Sentences with phrase «as head of the nation»

Once the monarchy had to all intents and purposes disappeared the High Priest came to the fore as the head of the nation.

Bent on getting many of his tribesmen, cronies and family into his already oversize government, MrAkufo - Addo, sources in government disclosed to TheaL - hAJJ, was persuaded to appoint an above - the - age retired Civil Servant as head of the nation's exchequer even though he was «disqualified» from occupying that position.

Instantly, Mr. O'Neill became immersed in his first major test as head of the nation's largest police force, a trial by fire no one would seek.

Four days after officially taking over as head of the nation's largest municipal police department, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill was sworn in today at a ceremony at police headquarters in Manhattan.

Mr. Petruzielo, 54, announced last week that he will be leaving his post as head of the nation's fifth - largest school system for the greener pastures of Cherokee County, Ga., a small but growing suburb of Atlanta, where he will head the 24,000 - student school system.

As the head of the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, I believe that calling for Latino families to opt out of annual assessments that provide important information about our students» educational progress is at best unfair and at worst disgraceful.

From his perch as head of the nation's largest school district, Klein wielded outsize influence, campaigning to persuade districts and states across the nation to adopt the testing and accountability policies he had established in New York.

As head of the nation's largest animal protection organization, with more than 1.3 million supporters in the Golden State alone, Pacelle will provide attendees the latest information on The HSUS» «Making History!»

As head of the nation's largest city, de Blasio is throwing significant weight behind a movement by local governments to directly target fossil fuel companies for the role their products play in fueling global warming.

Not exact matches

«If what we as a nation are going to focus on is pulling stuff out of the ground, selling it to the world and then buying back the finished goods, I can tell you from a prosperity perspective which way we're going, and it's not up,» says John Ruffolo, head of the venture capital arm of OMERS.

For Inc.'s 30th anniversary, we decided to bring these two business thinkers together for a conversation that would serve as a kind of state - of - the - entrepreneurial nation — examining where we have been, where we are, where we are headed, and what it will take to succeed once we get there.

As Moody's points out, last year's deficit of 3.4 % of GDP was the highest of any industrialized nation except Japan, and the shortfall is headed skyward.

For Hu, it was a «legacy» visit, his swansong as the head of the world's most populous and potentially most powerful nation before stepping down as the leader of the Communist Party of China in 2012.

During the visit, Chen mentioned distributed ledger technology as one of the key components to the «development and application of fintech,» and highlighted that he and Xing Yujing, the head of the People's Bank of China Shenzhen Central Sub-Branch, agreed that mainland China should reinforce a solid relationship with the Hong Kong and Shenzhen financial sectors by engaging in «pilot schemes» in order to support «the process of the nation's reform and opening - up.»

As the world's biggest trading nation, China already sends huge volumes of goods to countries such as Canada, providing «numerous ways to disguise your drugs,» says John Coyne, a former Australian Federal Police intelligence agent who is now head of border security at the Australian Strategic Policy InstitutAs the world's biggest trading nation, China already sends huge volumes of goods to countries such as Canada, providing «numerous ways to disguise your drugs,» says John Coyne, a former Australian Federal Police intelligence agent who is now head of border security at the Australian Strategic Policy Institutas Canada, providing «numerous ways to disguise your drugs,» says John Coyne, a former Australian Federal Police intelligence agent who is now head of border security at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

As head of the New York Fed I am vice-chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the body that sets our nation's monetary policy.

As a result, Chan stated that he and the head of the PBOC Shenzhen Central Sub-Branch, Xing Yujing, both agreed that mainland China and Hong Kong should «consider embarking on pilot schemes» in order to assist with «the process of the nation's reform and opening - up.»

Although much of the Old Testament does have historically verifiable occurances, the lead characters are heads of state or high priests or the stories are about the nation as a whole.

The people you list were totalitarian leaders of nations who happened to head governments that did not endorse or give support to any religion as a matter of Marxist instruction because the state HAD used religion since the beginning of history to take advantage of people.

The objective of this effort, is to create a Christian Nation, a theocracy with Jesus as head.

For the first time in history, at the invitation of the United Nations, we gather as Heads of State and Government to recognize the significance of social development and human well - being for all to give to these goals the highest priority both now and into the twenty - first century.

When are we as a nation going to stop listening to these walking and talking heads who spew diarrhea of the mouth???

They both argue that the world is heading for chaos as a result of the breakup of nation states; the intensification of tribal, ethnic and religious loyalties; the spread of international terrorism; and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

According to Wikipedia, she is «the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms, and head of the 54 - member Commonwealth of Nations.

«Whether a husband or wife in the privacy of our homes, as a spiritual leader in the church, as a CEO of a large corporation, as a manager in any business, or as a head of state of some great nation, we are responsible to resist the temptation of misusing our power for the satisfaction of ungodly [pride and] lust in any of its forms.»

The decline in welfare caseloads, widely cited as a sign of successful reform, has reversed course, heading back up: in the third quarter of 2002, 39 states reported an increase, making for an increase for the nation as a whole.

The objective of all these efforts, is to create a Christian Nation, a theocracy with Jesus as head.

You need to pull your blind Christian heads out of your big Christian Azzes and realize that this Nation was built by and made up of people of ALL religions as well as people with NO religion!

In the Old Testament, for instance, it deals with very practical matters of individuals — even prescriptions for what to do after things as intimate and personal as a «wet dream» — all the way up to the conduct of the heads of nations.

There are several key players and extreme positions within the movement and the government: Prime Minister Harper, Chief Teresa Spence as an icon of the Idle No More young revolutionaries, drum circles, elders, statesmen, chiefs, passionate youth, and also the brilliant Shawn Atleo as head of the Assembly of First Nations.

Someday we may indeed find our parking space as a nation and enter the mall of our destiny, but until then the cowbird best captures where we're headed and why.

This is illustrated by the Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint texts of Deuteronomy 32:8 — 9, in which El, as the head of the divine assembly, gives each member of the divine family a nation of his own, «according to the number of the divine sons»: Israel is the portion of Yahweh.

Organized as the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), the summit will gather world heads of state who are expected to propose strategies for stemming the riptide of environmental degradation and fostering sustainable development.

They treated adherents of the respective Eastern Churches — Orthodox, Armenian, Jacobite, and the like — as distinct communities or nations and recognized their ecclesiastical authorities as the heads through which to deal with them.

Normally, I wouldn't choose the book of Revelation as 2:00 a.m. reading material, but all night long I'd been chasing the broken pieces of a prophecy around my head — something about tribes and tongues and nations, verses I knew but couldn't quite remember, like a poem with missing syllables or a song with forgotten words.

A nation, with Jesus as Head of State.

Celia Holt tells BeverageDaily.com that she lives and breathes innovation, having previously worked as head of innovation at the UK's largest food manufacturer, 2 Sisters Food Group, and taking a leading hand in creating products including the nation's...

But Iceland turned the game on its head quicker that you can say «# 1 quiche» as Coleen Nolan and that Essex bird from the jungle fired first - half nails into the coffin of a nation in crisis.

There is no way of making a head count of the mobs that turned out over the three - day Washington's Birthday weekend, but from the gleeful hand - rubbing of resort owners, it is obvious that the 22nd of February is becoming as much the day of the skier as it is the day of our nation's founder.

A source confirmed to SB Nation that Alleva will evaluate Orgeron against a small pool of outside candidates — Dellenger reports the list has been narrowed to «as few as four» — and that despite heavy support for Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher among boosters, there is no clear favorite among the university's decision makers.

Woodward's excitement to head to the South is apparent as LSU has one of the nation's top track and field programs, and she will be able to further pursue her passion for film and screenwriting.

Mike Rutherford, SB Nation's college basketball editor and head honcho of Louisville blog Card Chronicle, quoted Rick Pitino as saying «Russ Smith is the runaway player of the year.»

Following the departure of Vicente Del Bosque after another somewhat disappointing international football exit for Spain in Euro 2016 second round, the nation's football federation (RFEF) have officially appointed Julen Lopetegui as new head coach.

As well as being based on my opinion that he is a better player, it also takes into account the fact that the Toure would command a far higher transfer fee and that he is due to head to the African Cup of Nations for a couple of months at the start of 201As well as being based on my opinion that he is a better player, it also takes into account the fact that the Toure would command a far higher transfer fee and that he is due to head to the African Cup of Nations for a couple of months at the start of 201as being based on my opinion that he is a better player, it also takes into account the fact that the Toure would command a far higher transfer fee and that he is due to head to the African Cup of Nations for a couple of months at the start of 2010.

Finally, Jamaica's Daniel Thomas - Dodd showed that they are not just a nation of sprinters as she confirmed her position as the Athletics World Cup shot put favourite thanks to a silver medal with a Jamaican record throw, with the federation now hoping for yet another successful Commonwealth Games showing before they head to London in July.

Burkina Faso's defender Yacouba Coulibaly reacts as he resumes play following a head injury during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group A football match between Gabon and Burkina Faso at the Stade de l'Amitie Sino - Gabonaise in Libreville

But what seemed most significant about his response was that the head of the nation's third largest school district made a front page appearance at all (this sentence as published has been corrected in this text)

In addition to these State duties, The Monarch has a less formal role as «Head of Nation».

Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, founder and Head of INRI Evangelical and Spiritual Church, on December 23, 2015, released what he termed the end - of - year message in which he, as he usually does, warned nations and individuals not to relent in seeking the face of God.

This is the realist perspective of international relations in which the national leader is understood through the exclusive capacity as a head negotiator of his or her country, looking to achieve the best possible deal for his or her nation.