Sentences with phrase «first move by the government»

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The move to seek Trump's approval, first reported by Reuters earlier on Friday, comes after Lattice and Canyon Bridge, funded in part by Chinas central government, spent eight months trying unsuccessfully to persuade CFIUS to clear the acquisition.

The offer is not the first move online to be made by Dubai billionaire Mohamed Alabbar, who made his name as chairman of Emaar Properties, the Dubai - government linked - developer of the world's tallest building.

The Emar offer was not the first online move to be made by Alabbar, who made his name as chairman of Emaar Properties, the Dubai government - linked developer of the world's tallest building.

The move represents the first major acquisition for Britain's biggest mortgage lender, which is part - owned by the government, since it was bailed out during the 2007 - 09 crisis.

«This decision by the federal government is an important positive step towards the project ultimately moving forward, but there is still a lot of work to be done to satisfy the interests of communities and the First Nations,» said Black.

A flurry of last - minute moves by the House, Senate and White House late Monday in Washington failed to break a bitter budget standoff over President Obama's health care law, setting in motion the first government shutdown in nearly two decades.

Housing First, as defined by the federal government, involves «moving primarily individuals who are chronically or episodically homeless from the streets or homeless shelters directly into permanent housing.

Since the BOJ already owns close to half of all outstanding Japanese government bonds of a 10 - year maturity and below, its move was viewed by some market participants as, in effect, a tacit admission the BOJ had reached the limit for QE and possibly the first stage of a taper of its bond purchases.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

The implementation of ESCAS — a world first attempt to manage the welfare of exported livestock along supply chains beyond our borders where significant welfare issues had been identified — was a bold move by the then government and an incredible test of live exporters relationship with downstream customers,» Mr Crean said.

The Queensland Government acted decisively and for the first time turtles and dugongs were afforded protection under the Queensland Animal Care and Protection Act — a move praised by Indigenous communities in North Queensland.

The guidelines represent the first such initiative by the government as it moves to counter the perception of antisocial drinking.

When the changes were first announced, the Government was hit by criticism including from Boris Johnson, the London Mayor, who suggested that the capital would be subjected to «Kosovo style social cleansing» if families were evicted from expensive areas and moved into cheaper housing in the suburbs.

The move by the chancellor comes after the prime minister admitted for the first time on Tuesday that the government would have to begin cutting spending in some areas.

Tukura claimed that investigation by the anti-graft agency revealed that the funds found in the bank accounts linked to Patience emanated from the coffers of the Bayelsa State Government and that the funds were moved at a time when the former First Lady served as a permanent secretary in one the ministries in the state.

Following series of reports by Citi News on the dire need for desks by first - year students of the La Presbyterian Senior High School, government and private entities moved in to address the problem.

Two key issues where the trust between the former government and voters had broken down irreparably were the Iraq War and MPs» expenses, Ed Miliband told a Fabian Society event in London where he officially declared his candidacy to succeed Gordon Brown — a move first revealed by The Sunday Telegraph last weekend.

Maybe there's a diplomatic solution to be found, but that is made difficult considering the first moves by those in power, whether it be the corporation or the Columbian government, have been in the interest of making money as quickly as possible, as opposed to creating a situation where all can thrive.

CO2 reduction is considered a modest plan and a reasonable first action by many economists, and a lot of businesses and corporations and other governments have already moved forward with changes, without a global treaty.

The government of Kathleen Wynne is being urged to move quickly to negotiate with First Nations who may be impaired by the semi-privatization of Hydro One — or risk legal action that would stymie the $ 15 - billion deal and lead potentially to years of delay.

It is the first time since the Iraq war that the government has made its legal advice public: the «highly unusual move» was seen as an attempt to heap pressure on Scottish Prime Minister Alex Salmond by highlighting the obstacles hindering Scotland's path to independence.

Paul Armentano: Well, first let me say it's a bit hard to fathom that a group like The Heritage Foundation that proclaims to be based upon the principles of free enterprise, limited government and individual freedom would support a move by the administration that undermines all three of those principles.

As reported by CCN in August 2017, Australia's justice minister Michael Keenan announced the government's move in regulating domestic cryptocurrency exchanges, a first for the nation.