Sentences with phrase «as a whip under»

Winterton was replaced by Nick Brown, one of Gordon Brown's former political enforcers who also worked as a whip under Tony Blair - and had plenty of run - ins with Corbyn, then a serial rebel.

Not exact matches

The Israelites had been enslaved for more than two centuries; their backs broken by whips and their souls crushed under the weight of Pharaoh's mercilessness; their identity as the children of Abraham — God's chosen people — shadowed by their new title as slaves.

I whipped up a batch of this granola in under 30 minutes and served it up exactly as Jenna suggested — with creamy thick Greek yogurt and chopped bananas.

It's my birthday in under two weeks, so I may request someone to whip this up as a birthday cake...

The barrier is cultural, as the gorillas want all the benefit to come their way, removing the incentive for suppliers to take risks and innovate, except when under the whip.

«The Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara as well as the Deputy Speaker, Yussuf Lasun; the Minority Leader, Leo Ogor; and the Chief Whip, Hassan Ado are not immune from investigation under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, even though the Hon. Speaker Hon. Yakubu Dogara has been talking tough saying that the EFCC can not investigate him.»

Baroness Sugg CBE was appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport (having previously been a Government Whip (Baroness in Waiting)-RRB-.

«As the independence of members of the House of Commons has decreased under the system of party discipline — it is known as «whipping» by analogy with the fox hunting practice of whipping pack of hounds into order for the pursuit — so both the quality and reputation of MPs has declined, rendering them even less likely to behave independentlAs the independence of members of the House of Commons has decreased under the system of party discipline — it is known as «whipping» by analogy with the fox hunting practice of whipping pack of hounds into order for the pursuit — so both the quality and reputation of MPs has declined, rendering them even less likely to behave independentlas «whipping» by analogy with the fox hunting practice of whipping pack of hounds into order for the pursuit — so both the quality and reputation of MPs has declined, rendering them even less likely to behave independently.

Corbyn, who has rebelled against his party more than 500 times in his career, said MPs would not be «corralled» by whips into voting the same way as the leadership under a more consensual style of management.

After serving as a whip he was promoted to a local government minister for housing and then made Transport Minister under Gordon Brown.

Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim, in an interview with Citi News argued that the security situation in the country has worsened under the watch of Mr. Asante - Apeatu as he seems to be doing little to address the problem.

He has held various government posts under Gordon Brown's premiership, including as a Government whip, Communities Minister and finally Transport Minister.

Other politicians to get the highest honour include Christopher Chope, a rightwing Conservative who was a junior minister under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, and Geoffrey Clifton - Brown, who served as a junior whip under William Hague.

Following his re-election in 2005, he was made a member of the Education & Skills Select Committee and was appointed as an Opposition Whip by Michael Howard, and remained a whip under the new leadership of David CameWhip by Michael Howard, and remained a whip under the new leadership of David Camewhip under the new leadership of David Cameron.

Alun Cairns has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State @walesoffice and Government Whip #reshuffle

But Lord Baker, a former chairman himself, and Lord Ryder, chief whip under John Major, both said that Cameron needed to appoint an MP as a party chairman because the two people doing the job at the moment, Lady Warsi and Lord Feldman, could not do enough from the House of Lords to defend Cameron politically.

As part of his «War Against Indiscipline», he ordered Nigerians to form neat queues at bus stops, under the sharp eyes of whip - wielding soldiers.

Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim, in an interview with Citi News argued that the security situation in the country has worsened under the watch of Mr. Asante - Apeatu as he seems to be doing little to...

«It has been an honour to have served as Labour's chief whip for the past six years under three different leaders.

Hilary Armstrong, who served as the former prime minister's chief whip, says Blair stepped in to rescue Corbyn when he was under threat of deselection

At the European election, Jim Nicholson topped the poll in five of the Westminster constituencies, which augurs well for the general election and, as previously stated, any MP elected under the Conservative and Ulster Unionist joint banner will take the Tory whip and be eligible to serve in a David Cameron Government.

Until or unless his name is cleared, therefore, he is in no position to make a Cabinet comeback - assuming that David Cameron would want this to happen - let alone resume his former post as Chief Whip under this Government.

The lawmaker, who recalled «the leading role» he played in the emergence of Dogara, the Deputy Speaker, Lasun Yussuff and the House Chief Whip, Alhassan Doguwa in the current offices they occupy in the House, described the Speaker as «a green snake under green grass.»

A former British railways signalman, Snape served as a government whip under Harold Wilson and Callaghan.

Guto Bebb MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Wales Office (and Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)-RRB-

A statement was also released from Dame Winterton, who said: «It has been an honour to have served as Labour's Chief Whip for the past six years under there different leaders.

Bullwhips operate under the same principle as the fly line: Energy travels from the arm to the thick end of the whip all the way down to the tapered tip, which accelerates wildly as the mass decreases.

Inviting comparisons to the Lost Boys of Never Land and Fagin's pickpockets of Oliver Twist, the gang features such personalities as a girl in a pixie cut who's obsessed with Darth Vader and draws him as a tortured skeleton under that helmet and an always - shirtless guy notorious for whipping out his genitals.

«Under The Bridge» by the Red Hot Chili Peppers is heard when recovering addict is shamefully copping, «Sweet Jane» (the narcotic version by the Cowboy Junkies) plays when Nicole shoots heroin, a «With a Little Help From My Friends» soundtracks Whip's buddies giving him another pick - me - up, «Sympathy For The Devil» rocks out ironically after Whip recovers in the emergency room, and tunes like «Feelin» Alright» by Traffic and «Alcohol» by The Barenaked Ladies are employed on the nose as often as possible (curiously, «Cocaine» by Eric Clapton is missing when the blow gets trotted out).

They sparkle under the auction lights like candy - colored confections, as if steel and iron had been whipped into a froth of 1960s style and Detroit power.

As Lawrence «Larry the Liquidator» Garfield, a corporate raider, said in the play Other People's Money about a firm going under that was run well but outmoded, «I'm sure the last buggy whip company made a damn good buggy whip.»

Tourists duck and dive under towering bridges, they tumble down treacherously steep steps and feel the wind whip their noses and cheeks as if they were standing on the battlements.

The camera drifts a little under its own momentum as you whip it from point to point (a mechanic apparently known as «soft - stopping»), which not only cuts down on tedious dragging and clicking but also feels rather satisfying in that rose - tinted, momma's - home - cookin» way the best Nintendo titles feel satisfying.