Sentences with phrase «appearance of conflict in»

Participation in social networks by judges in the U.S. has reached a level that prompted the Florida judicial ethics committee to issue an edict in 2009 that judges and lawyers should not be Facebook «friends,» to avoid appearance of conflict in the event they end up in the same courtroom.

Charles Groat, in an e-mail exchange with the reporter, does not acknowledge the appearance of conflict in his highly compensated relationship with a drilling company.]

Given WG's sterling reputation (it was already running a successful data system for the city's schools) and the exigencies of Race to the Top deadlines to get the performance tracking system going, the contract might have overcome the appearance of conflict in the Murdoch / Klein shotgun wedding (News Corp says Klein had nothing to do with the purchase of WG), but it couldn't survive the smell of the hacking scandal.

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A good rule of thumb is to give leeway to employees who have personally discussed a conflict in which in - office appearance has reduced their productivity - something that can be measured over time and revisited after a few work from home trials.

[04:44:07] CHARLIE MUNGER: Well, part of being in a position, like, that we argue by, you really don't want conflict of interest or even appearance of it.

Low - intensity conflict seeks to manage images, to control minds, and to give the appearance of reforms while leaving the structures of violence in place.

In the same and in other schools uncertainty about the meaning of the ministry comes to appearance also in the feeling of conflict in a faculty between its loyalty to a traditional idea, such as that of the preacher, and its sense of obligation to denominational officials, alumni and churchmen in general who urge a more «practical» educatioIn the same and in other schools uncertainty about the meaning of the ministry comes to appearance also in the feeling of conflict in a faculty between its loyalty to a traditional idea, such as that of the preacher, and its sense of obligation to denominational officials, alumni and churchmen in general who urge a more «practical» educatioin other schools uncertainty about the meaning of the ministry comes to appearance also in the feeling of conflict in a faculty between its loyalty to a traditional idea, such as that of the preacher, and its sense of obligation to denominational officials, alumni and churchmen in general who urge a more «practical» educatioin the feeling of conflict in a faculty between its loyalty to a traditional idea, such as that of the preacher, and its sense of obligation to denominational officials, alumni and churchmen in general who urge a more «practical» educatioin a faculty between its loyalty to a traditional idea, such as that of the preacher, and its sense of obligation to denominational officials, alumni and churchmen in general who urge a more «practical» educatioin general who urge a more «practical» education.

Vance did not back down from the charges he made in his letter, but he says he now «understands the governor's decision» and agrees that the public needs to have confidence that there is no appearance of a conflict of interest.

Vance did not back down from the charges he made in his letter, but he said he now «understands the governor's decision» and agrees that the public needs to have confidence that there is no appearance of a conflict of interest.

«In the 21st Century, it is impossible to avoid conflicts — or the appearance of conflicts — if legislators have outside employment,» said Attorney General Schneiderman.

«There can be no suggestion of any possibility of the reality or appearance of any conflict or anything less than a full, complete and unbiased investigation,» Cuomo wrote in a letter to Singas and Barbara Underwood, the acting attorney general.

Cuomo said he didn't want an appearance of a conflict of interest in the Schneiderman investigation.

President - elect Donald Trump tweeted early this morning that he would take steps to separate himself from his vast, global business empire in the hopes of preventing the appearance of a conflict of interest as he becomes president.

In a statement on Wednesday, the university said that Mr. Kaloyeros's decision was a response to an internal change in how the membership of the two boards is determined, and motivated by an effort to avoid the appearance of a conflict between his role as president and the school real estate effortIn a statement on Wednesday, the university said that Mr. Kaloyeros's decision was a response to an internal change in how the membership of the two boards is determined, and motivated by an effort to avoid the appearance of a conflict between his role as president and the school real estate effortin how the membership of the two boards is determined, and motivated by an effort to avoid the appearance of a conflict between his role as president and the school real estate efforts.

Donald Trump lamented in a Christmas Eve announcement that he'll have to close down his charitable foundation «to avoid even the appearance of any conflict with my role as president.»

On this week's edition of the Campbell Conversations, host Grant Reeher discusses this conflict with both Mayor Stephanie Miner and County Executive Joanie Mahoney, in their first joint appearance to discuss the issue.

Hoffay said allowing department heads to hold political party posts could create the appearance of conflict when, for example, a resident active in Republican Party politics seeks an assessment reduction from an assessor who also happens to be a Democratic district leader.

A spokesperson for Sachs Consulting told the New York Times in 2011 that his health care consulting did not amount to lobbying, but that Sachs had voluntarily frozen all contact with his clients while he worked on the Medicaid Redesign effort, to avoid the appearance of a conflict.

A close personal adviser to Cuomo in his bid to become state attorney general in 2006 and his run for governor in 2010, she deregistered as a lobbyist in 2010 when Cuomo and her ex-husband, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, were elected, in order «to avoid even the appearance of a conflict» of interest.

«However, should the City Council adopt this groundbreaking reform in New York City, it will have the dual benefit of allowing Council Members to fully commit their time and energy to their constituents and eliminating even the appearance of conflicts of interest.»

«In order to avoid the appearance of a conflict, the commissioner has recused himself from these matters.»

«There can be no suggestion of any possibility of the reality or appearance of any conflict or anything less than a full, complete and unbiased investigation,» Cuomo said in his letter to Singas.

Schneiderman also said local district attorneys who would prefer to recuse themselves in such cases, so as to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest, can not currently do so.

«There can be no suggestion of any possibility of the reality or appearance of any conflict or anything less than a full, complete and unbiased investigation,» Cuomo said in a letter released Tuesday evening that was addressed to Singas and acting Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood.

In audits of other IDAs that have done business with their board members, though, the comptroller concluded that «such transactions may create an actual conflict of interest or the appearance of impropriety.»

County ethics law bars county employees from engaging in any activity, «directly or indirectly,» that could pose a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict.

The situation almost immediately caused some in City Hall to cringe, fearing the appearance of a conflict of having a city official now integrally involved in security operations of an organization under city scrutiny.

It is the responsibility of AAAS, sponsoring societies, affiliated organizations, and any entity contributing to the fellow's stipend or support to avoid creating conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest with respect to the fellows, in accordance with the hosting agency's ethics rules.

It is the responsibility of AAAS, a fellow, a fellow's sponsoring society, its affiliated organizations, or any entity contributing to a fellow's compensation or support to avoid creating conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest with respect to the fellows, in accordance with House and Senate Ethics Committee rules.

In that study, facial appearance was a stronger predictor of whether people viewed someone as trustworthy than descriptive information provided, even even it conflicted.

While some members of Congress — including Pruitt's fellow Oklahoman, Representative Frank Lucas (R)-- have said the current system creates at least the appearance of a conflict of interest, critics of Pruitt's approach warned that it could undercut efforts to keep the agency's work grounded in top - notch research.

From her first iconic appearance, coming down from the ceiling in a majestic swing, Satine is the gorgeous, conflicted and enchanting girl at the centre of this love story.

Jack Kilmer, son of Val (who makes a brief, comical appearance), and Emma Roberts lead the brilliant cast, who all convince as conflicted, bored, lustful youths partying, getting in trouble, and goofing around in parking lots.

In states that do have a legal definition it is usually defined as whether a «reasonable person» would think that an official has what appears to be a conflict of interest and therefore has a responsibility to take action to eliminate that appearance.

It is not necessarily a bad thing to have an appearance of a conflict of interest but in a fair, open and transparent system of government it is incumbent on people to be honest and forthcoming about whether a reasonable person would think that their previous relationships might cloud their decision - making on a particular topic.

The question is whether Commissioner Pryor has an appearance of a conflict of interest when it comes to his relationship with Achievement First, one of the nation's largest charter management companies with nine schools here in Connecticut.

And the Achievement First issue becomes far more complex and serious because in the very center of the education reform debate is now a Commissioner of Education who has been part of Achievement First since it was created and now faces what is certainly a direct conflict of interest or at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.

This is about whether his close relationship with Achievement First creates the appearance of a conflict of interest and whether due to the appearance it would be best for him, the state and Connecticut's education system if he recused himself — that is abstained — from getting directly involved in decisions that would benefit the organization that he worked so hard to develop and expand.

And now, when Commissioner Pryor is facing the very same decision that Commissioner Esty faced, Governor Malloy calls the suggestion that Pryor remove the appearance of a conflict of interest by abstaining from getting personally involved in decisions that would impact Achievement First «ridiculous.»

In fact, I'd assume that any reasonable person would say not only is there the appearance of a conflict of interest but there is a real conflict of interest.

Yet despite a commitment to greater transparency in state government, neither Commissioner Pryor nor the Malloy Administration has acknowledged what is certainly the appearance of a major conflict of interest.

But Esty recognized that the public is demanding more transparency and honesty in government and that the appearance of a conflict of interest would undermine his credibility as the leader of his agency.

Department of Education regulations required that the scorers not only have no financial interest in the outcome of their decisions, but not even an appearance of a conflict, both in terms of money and potential bias.

(b) To prevent the appearance of a conflict of interest, you must not refer an employee requiring assistance to your private practice or to a person or organization from which you receive payment or to a person or organization in which you have a financial interest.

In addition, we would be particularly concerned if a transaction were to be announced where any appearance of a conflict of interest were present.

inFAMOUS ™ First Light follows the origin story of Abigail «Fetch» Walker, a troubled and conflicted neon conduit on her harsh journey leading up to her appearance in Second Son.

Playing on the container's visual reference to war and conflict, they continue this theme with their masked appearance in many of their images; CLAD for instance, shows the artists wearing armoured suits and helmets.

There's at least an appearance of a conflict of interest in these dual roles: Artists who show at a major museum stand to see their prices rise in the marketplace.

It is a duality which sees rough sleepers, living under buildings owned by billionaire moguls, to interrogating the architectural appearance of a city in conflict with itself.

Katherine K. Hanley, the secretary of the commonwealth, wrote University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III on Thursday, asking that Michaels «avoid any conflict of interest or appearance thereof by scrupulously avoiding the use of the title of state climatologist in con - nection with any outside activities or private consulting endeavors.»