Sentences with phrase «by tying it to»

Separately, some conservative Republicans in Congress are hoping to thwart Obama's immigration action by tying it to a must - pass government spending bill, although the Republican leadership wants to avert a government shutdown over the issue.

The Liberals have also attempted to counter the image of Prime Minister Stephen Harper put forth by the Conservative Party, instead portraying him as a controlling and secretive leader with a hidden agenda, and attacking his judgment by tying him to past Conservative scandals, such as the Cadman affair, alleged spending misconduct in the last election, and the conduct of Maxime Bernier, the former Conservative minister of foreign affairs.

In regard to seniors, the Party is committed to making the Alberta Seniors Benefit inflation - proof by tying it to the Alberta Consumer Index, increasing the number of dental procedures covered under the Dental Assistance for Seniors Program, and improving the province's system of senior centres.

In terms of its philosophy, it is a similar prospect to a Europe - based proposal, Saga, which we reported on recently — though that intended to induce stability by tying itself to a fractional reserve of fiat currency.

However, he does give a most prominent place to logic by tying it to the importance of variables («The ideas of any and of some are introduced into algebra by the use of letters» [IM 7]-RRB- and proceeds to discuss the quantifiers any and some in a way that clearly indicates a reference to the logic of Principia Mathematica.

The writers of Manhunt: Unabomber try to make us feel invested in the fight over forensic linguistics by tying it to the family and career struggles of James Fitzgerald (Sam Worthington), a depressive, monomaniacal FBI rookie with a previous career as a Philly beat cop.

A great way to kick of school breakfast promotions in September is by tying it to «Better Breakfast Month» celebrations.

As for Blakeman, the paper says he's encumbered by his ties to that county's notorious GOP machine — as well as his role in pushing through a politically disastrous property - tax hike.»

Washington (CNN)- Despite President Obama's accusation Wednesday that Republicans are holding middle class income tax cuts «hostage» by tying them to an extension of tax cuts for wealthier Americans, the reality is several Democratic senators also oppose allowing President Bush's tax cuts for higher earners to expire.

Scott Olin Smith compares the video to efforts by Democratic California Governor Gray Davis in 2002 to undermine his strongest Republican rival (in part by tying him to Gray Davis), and I can see the point he's making, since we again have an avowed Democrat trying to weaken a leading candidate on the other side during the primary process.

Lawmakers said the governor was attempting to sneak his desired cuts to the EPF through the back door by tying it to the hot - button issue of closed parks.

At issue is a strategy led by a group of about 30 - 40 conservative House Republicans who've been trying to chisel away at the federal health care law by tying it to the short - term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution.

The conference's deputy leader, Sen. Mike Gianaris, meanwhile, is among the lawmakers questioning Cuomo's use of inserting major policy measures into his $ 142 billion spending plan by tying them to appropriations bills.

The mayor also took a step in the right direction Saturday in announcing a public - private plan to make the loans less daunting by tying them to matching grants.

Aided by millions of dollars in independent expenditures from labor unions, Sbranti was ultimately weighed down by his ties to the unions, especially after a vicious primary against moderate Democrat Steve Glazer.

The New York Fights Back campaign plans to solicit the college educated potential voters thought by those tied to the effort to be trending toward the Democratic party.

Nelson's Republican opponents insist he is hobbled by his ties to President Obama and is deeply exposed in a state where the economy has been especially weak.

Zoosk acquired users quickly by tying itself to Facebook and the hundreds of millions of users who already used the ubiquitous social networking site to post personal information and photos.

The treatment of the most well - traveled corpse since Harry's, for example, undermines the necrophilia at the end of Bad Boys II by tying it to an idea of how young women are used up in Hollywood.

Not surprisingly, these approaches are outmoded in this new world and can end up hamstringing virtual schools by tying them to existing authorization regimes, salary schedules, certification requirements, textbook adoption processes, curriculum development processes, assessment procedures, and accreditation regimens.

Some libraries have made this easy by tying it to something the patron can't forget, some don't.

Kobo got where they are (that is, w / o a US distributor) by tying themselves to a failing B&M bookseller in Borders.

Arguably the biggest selling point of the PRS - T2 is the fact that's it's unencumbered by ties to a specific platform.

eBooks are awesome but by tying them to Microsoft Edge is a risk.

We promote the use of credit by tying it to fancy reward points and programs.

Indexed annuities are in the middle of the spectrum, similar to indexed universal life insurance, in offering safety of principal though a fixed interest feature AND the opportunity to gain returns by tying to any number of market indexes.

If the PSLF program collapses, Betsy DeVos's credibility as the Secretary of Education, already compromised by her ties to the for - profit industry, will be completely destroyed.

But the major part of the government's debts is promises to make payments to large populations of beneficiaries, under a formula that protects the payments from inflation by tying them to the CPI.

The Tory Folliard Gallery's latest exhibition, «surreal... so real,» features 28 modern artists united by their ties to surrealism.

Setting expectations of specific weather events (or clusters of related events) by tying them to climate change tends to discredit climate change science in the mind of the public.

He made a huge strategic error by tying himself to the WR and now he risks going down with Wegman.

Sagicor Life Insurance Company also hosts products for those who want further solutions like the Fixed Indexed Single Premium Whole Life, as well as the Sagicor Fixed Indexed Universal Life (FIUL) which are used to more aggressively grow cash value within a policy by tying it to the stock markets or other indices.

A VR helmet isolates the player from their environment, limits their movements by tying them to their chair, and creates a very controlled interactive experience.

It's a system that's differentiated itself from other multiplayer games that rely on loot boxes and one - time transaction items only, and by tying it to gameplay, the transition from totally free to optional microtransactions hasn't received nearly the same sort of negativity amongst its community.

However, Twitch, with its deep ties to the gaming community, presents a lucrative opportunity for Amazon to turn live - streaming into a more significant part of its business by tying it to the Prime membership and its online retail network.

With a little effort you can make a targeted resume by tying to match your own skills, experiences and qualifications to the requirements of the job as closely as possible, so that you can appear as the perfect fit for the job.

No distinction was made between civic or ethnic conceptualisations of nation during data collection or analysis [85], as we extrapolated the meaning that participants drew from «country of origin» in the nation attachment scale by tying it to their nationality.

Helping people achieve the dream of homeownership is one side, but the other is helping agents by tying them to a business plan designed to get them to live their dreams.»

Attach your wire to your wreath by tying it to the back.

Not exact matches

A year ago, the London - based multinational undertook a study entitled «The World in 2050,» which projected Canada would be the only major developed economy to hold its position in the world — at the No. 10 spot — at mid-century, largely because of the demand for its resources and its ties through immigration to emerging markets (which by that time will no longer be labelled as such).

The Russian - Canadian real estate developer was caught up in the federal investigation into Trump's ties to Russia after it was discovered that Shnaider received hundreds of millions of dollars by a Russian state - run bank which may have helped pay for building the Trump Tower in Toronto.

Though Microsoft board member Hastings has ties to the Seattle area, he stumbled upon DreamBox while visiting a school in San Jose, Calif., that happened to be using the software and was «wowed by how kids were engaged because it has some entertainment built into it,» he told the Seattle Times.

Before the White House intervened on Tuesday, Qualcomm had been working its political ties behind the scenes at least since December, according to a revealing «tick - tock,» as we call such stories in the media biz, by Wall Street Journal reporters Ted Greenwald, Kate O'Keeffe, and Tripp Mickle.

Here are a few things I learned at the J.P. Morgan Health Conference this week: (1) Vice-presidential motorcades tie up as much traffic as presidential ones; (2) San Francisco hotels have no compunction about charging pharma - sphere prices, especially when the city is overrun by pharma executives; (3) no one will ever know if you brought more than one blue blazer to a four - day meeting; and (4) in my next life I want to come back as Bryan Roberts.

If you want an unlocked phone (and the greater freedom afforded by not being tied to one phone carrier), Amazon reserves extremely low prices for LG, Moto, and Nokia phones for Prime members.

This can all be tied into the «buckets of gold» concept, which allows you to fill your coffers simply by doing what you do best and making it known.

The audience you need to reach is directly tied to the results you picked, and you can reverse engineer precisely who your audience is by understanding who needs to know about your book to make your results happen.

The Saudi royal family sees its very survival threatened by Shiite elements in its oil - rich Eastern Province who have close ties to Iran; change the government in Tehran and that particular threat recedes.

In an interview with Russia Today Friday, Tsarnaeva said that she had been contacted by the FBI about her eldest son several years ago, and that the agency had believed him to be a «serious leader» with ties to Islamic extremists.

Home equity loans are a popular financing device for new business owners because there's often substantial equity tied up in a home, and the loans are easy to come by.