Sentences with phrase «building consensus during»

A wealthy Republican lawyer and investment banker, Powell left the private equity world in 2010 to join the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C, think tank, where he quietly lobbied Congress to raise the debt ceiling, building consensus during the politically charged standoff in 2011.

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Throughout his public life, he's demonstrated an ability to collaborate and build consensus when needed, from the creation of a unified Conservative party to the long list of trade agreements signed during his time as prime minister.

And I think at least to some extent, the fact that we had built a collegial consensus initially gained me some more leeway to what we had to do during the crisis.

Now I think that was helpful in building capital — personal capital — because at times during the crisis we had to act more quickly without taking the time to build consensus.

During these difficult financial times, he skillfully built consensus amongst the diverse members of the Legislature, which led to the development of a stable financial plan for the betterment of all New Yorkers.»

How the race usually goes is that a general consensus begins to build around one movie (and we get some idea of that consensus during...