Sentences with phrase «by majority voices»

I agree that it's frustrating that so often, stories of minority hardships are only given credibility and interest when told by majority voices.

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After writing a blog post last week urging Christian conference leaders to pursue diversity in their speaker lineups, I've been so encouraged by the response, and in particular by the number of majority - culture leaders who have added their voices in support.

Unfortunately, as Daisy Khan of the controversial Park51 project in Lower Manhattan said in an August 25 conference call, «the voices of the moderate, mainstream majority Muslims have been drowned out by the actions of extremists.»

He did not seem terribly keen on the idea that has been voiced by Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco and others that the Senate and Assembly should do a two - way deal before the session ends, and then attempt an override should the governor respond with a veto.

TEACHERS» MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING Russ Walters to move, Daniel Perriman to second: Conference notes with deep concern that the majority of teachers report that their mental health and careers are blighted by bullying employers who fail to respect the professional voice of teachers.

Such a huge loss by the Republican presidential nominee would pit two oft - voiced truisms against one another: that the House majority is securely in GOP hands because of the tilted redistricting process in 2011, and that the era of voters splitting presidential tickets is over.

I believe I can do the most good for the people of the 52nd Senate District by ensuring they have a strong and energetic voice representing them as part of the Senate Republican Majority.

The Erie County Legislature unanimously passed a resolution on April 16 sponsored by Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo, Legislator Edward A. Rath, III and Legislator Ted Morton voicing support for the Common Core Parental Refusal Act.

Add that outrageous betrayal of trust to her 2009 self - appointed pay raise (and the entire city council) that defied a majority opposition to any pay raise voiced at a public hearing, followed by disobeying public referendum laws that recognized term limits that she abrogated (in favor of arranging an unlawful third term for Michael Bloomberg to serve, that automatically guaranteed her own job security), plus a final and detrimental insult to the working poor that blocked our rightful vote on sick pay coverage, and collectively, it would make total sense to impeach and prosecute such unethical, improper and unfair conduct — that is unbecoming to anyone purporting to serve their constituency.

At the same time, the NY - 19 Republican voiced support for the call by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor that any additional disaster funding be offset by spending cuts elsewhere in the federal budgt.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER As the State Senate slogged through its last scheduled day in its 2014 session, a member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) that shares majority power with the Republicans, voiced hope that a measure to bar mental health professionals from performing «sexual orientation change efforts» on minors could yet get a floor vote.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER As the State Senate slogged through its last scheduled day in its 2014 session, a member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) that shares majority power with the Republicans, voiced hope that a measure to bar mental health professionals from performing «sexual orientation change efforts» on minors could yet get a -LSB-...]

The Labour Party was founded by the trade unions, the Fabians and the Co-operative movement because the working class majority in society had no political voice representing their interests.

Today, the Erie County Legislature unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo, Legislator Edward A. Rath, III and Legislator Ted Morton voicing support for the Common Core Parental Refusal Act.

President John Mahama has described supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the silent majority who usually amplify their voice by voting massively for the party during elections.

«Ladies and gentlemen the American dream is continuing and you can give it new vigor here today by endorsing my nomination for the us senate but you can also give voice to a majority of New Yorkers who are of immigrant origin and you can give renewal to the Republican Party,» Maraogs said.

With a talented, majority black cast, a director with a distinctive voice and several technical triumphs, including some incredible costume design by two - time Oscar nominee Ruth Carter (Amistad, Malcolm X), Black Panther is a superhero highpoint for the history books.

Bell uses this portion of the business to shed light on the sexism found with the fact that the majority of movie trailers are all done by male voices.

The approach advocated for by the vast majority of student voice and student engagement programs is adult - dictated, adult - agenda oriented, and ultimately will only benefit adults.

The majority of the «news articles» on the site are written by Jehlen, with a minor sprinkling of other voices.

Use this link to add yours to the voices opposing it: http://p2a.co/kpToxWX By the way, U.S. News and World Report has released its 2017 rankings of America's public high schools, and for the first time ever, the majority of the schools in the top 10 are charters.

Use this link to add yours to the voices opposing it: http://p2a.co/kpToxWX By the way, U.S. News and World Report has released its 2017 rankings of America's public high schools, and for the first time ever, the majority of the schools in the... Read More

This also means that developers must support multiple versions of the Android platform, however, and it also means the overwhelming majority of Android users do not have access to the latest features, security updates and other improvements brought about by newer versions of Google's mobile platform — nearly 99 % of current Android device owners are using a version of Android that does not support great new features like Google Now, enhanced voice search support and «Project Butter» performance enhancements.

Croft, voiced by Camilla Luddington, spends the majority of the game in freezing Siberia, where she skulks through the snow in search of an ancient, life - extending artefact supposedly lost to time in a forgotten city.

SEGA have announced that Sonic and Tails are to be given life by fresh voice talent and that the majority of the recurring characters have also had their... [Read full story]

But «the good of the majority,» too, is only a pretense and a delusion: since, in fact, the violation of an individual's rights means the abrogation of all rights, it delivers the helpless majority into the power of any gang that proclaims itself to be «the voice of society» and proceeds to rule by means of physical force, until deposed by another gang employing the same means.

There are now estimated to be around 2,340 climate lobbyists in Washington — more than one for every four members of Congress.The Climate Change Lobby With Obama asking Congress to send him legislation that places a cap on carbon emissions, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid aiming to have a global warming bill ready by the end of the summer, those 2,340 voices will undoubtedly make the going rough for both.

The majority of recruiters and HR managers can not comprehend language that is solely technical; remember and capitalize upon that by using a «voice» that they can understand and appreciate.