Sentences with phrase «while political leaders»

While our political leaders are running around debating cap and trade, emissions treaties, fracking, or worse yet just ignoring the fossil fuel problem, Amory Lovins and his dedicated gang at the Rocky Mountain Institute have quietly put together the manifesto for achieving the era of sustainable energy.

The week began with a magnificent showing of the UK's worst pop acts but quickly degenerated into speculation over whether the SAS would storm the Ecuadorian embassy to grab Julian Assange while our political leaders soaked up the sun in the Med.

While our political leaders — Democrats and Republicans alike — say a lot about the former, they say comparatively little about the latter.

Not exact matches

While their first meeting at the Florida resort was hailed as a «high point» in relations between the two leaders, this summit promises to be more challenging as the two men struggle with heavy political baggage on both sides.

Bloomberg's Enda Curran and Alessandro Speciale: «Enjoy the party while it lasts: That was the opening day message for the corporate and political leaders attending the [WEF's] annual meeting.

VICTORIA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a B.C. court decision which found that the Christy Clark government deliberately tried to provoke a strike with B.C. teachers for political gain while leaving children undersupported in overcrowded classrooms, says B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan.

While potentially popular with his political base, Trump's tariff announcement was widely derided by investors, economists and business leaders, who claim higher taxes on imports will harm the economy.

As such, some have suggested that Canadians may support domestic political parties and leaders that resemble Obama's image, while turning away from incumbent parties and leaders.

As the 2008 campaign continues to unfold, the political parties and their leaders will continue to place an emphasis on their economic policies and credentials, while, at the same time, working to downplay and discredit the plans of their opponents.

While I am in the mood to dispense political advice, my next tip goes out to Wildrose leader Brian Jean, who was a featured speaker at Ezra Levant's totally weird anti-carbon tax rally.

We can respect First Nations while violating their rights... at least according to Canada's political leaders, who want to have their cake and eat it too.

While only about a third of American evangelical leaders said they currently experience persecution for their faith, more than twice as many believe they will experience persecution in the form of social, financial, and political pressure in the years ahead, according to an NAE survey conducted in October.

It is, again, naive to assume that religious leaders operate entirely within their own domains while political functionaries stay exclusively within theirs.

While obviously not all our political leaders have been churchmen or students of the Bible, its words and its spirit breathe through the great political utterances of our heritage from Washington and Jefferson through Daniel Webster and Abraham Lincoln and to the «four freedoms» of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

While the spontaneous street celebrations that broke out in American cities like New York and Washington over the news of bin Laden's killing by U.S. Special Forces have not been repeated in the Muslim world, there has been praise for his death from some Muslim political leaders.

While none of Jesus Christ's 1st century Christian leaders ever involved themselves in politics to the point that they ran for public office, after they all died out those men Jesus said would sneak into the church did sneak in and did get involved with political leaders and in just a couple of centuries the Holy Roman Empire was the old Roman Empire whitewashed to appear to be something of God's and both the church and the State being led by the very same man, Pontifex Maximus who had his own wife killed for proving that his trinity doctrine was horsepucky.

In fact, exiled Tibetan political leader Lobsang Sangay said that while he highly discourages the drastic action, it is the «sacred duty» of the exiled community to support it.

It is time we said to our leaders that while we don't expect to elect any saints to public office, we have had more than enough of political pragmatism rooted in nothing but the desire to win the next election.

I am pointing out the reality that in some Islamic countries the religious leaders are in the background pulling the strings while the political people are basically puppets mouthing what the religious leaders tell them.

Richard's political interests and abilities were called forth, while he was still a pastor in Williamsburg, during the 1960s, in his participation in the civil - rights movement and, even more so, as a leader in the antiwar movement.

While in Beijing, Dr Mahamudu will meet Chinese leaders including Mr Yu Zhengsheng, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese Political Consultative Conference.

However, while European leaders are advancing the political and fiscal integration of Europe, the example of Germany teaches several lessons they should pay attention to.

Looking back to Venezuela's reality of the 1990s, when AD and COPEI closed the ways for new leaders while launching candidates that had been in the game for decades, reminds us that a rigid political system may induce voters to choose outsider candidates.

And while Powell was subsequently sacked from his post of Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, the political leaders who came after him did not do enough to close the gap between their policies and public opinion.

The leaders of the six «main» parties (VVD, PvdA, CDA, D66, SP and PVV) each had two opportunities to debate, while the leaders of the six «small» parties (Green Left, Christian Union, 50 +, Party for the Animals, Reformed Political Party and Independents) each had the chance to debate once.

But note that while the EU keeps going Conservative leaders leave the political stage in torment.

His indictment comes more than two years after he confirmed while testifying in the corruption trial of former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos that federal prosecutors were probing his role in county contracts that went to political campaign contributors.

As Ed Miliband returns to work this week after the birth of his son, Conservatives will be wishing his family well — while considering what can be done to ensure the Labour leader's political fortunes do not prosper.

«While some of our members have differed in the past on some of the specific issues in the New NY Agenda, the Executive Committee unanimously takes this position because we understand and accept Andrew's point that this is a pivotal moment in the history of this state, similar to the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when leaders in the labor, civic, business and political arena must put aside their individual agendas for the good of the entire state.»

While addressing supporters at Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District, he said a leader who can not unite his political party, was not worthy of becoming a president of Ghana.

While addressing supporters at Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District, he said a leader who can not unite his political party is not worthy of becoming a president of Ghana.

While Booker has posted snaps of himself and the Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, for example, he also takes the time to highlight lesser - known figures in the political process, from volunteers in Clinton field offices in Iowa and Nevada to the maintenance employees at the Capitol.

«My message of reforming and changing the way business is done in New York has been resonating with voters across the political spectrum and while I remain a Republican, I don't think my independent message has connected with state Republican leaders who seem intent on continuing the losing formula that all but guarantees a third term for Democrat Andrew Cuomo,» Giambra said in a statement.

Whiles the world is uniting, we are dividing because our Europeans masters and our political leaders will not let us do so.

He said Ghana could have peaceful election devoid of fear and panic while the political parties must demonstrate to the people that they had learnt something as leaders over the 25 years.

Tinubu's spokesman, Tunde Rahman, who made this known while being interviewed by presenters of Political Platform, a programme on RayPower FM, said, «Yesterday, a group of younger ones put together a programme for him where they were talking about their impression of him as a leader, as a motivator.

While commending religious bodies and political organizations for their prayers, outpouring love and solidarity during the President's medical trip to London, Governor Sani Bello urged all Nigerians to always be positive and pray for their leaders.

The former Scottish Labour leader's decision to spend three weeks filming on location in Australia while the Scottish parliament was in session attracted criticism from across the political spectrum, including from some previously stalwart supporters.

While representing President Buhari at the launching of the revised National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST), Professor Osinbajo repeated the blame - games, the feature of the administration by claiming that the escalation of war on terror was the handiwork of corrupt military officers and political leaders in the previous administration.

While the Junior Imperial League's political education aimed to teach people why they should vote Conservative, rather than teaching them to make up their own minds, there is little doubt that then - Conservative leader, Stanley Baldwin, was sincere when he expressed a desire to «make democracy safe for the world» by educating young people.

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID: «While Republicans try to gin up yet another political food fight, Senate Democrats will remain focused on fostering economic growth for all hard - working Americans.»

He called on religious leaders not to use their pulpits to make divisive statements while admonishing the political parties especially the ruling National Democratic Congress and the main opposition New Patriotic Party in their drive to win votes to strive to seek God's wisdom.

Political leaders across the continent have refused to contribute to taking refugees in, while — some recklessly, others intentionally — have incited xenophobia among their citizens through rhetoric that has demeaned both the refugees and other migrants and their plight.

Former Gov. David Paterson sounded a sympathetic note while standing in for WOR's John Gambling this morning during an interview of his old political advserary, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, on the topic of redistricting reform.

While waiting on Bournemouth station for the London train, it was impossible for your columnist not to overhear the Lib Dems» home affairs chap itemising, between sips of Red Bull, his leader Sir Ming Campbell's political crimes.

Manhattan Councilman Dan Garodnick is talking with former political leaders, Democratic consultants, and donors about whether they would back his candidacy for mayor, while «seriously considering» a primary challenge to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Skelos also invoked his father — then the Senate majority leader and the most powerful Republican in the state — while warning that Nassau County would pay a political price in Albany for delaying a $ 12 million contract on which he consulted.

Gana, who was a former Information Minister had on Wednesday while submitting the report of PDP Strategy Review and Inter-party Affairs in Abuja said that PDP was already meeting with some leaders of political parties.

While insisting that he hadn't yet joined any political party, Atiku stated that the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party were mounting pressure on him to join the party.

Business leaders attacked the speech's «irresponsible rhetoric», while her political opponents said it showed the Tory's «Nasty Party» image was back.