Sentences with phrase «under the current system members»

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Under the current system of lax or non-existent restrictions on political spending, billionaire givers are at least as influential as any individual member of the House or Senate, probably a bigger deal than the chairmen of the two major political parties.

Don Touhig, the under secretary of state for defence, insisted the proposals had not been introduced in the wake of the recent spate of prosecutions against members of the armed forces in Iraq, saying they were aimed at bringing the current system up to date.

Under the «two in, one out» system of removing peers, each party would be asked to contribute in accordance with their current proportion of members.

Under current arrangements NHIA members are required to renew their membership annually but the new system allows them to renew their membership for up to four years at a go.

While roughly three dozen people rallied in support of Silver after federal corruption charges against him were announced on Thursday, the less senior members who have been stifled under the current system have grown increasingly restive.

Those groups hope to convince higher - education officials, members of Congress, and possibly the Administration that modifications in the current system can achieve the $ 4.2 billion in savings the Administration estimates would occur under a direct - loan system.

Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools, a coalition of 68 urban school systems, said his members rely on the fund mostly to reduce class size, which is allowed under current rules.

The Montreal Board, working in the best interests of THEIR members, as is required under the rules of incorporation for all current MLS systems in Canada, simply used the need for CREA to have legal access to the monthly MLS statistics, to negotiate better terms for their members.