Sentences with phrase «been in government before»

David Davis, Liam Fox, Alan Duncan, Lord Strathclyde and William Hague have been in government before and so know the ropes so to speak.

All are big beasts and some have been in government before, and have many years of experience in the Westminster jungle.

According to him: «Well, if I am to advice the government, I will advice in confidence because I was in government before.

Not exact matches

Issuing bonds is one of the most routine things that happens in today's financial system; governments and companies get a sum of money today and pay interest on it over time, before paying back the principal at some agreed - upon future date, when the bond «matures.»

The state government is examining whether waste - to - energy facilities will adversely affect people's health and recycling habits before evaluating proposals for facilities in Perth and the Pilbara.

Trudeau is six months into his bid for the party leadership, and it shows as he briskly shakes every available hand in the room before alighting on his throne to expound on the Conservative government's fickle relationship with China.

Drone strikes of the type I discuss here apparently occur only in four states: Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan and Libya - though Libya's frail government requested U.S. help against the Islamic State, or IS, before the most recent round of strikes and Pakistan is widely believed to privately support the strikeIS, before the most recent round of strikes and Pakistan is widely believed to privately support the strikeis widely believed to privately support the strikes.

To try to stop the destruction before the Great Barrier Reef — the largest, most extensive reef system in the world — is no more, the Australian government has announced that it plans to spend more than half a billion Australian dollars (about $ 379 million USD) on improving water quality to protect coral reefs; reef restoration; and helping to fight predatory starfish.

So, the only way this CPP expansion can be held back now is if some of signing provinces decide to reverse their position in the next few weeks before indicating final support to the federal government.

Hammers, too, had been tried before in government labs in the 1970s but failed.

'' [Petraeus] not only shared [classified information] with someone who was not allowed to have it, but we found it in a search warrant under the insulation in his attic, and then he lied to us about it in the investigation,» Comey said during a Thursday hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

But as that occurred before the advent of the Tea Party, which was sparked in large part out of concern over the government's profligate spending, such an effort this time around would likely run into greater resistance, particularly from rank - and - file conservative House Republicans.

A notice from the Hotan district government over the weekend accused Jelil Matniyaz, a village - level secretary for the ruling Communist party in the far - western region, of being afraid to smoke before religious figures.

They not only educate followers in how to avoid the radar of authorities, but also send the message that Western governments aren't able to detect and disrupt all of these plots before they are carried out.

The U.K. government published a white paper on Brexit this Thursday which will now be discussed in the several committees before Prime Minister May can start negotiations with Europe.

The Department of Defense has only classified these figures once before — in 2015, when the Obama administration «was trying to portray the war in Afghanistan as all but over,» as the New York Times put it; today, the Afghan government appears to be playing defense, as well.

«Men with prams have become such a familiar sight since shared parental leave was first introduced in 1974 (a full 41 years before parents are scheduled to get it in the UK under the government's proposals) that there's even a name - «latte pappas» - for the tribe.

Leading the effort has been Gary Boggs, who spent four decades as a DEA agent before joining McKesson in 2013 as the senior director of regulatory affairs, in the midst of the government's investigations into McKesson.

Parents will be given a say «before drug injection sites open in their communities,» the government promised, while also saying it will close loopholes that «allow for the feeding of addiction under the guise of treatment.»

He's on trial before a special court reserved for members of government and faces two years in prison if found guilty of failing to reduce the size of the banking sector.

If you want feedback on your IPO plan before jumping in, consider taking advantage of new freedoms established by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which was enacted by the federal government in April 2012.

But it also left the door open for people in certain areas to prepay their property taxes before it went into effect to get around the cap — according to the IRS, in areas where the property tax liability is assessed by the local government prior to the law going into effect.

Telegram was founded in 2013 by Pavel Durov, known for starting VKontakte, Russia's version of Facebook, before fleeing the country under pressure from the government.

You should also look for the charity's government registration with a state attorney general's office, which is required in 40 of 50 states before a charity can accept any funds.

In Tuesday's federal budget, the government said more analysis was necessary before considering tax cuts to match the U.S., which announced in December it would drop its federal corporate tax rate to 21 per cent from 35 per cenIn Tuesday's federal budget, the government said more analysis was necessary before considering tax cuts to match the U.S., which announced in December it would drop its federal corporate tax rate to 21 per cent from 35 per cenin December it would drop its federal corporate tax rate to 21 per cent from 35 per cent.

John Tory was in the audience and endorsed my notion of industry leadership before government regulation.

Mylan's CEO, Heather Bresch, later had to testify before Congress, class - action lawsuits have been filed against the company, and Mylan in May was accused of overcharging the US government by $ 1.27 billion for EpiPens.

That message orchestration starts in Stouffville, Ont., where he was reportedly set announce a small business tax cut shortly before noon, effectively returning to a 2015 election promise then failed to deliver on in the government's first two budgets.

Before Comey tapped him to lead the Richmond office in 2014, he was section chief of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section, investigating some of the highest profile cases against government officials and civil rights violations in recent years.

Still, there's nothing controversial to my mind in saying that innovators build on what has come before, and that the government has an important role to play.

In the same way that the Internet spent more than two decades in academic and government settings before its use became commercial, the Media Lab believes that a similar gestation could be important for blockchain, too — so it can become secure and reliable enough for mainstream usIn the same way that the Internet spent more than two decades in academic and government settings before its use became commercial, the Media Lab believes that a similar gestation could be important for blockchain, too — so it can become secure and reliable enough for mainstream usin academic and government settings before its use became commercial, the Media Lab believes that a similar gestation could be important for blockchain, too — so it can become secure and reliable enough for mainstream use.

In the ruling, which was made public just before Christmas, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington said the government was wrong to deny a trademark to «The Slants,» an Asian - American banIn the ruling, which was made public just before Christmas, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington said the government was wrong to deny a trademark to «The Slants,» an Asian - American banin Washington said the government was wrong to deny a trademark to «The Slants,» an Asian - American band.

The government allows a 10 % discrepancy, which is better than the no enforcement of the estimates that existed before reforms were instituted in January.

After 44 such responses (including two instances in which Redstone blurted out «I don't remember» before the IRS lawyer had even finished asking her question), the judge finally interrupted and suggested to the government attorney that her queries were futile: «I don't think you — he's not going to be able to give you anything.»

Type 3: The value - at - risk (VAR) shock in Japan in 2003 occurred when fears spread that the Bank of Japan, which was already doing QE before it was called QE, would taper its purchases of Japanese Government Bonds.

WITH State legislation before the Parliament in preparation for the introduction of Australia's new tax changes — now less than nine months away — there is also a need to ensure the Government is GST compliant by next July.

Part of what has supported this recovery since the crisis has been fiscal policy, so we have much higher government debt than we had before, where is the room for governments to do fiscal expansion in a renewed downturn?

McAfee provides regular insight on global hacking scandals and internet surveillance, and has become a hugely controversial figure following his time in Belize, where he claims to have exposed corruption at the highest level before fleeing the country amid accusations of murder (the Belize government is currently not pursuing any accusations against him).

Musk also confirmed, in a Feb. 9 interview with Bloomberg, that the Model 3 will meet its promised price tag of $ 35,000, and that's before government incentives that could drive it significantly lower.

In that regard it is a pity that Conservative MPs on the ethics committee were apparently uninterested in hearing from Mr. Wright, but then there are still two questions on the order paper that the government side might deign to respond to before the House rises for the summeIn that regard it is a pity that Conservative MPs on the ethics committee were apparently uninterested in hearing from Mr. Wright, but then there are still two questions on the order paper that the government side might deign to respond to before the House rises for the summein hearing from Mr. Wright, but then there are still two questions on the order paper that the government side might deign to respond to before the House rises for the summer.

Home resales were already on a downward track before the British Columbia government introduced a 15 per cent tax on home purchases by foreign nationals in Metro Vancouver, and area resales could see further significant weakness in the near term if there is a sharp downgrading of future price expectations and a drop in speculative activity.

Chelsea Thomas, who is listed as the trade group's executive director on its web site, worked in government affairs for Apple before joining the App Association in 2016, according to her LinkedIn profile.

«I am much, much, much more skeptical of the government's entreaties not to publish today than I was ever before,» Baquet said in a wide - ranging interview.

The government is currently trialing the new system in Bromley, Gosport, Swindon, Watford and Woking and requires voters to present personal identification before...

Much of the coverage has focused on what happened and how it could have been prevented, but the question now is whether Facebook — and other big tech companies — will have to be regulated by the government in a way we never imagined before.

«While the recovery was gaining traction before sequestration took effect, these arbitrary and unnecessary cuts to government services will be a headwind in the months to come, and will cut key investments in the nation's future competitiveness,» Alan B. Krueger, the chairman of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, said in a statement.

Under what are referred to as «supply» rules in Parliament, Main Estimates, which detail the Government's spending intentions for the upcoming fiscal year, must be referred to the appropriate Parliamentary Standing Committees for review before March 1st.

But closing down unnecessary capacity can pay for itself, even if unemployed workers are temporarily put on the government payroll (causing debt to rise, but usually by less than it had before), but only temporarily as Beijing takes other measures to boost household income through wealth transfers from the state and so to boost consumption, a form of demand which is likely to be more labor intensive than the demand created in the process of over-capacity.

«There was a touch of the absurd in the unfolding drama, as international money managers harshly castigated the very same Asian governments they were praising just months before... But, as often happens in financial markets, euphoria turned to panic without missing a beat.»

The B.C. government has just released a consultation guide and is looking for feedback on it before releasing a more detailed survey in the coming weeks.