Sentences with phrase «for policy concessions»

If the UK Greens win more seats in the House of Commons this year, or even make deals with a future minority government for policy concessions, the media spotlight will shine on them like never before.

Not exact matches

He and Daniel Fried, who was the chief US coordinator for sanctions policy until he retired in late February, lobbied Congress to halt the development of the sanctions - lifting package after government officials began ringing «alarm bells about possible concessions being made» to Russia, Malinowski said.

This may represent a true bottom line policy position or may have been done primarily for purposes of negotiation, giving negotiators some coinage to trade for other concessions.

A GOP frantic for a policy win, though, means major concessions are likely.

The LibDems are not in power, and I think it's unreasonable for the original OP to heap blame on Nick Clegg for acceding to policies which otherwise the LibDems would never have supported, in return for concessions on the Conservative side.

Rational Realists like Morgenthau did make some concessions on the role of emotions in international politics, but these were mostly seen in the context of garnering support for foreign policy.

If they had formed a coalition with Labour they would have supported an entirely different economic plan in return for similar concessions on other policies.

By the way, most readers know that I am a big advocate of private capital - domestic and foreign, and I have consistently advanced positions in support of FDI, FPI, Concessions, PPPs, private investments in infrastructure, deregulation and liberalization, and other policies and strategies for improving investment in the Nigerian economy.

Although ministers offered a series of minor concessions intended to satisfy the many Labour MPs who signed an amendment attacking government policy, MPs voted by a majority of 21 to back a Liberal Democrat demand for «an equal right of residence for all Gurkhas».

Offering policy concessions in return for political favors — which Cuomo & Co. reportedly spent most of Friday and Saturday doing — is a felony in some circles, after all.

The Prime Minister refused to back down over the controversial rise in National Insurance contributions for the self - employed, but announced a series of concessions to buy time before the policy faces a Commons vote.

At a time when tough - minded superintendents should have been preparing for leaner times by negotiating concessions from their bargaining units on salaries and benefits, federal policy cut them off at the knees.

However, even the concession that the findings probably aren't accurate doesn't stop her from maintaining that the data are still useful «for the purposes of assessing broad policy influences at the state level.»

The federal mandate for schools to adopt written wellness policies has prompted many to look not only at what is served in their cafeterias but at snacks and drinks in vending machines, concession items, and more.

In light of the news, AAE Executive Director Gary Beckner issued the following statement: «While both sides blame the other for failing to make concessions in this debate, this Chicago clash comes amid a highly volatile education policy environment nearly nationwide.

While the government is likely to get thrashed at the next election, they are trying to make it impossible for the incoming government to unwind their policies (e.g. by giving people compensatable rights and by giving tax concessions dependent on carbon tax revenue).

On policy after policy, Obama began with grand, magnanimous concessions (see: offshore drilling) and waited in vain for reciprocation.

In an effort to avoid a repeat of past fire and haze crises, President Joko «Jokowi» Widodo issued several policies governing the management of peatlands, including a land - swap mechanism that allows companies to trade carbon - dense areas in their concessions for lands elsewhere as a means to reduce fire risk.

The policy already makes concessions to the publishers, with a twelve - month embargo following publication after which only the draft peer - reviewed version can be posted for public access.

In light of this important concession, I decided to begin a list of «reasoned policy considerations» for disagreeing with certain Guidelines.

I read the parsimony language as a recognition by Congress that sentencing is a uniquely personal moment, both for judges and for defendants, and as a concession that it is therefore a moment where the usual policy - making branches should yield some of their policy authority to the judge familiar with the facts of the case, and that the judge should be guided in this policy decision by the principle that the lowest sentence serving the requirements of sentencing is the correct one.

This policy offers no concession for claims and concession for an extended claim is offered by this plan.