Sentences with phrase «against reform»

The principal argument against reforming tenure laws is that they protect good teachers from unfair dismissal.

But I suspect that most of them — even the ones most dead set against reform — are merely operating out of a set of assumptions that go back to the 1950s.

We're not against reform, we want to improve scrutiny in the second house.

The structural biases against reform do not work perfectly.

However, I am concerned that those MPs against reform are not clearly setting out the reasoning behind their position.

However, while we have witnessed the impact of these cuts first hand, we are not wholly against the reform.

The two reforms amounted to a one - two punch in the public eye and gave critics an easy - to - understand argument against reform: too many uncertainties, all at once.

There are a lot of people dead - set against reform, and they are going to do just that.

The ad basically reiterates all the points laid out against Rice in Schneiderman's mailer — she used to be a Republican, lobbied against reform of the Rockefeller Drug Laws, and told part - time working mothers in the DA's office to either return to work full - time or not come back at all.

Over the last five years, there has been a groundswell of parent groups formed to fight against the reform agenda.

Then, when the later bill failed in the House of Representatives and the conservative backlash became too severe, Rubio said he would have voted against the reform bill if he had to do it over again.

In the late 1970s, a backlash against the reform ideas of the 1960s and early 1970s led to the rise of minimum competency testing and, once again, a return to the basics.

He also spoke against another reform proposal percolating in the legislature, campaign finance reform, on Wednesday.

epa05295313 Lawyers shout slogans during a protest against reforms to the tax and pension system which are going to be voted on Sunday night in the Greek parliament, in Athens, Greece, on 08 May 2016.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business thinks it might never be a good idea and has launched a national campaign against the reform.

The problem is Wall Street banks continue to lobby against reforms.

Four key Republican U.S. senators — Rob Portman, Shelley Moore Capito, Cory Gardner, and Lisa Murkowski — said they would vote against any reform bill that fails to protect Americans who became eligible for coverage under the ACA's expansion of Medicaid, the government - run health program for the poor and disabled.

Soon afterwards Calvin was persuaded by Guillaume Farel (1489 - 1565), a fiery Reformation preacher, to join him in Geneva, but in 1538, the authorities turned against the reform party» so Calvin moved to Strasbourg.

Everyone knows the real conflict is taking place within the coalition government's many committees, as the Liberal Democrats dig their heels in against the reforms.

He also spoke against another reform proposal percolating in the legislature, campaign finance reform.

Members of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) has announced that teachers are due to step up industrial action against reforms to the Curriculum for Excellence, by boycotting any work associated with the changes.

Carl rejects Mr. Samuels» assertion that the five Senators he named are working working against reform.

I'm confident Jesus would have nothing against reform that was done the right way, the right reasons according to law.

However, he has emphasized his own conservatism and the conservatism of the Russian Orthodox church in the run - up to the election, asserting in speeches that «I speak out categorically against any reforms,» and «The defense of the spiritual borders of our Motherland and the preservation of unity, this in the task of the Russian Church.»

City lawyers have spoken out against reforms proposed by Sir John Vickers's Independent Commission on Banking

However Mr Osborne is thought to be more sympathetic to the banks position and appears to have an ally in the prime minister, David Cameron, who warned against reforms which put the economy at risk.

15:56 - Labour's Toby Perkins raises the accountability question - it seems there is cross-party consensus against the reforms as much as there is for them.

If indirectly elected in this way, peers would not enjoy the same mandate as MPs, who are directly accountable to their constituents, and would therefore not threaten the supremacy of the House of Commons — an objection often voiced against reform.

I noticed far more speakers against reform of the Lords than for - perhaps because pro-reform Tories knew, the programme motion having been withdrawn, that they would win the Second Reading vote easily (thanks to Labour votes).

Writing in the Sunday Times (paywall), the prime minister acknowledged there were «profound areas of disagreement» between the Liberal Democrats and members of the Conservative party, 91 of whom rebelled last week against a reform package for the upper house championed by Nick Clegg.

Today in Parliament is set to get very tedious, folks, as the prospect of endless repeats of those well - worn arguments both for and against reform take place over the next weeks and months.

Richard Hawkes, chief executive of disability charity Scope, laid out the case against the reforms: «DLA is a life - line.

Sector backlash against reform highlights how highly early years professionals value the quality of their care, and the status of the profession.

Lib Dem Cabinet minister David Laws told the Today programme that every Liberal Democrat MP has «collective responsibility» for the tuition fees pledge - despite 21 Lib Dem backbenchers having rebelled against the reform.

Opponents to the coalition's bid to introduce more competition into the NHS had won a sweeping victory, but Labour's fight against the reforms appears to be far from over.

The deputy prime minister is staunchly against the reforms and has stressed that they can not go through without backing from the Lib Dems.

The health workers gathering this evening in Westminster to rally against the reforms won't like it, but that's just the way it is.

The Lords voted by 306 to 178 against the reforms after a heated debate in which opponents on all sides of the House pointed out the new system could be used to stop any behaviour «capable of causing nuisance or annoyance to any person».

This is a big deal for the Reform Party, and he mentioned the techniques used against the Reform Party, and our candidate Roque De La Fuente.

Are we Conservatives right to set our face against reform of the First Past the Post (FPP) voting system?

We knew that Shelly Silver's allies would be working to elect Alice Cancel, so we're not surprised to see Margaret Chin lining up with the status quo to stand against reform.

After Gov. Cuomo made an issue of Albany ethics, Silver fought tooth and nail against every reform.

Reformers» best chance at change - having the BOE reinterpret its opinion regarding LLCs - failed and Senate Republicans stand even more steadfast against reform.

Determined to resist the Crown's campaign of revenge against the reformed country, Baron Albany (Cox) gathers together a Templar Knight (Purefoy) and some mercenaries and makes a stand at Southern England's strategical stronghold.