Sentences with phrase «around collective interests»

Parties that define themselves around collective interests (for example classes and nations) can afford to be vague about their political values — which both Labour and the SNP are.

Not exact matches

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

What the term, in practice and in the particular case of Libya, has come to signify, in fact, is a collective of very particular state - related interests and alliances that are more aligned around shared fears and interests and less so, around principles.

In association with some of the region's top trade associations and social networking groups, the 8th annual Digital Family Reunion promises to help weave our various communities of interest into the larger collective family of professionals working in and around the technology industry.

While I am also very concerned of future inflation and interest hikes that would occur as a result of the free - flowing economic stimulus we're seeing around the world today, I believe that to bet on FRM is to bet against the collective wisdom of the teams of economists that work for the banks that try to predict future interest rates.

Hot Topic Curator: Amy Mackie Hot Topic is organized around two New York - based collectives — LTTR and Ridykeulous — devoted to the concerns of a multifaceted community interested in queer and feminist politics.

One interesting development is the steady rise of the collective or group blog: a blog with multiple authors all grouped around a particular theme.

A quick introduction for those of you who don't know about CLOC: CLOC is the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium — a volunteer - driven group made up of legal ops professionals (both lawyers and professional staff) who carry the full - time and multidisciplinary responsibilities of law practice management in legal departments; there's also a robust group of interested parties that orbit around the CLOC membership community — ALSPs (alternative legal service providers) and law firms, consultants, legal tech innovators, and managed service companies; the collective group that many CLOC - ers, led by co-founder Connie Brenton, refer to as their partnering «ecosystem.»

Though many online interest groups have organized around specific causes, that energy is scattershot, as likely to be (mis) directed at other users as it is to be harnessed for a single collective purpose.