Sentences with phrase «close confidants for»

One of the reasons which Thatcher gave to close confidants for not retiring on her tenth anniversary as Prime Minister (May 1989) was worry that Heseltine would defeat Geoffrey Howe in any subsequent leadership election.

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The searches are a significant intrusion by prosecutors into the dealings of one of Mr. Trump's closest confidants, and they pose a dilemma for Mr. Trump.

Colonel George Wigg, who has been the watchdog for scandals and security leaks in Harold Wilson's government and a close confidant of the Prime Minister (he helped win the election for the Socialists by exposing Profumo), became the No. 1 man in British racing last week.

Investigators working for special counsel Robert Mueller have interviewed one of Trump's closest friends and confidants, California real estate investor Tom Barrack.

The case has been a persistent headache for the governor, ever since it became clear in 2016 that Mr. Percoco was under investigation; Mr. Percoco was one of Mr. Cuomo's closest confidants, and the governor had previously called him his father's «third son.»

Percoco served for years as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive deputy secretary and close confidant.

It is always dangerous dealing with people who may be intelligent without depth, shrewd without vision, jocular without humour.People whose friends don't like him and courageously describe them as cold and pompous.We heard Kennedy Agyepong openly insult every soul in the Npp including the flagbearer, we heard him call on Akans to wipe off Gas and Ewes from Ghana and heard Osafo Marfo one personality I hitherto admired so much, declare citizens from some particular regions unfit to occupy the executive seat.Nana did not find these inhuman and obnoxious outbursts as insulting, didn't find it expedient bringing these henchmen to order.We heard Ursula who is a spiritual confidant of Nana painfully say on public platform that had it not been free education, many of our northern appointees would have been managers of cows not human beings.This was how far people who are very close to him went.Antwi another close associate courageously referred to Fantes as «fickle minded» fit only for concert shows.

Percoco was a close confidant to Cuomo for many years but the governor is not expected to be a witness at the trial.

Now that Paterson's influence is becoming more apparent in the incident where a frightened ex-girlfriend of his aide and close confidant dropped a request for an order of protection, he's likely to face consistent pressure to resign.

He is described as Mr. Paterson's closest confidant, a man with a designated room for his overnight stays in the Executive Mansion, and a broadening role in areas like campaign strategy, government initiatives and the management of the governor's staff.»

On January 8, jury selection is scheduled to start in the trial of Cuomo's former close confidant and aide Joe Percoco, along with three construction and energy executives who had business before the state and are accused of arranging bribes for Percoco and his wife in exchange for Percoco's government influence.

Sumner is Gerwig's closest confidant — they are, in Gerwig's words, like «an old lesbian couple that doesn't have sex anymore,» and the pair's split throws her for a loop.

Then there are Andrea Riseborough (Battle of the Sexes) as the hairdresser who catches Billie Jean King's eye — and for good reason; Julianne Moore (Wonderstruck) in dual roles that traverse decades; Melissa Leo (Novitiate) as a Reverend Mother in crisis as the Catholic church attempts reform; Michelle Williams (All the Money in the World) as Gail Harris, once married to a Getty and now unable to pay her son's kidnapping ransom; and Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water) playing Zelda, a chatty co-worker and close confidant to Sally Hawkins» mute protagonist at a top - secret U.S. government facility.

For those who, like me, may be unfamiliar with the premise of Dishonored before diving in, here's a brief synopsis — You control Corvo Attano, bodyguard and close confidant of Jessamine, the empress of the isles.

Giles (Richard Jenkins), her neighbour and closest confidant, is a closeted gay man, aching for romantic companionship but provided with no outlet to find it.

Cavaliers love to interact with their owners and enjoy activity and play, making them especially close friends and confidants for children.

Bourgeois met Gorovoy in the late 1970s: he was her assistant, close friend and confidant for over thirty years.

In some situations, it makes sense for the client to include family or close confidants in our discussions for advice about important legal decisions.

He's been at the company for over a decade and is a close confidant to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.