Sentences with phrase «control of the majority»

Control of the majority of a company's stock typically allows the holder to elect the majority of the board of directors.

In the four Senate polls conducted by Siena to date, the advantage in the battle for control of the majority so far lies with the Republicans, Greenberg said.

Heastie, a Democrat, is firmly in control of the majority in the Assembly where Democrats outnumber Republicans two to one.

And Mr. Kalanick will probably remain a presence there since he still retains control of a majority of Uber's voting shares.

His first example is Hitler and the methods he used to gain control of the majority of the German people.

The WFP has been closely allied in recent years with the Senate Democrats and played a big role (pre-DFS scandal) in helping them take control of the majority in 2008.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, who is one of the few Republicans to whole - heartedly embrace GOP gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino, just called to do a pro-Paladino push, rejecting the Democrats» argument that the controversial Buffalo businessman will hurt the Republicans effort to regain control of the majority.

The duo struck out on their own after the 2004 election cycle in which the Democrats won three seats from the GOP in what was the start of a successful push to wrest control of the majority for the first time in more than three decades.

I know many of you are going to say that OPSB and the Superintendent weren't in direct control of the majority of the schools since Katrina and the OPSB and the Superintendent are just now getting back control since the official passing of

Republicans also won control of a majority of state legislative chambers and governors» offices that year.

In their request filed Wednesday in probate court in Canton, Massachusetts, Dauman and Abrams said a rapid trial schedule is needed to resolve the dispute because the trust's assets are being threatened by Shari Redstone's «invalid attempt» to take control of its majority stakes in Viacom and CBS.

I guess the lesson of Travis Kalanick's resignation as chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc. is that you can be the visionary founder of a massive company, stay private to avoid the pressures of the public market, keep control of a majority of the voting power of the shares, and still be forced out in a boardroom coup led by activist shareholders:

Sen. Jeff Klein, who told reporters last week that Cuomo has been working more closely with the Senate Dems as they battle to retain control of the majority represented the DSCC.

He stayed on after Mondello was more or less pushed out after the party lost control of the majority, and later went to run Rick Laizo's campaign, replacing Kevin Fullington following a shake - up.

But Flanagan, who continues to be under fire from the right for voting «yes» on the controversial gun control law, is unlikely to approve funding any time soon — especially not with the special election for ex-Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous» seat this fall and the 2016 rematch for control of the majority looming.

Cuomo notably didn't lift a finger to assit NYC Councilman Lew Fidler, who's locked in a incredibly tight battle with Republican David Storobin over former Sen. Carl Kruger's Brooklyn seat — a pretty good sign, along with his signing over the GOP's redistricting plan, of where his sentiments lie in the upcoming re-match over control of the majority.

It is now a well - established campaign tactic for the Senate Republicans to link themselves to the popular Democratic governor as they seek to retain control of the majority in the upcoming general election.

The most obvious way to attack the bitcoin blockchain would be to gain control of a majority of the network's hashing power - a so - called 51 percent attack - which would let an attacker reliably censor transactions and even change the past state of the blockchain.

In his statement, which will be in wide release later today, Koppell accused Klein of empowering Republicans in New York, helping them raise millions of dollars not only to maintain control of the majority, but to further the «Trump agenda.»

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce announced he will not run for reelection, boosting Democrats» chances of winning his Southern California district as they work to regain control of the majority this year.

I know many of you are going to say that OPSB and the Superintendent weren't in direct control of the majority of the schools since Katrina and the OPSB and the Superintendent are just now getting back control since the official passing of Act 91 and the Unification process.

Bitcoin's protocol intentionally makes mining difficult, meaning that gaining control of a majority of the network is extremely expensive - enough that it would be hard to profit from the attack.

Avella recently said he's mulling a run for Queens borough president in 2013, although perhaps he'll reconsider if the Democrats manage to win back control of the majority.

We're hoping to see one more Siena poll of this race before the Nov. 6 election, since it could prove critical in the battle for control of the majority.

This pro-immigrant approach is something of a departure from the usual rhetoric adopted by the Senate Republicans, who have employed a decidedly different — and less inclusive — strategy in recent years in their quest to retain control of the majority.

I found that particularly interesting, since Gov. Andrew Cuomo has so far studiously avoided taking sides in the re-match between the Democrats and Republican for control of the majority (although it could be, and has been, argued that he showed his preference by signing the GOP's redistricting plan into law).

Now that control of the majority is hanging in the balance, the Brooklyn senator reasoned, it would be a good time to practice a little bipartisanship.

I have written several posts now about the Senate Republicans» use of their close working relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo — and his suggestion that he might cross party lines to endorse majority members this fall — as a key plank in their strategy to retain control of the majority.

He repeated an offer for one of the dictator's sons to negotiate a transitional government, however - a plan rebel forces have understandably rejected given that they already have control of the majority of the country.

State Sen. Jack Martins has expressed interest in running for Israel's seat, which could create yet another headache for his fellow Republicans on Long Island, which is shaping up to be a major battleground (again) in the fight for control of the majority.

This week, the New York League of Conservation Voters debuted its list of six priority Senate races — dubbed the «six pack ``, which includes two incumbent Republicans who are among the Democrats» top targets in this year's re-match for control of the majority: Sens. Mark Grisanti and Marty Golden.

The Senate Republicans as a group have spent a considerable amount of time touting their cooperative relationship with Cuomo — particularly as they fight to retain control of the majority.

Three seats is the biggest one - state pick - up the House GOP accomplished as it easily retained control of the majority and expanded its reach, wining 14 seats — and counting.

It may seem obvious, but if you're not in control of the majority of your business, you may be outvoted and out - leveraged when it comes to guiding your business.

«If the tech giants that are in control of the majority of our data in a centralized fashion are really willing to take this direction — which is against this kind of decentralized model — it's a really a bad method,» he says.

this knocked out a lot of folks and leaves the bigger players DR Lennar and some of our bigger regionals in control of a majority of the new product.