Sentences with phrase «entrenched its position as»

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More than introducing new products or marketing strategies, Facebook wants to cement its position as the social backbone of the web — and entrench itself as more cultural phenomenon than corporation.

So rather than learning from our mistakes, we tend to double down and get further entrenched in our position as a defense mechanism.

Moreover, Amazon gleans information from these competitors as a service provider that it may use to gain a further advantage over them as rivals — enabling it to further entrench its dominant position.

And there are three reasons why they are likely to attempt to stick to this position: they know there are dangers in policy U-turns (think Lib Dem commitments to oppose student fees); commitment to the renewal of Trident is entrenched in some parts of the party, even if key members of the leadership understand the downsides; and it would be seen as weakness if they succumbed to pressure from smaller parties with less credibility and electoral support.

Over the past decades, Ghana has positioned itself as a pillar of stability in the sub-region, with relatively strong institutions and entrenched democracy.

A little march to and rally outside where he was staying, in support of the action being taken to preserve the eight indigenous ethnic groups, the small but very ancient and entrenched Jewish community, the Gulf's only synagogue and Jewish cemetery, the black community that is part of the East African diaspora, the fifth of the population that is non-Muslim, the half of that fifth which is Christian, the strictly optional status of the women's headscarf, the Sunni third of Bahraini Muslims, the requirement that all legislation be approved by both Houses of Parliament, the election of the Lower House by universal suffrage, the regular appointment of women to the Upper House to make up for their dearth in the elected Lower House, the presence in the Upper House of a Jewish man and a Christian woman (the latter the first woman ever to chair a Parliament in the Arab world), the present position of a Jewish woman as Ambassador to the United States, the very close ties to Britain, and the fact that all of this is perfectly acceptable even to Salafi Members of Parliament.

Both candidates accused one another of being too entrenched in the system to be in a position to cast themselves as the outsiders they both claimed to be, and concerns about campaign donations from questionable donors arose on both sides of the campaign.

«In the same corollary, the position of Lagos State on restructuring remains the same as stipulated in the manifesto of our great party, the All Progressives Congress, which states that «The APC shall initiate action to amend our Constitution with a view to devolving powers, duties and responsibilities to States and local governments in order to entrench true Federalism and the Federal spirit».

Speaking at the unveiling of the statue, located on Obafemi Awolowo Way by the Lagos Television (LTV) junction in Ikeja, governor Ambode said the party's position, as stipulated in its manifesto, seeks to amend the Nigeria Constitution with a view to devolving powers to States and local governments in order to entrench true Federalism and the Federal spirit and that the State supports the restructuring committee of the party going round the country to achieve same.

Alternatively, entrenched positions could become more entrenched, and the status quo continues, though Trump has signaled that he really just wants to move forward and save as much face as he can.

'' Indeed, I have no plans to entrench myself in the position as it is a privileged post; at a point, I would have to leave and there is no better time to do so than when the applaud is very loud,» Nyantakyi told the Graphic Sports.

The son of one Kingston powerbroker and brother of another, Gallo nonetheless positioned himself as an outsider who would take a sledgehammer to the entrenched Democratic Party political elites.

It would be far better if there were an agreed ban on political honours as representing an incestuous means by which politicians can entrench their own power and position.

Back to Baghdad takes players further into Kuwait as they try to neutralize scud missile installations, prevent the use of chemical weapons, free prisoners of war, and oust Hussein's Republican Guard from their entrenched position within Kuwait City.

Whilst I doubt you want to completely leave your own «tribe» (as others phrase it) you are willing to listen to those from the other «tribe» and I suspect may ultimately be happier in one of your own making that lies somewhere between the two firmly entrenched positions

I would prefer moves towards renewables as an energy security position, as well as a conservation position, rather than a tax to be bought and sold further entrenching an already outsized financial footprint.

To Metropolus, this means interest groups aligned against nuclear power (which is Sierra Club California's official position) should heed the Areva agreement as something to be taken seriously, despite the entrenched political reality.

Having completed his studies at the London School of Economics - where he was well positioned to witness the deliberations of the UK on offsets - he has long been a REC skeptic, attributing their popularity stateside to their lower price and their role as an entrenched market mechanism to allow companies to meet U.S. Renewable Portfolio Standards.

The loss of tax revenue involved — as well as the strength of the entrenched position of marriage (and its new counterpart, civil partnership)-- make it unlikely that these rules will change in the foreseeable future.

As provinces continue to adopt different positions around TWU law school, will this more firmly entrench the «us versus them» mentality that bubbles just below the surface of the legal profession?

Part 36 remains the most effective manner in which to combat QOCS and, whether by error or design, may lead to more costs effective litigation as parties attempt to protect their respective positions or become entrenched further.

As American society has become more polarized in recent years, the debate over gun control has reflected this reality, with leaders and lawmakers on both sides firmly entrenched in their positions.

Scholz says the whole situation has become «like divorce» with both sides entrenched in positions; unless the minority owners capitulate as their costs rise, he can» see a resolution outside of a court settlement.