Sentences with phrase «against the measure»

Even the four council members who voted against the measure did not disagree with that.

Our era is dominated by a taste for realism, and we feel ourselves constrained to judge a work of art against the measure of how «real» it is.

Keeping Kids First developed a number of articles on the group's website detailing arguments against Measure 6.

No doubt, many small firms perform as badly as large firms against these measures, but they shouldn't.

Advocates for and against the measure lined the walls for the hearing, and opponents remain confident the measure is unlikely to be approved this year.

Too many times I have spoken to MPs who say the party can't do anything about it because there is no parliamentary majority against the measures.

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.

The sampling strategy may have worked in favour or against the measured consensus on the hypothesis of anthropogenic climate change.

The citizen has no legal remedy against this measure.

As I have always pledged, I voted against this measure and do not believe it is appropriate.

he asked Senator James S. Alesi, a suburban Rochester Republican who voted against the measure in 2009 and was the first to break party ranks this year.

The rising trend for taxes on sweetened drinks has prompted beverage industry giants like PepsiCo and Coca - Cola to spend billions of dollars on advertising and lobbying campaigns against the measures.

Hanna was among 23 Republicans who joined 182 Democrats in voting against the measure because it did not include the strengthened victim protections.

Dr. Cynthia Goody is the chief nutritionist for McDonald's, and naturally enough, also testified against the measure.

He says his group is also against some measures that could be more likely to pass, including public campaign financing, and a higher minimum wage in some cities in New York.

Still, some Republicans had argued against the measure because they said it would depreciate property values.

DeFrancisco has also faced questions over his votes for a budget that included a minimum wage increase expected to hit $ 15 and a paid family leave program despite railing against the measures in the lead up to the vote.

Welch said the board is not opposed to looking at other models, and had even been talking about revamping the management model before Councilwoman Katie Nightingale voted against the measure at a town board meeting on Dec. 5.

Cuomo had railed against the measure for its plan to end the deduction of state and local taxes and cap property tax deductions at $ 10,000.

Taxi drivers demonstrated against a measure that would expand phone app based ride services like Uber and Lyft to Long Island and Upstate, chanting «Uber, shame on you».

Several ministers, including Justice Secretary Chris Grayling, voted against the measure which was carried by a majority of 254.

Democrats are unified against the measure, calling it a giveaway to corporations and the rich that would drive up the federal deficit.

Tonko, a Democrat from the Albany area, said the opposition was united against the measure.

Republicans have campaigned against measures like DREAM Act, which provides tuition aid to undocumented immigrants, in previous cycles and have blocked its passage in the Senate.

Voting against the measure were Donaldson, Gerentine, Rodriguez, Nolan, Mary Wawro, C - Saugerties, James Maloney, R - Ulster, Julius Collins, D - Ellenville, James Delaune, D - New Paltz, Manna Jo Greene, D - Rosendale, and Jonathan Heppner, D - Hurley.

Thus, the data suggests that rising seawater temperature caused by climate change has buffered against measures for the protection of the Baltic Sea.

The EBRHA, representing Oakland landlords, will be speaking against this measure at the meeting.

There is no question that governments around the world are moving slowly and sluggishly to combat climate change, especially when placed against the measures recommended by climate scientists.

However, Indigenous Australians continue to suffer grossly disproportionate rates of disadvantage against all measures of socio - economic status, including health (ABS, 2013; AIHW, 2011a, 2011b).

But civic groups fought against the measure, arguing instead for a long - term permit that might nudge negotiations over relocating the arena so that Penn Station might be rebuilt and expanded.

Though it is the third demonstration to be held against the measure, the rally is by far the largest to be held in Albany since it was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in January.

When Mayor Bill de Blasio tried to cap the number of Uber cars in New York, the company campaigned hard against the measure.

A long list of environmental groups in New York is urging voters not to call a constitutional convention, adding their voices to a growing list of organized groups allied against the measure on November's ballot.

De Blasio testified against the measure when he spoke about his budget priorities in Albany last week, saying it would «produce uncertainty in financing and unnecessarily add difficulty and delay to the process of building the affordable housing struggling New Yorkers need.»

All four were unsuccessful, including Friday morning's dramatic 2 a.m. vote that failed when Sen. John McCain cast his ballot against the measure.

Republicans and trade groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have fought back against the measure at every turn, saying it will be too expensive, could mislead investors and is not material to a company's financial statements.

The Greek Parliament approved a package of pension and tax reforms, hours ahead of a Eurogroup meeting and after three days of demonstrations against the measures.

According to House aides, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan spoke out against the measure along with Kevin McCarthy of California, however, the vote was behind closed doors so there is no public record of who voted for and against it.

Lallana was replaced by Daniel Sturridge but he found it tough going as well and was booked for diving in the Swansea penalty area by referee Michael Oliver as Liverpool resorted to desperate measures against measured opponents for whom Sigurdsson shone.

Ms Morgan voted against the measure last year, and Benjamin Cohen, publisher of gay current affairs site PinkNews, said of her appointment: «It is unfortunate that the new Minister for Women opposes the rights of some women, lesbians, to have the right to marry.

Johnson used his weekly Daily Telegraph column to rail against measures set out in the House of Lords reform bill, due to be unveiled on Wednesday, which will set out the future of parliament's second chamber.

Kolb had said he was going to vote against the measure earlier in the day, but as the governor phoned, the 32 Republicans in the Senate were leading the way to its unanimous approval in that chamber.

But the objective problem is not the coalition agreement, as many Tories are quite happy to rebel against measures that went into the agreement on the nod because they were in both parties» manifestos.

This week saw NHS workers gather in Westminster to rally against the measures.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has called the DREAM Act a nonstarter in his house, and with good reason — politically speaking — considering the fact that a number of his new members actively campaigned against the measure during the 2014 elections and were successful at the ballot box as a result of their opposition.

A legal challenge against the measure may be a possibility when and if it is signed into law, Cuomo and California Gov. Jerry Brown said.

The rally would come the day after anti-same-sex marriage advocates clogged the hallways at the Capitol singing hymns and chanting against the measure.