Sentences with phrase «comes as political leaders»

The mass granting of waivers to delay the new teacher rating system comes as political leaders, including President Obama and his Education Secretary Arne Duncan, are shifting away from an emphasis on standardized testing.

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For example, when political newcomer David Brat successfully challenged House Republican majority leader Eric Cantor to represent Virginia in the U.S. Congress, it came as a surprise only to those reporters who didn't bother to go to Virginia and talk to «actual humans,» as Rutenberg observes (echoing an earlier analysis by Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi).

His shooting spree lasted an hour and 13 minutes, as he methodically stalked and killed many of the 600 up - and - coming leaders of Labour, Norway's dominant political party, which he blamed for the rise of multiculturalism.

Such as God told Noah that that no more flooding would occur following this one, hence global warming is a hoax, and this came from a political leader not a marginal preacher in Florida looking for its 15 minutes of fame on TV with his proposed koran burning protest.

But as the footage of the real aftermath of Hurricane Sandy came into view, the nation and its citizens and leaders alike have quickly realized this is not a political platform, but a human crisis.

Fueled by a professoriate that embraces the same leftist agenda as that of their colleagues in the secular academy, these Christian professors are making great strides in reorienting the political leanings of the coming generation of evangelical leaders.

It also comes as no great revelation that those same leaders overwhelmingly agree that the constituting elements of democratic capitalism» political freedom, democracy, free markets, and the free flow of ideas» are good not just for Americans but for the world.

The shift from a Christian frame to Machiavelli's comes when Holloway defines a wicked political leader as one «without principle,» and then proceeds to argue that Trump can not be such a leader, as he appears to have a strong, consistent interest in amassing power.

As the general election approaches, we're hoping to speak to the leaders of all the main political parties in the coming months.

The email comes as party leaders from across the state and the political spectrum question or outright oppose ending the law, which allows members of one political party a waiver to run on another ballot line.

As the results come rolling in, and whilst TV reporters interview their political leaders, all we get are glimpses of blurred, ghostly profiles milling around the respective Party HQs.

Following the example of other distinguished political scientists such as Azar Gat and Francis Fukuyama [2], Brown even extends the analysis of leadership back to pre-historic times analysing its emergence in earlier forms of social organization such as egalitarian hunter - gatherer societies noting that with increased community size came the rise of authoritarian chiefdoms, arguably the first true political leaders (pp. 40 - 2).

Senate Republicans are laying into Stewart - Cousins, elected the Senate Democratic conference leader on Monday, for her comments on Fred Dicker's Talk - 1300 show this morning in which she endorsed the public financing of political campaigns, listing it as a top priority for her in the coming legislative session.

«The appeal by the Nigerian leader came in the wake of reported «military takeover» as a result of rising political tension in the southern African country sequel to President Robert Mugabe's recent removal of former Vice-President, Emmerson Mnangagwa.

As Muslims have come to become more than an insignificant share of the left wing coalition in many parts of Western Europe and North America, despite the left wing not many any real policy concessions to attract them, members of left wing parties have come to have more interpersonal contact with Muslims which has led to reduced fear and increased mutual understanding, and political leaders in left wing parties have felt it politic and appropriate to refrain from emphasizing policies and issues that actively antagonize a not insignificant share of their coalition even when (if push came to shove) they might be uneasy with some of the political and social views of this part of their coalition.

The move is expected to have little practical effect other than the political theater and also attempt to get Senate Republicans formally on the record when it comes to supporting their leader as he faces federal corruption charges.

The money from casino and gambling interests is coming to the forefront as a new political action committee of business leaders, unions and politicians begins a push for the casino amendment.

Senator Ake who is a major beneficiary of Amaechi's political magnanimity was quoted to have alluded to the fact that the Minister will be removed as the Leader of the Party if Abe is not allowed to fly the Governorship flag of the APC come 2019.

Chief Sam - Sumana, who was dismissed under controversial circumstances in 2015, informed the former President that his delegation comprised leaders drawn from several political groups in Sierra Leone and the diaspora, who had decided to come together as a coalition to contest the country's next election.

His rise to majority leader, which came with hundreds of thousands of dollars» worth of new staff and other perks, was widely perceived as a political payoff for his change of heart.

The people of New York can be proud that they came together and sent a clear message to our elected leaders that they will not tolerate the use of the LGBT civil rights as a political bargaining chip.

Brown's biggest financial backers during the recent six - month period come from the local business community and include the Buffalo Niagara Partnership as well as the 43 x 79 political action committee formed by some of the city's top business leaders.

It all comes down, as a certain former political leader might have put it, to what the definition of «should» should be.

The movie covers the brewing conflict as decisions are made to create a new Muslim homeland, Pakistan, as political leaders including Nehru, Jinnah and Gandhi come together in the house to wrangle over the birth of independent India.

But the main focus of the episode was Kai's (Evan Peters) political ambitions, his place as cult leader and a look back on the many real - life ones to come before him.

As well as being a superhero, Black Panther, played by Chadwick Boseman, is a religious figurehead and a political leader whose strength comes from his intellect, the superior technology in his suit, a herb that only he can eat without being poisoned, and the knowledge of his ancestorAs well as being a superhero, Black Panther, played by Chadwick Boseman, is a religious figurehead and a political leader whose strength comes from his intellect, the superior technology in his suit, a herb that only he can eat without being poisoned, and the knowledge of his ancestoras being a superhero, Black Panther, played by Chadwick Boseman, is a religious figurehead and a political leader whose strength comes from his intellect, the superior technology in his suit, a herb that only he can eat without being poisoned, and the knowledge of his ancestors.

Moreover, leadership and learning are important areas when it comes to people's beliefs; political, symbolic and business leaders have a major impact on our lives, as well as the school and university leaders, and — not the least — those who lead the learning that takes place in those organizations: the teachers.

It would not mark a political resolution of the issue as much as it would signal the inability of leaders to come terms with it.

It would be great if every year there was a forum of business leaders (entrepreneurs, innovators, thought leaders) and political leaders coming together to think of new fresh ideas as to how to really positively impact areas of concern like poverty, education, etc..

Either way, its timing could hardly be coincidental, coming just as opinion leaders across the political spectrum have seized on LNG exports as a concrete strategy for countering Russian energy leverage over Europe in the aftermath of President Putin's seizure of Crimea.

But there was incredible political momentum coming out of the climate summit in New York where about 60 national leaders endorsed the need for a long - term goal as part of the Paris agreement and that number is continuing to grow.

For rational public policy to triumph in spite of the powerful obstacles we face will require that the vast majority of the public and opinion leaders from across the political spectrum come to regard man - made global warming fears as unfounded and regularly say that it is unfounded.

This post was written by Tom Leighton, vice president of Legal Editorial Operations at Thomson Reuters Washington DC was in the spotlight this past week as political, legal and academic leaders came together to kick off a year of Magna Carta celebrations.

The plaintiffs challenged eight restrictions on judicial conduct: 1) the prohibition on judicial candidates campaigning as a member of a political organization, 2) the prohibition on judicial candidates making speeches for or against political organizations or candidates, 3) the ban on judicial candidates making contributions to political causes or candidates, 4) the prohibition on judicial candidates from publicly endorsing or opposing candidates for public office, 5) the prohibition on judges from acting as a leader or holding office in a policitical organization, 6) the prohibition on judicial candidates knowingly or recklessly making false statements during campaigns, 7) the ban on judicial candidates making misleading statements, and 8) the prohibition on candidates making pledges, promises, or committments in connection with cases, controversies, or issues that are likely to come before the court.

A bag of wind (1878) · A blatherskite (1890) · A cowardly slanderer and a bully (1907) · A dim - witted saboteur (1956) · A parliamentary babe and suckling (1890) · A parliamentary pugilist and political bully (1875) · A servile follower of the government (1878) · A trickster (1919) · Above the truth (1962) · Abusing his position in the House (1877) · Ass (1970) · Attempted to misrepresent (1961) · Attempting to distort the facts as he had in the past (1956) · B and B gang (1964) · Bullshit (1973) · Canadian Mussolini (1964) · Cheap political way (1960) · Coming into the world by accident (1886) · Crook (1971) · Deceive (1977) · Deceived (1960) · Deliberate distortion (1968) · Deliberate falsehood (1961) · Deliberate malignity (1962) · Deliberately deceived (1960) · Deliberately distorted (1972) · Deliberately misleading (1977) · Deliberately misled (1959) · Deliberately misstated the truth (1960) · Deliberately trying to pervert (1960) · Demagogue (1963) · Devoid of honour (1960) · Dictatorial attitude (1961) · Disgracing the House (1896) · Dishonest (1959) · Dishonest answers (1968) · Dishonest insinuations (1960) · Dishonest performance (1960) · Does not have a spine (1971) · Evil genius (1962) · Fabricated a statement (1961) · Fabrication (1959) · False (1961) · False representations (1975) · False statement (1961) · Falsehood (1976) · Falsify (1964) · Fraud (1960) · Fraudulent character (1962) · Grovelling in the dirt in order to get an office (1900) · Has not got the guts (1959) · Honourable only by courtesy (1880) · Hypocrites (1961) · Hypocritical (1961) · Hysterical (1943) · Idiot (1962) · Ignoramus (1961) · Illegal (1977) · Illegal (actions)(1976) · Insolent and impertinent (1890) · Insolent and irresponsible reply (1962) · Inspired by forty - rod whiskey (1881) · Intentional deceit (1961) · Irresponsible Members (1969) · Irresponsible reply (1962) · Joker in this House (1960) · Kangaroo court (1960) · Lacking in intelligence (1934) · Lie (1959) · Lies (1976) · Living politically by deceit (1899) · Members have aligned themselves with the murderers in Quebec (1970) · Mislead (1958) · Misleading the public (1960) · Misrepresenting his constituency (1909) · Nazi (1962) · Nefarious (1960) · Not telling the complete truth (1964) · Not telling the truth (1960) · Obstruct the operation of government (1957) · Obstructionist (1961) · Offensive (1964) · Pompous Ass (1967) · Reneged promises (1962) · Scarcely entitled to be called gentlemen (1876) · Scurrilous (1961) · Seeking cheap notoriety (1919) · Shameful conduct (1960) · Sick animal (1966) · Silly reason (1961) · Sitting for his constituency by the grace of the leader of the Government (1884) · Slanderous accusations (1960) · Small and cheap (1960) · Stealing (1960) · Stooping to pretty low motives (1956) · Talking twaddle (1898) · The political sewer pipe from Carleton County (1917) · Theft (1960) · To hell with Parliament attitude (1961) · Trained seal (1961) · Treason (1957) · Trickery (1959) · Underhanded (1961) · Untrue statement (1961) · Violated his oath (1967) · Wilfully misled (1970)

Metcalf believes games will play a greater role in political discourse, as politicians begin to understand their power, and as a new generation of game - savvy leaders come to power.

Carrigan comes to the position with extensive political experience, having served as deputy chief of staff and director of operations for a national political leader, and worked with political communications, public policy research and analysis and political operations.