Sentences with phrase «advance their agenda as»

Put simply, the Law Society bought face - time with political parties in order to advance its agenda as a lawyer regulator and promote justice issues: far from nefarious goals.

Not exact matches

But two trade agreements President Obama wants to advance as part of an ambitious domestic agenda for his last two years in office — the Trans - Pacific partnership in Asia and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in Europe — are getting push - back from both the left and right.

Invite all current investors to join this meeting / call, send an agenda in advance, and ensure that any items discussed during the meeting are followed upon in as timely a fashion as possible.

There are already plenty of examples of wealthy individuals attempting to advance their political agendas by supporting unaccountable lobby groups, as was the case with Calgary's infamous Sprawl Cabal «s plans to throw more than $ 1 million behind Preston Manning «s «Municipal Governance Initiative,» and the anonymous donors behind the shady «St. Albert Think Tank.»

Advancing a modernization agenda such as this should be a top priority, but it carries risks if not carefully managed.In areas where management is looking for change, it will be important to not seek unnecessary confrontation and to ensure that union leaders and members are treated with respect in the bargaining process.

As for the ecumenical part of the equation, the Holy See seems to accord highest priority to avoiding anything that might give offense to the Russian Orthodox Church, which it perceives to be one key to advancing a broader agenda of ecclesial reconciliation between Christian West and Christian East.

Vilifying hard working Christians for their success is in itself unchristian — particularly when many pay more than 25 % of their production in taxes — as is using the scripture to advance one's personal agenda.

As I'm an LGBT ally, I will leave it up to those in the LGBT community to offer their perceptions of how Tony has used the community over the years to advance his own agenda.

Rather, he saw assisted suicide as the ideal way to advance his real agenda, the legalization of human vivisection.

They're using Christianity as a guise to advance their own agenda.»

But as both texts make clear, all writers currently adopting the brand name «Holocaust revisionism» defy or corrupt the recognized canons of historiographic investigation and truth; they distort and manipulate the historical record to create usable falsehoods that can advance the agenda of «an extreme right - wing that sees itself as heir to Nazism and dreams of its rehabilitation» (Vidal - Naquet).

How scientists ultimately handle the evolution controversy in all its aspects may provide a clue as to whether they are authentically concerned about scientific integrity or whether they merely wish to advance their respective philosophical agendas, be they naturalistic or theistic.

Quite often, as I like to be armed against people who use biased interpretations of religious works to advance an agenda of hatred.

INCHEON, South Korea, 25 October — Sixteen countries in the Asia - Pacific Region can look forward to better access to the most advanced rice technologies to improve their respective rice sector as they declared full support for the regional Rice Action Agenda for ASEAN +3 proposed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

People utilize buzzwords that are similar to their meaning but not akin to the definition as a way to advance agendas.

IAS, WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, Consensus Statement, «Asking the Right questions: Advancing an HIV Research Agenda for Women and Children», dated 8 March, 2010 IBFAN, Press Release 2012 on the Right to Adequate Food, Digest of the «Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food to the Human Right Council (A / HRC / 19 / 59)» IYCN Project Preventing malnutrition of mothers and children within the context of HIV and emergencies (Haiti) UNICEF 2011, Levels & trends in child mortality, Report 2011 US Expert Panel Report & Recommendations to the US Congress and US Global AIDS Coordinator Prevention of Mother - to - Child Transmission of HIV, Jan 2010, Summary of successes and challenges of PMTCT, as well as recommendations for improved implementation UNAIDS 2011, Countdown to Zero: Global plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, 2011 - 2015 UNAIDS 2011 (with WHO and UNICEF) Global epidemic update UNICEF 2011, Levels & trends in child mortality, Report 2011

Much of the upcoming policymaking work will take place in a GOP - controlled Congress — the «people's branch» — as lawmakers in both chambers consider whether or how to advance President Trump's agenda, as well as their own legislative priorities.

With the growing trend of school gardens, «the idea of a school as a venue in which to advance a social agenda has reached rock bottom,» she concludes.

As she notes, the «critical mass» component includes working with fellow conservatives to create and advance the agenda.

«We as Muslims have to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda.

Whereas, New York State is a leading voice for women's equality and has raised that voice in action through such significant achievements as passage of the historic «Women's Equality Agenda» in 2015 - eight laws that advance women's equality in New York State by helping to achieve pay equity, strengthen human trafficking laws and protections for domestic violence victims, and ending pregnancy discrimination in all workplaces; other measures further safeguard and promote women's interests and help improve their status in settings where they live and work; and

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said he has no plans to become Trump's Energy Secretary — an idea that was floated as a way to let the state's Republican governor name a successor and advance the president's stalled agenda in Congress.

«Phil has been at my side from the beginning, and as someone who has been instrumental in advancing our agenda, there is no one better suited to deliver our message of fighting to make our city better and fairer,» de Blasio said in a statement.

The mayor is facing investigations into whether his unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 as well as fundraising efforts for the Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit to advance the mayor's agenda, violated campaign finance and election laws.

As governor, he used his considerable intelligence and leadership ability to advance an agenda to help all New Yorkers live better, more prosperous lives.

David Cameron used close historic ties with India and the lure of prosperous future trade with China as he advanced the coalition's agenda to rebalance Britain's diplomatic stance towards Asia.

But as James Forsyth predicted in The Telegraph at the time: «Someone else, more plausible and with less baggage, will come along and seriously advance the BNP's vile agenda.»

«Rather than be inspired by the spirit of public service by initiating legislation that promotes transparency, accountability and human rights, the Senate is legislating to encourage corruption and impunity, serving as both a shield and sword to advance personal agendas.

«To further our unity solution for the New York State Senate and define each other's position, there is no doubt all Democrats agree that a united Democratic delegation will take up a progressive agenda including such items as the Dream Act, GENDA, single payer healthcare, the Reproductive Health Act, campaign finance reform, the Contraceptive Care Act among other progressive initiatives that have been, or may be advanced.

«This input is critical as we prepare a public report for delivery to Congress in June this year that will layout a set of options and road maps for advancing the US - Africa trade and investment agenda» concluded Ambassador Froman.

In fact, formal notice was given on the agendas of the last two meetings of the parliamentary party, as well as advance warning before Christmas.

Increasingly though our membership of the EU - at least on the current terms - is regarded as a means of advancing the socialist agenda.

Addressing a crowd that included the heads of New York's four other boroughs as well as Christine Quinn, the speaker of the City Council, Diaz described his «holistic vision» and «conceptual master plan» for the borough which, he said, «is reshaping the Bronx and advancing a strong agenda for its future.»

Investigators hope to uncover documents stemming from de Blasio's unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 as well as fundraising efforts for the Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit to advance the mayor's agenda.

The NDC is therefore using its achievement record over the past four years as basis for re-election, using a manifesto which they described as a bold, forward - looking agenda, which enumerates the party's solemn commitment to advance the Better Ghana Agenda, under President John Dramani Magenda, which enumerates the party's solemn commitment to advance the Better Ghana Agenda, under President John Dramani MAgenda, under President John Dramani Mahama.

The New Democrats of Western New York, which bills itself as an organization «dedicated to advancing a 21st Century Progressive Agenda,» has unanimously endorsed AG Andrew Cuomo and his running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy, as well as Sen. Eric Schneiderman to suceed Cuomo as AG and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

He speculated that Cuomo was seeking national headlines and seeking primarily to placate the left, and then wondered whether it was even worse, and Cuomo was using the latest shooting tragedy as an excuse to push a radical gun agenda he wanted to advance «all along.»

The City of London has been deeply angered by the way Mr Barnier has used the job to advance what they see as a anti City of London agenda.

The mayor is facing investigations including whether his unsuccessful bid to bring the state Senate under Democratic control in 2014 as well as fundraising efforts for the Campaign for One New York, a nonprofit to advance the mayor's agenda, violated campaign finance and election laws.

For decades, they have invested in campaigns on the local, state and national levels, as well as think tanks, legislative development, and media outlets, building a unified front to advance their self - serving agenda.

Speaking on the Brian Lehrer Show, Ms. Quinn strongly denied that the Women's Equality Party was about anything other than advancing the Women's Equality Agenda, a 10 - point plan that would codify a number of anti-discrimination statutes as well as the legal right to an abortion.

Lomita, as finance chairman during Hein's first two years, had done much to advance the new executive's agenda.

Cuomo's allies described the mayor as weak, and say his expectations of what the governor would do to advance his agenda — friends or not — were never grounded in reality.

The changeover could also affect social issues such as the Women's Equality Agenda advanced in recent years by Cuomo and Senate Democrats.

«What has become clear through this heavily litigated process is that listing the polar bear as a threatened species is not about protecting the polar bear but rather advancing a particular political agenda,» Sen. James Inhofe (R — Okla.) said in a statement.

Surprisingly, however, political candidates from the program aren't just pushing its national education agenda, they're advancing local issues as well, according to a new study.

I look forward to working with current members on the Science and Technology Committee, as well as hearing from our new members, to formulate and advance an agenda that keeps our nation moving forward.

[interviewer laughs] But my principal function here is to advance this innovation agenda as part of the solution.

The mission of the ALCC is to award time for special situations of interest to the Department with an emphasis on high - risk, high - payoff simulations in areas directly related to the Department's energy mission in areas such as advancing the clean energy agenda and understanding the Earth's climate, for national emergencies, or for broadening the community of researchers capable of using leadership computing resources.

However, the more they begin to use the dream world as a tool to advance their hidden agendas they realize that their visions are trying to tell them something more, and that their very real lives are at stake.