Sentences with phrase «as votes of»

Although Stephen Harper threatened over the recent minority government parliaments that he would regard the defeat of a variety of proposals, and even defeat of bills in the Senate as votes of non-confidence, historically and constitutionally there are only two kinds of parliamentary proposals that constitute votes of confidence (or non-confidence should the proposals fail).

Swatantra, the votes of «regional» parties are as valid as the votes of «national» parties.

It has a large contingent of delegates on Labour's National Policy Forum, and wields a block vote at annual conferences that is almost as big as the votes of all the constituency Labour parties.

That said, such issues as gay marriage and abortion are normally treated as votes of conscience.

Some see higher rates as a vote of confidence on the strength of the economy, while others consider increased borrowing costs a threat to the bull market that began amid — and was fueled by — historically low rates and extraordinary Fed stimulus.

Think of a link to your site from a major company or blog as a vote of confidence in Google's perspective.

Many had to leave their homes, schools, significant others and higher - paying jobs, but I took their sacrifices as a vote of confidence in our team and what we were creating.

It's not surprising that general partners and their respective limited partners want to keep this activity quiet — an LP interest transfer resulting from a very practical reason could unnecessarily be misconstrued as a vote of no confidence by the LP or a signal of an LP's poor financial health.

In search engine terms, a link can be thought of as a vote of confidence; other websites link back to your site when they believe you have something of interest for at least a portion of their own readership.

It's hard not to read it as a vote of no confidence in D'Vorkin, Levinsohn, and Tronc management, including chairman Ferro and CEO Justin Dearborn.

To be honest, I chose Vogelbach as both a vote of confidence for him since he had such a bad spring last season and because I figured it would be on the more conservative side since I really couldn't afford a big donation.

That might be under - stating the problems felt at the back as a result of injury problems and bedding - in the last - minute signings (not to mention the fact that neither Mertesacker or Santos were around at the beginning of the season), and was probably intended as a vote of confidence in a line - up plagued by injuries.

At the very moment when a student might be gearing up to react to the teacher's comments as a threat, a sign of the teacher's personal disapproval or bias, the Post-it gave the student an alternative frame through which to view those comments — not as an attack, in other words, but as a vote of confidence that the student was capable of high - quality work.

«At the very moment when a student might be gearing up to react to the teacher's comments as a threat, a sign of the teacher's personal disapproval or bias, the Post-it gave the student an alternative frame through which to view those comments — not as an attack, in other words, but as a vote of confidence,» writes Tough.

If the Lib Dems were to vote against something that wasn't included in their coalition agreement as something that the Lib Dems either had to support or abstain on, would it automatically be taken as a vote of no confidence?

If the Commons passed a «We have no confidence in the government and hereby vote for a dissolution» motion, the Bill will have had to set out how and why that would be disallowed, and / or the Speaker might be placed in the position of having to accept it (as a vote of the Commons) or refuse it (because of the provisions of the Bill).

His failure to endorse the President has generated a lot of controversy with many, especially the opposition political parties, describing it as a vote of no confidence in President Mahama, who is seeking a second term.

In a real way, the grant can be seen as a vote of confidence in the greater Utica metropolitan area which has had more than its share of economic challenges over the years.»

«Choosing APC at the polls is a wise step by the good people of Ondo as well as a vote of confidence on the party's ideology and policies, and the APC Federal Government.

In the case of Ministers, there are mechanisms for dealing with them such as a vote of censurship by Parliamentarians or the President reshuffling a Minister or dismissing a Minister outright.

But rather than seeing this as a vote of confidence in Mrs May's leadership, many commentators have put the middle - road Tory performance down to a collapse in the UKIP vote.

The high court had just ruled that race is a legitimate factor in admissions policies aimed at fostering campus diversity (Science, 27 June, p. 2012), a stance that many took as a vote of confidence in their efforts, too.

During February 2015, the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education passed a resolution to serve as a vote of no confidence in the organization.

Conservatives insist the program gives children in struggling school districts an alternative, but opponents see it as vote of no confidence in public education and complain it pulls precious state dollars away from public schools.

Former co-CEO and co-chairman Mike Lazaridis said he plans to invest an additional $ 50 million in RIM stock as a vote of confidence.

So maybe he interpreted the sale as a vote of no confidence in BBEP management, though if he had been paying just a little bit of attention he would have known that Quicksilver has had a rather rocky relationship with BBEP management over the past several years, including an acrimonious lawsuit.

With respect to proxies of an underlying affiliated Fund, the Proxy Committee will vote such proxies in the same proportion as the vote of all other shareholders of such Fund (i.e., «echo vote»), unless otherwise required by law.

«I take it as a vote of confidence to our city.

One could (and perhaps should) look at legislation like the Truth in Sentencing Act as a vote of non-confidence in the judiciary and its values, or at the very least as a product of the different lenses through which the government and the courts view the justice system.

Long - term future pricing options could be seen as a vote of confidence for the virtual currency, potentially paving the way for less market volatility and further increased investment over time.

The purchase decision really comes down to whether you're willing to deal with the HomePod's shortcomings now and use your hard - earned money as a vote of confidence that Apple gets HomePod right over time.

Hill went on to position the round as a vote of confidence for the bitcoin ecosystem as a whole, arguing that he believes bitcoin's code base will become widely used, even by private or permissioned blockchain solutions due to its proven functionality.

But the growing interest in Chicago office towers is seen as a vote of confidence by some observers.

Not exact matches

In 2015, less than a year after retiring as CEO of convenience store giant Alimentation Couche - Tard, the executive chairman, along with his three co-founders, put forward a resolution to extend their time - limited voting control — the group holds 22 % of the company's equity — to ward off any future takeover attempts.

This is because very little is ever formally voted on so if they have the same amount of floor time they might as well be board members.

The sentiment expressed by the Russian delegate is as clear a sign as any of the significance that some governments are assigning to the blockchain — a technology that is now being applied to things as varied as financial trading and voting — and the degree to which it is becoming a subject of geopolitical battles.

The Prime Minister and his finance minister spend much of their time reminding the country's biggest vote bank — the middle class — that it is not doing as well as it should be.

With city data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drugs.

Whichever way voters go as polls close in the California's Democratic primary, some employees of tech companies in the Bay Area have already cast their votes with their dollars, reports The Hill.

The most enlightening parts of the evening involved the senators» commentary about their votes in Congress on things such as the national telephone surveillance program, the readiness of the military, and immigration.

At the March 20 - 21 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.50 % to 1.75 %, as had been widely expected.

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Republican Study Committee, North Carolina Rep. Mark Walker, said Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen should step down as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee for voting against the final version of the GOP tax reform plan that passed Tuesday afternoon.

«Watch out for Remain - voting areas swinging towards Labour and Leave - voting areas swinging towards the Tories, much as happened last year,» said Curtice, professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde.

The NDP needs to regain the union vote as it tacks back to the left and will likely oppose much of the deal unless it is radically changed to protect Canadian jobs, something no one here has signalled.

Finally, visitors to Digital London will vote on the winner who will receive a collection of business - boosting goodies including, of course, exposure, as well as an exhibition stand at next year's Digital London event, access to Wazoku's idea - management software, production time in a video suite to record a promotional video and # 200 to spend at Moo.

On the one hand, it could help her gain votes from Republicans looking for an alternative to voting for Trump; on the other, it could upset some supporters of Bernie Sanders who view Clinton as leaning too far to the right as it is.

The 2008 election showed just how powerful social media could be in driving votes, and President Barak Obama's 2008 campaign was, and is, widely viewed as the first general - election campaign to focus on social media as its primary mode of marketing (Howard Dean's bid for the 2004 Democratic nomination also used social media heavily.)

«As a manager or as an employer, you can circulate a memo as you're approaching an election, for example, reminding everyone that they're encouraged to vote and have a right to their own opinion, but that their expressions of their political beliefs should be respectful and in keeping with workplace policAs a manager or as an employer, you can circulate a memo as you're approaching an election, for example, reminding everyone that they're encouraged to vote and have a right to their own opinion, but that their expressions of their political beliefs should be respectful and in keeping with workplace policas an employer, you can circulate a memo as you're approaching an election, for example, reminding everyone that they're encouraged to vote and have a right to their own opinion, but that their expressions of their political beliefs should be respectful and in keeping with workplace policas you're approaching an election, for example, reminding everyone that they're encouraged to vote and have a right to their own opinion, but that their expressions of their political beliefs should be respectful and in keeping with workplace policy.

As the Netherlands prepares to vote in an election characterised by inflammatory rhetoric by both the prime minister, Mark Rutte, and hard - right challenger Geert Wilders, the country's most diverse city is having a moment of soul - searching.

And Ripcord just got a massive vote of confidence from GV, formerly known as Google Ventures, the venture - capital arm of Alphabet — which just led a new investment of $ 25 million into Ripcord.