in the top 5 or Bills for a massive haul that includes their first 4 picks.

He recedes into the Mets dugout for the top of the inning but then reemerges to do his Rock Around the Clock bit, in which he goes through all sorts of silly baseball gyrations to the tune of Bill Haley's 1955 hit.

We also have one the biggest wage bills in the world, so again, it's tough to bring lots of top players when the wage bill isn't being reduced to make way for them.

Liverpool spent over # 100m on new players in 2011 and Dalglish and director of football Damien Comolli have been committed to purchasing youthful players in order to build for the future and Sinclair certainly fits the bill in that respect and the top four chasers may feel they can tempt the Swansea City man to consider a move, especially as he has less than 18 months left to run on his current contract.

Speaking of pro-amateur cooperation, it was interesting, in view of the summary dumping of ex-Cup Captain Bill Talbert, that Denny and Jones also announced they were attempting to sign up four of the world's top professional players — Jack Kramer, Don Budge, Pancho Gonzales and Tony Trabert — as Davis Cup coaches to make up for the loss of Talbert.

Hayden Fry took Iowa to 14 bowls and engineered two top - 10 finishes but is known for a coaching tree that features Bill Snyder, Barry Alvarez, and a wide array of Stoopses.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

The «top» five teams have combined for only 11 bowl appearances (six of which came from Bill Snyder's Kansas State) in the past seven seasons.

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The list of nominees for the first ever FIFA Ballon d'Or award is unsurprisingly dominated by attacking players, but the latest odds show that it is creative midfielders and multi-faceted forwards, rather than out - and - out strikers, who continue to enjoy top billing in the glamour stakes.

This name of the ninth president, Andrew Jackson, who may or may not lose his spot on the $ 20 bill, has become a popular name for boys, breaking into the top 20 just in the past two years.

Without waiting around for any top - down permission, my school has already instituted many of the bill's guidelines, but we know first hand that it's going to take some real political muscle to move the current system.

In an interview with NY1's Erin Billups earlier today, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver called the charter schools legislation passed by his house in the wee hours of the morning a «good bill» that will enable the state to make a strong application for Round II of «Race to the Top» funding by June 1.

NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is poised to announce that Harold Ickes, a veteran Democratic operative and former top aide to President Clinton, has agreed to serve on the board of his office's nonprofit arm, the Fund for Public Advocacy.

Pressure mounted for Fox News to take action against its top - rated host, Bill O'Reilly, as a series of prominent companies pulled advertising from his show and a leading women's rights group called for his ouster.

Russia's out - going president, Dmitry Medvedev, has submitted a bill to the State Duma proposing that parties should be banned from fielding «fake» candidates at the top of regional lists for Duma elections.

Felder, an observant Jew whose district includes many Orthodox Jewish voters, said his constituents «don't agree» with a lot of what two of the state's top Democrats — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio — have been saying in the wake of Donald Trump's election, pledging to fight on behalf of liberal values and maintain a sort of safe haven for the left in New York.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's top lawyer is going to bat for Bronx Councilman Andrew Cohen, who's been subpoenaed in a lawsuit against Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, which accuses him of trying to keep low - income minorities out of the popular Riverdale elementary school.

Lara and Padilla said in a joint statement the bill would combine the presidential primary with elections for statewide office and legislative races which would «help engage new voters from the top of the ticket down to legislative races.»

The New York Daily News reported that top Democrats are pressuring the former secretary of state to get back in the game by running for Mayor Bill de Blasio's seat.

Republican leaders have failed to secure their top - choice candidate in eight of the 10 Senate races in states that Trump won in 2016, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott has yet to commit to his expected run for Sen. Bill Nelson's seat.

Dr Billings said: «The government have marched the Campaign for Truth and Justice to the top of the hill only to march them down again.

Advocates for the City University of New York this week sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly urging a contract for CUNY workers as well as the passage of a maintenance of effort bill to fix infrastructure problems at public college system's campuses.

A top Cuomo aide appeared over the weekend to endorse his wife's «thanking» of Bloomberg for having «just elected Bill de Blasio as mayor» by claiming in a newly published interview that de Blasio was running a «racist» campaign.

A number of top - tier Democrats have opted not to challenge de Blasio in the September primary, so far leaving him to face State Sen. Tony Avella of Queens, who handedly lost the Democratic mayoral primary in 2009 to then - comptroller Bill Thompson and Sal Albanese, a former City Council member from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn who ran for mayor in 1997 and 2013.

By signing this bill at Binghamton University, Governor Cuomo signals once again that the health and safety of New Yorks students is a top priority, and we are grateful for his leadership.