Sentences with phrase «extending voting time»

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In 2015, less than a year after retiring as CEO of convenience store giant Alimentation Couche - Tard, the executive chairman, along with his three co-founders, put forward a resolution to extend their time - limited voting control — the group holds 22 % of the company's equity — to ward off any future takeover attempts.

If, for example, our existing shareholders retain a significant portion of their holdings of Class B common stock for an extended period of time, they could, in the future, continue to control a majority of the combined voting power of our outstanding capital stock.

By nature, the present President of America has that element in him — I should not be saying this but I am being inherently made to convey this as comment of exception for America and for Obama whose whole (Obama and his better half) stand as an extension through the ex Presidential candidate's Charisma Of the Secretary Hillary Clinton that President Obama's Charisma has selflessly absorbed for function in the cabinet gracefully for America and the world.That shows the humbleness of President Obama and maturity of Hillary Clinton of acceptance without a feeling of high and low of ego regarded as exceptional in Divinity.I was not supposed to make this comment and I have done so to urge the Republicans to accept their Light within of consensus through individual projections under control as Obama's gesture of bipartisanship that will come to address.In short, this comment is all about health and health care where economics alone does not come into the picture with a rigorous analysis on it but should also extend as leverage to the person in play (Obama) who is also selflessly poised with corrections on it over the infra structure of it that he has proposed for approval as ego of his working element as the executive public ally chosen as the President that had appealed to the public at large voting even putting behind able dleaers like McCain?George W Bush was the last to steer America into the Light over the past of America and that stands as the subtle truth even today as on date with Bill Clinton the ex President of America giving support through his excellent independent caliber for Obama ultimately to head the show of America that was time bound of its reality that sees no barriers and to which he accepted well in his individual capacity as the free lance ex President of America.

Along with the newly implemented 30 - second shot clock, the men's basketball rules committee voted to reduce the number of time outs and extend the arc underneath the basket from 3 - feet to 4 - feet.

I haven't had time to digest this yet but I had to post that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has voted to extend the lead content testing and certification stay for an additional year, or until 2/10/11.

During his time in the legislature, Brian has sponsored legislation and worked with colleagues to extend and strengthen tenant protections; increase New York's commitment to cleaner more sustainable energy sources and greater efficiency; prevent people from being exposed to toxic chemicals; increase the minimum wage; ensure equality in civil marriage laws; strengthen laws intended to keep guns out of the wrong hands; and promote cleaner, fairer elections by modernizing voting and closing loopholes in campaign finance laws.

There are court decisions stating that the failure to fill a vacancy for an extended period of time violates the constitutional right to representation, and «one - person, one - vote».

Original proposals to extend the maximum detention time from 14 days to 90 were roundly rejected in the Commons by a vote of 322 to 291, with 49 Labour MPs rebelling.

Lawmakers could vote Monday to extend the rent law as is for a short period of time — days, perhaps, or as long as a year — to give them more time to hash out a compromise.

The when the senate adjourns into an extended recess so that individual senators can go home and spend time with their family or sleep and be confidant that they haven't missed any important votes or other senate business.

But, as of press time, it's not clear that the session will be extended, letting the measure come to a vote.

The governor recalled how the 2002 Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act deliberately excluded transgender persons from its protections for fear it would poison the bill's chances of passage, and the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act — which would have extended those legal shields to individuals who do not conform to prevailing sexual identification norms — has passed the Assembly eight times, but State Senate leadership prevented it from coming up for a vote.

Indeed, Robert Brennan of the University of Iowa (who directs the Iowa testing programs), the psychometrician who said «no» and voted with the minority, wrote, «Crucial evidence from prediction studies does not support a conclusion that scores on College Board standardized tests administered with extended time to disabled students are comparable to scores on the same tests administered to nondisabled students without extended time.»

Congress voted this week to extend the tax credit for first - time home buyers, and President Barack Obama is expected to sign legislation today.

I'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the buyers who took the time to cast their votes for best new products and congratulations to this year's Best in Show winners.

We extend a HUGE thank you to our visitors who took the time to review our resort and to cast their vote for us in the Travelers» Choice Awards 2012.

Given the sheer number of game released each year, as well as the extended time required to fully evaluate said products, a «voting outlet» approach allows for the widest possible critical assessment.

Voting took place across the internet over an extended time period, and voting was open to everyone.

The ICC Vote window was extended an additional week and voting just closed last night at midnight, Pacific Standard Time.

At the same time, the City of Toronto voted to extend the right to vote to permanent residents, as opposed to restricting it to «citizens».

And yet, in Ice, a one - time (though fickle) Apprendi supporter, Justice Ginsburg, wrote a broad opinion for the Court limiting Apprendi's reach and suggesting that she (as well as Justice Alito, who was another key swing vote in Ice) may be increasingly concerning about what could happen if Apprendi rights were extended into new sentencing settings.