Sentences with phrase «as governors»

The recall is generally for state officials, such as governors or mayors.

When you are preparing to run for a political office as huge as the governors seat, you rise up prepared to answer hardball Q&A.

I do hope that teachers will read this book as well as governors, those important people whose powers are being stolen in many Catholic maintained schools by local authority and - dare one say - diocesan bureaucrats.

The letters were sent to men who were appointed to public office, such as the governors at Basra and Kufa, and also to people like Mu`awiya.

Note that non-Christian Mormons have been prominent as governors and in Congress, including the current speaker of the House.

So I know you both approve of the president's choices of respected economists to serve as governors.

Then there are the informal connections: Gerhard Schröder, who was Chancellor before Merkel, and Sigmar Gabriel, who is currently her vice chancellor, have both served as VW directors in their function as governors of Lower Saxony.

The statements provide less detail than would an official record of the policy meeting, but they may accomplish the same thing — so long as the governor continues to be forthcoming.

Pence served as governor of Indiana, where Toyota has an assembly plant, one of 10 manufacturing facilities in the country.

While he did not mention what new level he favored, as governor he passed legislation that will increase Maryland's minimum wage to $ 10.10.

Pretty much from his first statements as governor in 2013 — that's about $ 100,000 ago in real estate appreciation terms — through to last week when the bank released its latest financial system review, Poloz has walked a tightrope between admitting that elevated house prices and debt levels pose a risk to the economy, and assuring Canadians that the likelihood of a crash is actually pretty low.

According to the Washington Post, Caldwell befriended George W. Bush when the soon - to - be president was serving as governor of Texas.

David Dodge stepped down as governor of the Bank of Canada on January 31, and Canadian CEOs had more than a few kind words for him in a web poll conducted by COMPAS Inc..

However, Poloz's time as governor won't be a cakewalk.

As governor of the nation, Trump would need to surround himself with politically experienced people and be willing to work with both Democrats and Republicans who hold different opinions and values than he does in order to get things done.

«At the moment the market only knows that Shirakawa will not be appointed as governor, and nobody knows who will be the next governor.

«I think as governor my job is to speak with my constituents,» Abbott said in a radio interview.

Philip Lowe will take over the reins as the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia when Glenn Stevens retires in September.

Certainly Bush's two terms as governor showcase this point.

A real estate developer in the 1980s, he turned to the financial world after his second term as governor ended in 2007.

We look forward to working with him in his new role as Governor.»

Schwarzenegger, of course, was one of the biggest action stars in the world before he served as Governor of California between 2003 and 2011.

My first major legislative push as governor was the Alabama Jobs Act.

Richardson is quick to add, in a rueful comment that captures the bind that states find themselves in, «I probably would've done the same thing as Governor Sandoval.

Those skills paid off handsomely for the first - term Republican this week as Governor Rick Snyder signed into law bills co-sponsored by Colbeck that ban mandatory union membership, making Michigan the nation's 24th right - to - work state.

Weld had high favorability ratings from state businesses during his two terms as governor of Massachusetts in the 1990s, for cutting taxes and pushing welfare recipients into work programs, among other things.

Secretary Perry, for instance, who presided over the greatest expansion of wind capacity in the country during his 14 years as governor of Texas, acknowledged in his confirmation hearing that climate change is real, and that «man - made activity» is at least partly to blame.

Since Romney's comments during Tuesday's presidential debate about how as governor of Massachusetts he was given a «binder full of women» to choose among for top state jobs, binders have become the meme of the week.

«I only spent four years as a governor,» said Romney in a GOP debate in Orlando.

The decisions Carney will have to make as governor of the Bank of England are not nearly as obvious as those he made while at the Bank of Canada, the responsibilities are far greater, and the stakes are much higher.

My top priority as governor of this great state is continuing to grow our thriving economic climate that spurs job growth and keeps us at the top echelon for years to come.

(Branstad had previously served as governor from 1983 to 1999.)

Richard Baker, who has been acting interim CEO, will continue as governor and executive chairman of HBC.

One of Chris Christie's last acts as governor was to approve tax incentives that could total about $ 7 billion if Amazon decides to put its second headquarters in Newark.

As governor of the Bank of Israel, mild - mannered American economist Stanley Fischer became The Responsible Adult, a superhero with the power of trustworthiness.

Mr. Block currently serves on the World Economic Forum's Information Technology Community as a Governor, the Board of Trustees for Carnegie - Mellon University, the President's Advisory Council at Carnegie - Mellon University Heinz Graduate School and the Board of Trustees at the Concord Museum.

Carney earned the reputation of being the best central banker in the world, at least in the estimation of the U.K. chancellor of the exchequer, who finally managed to persuade Carney to accept the appointment as governor of the Bank of England this week.

She added, «as the governor has said, he would welcome Amazon to any location within Maryland, and the state and the Department of Commerce will work hard on behalf of any jurisdiction submitting a proposal.»

(Much of this impression comes from his very first interest rate decision as Governor in March 2008: a surprise cut of 50 basis points in the overnight rate on the basis of the U.S. outlook.)

OTTAWA — Mark Carney is already causing ripples in Britain in his first week as governor of the Bank of England, even though his methods would be considered old hat

Mr. Fazio resigned last week from his lifetime appointment as governor of the Bank of Italy, Italy's chief banking regulator, after 12 years in office.

He served two successful terms as governor of the Bank of Israel from 1991 to 2000, then went to Wall Street and made a small fortune, first as chairman of Merrill Lynch International, then as vice chairman of American International Group, the insurance giant.

Mark Carney barely settled in at his new job as the governor of the Bank of England before causing a big stir.

Mocking Crist's 2007 promise as governor to make property taxes drop «like a rock,» Scott said: «The only thing that dropped like a rock was home prices.»

Glenn was reappointed in 2013, serving a total of ten years as Governor of Australia's central bank.

Yi replaced Zhou Xiaochuan as governor of the People's Bank of China, after serving as his deputy for a decade.

Sounds great, but as the Governor says these higher rates of growth still imply «that the economy will (only) return gradually to capacity over the next two years or so».

In addition to his role at the FSB, Carney serves as Governor of the Bank of England (BOE).

West Virginia overwhelmingly voted Republicans into office — with one big exception being the election of Jim Justice, a pro-coal Democrat, as governor.

After earlier stints as a junior finance minister and deputy governor, he took over as Governor of the Bank of Canada seven months before the global recession really began to bite in September 2008, and is credited with keeping his homeland free from the worst ravages of the crisis.