Sentences with phrase «as a political leader»

As political leaders look at ways to address racial and regional inequality, let's follow the money to help explain why people can't pursue their dreams.
As political leaders play a giant game of chicken with the economy, what's best for small businesses?
They aren't representing their religion as political leaders, only their moral values.
More important now is he is on the right track as a political leader.
The rest, as they say, was history, as was his career as a political leader.
The big question is will the tax bill lead to growth as political leaders claim?
He said: «The consequences of the focus on my faith is that I have found myself torn between living as a faithful Christian and serving as a political leader.
Even as political leaders in both red and blue states continue to back away from the standards — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is the latest example — the hottest battles have shifted to the local level, where education officials are staging public revolts against state and federal mandates to administer Common Core exams.
There is new evidence that the country's opioid epidemic may be waning, even as political leaders from Trump to Gov. Andrew Cuomo warn of a worsening crisis.
The stage in the Sumner Redstone Theater was packed with representatives from more than 30 city agencies as well as political leaders and the commander of the 114th Precinct.
If Canada's companies are as wary of Trump as their political leaders, there is a real danger of economic paralysis.
The snark about the handshake took Harper by surprise and, having nothing to do with his work as a political leader, hit him hard.
So they did not, as their predecessors had, stand as political leaders for Christian - Democrat identity in the broad (extending to Gaullism) sense, nor did they kneel as representatives of their nations before the altar of Jesus.
What is paramount to Havel the writer and what he now seeks to implement as a political leader is the belief that what finally matters is not power but «decency, reason, responsibility, sincerity, civility and tolerance.»
Tim Farron has quit as leader of the Liberal Democrats, saying he felt «torn» between his faith and his position as a political leader.
Thatcher can be classed together with David Lloyd George and Clement Attlee as political leaders who sought power with the express intention of changing society, and did so to the best of their ability.
Huge swathes of populations abandoned the Roman Catholic Church and wars of religion erupted within and between nations, as political leaders made calculations about where their religious loyalties should lie.
The ability of leaders to mobilize and organize people fast and relatively safely may be proving a much more respectable and legitimate way of staking their ground as a political leader.
It was in fact Chamberlain's arrogance and intense dislike of opposing views, not his weakness as a political leader, that led him towards one of the greatest blunders in the history of British foreign affairs; namely appeasing Hitler (pp. 312 - 9).
She capitalised excellently on being given a national platform, however, and emerged as a political leader «speaking for Wales».
By dint of his own natural propensity as a political leader, he weathered the storm to outshine all those who stood against him, including the already - established Dr. J.B. Danquah and the entire UGCC or the later United Party elements.
As our political leaders appear paralysed and fearful, trapped in the headlights of tomorrow's headlines, it falls to Parliament to act.
The mass granting of waivers to delay the new teacher rating system comes as political leaders, including President Obama and his Education Secretary Arne Duncan, are shifting away from an emphasis on standardized testing.
If Pataki were serious about re-emerging as a political leader, he would challenge Gillibrand in 2012.
«Maybe this high neuroticism is a major motivator to succeed in Trump's entrepreneurial projects in his business life, but also in his role as political leader,» speculates Fisch.
The movie covers the brewing conflict as decisions are made to create a new Muslim homeland, Pakistan, as political leaders including Nehru, Jinnah and Gandhi come together in the house to wrangle over the birth of independent India.
As political leaders grapple with how to handle the threat that ISIS and other terror groups pose to the United States, Muslim American children, teenagers, and young adults are left to contend with that confusion and fear in their everyday lives.
It seems that as long as our political leaders peddle a false vision of public education, one disconnected from the needs of students, we must look to our judicial system to safeguard children's rights.
As political leaders debate how best to fix Social Security, many policymakers are focusing on the wrong issue.
The indisputable result has been a literal green energy fiasco in many countries as political leaders fall all over themselves to make taxpayers massively subsidize the green energy projects of billionaires and powerful corporations.
«As political leaders become aware that games and the communities formed between their players can have a significant influence on those players» worldviews, and their votes, there will doubtless be an increased drive to engage with games makers, communities and players for political purposes.»
The Lib Dem leader resigned from his position less than a week after the general elections citing that he was «torn between living as a faithful Christian and serving as a political leader».
As political leaders in the U.S. and Europe make plans to build more border fences to limit movement of our own species across national boundaries, scientists are assessing implications for wolves, sheep, bears, birds and more.
Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers and former head of the city's teachers» union, said that while she believed Mr. Klein was sincere in his efforts to improve student achievement, he had difficulty garnering support for his changes, both from educators as well as political leaders.
«Authenticity is the most important thing you can have as a political leader,» said one senior Liberal campaign official.
Many are hoping to see China emerge as a leader in the industry — both as a producer and as a political leader.
«As political leaders, if we have any special needs in respect of our security, the right authority to discuss it is the Inspector General of Police,» President Mahama said Monday.
He told colleagues on Wednesday night: «The consequences of the focus on my faith is that I have found myself torn between living as a faithful Christian and serving as a political leader
He said: «As political leaders we have a duty to calm our language and our tone — especially after the shocking events of ten days ago [Jo Cox's death].
As political leaders we have a duty to calm our language and our tone — especially after the shocking events of ten days ago [Jo Cox's death].
In a speech to staff at the Lib Dems» London HQ, Mr Farron declared: «I have found myself torn between living as a faithful Christian and serving as a political leader.
As political leaders, how will you transform our schools from a model that tolerates failure and gauges success by the size of the school budget to an Information Age model that measures success by student achievement and ensures that every child can succeed in the global economy?
As political leaders, they have to negotiate with multiple stakeholders to get approval for programs and resources.»
The 3rd Millennium is a simulation game which places you as a political leader in the year 2001 (near future...
As political leaders and journalists pay increasing attention to climate change adaptation initiatives, still overlooked is the role of the media and communication in this process.
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