Sentences with phrase «at the pleasure of»

A great many of the continent's banks have similarly been zombified, existing only at the pleasure of their respective national governments.

«I think he's is going to be discharged as CEO, because the chief executive serves at the pleasure of the board,» Fields said.

The agency would lose some of its independence because its director would serve at the pleasure of the president.

Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board based on nominations submitted by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and for such terms as the Board may determine.

Even if this investigation continues unabated, there is a substantial risk that the American people will not have confidence in its results, no matter who is appointed to succeed him, given that the Director of the FBI serves at the pleasure of the President.

Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board based on nominations recommended by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and for such terms as the Board may determine.

Wonderful — but people at MSE now warn that the borrowing back bit may be at the pleasure of the provider.

We hosted mission teams from the states and served at the pleasure of the local church there.

Too many times I was told, «you serve at the pleasure of the King.»

«He was sentenced to formal imprisonment at the pleasure of the Inquisition.

All religions exist at the pleasure of the secular state and are expected to confine their activities to their designated territory, namely, the church or religious community.

Former White House Chef John Moeller, who served at the pleasure of three U.S. Presidents and first families and chef, Edward Lee, former «Top Chef» contestant has teamed up with Oroweat ® Bread for their third annual «America's Better Sandwich» Contest and have each created their own unique sandwich recipes, which can be found below.

(Bragman tried unsuccessfully to change the rules so the speaker serves at the pleasure of the body, but since that failed, he still has two - year terms).

BUT, if we follow this to the logical conclusion, that means if Espada is serving at the pleasure of the president, Smith could simply unappoint him in the wake Cuomo's bombshell earlier today.

So while many federal employees serve at the pleasure of the president and swear an oath to office (not the person) of the presidency, none are shielded from the law for their actions.

Currently, the stipulation is derived from section 4.1 of Executive Order 13526, implemented entirely at the pleasure of President Obama.

Suffolk County Employees, other than sworn police or correction officers, are categorized as either management employees, meaning that they serve at the pleasure of their designated supervisor, or are civil servants protected by collective bargaining agreements and are members of the Association of Municipal Employees (herein after A.M.E.).

When asked if he would step down from his post at the Justice Department, Sessions said he serves «at the pleasure of the president.»

Every cabinet Secretary serves at the pleasure of the president.

Members of the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency who are also members of the Tompkins County Legislature shall be appointed annually by the Chair of the County Legislature subject to the approval of the Legislature, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Legislature.

Provincial governments are not considered subservient to — nor do they serve at the pleasure of — the federal government (which is why, in Canada, it tends to be more appropriate to call them two orders of government rather than two levels of government).

However, the Supreme Court has repeatedly held, most recently in Bowsher v. Synar (1986), that executive branch officials serve at the pleasure of the president and may be unilaterally removed.

McEneny, who serves on the board of the Albany Convention Center Authority at the pleasure of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, remains one of the $ 220 million project's biggest boosters.

The fine print also says the governor will not take money from a state agency officer, an employee who serves at the pleasure of the governor or other members of public authorities or other boards appointed by the governor.

«No state agency officer or employee who serves at the pleasure of the governor or their appointing authority or members of state public authority or other boards appointed by the governor may contribute to and / or fund - raise for Andrew Cuomo 2018,» the website says.

The old disclaimer read: «No State agency officer or employee who serves at the pleasure of the governor or their appointing authority or members of state public authority or other boards appointed by the governor may contribute to and / or fund - raise for Andrew Cuomo 2018.»

The new disclaimer is far more specific: «Under Executive Order 7, (1) New York State at - will employees, and (2) board or commission members appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the governor on a policymaking board or commission (i.e. members must file financial disclosure statements), may not contribute to and / or fund - raise for Andrew Cuomo 2018.»

All such appointees shall serve at the pleasure of the County Executive.

«We are hard - pressed to understand how a New York State Inspector General of the Port Authority, residing in and serving at the pleasure of the New York Governor's office, with the responsibilities mirroring the current Port Authority Inspector General, can offer any advantage over the current internal independent IG,» the letter said.

There is no provision for keeping criminal suspects at the pleasure of security officials.

The majority leader of the Assembly is selected by, and serves at the pleasure of, the Speaker.

Both the SUNY and CUNY IGs will «serve at the pleasure of the governor,» would «have full and unrestricted access to all records, information... correspondence and any other materials» maintained by the university systems.

Work and pensions secretary David Gauke spoke in similar code when he told a fringe yesterday: «We all serve at the pleasure of the prime minister.»

The officeholder serves at the pleasure of the governor.

I serve at the pleasure of the president like every U.S. attorney does, and if and when our president decides to replace me, I'll ride off into the sunset,» Bharara replied.

«I don't think the district attorney should solicit or accept contributions from his or her staff, especially since these folks — public employees — serve at the pleasure of the DA.»

The officeholder serves at the pleasure of the Board of Education & Early Development.

Every police commissioner serves at the pleasure of the mayor.

«I will continue, at the pleasure of the next president and the next secretary of Homeland Security, to serve as the vice chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Committee... But I have no interest or desire to return full time to the public sector.

In the pre-election period the Maude agenda to radically reshape Whitehall promised much - but it has taken almost half this Parliament to gain traction with its basic idea - that elected politicians should be running the show and civil servants are there to work at the pleasure of the administration they «serve»

By law, each U.S. attorney is appointed for a four - year term and serves at the pleasure of the president.

William R. Brown, a professor of English at the Philadelphia college, worries that untenured faculty members will be less likely to voice controversial opinions, because they serve at the pleasure of the administration.

The Executive Director shall be elected for an initial term of three years but shall serve further at the pleasure of the Executive Committee until the duties of the office are assumed by an elected successor.

However dainty and proper she appears as Queen Elizabeth, Foy may have actually already put a plan in place that will have her transition from «Her Majesty,» to serving at the pleasure of the monarch in the Bond franchise.

Think, a decadent celebration of materialism and conspicuous consumption shot against a variety of lavish backdrops littered with a smorgasbord of scantily - clad, fantasy babes who ostensibly exist at the pleasure of powerful males.

Private critics screenings are, of course, held at the pleasure of the company, but other journalists objected to Disney using that privilege as a cudgel against a newspaper simply for reporting a story.

Telling the tale of the Roman city's destruction by Mount Vesuvius, the film follows Milo (Game of Thrones» Kit Harington), a scrappy Celtic gladiator with washboard abs and a chip on his shoulder, as he is moved to Pompeii to serve at the pleasure of Rome.

My one - page contract, which I negotiated and drafted myself, states: «I will serve at the pleasure of the Board as an at - will employee.»

However, such leaders are typically serving at the pleasure of boards who are never pleased to learn that their successful CEOs are taking an interest in a new job.

An appointed Parliamentarian may serve at the pleasure of the President.