Sentences with phrase «establish a power base»

By winning local council seats, party activists established a power base in cities like Liverpool, and success in local government revitalised their national ambitions.

Garodnick's team had insisted at the time that Stringer's decision would have no impact on Garodnick's plans, despite Stringer's wider name recognition and better - established power base.

According to The Guardian, Matthew McConaughey will play Randall Flagg, a grinning cowboy with supernatural powers who establishes a power base in the ruins of Las Vegas.

On that note, nothing is more fun then taking over areas with your gang in order to establish a power base.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards now seem to be using the forces and bases that were brought into the country to keep the Assad government in power to establish a front in its confrontation with Israel.

Where Bitcoin's transaction speeds average 7 transactions per second, new blockchain - based currencies are already approaching thousands of transactions per second; Bitshares claims they can process 100,000 per second.In fact, a newspaper in Winnipeg, Canada, has already begun to use a micropayment system to charge per article for its news content and projects earning over $ 100,000 in digital revenue.Blockchain could tilt the balance of power towards individuals, not publishing powerhouses.As mentioned previously, YouTube and Medium have dramatically increased content creators» access to audiences and established a more democratic, popularity - based promotional scheme.

Within low - intensity - conflict strategy elections are not a means of establishing a basis of real power, although elections may be part of a broader plan to reshuffle power among elites.

The manifestations of that Creative Being — life, knowing, power, will — are evident in the creation of this universe, which is intelligently based on established principles with everything put in its proper place and every deed performed at its proper time.

When we accept our members in their weakness, illness and dysfunction, and offer them strength and the opportunity for health and hope, we proclaim our faith in God's redeeming power and establish a basis for faith in each other.

In the territories of the Ottoman, Persian, and Indian Empires, the European powers generally followed the policy of building up enclaves based on extraterritorial rights and of establishing connections with the non-Muslim communities.

Padres Cooperando en Medio de un Divorcio (Cooperative Parenting and Divorce) This video - based program gives divorcing parents the power to make positive changes that shield their children from parental conflict and guide them into establishing a long - term relationship with the child's other parents.

Wellstone will provide a home for NOI's broad community of practitioners and power key elements of NOI's core programs, such as intensive, cohort - based skills training for emerging digital organizers and data managers looking to start careers in the field (known as Data and Digital BootCamps); shorter - form skills trainings that have been effective in helping established practitioners take their work to the next level; and events like RootsCamp, an «unconference» that provides key networking, best - practice sharing, and skills development for the progressive data and digital communities.

Or maybe Israel itself is behind IS to create chaos and to establish (which in fact other powers are doing now) a western based society over there, like has has happened in many parts of the world.

The Senate would also be establishing a more solid political base from which to perform its legislative duties and to fulfill its role in the balance of power within the Nigerian constitutional order.»

Those negotiations need to involve all the main regional and international powers with the aim of establishing a broad - based government in Syria that has the support of the majority of its people.

«There is a realization that a diversified suite of renewable energy resources will displace fossil fuel,» said Monty Worthington, who is directing a tidal energy project in Alaska for the Maine - based Ocean Renewable Power Co. «To establish a place in the emerging marine renewable market, the time for [U.S.] investment is now.»

Original Dating, a London based dating event organiser established in 2003, has launched a series of dating events powered by their new mobile app, Mixeo.

Consider, however, that the powers of your School Board are established by our state legislature and your Board is based on the same principles of representation as our government.

The Hyundai Santa Fe - based Popemobile — what is purported to be a white 2.2 - liter CRDi - powered Sport edition — was established as part of the Vatican fleet on a drive through St. Peter's Square during the Pope's weekly audience.

The ICA's inaugural exhibition, Declaration, will explore contemporary art's power to catalyze change, and will feature painting, sculpture, multimedia works, site - specific installations, and time - based performances by emerging and established artists.

Compelling features of the Winter Show include two of Walker's 2009 films — which are based on narratives from archives of a bureau established in 1865 to assist African Americans with the transition from slavery to freedom — presenting the artist's signature black - silhouette cut - out figures, which almost impossibly convey the complexities of race, gender, sexuality and power in their stilted and provocative movements.

The annual ArtReview Power 100 is now an established as a means for taking the temperature of the art world, and this year the Berlin - based artist and writer Hito Steyerl has claimed the number one spot.

Compelling features of the Winter Show include one of artist, Kara Walker's 2009 films — which are based on narratives from the archives of a bureau established in 1865 to assist African Americans with the transition from slavery to freedom — featuring the artist's signature black - silhouette cut - out figures, which almost impossibly convey the complexities of race, gender, sexuality and power in their stilted and evocative movements.

> I think that your comments have a bit of «begging the question» about them, in suggesting that the necessity of expanding nuclear power to reduce GHG emissions from electricity generation is an established fact, upon which any «debate» about addressing AGW must be based — rather than an unproven assertion to be argued.

I understand why China and India believe «any extra costs for them to divert from established trajectories for carbon dioxide emissions as they pursue prosperity must be covered by the established industrial powers, which still have many times greater emissions on a per - capita basis».

Essentially, China and India, the emerging giants in the global greenhouse, are saying that any extra costs for them to divert from established trajectories for carbon dioxide emissions as they pursue prosperity must be covered by the established industrial powers, which still have many times greater emissions on a per - capita basis and spent a century freely adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere in building their wealth.

Another argument for outsize action by the established industrial powers, even if it costs more, is that they still dominate emissions, by far, on a per capita basis, as I explored here not long ago.

The research needs that have high priority in establishing the technical, environmental, and economic feasibility of large - scale capture and disposal of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- from electric power plants are: (1) survey and assess the capacity, cost, and location of potential depleted gas and oil wells that are suitable CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- repositories (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (2) conduct research on the feasibility of ocean disposal, with objectives of determining the cost, residence time, and environmental effects for different methods of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- injection; (3) perform an in - depth survey of knowledge concerning the feasibility of using deep, confined aquifers for disposal and, if feasible, identify potential disposal locations (with the cooperation of the oil and gas industry); (4) evaluate, on a common basis, more» system and design alternatives for integration of CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- capture systems with emerging and advanced technologies for power generation; and prepare a conceptual design, an analysis of barrier issues, and a preliminary cost estimate for pipeline networks necessary to transport a significant portion of the CO -LCB- sub 2 -RCB- to potentially feasible disposal locations.

Rather, the Court focused on the fact that the EU does not have any equivalent power or legal basis to establish a similar stability mechanism.

In a frequently cited decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) confirmed that it does not have the power to deal with general allegations of unfairness, and dismissed a human rights complaint on the basis that the applicant had not established a clear link between her termination and a protected ground under the Human Rights Code (the Code).

In this case, the court held that the RCD did indeed apply to insulate the marketing agreement between the LCBO and The Beer Store based on the LCBO's legislative powers under the Liquor Control Act to authorize The Beer Store to operate its stores, control the sale and delivery of beer and establish specific terms and conditions relating to the sale of beer.

In a frequently cited decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) confirmed that it does not have the power to deal with general allegations of unfairness, and dismissed a human rights complaint on the basis that the applicant had not established a clear link between her termination and a protected ground under the Human Rights -LSB-...]

may be used separately as a basis for adopting particular measures under the CFP, provided that the Council, when it adopts measures on the basis of Article 43 (3) TFEU, acts within the limits of its powers and, where relevant, within the legal framework already established under Article 43 (2) TFEU.

The claimants submitted, inter alia, that the orders: (i) had been made without any prior consultation as to the principle, relying upon the common law duty to act fairly and / or the doctrine of procedural legitimate expectation; and (ii) were irrational on the basis that the reasons which had been put forward by the defendants in justification of the decision were inconsistent and contradictoryDyson LJ: The fact that, when conferring on the lord chancellor the power to prescribe court fees, parliament had decided whom he should consult before doing so, militated strongly against the idea that there should co-exist a common law duty to consult more widely (in the absence of a clear promise by the lord chancellor that there would be wider consultation and in the absence of any clear established practice of wider consultation).

SAN FRANCISCO — November 15, 2011 — CoverHound, a venture - backed San Francisco - based startup, announced today that it has established CoverHound Insurance Solutions (CIS), a national full - service independent agency that will help power its flagship comparison product launching in January.

It's worth noting, though, that the wireless charging tech Apple uses is based on the Qi standard established by the Wireless Power Consortium — which supports up to 15 - watt «fast» charging.

The functionality itself is powered by the technology developed by Loom.ai, a San Francisco - based startup established by veterans of DreamWorks and LucasFilm, including Kiran Bhat, the Academy Award winner for Technical Achievement on 2016 blockbuster Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Padres Cooperando en Medio de un Divorcio (Cooperative Parenting and Divorce) This video - based program gives divorcing parents the power to make positive changes that shield their children from parental conflict and guide them into establishing a long - term relationship with the child's other parents.

«I begin by creating a caring environment utilizing my 25 years of experience allowing you to relax, step back and assess what you need from therapy.Once our relationship is established I begin helping you to create solutions to your challanges that we work on in every session My goal is to ensure that you have the inner resources and courage to address new challenges on a daily basis and find within yourself the power to overcome your internal struggles.I help people to step back from the tree and see the whole forest.»

Community Policing: Reduce the incidence of anti-social behaviour; increase numbers of Police Aides and Community / Night Patrols with increased powers; establish Indigenous Police force within regional wards based on traditional law; discuss possibility of Aboriginal run detention centre.