Sentences with phrase «entrenched positions on»

We all have different views, but I would ask people not to go into entrenched positions on this and to look at the evidence.»

He cautioned against the tendency of the agencies and institution taking entrenched positions on initiatives and policies aimed making the ports more efficient.

The chancellor says this is necessary for the UK to move forward but how can it make economic sense to put the drivers of the UK economy at risk due to an ideological and entrenched position on deficit reduction.

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On this point, I am convinced, the LCMS has entrenched itself in an untenable position.

It is therefore regrettable that discussion on the subject of Church music can often become polarised, with some debaters appearing entrenched in their positions.

It was there, on December, 13, 1862, that a Union brigade of II Corps attacked the Confederate left, two thousand entrenched Rebels positioned behind a four - foot high stone wall bordering a narrow lane.

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.

Enugu and Ebonyi State chapters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Monday, insisted on entrenching zoning of political positions in Nigeria's constitution.

«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.

I hope the chancellor can see the damage his entrenched position is having on the economy.

To restore the public trust in public service, he's leading the effort to bring ethics reform to Albany by helping to pass a constitutional amendment stripping officials convicted of a felony of their taxpayer - funded retirement and instituting term limits on legislative leadership position, ensuring no one can accumulate entrenched power and use it to his or her advantage.

The General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Opuni - Frimpong, is cautioning against parties taking entrenched positions in the ongoing debate on proposals for a new voters» register.

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.

It seems to tick all the right boxes for an upscale four - door, and it properly positioned, could do well to take on its entrenched German rivals.

The lesson of World War I was that huge artillery barrages on entrenched positions achieve little.

For instance, when losing an aggressive push, the player may choose to pull their troops back behind defensive structures, build the cannons, and defend, essentially putting a clock on the opponent where they are either forced to attack the entrenched position or suffer a loss.

Some of the comments on these pieces give a sobering indication of just how entrenched the denialist position is becoming in Australia.

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.

Collaborative Practice is a different approach to the resolution of family law matters that focuses on each party's interests rather than entrenched legal positions.

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.

It is contrary both to international standards and to fundamental values of our common law to entrench a discriminatory rule which, because of the supposed position on the scale of social organisation of indigenous inhabitants of a settled colony, denies them a right to occupy their traditional lands.

His Honour held that it would be contrary both to international standards and to fundamental values of the common law to entrench a discriminatory rule, which because of the supposed position on the scale of social organisation of the indigenous inhabitants of a settled colony, denied them a right to occupy their traditional lands.