Sentences with phrase «draw local attention»

We're talking about a blog here - 300 - 350 words that use topics of interest to draw local attention to a law practice.

Not exact matches

[24] We can not fail to praise the commitment of international agencies and civil society organizations which draw public attention to these issues and offer critical cooperation, employing legitimate means of pressure, to ensure that each government carries out its proper and inalienable responsibility to preserve its country's environment and natural resources, without capitulating to spurious local or international interests.

Mr Moore's salary is likely to draw extra attention this year as the banking royal commission continues to examine misconduct in the local industry, and also due to the fact his annual pay packet eclipses that of the chiefs of the major domestic banks.

Although largely a local media figure, Allman's remarks drew national attention both because of how out - of - line they were and because they exemplified a broader pattern in conservative media of personally attacking Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, and other survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17 people.

He wants to draw attention to the local and particular, where he believes policy decisions should be made, but he refuses to take his eye off the national, where policy decisions are in fact being made,

It is personified by Dr Evan Harris, the Liberal Democrat MP who lost his Oxford seat at the last election substantially because local church members drew voters» attention to Dr Harris» ulterior motives on a variety of issues from abortion to euthanasia.

Thanks to the moderate climate and rolling hills, the Keystone State has been producing award - winning wines and managed to draw the attention of locals and expert sommeliers alike.

«The Future of Our Food» address by Prof. Fresco was fantastic and drew more attention to the possible goals for the key players along the food chain in coordination with consumers, local Governments and industry.

The attention of the Local Organising Committee of the 36th anniversary of the 31st December Revolution has been drawn to a media publication alleging that the leader of the Revolution and former President of the Republic, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has banned certain personalities including former President John Mahama from participating in the anniversary events.

Yesterday Rob Hayward drew our attention to a House of Commons Library briefing paper, regarding the results of the local and mayoral elections in May.

The event will draw attention to the expiring Federal Transportation Bill (End of 2014) and stimulate discussion of alternative funding means at the state and local levels.

In his home county, local Democrats have started a Web site called Levy Pay Us Back (www.levypayusback.com) to draw attention to the issue.

Her baseless, right - wing attacks have drawn local, statewide, national, and even international attention.

The advocacy group Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park set up a countdown clock, camped out overnight with local politicians and rallied on the steps of City Hall to draw attention to the cause.

The race drew national attention in March, when Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee operative Tim Persico met with a local Democratic leader to ask if he thought Susan Wild or Greg Edwards, two other candidates in the race, would be willing to drop out and run for state Senate, a proposition they both rejected.

This is the most interest Cuomo has taken in any local election since he took office back in January — more even than in the NY - 26 special election that drew national attention when Democrat Kathy Hochul won an upset in the long - held GOP district against Assemblywoman Jane Corwin.

He has drawn attention in the past for his tough immigration policy after he asked for the federal government's help in a launching citywide campaign to crack down on undocumented residents, whom he said put a strain on local schools and hospitals.

We will like to draw your attention to a couple of examples to just prove completely inadequate your speech; The late Komla Dumor didn't start his career at BBC but in one of the local stations and that was what eventually took him to the UK to become what he was before his unfortunate passing.

The attention of the Kogi State Police Command has been drawn to the news making the round that, nine persons including a traditional ruler were killed in Agbenema, Omala Local Government area of Kogi State.

The planning system has come to be a primary vehicle for this approach, but Professor Gallent's research draws attention to major shortcomings in the way that communities interface with local policy makers, with protocols and procedures written into planning frameworks seldom backed up by the necessary investment of time in building local relationships.

A case involving a member of the Woodstock Town Board has drawn attention to the local ethics law, which seeks to establish standards of conduct for town officers, employees, and consultants, and to procedures followed by the volunteer board that administers and enforces the statute.

Brooke Astor's disgraced son, Anthony Marshall, and his wife, Charlene, isolated at a table by the wall at Luke's on Third Avenue because some diners refused to be seated near them... JIMMY Buffett at one table at Maya's, the local power spot on St. Barts, and Patrick Demarchelier at another table with his family, both tables getting a lot of attention from proprietor and chef Maya Gurley... DREW Barrymore, her affectionate boyfriend Justin Long, and Jimmy Fallon and his wife, Nancy, brunching together at Almond on East 22nd... BILL Bratton and Rikki Klieman back at Elaine's with Murray («Don't Worry») Richman and his rising - star daughter, Stacey Richman, plus Dabney Coleman and Carol Higgins Clark.

The local action group Mothers Out Front hopes that other towns in the Champlain Valley will pass resolutions to draw attention to this danger on the rails.

David Bartholomew, until recently the chair of the Virginia Beach Republican Party, resigned this week after the local political blog Blue Virginia drew attention to an email message forwarded from Bartholomew's address... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Several Green Party candidates are drawing attention for their campaigns in local elections that will take place in April 2013.

Among local issues that drew attention at the debate was the role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in shaping the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's filtration avoidance determination, which gives the city oversight of environmental rules in its upstate watershed communities.

All Mr. Gomez is doing with his comments is drawing attention away from the real issues here,» said Marjorie Velazquez, a local Democratic district leader and candidate for city council.

The campaign, part of an initiative launched by the media corporation in 2014, aims to heighten the profile of and draw attention to issues which affect local communities.

The plight of Richmond, within a ring of five refineries, three chemical plants, eight Superfund sites and numerous other pollution sources, has turned many local residents of all colors into activists, and drawn the attention of sociologists, legal scholars and scientists.

Officials said the students had been filming in the area and speculated that that could have drawn the attention of local paramilitary groups involved in drug trafficking.

According to her sister, she was trying to gain more fame and reputation with her unusual physique that was already drawing a lot of attention in her local gym.

Marrakech is full of tourists so locals are more accustomed to the odd scantily clad visitor but if you don't want to draw unwanted attention to yourself then dress appropriately.

I should really have drawn attention to this earlier, but as Jeff Wells pointed out on Hollywood Elsewhere, Lars von Trier's Cannes hit «Melancholia» began a one - week, once - a-day screening run at Los Angeles» out - of - the - way Laemmle Fallbrook 7 theatre on Friday — a handy opportunity for local film buffs with free afternoons to sneak a look -LSB-...]

«They were blatant enough to draw the attention from an 11 - year - old boy, but the problems were that (1) I was too young to get the chance to watch it, and (2) my hometown was a local city far from Seoul.

His use of magic on a Muggle (called a «No - Maj» — pronounced «no - madge» — in America) draws the attention of a local inspector, Tina Goldstein (a very fine Katherine Waterston, Inherent Vice), and what should have been a simple extraction mission quickly blows up into a major flash point between ordinary humans and wizards.

It's not long before local media picks up the story of the billboards and attention is drawn to the inaction of the police officers.

That was the angle drew national attention to this local race, but the key issue was how to help the district schools move beyond failed reforms backed by the previous board majority.

The workshop will draw attention to the health benefits of eating local seasonal food.

Leaders can use their bully pulpit to make speeches and issue reports that draw public attention to a local problem.

Stephen Willoughby, who is also chairman of New York University's department of mathematics education and a longtime leader in the field, urged the nctm to take steps to see that standards are maintained and said members should approach their congressmen and their state and local officials to draw attention to the problem of poor teacher - training.

Little Rock: Local advocates held a press conference in Little Rock on Thursday to draw attention to the state takeover of the city's public schools and the dissolution of a locally elected school board that had pledged to bring increased resources to the city's schools and students.

For the first time, public attention was drawn to the fact that some local schools were more effective and more productive than others — a fact often downplayed by school district leaders.

Building State P - 3 Systems focuses on the SEA role in supporting P - 3 system building at the state and local levels, drawing on a recent study of three states that have devoted significant attention and resources to P - 3 efforts: Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.

The local school finance study is meant to highlight the funding inequities across counties in hopes to draw more attention to this growing problem.

Some differentiated programs at the national and local level are drawing attention.

National Work Zone Awareness Week, sponsored by federal, state and local transportation officials each April, draws attention to the safety needs of road workers during construction season.

If a dog is in heat, she might draw the attention of dozens of intact local male dogs, sometimes even from several miles away.

If you're in a foreign place fumbling around with unfamiliar equipment, odds are you'll draw attention to yourself and make the locals uncomfortable.

While there are some countries where a woman traveling alone will certainly draw more attention, in general a willingness to respect local customs and a cautious awareness of your surroundings will see you through.

These projects draw attention to local conditions through habitual interaction and chance, revealing the disconnection and displacement often experienced by inhabitants of urban areas and playfully attempting to overcome them.