Sentences with phrase «favor of the change»

All over the world, the grassroots movement in favor of changing public policies to confront the climate crisis and build a more prosperous, sustainable future is growing rapidly.

Of those who testified, only one said he was not in favor of changing the name.

If those in the church who are in favor of changing long - held attitudes and ordinances relating to homosexuals were merely cultural relativists with no regard for the Bible or tradition, the debate would be easier.

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA voted today in favor of changing ordination standards to remove language requiring ministers «live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman, or chastity in singleness.»

Interestingly enough, my husband wasn't too in favor of changing diapers either when we first became parents, but his sister put him up to it with a challenge and he went to prove that he could do this domestic chore.

Apparently, Sen. Dean Skelos, who voted in favor of the change along with the rest of his conference back then, is no longer concerned about the possibility of having the primary coincide with what has become a day of remembrance now that he's majority leader.

NORMAL — The McLean County Unit 5 board of education voted unanimously in favor of changing school times at Wednesday's meeting.

The Council of Chief State School Officers did not return messages seeking comment, though school chiefs from Massachusetts and Tennessee spoke in favor of the change during the conference call.

However, after much back and forth, the board ruled in favor of the changed ordinance with a few requests: to have a map made for areas in the county that cats can't be returned to, as well as an effort to educate the public about the importance of keeping cats indoors.

Those in favor of the change face an uphill battle against a deeply entrenched insurance industry that has so far successfully squashed previous efforts to adopt comparative negligence rules in the mid-Atlantic region, according to the Post's report.

The XZ2's rear aesthetic strikes me as very HTC, but I'm in favor of this change over the rectangular, blocky feel of previous Xperias.

«I was very much in favor of this change even though it's going to be a huge amount of work,» Grimes says.

After the board met in closed session Saturday, the trio voted in favor of the changes to Bott's contract and naming Peck as interim director.

Sources close to the board said that a majority of those shareholders are in favor of this change.

«We've got casinos in Iowa, right across the river from Omaha, and the argument [in favor of changing the law], which is persuasive, is that Nebraskans go over there and deposit all their money in Iowa.

4) The Commission voted 30 - 5 in favor of changing the Church's position on contraception.

In the imagery employed by those in favor of the change, the paradigm is not the old «God - church - world» but rather «God - world - church.»

Protesters from ADAPT camped out at the headquarters of a nurses union to protest in favor of changes to the Nurse Practice Act.

Common Council members voted in favor of changing the name back in June.

Nassau Republican Chairman Joseph Mondello also is in favor of the change.

After much heated debate and delay, the Village of Oxford Board of Trustees voted 4 - 1 last night in favor of a change in the municipal zoning ordinance that clarifies a prohibition against gas exploration, extraction, and disposal, establishing the first fracking moratorium in Chenango County.

All of the Regents voted in favor of the change, except the board's Chancellor, Meryl Tisch, who voted no.

«We like it right the way it is, and we're not in favor of changing it,» said Tim...

The Plan Commission voted 5 - 4 Monday night in favor of a change to the city's zoning ordinance that would let the $ 93 million project sidestep the city's waterfront setback requirements.

On election night, there was a 48 vote spread in favor of changing the charter from a commission form of government to a city manager and expanded city council.

He said with Gov. Andrew Cuomo in favor of changing the law to create Las Vegas - and Atlantic City - style casinos in the state, it is appropriate to consider raising the legal gambling age.

State intervention (including mayoral takeovers, which must be authorized by the state) can strengthen some local actors and tilt the local balance of power in favor of change.

Both Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and new Richmond Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras have said they were in favor of changing the name of the school.

Parents, Students Want to Rename Cortines Campus Parents, students and staff have voted in favor of changing the name of the downtown Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, setting up an unprecedented conflict within the nation's second - largest school system.

Tillman said this week he'd be in favor of changing the formula to better account for students» academic growth over time rather than one - day achievement on tests.

Other commissioners are in favor of changing the labels to describe a dog's size, or personality.

From there, operators who are in favor of the changes can upgrade their systems.

Several Bitcoin developers are in favor of this change, as well as over 75 % of the Bitcoin network by the look of things.