Sentences with phrase «by autocratic»

So, what happens to the republic once the traditional public schools have all been removed from the protection of the U.S. Constitution and are controlled by autocratic, for profit, often fraudulent, opaque and abusive publicly funded but private sector corporate charter schools that use bully tactics to achieve their goals?

Professional learning, much like classroom learning, should not be embodied by an autocratic figure doling out information to be consumed and processed in isolation.

Dooley is a lonely middle - aged man who is completely dominated by autocratic Greek father, Vadnis.

«Particularly, by the autocratic nature of our president, the Federal Government is not prepared to listen to wise counsel, hence the desperation to take unwarranted loans even if the future of Nigeria and its people will be mortgaged.

You'd think that no proud, patriotic, freedom - loving American would ever welcome the takeover of this country by an autocratic dictator, yet millions of Christians living in this country can't wait for King Jesus to wipe out all democracy.

The publication of related scientific literature (which up till now has been strictly forbidden and persecuted by the autocratic feudal government) must now form one of the items of our party work.22

Not exact matches

Documents obtained by the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley show the US channeled funding... [that]... vigorously supported activists and politicians who have fomented unrest in Egypt, after autocratic president Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising in February 2011.

On the negative side, people who work for autocratic managers often feel as though their contributions are not valued by the organization and decisions often don't consider how it will affect employees other than the manager.

This is a nice kumbaya moment to believe that the Twitter generation can overcome autocratic rulers by messaging.

However, many of those were older, more traditional churches led by entrenched, autocratic pastors well into their 60s and composed of a congregation and worship style that was far from contemporary.

A complex modern democracy is at a serious disadvantage in dealing with autocratic states as well as in expeditiously conducting its own internal affairs, unless it possesses strong executive powers which are not hedged about in matters of detailed policy and administration by legislative and judicial agencies.

In a classic experiment, pioneer social psychologist Kurt Lewin found that different group climates could be created by varying the leadership from autocratic, to laissez faire, to democratic.

It was about equally characteristic of the Spanish, the Portuguese, the Russian, and the Dutch possessions — those in which the policy of autocratic control by the secular arm was most marked.

He is violently opposed to concepts of God derived from autocratic forms of government, at whose word everything began, whose rule is by divine fiat, and who is ultimately responsible for all evil and suffering.

The very existence of power relations, the inequality of the strong and the weak, the mastery of the former over the latter, the differentiation between ruler and ruled was attributed by nineteenth century liberals to autocratic government and is attributed by contemporary Marxists to the class structure of society.

Thus the conviction arose that war was a by - product of either the autocratic or the capitalistic organization of society.

He is Arsenal's autocratic control freak, bit by bit sinking the club by position and reputation.

By 1944, after enduring more than two decades of Landis's autocratic rule, the owners were openly rebelling against their now elderly commissioner, whom they referred to as the Czar.

In fact the USA has intervened in the Russia civil war by siding with the Tsar (an autocratic system like Monarchy; even though Woodrow Wilson was known for its idealist, non-interventionist, mindset).

2 pm Maria Borelius on Comment: «The European Commission: endless speeches with verbose legalities, people babbling, talking to no one in particular, autocratic rants from various pompous eurocrats — all translated by some 10 - 15 interpreters.

The shocking order, according to deep throats, was further enforced by Mr. Felix Addo in an autocratic manner at a meeting of the Entity Tender Committee of the GNPC, held last week, to enable works begin on the much - touted Voltaian Basin Project.

Ignore all cases of autocratic or «personal rule», where it is difficult to distinguish between «anti-social», «criminal» and «treasonous»; limit answers to examples of societies which have an established governance and a mechanism by which to criminalize behavior.

President Jonathan lacks democratic credential and exercises his true inner character of being an autocratic - dictator by trying to remove governor Amaechi as chairman of Nigeria state governors forum.

I have never been summoned by any panel and this clearly shows how autocratic and deceitful the government of Ibikunle Amosun is.»

He meets the actress, Elise McKenna (Jane Seymour), and the two fall in love despite the machinations of her obsessive, autocratic manager (Christopher Plummer), who feels threatened by Collier's presence.

Her life is shadowed by a smothering mother (Barbara Hershey), an autocratic director (Vincent Cassel) and a venomous rival (Mila Kunis) and her deposed predecessor (Winona Ryder).

There's no credited DP) look at an autocratic English fashion designer humbled by love for a strong - willed, refugee waif could probably use a few adjustments to make a more comfortable audience fit.

The autocratic reign of the Tsars came to an end in 1917, sparked by economic hardship instigated by Russia's involvement in World War I, rapid urban growth, and the rise of the middle class.

It stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.

The untried or failed methodology is the autocratic implementation envisioned by the IPCC and its version of cap and trade.

As other industries, i.e. those related to technology, look to raise productivity by raising the quality of life of their employees, it may be time for industries traditionally ruled by iron fists to reconsider whether they are likely to attract the best talent with the old autocratic approach now demonized rather than admired in film.

Authoritarian or autocratic parenting is a style characterized by high demands from parents and low responsiveness.