Sentences with phrase «favor of giving»

«I'm in favor of giving consumers convenience, but if a network is restricted to one of each type of service provider, how do consumers know they're getting the best choice of service providers?»

Both English and American court decisions and laws shifted during the 19th century in favor of giving custody to children's mothers, believing that this was in the «best interests» of the children, a standard that originated in a 1774 English lawsuit called «Blisset's Case.»

Yes, there is some job growth, but there are also lost wages as employers stagnate wages in favor of giving higher - ups more competitive salaries while giving lower workers the old heave - hoe.

Sometimes you have to put the pipe down in favor of giving credit where credit is due.

Assassin's Creed Origins has dropped the Eagle Vision ability in favor of giving players control over an actual pet eagle called Senu.

Instead director Eastwood has opted to essentially reprint the legend, and in doing so has also chosen to keep the focus tight, to keep the Iraqis as faceless enemies and the politics of the war far off in the distance in favor of giving Kyle's perspective.

There is not a solid health argument in favor of giving your pet hamster crackers.

The one point in favor of giving your cat cereal is the dietary fiber.

Though the potential health effects coffee has for humans are hotly debated, there is no evidence in favor of giving coffee to your cat.

Mayor Segarra's claim that he is «doing it for the parents» is particularly insulting since Hartford parents that have been directly involved in the process have made it clear that the purported vote in favor of Friendship Charter Schools was not intended to be a vote in favor of giving the contact to Friendship Charter Schools but only a vote that Clark parents wanted Friendship Charter Schools as one of the options on the table as they explored other potential management models.

While making record cuts to public schools and human services the Hartford Courant is reporting that Connecticut's Democratic legislative leaders have caved in to Governor Malloy and agreed to force their follow Democrats in the legislature to vote in favor of giving two more charter school companies the money they want to open schools in Bridgeport and Stamford.

Does Macedo conclude, then, that the overriding importance of civic education argues in favor of giving families vouchers for religious and private schooling?

(Much to the chagrin of a good deal of fans, screenwriter Steve Kloves and Yates opted to jettison the battle Rowling penned for the climax of Half - Blood Prince in favor of giving more prominence to the loss of Dumbledore.)

It made no sense to allow a current commissioner, Republican Water Authority Chairman Robert Anderson, to keep his seat when he is one of two commissioners who voted in favor of giving the authority's executive director, Earl Jann, a three - year employment contract that makes him too expensive to fire, supporters said.

«Those are serious issues that we deliberate on, and... when the overall interests of justice counsel in favor of giving a non-prosecution agreement to an individual, we'll do that.»

The board voted, 6 - 2, in favor of giving Paladino 24 hours to resign before appealing to state education commissioner MaryEllen Elia.

Also, thank all the legislators that co - sponsored and voted in favor of giving the hard working union members of AFSCME Local # 1095 a $ 1,000 payment to settle the expired contract of 2016.

The eyebrow - raising push came this afternoon in the form of an email from the Working Families Party, which spurned Teachout in May in favor of giving Cuomo the labor - backed party's ballot line this fall.

Why are you in favor of giving away taxpayer monies to billionaires?

Earlier this week, the House of Representatives approved the legislation that will modernize food safety laws, voting 215 to 144 in favor of giving the FDA more oversight over food production.

City aldermen voted 6 - 1 in favor of giving the district the one - acre site, near Commercial Avenue and Wood Dale Road.

The tools of technology and media exposure are sidelined in favor of giving each child a greater opportunity to become completely immersed in the experience of their education.

Wine in supermarkets bill advancing in House The House committee that killed last year's version of a bill to allow wine sales in Tennessee grocery stores on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favor of giving cities the ability to hold referendums on the proposal...

I have always been in favor of giving the mentally challenged every chance to improve their lives, but I don't think electing a whackdoodle like Michelle Bachmann to the presidency is a good idea.

They initially thought about names showcasing the wheel's singular X design, but rejected them in favor of giving Connolly more product flexibility.

Karsten correctly points out that the resolution of this debate in favor of a given explanation won't mean much.

Not exact matches

Then, I gave her an extravagant tip just to tilt the scales of karma in my favor.

After all, it is counterproductive to neglect your company's credit rating in favor of focusing on business outreach and development as that action would be hypocritical given that damaging the company's credit score would be detrimental to progress.

Wakatabe would join a board divided between those who favor maintaining or even ramping up the BOJ's huge monetary support, and those who want to eventually turn off the money spigot given the rising cost of prolonged easing.

One thing in favor of Apple's version is that it gives you access to the widgets right from your lock screen, while Pixel requires you to log in.

«Barkindo launched a veritable diplomatic blitzkrieg to craft a coalition in favor of the November output agreement; no small achievement given the intense regional rivalries within the cartel and the multiple false starts in 2016.»

The «You Earned It» tool, which ordinarily lets team members reward coworkers with points that can be redeemed for goods or prizes, is now offering their employees the power to give up their gains in favor of company donations to relief efforts in both Dallas and Houston.

You would be surprised how much you learn from giving and be surprised how the laws of reciprocity eventually work in your favor.

The Nebraska Public Service Commission, a five - member regulatory body, voted 3 - 2 in favor of the project, which would give TransCanada permission to build the pipeline through the state.

Some of her remarks give fresh fuel to liberals» worst fears about Clinton, namely that she is a political moderate, happy to cut backroom deals with corporate interests and curry favor with Wall Street for campaign dollars.

Given that, the gut - feel proponents start to seem like people who eschew antibiotics in favor of good old - fashioned bloodletting.

During this hotly - anticipated sitcom wedding, guests were given disposable cameras, which likely influenced a large portion of wedding favors for the decade.

Now, I say this with one small caveat: Doing acts of kindness will help you gain approval and grow your network, but giving out favors is a weak way to grow your business.

As legend has it, giving a murder victim «cement shoes» has long been a favored body disposal method of mafia hitmen, and it's the origin of the phrase «sleeping with the fishes,» which was made famous by The Godfather.

Giving special treatment to one industry leads to misallocation of resources to that favored business sector.

So the theoretical advice he would give to his own child to pass up Harvard in favor of CEIBS is quite a surprise.

So next time someone tells you you're making a mistake, remind them of Zuckerberg, buy them an Insomnia Cookie, and promise to give them a fancy gift from ModCloth if they can do you a few favors to get you on your way.

Some of the proceeds, Denton said, will also go to Gawker staff who gave up salary or bonuses in favor of getting shares in the now - bankrupt publisher.

Optimists, like Accenture's chief technology and innovation officer Paul Daugherty, predict that the «information asymmetry» will soon favor patients whose ownership of their own biological data will give them new power.

UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen gave a spirited defense of players who elect to skip their team's bowl game in favor of preparing for the NFL draft.

The media mogul spoke on CNBC's «Squawk on the Street» on Thursday and said she is in favor of an «industry - wide pressure» for the companies to «give back something» and «fund real journalism.»

Pretty smart strategic shift, particularly given that the vast majority of Congresspeople don't represent one of the VC - favored zip codes.

We give our preferred hedge ratios for standard portfolios, and explain why we favor permanent hedges over dynamically trying to maintain a set level of FX exposures.

Over the next decade, Cohn used his mob connections to smooth the younger Trump's relations with construction unions; inked a stingy prenuptial agreement with Trump's first wife, Ivana; leaned on city politicians to favor Trump deals; traded favors in Atlantic City's notoriously corrupt casino industry; and tried to strong - arm the National Football League into a merger that would give Trump a first - tier team at a fraction of the going rate.

[37] Given the state of the newspaper business, Bezos's willingness to sacrifice the old way of doing things in favor of innovation could prove vital.