Sentences with phrase «as candidates»

The Republican primaries in Virginia have become a haven for schoolyard bully tactics as candidates unleash personal attacks on each other in ways and to a degree seldom seen in American politics.

Two candidates for the Lewiston - Porter Board of Education on Friday vehemently disavowed a flyer mailed to some district residents that contained that endorsed them as the candidates that will «Keep Lew - Port white» in Tuesday's election.

But last year Jo Swinson, Christine Jardine and Jamie Stone won their seats by careful positioning in the post independence referendum as the candidates best placed to stop the separatist SNP.

The proximity of these two electoral blocks is, nonetheless, likely to embitter the electoral campaign as candidates reinforce ethnic loyalties through hate speech and the possible organisation of violence.

In London, former Cabinet ministers Vince Cable and Ed Davey are putting themselves forward as candidates, while the party's former deputy leader Simon Hughes will stand in his former constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark.

Nowadays, especially as candidates represent ideological positions instead of a given allotment of land, the unfairness of rolling up a diverse populace under a single winner - takes - all representative has become quite noticeable.

So as candidates drop out, their supporters will tend to go to other candidates.

The committee unanimously chose Steve Cichon and Vanessa Glushefski as its candidates for Clerk and Comptroller, respectively.

Election campaigns and access to the electoral process continue to be affected by traditional barriers, security concerns, absence of female voters and female observer groups.Past elections reflect significant obstacles women have faced as candidates, voters as well as election workers.

In the long - run it will tend to reduce the scope and depth of democratic deliberation as candidates all get drawn from, and reflect, the centre ground.

Isaac briefly mentions strategy — 2 further areas of interest would be 1) what types of strategies can we employ as candidates or oganizations (maybe a discussion of strategic objectives) and 2) what type of goals should we be setting for social media (is it how many people are visiting the site?

Since 1991, all candidates of parliamentary or presidential elections, as well as candidates for the Assembly of Experts, have to be qualified by the Guardian Council in order to run in the election.

So it's not so much a third party «forbidding» it as the candidates making their participation conditional on this (and other) rules.

What some call «cherry - picking» is actually the responsible selection of low - risk women as candidates for homebirth.

Porto are the perfect example of how rigor and superior organization can overcome a lack of huge monetary resources in football; they are never billed as candidates in European competitions, but year after year they mix it up in the knockout stages and they do so without spending much money on transfers at all, at least compared to the company they're in.

While most may be guessing Gonzalo Higuain, Mario Mandzukic and Douglas Costa as the candidates to fill the scoring in the absence of Dybala, one name has a chance to turn heads:

The England FA may be looking at the top Premier League managers as candidates for the England manager position, but if the search brings them to Arsene Wenger's front door they may be forced to turn elsewhere.

Jay Jaffe now describes Morris as «a virtual lock»; he's real close now, and there's definitely a bandwagon effect as candidates who get close c) gain more attention, and d) elicit sympathy from voters who don't want to be the one to keep a guy out.

«I'm certain we would qualify as candidates for rookie of theyear.»

While both Jedd Fisch and Chris Partridge were mentioned as candidates for positions with Maryland, Barnes is the first staff member Durkin has brought from Michigan.

Baldwin, Robinson and Freeman weren't listed as candidates last season, but Marshall was available at 80/1.

The Daily Mirror recently linked United with Toni Kroos, while the Manchester Evening News have listed a number of big names as candidates, such as Arturo Vidal, Marco Verratti, Jean Seri and Jorginho.

With nobody therefore really being certain as to whether Wenger will still be in charge or not, it has meant that various names have been put forward as candidates to replace the Frenchman.

I have no problem with your comment but this idea of putting forward of names as candidates for recruitment simply because those players have had 5 good game is somewhat ridiculous.

Arsenal seem set on targeting a top class central midfield player this January if recent speculation is anything to go by, with a whole host of big names emerging as candidates to move to the Emirates Stadium this winter.

A return to England could be ideal for the former Tottenham man, with United and Chelsea recently linked as candidates to snap up the 28 - year - old.

Executives who have run large, profitable private sector companies should be welcomed as candidates, but they should also be aware of the political liabilities of their backgrounds.

Since the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching, self - avowed practicing homosexuals are not to be accepted as candidates, ordained as ministers, or appointed to serve in the United Methodist Church.

Since Buchanan's run, other socially conservative candidates who have been more plausible as presidents have done no better as candidates.

In discussing experience, the Bible, and the church as candidates for authority in the Christian faith we know at the outset that Christian experience can not be communicated except by being shared, that the law of the Bible is not of the letter but of the Spirit, and that the church can not be an institution that compels, but a community that frees.

He [Mr. Yesadian] has an unassuming character, consistent and earnest piety, knowledge of divine truth, and the promise of much usefulness as a pastor of a native church... May the time be not distant when many others, as well qualified shall come forward as candidates for the native ministry!

Therefore self - avowed PRACTICING heterosexuals are not to be certified as candidates, selected as leaders, or appointed to serve in any capacity in our organization.»

Therefore self - avowed PRACTICING homosexuals are not to be certified as candidates, ordained as ministers, or appointed to serve in the United Methodist Church.»

Watch as the candidates must decipher fact from fiction, as newsman Brain Williams and swimmer Ryan Loche embellish or completely fabricate actual events and international episodes.

Those outside the charmed circle of the born - again matter only as candidates for conversion, or as rivals.

Where this model prevails, it is easy to see why the names of Daly and Altizer would not arise as candidates for teaching.

I guess Santorum joins Bachman, Gingrich and Perry as candidates God wanted to be President, but reality dictated would fail.

Older adults and single adults are often overlooked as candidates for leadership in ministry with children in the congregation.

Being as these candidates continually bring religion into the campaign by stressing how religious they are I would hope that the moderators of the this debate will actually question them on the actual tenets of their beliefs.

By the rabbi's reasoning, half of the protagonists of the Hebrew Bible were presented by biblical authors as candidates for transgender surgery.

Bank of America commented on E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE: DD) Monday following the endorsement of Nelson Peltz and John H. Myers as candidates for the board of directors by Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS).

There has been plenty of activity this week as candidates from all political parties put forward their names to run in Canada's next federal election, scheduled to be held in October 2015.

My congratulations to all the PSAC members who ran as candidates, and to all of the other public service workers who ran and who worked hard on campaigns.

«We believe the political pendulums are swinging — whether from the left or the right, as candidates embrace more populist positions and associate a move away from austerity with other anti-establishment and anti-incumbent rhetoric,» says Shalett.

Amy Powell, the head of Paramount TV, and Nancy Dubuc, the CEO of A+E, have been seen as candidates, along with former Sony Pictures co-CEO Amy Pascal.

The referendum also centered on a single issue, while the presidential election can be as much a decision about personality and temperament as candidates» policies.

As candidates door - knock in Alberta, they don't talk economy in abstract «R - word» terms as often as party leaders in more economically robust (or at least consistent) parts of Canada.

The Brooklyn debate was testier than previous affairs, as both candidates continued the race's recent trend of more personal and nasty attacks.

But they got Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton instead as their candidates.

Enthusiasm for the Democratic Party is waning among young voters as its candidates head into the crucial midterm congressional elections.