Sentences with phrase «as local champions»

Not exact matches

If the cause you're helping to champion is a local one, you'll find yourself quickly being seen as a positive force in the community.

They hold elected officials accountable, champion consumer rights, reporting on homeland security issues and provide local traffic and weather information, as well as emergency evacuation warnings.

In fact, what should be a celebratory coming - of - age moment for the Southeast Asian local champion is threatening to become nightmarish thanks to persistent regulators, panicky Uber staff and reluctant drivers who are supposed to switch to Grab as part of the arrangement.

As it looks to create its own national champions, China has been forcing American stalwarts like Qualcomm, Advanced Micro Devices and Hewlett - Packard Enterprise to create joint ventures, hand over their technology or develop local expertise.

As part of the campaign, the restaurant donates five cents from every oyster sold to a selected charity that champions the bay and the local seafood community.

While exposing council corruption, championing community heroes and chasing down criminals proved to be brilliant training, local news was not as captivating as the world of wine.

Arsenal need something or someone to happen to their local rivals Man City as well if we are to have any chance of becoming champions at the end of the season, but I am not holding muy breath on that front just yet.

But the City fanbase has still to embrace the Champions League and regard it as the pinnacle, as they do at Anfield and Old Trafford, so local supremacy remains the primary focus for many of them.

the local team also known as Real, (a team who seem to get money from all sorts of strange places which are only spoken about in a whisper), could not qualify for the next round of the Champions League.

To be honest, things such as the title race, finishing in the Champions League qualifications places and local rivalries seem to matter little right now.

The Manchester derby takes centre stage this weekend as United and City battle it out for local bragging rights and, ultimately, three points that come the end of the season could prove decisive in the race to be crowned 2011/12 Premier League champions.

After two years at Tottenham, Paulinho joined Guangzhou in 2015, with which he won two Chinese Super League titles, two Super Cup crowns and one local Cup, as well as one AFC Champions League trophy.

As with legislation at every level of government, successful utilization of the power of the permit depends not so much on concerned citizens committed to making youth sports in their local community safer (although they are, of course, important) as on the willingness of governmental officials themselves to sponsor bylaw changes and push for enactment, in other words, to serve as «safety champions.&raquAs with legislation at every level of government, successful utilization of the power of the permit depends not so much on concerned citizens committed to making youth sports in their local community safer (although they are, of course, important) as on the willingness of governmental officials themselves to sponsor bylaw changes and push for enactment, in other words, to serve as «safety champions.&raquas on the willingness of governmental officials themselves to sponsor bylaw changes and push for enactment, in other words, to serve as «safety champions.&raquas «safety champions.»

Both Lambeth and Croydon have their own school food plans in place, which translate national policy into local action, and have identified specific Flagship schools to serve as champions for the programme.

Turned off by this insiderism (and, as it turned out later, full - on corruption and sexual harassment), and encouraged by reform champion Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, they founded NKD specifically to fight for an inclusive local party that represented Brooklyn.

His property tax cap, coming on the heels of the local consolidation reform he championed as attorney general, can be a game - changer in the long run.

He has been hailed as a transparency champion by the taxpayers» alliance, and his efforts to make local government more transparent have gained support from some unlikely places.

«Since 1997, John has proved to be a hard working and dedicated MP; above all he has built up a formidable reputation as our local «champion» in expediting constituents» concerns with tenacity and speed.

If he is successful in championing the Yorkshire - wide proposal designed by local authorities across the region, we could see an important shift in the devolution agenda in England — from a top - down to a bottom - up system, built on economic as well as identity motifs and with a much wider, regional scale.

According to Kwaku Manu, it is mind - boggling that at a time when countries such as Nigeria, South Africa among others are promoting and championing their local languages through movies, Ghanaians want to be more English than the English, therefore, branding Kumawood films as «uncouthed».

His words were echoed in the Commons by Schools Minister Nick Gibb who said: «We see a new and stronger role for local authorities emerging over the years as champions of parents and pupils, challenging rather than defending underperforming schools.»

Local authorities would be given a strategic role as «champions» for parents and pupils, but the Lib Dem leader said the plans did not give councils any power to do this, and consequently took power away from locally - elected politicians.

In Southeast Queens, where subway service is spotty, Miller has championed bus drivers and riders as president of the local chapter of the Amalgamated Transportation Union.

There is no shortage of conspiracy theories as to what might have happened to the cash, but El - Dahab says that it has gone to the many projects that Hawass championed, including the construction of 22 local museums, conservation and restoration work at important sites, and his efforts to deal with rising groundwater.

Through our annual Film Festival, our goal is to create new and exciting film experiences, create a hub of film creativity and appreciation in Kerry, champion the work of local and national emerging filmmakers and promote the county as a major filmmaking destination.

For many years, Ray Speight (James Cromwell, The Sum of All Fears) has been the local champion in the game of bowls (lawn bowling), and is as skillful on the field in besting his challengers as he is in using the strict rules of the game to ensure worthy opponents have a hard time rising to his level.

We also work with an inspirational group of headteacher ambassadors who champion the importance of PE and school sport and act as advocates and mentors to other headteachers in their local area.

Developed in the Midlands with a strong youth participation approach, I sought advice from e-safety champions, local safeguarding boards, anti-bullying co-ordinators and young shadow safeguarding boards such as in Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council.

«As a committed advocate for student achievement and school improvement, Anne Byrne is a champion for delivering quality education for all children starting at the local level,» said Gentzel.

Some regional networks host community events, such as a «Breakfast of Champions» to honor local supporters of afterschool and other out of school time programs.

Future investments in local program capacity can be advanced by recruiting champions for expanded digital learning, including governors, mayors, businesses interests in economic development, as well as chief state school officers, state boards, school districts, and influential nonprofit partners.

Local school boards (also known as boards of education, school committees, school directors, or trustees) are elected — or occasionally appointed — to be leaders and champions for public education in their states and communities.

As DOT implements an outreach strategy, the Department is committed to building relationships with stakeholders, including state and local partners who help fund our transportation systems and those who serve underrepresented populations, recognizing that community leaders are ideally positioned to champion the public engagement process and disseminate information to their constituents.

While working as caddies at a local resort, the boys help found their own high school golf team, and with inferior equipment and no formal training, go on to become the 1957 Texas State High School golf champions.

However, we're already seeing local low cost champions starting to dominate many emerging & frontier markets — in due course, I suspect we'll see some of these companies emerge as global challengers, so investors will need to cast their net much wider here.

On Globus tours, you'll not only experience these must - do activities, you'll also get a chance to partake in unique experiences, such as an exclusive presentation on Denali National Park by a local Naturalist and a visit to an Iditarod champion's home and kennels.

Lively debate is anticipated throughout as experts discuss conference themes such as the business case for sustainable tourism, the challenges of upgrading tourism facilities, and preparing green tourism champions by attracting local young talent, a key ingredient in establishing any city or region as a sustainable destination.

Additionally, as the player goes around the virtual schoolyard, looking to pick a fight, they will attempt to beat down the local champion and unlock even further special abilities.

Local Dark Souls speedrunning champion Hugh Shelton is being hailed as a hero today after completing the most difficult speedrun of all: his own life.

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The center, which opened on Thursday, celebrates a local hero who chose to come home and presents Bartlett as an important contemporary painter working in a grandiose tradition championed a century ago by George Bellows, Robert Henri and, to a lesser degree, Edward Hopper.

Local gallery Corbett vs. Dempsey started in 2004 and has become a champion for Chicago artists, even as it expanded its roster to include national and international artists.

This being Washington, there is also a special emphasis on the movement's local manifestation, practiced by a core group of D.C. painters known as the Washington Color School and championed by prominent critic Clement Greenberg.

The Studio Museum's dual identities — as local community hub and an international champion of African - American artists and curators — are evident at its overflow openings, like the one for this month's emerging artists show «Fictions,» where the gallery owner Gavin Brown and the artist Marilyn Minter rubbed elbows with Jonelle Procope, the president and chief executive of the Apollo Theater, and Dr. Edgar Mandeville, an esteemed obstetrician at Harlem Hospital.

After President Trump's announced withdrawal from the Paris accord, a number of national and local leaders have emerged as climate change champions.

said David Wilmot, Ph.D., Ocean Champions» President and Co-Founder, «As a result, she's made coastal water quality, fishery health and local farming policy priorities since she first won in 2008.»

Whether it is by acting as legal counsel; helping to secure positive and fair change in the laws and policies of our local, state and federal governments; or acting as advocate and a steadfast ally to those without the ability to protect themselves, Stuart, Mona, Amelia, Peggy, and Bennett and the Public Defender's Office of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida are true champions for equal justice.

peak bodies may identify «local champions» that can assist to facilitate consultations in communities (but not necessarily act as representatives of the community)

sah.com: As a champion of local cuisine, what are some of the local produce and food products you're most excited about this fall?