Sentences with phrase «while political leadership»

While political leadership is typically an important aspect of any Canadian election, it has taken an even more pronounced place in the 2008 election.

Not exact matches

So while there are few checks and balances on the abuse of power, the leadership's priorities remain the same: keep the country relatively stable, head off political risks, and avoid a financially ruinous military conflict.

While most entrepreneurs both faulted Trump and forgave him for political ham - handedness, a few criticized him, ironically, for lacking business leadership skills.

And while the strains of the post-Conciliar years (which were also years of tremendous demographic transformation on the American urban / suburban landscape) have tested that claim as never before, there remain, in this, the sesquicentennial year of the erection of the diocese, many impressive signs of vitality in a local church that has been distinguished for its rich ethnic diversity, its identification of parish and neighborhood, its impressive clerical and lay leadership, its self - conscious social and political liberalism, and its sense of itself as the «lead diocese» in matters ranging from liturgical renewal to Christian social action.

But while top political leadership has come chiefly from members of one of the mainline Protestant groups, that membership has been of little political significance.

Both men gained their first renown as resourceful anti-British rebels and then devoted many decades to the art of political leadership while continuing to identify with old underground comrades.

What the ex-KGB hand, Putin, has gotten done is this: He's erected a kleptocratic quasi-dictatorship on top of a crumbling civil society while murdering his political opponents, invading his neighbors, backstopping Syria's murderous Bashar al - Assad, and conducting a fantastic propaganda campaign throughout the world (supported, sadly, by the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church)-- all of which is aimed at reversing the verdict of recent history, rebuilding Stalin's empire in a new guise, and deconstructing the West.

Paterson has no political future (for the time being), thereby freeing him to grab the union leadership by the neck while he makes them submit to a temporary furlough that will save tens of millions per week.

They are therefore acting, while the government retains relatively strong public support, to try to eliminate any points within the party leadership or structures — no matter how seemingly insignificant at this moment in time — around which opposition could coalesce into an alternative political perspective within the party.

«While I join millions of our people to rejoice with Akeredolu, I want to admonish that we in the southwest do not cry for or deride Tinubu but, rather we should on the two sides of the political divide, that is apc and pdp, pause and ponder on the emerging political leadership crisis in the Southwest.»

While 2018 has marked a watershed moment with regard to women running for elected office, we know that there is still much work to be done to ensure greater gender equity, including more opportunities for women to have many seats at the political and business leadership table.

Meanwhile, Chairman of NUJ Kaduna Council, Comrade Adamu Yusuf, while expressing gratitude over the solidarity visit by PDP leadership, explained that the Sunday disaster was the first of its kind in the history of Kaduna NUJ; saying that NUJ is not a political party and will never be.

Anthony held various leadership positions while earning his bachelor's degree in Political Science and Sociology, including serving as the Senior Student Trustee on the college's Board of Trustees, President of the Sigma Phi Society, and President of the freshman and sophomore classes consecutively.

The governor told reporters that while the state is «entering the political season now,» he would still work with the Republican - dominated Senate leadership coalition, which he denounced as a failure in a video message recorded, after tense negotiations, to win the Working Families Party endorsement last weekend.

While electability is the ultimate test of political leadership, this leadership came down to a choice between acceptability and competence.

The big question, that of their leadership, will probably not be much informed by polling — after all, Charlie Kennedy, while few people's choice for Prime Minister, is generally far more positively rated than any other political leader.

Yamoah Ponkoh was speaking to host of Abusua FM»S Abusua Nkommo morning show program, Kwame Adinkrah, while addressing issues of honest political leadership.

The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, who made the declaration while addressing journalists at the end of the meeting, said the leadership of the apex socio - political body of the Igbo would hold meetings with IPOB and MASSOB.

In a 3 - 2 vote, the Town Council approved a change last week to a long - discussed law that restricted elected officials from holding leadership positions in any political party while also maintaining office.

He noted that while the APC leadership in the state lacked focus, the PDP, on the other hand, had a sense of direction and commitment to progressive ideals of social and political well - being and economic development.

The COAS who identified the political will of Mr. President, that of the leadership of the Nigeria army as well as the resilience of the troops as the secret behind the successes achieved so far in the fight against insurgency and terrorism in the country stated this while on a courtesy visit to Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State in Ibadan.

He said Rivers was the only state without plan B while the leadership tussle lingered, which means he had all his political hope particularly for 2019, in PDP.

Liu: Ebola spun out of control because of a lack of political leadership — the world stood aside while Ebola tore through western Africa.

According to Hamilton, Americans have historically placed a high level of trust in information provided by scientists, and while that trust has declined somewhat during the past two decades it remains strong compared with other institutions such as political leadership or the news media.

His story illustrates that political and educational leadership are inextricably linked, as he describes his 14 - year focus on and commitment to narrowing the achievement gap while working tirelessly with his different constituents to bring them into the process.

While some might suggest leadership is doing more with less, I would counter that real political leadership is about getting the appropriate resources in place to create a vibrant society.

While district consolidation can make integration possible, there must also be community support and political will among leadership.

While there have been fewer leadership changes this year, the political context still continues to influence education policy.

The Major Economies Forum will facilitate a candid dialogue among key developed and developing countries, help generate the political leadership necessary to achieve a successful outcome at the UN climate change negotiations that will convene this December in Copenhagen, and advance the exploration of concrete initiatives and joint ventures that increase the supply of clean energy while cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

While this scenario is dire, proposed mechanisms for addressing climate change, notably carbon credits through avoided deforestation, offer a unique opportunity for Indonesia to strengthen its economy while demonstrating worldwide innovative political and environmental leaderWhile this scenario is dire, proposed mechanisms for addressing climate change, notably carbon credits through avoided deforestation, offer a unique opportunity for Indonesia to strengthen its economy while demonstrating worldwide innovative political and environmental leaderwhile demonstrating worldwide innovative political and environmental leadership.

These changes are possible (the average Western European uses half as much energy as the average American while leading a quality life), but they will take real political leadership on issues ranging from mass transit to sprawl to the size of cars.

First and foremost, thanks to the vision and leadership of the Legislature and former Governor Paterson, a permanent quadrennial judicial compensation commission was enacted into law to take judicial pay out of the political arena... While every one of us must be prepared to make sacrifices in this era of tough choices, judges have begun their 13th consecutive year of sacrifice — and that's just too much based on any objective standard.