Sentences with phrase «attempt by the leadership»

We made a successful attempt to get social liberals elected to the party's Federal Policy Committee (FPC), where we were able to defeat an attempt by the leadership to drop the policy of scrapping university tuition fees.

«I am sad about it because it does seem to me an attempt by the leadership to put distance between itself and the party membership.

She expressed shock over what she believes is a deliberate attempt by the leadership of the association to throw dust into the eyes of Ghanaians with their claim that government has failed to honor its promise of paying them their six years» salary arrears.

Not exact matches

By July, it appeared the health law's central consumer protections were (somewhat) safe after three GOP Senators defied Republican party leadership to kill a middle - of - the - night attempt to dismantle Obamacare.

This book is a collection of essays and talks presented by Greenleaf as he attempts to apply servant - leadership to the fields of education, business, foundations, churches and government.

This was followed by five subsequent phases of development in a regular pattern of succession: (1) the organization of home and foreign mission societies to channel new leadership into church planting or into the field; (2) the production and distribution of Christian literature; (3) the renewal and extension of Christian educational institutions; (4) attempts at «the reformation of manners» — i.e., the reassertion of Christian moral standards in a decadent society; and (5) the great humanitarian crusades against social evils like slavery, war and intemperance.

Though Herron failed in leadership and the movement quietly disappeared into a broader stream by 1900, it did give birth to an attempt at a colony in Georgia that published a paper entitled the Social Gospel.

It does not protect a man or woman from being contacted personally by the Holy Spirit no matter if you attempt to transfer your authority over to an ash tray, an empty bottle of wine or even attempting to use education, career or family leadership.

The attempt by a minister who is new in a church to introduce the distribution of leadership principle quickly is usually abortive.

«Today's announcement appears to be a misguided attempt to show leadership in this space by the ACT Government as the industry has already been taking proactive steps around offering healthy choices in schools,» said CEO Geoff Parker.

As Arsenal continue to be criticised for a lack of leadership, this season the 27 - year - old has attempted to lead by example even if it should be others in the squad who should speak up.

The comments were viewed by senior party figures as a cynical attempt by Farron to distance himself from the leadership ahead of a post-election move for the crown.

The Blairite former health secretary caused a sensation this January when she and Geoff Hoon attempted to bring down Gordon Brown by urging Labour MPs to vote in a secret leadership ballot.

But it has been opposed by some senior members who have accused the leadership of attempting to thwart democracy through «Blairite» manoeuvres.

In primis, the attempt by the Obama and Netanyahu administrations to prevent the participation of major international and regional players, in a bid to further isolate Tehran and strengthen the perception of separation from the rest of the world to the Iranian leadership, and the Iranian people.

It has attempted to accommodate a fast - evolving secular culture by compromising with it, while at the same time failing to adapt and modernise its own leadership structures to be more relevant and effective in both contemporary public debate and in attracting new members.

The last time any vote supported by the house's leadership lost a vote was a 2004 veto override attempt, which failed to receive the mandatory two - thirds support.

Labour's deputy leader, Tom Watson, is seeking urgent talks with Corbyn in an attempt to broker a compromise that would prevent the party plunging into a snap leadership contest, as Angela Eagle prepares to launch a challenge by the end of the day.

The last Labour leadership election was beset by rows over attempts by Labour officials to strike off registered supporters who did not «share the values and aims of the Labour party».

This started with Hewitt and Hoon's attempted «leadership coup» — their standing was of course shown by the fact that they are now being investigated over the scandal of whether they attempted to sell influence for money.

The governor is now attempting to turn the public's attention back to the leadership in the State Senate, which is controlled by Republicans in an alliance with the four - member Independent Democratic Conference (in an arrangement that Cuomo had tacitly blessed even as other Democrats cried foul).

This has included consistent distortions of his views, attempts to ridicule and delegitimize his leadership, and even threats by army generals to overthrow Corbyn were he to be elected PM.

Front page articles by John Blevin extolled the virtues of Labour into Power claiming the document was «a genuine attempt to strengthen and extend internal democracy» (7 February) which «has come down firmly in favour of a rebuilt partnership between membership and leadership» (31 January).

She also made a calculated attempt to seize and redefine a term that's being argued about by Labour leadership contenders, although amongst them «aspiration» is often code for a return to the kind of politics seen under Tony Blair.

Labour's Sadiq Khan said a smear campaign by the Tory leadership - which repeatedly attempted to link his Muslim faith with Islamic extremism - had been «negative, desperate and divisive».

Nex, which used to be known as Icap and is one of the world's biggest money - broking firms, is attempting to head off a rebellion at next week's annual general meeting by announcing its chairman will personally pay back the # 25,000 used to fund the candidates, including one who ran against Lib Dem leadership contender Sir Vince Cable.

I can't deny the Labour leadership contenders are attempting to foment splits within the Lib Dems by branding Clegg and co as «sell outs» and «betrayers» — but it is entirely counter-productive.

Buoyed by his unprecedented victory, Republican leaders revived the old lily - white southern strategy in an attempt to permanently capture the South for the G.O.P. Basically, this policy required purging black Republicans from leadership positions in the southern wing of the G.O.P. and replacing them with respectable, business - oriented southern whites....

Krueger noted she voted «no» on the amendment, which she deemed a «sneaky attempt to maintain power, cloaked as reform, by a party afraid of losing its leadership position due to demographic trends throughout our state.»

I also warned him that any narcissistic attempt to use the courts to strong arm the party's leadership to turn the tables in his favor would only end up splitting NPP support in the constituency whose coveted seat was presently held by Nii Armah Ashitey of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The foreign secretary's lengthy comment piece in The Telegraph was widely seen as an attempt by Johnson to send a warning shot to Theresa May and to strengthen his base among the hardcore Brexiters who could drive his leadership campaign.

The executives have however vowed to resist any attempt by the party leadership at both the constituency level and at the national level, to impose on them any candidate ahead of the branch reorganization.

Rather than conduct a rigorous enquiry into how a military officer whose entire career had been in the army, could afford those purchases, the Minister of Defense in a statement published in Vanguard Newspapers on June 27, 2016 dismissed the issue as «the allegations was part (sic) of attempts by unpatriotic elements to distract the leadership of the armed forces from the successes of the war against terrorism...».

During the 1980 deputy leadership contest Healey talks of «orchestrated attempts to howl me down by extremist mobs of Trotskyists and anarchists, whom Tony Benn did nothing to discourage or condemn.»

Michael Portillo (His shameless appropriation of the SAS motto followed later by failed leadership attempts and crisis of image and journey of discovery that he was some kind of Liberal)

He demonstrated his value to this leadership by squashing Joe Meyers» attempt to discuss the proposed slaughterhouse.

[123] David Miliband was then forced to deny that he was plotting a leadership bid; in July, an article written by him for The Guardian was interpreted by the media as an attempt to undermine Brown.

He faced a second attempt to launch a leadership challenge by former Cabinet colleagues Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt in January 2010, but the plot failed to gather momentum and Brown remained as both Labour leader and Prime Minister to lead his party into the 2010 General Election.

Sources said that members of the group and their principal were not happy with what they saw as attempts by the party leadership and the presidency to diminish Tinubu's premium contributions to Buhari's emergence as president and undermine the former Lagos State governor's leadership in his South - West power base.

Of all the leadership and deputy leadership candidates, only Corbyn and Watson voted through the «No» lobby on that occasion.This capitulation by Harriet Harman has been seen by some, including LabourList's Conor Pope, as her attempt to guide the narrative of the leadership contest.

They have already been the subject of hostile briefing by some party members who are fearful that the initiative represents an attempt by Blairites to regain political ground lost following the leadership defeat of David Miliband by his brother Ed.

This capitulation by Harriet Harman has been seen by some, including LabourList's Conor Pope, as her attempt to guide the narrative of the leadership contest.

A further attempt in 2008 under Gordon Brown's leadership to increase the time limit to 42 days was thrown out by the Lords.

On Sunday, Lady Warsi, the Tory co-chairman, attempted to enthuse ordinary members by announcing that a the Conservative Policy Forum would be «reinvigorated» to allow the leadership to hear what the members had to say.

Despite frantic attempts by the Tory leadership to salvage the boundary review it seems very unlikely that it'll proceed.

Labour's executive is to propose a rule change next week which legitimizes and facilitates attempts by mavericks and malcontents to undermine the party leader as repeatedly happened under Gordon Brown's leadership.

Their valiant attempt to involve themselves in the selection of the shadow cabinet has, predictably, been paid only lip - service by the leadership.

Asked about the attempt to destabilise his leadership, Clegg said: «I think it's odd, to put it very mildly, that any fellow Liberal Democrat should spend time and good money, while the rest of us were out campaigning for these tough elections, instead surreptitiously trying to come up with specious claims on the basis of polls, which were in any case entirely confounded by the election results.

Local party officials say they have been assured by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn there will be no attempt to parachute - in a leadership loyalist.

Critics suspected this was an attempt by the party leadership to railroad through a change to its long - standing pro-Trident policy.