Sentences with phrase «among supporters by»

Vito Lopez, the embattled Brooklyn Assemblyman and former head of the Assembly's housing committee, gained both power and loyalty among supporters by giving them...

Vito Lopez, the embattled Brooklyn Assemblyman and former head of the Assembly's housing committee, gained both power and loyalty among supporters by giving them cheap housing, as well as jobs and titles, the New York Daily News reported.

Not exact matches

Paradoxically, the city's latent racism hasn't affected mayor Aboutaleb's popularity among supporters of the Party for Freedom (PVV)- the Dutch nationalist rightwing party led by Wilders, who, on 9 December last year, was convicted of inciting discrimination.

The Initiative is informed by regular meetings of experts in the sector, policymakers and supporters engaged in the financial services sector, including financial intermediaries, securities market participants and their regulators, among others.

Gerecht was essentially with (see his 2012 essay «Living with Islam») certain voices in the Obama State Dept., or among the academic supporters of the Revolution at a site like The Arabist, which for a time held that the Revolution presented a chance to split the broad Islamic constituency represented by the Brotherhood, to separate the Brothers ready to meet democratic secularists half - way, from the rest, and to let the latter earn the scorn of the populace through their own policies, actions, etc..

For instance, in a discussion of apartheid, David Field remarks: «From a Christian point of view, it is important to examine the case for apartheid in some detail... because among its strongest supporters it numbers Christians who claim to have tested their attitudes and opinions by the standards of Scripture» (Free to Do Right [InterVarsity, 1976], p. 19).

Meanwhile, Jewish and Secular voters were generally more affluent and least burdened by hard times, yet they were among the strongest supporters of Bill Clinton.

Still, and despite his heavy reliance on teleprompters for even brief talks, he quickly became known among supporters and sympathetic commentators as the nation's «orator - in - chief,» an office he filled by delivering lengthy and sometimes ponderous speeches at moments of apparent national crisis.

The insistence by supporters of abortion on demand that only «wanted children» be allowed to be born has not improved our infant mortality rates, which have remained among the worst in the industrialized world; nor has it helped us cope effectively with the incidence of child abuse, the frequency and severity of which have increased dramatically during this time.

It is a commonplace among scholars of the Women's movement that the 19th century struggle for women's rights in America had lost much of its radical thrust by the end of the century as the vote became the single overriding issue, and that supporters of women's suffrage were not above an appeal to blatant racism and class - consciousness to advance their cause.

(17) Others are beginning to question not only the accuracy but the honesty of such claims, even suggesting that by raising millions of dollars each year in the name of evangelism the broadcasters are perpetuating a massive fraud among well - meaning but naive religious supporters.

The outrage among Obama's erstwhile Jewish supporters, as reflected daily in Marty Peretz» blog The Spine, on the website of The New Republic, is heightened by the sense of wounded self - esteem felt by clever people who have just been swindled.

While he was among those Milan players left furious at the full - time whistle as a controversial last - gasp penalty saw Juve claim all three points, there was one moment that was picked up by cameras which will have delighted Milan supporters.

Despite the mixed reaction, the kit's similarity to the iconic shirts worn by the nation's Golden Generation in their maiden World Cup campaign in the United States in 1994 should earn it major points for nostalgia among Super Eagles supporters.

Fans have been divided, there have been fights among Arsenal supporters in stadiums, protests inside and outside grounds, banners saying «it's time to go» and the slogan «In Arsene we trust» being replaced by «In Arsene we rust».

The defeat against Chelsea has also caused a lot of unrest among the fans and in response to the growing pressure; Wenger has urged the unhappy supporters to follow the lead of Tottenham by sticking with the team even during difficult times.

With a capacity of 15,840, it's among the smallest grounds currently used by a Russian Premier League side, with 10 percent of capacity is reserved for visiting supporters.

However, discontent among supporters on Tyneside has been partially dissipated by a trio of excellent signings: Georginio Wijnaldum, captain of PSV's Eredivisie - winning side and acclaimed as the Dutch Player of the Year (ahead of Memphis Depay); Aleksandar Mitrovic, a Serbian striker who Jose Mourinho claimed «has everything to be a European star»; and Chancel Mbemba, Mitrovic's former team - mate at Anderlecht and a central defender of uncertain age who, it's hoped, will shore up a porous back four.

Next, among the more famous promotional activities organized by the Ron Paul army of supporters is a rented blimp, which you can now track online via a Google Map.

The DUP executive meets on Saturday, seeking reassurances that Sinn Fein's acceptance of the police service is matched by support among its grassroots supporters.

Among other things, Owen Smith has been accused by Jeremy Corbyn's supporters of being all spin and no substance.

Royal's online strategy, by contrast, focused heavily on fostering conversation with and among supporters.

If he keeps his seat then Lewis is fancied by many Labour supporters to be the next leader, with Guardian columnist Owen Jones among his key supporters.

Local Journalist Michael Birikorang told Starr News that the intervention by the BNI and the Police has calmed tension among supporters of the NDC and the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

A «wild card» could be the Tea Party supporters, among whom Paladino leads by just five points, 47 - 42.

Among other things, Owen Smith has been accused by Jeremy Corbyn's supporters of being all spin and...

«Cambridge Analytica will provide data and data analytics to inform a data - driven fundraising project for [Heritage] among the Trump supporter audience to enable Client to expand its donor base in light of the November 2016 election results,» reads the business agreement filed by Cambridge Analytica with the government of North Carolina this year.

However, by the end of the month, the lead has fallen to just 6 points, with YouGov analysis showing a big shift in support among Labour supporters.

But it was this comment, picked up by someone in the audience on their phone and obtained by NY1, that raised some eyebrows among supporters of Nixon's opponent, Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Even before the swearing - in ceremony, a meeting of the two transition teams among others, seizures of state properties, including tollbooths, toilets and some other facilities across the country by irate NPP supporters.

They also said Mr Cameron would not be swayed by findings of another poll that suggested only 7 % of voters backed his stance and that 69 % of Tory supporters were among the 74 % of voters who think he should have sacked Mrs Miller.

Julian Assange has been granted bail by Westminster magistrates court, leading to jubilant scenes among his supporters.

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

But there were divisions among rebels as supporters of the Raab amendment on the deportation of foreign criminals called on colleagues to give it a greater chance by abandoning the Romanian and Bulgarian amendment.

Private sector unions have been among Cuomo's reliable supporters, but labor sources said the endorsement was blocked primarily by NYSUT and AFSCME, a parent organization of public employee unions.

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The study, carried out by Opinium, found that among Labour supporters those figures soared to 69 % in favour, with only 18 % opposed to a second vote.

Paterson tried to force the tax cap issue by including it in his last budget extender bill, (much to the pleasure of both AG Andrew Cuomo, who is also a cap supporter; and Long Island Democratic Sen. Craig Johnson), which theoretically would have made the Legislature choose between accepting an unpopular (at least among Assembly Democrats and the teachers» unions) policy proposal and shutting down the government.

The dismissal of civil servants appointed during the NDC era, the Parliamentary bribery scandal, Ameri sponsorship of the Addison committee, persecution of officials and supporters of the biggest opposition party and, the appointment of friends and relatives by the president to sensitive positions among others, have been widely discussed.

Supporters signaled a distrust of recent polls that have shown Democrat Hillary Clinton leading Trump by 21 percentage points among likely New York voters.

The APC, in a statement by its state Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Sulyman Buhari, said: «We had initially chosen to ignore the banner as we believed it was fake, and especially coming from somebody not well known among the supporters of the senate president.

While many leading figures and national executives of the party have by and large cited voter apathy among their supporters in their strongholds especially in the Volta Region for their defeat, others are of the opinion that the party's campaign team failed at their job.

«The mood among our supporters is to stand by the tanker drivers and bring the country to a standstill,» Fuel Lobby ringleader Andrew Spence told the newspaper.

Gove supporters are also waiting to see how newly - unearthed old blogposts by the energy minister might yet play out among Tory MPs.

He commended the NPP regional leadership for their quick intervention in the case, and called for calm among party youth particularly his supporters who got infuriated by the DCE's actions.

While there may still be a few «bitter - enders» among die - hard supporters of George Latimer who still want to believe that their candidate meant it when he told the Daily Voice, that he and his wife have been «happily married» for 30 years but his statement and the social media posts and photographs in this article should put an end to most of the claims that the Latimer - Kettner affair was a made - up smear fabricated by his opponent.

The trade unions have been among Mr Corbyn's strongest supporters, with Unite boss Len McCluskey warning that his critics could face de-selection by their local Labour parties.

Labour issued an apology and extended the deadline by three hours, but there were numerous complaints on social media about problems with signing up and worries, especially among Corbyn supporters, that they could be excluded.

Both are living up to their reputations as freethinking mavericks by being among the first supporters of John McDonnell.

But in Harlem, at a watch party attended by Rangel, former Mayor David Dinkins and Congressman Gregory Meeks, among other supporters, Wright struck a defiant tone, refusing to concede the race until all of the paper ballots were tallied, as was necessary in the district's 2012 race.