Sentences with phrase «by small committees»

They are written by small committees and — as a result — will always be the target of criticism by subsets within scientific communities.

Most of the charges of spin or alarmism or excessive caution relate to summary statements produced by small committees.

Determined by a smaller committee, this category can be relied upon to celebrate the underdog; no film has ever taken this prize in addition to the Best Film award.

[UPDATE: A Republican Senate staffer has challenged the value of the statement in a comment below, saying it was done by a small committee and doesn't reflect the views of the broader membership of the AGU.

I'm sure some will say this was a decision made by a small committee of the organization's leaders and doesn't reflect the views of the A.M.S. membership.

Not exact matches

Rescinding the program could mean the loss of as much as $ 460 billion in economic output over the next decade, according to a recently released report from the House Committee on Small Business, which was released by ranking member Nydia Velázquez (D. - N.Y.)

The lead investor may negotiate better terms, defend against unfair dilution by negotiating with venture capitalists during follow - on financing, mentor the company and represent small investors on the board,» says Nick Tommarello, the co-founder and CEO of crowdfunding platform WeFunder, in a letter to the Committee of Financial Services shared with Entrepreneur.

He has made himself a highly visible nuisance to Liberal leadership, particularly by voting in favour of a Conservative motion in the House to extend consultations on the small - business tax reforms, and they kicked him off a couple of House committees as punishment.

In addition, the Senate is considering a bunch of additional provisions dreamed up by Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus that small businesses, especially, might find appealing.»

Independent Street recaps hearings held this week by the House's Small Business Committee.

The House Committee on Small Business sent a letter to the embattled Facebook co-founder, asking for clarification on how small business owners specifically were impacted by the recent Cambridge Analytica scaSmall Business sent a letter to the embattled Facebook co-founder, asking for clarification on how small business owners specifically were impacted by the recent Cambridge Analytica scasmall business owners specifically were impacted by the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal.

«We've heard a lot today about how smaller banks are being smothered by unnecessary regulation, supposedly because of Dodd - Frank rules, like the new mortgage rules that went into effect in the first quarter of 2014,» she said during the second Senate Banking Committee hearing this week on regulatory relief for small banks and credit unions.

An investigation by the House Committee on Small Business finds the General Services Administration owes more than $ 3 million to small busineSmall Business finds the General Services Administration owes more than $ 3 million to small businesmall businesses.

Jason served two terms on the Ontario Securities Commission's Small and Medium Enterprises Committee and has been very active in building an alternative finance practice by focusing on fin - tech, crowdfinance and other disruptive models such as online investment platforms, peer - to - peer lending and robo - advising.

«Committees are small crowds and, according to my favourite book on crowd psychology, «The Crowd» by Gustave LeBon, when smart men and women combine their intellects to presumably optimise a solution, the result tends to be surprisingly counterproductive.

Earlier this week, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee called for protection provided against major retailers by the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) yo be extended to all dairy farmers and small - scale producers.

No - Eminent scientific opinion has concluded that any purported «advantages» of the cage system over alternatives are outweighed by the severe negative impacts of battery cages: The European Scientific Veterinary Committee concluded in 1996 that «It is clear that because of its small size and its barrenness, the battery cage as used at present has inherent severe disadvantages for the welfare of hens».

Forty - five different committees must be consulted, another fifty - five forms need completed, research needs conducted by small groups, and these steps are when everyone is in agreement!

It has a small secretariat hosted by the Medicus Mundi International Network at its Geneva office, with a Steering Committee, sub-teams and working groups.

«If a relatively small petition that has not even been considered by the Petitions Committee can overturn government policy that was determined after full and comprehensive consultation, and consideration of research findings on a complex issue, then we are concerned for the future direction of policy determination.»

He recently contributed to a small success for democratic reform and innovation when the Speaker of the House of Commons overturned a decision by the Administration Committee not to project a huge voter registration sign on the side of Big Ben.

The reforms were not addressed at the January 2017 meeting of the County Committee, but were referred to a small committee selected by party boss Frank Seddio (with nominal reform club representation) for consiCommittee, but were referred to a small committee selected by party boss Frank Seddio (with nominal reform club representation) for consicommittee selected by party boss Frank Seddio (with nominal reform club representation) for consideration.

Faso was previously endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, The Business Council of New York State, MANUPAC, the political action committee for the Manufacturers Alliance of New York State, and local small business employers.

The first — allowing committees to accept small - dollar donations without gathering identifying information — was rejected by the Texas Ethics Commission on the grounds that Texas law doesn't permit any contribution from an anonymous source.

Amber Small was endorsed this past weekend by the Erie County Democratic Committee to run in the district.

Small was endorsed last weekend by the Erie County Democratic Committee, which is campaigning to retain the seat against Republican Chris Jacobs.

The day - to - day business of the party is handled by a small Executive Committee, which is also elected by the membership.

By the time GOP State Committee Chair Jennifer Nassour gaveled the meeting to order around 7:15 PM in a small conference room at the Newton Marriott, one could feel the tension of the moment shooting its way through the crowd.

«We were expecting our committee allowances from the chairman, so, when we were called by our leader to come and take our money, we took it knowing that that is our allowance, so, as for the quantum we can not tell how much money he [Mr Agyarko] might have given to the chairman, so, there are all sort of speculations about what sort of quantum he is alleged to have given, but what we know is what came to us as individuals, that is what we can bear testimony to: whether it's GHS1 or GHS2, no matter how small it is, what we know is what was given to us and we found out later that it was coming from him, so, as for the quantum, it's not important.

The district attorney's office, headed by Cyrus R. Vance Jr., said in a 10 - page letter that Mr. de Blasio's efforts to funnel large donations to State Senate candidates through small Democratic Party committees in several counties appeared to be counter to the «intent and spirit of the law.»

The Queens Public Transit Committee is a small but energetic group recently founded by Queens residents focused on the possible reopening of a long dormant Long Island Railroad Rockaway Beach Branch.

While most legislation is looked at by a small group of MPs at the committee stage, as a major constitutional bill, this one will be scrutinised on the floor of the commons.

The independent expenditure committee backed by the New York State United Teachers union is increasing its efforts in the 60th Senate district, bolstering Democrat Amber Small in what is considering a linchpin for Republicans keeping control of the chamber.

As CapCon's Jimmy Vielkind noted in this morning's TU, opponents to governor's proposed funding cuts are being out - spent this year by the pro-Cuomo, business - backed Committee to Save NY — in no small part because the sizable ad coffers of 1199 and GNYHA are closed to them.

Sensitive to the class warfare criticism of its effort to assist Gov. Andrew Cuomo that has emerged in recent weeks, the business - backed Committee to Save New York is trying to diversify its membership by employing the services of a well - know lobbyist for the small business set: Richard Lipsky.

This would cloak union members who contribute smaller amounts to labor lobbying funds, but would prompt more disclosure by members of the pro-Cuomo Committee to Save New York, a monied coalition of private - sector unions, business and real estate groups.

Despite this relatively small role played by independent expenditure committees relative to other sorts of fundraising mechanisms, this isn't the first time Cuomo has made changes to the way they're regulated while facing criticism for failing to make changes to these other mechanisms.

Walsh's boosters argue, however, that Corcoran was not truly the pick of the whole county committee --- that his selection was engineered by a small circle of people close to Clyne and legitimized through an endorsement process they contend was largely just for show.

The event, titled «When Wal - Mart Comes to Town: The Effect on Small Businesses and Communities: A Historical and Prospective View,» is a joint hearing by the Committee on Small Business and committees on community and economic development.

But instead of making the relatively small donation permitted by law directly to her campaign, he sent three checks, for a total of $ 250,000, to a pair of Republican Party committees.

«The value of the World Service in promoting the UK across the globe, by providing a widely respected and trusted news service, far outweighs its relatively small cost,» committee chair Richard Ottaway said.

This was disclosed in Abuja at the weekend by the Chairman, Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM), Amb.

Of the cash that went to Ethics Committee members, a small part was contributed not by the firm itself, but by LLCs connected with it, a practice that's recently come under fire.

A small group, organized by the Onondaga County Democratic Committee, protested outside the Onondaga County Republican headquarters in Syracuse over Paul Ryan's 2015 federal budget proposal.

First there was a behind - closed - doors move to endorse local Democrat Tom Cotton instead of eight - year incumbent Hector Rodriguez by a small cabal of New Paltz Democratic Committee members: a move that resulted in a primary and had Rodriguez winning the District 20 Democratic primary by a margin of three to one.

A small package for best wishes for the Season has been prepared for all constituency and regional delegates by the Director of the Fundraising Committee, Ken Ofori - Atta, and the National Treasurer, Kwabena Abankwa Yeboah, on my behalf.

After outraising its Democratic counterpart in April by a small margin, the National Republican Campaign Committee had $ 31.3 million in the bank, according to figures released Friday.

(CNN)-- The National Republican Campaign Committee, which is tasked with electing party members to the House of Representatives, outraised their Democratic competitors in April by a small margin, according to figures released Friday.

The DCCC has outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee by about $ 33 million this cycle, thanks in part to $ 50 million in small - dollar donations from the party faithful — most of them collected online.

Democrats are on a torrid fundraising pace in the first months of the Donald Trump era, powered by enraged small donors who are plowing millions of dollars worth of online contributions into campaign and committee treasuries.