Sentences with phrase «as a politician on»

Murray has always struggled to navigate the political implications of his sporting career, as politicians on both sides of the border try to fete him as an example of either British or Scottish accomplishment.

Armstrong was seen as a politician on the right of the Labour Party, and was close politically to her near neighbour Tony Blair and the New Labour agenda.

Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind offered to use their positions as politicians on behalf of a fictitious Chinese company in return for payments of at least # 5,000 per day.

Another explanation for Stringer's real estate donation haul is that developers see him as a politician on the rise, insiders say.

It is an apt metaphor as politicians on both sides of the Atlantic seek to close borders.

Not exact matches

UK politicians watched on uneasily as May was pictured hand - in - hand with Trump in Washington, whose contentious travel ban and controversial remarks triggered huge protests in London and cities across the country.

This generation's politicians believe they can finally turn the page on the narrow nationalist interests of past eras, and tackle their problems together — a task that is as laudable as it is immense.

As allegations continue to rain down on powerful media moguls (like the recently - convicted comedian Bill Cosby), as well as high - profile politicians, doctors, members of Congress and male journalists, the idea that power can be a dangerous tool of manipulation is shifting into the mainstreaAs allegations continue to rain down on powerful media moguls (like the recently - convicted comedian Bill Cosby), as well as high - profile politicians, doctors, members of Congress and male journalists, the idea that power can be a dangerous tool of manipulation is shifting into the mainstreaas well as high - profile politicians, doctors, members of Congress and male journalists, the idea that power can be a dangerous tool of manipulation is shifting into the mainstreaas high - profile politicians, doctors, members of Congress and male journalists, the idea that power can be a dangerous tool of manipulation is shifting into the mainstream.

Italy's president cancelled a dinner with the German opposition's chancellor candidate Peer Steinbrueck in Berlin on Wednesday after he described the former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi and comic - turned - politician Beppe Grillo as «clowns».

Thousands of people joined a global March for Science with Washington the epicenter of a movement to fight back against what many see as an «assault on facts» by populist politicians.

But as political scientist Francis Fukuyama has shown in his research on how democracies function, it's often much more important to pay attention to bureaucrats than politicians when evaluating how well governments function.

YouTube has become an invaluable tool for politicians as large European broadcasters invest in pooling video channels on the platform.

After making several appearances on network TV and authoring columns on the financial crisis for Slate, the disgraced politician was recently tapped by CNN as co-host of a nightly news and discussion program alongside journalist Kathleen Parker.

Facebook is mulling a plan to sell its upcoming smart speakers internationally before launching them in the U.S., as American users and politicians have increased their focus on Facebook and user privacy, according to two people who have had discussions with the company about the devices.

Its NRA card was also highlighted in a New York Times opinion piece that called on the financial industry to exert its «leverage over the gun industry,» seeing as politicians — many of whom are funded by the NRA — continue to refrain from doing so.

And the politicians in Washington who are working to curtail basic benefits such as health care and food stamps plainly won't consider the value of spending trillions on a new social - welfare scheme.

As one exec put it: «Thankfully, the election is over, and maybe now the politicians can get focused on running the country.»

As law enforcement officers descended on the town of 21,000 equipped with armored trucks, body armor, camouflage, and assault rifles, and fired tear gas and rubber bullets into crowds of protesters during the last two weeks, civilians and politicians are making call to rein in the weapons arsenals cops have been amassing.

Schultz then went a bit contemplative on the raptly - attentive crowd, sharing with the audience his belief that individual citizens, not just politicians and political parties, need to increase civility and improve the discourse level in the country, not only every four years but ever day, in the face of what Schultz sees as increased partisanship, polarization and cynicism.

The former TD Bank chief economist stayed silent as campaigning politicians endlessly cited his landmark report on the province's public service.

«Canadians might not like them as politicians — they may not vote for them because they're too conservative on social issues — but they're not the kind of governors that make trouble for Canada.»

But politicians will be focused on domestic affairs rather than U.K.'s exit as there are elections in the Netherlands, France, Germany and possibly in Italy — all founding members of the EU.

The one - on - one meeting sends a message of Tesla's importance in China, whose politicians consider the California company a role model for the country's new electric car companies, as many vehicles suffer from long charging times and a poor driving experience, he explained.

And while politicians of all flavours are unable to agree on anything that will benefit Australia as a whole, Australians are voting with their feet.

Republican businessman - turned - politician Donald Trump, who will be sworn in as U.S. president on Friday, has promised tax cuts, regulatory rollbacks and infrastructure spending that he says will boost economic growth.

Evolution AI ranked some of the most abused politicians on Twitter and found that energy minister Claire Perry, foreign secretary Boris Johnson, and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn all ranked highly — though none received as much abuse as Naz Shah.

The real estate mogul has cannily understood that despite polling that indicates most Americans see free trade as more of an opportunity than a threat, a large and motivated minority of voters have been yearning for a politician to call into question whether the trade deals we have on the books are good for American workers.

Many Chinese, politicians and regular citizens alike, see opposition to their South China Sea claims as opposition to their ascendance on the world stage.

The deal could still fail, mostly as a result of gamesmanship between Chinese and American politicians, but today's share prices offer a significant discount even if that happens and NXP must carry on as a separate business.

Even as his counterparts like Atlanta rapper Killer Mike — who has been very vocal about America's racist war on drugs and his own political beliefs — used their celebrity for fundraising, meetings with politicians, and self - penned articles; the rapper usually left politics to the side as he expanded his business and rose to the top of the corporate ladder.

Political lobbying, such as a super pac for Bitcoin, is touched on as is the sentiment that Bitcoin should try and steer clear of politicians.

So while politicians tend to focus on cartels primarily as importers of drugs, the narcos also devote an enormous amount of energy to the export of money.

Wavii provides an iPhone app enabling users to follow and receive updates on topics such as celebrities, companies, and politicians.

This strikes me as an odd attack, not least because of the reason politicians focus on the middle class: most people consider themselves to be part of it.

As my colleague Steve Lohr wrote recently, Mr. Case and Mr. Vance have been barnstorming various cities in a painted bus, holding entrepreneurship competitions as if they were politicians on the campaign traiAs my colleague Steve Lohr wrote recently, Mr. Case and Mr. Vance have been barnstorming various cities in a painted bus, holding entrepreneurship competitions as if they were politicians on the campaign traias if they were politicians on the campaign trail.

Through 2015 Facebook had actually been ramping up its internal focus on elections as a revenue generating opportunity — growing the headcount of staff working directly with politicians to encourage them to use its platform and tools for campaigning.

To begin with, through his Indonesian partner on the projects, the billionaire media mogul Hary Tanoesoedibjo (known in Indonesia as Hary Tanoe), Trump has forged relationships with several top Indonesian politicians.

Maybe our wise and patriotic politicians will start selling off our military assets just like they did with our manufacturing base so they can pay the tsunami of interest on our debt and China will take over as the world's police?

Mr. Trump and other politicians have long criticized Chinese trade practices and their impact on traditional, heavy industries in the United States, such as steel.

The resulting public discourse has seen furor from many quarters with politicians on both sides of the Atlantic rounding on all parties involved in the allegations with Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg earlier facing two inquisitions from the US lawmakers as a result.

In the eyes of the FTC, Uber erred beginning in 2014, when reports first surfaced that the ride - hailing company's workers had taken advantage of an internal tool, known as «God View,» which had allowed some employees to spy on the whereabouts of politicians, celebrities and others using its services.

Sustained national media attention on the shooting, emotional confrontations between politicians and survivors and their families, as well as a public - opinion shift in favor of stricter gun laws could spur Congress to do something to tighten access to guns.

The Globe «s Jeffrey Simpson offers Canadian politicians plaudits for the following good deeds: Ed Stelmach's decision to fund research into carbon capture and storage; Dalton McGuinty's decision to protect the boreal forest (because «untouched forests are wonderful carbon sinks») and to sign on to the Western Climate Initiative; Stephen Harper for agreeing to pour money into Ontario infrastructure; and the premiers for finally agreeing «that within one sovereign country, there ought to be as few obstacles to the movement of people and capital as possible.»

Ms. Leibovici is a long - time local politician who was first elected as a Liberal MLA for Edmonton - Meadowlark in 1993 and served on city council from 2001 to 2013.

The power doled out by Mr. Kowalski, and the rewards he lavished on his constituency, led some Opposition politicians to claim that he was actually running the government, with the Premier only as a figurehead.

I think the only defense against such an unprincipled politician who will say or do anything to get power, is to point out as loudly and publicly as possible the many untruths and contradictions he is trying to pull over on the Alberta public.

What of the credit - ratings agencies whose AAA writings were as much up for sale as the conscience and honesty of politicians on the Senate and House Banking Committees?

Either way, if Kanda succeeds in his ambitious cleanup by completing the deals he has now agreed, 1MDB's problems will not weigh as heavily directly on the finances of the government as many investors, analysts and politicians had feared.

In this case, as in all others, evidence matters, and citizens should demand politicians base their decisions on it.

So why are so few pundits and politicians building on that entrepreneurial energy as a solution to joblessness and economic malaise?