Sentences with phrase «behind a closed door which»

During the hour long meeting behind closed doors which was described as «cordial and clear», Justin Welby expressed gratitude for the government's efforts to protect the freedom of Christians in Israel.

While there will actually be two different instances for the game at this years E3, one of them being a 5 - 6 minute long trailer which Kojima says could be uncomfortable to watch, this will be available for the public and then there will be a separate 30 minute or so of gameplay shown to members of the press behind closed doors which makes fans feel left out but hopefully some of that game play will find its way to the internet in a later stage for us to look at, Every minute of this game is another minute I spend picking my jaw up off the floor!

The only problem is that the 3 dolls you need to stack into are in a private room behind a closed door which is watched by a guard.

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None of the women have yet to signal they will oppose the bill, which McConnell unveiled Thursday after nearly two months of work that took place primarily behind closed doors.

A minority government would breathe new life into Alberta's Legislative Assembly, which has largely become a rubber - stamp for decisions made behind closed doors by PC cabinet ministers and MLAs.

Unfortunately, behind closed doors, the Islamic leaders have a real agenda, which is to build a shrine to the highjackers.

Internally, I feel like getting inside that cage and closing the door behind me, shutting the righteous out, or shutting me in — I am not certain which is more accurate.

I loved it so much that I asked if I could get the recipe, to which our waitress laughed and told me that the chef was so cagey about its composition that he made it behind closed doors.

We played a behind closed doors friendly against Jamaica seniors on Sunday which was a great experience for the team, both heading into our upcoming series of games but also in preparation for the World Youth Cup in July.

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The left - over Reds played out a behind - closed - doors friendly against Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this week, which was won 3 - 2 thanks to two key star performances.

Poole's debut came for United in a behind - closed - doors fixture against Everton, then he played in the Manchester derby, which he felt was his best performance for his new club.

You might not be able to watch it on socagol, but fans of Spanish football will know that the country is having a bit of upheaval at the moment, which has already affected La Liga (with Barca playing a match behind closed doors), and had ramifications for the Spanish national side.

Dad and the kids would get as far away from the screaming and drama happening behind closed doors as they could and whatever lady or doc who had the tiniest bit of experience would show up and do what ever he or she could (which often wasn't much).

Rest assured I don't feel bad about what I see other people doing or what I do behind closed doors, which is mostly stress out about getting my kids to eat healthy and then reminding myself not to stress out because they're healthy and growing.

Sometimes, however, it seems like nothing but elaborate theatrics - the tearful meltdowns every morning at day - care drop - off, which (your child's teacher assures you) are over as soon as the door closes behind you.

Tough finally addresses in the last chapter the elephant in the room, which educators and politicans acknowledge behind close doors that the family a child is born into will predict how well a child will succeed in school and life.

Tough finally addresses in the last chapter the elephant in the room, which educators and politicans acknowledge behind close doors that the family a child is born into will predict how well a child will succeed in school and

He ends the video, which has clocked up dozens of views, urging people: «Don't let others decide your future behind closed doors.

At the very least the proposed changes in Greater Manchester — which obviously go a lot wider than the system of government — have all the hall marks of a policy being made on - the - hoof, behind closed doors, by small groups of like - minded people — just the sort of ingredients identified by King and Crewe which lead to monumental blunders.

Cuomo has been negotiating behind closed doors with legislative leaders over an ethics bill for weeks now (much to the chargin of the NY Times editorial page, which called over the weekend for these talks to go public).

Today, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and public officials from our community meet with him behind closed doors to decide the fate of our Puerto Rican Day Parade (which is less than 4 months away) and we in the Puerto Rican community are being double - crossed by our elected officials, once again.»

There's apparently an offer on the table from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which Assembly Democrats spent time mulling behind closed doors yesterday.

Indeed, were these simply for domestic consumption, one would expect the performance to stop when policymakers and diplomats met their counterparts behind closed doors, something for which I did not find any evidence.

The longer the White House and Downing Street back Mubarak and negotiate behind closed doors in order to engineer a slow transition, which might impede the Muslim Brotherhood from immediately taking power through the ballot box, the more it antagonizes the protesters throughout all of Egypt and drives them toward the Islamists.

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said: «The cat is out of the bag: behind closed doors the Tories are planning a return to the bad old days of grammars, ignoring all the evidence which has told us time and again that they do not aid social mobility...

Tedisco's bill requires all member items, discretionary funds, and so - called «lump sum payments», which are controlled by the Speaker of the Assembly, Senate Majority Leader and Governor and negotiated in many instances behind closed doors, be made public and fully transparent within the state budget.

Andrew Lansley is not the kind of man to be indiscreet lightly - which makes his revelations about Speaker John Bercow's behind - closed - doors conduct all the more shocking.

«All of these are things which previously would have happened behind closed doors and engaged the machinery of government but be hidden to the outside world.»

White's By the 19th century much political boozing took place behind the closed doors of London's elite gentlemen's clubs, such as White's, which were often former coffee houses.

Kolb also took aim at the «three - men - in - a-room» negotiations behind closed doors by the governor, the Assembly speaker and the Senate majority leader, but which excludes Assembly Republicans and Senate Democrats.

«We are discussing doing something before the first round of tests, which I think is April 3, so probably within the budget,» Silver told reporters after a two - hour meeting with Cuomo and Senate leaders behind closed doors.

The agreement ensures that the hospital will not close its doors and that some element of care would remain at the Cobble Hill site, a crucial point for the de Blasio administration, which has been working behind the scenes to reach a deal.

Believed to harbor presidential ambitions, the governor will need a solid record to run on — which is precisely why he has been systematically trying to restore confidence and functionality to government in Albany the last four years by publicly being the adult in the room but privately using the full power of the office behind closed doors to force and cajole a stubborn Legislature into doing things on his terms.

The governor and legislative leaders make key budget decisions behind closed doors — a system that's become known as «three men in a room» — which allows neither the public nor most lawmakers to provide meaningful input.

Runswick goes further: «Unlock Democracy believes this conversation is long overdue and it is not something which can be conducted behind the closed doors of a Cabinet committee meeting.

«Behind closed doors ministers are secretly planning a death tax of up to # 20,000 per head which would be levied on the estates of grieving families,» Mr Lansley said.

The state's Gaming Facility Location Board, which is choosing up to four projects out of 16 applications, met behind closed doors Friday, and the board chairman said the body will announce the winning applications at its next meeting.

As budget negotiations — which are conducted behind closed doors among the governor and three top legislative leaders, out of sight of even other lawmakers — unfolded over the past week, it became increasingly clear that the Legislature would punt policy issues such as gun control or bail reform to after the budget's April 1 deadline, in favor of financial considerations.

The Katsina State Governor, Bello Masari, led the senators to the meeting which was held behind closed doors.

Tomorrow's Commons debate on whether to increase the number of dogs allowed to flush out a fox — a relatively technical legal change which would win no press attention at all if it were a normal bit of legislation - is being accompanied by protests outside parliament, frenzied behind - closed - door talks and acres of press coverage.

Labour, which agreed the details of the emergency legislation in behind - closed - door meetings with the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives, broke ranks and demanded two amendments before the bill was passed.

He is publishing his proposals for a royal charter in a move which decisively ends behind - closed - doors talks.

During recent public appearances, Bharara went out of his way to mock Albany's «three - men - in - a-room» governing style in which the governor, Senate majority leader and Assembly speaker negotiate most budget and major policy decisions behind closed doors.

The meeting, which is taking place behind closed doors, is still going on as of the time of filing this report.

The long - standing practice — under which nearly all major budgeting and lawmaking is conducted behind closed doors by the governor, Senate leader and Assembly speaker — fosters an opaque climate that is resistant to reform, Bharara said.

«The Senate bill presented today, which was crafted behind closed doors by 13 men, would fundamentally harm Americans young and old, do severe damage to a fragile economy, and bankrupt state governments across the country,» Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said in a statement.

Presiding Officer William Lindsay (D - Holbrook) said the committee, which met behind closed doors, interviewed potential candidates for special counsel and discussed seeking subpoena power for the committee.

State Senator and fellow Democrat David Carlucci said, «Like every New Yorker, I am shocked and outraged at Albany's latest scandal in which taxpayer dollars were used to cover up sexual misconduct behind closed doors.

Perhaps in honor of the wonky week, Cuomo offered this gem about budget negotiations, which happen among him and legislative leaders in private: «Just because something is done behind closed doors doesn't mean the process isn't transparent.»