Sentences with phrase «by private citizens in»

In the market economy, the majority of economic output (goods and services) is following the decision by private companies controlled by private citizens in industry, commerce, infrastructure and service delivery.

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The committee, which in January blocked one other high - profile acquisition of a U.S. company by a Chinese firm, has raised concerns about the security of U.S. citizens» private data in the Genworth deal.

Patrick Colford concludes by saying: «The New Brunswick Federation of Labour will be looking for political party's platforms to include commitments for improving labour laws so that all workers are entitled to paid sick leave, investing in public services to protect society's most vulnerable citizens and adopting pay equity legislation that covers the private sector.»

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

He says very little directly about civic or political virtues, since the real advancements in a free society are made by private citizens rather than public representatives.

A private company's publicity consists in its public effects, and in a republican order these effects must be subject to control by citizens.

Now, what the paper completely fails to address is how that precondition, that essential public trust, could possibly survive a system under which the security services were empowered by law to routinely trawl through the private communications data of vast numbers of citizens suspected of no crime, simply in order, as Sir David Omand puts it, «to identify patterns of interest for further investigation».

In May 2012 it was reported that billionaire Robert Agostinelli had been targeted by a private detective named Steve Whitamore working for Rupert Murdoch's newspaper to gain confidential information pertaining to Agostinelli's business affairs — this evidence brought to light the fact that high - profile U.S citizens were targeted by private investigators in the UK within Rupert Murdoch's empirIn May 2012 it was reported that billionaire Robert Agostinelli had been targeted by a private detective named Steve Whitamore working for Rupert Murdoch's newspaper to gain confidential information pertaining to Agostinelli's business affairs — this evidence brought to light the fact that high - profile U.S citizens were targeted by private investigators in the UK within Rupert Murdoch's empirin the UK within Rupert Murdoch's empire.

Yes, I am arguing that the core principle which Powell argued in 1968 - that not having first / second class citizens depended only on the public authorities not discriminating, but that they have no business in the choices which are made by private citizens or organisations, or whatever reasons lie behind them - was pretty much settled in the late 1960s and»70s.

The audit comes amid a debate for handing NYRA off to private control once again, a push that is being led by prominent citizens in Saratoga Springs connected to the racing industry as well as lawmakers from the area.

However, if that approval was preceded by payments from Russian interests to high US government officials who directed or influenced that approval, or payments to the spouses of those officials, or payments to that official's private charity, then it becomes a case of those officials accepting bribes and using their considerable power in their own financial and political interests instead of the interests of the US citizens.

In his first night out as a private citizen, Christie headed into New York City to catch a show by his idol, Bruce Springsteen.

By requiring every individual in America to buy private health insurance that is overpriced and under - regulated, the health care bill takes money out of average citizens» pockets and places it in the hands of insurance companies.

According to the facts of the case, Baffoe - Bonnie, Tevie and Osman, a former Deputy National Security Coordinator, were allegedly aided by a private citizen, Oppong, to engage in the act.

Day One as a private citizen for former Gov. David Paterson began with some New Year's Eve partying in Manhattan followed by a police...

In late October, 2014, shaken by yet another round of gun crime in Albany, elected officials, community leaders and private citizens gathered together for a downtown brainstorming sessioIn late October, 2014, shaken by yet another round of gun crime in Albany, elected officials, community leaders and private citizens gathered together for a downtown brainstorming sessioin Albany, elected officials, community leaders and private citizens gathered together for a downtown brainstorming session.

In particular, a section of the budget proposed by Wisconsin Congressman and Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan which would, over time replace the government - run Medicare program for senior citizens with a voucher program which would offer them money to buy insurance from the private sector.

Additionally, he is involved in a lawsuit against a private citizen who asked for an explanation in a public meeting of Highway Department expenditures that were brought forward in a public meeting to the Town Board by the Fleet Manager as warranting examination.

«As private American citizens, we brought a message of good will, formed by a shared interest in science and science - based solutions to problems, that would have been greeted with great suspicion if delivered by officials of the U.S. government.»

Basically, though, the film noir flourished in and reflected a contemporary milieu; films noirs tended to have to do with the world of crime, whether overtly (police and FBI stories, private - eye flicks, gangster stories) or by extension — that is, films in which «the world of crime» proved to be inseparable from the world of nightclubs and cabarets, offices and tenements, cars and homes where private citizens might become, by accident or design, guilty souls.

Callyo is also being used by private companies to curb harassment and discrimination and by law enforcement agencies to collect tips from citizens in their communities.

The standard of political and moral performance required to consider should be the following: 1) increase of solidarity among the inhabitants of the country; 2) increase in the practice of social justice by organs of government and civil society; 3) increase in the distribution of income and wealth among the population; 4) increase of measures to preserve and care for nature; 5) increase in policies for integral development of education in accordance with the highest human values; 6) advances in the realization of the collective will of the citizens; 7) improvement of political institutions; 8) success in combating corruption measured by its reduction; 9) increase in the exercise of citizenship with the effective participation of citizens in government decisions and fight for expansion of their rights; and 10) increase of contribution of public and private organizations to the political, economic, social and environmental development of the country.

Steve and Ann explore what our schools are teaching today about citizenship by interviewing and surveying those teachers most directly charged with educating and shaping America's new citizens — high school teachers of history and social studies in both public and private schools.

The bottom line is that while there are myriad reasons to support or oppose private school vouchers, the argument that one sector will generate citizens better prepared to participate in our democracy is not supported by the weight of the research evidence.

In a move of potential significance to public schools nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court last week accepted an appeal involving the right of individuals to sue when government entities fail to protect them from violence by private citizens.

The analysis by the National Committee for Citizens in Education, a nonprofit group, shows that other problems uncovered by the federal evaluators include poor control of private schools» participation in the program and inadequate oversight of parental and public involvement.

Citizens stuck in blue states like California now have no recourse to escape the failed test prep approach other than to get their children into private schools — and if they lack the resources to pay for tuition a second time (since they still must pay taxes for the second class teaching their local state schools are dispensing), their children will be doomed to fall behind the international competition, since that is a consequence of the second missed opportunity of the past decade, the Common Core standards that doom American children to fall 2 - 3 years behind their peers in Asia and northern Europe by the time they finish high school.

Bad credit mortgage lenders in Kingsville are private companies and citizens whose business isn't under too much regulation by the authorities.

In other cases, private citizens tried to help by rescuing the animals but were unable to return them afterward.

In previous years, feral cats in New Braunfels delivered to the Humane Society of the New Braunfels Area by Animal Control or private citizens were euthanizeIn previous years, feral cats in New Braunfels delivered to the Humane Society of the New Braunfels Area by Animal Control or private citizens were euthanizein New Braunfels delivered to the Humane Society of the New Braunfels Area by Animal Control or private citizens were euthanized.

When push came to shove, the verbiage that permits the use of firearms to destroy pet animals by both humane society organizations and private citizens was used as leverage to outlaw the use of decompression chambers. In other words, disallow the use of firearms and the legislation won't pass. Quite the trade off.

Our dogs are obtained from the various animal shelters in the area, as well as those animals given up by private citizens.

This clinic was made possible by the determination and generosity of the local animal welfare organizations, private citizens and businesses in the region.

* This website is maintained by private citizens of Barrow County in Winder, Ga..

In previous years, feral cats delivered to the Humane Society of the New Braunfels Area by Animal Control or private citizens were euthanized.

Private citizens who want a ticket must undergo a month - long online course, followed by 4 - 6 weeks of training in Houston, Texas, and a training course on the Aurora Station.

McMillian juxtaposes these sculptures with works such as Untitled (The Supreme Court Painting)(2004 - 06) that challenge the terms that government and the media use to discuss justice, democracy and the rights of citizens in their private space, especially as these political ideals are experienced by African Americans.

Trieste was annexed by Italy after the collapse of the Austro - Hungarian empire in World War I. Krausz became one of Trieste's leading citizens and hired private tutors to supplement his children's public - school education.

If they don't like any of the particular options that fit the best available evidence on sea level rise, or don't like the particular ones that they suspect a majority of their fellow citizens might, they can be expected to try to stigmatize the municipal and various private groups engaged in adaptation planning by falsely characterizing them and their ideas in terms that bind them to only one of the partisan cultural styles that is now (sadly and pointlessly, as a result of misadventure, strategic behavior, and ineptitude) associated with engagement with climate change science in national politics.

The emails were obtained through a FOIA request filed by private citizens who banded together to successfully prevent a wind farm from being established in Lenawee County.

It used to be that individual institutions were financed and researchers in various universities were financed either by their universities or by grants from private citizens.

This data may be subject to demands by other private citizens, and has been successfully subpoenaed as evidence establishing the locations of alleged philanderers in divorce cases.

In true Marxist form, it asserts that, «The concentration of economic power in few private hands must be replaced by a different order in which each person is entitled — as citizen, consumer or wage - earner — to influence the direction and distribution of production, the shaping of the means of production, and the conditions of working life.&raquIn true Marxist form, it asserts that, «The concentration of economic power in few private hands must be replaced by a different order in which each person is entitled — as citizen, consumer or wage - earner — to influence the direction and distribution of production, the shaping of the means of production, and the conditions of working life.&raquin few private hands must be replaced by a different order in which each person is entitled — as citizen, consumer or wage - earner — to influence the direction and distribution of production, the shaping of the means of production, and the conditions of working life.&raquin which each person is entitled — as citizen, consumer or wage - earner — to influence the direction and distribution of production, the shaping of the means of production, and the conditions of working life.»

Public and private citizens or institutions were consulted and engaged in its preparation and expert review by the various agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) represented by the 11 - member TIR writing team.

In keeping, Hansen's trusted subordinate Gavin Schmidt is caught trying to suppress a leak by saying ominous things to private citizens.

It seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of all citizens are protected.

In addition to donations by private citizens, CoalSwarm has received grants from the Carlin Family Fund, the Energy Foundation, the European Climate Foundation, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Rockefeller Family Fund, the Sierra Club, and the Wallace Global Fund.

This is rather a matter which explores the important question of the boundaries of acceptable free speech and association by judges in their capacity as private citizens.

If an injury occurred in the scope of the employee's job or the employee was acting on behalf of the government, then the FTCA allows private citizens to sue the government for damages caused by the negligence of federal employees.

First, the court ruled that the state regulation allegedly violated by the defendant by their placement of the dredge pipe in the chosen location did not give private citizens the right to sue for damages.