Sentences with phrase «elect such a leader»

As I reflect over these many years, I realize how incredibly important it is to find and elect such a leader today.

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These are dangerous qualities to have in an elected leader with such influence and power.

There the church was Latin - speaking and produced great writers and leaders such as Tertullian (c.160 - c. 225), who was brought up in Carthage, and Cyprian (d. 258), who was a pagan orator who was converted to Christianity in about 246 and who, two years later, was elected Bishop of Carthage.

Will the Obama presidency give credence to left - leaning evangelical leaders such as Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners, and megachurch pastors such as Joel Hunter, both of whom personally know the president - elect?

Having had a prince not of darkness but of light, and of such spellbinding oratory, Labour MPs were resolved never again to elect a leader in MacDonald's mould.

The most obvious mechanism, which House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will set out for the President - elect, will be a Reconciliation Bill by which, because such bills are exempt from filibuster provisions in the Senate, spending and revenue - raising decisions can be driven through not just the House but also the Senate on majority votes.

Armed with a full understanding of how this scandal came to be, rank - and - file legislators (and the people who elect them) can make informed choices on the various issues that radiate from this scandal, such as assigning responsibility, choosing legislative leaders, and making annual budget appropriations to pay off the debt.

It is interesting that efficiency is such a high priority for both while chief executives are more concerned about public perception than elected council leaders.

Similar well - known leaders in many towns and cities flourished throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries without being directly elected, such as Eric Pickles in Bradford 1988 - 90.

The direct election of such leaders is almost bound to make that impossible, particularly where they are elected on the basis of some narrow agenda of their own.

As an elected official and a religious leader I know the pain of such acts.»

Prior to the vote, GOP leaders said they needed a candidate with significant name recognition, such as an elected official, to run a competitive campaign against Mr. Krupski, who had served in town government for 28 years.

Today, however, such a system is not commonly practiced and most parliamentary system parties» rules provide for a leadership election in which the general membership of the party is permitted to vote at some point in the process (either directly for the new leader or for delegates who then elect the new leader in a convention), though in many cases the party's legislators are allowed to exercise a disproportionate influence in the final vote.

Quigley joined with a number of local northern Manhattan elected officials, including New York State Assemblymember Robert Rodriguez and New York City Councilmember Melissa Mark - Viverito, community leaders such as Department of Youth and Community Development's Commissioner Jeanne B. Mullgrav and Supportive Children's Advocacy Network (SCAN)'s Executive Director Lewis Zuchman, and a host of residents, including local schoolchildren, for the center's unveiling in a late afternoon reception.

«Our proposal is in accordance with all existing laws governing such projects in terms of planning, consultation with community leaders and elected officials, environmental reviews and local government reviews,» she said.

(a) The Chairperson of the County Committee shall call a meeting of the Executive Committee within 30 days after the biennial Primary Election at which the District Leaders are elected and shall preside at such meeting until the Chairperson of the Executive Committee shall have been elected.

(3) Neither the Executive Committee nor the County Leader shall designate, nominate or propose any candidate for judicial offices which are to be elected county - wide in New York County, or which are to be proposed for appointment by the Mayor of the City of New York or by the Governor of the State of New York, exclusive of recommendations for interim appointment by the Mayor or the Governor, unless such candidate shall have been approved in that calendar year for such office by the independent panel., except that once a candidate for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court has been reported as highly qualified by at least two of the last four independent screening panels for that office, that candidate shall be considered as having been approved by the panel for such office during each of the four calendar years after the year in which the candidate shall have last achieved such status, (not counting a year in which there are no vacancies for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court other than a vacancy resulting from the expiration of the term of office of a justice eligible for and seeking re-election to that office, or a vacancy which has been filled by an interim Supreme Court justice seeking re-election who has been appointed by the Governor and who satisfies the requirements of sub-paragraph 4 (b), provided in each case that such justice has been determined by the independent panel to merit continuation in office), and such candidate shall not make application to the panel during any of such years unless the Committee on the Judiciary shall require the candidate to make such an application.

In any event, a prime minister who is forced to leave office due to scandal or similar circumstance will usually have little if any ability to influence his party on the final selection of a new leader and anyone seen to be having close ties to such a prime minister will have limited if any serious prospect of being elected the new leader.

It is congested, chaotic and poses a serious threat to public safety in this time of heightened terrorist threats... Our proposal is in accordance with all existing laws governing such projects in terms of planning, consultation with community leaders and elected officials, environmental reviews and local government reviews.»

It is understandable that many long - standing members must feel anxious or even resentful towards such a movement, especially when it has helped to elect a leader who most long - standing members do not want.

Generally, the parties select members known for their loyalty and service to the party, such as party leaders, state and local elected officials and party activists.

«Washington will never change if we keep electing the same 20th Century leaders with the same 20th Century ideas when it comes to addressing the important issues facing our nation, such as our economy, college debt, national security and immigration.

Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the House.

The crowd at Spence's swearing - in included Democratic elected officials such as U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and County Executive Dan McCoy, as well as labor leaders Mario Cilento of the AFL - CIO and Joe Sano of the Organization of Management / Confidential Employees.

«Jeremy Corbyn is the democratically - elected Leader of our Party who secured such a resounding mandate,» the statement reads.

«Washington will never change if we keep electing the same 20th Century leaders with the same 20th Century ideas when it comes to addressing the important issues facing our nation, such as our economy, college debt, national security and immigration,» Malliotakis said.

But democratic systems also have the downside of high cost of periodic elections, the influence of special interests on elected leaders and the general lack of a sharp national focus, in some cases, because of the frequent changing of leadership and change of national development plans anytime such changes happen, and also the generally slow nature of the decision - making process.

I also do not believe it will be at all easy to change the leadership of Labour so soon after electing a new leader in such a short space of time - It shouldn't be discounted also that Corbyn could do very well as party leader in the next few years and stop dead in their tracks any attempts by his rivals within the party to challenge his authority.

Under current rules, the other two thirds of the power to elect a leader is divided equally between party members and of members of «affiliated organisations», such as unions.

Proceeds will be used to purchase books for city school libraries about topics including the U.S. Civil Rights movement and biographies of contemporary leaders such as President - Elect Barack Obama.

Different people who can foster the engagement of students as partners include students from the individual school who requested it, elected officials such as the school board or mayor, teachers, school leaders such as superintendents, principals, or other administrators.

The democratically elected union leaders have told us there's no such thing as a bad teacher only a teacher in need of more tax - funded professional development while students attend classes with substitutes.

School leaders such as John Taylor, of Booker T. Washington Academy which just opened this fall, urged elected officials to give charter students the support they deserve.

You also may encourage school leaders and staff to form school - based anti-bullying committees that include staff, parents, student leaders, and potentially community representatives such as health and safety professionals, elected leaders, faith leaders, and youth organization representatives.

Community Outreach and Involvement: To address community concerns about noise such as those associated with PBN, FAA has conducted extensive outreach through airport community working groups, symposiums and conferences, meetings with elected officials, community leaders, Congressional briefings, and social media.

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We refuse to elect responsible leaders, (like Al Gore) and when we try to vote for such people, we give up easily without a fight.

The major reason is that they presently are not motivated to elect the leaders who will direct such transformations.

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