Sentences with phrase «from building societies»

American Banker was invited to sit in on one of the visits and on this particular day, Fieth and five executives from building societies of various sizes met with senior leaders from Salem Five Bancorp at the company's headquarters in Salem, Mass..

High satisfaction from building societies say Which?

Not exact matches

In our 17th annual report on the richest people in Canada, we celebrate both the upper - crust establishment figures who dominate the society pages and the self - starters who built their empires from scratch (and are busily dismantling the ones that came before).

In this ever - changing society, the most powerful and enduring brands are built from the heart.

Companies can even build a profile of a person from birth based entirely on data - sharing choices made by others, said Salome Viljoen, a lawyer and fellow with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard.

Leaders from all parts of society, including business, politics, academia, and civil society have one common task: Building resilient and sustainable societies.

Leaders from all parts of society - including business, politics, academia, civil society - have one common task of building resilient and sustainable societies.

Put another way, in an open society where long - term corporate performance is built on trust among its various constituencies, it is difficult to defend hiding such direct corporate action (or forcing stakeholders to piece information together from myriad reports), even though a comprehensive report may cause stakeholder or media scrutiny and criticism.

The global apparel industry that I hail from has built up a particularly long history of attempting to address concerns from civil society, organized labour and governments about the industry's negative social and environmental impacts.

It is they who are reminding voters that casinos redistribute wealth from the poorest in society up the ladder towards the most affluent, make no contribution to long term economic growth, and cause social ills in the communities where they are built.

Capitalism, in turn, creates the economic base on which may be built, with guidance from religion and democracy, a more humane society of the kind called for by both Christian and Jewish traditions.

We need to build appealing subcultures rather than advance our own version of the Great Society or spend all of our energy on roiling national debates that stand far apart from the everyday experience of those Americans who could most benefit from what we have to offer.

Far from insulting the U.S. president, Mother Teresa offered to come alongside him to help him in his monumental task to build a more just, life - giving society in which every soul is treated as sacred and no soul is kicked to the curb.

Gross was involved in the project, which helped «implement activities in support of the rule of law and human rights, political competition, and consensus building, and to strengthen civil society in support of just and democratic governance in Cuba,» according to a statement from DAI President and CEO Jim Boomgard at the time of Gross» arrest.

This is a tiny hamlet of nineteenth - century settlement, much reduced from its ancient prosperity, yet the house is there, newly built from the ashes of its fiery ruin, Piety Hill, an Italianate pile, which began as a lumber baron's residence, sank to a refuge for impoverished gentry, and became the seat of a literary man — a history suggestive of larger changes in American society since 1918.

They also hoped to build indigenous roots for them in the various religions and cultures of India by reforming them from within and also by legal intervention and developing a composite culture supportive of a State which is common to all peoples living in India equally and a modernized society with dignity and justice for all.

The building block electronic and protonic actual occasions are, in the case of human beings, swept into vastly more complex, Chinese box - like sets of containing societies within which there are social levels that can be identified with cells, others which answer to Aristotle's levels of tissues and organs, and which finally are presided over by what Whitehead refers to as the regnant nexus, a social thread of complex temporal inheritance which, Whitehead suggests, wanders from part to part of the brain, is the seat of conscious direction of the organism as a whole, and answers to what in Plato and Aristotle is called the soul.

That is, to both defend white people from us dangerous blacks, to protect the interests of whites and to preserve the racial hierarchy upon which U.S. society was built.

As the architects of this secular society well knew, it could be built only by wresting from the Church control over two basic social institutions: marriage and the education of the young.

Founded in 1992 and run since 2000 by the Ethics and Public Policy Center, the Tertio Millennio Seminar on the Free Society brings two dozen young people from central and eastern Europe together with twelve or so of their American counterparts to explore the principles and prospects of building free and virtuous societies.

Instead, they build huge buildings and pay huge salaries so they can cloister themselves away from the lowest of society.

One of 11 children himself, Ryan thought that most people practicing birth control would be doing it from a «decadent» frame of mind; that bachelors were not building the kind of character necessary to contribute to the common good of society.

The Rise of Global Civil Society: Building Communities and Nations from the Bottom Up by Don Eberly Encounter, 300 pages, $ 27.95

Funny I never thought of Jesus as having a hercules style body... Just average build... He did work as a capenter and the carpenters I know have good muscle tone... by are not body builder status, Hercules built to excess... They are just like a average farmer, strong and even in muscle tone... Jesus's whole life was about being humble and coming from the low end of the society... he was born with the animals in a very humble place... I do not see him as a super strong human... but then being the son of God, he would have had super powers if he wanted them... he just did not need them...

«It is important that we remain committed to working together with our friends from other faith communities and each other to ensure that we build a resilient society in which all are welcome and none feel excluded, so that we can truly pursue justice, show mercy and seek peace.»

To prevent me from speaking, they stomped their feet in cadence and loudly sang the National Anthem of the Sandinistas, while waving placards proclaiming their solidarity with Nicaragua, as if the new society being built in Nicaragua after the overthrow of Somoza was a concrete example of what liberation theologians were hoping to accomplish.

Unless the general public — not just the highly educated leaders of church and society, but the general public — knows about these problem with all their pros and cons, and are able to weigh and consider alternatives and solutions from every standpoint — left, right and center — unless that happens, our nation will never be able to fight its way back toward solutions that will build us up, strengthen our resolve, and re-create the nation I used to love and I now would love to reform.

«America's beverage companies have a compelling leadership story to tell, from addressing challenging issues facing society to working to build stronger communities, and I look forward to telling this story to lawmakers and others across the country.»

I too also know that we look weak at the back but i also believe they have learnt from there mistakes last season and have a stronger unity this season going into the 3rd season with the team wenger has put together without losing key players and adding real Quality and world class that i havent seen before because none of our history says we bought our trophies we won them with all the unexpected beliefs and never bought into the society and modern game we seen before us not one of our legends were already labelled for they are today before they came to us The made a name for themselfs in our Jersey and build a foundation of what we represent today Before Arsene Wenger and with him We are a club that overachieve and under promise Everything we've done has be our very own unique way of doing it not the way other clubs are ahiceving i for one will not Follow the Man City's ambitions Chelseas Manchester united or anyone elses

If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit, by Motor Sport Magazine or your bank or building society, you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society.

It is about building a global society in which people live free from poverty and share the benefits of prosperity.

In indigenous societies, mothers» food choices support their recovery from pregnancy and childbirth, help build their milk supply, and prevent and reduce fussiness and colic in their baby.

Banks now emphasise not their innovation but their safety and security - for example Santander's campaign highlighting the peace of mind customerscan draw from their global scale, while the building society sector, which once worried it was seen as boring, now sees that feature as a positive attribute.

Finally, I leave you with the words from Jeremy Corbyn's most recent speech: «Hatred, xenophobia, racism, violence within our society will not build one house, will not educate one child.

So I say bring it on, come from all four corners of the Earth and lets together build a better society, an inclusive society, a free society where we don't suffer apoplexy at the sight of a burka or niqab, where the colour of your skin means nothing more than a reminder of the accidental random allocation of your birthplace on this planet.We all need to learn a lot more about the history of this nation and some of the very very cruel things that it has done in the name of Empire, and before (and is still doing in the name of Capitalism thinly veiled as national security).

Banks and building societies should be able to offer the same tax advantages to their customers, and consumers should have the ability to access comparable products from all financial service providers.

The added competition for retail funds from NS&I not only distorts the savings market, but increases the cost and reduces the availability of mortgage funding which building societies and other lenders rely on for mortgage lending.

Vanderbeek has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Princeton University and is a member of the state Fire Prevention and Building Codes Council, the Rockland County Parks Commission and the National Society of Professional Engineers.

On its website the Alliance party describes its aims as being «to build a Northern Irish society devoid of segregation, sectarianism and prejudice where everyone - Catholic or Protestant, black or white, local or immigrant, rich or poor, young or old - can live their live the way they want, free from fear».

Acuity Capital sought a special permit to build taller than current zoning allows, transferring air rights from adjacent properties, which the local community board and the Municipal Arts Society claimed should invoke MIH.

The sessions will include an appraisal of how building societies and other financial institutions use social media, illustrations of best and worst practice, case studies, highlighting what building societies and other mutuals can get from using social media, why and how to best use Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Alan taught the first - ever college course on digital politics (1995), created and built the Center for American Progress's social media program (2007 - 13) and has trained more than 15,000 people across the world in digital & social media strategy, including civil society leaders across the Arab world in 2009; key staff at leading advocacy groups and news media outlets; Members of Congress and their staff; as well as political and business leaders from several countries, including a couple future kings.

Our continuing success in helping people from all parts of society become more prosperous, while helping the least well - off most, is built upon that.

Speaking on the sector's Financial Services Compensation Scheme bill from the bail out of Bradford and Bingley and the Icelandic banks, he said «what is notable... is that there has been no requirement for any government bailout of the building society sector; rather difficulties have been dealt with within the sector.

What should we expect from any party political leader in the 21st century to help build a good society, whether they are Labour, Green, SNP, Plaid Cymru or any party with progressive potential?

Kendall will address Labour supporters flocking to Corbyn by saying that he does not have a monopoly of hope as she pledges to tackle «five causes»: ending inequality from birth, eliminating low pay, building a caring society, sharing power with people, creating a future of hope for young people.

This is Lord Oakeshott's decision and is understandable in the circumstances.These have been a difficult few days after a disappointing set of election results.But now is the time to get on with the business of Government and getting our message out about what the Liberal Democrats are delivering in Government to build a stronger economy and a fairer society - cutting income tax, bringing down the deficit, creating jobs and making sure everyone benefits from our economic recovery.

Neville Richardson, 50, originally from Derbyshire, England, joined the Board of the Britannia Building Society in 1998.

Glenn Martin, Vice President of Development and Public Affairs at the Fortune Society, said, «Commissioner Brian Fischer has built enormous respect and trust among advocates and reentry service providers like The Fortune Society because of his commitment to increasing the likelihood that people released from prison have the tools necessary to be productive and contributing members of their communities.

UPDATE: Since writing this article I was sent a link via Twitter from the Nationwide Building Society Press office, denying the story.