Sentences with phrase «against measures supported»

He's also seemed to establish a record as a Republican moderate, even sometimes being among a small handful of members voting against measures supported by the rest of his party.

Not exact matches

And, even if the Front National and other far - right parties do not get added support following the attacks, their dynamic has placed current governments under more and more pressure to take drastic measures against real and perceived threats.

Or to counter state capitalism like China's, they may engage in explicit subsidies or tax breaks or subsides or preferences or soft loans to promote domestic business's ability to compete overseas against state supported or state owned companies — trade promotion ideas which teeter between reasonable competitive measures and bad crony - capitalism.

Ms. Caro Diaz is part of the Organizing and Capacity Building Team at the Center for Popular Democracy and provides support to social movements in Puerto Rico struggling against the debt and austerity measures proposed by a Fiscal Control Board.

It has quickly been accepted as foundational evidence in support of the tariffs and other punitive trade measures that President Donald Trump's administration has initiated against China in recent months.

If the Catholic church spoke out against abortion or supported a pro-life ballot measure, would anyone blink an eye?

Fighting the unholy black pall of islam, a fight that would be won with such a policy, should be the only thing that matters.For those that will not support such a measure, you are not soldiers against islam.

Measure the decision to not support World Vision against this teaching of Christ himself and tell me if it's hypocritical or not ««Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.»

No Sandinista voted against the ban, and observers believe that the measure would not have passed without significant Sandinista support.

Powered by billions of earthworms working rapidly in concert with beneficial microbes, the BIDA ® System will begin processing Fetzer Vineyards» wastewater during the 2016 harvest season, accruing energy savings up to 85 % over current wastewater treatment technologies and optimizing water conservation measures in support of the fight against climate change.

However, evidence that overall fathers can (and often do) «buffer» their children against the worst effects of their mothers» depression is found from a study that measured what happened when the fathers didn't provide support:

The SmartTeams program is designed to give them a benchmark against which to measure their child's commitment to a safer sports experience, to support those programs that measure up and demand change for those that don't,» said de Lench.

Article 11 (2) In order to prevent discrimination against women on the grounds of marriage or maternity and to ensure their effective right to work, States Parties shall take appropriate measures: (a) To prohibit, subject to the imposition of sanctions, dismissal on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity leave and discrimination in dismissals on the basis of marital status; (b) To introduce maternity leave with pay or with comparable social benefits without loss of former employment, seniority or social allowances; (c) To encourage the provision of necessary supporting social services to enable parents to combine family obligations with work responsibilities and participation in public life

The score is a measure of how the UK is performing against the implementation of key policies and programmes to support mothers who want to breastfeed and the healthcare professionals who help them.

«His claim that we haven't done enough has to be judged against the Tories failure to support many of the measures that we have introduced to fight terrorism.»

However, Pubs Quizzed finds ordinary publicans support the measure by a margin of 2 to 1, with 41 % in favour and 22 % against.

For instance regulations that are going to cripple the coal industry were voted against by Democrats from coal mining areas, despite their party's significant support for the measure.

This strategy of the US created this whole sense of urgency, indeed, it was specifically designed to do so to create both domestic and international support to ratchet up the measures taken against Iran.

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

A recent Quinnipiac University poll even measured Mr. Kelly's support against Mr. de Blasio.

Earlier this month, he voted against a Republican - supported measure attacking a United Nations» resolution that censured the Jewish State for its settlement activity in the West Bank.

Murphy said he would have supported the measure and got slammed for it, but Tedisco dodged and weaved for weeks — largely because he was caught between the interests of the district and the national Republicans, who were against the bill.

A UK offensive against the cost of maintaining European officials, proposing a series of measures which would see their pay and pension costs cut, met with little support.

Cynthia Nixon, who is waging a Democratic primary campaign against Cuomo, criticized the measure as a cynical effort to shore up progressive support.

Cuomo has railed against the law and the New York Republicans who supported the measure.

Even the usually super-loyal shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry declared in the Commons that there was «prima facie evidence» against Russia, and supported all the measures announced by the government in response to it.

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

Walsh supported some cost - saving measures but said he was against consolidating the Syracuse and Onondaga County governments into one legislative body.

As State Senator, Shelley will stand with the Governor to fight back against Trump's assault on New Yorkers by supporting the New York State Taxpayer Protection Act; and she'll work with local leaders to promote shared services and other cost - saving measures.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Seventeen Republicans supported the measure; three Democrats voted against it.

Congressman Gibson voted to support a measure banning abortions nationwide after 20 weeks of pregnancy regardless of the circumstances, and has voted against funding for Planned Parenthood in the past.

Roskoff and Johnson were particularly angered by the fact that Kruger voted «yes» on the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act in 2002 (a measure Gentile voted against, sparking the wrath of gay groups that supported him), but refused to support marriage.

A group pushing to expand the statute of limitations for child abuse victims to file criminal and civil complaints against their abuses have begun robocalls trying to persuade Buffalo Sen. Chris Jacobs to embrace a measure it supports.

The legislature was somewhat divided but predominantly supported the transfer, with 11 voting for the measure and 6 against it.

Meanwhile, Quinn reiterated Wednesday that she supports a proposal to create an inspector general for the police, even though Bloomberg and Kelly oppose it using some of the same arguments she does against the lawsuit measure.

McMurray — who has repeatedly said he supports the Second Amendment right to bear arms as well gun control measures such as stronger background checks for gun purchases — vowed to wage an aggressive campaign against Collins.

A poll in late March found that 68 % of likely voters supported the measure, but that was before tobacco companies and other opponents mounted a vigorous campaign against it.

One Democrat who supported the bill, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D - OR), told CQ Roll Call that it would have been inconsistent to vote against a measure he has long supported, and that Congress typically extends the R&D tax credit without a dedicated spending offset.

This week Britain's movie academy, industry unions and bodies announced new measures to tackle bullying and harassment, including better procedures for reporting and investigating abuse, a commitment to act against bullies and abusers, and a confidential support line.

Supporters of the common core standards have also been concerned that the base of support could erode when the first results are released from the new assessments designed to measure student performance against them.

With a clear focus on homework from OFSTED: «Teachers use well - judged teaching strategies, including setting appropriate homework that, together with clearly directed and timely support and intervention, match pupils» needs accurately» we have to guard against schools driving homework to «death» whereby teachers feel they have to set homework for the sake of it to satisfy accountability measures and / or internal monitoring systems.

They plan to push candidates to come out against charter schools and the expansion private school vouchers despite the fact many Democrats have supported the measures in the past.

From my work with teachers, I found that these are some of the critical teaching strategies that support students to become assessment - capable learners: Provide time for student reflection on their learning Involve the students in developing success criteria & rubrics for their own assessment Let students assess their own work & measure this against teacher judgements Provide feedback & encourage students to set goals from this assessment Be explicit about what learning progressions look like & encourage students to use these to set their own learning goals Provide opportunities for students to achieve goals through attending teacher - led or peer - led clinics And celebrate goals when they are achieved!

Unless such tests are shown to be developmentally appropriate, scientifically valid, and reliable for the purpose of measuring both student learning and a teacher's performance, such tests may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher and may be used only to provide non-evaluative formative feedback.Standardized tests, even if deemed valid and reliable, may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher.

Unless such tests are shown to be developmentally appropriate, scientifically valid, and reliable for the purpose of measuring both student learning and a teacher's performance, such tests may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher and may be used only to provide non-evaluative formative feedback.

While co-authored with bi-partisan support in both houses, some Democrats still placed ideology over reason by voting against the bill despite the fact background checks are a measure that many Democrats have been championing for years.

In education, this simply means setting high standards for what students should learn, measuring progress against those standards, and then using the data to determine and implement the right kinds of supports and interventions to help students succeed.

In Douglas County south of Denver, voters who in 2009 and 2013 supported conservative reformers for the school board voted against three of them who had pushed controversial measures, including a voucher program.

The recommendation is based on aggregate evaluation data generated during the application process, considering the following key elements: (1) the quality of the proposed program as measured against the criteria contained in the charter school application; (2) the substantive issues surrounding the overall feasibility and reasonableness of the application in terms of the likelihood of the opening and operation of a successful, high quality public school; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School District.