Sentences with phrase «break ties in»

In some courts, he said, coin flips have been used to break ties in the selection of a chief judge, and a Michigan judge once earned censure by deciding a case by coin flip.

The regulations don't tell us how to break ties in situations where it isn't possible to determine the order in which two lots were acquired.

Usually the speaker breaks a tie in favour of the government, but if the speaker does this for every vote, how neutral will that speaker really look?

Qatar The Gulf nation will be using this home encounter with Russia as preparation for their last ditch attempt to crawl back into World Cup qualification reckoning, with a make or break tie in China ahead of them on Tuesday.

The Court deadlocked on Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a 2016 challenge to the standard, following the surprise death of Justice Antonin Scalia, but many court observers see Trump's appointment of Justice Neal Gorsuch breaking the tie in favor of the workers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo was fairly terse in his response just now when asked for a reaction to the Senate GOP's move to strip LG Bob Duffy of his right to break a tie in the event of a deadlocked leadership vote in the chamber.

Senate Minority Leader John Sampson is upping the ante considerably this morning in his war of words with Majority Leader Dean Skelos over rules changes, accusing the GOP of creating a «constitutional crisis» by moving to strip LG Bob Duffy of his right to break a tie in a leadership vote.

Since the Senate is tied at 18 - 18 for the first time in more than 100 years, Democrats would rely on Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, a fellow Democrat, to break a tie in favor of tolls.

I hoped that Days would break the tie in favor of the «good Malick», but alas, it reminds me more of Thin Red Line than New World.

Not exact matches

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of the most revered figures of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle and a key backer of the divestment campaign that helped end the system, was an early backer of fossil fuel divestment and said in 2014: «People of conscience need to break their ties with corporations financing the injustice of climate change.»

You can work 9 to 5 in a suit and tie in a stuffy cubicle, skip your lunch break and stay heads - down, and still get less done than someone who comes in at 9:30, takes several breaks, dresses casually, and communicates with his / her coworkers often.

A parade of business executives broke ties with Trump on Wednesday, a day after he blamed white nationalists and counter-protesters in equal measure for the weekend clashes that left one woman dead.

Molson Coors» desire to break out of its stagnant core markets is what led to its US$ 3.5 - billion purchase in April of eastern European brewer StarBev, producer of a tongue - tying lineup of beers such as Staropreman, Kamenitza and Ozujsko.

The United States broke ties with Taiwan in 1979, and no president or president - elect is believed to have spoken with a leader of Taiwan since then.

Remember that if President Trump is elected, Vice President Mike Pence will have a tie - breaking vote in the Senate, which will likely be nearly evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.

That means managing your time in a way that allows you to prioritize your action steps, removing as many distractions from your life as possible, allotting budgetary resources to your goals, breaking ties with people who discourage your efforts to change, and cultivating a strong support system of people who want you to succeed and will help hold you accountable to your goals.

But the nature of the ties people have on Facebook means that often they can't just break loose from people they find annoying or offensive in this way.

Cahsens retained a lawyer to enforce his intellectual property rights, and subsequently broke ties with the distributors after reaching a settlement, but not before seeing his own sales drop in the markets where they had operated due to the influx of cheap knock - offs.

True, the eight - figure elders still break and make bread down the street at Bymark, but this is where tomorrows titans of industry loosen their ties, order Jägerbombs and commiserate over First World problems («My Whaler's in the shop this weekend»).

The dates of his trip have been in flux because of Trump's U.S. tax overhaul push and the possibility that Pence would be needed to provide a tie - breaking vote in the Senate.

In other words, if British businesses were hoping to maintain access to the EU's single market in spite of the U.K.'s move to break ties, they're in for a rude awakeninIn other words, if British businesses were hoping to maintain access to the EU's single market in spite of the U.K.'s move to break ties, they're in for a rude awakeninin spite of the U.K.'s move to break ties, they're in for a rude awakeninin for a rude awakening.

Of the 17 brands that broke ties with the NRA which YouGov BrandIndex tracks, most of them registered an increase in word of mouth.

Many companies have broken ties with the National Rifle Association, and the House of Representatives passed a bill to fund more security measures in schools.

However, in measuring overall consumer perception, none of the 17 partner brands which broke ties with the NRA that YouGov BrandIndex tracked has moved in a statistically significant way, which may indicate American consumers applying equal positive and negative pressure, depending on their politics and position on gun control.

Making good on threats to punish Delta Air Lines for cutting ties with the National Rifle Association, Georgia Republicans blocked more than $ 38 million in tax breaks for the airline.

There probably isn't a magic bond yield that will shake the world's faith in the US financial system, but with tens of trillions of dollars tied to the US 10 year yield, there is a likely a breaking point out there.

Celebrity activist Alyssa Milano is calling on her three million Twitter followers to boycott Amazon, Apple and FedEx for one day, in hopes it will pressure them to break ties with the National Rifle Association.

In sum, although a few apologists such as Stephanie Coontz still insist otherwise, just about everyone else in possession of the evidence acknowledges that the sexual revolution has weakened family ties, and that family ties (the presence of a biologically related mother and father in the home) have turned out to be important indicators of child well - being — and more, that the broken home is not just a problem for individuals but also for societIn sum, although a few apologists such as Stephanie Coontz still insist otherwise, just about everyone else in possession of the evidence acknowledges that the sexual revolution has weakened family ties, and that family ties (the presence of a biologically related mother and father in the home) have turned out to be important indicators of child well - being — and more, that the broken home is not just a problem for individuals but also for societin possession of the evidence acknowledges that the sexual revolution has weakened family ties, and that family ties (the presence of a biologically related mother and father in the home) have turned out to be important indicators of child well - being — and more, that the broken home is not just a problem for individuals but also for societin the home) have turned out to be important indicators of child well - being — and more, that the broken home is not just a problem for individuals but also for society.

The majority of these belong to the ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church; the rest primarily to Protestant denominations such as the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Makane Yesus (which recently broke ties with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America over theological concerns).

The chamber voted 50 — 49 — calling on Vice President Mike Pence to break a tie vote for the second time that day — to install Brownback in the vacant State Department position, which monitors persecution and discrimination on a global scale through the Office of International Religious Freedom (IRF).

Only when Obama threw his hat in the ring did he break ties with his home church of 25 years.

Far more worried about communism than racial inequality, the Kennedys forced King to break his ties with his closest white friend in the summer of 1963 as a condition for their continued lukewarm support of the movement.

It breaks itself free from the ties of bondage, finds new found freedom, prospers in it until it is realized that some people do better than others.

They did not break off family ties, however, and parts of every summer were spent in visits to relatives in the Frankenmuth / Frankenlust area.

In bourgeois society, the «myth of origin» is broken, and all ties to the origin — in the double sense of the past and the depth dimension — are brokeIn bourgeois society, the «myth of origin» is broken, and all ties to the origin — in the double sense of the past and the depth dimension — are brokein the double sense of the past and the depth dimension — are broken.

His Trump ties: When San Antonio pastor and author Max Lucado broke his political silence in February to criticize the tone of Trump's campaign, Graham tweeted, «I couldn't agree more.»

Talk in the air about the «Establishment» may, depending on the individual student, either provide him with an excuse for not breaking the dependent ties or enable him to find a respectable intermediary object.

Boethius... you didn't mention a Mother... I'm curious whether (like myself), you've been both a mother and father to yr children... I have a feeling that it's the maternal ties (iin my case, overly compensated) that are most difficult to break, especially seen in single parent (male) families.

Acting in his capacity as president of the Senate, Vice President Mike Pence twice cast tie - breaking votes to gain passage in the upper chamber.

Or consider Berlin's definition by negation: «The basic sense of unfreedom is that in which we ascribe it to the man in jail, or the man tied to a tree; all that such a man seeks is the breaking of his chains, escape from the cell, without necessarily aiming at a particular activity once he is liberated.»

The figure for the Soviet Union is open to question because it has not been possible in recent years to get accurate information concerning the fate of Islam under Communism and it is known that efforts have been made to curtail Islam, partly for ideological reasons and partly to break the ties of the Muslims with the Turkish and Iranian areas.

The ensuing vote resulted in a tie, which the faculty moderator, a devout Catholic, broke by voting for the proposal.

The Dutch Reformed and German Reformed, both dependent on the Church in Holland for funds and leadership, broke away from such ties and formed independent Churches.

Thus, children are exposed to the risk of coming into the world as strangers, in which the biological ties that form the natural family are arbitrarily broken.

We cooked up some recipes from the book, including the Fish Taco Buffet, inspired by the Spring Break the two of us spent together in Costa Rica circa 2007, and the dinners we created there in our rented condo's oven.We also added one of our favorite recipes, Mini Pulled Pork Tacos with Fennel or Red Cabbage Slaw, elegantly tied together with a chive!

The River Plate president has been complaining about the synthetic turf and poor condition of the pitch ahead of their make - or - break Copa Libertadores tie in Peru.

Killorn broke a tie with 10:46 left in the third period and Tampa Bay scored the final four goals to rally for a 4 - 3 victory over Toronto, stopping the Maple Leafs» four - game winning streak Tuesday night.

Four years later he had broken or tied 14 NCAA records, including most yards rushing in a career (6,082) and most points in a career (356).

In the biggest game of the season, they beat the Spurs in the AT&T Center to ruin San Antonio's perfect home mark, tie the Bulls» record and give themselves the chance to break the recorIn the biggest game of the season, they beat the Spurs in the AT&T Center to ruin San Antonio's perfect home mark, tie the Bulls» record and give themselves the chance to break the recorin the AT&T Center to ruin San Antonio's perfect home mark, tie the Bulls» record and give themselves the chance to break the record.

It's certainly fitting that Dustin Brown has broken the 2 - 2 tie between the Kings and Coyotes in the third period.