Sentences with phrase «upon taking the office of»

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Fans bestowed upon 2005's «Revenge of the Sith» a $ 380 million domestic box office take that's good for $ 455 million today.

Trump has said that one of his first targets for reform upon taking office would be the decades - old North America Free Trade Agreement.

Upon taking office, one of the president's first acts was to slash the previous administration's energy subsidies, which cost the government more than $ 51 billion over the past 13 years.

In taking this position I do of course raise a very old question in the doctrine of the ministry, the question of whether the minister's authority to preach the Word, administer sacraments, and act as pastor inheres in his office and ordination or whether it inheres in his person and is dependent upon his faith.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

Two co-workers take sections of the newspaper to the restroom every day, returning them to the lunch table upon re-entering the office.

What wasn't reported at the time was that although Pritchard didn't get involved in the exchange, he was so incensed by opposition to his idea that he took it upon himself to ring around the offices of every MP who had been negative in their reply to basically say: «I'm ruddy well going to do it anyway, and you can't stop me!»

Also, Spitzer didn't run on a message of fiscal restraint the way Cuomo did, and he didn't face the same massive budget hole to fill upon taking office, although there was — as there usually is — a structural deficit worth between $ 4.3 billion and $ 5 billion.

Over the years, upon assumption of office, the Mahama - led administration had course to plead with the people of Ghana to fasten their belts as the administration put in place, the structures required for a smooth take - off.

Mr. Speaker, this Government was confronted with a huge stock of expenditure arrears upon taking office from our predecessors early this year.

When Governor Cuomo faced a $ 10 billion budget deficit upon taking office in 2011, he pushed an austerity budget of cuts and caps to spending, taxes, and state workers, claiming, «I am a progressive who's broke.»

As a matter of fact Crowley mailed a piece of campaign literature all across Queens to curry favor with those deeply concerned about Education in her bid to become your Congresswoman from the 6thDistrict, however upon research and review and confirmation from her office spokesman, she's taking credit for schools that were budgeted and started construction prior to her even being elected to the City Council.

Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

A recent study by the former UK Foreign Office chief economist Gregor Irwin estimates that the renegotiation of Britain's trading relations with the EU upon exit alone would take about ten years.

«Upon taking office, I noted the importance of these services and promised that they would be a priority.

For this Mayoral Mashup we spoke with Council Member Jimmy Oddo at a mayoral candidate forum hosted by the College of Staten Island, and organized by the Staten Island Democratic Committee, asking one simple question: What do you see as the most important issue that our next mayor will face upon taking office?

This mode of operation might be less jarring had Cuomo not set his own bar quite so high: He promised to run an administration that is «the most transparent and accountable in history» upon taking office.

And, upon taking office, the Lieutenant Governor in fact checked with the Board of Elections and they confirmed the above.»

One of her first actions upon taking office in 2010 was to use taxpayer money to purchase for her position a luxury SUV with all accessories valued at close to $ 60,000.

Upon de Blasio's taking office, city - based Democratic legislators said they had been shut out of policy discussions with the Bloomberg administration and felt de Blasio would be more welcoming to discussions.

He noted that upon taking office, he will ensure the office of the Special Prosecutor employs independent investigators who are impartial, while putting in place the best staff culture to tackle corruption.

Upon taking office, he put out the word among his deputies that he was less interested in pursuing individual companies for wrongdoing than in finding examples of systemic abuse.

In this instance, the Center wishes President Nana Akufo Addo had taken a lesson from the examples of Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and John Magafuli of Tanzania who significantly downsized the size of their governments to signify «change» upon assumption of office — instead of lowering the bar of unwisely ministerial size and government in Ghana's 4th Republic.

-- Lawmakers who took office after 2011 can now have their pensions stripped upon the conviction of a public corruption offense; under the agreement, those provisions would be extended to any sitting lawmaker.

The governor began undermining Schneiderman upon taking office in 2011, when he birthed the Department of Financial Services by merging two hitherto sleepy state regulators and created a competitor cop on the Wall Street beat.

Under the provisions of the new Constitution, upon taking office the senators were classified by drawing lots to terms of one, two, three or four years, as shown in the table below.

This was made clear when Community Board 1, upon hearing that Governor Andrew Cuomo, shortly after taking office, was thinking of removing Chris Ward from the Port's helm, unanimously passed a resolution calling on the new governor -LSB-...]

During his mayoral campaign last year, de Blasio promised to abolish the industry immediately upon taking office — a pledge that earned him significant support from horse carriage opponents, who helped wage a million - dollar campaign against one of his chief rivals, former Council speaker Christine Quinn.

The Kinderhook Republican revealed his plans in a statement he put out upon taking his oath of office in Washington Tuesday morning.

This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the office of the New York State Secretary of State in accordance with section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.

The lawyer, who noted his role in the enthronement of democratic rule in Nigeria, including his malicious prosecution and detention for over six months by the military junta, claimed that Buhari had upon taking office reorganised the EFCC to hound the opposition.

She had pledged to make the issue one of her top priorities upon taking office and has opposed the shelter's location near a school.

Some of them may believe that, having gotten the state's finances under control after inheriting a $ 10 - billion deficit upon taking office, Mr. Cuomo will treat them more fairly in a second term.

Cuomo pushed for the new bridge upon taking office in 2011 — and on Thursday he officially cut the ribbon on the first span of it.

Our district offices are embarking upon intensive publicity drives across the length and breadth of this country, educating and mobilizing people to take part in these exercises,» said Dzakpasu.

Upon returning to her Ph.D. lab after her first child was born, she took advantage of the university's child care center and sometimes took her newborn with her to the office, doing computer work «while my little one was asleep in the pram,» she says.

Upon taking office, Bush set off a political storm by rejecting Clinton's plans to reduce the levels of arsenic in drinking water.

Immediately lambasted by critics upon release in 2002, the visually extravagant film proved a notable failure at the box office - with the dubbed stateside version of the film taking exceptional heat.

Upon returning to Hollywood in 1963, her career took a nosedive: Her comeback vehicle The Stripper performed poorly at the box office, and A New Kind of Love — another project with Newman — did not fare much better.

Upon taking office in 1999, the governor pursued a multipronged strategy of education reform: an emphasis on reading, standards and accountability for public schools, and new choice options for students.

In fact, our next President will be forced to make a number of important education policy decisions almost immediately upon taking office.

A few of his admirers worry that upon taking office he will «go native» in this city of the political machine.

«My tiny dog, Fitz, has taken it upon himself to be the fearless guardian of my office door.

Upon their return to the office, the veterinary staff took X-rays of Bridget's legs and made a grisly discovery.

The elected Officers and Directors shall take office immediately upon the conclusion of the elections, and each retiring Officer shall turn over to his successor in office all properties and records relating to that office within 30 days after the election.

They shall take office immediately upon the conclusion of the election and each retiring officer shall turn over to his successor in office all properties and records relating to that office within thirty (30) days after the election.

The elected officers and directors shall take office immediately upon the conclusion of the election and each retiring officer shall turn over to his successor in office all properties and records relating to that office within 30 days after the election.

They shall take office immediately upon the conclusion of the election and each retiring officer shall turn over to his successor in office all properties and records relating to that office immediately after the election.

The terrible part about this is that the veterinarian's own behavior probably caused them to be threatened or attacked in the first place, but instead of blaming themselves and taking it upon themselves to learn more about behavior, they take it out on future dogs that come into their offices.

The elected officers and directors shall take office immediately upon the conclusion of the annual meeting and each retiring officer shall turn over to his successor in office all properties and records relating to that office within thirty days after the election.