Sentences with phrase «build public pressure»

Armed with nothing but thrift store suits, the Yes Men impersonate big - time corporate evildoers in order to draw attention to their crimes against humanity and the environment, helping to raise awareness and build public pressure for change.

Armed with nothing but thrift store suits, the Yes Men impersonate big - time corporate evildoers in order to draw attention to their crimes against humanity and the environment, helping to raise awareness and build public pressure...

The organization made up of elected trustees throughout the state is gathering its members for news conferences and launching a media campaign aimed at building public pressure to remove the cap, which they fear could prevent districts from saving enough money to stave off cuts in the future, when another recession hits.

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Pressure had been building on the Vatican to proceed with criminal charges against Wesolowski, a Polish native ordained by Saint John Paul II, since the accusations against him became public.

The pressure was built from all the corners, the government, professional bodies, paediatricians and the public.

Given various policy options, this line of thought asserts, military force stands alongside many competing actions as but one policy option among many, whether economic sanctions, political incentives, alliance building, political pressure, or shame in the court of public opinion.

Meanwhile pressure continues to build against Coughlan, who has been under fire since April over retweets he sent from his personal Twitter account, including one made public this week that stated, «Unless you're my wife don't call them «our» children.

Thankfully, Britain has come a long way since 1968, but unease remains, and it could well build up again if the economy fails to grow as pressures increase on public services.

At a time when pressure on school places and buildings is increasing, and the public sector is being asked to make more cuts on spending, it is critical that school providers understand current issues on planning if they are to make best use of their built assets, according to Karen Cooksley and Lindsay Garratt from law firm Winckworth Sherwood

Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein have ramped up the citys efforts to infuse arts into New York City public schools, but the pressure is on all of us — our schools, arts education advocates, business leaders — to seize opportunities for partnerships that can build the type of successful communities that we all want to live in, and support our kids — the future of this city.

But it only closed for two days and managed to get going again in buildings belonging to a nearby school — amid the pressures of public exams.

Her interest areas are the power of public art as mediator between ecology, economics and society; the prioritization of community - based strategies in sustainable urbanization; and building rural - urban linkages in response to economic, environmental and population pressures.

But infrared video has played a second special role, starkly revealing plumes of gases that are otherwise invisible, have made public leak patrols possible and built pressure on politicians and regulators at local and national level.

We put pressure on Nebraska's Public Service Commission, which had the final say over whether the pipeline would be permitted to be built in Nebraska, in advance of their hearings in August.

Victories were seen on four continents: in Bolivia a draconian response to protestors embarrassed the government, causing them to drop plans to build a road through Tipnis, an indigenous Amazonian reserve; in Myanmar, a nation not known for bowing to public demands, large protests pushed the government to cancel a massive Chinese hydroelectric project; in Borneo a three - year struggle to stop the construction of a coal plant on the coast of the Coral Triangle ended in victory for activists; in Britain plans to privatize forests created such a public outcry that the government not only pulled back but also apologized; and in the U.S. civil disobedience and massive marches pressured the Obama Administration to delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring tar sands from Canada to a global market.

Responding to public pressure from advocacy groups, Ex-Im Bank is no longer considering financing for a coal plant proposed to be built outside Bangladesh's capital city of Dhaka, one of the largest cities in the world.

In the longer term, Obama will need to work on building a broad base of public support and on grassroots political pressure to change our political systems (especially in Congress) so that we can pass meaningful, bipartisan legislation on climate change.

Which is why Renner's call to environmentalists to get back to the grassroots and build up public outcry around ACES, and place public pressure on politicians to make the bill substantially stronger, is so important.

The training's wide - ranging sessions will explore how participants can raise public awareness of the climate crisis, build support for the practical solutions in our hands today, and pressure government leaders to act.

So in contrast, the necessary public pressure for affordable legal services will build very, very slowly.

It's still building out it's cachet as a financial advisory tool, so it may be that they sought to stay private and not be beholden to the quarterly pressures of a public company while they continue to build out that suite of tools.

Gas Station Attendant HEB — Houston, TX 2011 — 2017 • Serviced, cleaned and supplied public restrooms • Cleaned building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, and vacuuming around equipment • Restocked retail items on shelves • Refilled towel dispenser and soap dispensers • Maintained supplies, tools, and equipment and storage areas • Refilled the exterior washing dispensers with towels • Cleaned and swept the parking lot • Refilled propane tanks, check pressure gauges and restocked supplies • Washed windows, glass partitions, and mirrors with different cleaning agents • Cleaned and scrubbed garbage cans and replaced with liners

Although many questions remain about whether websites are a «place of public accommodation» under the ADA, including whether a website operator must also have a physical presence to be subject to the law, these cases show that pressure is building on companies to make the information they provide on their websites accessible.