Sentences with phrase «against the proposal»

The funds voted against the proposals at these four companies because each company and its subsidiaries provide sufficient disclosure on their respective environmental policies.

Finally, lawsuits attract media attention and create public - relations opportunities, which may serve as a cheap way for the union to launch its broader campaign against the proposal.

Industry groups have come out strongly against the proposal for floating net asset values.

It's hard to argue against a proposal designed to ensure that taxpayer dollars will not (literally) get washed away in the future.

The real estate board fought hard against a proposal to require a prevailing wage for construction work, something it said would threaten the viability of many projects.

If creditors with 25 % or more of the proven debts have voted against your proposal during the 45 - day period, your trustee will be required to schedule a meeting of creditors.

An organization that represents engineering firms is joining an influential road builders group in coming out against a proposal meant to make local road projects cheaper by greatly decreasing their reliance on federal money.

How do you get the problem fixed when you kick against every proposal?

I will fight tooth and nail against proposals to remove their right to vote.

The dynamics of the state legislature also worked against the proposal.

There were no votes on the panel - or in the audience against this proposal.

Up to half of them could vote with Labour against the proposals.

A strong local campaign has started against the proposals, with over 500 local people signing a petition against the plans.

Though this is fairly small compared to larger affiliates such as the «big four» unions, today's decision represents the biggest vote declared so far against the proposals.

An added feature of a consumer proposal at this stage is the calculation of voting for or against the proposal terms.

Basically, there was no economic case against this proposal.

But the financial industry has come out with guns blazing against these proposals.

The company has recommended shareholders vote against the proposal, arguing that combining the roles benefits everyone.

Human services groups are pushing back against a proposal by Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Sen. Terrence Murphy that would have resettlement agencies monitor the activities of people brought into New York as refugees.

Poloncarz railed against proposals by the Trump administration to drastically cut funding to Great Lakes pollution cleanup and heating assistance programs.

Miller voted against a proposal in 2011 that cut $ 36 million from EPIC, a change that caused drug costs for seniors to rise dramatically this year.

That, too, was later withdrawn after a massive outcry that reached the national stage, thanks largely to CNN anchor Lou Dobbs, who railed against the proposal on a nightly basis.

Schumer visited Clay and other parts of the state Wednesday to step up his campaign against proposals from the newly confirmed Treasury secretary and Republican members of Congress to eliminate certain, closely held tax deductions for New Yorkers and other Americans.

But the California School Boards Association, the Association of California School Administrators and the California Association of School Business Officials are actively lobbying against the proposal saying its passage will drive up construction costs for school projects and tend to undermine promises districts made to voters to complete some improvement projects.

O'Brien, vying for the seat held by outgoing Republican Sen. Jim Alesi, issued a statement scolding Republican opponent Assemblyman Sean Hanna for voting against the proposal on Tuesday to raise the minimum wage from $ 7.25 to $ 8.50 and then tie future increases to rate of inflation.

No one spoke against the proposal, but School Board member Dee Dee Rasmussen says going forward, it's still important to hear from all sides.

This would allow the Commons to characterise any Lords voting against the proposal as breaching the Salisbury Convention (whereby the Lords does not oppose later reading of bills passed by the Commons if the proposals were included in the manifesto).

Mulgrew testified against the proposals during a budget hearing in Albany last week, and the U.F.T. has started airing anti-Cuomo advertisements.

Edo residents, under the Amalgamation of Concerned Edo Professionals, Students and Civil Society, have staged a protest against the proposal by the state House of Assembly to establish a nomadic cattle grazing law.

This provision of the Act is part of the reasons why several people have kicked against the proposal of the NDC kingpin.

It follows a call for a day of action against the proposals by the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at the party's conference in Liverpool last week.

If a tax proposal obviously will not produce enough revenue to pay for something like (even a cheaper version) of Medicare and such, then the Medicare recipients and their relatives and future Medicare recipients will turn against the proposal as they learn more.

Consumer advocacy group CHOICE has launched a campaign against a proposal seeking the removal of quantity statements from the front of pack on consumer goods packaging.

In October, the board voted against the proposal because it foresaw difficulties reinforcing the structure of the building.

Mayor Bill de Blasio refused to back mandatory apprenticeship programs for construction workers on Monday, siding against a proposal backed by construction unions.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo sank to the lowest approval ratings of his career Wednesday, following weeks of attacks by teachers unions against his proposals to reform education.

On Saturday, he spoke out against a proposal made by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito to have New York City take in some of the children from Central America who have been streaming across the southern border of the U.S.

February saw Ms Spelman apologise to MPs for the plans to sell off the forests, after a popular backlash against the proposals which prompted a sustained public campaign against them.

They want to deny the strong sentiments amongst many American middle of the road voters against this proposal from the President.

In fact, the two Congressional representatives who serve Saratoga County, Democrat Paul Tonko and Republican Elise Stefanik, while differing in tone, both issued statements against the proposal and its cuts to individual programs.

Worried that the bill may gain support during the bargaining that occurs at the end of every legislative session, the chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority went on record against the proposal Wednesday.

It drew the ire of the Trump administration, which proposed canceling it entirely in the White House's FY 2019 budget; Congress and the space science community have so far stood firm against that proposal.

Dawley says they'll continue to fight against the proposal by the Rochester - based Wilmorite Corporation, a daunting prospect for the small group.

Dimon consolidated his power as both chairman and CEO of the biggest bank in the U.S. on May 21 when two - thirds of shareholders voted against a proposal at the company's annual meeting that called for him to be stripped of one of his two titles.

Sens. Bob Bennett (R) and Orrin Hatch (R) came out strongly against the proposal.

Exxon initially lobbied heavily against the proposal, with a vote last year garnering only 38 % of shareholder support.

The Property Council uncovered State Government plans to impose stamp duty on top of the GST and a massive media campaign was launched against this proposal.