Sentences with phrase «acting highest official»

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The Magnitsky Act leveled sanctions on high - level Russian officials accused of human rights abuses and corruption.

It's not just high - ranking officials who will possess the ability to act in a manner that benefits the president's pocketbook — it's ordinary civil servants as well.

«If there is any fixed star in our const.itutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.»

And though the Bears received a trophy — «I mean, it must be about three feet high,» Herrera marveled in his collect call that night — there was no formal presentation or other official act recognizing that Bowie had won Texas's inaugural baseball championship.

PARAMUS — As Paramus Catholic High School officials prepare to host a football camp Wednesday featuring Michigan's Jim Harbaugh, authorities are said to be investigating a series of acts that the school president called vandalism.

Colorado has seen the highest drop in teen birth rates in the entire country, and officials are putting the credit for that on a new family planning initiative that offers low - income women long - acting, reversible birth control methods (e.g. IUDs and implants) for little to no cost.

In a strongly worded letter, Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, has accused officials at the Department for Education, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State, Michael Gove, of breaking the Coalition Agreement, by intervening in a High Court case over inclusive admissions in religious schools.

The high court found that «official acts» can be just about anything a politician does and that raises significant constitutional concerns.

But in a 2016 ruling in a Virginia case, the high court said «official acts» by an elected official had to include specific use of government power, rather than acts that could be perceived as «constituent services.»

Judge Caproni, in her decision, did not say she thought Silver's case was closely related to McDonnell's, but did concede that the way jurors were told to define «official acts» in corruption cases could be questioned by a higher court, in light of the McDonnell case.

One of the counts reads: «That you Nwobike, on the 19th day of March, 2015 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, intentionally gave the sum of N750, 000 to Hon. Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa of the Federal High Court directly through your United Bank for Africa Plc Account No. 1002664061 in order that the said Judge acts in the exercise of his official duties».

In its ruling, the high court narrowed the definition of what constitutes an «official act» by a politician, making it more difficult for prosecutors to obtain convictions in cases in which it can not be made clear to jurors exactly what a politician did in return for money or services received from someone or an entity hoping to improperly influence government.

The Department of Investigation assisted with the matter, and DOI Commissioner Mark Peters said in a statement that Friday's sentencing represented «a measure of justice for the brutal acts perpetrated by former correction employees, including high - ranking officials.»

The new federal Every Student Succeeds Act, was endorsed by more than 35 civil rights organizations to ensure high standards and accountability for the progress of all students, the official said.

«Using one's influence as a high ranking state official to push through county legislation and to bestow a county - issued contract are indisputably formal exercises of governmental power constituting official acts under McDonnell,» the decisions states.

The decision from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals was sparked by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, whose conviction was overturned by the nation's highest court in a ruling that narrowed the definition of the types of official acts that could be considered as part of quid pro quo arrangements.

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, named for the high school where 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz used an AR - 15 to kill 17 students and school officials, raises Florida's minimum age for purchasing guns to 21, requires a three - day waiting period for firearms purchases, bans the sale of bump stocks, and, controversially, sets aside $ 67 million to arm teachHigh School Public Safety Act, named for the high school where 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz used an AR - 15 to kill 17 students and school officials, raises Florida's minimum age for purchasing guns to 21, requires a three - day waiting period for firearms purchases, bans the sale of bump stocks, and, controversially, sets aside $ 67 million to arm teachhigh school where 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz used an AR - 15 to kill 17 students and school officials, raises Florida's minimum age for purchasing guns to 21, requires a three - day waiting period for firearms purchases, bans the sale of bump stocks, and, controversially, sets aside $ 67 million to arm teachers.

As the agency's special prosecutor, she was one of its highest - ranking officials, and after months of feeling that the agency's acting director had created a «frat - house culture,» including having an inappropriate relationship with a staffer, she confronted him.

The timeline raises questions of whether high - level state officials were aware of the situation; and, if so, why did they not act upon it earlier?

In 2015, Mr Kenyatta did act, he suspended and eventually removed five ministers and other high ranking officials over corruption allegations but this bold initiative which improved Kenya's standing in the latest Transparency International was misinterpreted by the opposition and its allies.

Bronx Democrat Ritchie Torres, a gay Councilman who believes NYC isn't doing enough to combat disproportionately high rates of depression, poverty and suicide in the LGBT community, is introducing a bill that would force officials to act.

An administration official said it came as no surprise that higher education for prisoners didn't get traction in a body that previously had nixed the DREAM Act.

The convictions of the governor and his wife were overturned by the high court, which significantly narrowed the definition of official acts of misconduct.

Acting chair of the New York State Thruway Authority, Donna Luh, says she was never made aware of an investigation of high - level Thruway officials by the State Inspector General.

Justice Aikawa further agreed with the submission of ICPC's counsel, E. A. Shogunle, that the 1st Respondent, ICPC, had established that there were reasonable grounds to suspect that certain high - ranking public officials and lawyers acted in abuse of their offices to facilitate a breach of contract with Chief Afe Babalola in order to confer corrupt advantage upon themselves in violation of sections 19 and 25 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.

Gillibrand said Friday state Department of Transportation officials have to act quickly to appoint a new high - speed rail project manager.

The amendment is aimed at public officials — elected and high appointees — who are convicted of corrupt acts.

«That you, Bala A. Mohammed, while being the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, sometime in 2014 in Abuja within the Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory did accept gratification of a house worth N550, 000,000 (Five Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) only situated at No. 2599 & 2600 Cadastral Zone A04 Asokoro District, Abuja from Aso Savings & Loans Plc as reward for performing your official duties and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (b) of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 and punishable under Section 18 (d) of the same Act.»

Following the high - profile resignation of Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, Albany City School District officials have named an acting superintendent.

A lost decade of innovation Matt Rogers, the energy consultant who became DOE's chief official implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, believed «the United States» greatest competitive advantage is aligning technological innovation and high technology manufacturing to serve growing domestic and global demand.»

Film Editors Spencer Averick — «13th,» «Selma» Alexandre de Franceschi — «Lion,» «Bright Star» Keiko Deguchi * — «God Knows Where I Am,» «Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus» Tracy Granger — «Still Life,» «Boys Don't Cry» Sabine Hoffman — «Maggie's Plan,» «Elvis & Nixon» Edie Ichioka — «The Boxtrolls,» «Toy Story 2» Janus Billeskov Jansen * — «The Hunt,» «The Act of Killing» Céline Kélépikis — «The Red Turtle,» «Now or Never» Melissa Kent — «American Pastoral,» «The Age of Adaline» Juan Carlos Macías — «Wild Horses,» «The Official Story» Jim May — «Goosebumps,» «The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe» Fredrik Morheden — «A Man Called Ove,» «The New Country» Christopher Murrie * — «Kubo and the Two Strings,» «Coraline» Tania Michel Nehme — «Tanna,» «Charlie's Country» Tia Nolan — «Annie,» «Friends with Benefits» Anne Østerud — «The Hunt,» «The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo» Gregory Perler — «Sing,» «Despicable Me» Jacopo Quadri — «Fire at Sea,» «The Dreamers» Fabienne Rawley — «Zootopia,» «MonsterHouse» Jake Roberts — «Hell or High Water,» «Brooklyn» Hayedeh Safiyari — «The Salesman,» «A Separation» Nat Sanders — «Moonlight,» «Short Term 12» Per Sandholt — «Land of Mine,» «A Funny Man» Suzanne Spangler — «Imperial Dreams,» «Smashed» Molly Malene Stensgaard — «Land of Mine,» «Melancholia» Alexandra Strauss — «I Am Not Your Negro,» «A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence» Christian Wagner — «The Fate of the Furious,» «Furious Seven» Monika Willi — «Amour,» «The Piano Teacher» Kate Williams — «The Whole Truth,» «Frozen River» Dan Zimmerman — «The Dark Tower,» «The Maze Runner» Lucia Zucchetti — «Their Finest,» «The Queen» Eric Zumbrunnen — «Her,» «Adaptation» Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Richard Alonzo — «Star Trek Beyond,» «Alice in Wonderland» Alessandro Bertolazzi — «Suicide Squad,» «Fury» Christine Beveridge — «The Monuments Men,» «Under the Skin» Felicity Bowring — «Gold,» «Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy» Jerry DeCarlo — «Carol,» «Julie & Julia» Patricia DeHaney — «Sully,» «Interstellar» Naomi Donne — «Cinderella,» «Philomena» Linda Dowds — «RoboCop,» «Rampart» Audrey Doyle — «Legend,» «Mad Max: Fury Road» Tina Earnshaw — «The Promise,» «Titanic» Rick Findlater — «L'Odyssée (The Odyssey),» «The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey» Paul Gooch — «Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children,» «Maleficent» Fae Hammond — «Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,» «The Legend of Tarzan» Miia Kovero — «Inherent Vice,» «The Master» Michael Marino — «American Pastoral,» «The Wrestler» Frances Mathias — «Saving Mr. Banks,» «Beginners» Christopher Nelson — «Suicide Squad,» «Frank Miller's Sin City» Elaine Offers — «The Kids Are All Right,» «Far from Heaven» Conor O'Sullivan — «The Dark Knight,» «Saving Private Ryan» Daniel Phillips — «Florence Foster Jenkins,» «The Queen» Luigi Rocchetti — «Ben - Hur,» «The Nativity Story» Morag Ross — «Hugo,» «The Aviator» Nikoletta Skarlatos — «Free State of Jones,» «The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Parts 1 & 2)» Vittorio Sodano — «Il Divo,» «Apocalypto» Shane Thomas — «The Dressmaker,» «Hacksaw Ridge» Kenneth Walker — «Loving,» «For Colored Girls» Kerry Warn — «The Great Gatsby,» «Australia» Carla White — «Hands of Stone,» «August: Osage County» Ann Pala Williams — «Live by Night,» «Click» Jeremy Woodhead — «Doctor Strange,» «Snowpiercer»

Spencer Averick — «13th,» «Selma» Alexandre de Franceschi — «Lion,» «Bright Star» Keiko Deguchi * — «God Knows Where I Am,» «Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus» Tracy Granger — «Still Life,» «Boys Don't Cry» Sabine Hoffman — «Maggie's Plan,» «Elvis & Nixon» Edie Ichioka — «The Boxtrolls,» «Toy Story 2» Janus Billeskov Jansen * — «The Hunt,» «The Act of Killing» Céline Kélépikis — «The Red Turtle,» «Now or Never» Melissa Kent — «American Pastoral,» «The Age of Adaline» Juan Carlos Macías — «Wild Horses,» «The Official Story» Jim May — «Goosebumps,» «The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe» Fredrik Morheden — «A Man Called Ove,» «The New Country» Christopher Murrie * — «Kubo and the Two Strings,» «Coraline» Tania Michel Nehme — «Tanna,» «Charlie's Country» Tia Nolan — «Annie,» «Friends with Benefits» Anne Østerud — «The Hunt,» «The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo» Gregory Perler — «Sing,» «Despicable Me» Jacopo Quadri — «Fire at Sea,» «The Dreamers» Fabienne Rawley — «Zootopia,» «MonsterHouse» Jake Roberts — «Hell or High Water,» «Brooklyn» Hayedeh Safiyari — «The Salesman,» «A Separation» Nat Sanders — «Moonlight,» «Short Term 12» Per Sandholt — «Land of Mine,» «A Funny Man» Suzanne Spangler — «Imperial Dreams,» «Smashed» Molly Malene Stensgaard — «Land of Mine,» «Melancholia» Alexandra Strauss — «I Am Not Your Negro,» «A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence» Christian Wagner — «The Fate of the Furious,» «Furious Seven» Monika Willi — «Amour,» «The Piano Teacher» Kate Williams — «The Whole Truth,» «Frozen River» Dan Zimmerman — «The Dark Tower,» «The Maze Runner» Lucia Zucchetti — «Their Finest,» «The Queen» Eric Zumbrunnen — «Her,» «Adaptation»

Education officials are already experimenting with new systems, and hopefully by the time Congress decides to move forward with a reauthorized ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act), there will be strong competency - based accountability systems to incorporate, particularly at the high school level.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency, by failing to place a high priority on the problem of asbestos in schools, is to blame for the low level of public awareness of the hazards of the substance and the consequent failure of many local school officials to act promptly upon identifying problems, an agency management team has concluded.

Strict and often arbitrary regulation by state and federal officials may have acted as a barrier to entry or served as a deterrent for higher quality private schools.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS officials often point to the district's increasing graduation rates, climbing ACT scores, growing college enrollment rates and the numbers of high school freshmen projected to be on track to graduate.

After seven years of tumult and transition fueled by the common core, state testing is settling down, with most states rejecting the federally funded PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments, and nearly one - quarter embracing the SAT or the ACT as their official high school test.

An attorney for the Lake County Humane Society is asking Eustis and county officials to prohibit two animal acts - high - diving mules and monkeys riding in pony races - scheduled for the Lake Agricultural & Youth Fair.

· Common Application · $ 75 nonrefundable application fee · Official high school transcript (s) · SAT I / ACT score (s) · Completed Studio Test · Recommendation letter strongly encouraged

· Common Application · $ 75 nonrefundable application fee · Official high school transcript (s) · SAT I / ACT score (s) · Portfolio of work · Completed Hometest · Recommendation letters

· Common Application (Engineering applicants must select a major when applying) · $ 75 nonrefundable application fee · Official high school transcript (s) · SAT / ACT score (s) · Two SAT Subject Test scores - one in Mathematics (Level 1 or 2) AND one in Physics or Chemistry · Completed Writing Supplement · 2 - 3 Recommendation Letters

Since 2012, Forest Trends and Chatham House have been working with officials from EU Member States and US Lacey enforcement agencies, to further understanding of complex high - risk supply chains for wood products and support coordinated implementation of the EU Timber Regulation and US Lacey Act.

assist with day - to - day commercial, contracting, property, procurement, compliance and other business - as - usual matters (including data use and privacy and the Official Information Act) through to high value contracts and commercial transactions (including major ICT and construction projects) and disputes.

FindLaw informs us that public officials and public figures (including celebrities) have a much higher standard of proof for libel or slander suits than the average Joe, and they have to prove that the alleged slanderer acted with «actual malice.»

The group is experienced in acting for multinational companies, corporate executives, high - ranking public officials and in - house counsel.

On 11 July 2008, Cricket Australia appointed Hair to its Umpire High Performance Panel designed to act as mentors to officials coming through its ranks.

In its official announcement, the Shanghai High People's Court noted the «collaboration will act as a stimulus for economic and social development between the two cities».

An individual making the statement may also have the protection of an «absolute privilege» or immunity, such as the president or other high ranking public officials who enjoy absolute immunity for statements made «in the course of their official acts.»

Bilateral meetings with government representatives and United Nations officials including the UN Secretary General's Acting High Representative for Disarmament, Mr. KIM Won - soo

Passports and Consular Officer — Customer Service Duties & Responsibilities Deliver on - site support to all departments and coordinate all daily business efforts through effective collaboration and communication with team members while providing and ensuring a high - quality customer service experience Track, file, and view important documents, applications, information and records on a daily basis, organizing and maintaining sensitive files in an efficient and organized manner Develop and employ a working knowledge of related procedures, regulations and legal applications with respect to the administration of organizational services Act as a liaison between all interested parties to ensure effective information flow, exceptional customer service, efficient operations administration and timely issue resolution Prepare various materials as well as manage all data and information with the utilization of various software applications, including word processing, database and spreadsheet programs Collaborate in the execution of various operational aspects, including statistics management, information exports and backups, and regular records updates Support various reception functions, including acting as first point of contact to guests as well as ensuring the placement of accurate and up - to - date information related to services and fees throughout reception area Address and resolve client queries and issues in a timely manner, researching all topics thoroughly for complete solutions Provide translation and interpretation services as needed to on - site and Australia - based staff in relation to complex consular matters, including official meetings and functions Maintain security of and access to sensitive information, systems and other data Provide phone coverage as needed as well as manage various forms of critical correspondence Assist mid - and senior - level management with various other duties as assigned to facilitate efficient administrative and business operations