Sentences with phrase «at the centre of»

Charles, he writes, «presides at the centre of a court with no place for democracy or dissenting views... like some feudal lord.»

MONTREAL — Valeant Pharmaceuticals faces years of legal challenges despite cutting ties with a U.S. mail - order pharmacy at the centre of a controversy about how Canada's largest publicly traded drug firm conducts its business, say industry observers and the company's second - largest shareholder.

As home to hundreds of mining companies, Canada often finds itself at the centre of such disputes.

Rorsted took to the helm of Adidas last year and has placed increased digital retail sales at the centre of his overhaul strategy, aiming to grow revenues from 1 billion euros ($ 1.06 billion) in 2016 to 4 billion euros ($ 4.25 billion) by 2020.

It seems the management of XL Foods Inc., at the centre of the contaminated beef recall, has not figured this out.

At the centre of town is a quaint village, featuring attractions like the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, family - run shops and annual festivals.

And if that's becoming a fashionable idea at the centre of the digital universe, then there's hope for us all.

Last summer, New Jersey — based sandwich chain Jimmy John's found itself at the centre of an online storm when a staffer posted details of the company's restrictive contract — one blogger called it «utterly psychotic» — which prevents even front - line employees from leaving for a competitor.

The answer, I think, is that like all things online, Facebook is at the centre of its own negativity echo chamber.

At the centre of the story is Mervin Kelly, the researcher - turned - president of Bell Labs, who was determined to create a systemized approach to innovation.

Skype is actually at the centre of a net neutrality debate currently taking place in Europe, where an estimated 236 million phone users can't use the service properly because their wireless providers are blocking or degrading it.

The University of Alberta MBA makes excellent use of its location at the centre of Canada's oil industry.

Perhaps what money really buys is the ability to be at the centre of it all, with the best luxuries possible — and nobody knows you're there.

Both Airbnb and Uber are at the centre of a veritable public policy maelstrom right now, given how they're shaking up the incumbent system.

From the great Sir Jackie Stewart to the current Formula 2 world champion hoping to break through to F1, we meet the people who are at the centre of most exciting sport in the world.

Perth - based director Andrew Chapman is at the centre of an escalating battle between the board and the management team at US - focused tech company 1 - Page over control of the business and its $ 30 million of cash.

And yes, the finance bros at the centre of it are monsters.

BERLIN, May 2 (Reuters)- Aerospace suppliers are starting to explore blockchain technology to keep tabs on their supply chain, potentially tracking parts such as that at the centre of a Southwest Airlines accident last month.

This impact creates a spherically converging shockwave in the liquid lead that focuses in on the plasma at the centre of the sphere, which could reach a temperature of 150 million degrees Celsius.

In 2007, Dr. Rikke Krogh - Madsen, a post-doctoral fellow at the Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism in Copenhagen, decided to test the effects of a sedentary lifestyle.

UK - based Sky, with more than 20 million customers for its sports, entertainment and news channels across Europe, is at the centre of a three - way battle for control...

UK - based Sky, with more than 20 million customers for its sports, entertainment and news channels across Europe, is at the centre of a three - way battle for control between Murdoch's Twenty - First Century Fox, Walt Disney and Comcast and their veteran bosses.

«[It] puts us at the centre of a globally - recognized innovation hub, allowing us to foster deeper connections with the community at MaRS.»

A source familiar with the international 11th - hour scramble to stop the tariffs likened it to a high - stakes reality - show content, with a drama - courting U.S. president at the centre of the production: «(It's a) last - episode - of - «The - Apprentice» kind of thing.»

Charney had been at the centre of a string of employee sexual harassment suits.

I was at the centre of a remarkable period of comedy.

While in the past, HR managers did the tedious work like payroll, today they're some of the most essential people in any organization, being at the centre of big strategic moves like mergers and acquisitions and corporate recruiting.

CMHC sits at the centre of this system.

But now Obama has put that consideration at the centre of the decision.

A series of events, being co-hosted by the World Bank and WHO on 13 - 14 April, as part of the World Bank Group - International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington DC, is bringing ministers of finance, development agencies, academic experts and practitioners together to discuss how to put mental health at the centre of the health and development agenda globally and in countries.

At the centre of the Account - based Marketing - Content Marketing (ABM - CM) Venn diagram is ABX — the account - based experience that moulds your marketing efforts around a central content strategy rooted in the principles of account - based marketing.

Yussuff and one of the other task force members, Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan, were at the centre of the effort to secure McKenna's commitment to set up the task force and ensure financial support for laid - off coal miners, after the minister led the formation of the Powering Past Coal Alliance during last year's UN climate change conference in Bonn.

In the latest instalment, Kinsella and his Progressive Group colleague Mark Jiles are at the centre of B.C.'s scandal of the moment, thanks to a report by the 24 Hours newspaper that uncovered documents from Washington State where the pair bragged about their company's close connections with members of the provincial and federal governments, as well as the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee.

However, while Indo - Pakistani tensions over Kashmir may be popular fodder for Bollywood storylines, the drama over the films» shared release has at the centre of geopolitical tensions for decades.

Factories are being upgraded and offices are being built by those who believe they are at the centre of their president's economic strategy.

In the 1990s he fought efforts to regulate derivatives — that once - opaque corner of the financial market where mortgage - backed securities and credit default swaps, at the centre of the financial meltdown of 2008, were flourishing.

Cambridge Analytica, the firm at the centre of the Facebook data breach is shutting down, but has been told it «can not be allowed to delete their...

Although resetting and transforming the relationship with First Nations is a «foundational piece» of the power sharing agreement between the NDP and Green Party, the government has not kept this commitment at the centre of its responses to Kinder Morgan.

The Wall Street firm made outsized fees raising money for the fund at the centre of a scandal that nearly toppled Malaysia's prime minister.

Canada needs to puts IPR laws at the centre of its trade negotiations.

The firm at the centre of the Facebook data scandal that...

The Year of Electricity at the IEA Electricity is at the centre of IEA analysis in 2018, including with a special focus in the World Energy Outlook 2018 16 April 2018

PC Jeweller (PCJ), at the centre of a controversy over disclosure norms, tumbled over 10 per cent early on Wednesday.

It requires an outside in approach — a mindset that puts the customer at the centre of everything the business does.

Cambridge Analytica, the data firm at the centre of Facebook's privacy scandal, is shutting down effective immediately and starting bankruptcy proceedings - but it remains defiant, saying it was vilified for accepted practices.

Canada's growing fentanyl crisis is at the centre of Saturday's W5 investigation in Vancouver — ground zero for overdoses with more than 1,000 deaths last year alone.

We put you and your family at the centre of everything we do at HSBC Private Bank, providing the expertise to fulfil your expectations.

Man at Centre of Controversy Over Trudeau's India Trip Remains a Political Mystery

LONDON — The United Kingdom has been at the centre of the global economy for centuries, and London has long held the distinction of being the pre-eminent financial hub for Europe.

CTV NEWS, Toronto: National Security Adviser at Centre of Furor Over PM's India Trip Retiring Soon