Sentences with phrase «as rubber stamps»

The couple transformed iconic, commonplace items such as rubber stamps and tools into humorous public monuments dedicated to the modern experience.

The Governor got the Senate Democratic Conference and the Democratic Assembly Members to vote against their own community interests and against themselves, while on the other hand, the Governor created his own, private, HUGE Member Items — or should I say, Governor Items and Governor Capital Funds for his disposal, making everyone believe that he did away with the system — and in the process, using the Democrats as rubber stamps.

But, what else would you expect from a president who has a NY Democrat, Senator Christian Gillibrand, as a rubber stamp, regardless of the will of her NY constituency.»

It was so very interesting to watch, observe and see Senator Greg Ball, a Republican, accomplishing his agenda by including exactly what he wanted into the gun legislation bill, and then — oh, how he played Columbo like a real master, using the Democratic Conference as a rubber stamp!

In his questions to Recchia, Grimm sought to portray his rival as a tax and spent progressive who would serve as a rubber stamp for the policies of President Barack Obama and Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Meanwhile, Mills has cast Nolan as a rubber stamp for Clinton, alleging that his past support for allowing Syrian refugees into the country, for the Iran Deal and for environmental regulations is a threat to national and economic security.

Ads from the groups portrayed Maffei as a rubber stamp for the policies of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress.

«They wouldn't be going back to act as a rubber stamp for whatever extremism and incompetence comes out of the leader's office.

Can Trump be counted on as a rubber stamp for Congress on education policy?

On Thursday, December 20, the mayor's Panel for Educational Policy (PEP), which acts as a rubber stamp for Bloomberg's policies, will meet to make decisions about charter school co-locations.

After mentioning NCTQ's plans for a nation - wide review of teacher preparation programs, McKee suggested that in order to improve teacher effectiveness the federal government should provide funding for high - performing teacher preparation programs, issue state teacher preparation report cards, and research best practices, while states should strengthen their oversight practices, and require rigorous licensing tests that do not act as a rubber stamp for all teacher candidates.

Because of this, some critics have argued that the court merely serves as a rubber stamp for the government.»

Not exact matches

According to a new report from public - advocacy nonprofit As You Sow, that's because most pension funds, mutual funds, and other institutional investors continue to «rubber - stamp» exorbitant pay packages — even when a CEO's performance doesn't measure up.

According to a former cabinet minister who spoke on condition of anonymity, the ministers acted as a symbolic «rubber stamp» — the cabinet has no actual approval power — and accepted the plans presented to them by the military.

The bill rubber - stamps things as they are.

OUTLOOK: Nobody's going to rubber - stamp this evolving business as a sure thing, but in the current economy, that's reality.

As things stand now, the fundamental goals of Canada's monetary policy are set behind multiple layers of secrecy and then rubber - stamped at the last minute.

Earlier this week he told the same court that the proposed merger should be rubber - stamped by the US government, as the creation of such an entity would help rival Facebook and Google's dominance of the online advertising industry.

British Columbians can't help seeing this as a rubber - stamp approval that fails to meet the concerns we all have with this proposal,» Horgan said.

Not because of the name (as in the calender or trade names) but because of the worship of God thru pagan worship traditions rubber stamped by the church.

Real seems to be his preferred destination as he agrees personal terms with the club, with Bayern now just needing to rubber - stamp the sale.

However, Infantino believes the implementation of VAR, rubber - stamped by the FIFA council last month, was a necessary measure as the governing body looks to give its match officials every assistance in making correct decisions.

Indeed, the forced three - month hiatus could be a huge benefit for the national team as well as City as they enter the final months of the season aiming to rubber - stamp their Premier League success and push for European glory.

March 19 — Despite reservations far and wide, as anticipated FIFA's ruling Council has rubber - stamped the decision earlier this month by football's lawmakers to approve video assistant referees for the World Cup and beyond.

Upon returning to Europe, his move to Goodison Park was rubber - stamped as he once again linked up with manager Roberto Martinez.

The latex from which your mattress is manufactured can not be stamped as an organic product despite the fact that the serum from the rubber tree is an all - natural product.

Within the USA, the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists is so broad as to be a rubber - stamp for any action by the president.

By hastily rubber - stamping this deeply problematic proposal, the Committee has taken a step toward a future in which the lives of terminally - ill persons are treated as expendable, and in which insurance companies will be at liberty to make cost - saving coverage decisions that steer vulnerable individuals toward physician - assisted death.

It's easy to dismiss the City Council as mainly a rubber stamp for the mayor — but even if it is, its speaker is looking to make the most of her position.

Bevin, who has never before held elective office, has portrayed Conway as a career politician who would rubber - stamp President Barack Obama's agenda.

The vote was widely regarded as a rubber - stamping exercise.

While it's true that an original rationale for having an electoral college was because electors were regarded, at the time, as being relatively free from undue influence, nowadays they mostly just rubber - stamp the candidate for their respective party.

Their conference will not be used to rubber - stamp the coalition government's policies, even if it makes ministers such as Teather deeply uncomfortable.

The DCCC is up on the air with its first ad of the NY - 24 race, which casts GOP candidate John Katko as little more than a «rubber stamp» for House Speaker John Boehner.

It's important that we raise the flag and do the best we possibly can to give voters a legitimate choice as opposed to just a rubber stamp as a fait accompli.»

She has a long history as a borough district leader of rubber - stamping his candidate nominations and political appointments.

Every year, the R.G.B., like a rubber stamp, votes to jack up rents, as landlords, following script, complain about rising heating oil costs, property taxes, and other charges.

Rather than a proper check on executive authority, the Commons was widely viewed — most of all by Labour ministers — as a bureaucratic rubber - stamp.

As a result, the administration has also had to adjust how it operates, knowing the Legislature will not simply rubber - stamp items like it did during the first two years of the County Executive's term.

The Court, as expected, rubber - stamped the rules proposed yesterday by the Democratic and Republican Parties.

Water Watch NYC has recently posted three ways to save DEP, including instituting storm water fees and revamping the Mayoral - appointed rubber - stamping Water Board to actually act as a regulatory agency over DEP.

David Cameron will call for a vote at the European Summit next week if there is an attempt to rubber stamp Jean - Claude Juncker as the next President of the European Commission.

A compromise was rumored as the legislature moved to rubber - stamp the executive's budget this week which would allow Auerbach to retain one of his auditors.

The chief one of course is the Panel for Educational Policy, which as Patrick Sullivan, a member, wrote on New York Public School Parents, routinely rubber stamps Department of Education contracts — even ones dripping with corruption such as the agreement with Future Technology Associates.

It doesn't matter if the alleged crime can be substantiated or not as long as there are many loyalist judges to rubber stamp illegal detentions then nobody can stop them.

But she would be a rubber stamp for her party's agenda in Washington, just as she has in Albany.»

And sure enough, when the time came around for the faculty to rubber - stamp the approval of the committee, that professor did not put the vote as an agenda item on this faculty board meeting.

Nanocombinatorics: The new analytical method utilizes a technique invented at Northwestern called polymer pen lithography, where basically a rubber stamp having as many as 11 million sharp pyramids is mounted on a transparent glass backing and precisely controlled by an atomic force microscope to generate desired patterns on a surface.

As the awards season gets underway and you see one critic's group after another rubber - stamp the same basic set of winners (with only a few notable variations) the Board's sensibility seems increasingly valuable.

Excerpted from the Foreword (pages xii - xiii) Last year, Tavis Smiley took a lot of heat over his reluctance to rubber - stamp Barack Obama's candidacy simply on the basis of its symbolism as opposed to demanding to know exactly what the substance of a victory might potentially mean for black America.