Sentences with phrase «as a house of»

In many cases, rural households don't have the necessary speeds to stream high - definition video or they're saddled with low monthly usage caps that don't play well with the heavy bandwidth demands that HD content such as House of Cards have.

In my view, Theranos was built from the ground up as a house of cards, not unlike the biggest frauds of the dot - com era: Enron, WorldCom and Adelphia.

As the House of Representatives» tax committee put the finishing touches on its bill, momentum behind a Republican push for the biggest tax - code overhaul in decades was shifting to the Senate, where a separate proposal was set to be unveiled.

Yet as a House of Commons committee nears the conclusion of a statutorily - mandated CASL review, it has become increasingly clear that the law has worked.

«Our strategy is to structure ourselves as a house of brands,» Mr. Armstrong said.

As long as the house of Baal stands in its boast, the sheep will remain in bondage.

«They enjoy non-taxable status as a house of worship,» he said.

Nearby is a church over a site identified as the house of Peter.

His family will be known in Israel as the house of the unsandalled man.»

Great Illustrated Classics publishes abridged versions for children of otherwise adult books such as The House of the Seven Gables and Robinson Crusoe.

Yes, all beliefs are connected, but not as a house of cards (a favorite analogy of Boyd's) but more like an Excel spreadsheet.

Moreover, both omit the reference to the temple as the house of prayer for all nations (Matthew 21:1 - 17; Luke 19:45 f.).

Her comments come as the House of Lords prepares to scrutinise the Assisted Dying Bill brought forward by Lord Falconer.

The building of the Ka «ba as a House of the Lord and sanctuary and place of pilgrimage is attributed to Ishmael and Abraham.

Some would say that this is what we lost along the North American way: the church as a house of prayer.

Esther and Jack Houston founded Houston's in 1933 as the House of Vintages wine and spirits store in Portland, Ore..

These findings could be very influential as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act.

As the House of Commons Justice Committee concluded, the period in which the caretaker conventions apply should be carefully defined, and the fact that a caretaker period has commenced or concluded should be explicitly announced.

In her speech, she singled out Labour and the Liberal Democrats, as well as the House of Lords: «In recent weeks Labour have threatened to vote against the final agreement we reach with the EU.

The Committees are closely related to the powers of Parliament as a House of Inquisition.

We should look forward to the day when Parliament as a House of Inquisition will develop capacity akin to a Senatorial Enquiry in the USA where every topmost state official can be summoned and questioned in the interest of the state.

As the House of Commons library pointed out, this is probably due to changes in how the data is handled rather than any genuine fall in waiting times.

Aggression is not a war crime but it is a crime under international law (as the House of Lords admitted in R v Jones (Margaret)-RRB-.

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The shock figures emerged as the House of Lords prepares to vote on calls for the controversial reforms to be either scrapped or delayed.

My ears should've been burning because the bar's regulars recounted with undisguised glee how Labour's triumphant members of the House of Lords mockingly inquired if I'd be writing an adulatory piece praising an institution I regularly mock as the House of Cronies.

That absurdity is replicated in states too, where the governors also fancy themselves as strongmen, before whom other party hoi polloi, including even elected collectives as the House of Assembly, must bow and worship!

Both bills have now cleared the New Jersey Legislature, as well as both houses of the New York State -LSB-...]

Behind Europe, to be sure, but well ahead of such «Westminster bubble» issues as House of Lords reform, reform of local government, or even the referendum on Scottish independence.

But would the chameleon in Adeleke have lost anything by not defecting from APC, all in the interest of the party that once served as a house of refuge for his late brother?

As the House of Representatives prepares its final round of votes before approving a $ 1 trillion tax package on Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo got one last slam in against the measure and the New York Republicnas voting in favor of it.

The demonstration comes as the House of Lords ruled the condition - called pleural plaques - is no longer eligible for compensation.

They are protesting the January 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, Thousands of protesters converged in D.C. last week as the House of Representatives passed a bill baring federal spending on abortions.

It is the first time a Conservative government has not also dominated the second chamber, as the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the majority of hereditary peers, many of whom were Tory supporters.

Lord Kerslake rounded on the government in a Guardian article on Monday as the House of Lords prepared to debate the bill designed to tighten the rules of trade union funding.

Hata was first elected as a House of Representatives member from Nagano prefecture in 1969 and served as agriculture minister, finance minister and foreign minister between 1988 and 1994.

I'd be Hermione Granger, as she's good at exerting pressure behind the scenes and finding her way around ancient labyrinthine buildings — such as the House of Lords.

David Cameron was accused of lying about tax credit cuts to win the general election as the House of Lords debated the controversial reforms.

There are cases also when a parliament is simply not capable of sustaining a government over the long term, such as the House of Commons elected in February 1974, in which neither the Conservatives nor Labour could achieve a majority.

President Buhari had returned to the country on Saturday, August 19, 2017, and in a letter dated August 21, 2017, he told the Senate as well as the House of Representatives, that he was resuming office, a statement by his spokesperson, Femi Adesina says.

The announcement came as both houses of the Legislature took a break from voting on budget bills that had already been introduced, yet neither legislative majority leader joined Cuomo for the press conference.

As the House of Representatives prepares for the scheduled vote on the legislation, state and federal leaders are fighting to sway the public to their side.

U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson (R - Kinderhook) voted with the ayes Friday, Sept. 20 as the House of Representatives approved a measure — the «continuing resolution» — that would keep the government running, but defund the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

Lord Darling of Roulanish's comments came as the House of Lords debated the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill for the second day.

WASHINGTON — Five New York Republicans split with their party on Thursday as the House of Representatives voted 227 - 205 to pass the largest overhaul of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years.

As the House of Commons rose yesterday for its summer holidays, the record new intake of 232 first time MPs have some grounds for feeling they've had some impact.

Both bills have now cleared the New Jersey Legislature, as well as both houses of the New York State Legislature.

The Fixed Term Parliament Act aside, planned constitutional reform has fallen well short of expectations since 2010 as House of Lords reform, «equalising» boundaries, reducing the number of MPs and the Alternative Vote have all fallen by the wayside.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- The newly empowered Democratic majority flexed its political muscle Wednesday as the House of Representatives voted to expand a key federal health care program to an estimated 4 million additional children.

John Bercow has told the BBC he feels a «great responsibility» as he begins his job as House of Commons Speaker.