Sentences with phrase «from having a strong voice»

By contrast, the «tyrants» were bureaucracy and rules that constrained teacher creativity and student learning, and procedures that prevented parents from having a strong voice.

The tax credit was a great example of how we benefit from having a strong voice in Washington.

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The letter - in - performance demonstrated to the Corinthians that Paul's voice and presence could be very strong indeed and certainly quite different from the poor self - presentations Paul had given during his visits.

Strong concerns have been voiced from some quarters over its estrogenic properties and the effects of the chemical on the human reproductive system.

Over the last few months there was a feeling in league circles that Fisher would try to push Snead out and encourage the Rams to bring in a strong voice, like Bill Polian (Fisher's old friend from the competition committee), to realign the football side of the organization.

nice to see you crawl out of your hole just in time to offer your 2 cents worth once again... unlike yourself I started following this team long before Wenger arrived on the scene and will continue to do so long after he's gone... in his earlier years I admired the cerebral elements he brought to the EPL, which at that point was more brutish than beautiful, and I respected the seemingly tireless efforts of Arsene, Dein & staff to uncover and develop talent without sacrificing the product on the field... likewise I appreciated that such a youthful manager wasn't afraid to bring strong personalities and / or world - class players into the fold without being fearful of how said players would potentially undermine and / or dilute his authority... unfortunately this all changed about 10 years ago and culminated in the removal of all our greatest players, both young and old, without any real replacements coming in... from Henry to RVP to Fabergas and Nasri, it was easy to see that this club was no longer interested in competing at the highest levels... instead of being honest, minus the ridiculous claims regarding the new stadium, Wenger chose to side with management and in doing so became the «front man» for this corporation pretending to be a world - class soccer club... without the «front man» this organization would have been exposed numerous years earlier, so his presence was imperative if the facade was to continue... it's for this reason and more that I despise what this once great man and Kroenke has done to my beloved club... the gutless, shameful and manipulative way they have treated the fans, like myself, is largely indefensible and this is why I felt it necessary to start offering my opinion in a public format... trust me, I resisted the temptation for many years but as long as the same shit continues to exist I will voice my opinions and if you don't like it maybe you should look for a different team to pretend to follow

Mertz should never have been our captain in the first place... who has ever heard of a team that makes 11th hour transfer buys (Arteta & Mertz) then seemingly places those same individuals into prominent leadership positions from the get - go... indicative of the problems that have permeated our clubhouse for the better part of 7 years under the Kroenke & Wenger... what is wrong with the players chosen and / or the management style of Wenger that doesn't develop and / or encourage strong leadership from within... Mertz was the fine collecting lackey from year one... this is what happens when you don't get world - class players because many times they want to have a voice on and off the pitch and this can't happen when you play for a fragile manager who has developed a coddling wage structure where everyone is rewarded for simply wearing the shirt and participating in the process... not enough balance between performance and pay, combined with the obvious favoritism shown to some players regardless of their glaring lack of production... remember that Ramsey has played in positions that make no sense considering his skill - set (out wide) and has forced other players off the field or into equally unfamiliar positions with little or no justification (let's remember when you read articles about how Ramsey's goals this upcoming season being the potential X-factor for our success that this is the same individual who didn't score a goal until the final week last season)... this of course is just one example of many... before I hear another word from Mertz I want this club to address the fact that no former player of any real consequence has any important role in the management structure of this club, yet several former Gunners have expressed serious interest in just such an endeavor (Henry, Viera, Adams, Bergkamp... just to name a few legends)... there is only one answer: an extremely insecure manager!!!

Are you really naive enough to believe that Wenger would bring anyone into this current locker room that is going to be given a strong voice... have you not been watching, listening or reading about our club for years... Lehman is a blind Wenger follower, which is the only reason he was even considered... just for a second think of all the strong personalities that have played for this club that have never been seriously considered even though they have expressed legitimate interest in participating in the coaching process... even worse, think of all the former greats who aren't even allowed on the same pitch as Wenger because they have offered their advice and / or criticism to the infallible one... I dare you to find a manager that has distanced himself from his former players as much as this man... it's the very reason why only one player I can think of has ever returned to play for Wenger and that was Flamini, which was hilarious considering we were desperately looking for a top quality defensive midfielder but Wenger could somehow find no one better than Flamini in the whole wide world... let's face it this club was simply trying to appease it's disgruntled fans by declaring that Wenger would no longer be given Ca rte Blanche when it came to the backroom staff so they probably asked him to give them a list of those who he would allow in the locker room... on that list he wrote Lehman, Pires and Bergkamp, likely because the first two are the only former players who haven't publicly questioned his horrible decision - making and the last one because he won't get in an airplane

We would say this on a daily basis to baby as we knew this was important in making baby feel welcomed and loved, to develop a strong connection to our voices (which they can connect with from the 3rd trimester onwards) and to aid in a speedy postpartum connection.

In recent weeks also, there have been strong voices raised against the lackluster strategy in corruption fight in Nigeria with the most formidable of the voices coming from the Transparency International -LCB- TI).

«From fighting for marriage equality to passing hate crimes and anti-bullying legislation, Eric Schneiderman is a lifelong progressive leader who has always been a strong voice for justice on behalf of all New Yorkers.»

«I believe it stems from their understanding that I have been a strong, outspoken and independent voice for the people I represent telling it like it is when it comes to reforming Albany and improving the quality of life for New Yorkers.»

«You, as Speaker of the House, would benefit with a strong Republican / Conservative voice in the Senate from New York State, instead of the current Senator who does nothing to pass the legislation the House sends to the Senate.»

His biographers Michael Crick and Julian Critchley recount how, despite not having an innate gift for public speaking, he became a strong orator through much effort, which included practising his speeches in front of a mirror, listening to tape recordings of speeches by television administrator Charles Hill, and taking voice - coaching lessons from a vicar's wife.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., today voiced strong support for a proposal by Senator Charles Schumer to have county governments in New York State receive direct funding from the federal government as part of additional Medicaid funding for New York that will... Read more

Supporters of the SOCE measure, who also pressed for a vote, voiced strong confidence they would have won on the Senate floor, with sponsor Brad Hoylman, an out gay West Side Democrat, pointing to public support for the measure from Republicans.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., today voiced strong support for a proposal by Senator Charles Schumer to have county governments in New York State receive direct funding from the federal government as part of additional Medicaid funding for New York that will be included in the upcoming federal stimulus package.

«If the U.S. pulls out and China delivers on its commitment in both the qualitative and quantitative terms, China will have a much stronger case in its effort to have a global energy governance system that is much more multi-polar in nature and has greater voice from [developing] countries,» she said in an email to E&E News.

«We knew this cosmic choir had a strong high - pitched component, but we still don't know if it comes from a lot of smaller, quiet singers, or a few with loud voices,» says coauthor Daniel Stern, the project scientist for NuSTAR at JPL.

Our service is very much based on people meeting face to face and revolves around your own Personal Matchmaker who we would appoint to work with you throughout the matchmaking process, so a friendly face and voice from an experienced and knowledgeable dating expert, to guide you through the jungle that dating can sometimes become and introduce you to a series of high potential people, according to your own preferences and matching criteria.We have an extensive database of up to 200,000 individuals in all, which is one of the biggest in the UK and a very strong level of membership in the Liverpool and Merseyside area.

They really are about, from what I've seen so far, supporting up and coming artists, artists who have a strong vision and voice and perspective, and they really wan na permeate the films with those kinds of voices.

This has been on my must - see list ever since it was announced, and that excitement has only grown with each new reveal, from the casting of Chris Pratt in the lead role, to landing Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper to voice the movie's CGI characters, to the strong buzz emerging from early screenings that have pegged it as one of the studio's best films to date.

Evans has a voice stronger than you'd expect from so young a girl and she's easier on the ears than, say, Raven or the Disney Channel «Circle of Stars.»

If it were built around Keaton alone, Birdman would be strong enough, but Iñárritu draws a clutch of stellar turns from Andrea Riseborough (as the leading lady Thomson may or may not have got pregnant), Zach Galifianakis (in subtle, restrained mode as Thomson's loyal producer) and Amy Ryan (as Thomson's estranged wife, a voice of calm reason in a topsy - turvy world).

Congressman Dave Obey, D - WI and chair of the House Appropriations Committee, is expected to voice his support for the measure that will also include strong language aimed at preventing states from using the education funding for other purposes.

Kudos to the strong members of the Anaheim Elementary Education Association who have worked fairly and openly to ensure that the local community has the facts regarding this flawed law and that parents who've been excluded from the process have a voice.»

And then horses, he's always been around horses, frightened horses too, because when in the morning Walter wasn't sleeping off the effects of the strong brew he kept for himself and his friends, he would turn to his second trade, farrier and blacksmith; and whether it was his sour breath, or his loud voice, or his general way of going on, even horses that were good to shoe would start to shake their heads and back away from the heat.

News — Voices of BookExpo America: Joshua Tallent of eBook Architects (which is hiring — contact them if you are an eBook developer interested in a position with a growing business based in scenic Austin, Texas) and the eBook Ninjas podcast; Jon Land, author of Strong Vengeance, a Caitlin Strong Novel, on Digital Rights Management, and Benjamin Schrager, an independent book sales representative from the Bronx who has attended every BEA meeting and their predecessors except one since 1968.

We're making use of techniques like performance capturing - so we get really good physical performances from actors along with their facial expressions and voices and their interaction with other actors - to build a game that has a really strong narrative component that isn't just a highly replayable shooter.

While the pacing of episodes has a tendency to stumble, it's made up for massively with strong performances from the cast (who have given their likenesses and voices to characters in both game and show) and strong scenes of action that really raises the stakes for all involved.

There's a strong element of surrealism with Broken Age that we've come to expect from Double Fine games, but it's taken even further through brilliant art design and excellent fully voiced dialogue.

We haven't made up our mind about that yet, but if there was a strong voice coming through from the users asking for such porting, then -LSB-...]

From early photo - text pieces, where Wilson dressed as a man who is impersonating a woman, to her performances as First Ladies Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush, to her most recent works, in which Wilson revisited the framework of her early photo - texts to investigate the role of a woman over 60, Wilson stands as an artist whose strong and humorous voice has endured and remained current through many waves of feminism.

The city's top dealers all want Hong Kong to have strong, leading voices from the noncommercial sphere — they know that a healthy art ecosystem always features that element, with New York and London as prime examples.

Norte Maar has been consistently proving, and the Cage Transmitted series has only confirmed that they have branched out from Bushwick and became a strong voice on the New York art scene, and thus fulfilling the Bushwick ideal — developing a successful home base for arts on an alternative basis outside of the old structures; in a small scale reaching a large audience and importance in New York.

After studying in America and being influenced by Abstract Expressionism, Chun has been seeking a personal language and a strong voice that would allow him to incorporate influences from his homeland.

Chaudhry, the chief justice of Pakistan who was dismissed from office by President Pervez Musharraf after the imposition of emergency rule, has been a strong voice for the preservation of the rule of law in Pakistan — one of the United States» key allies in the war on terror.

Perhaps because it relies on a strong voice and a sense of coming directly from the author and because it can represent a departure from the more impersonal or professional voice common to legal writing, it has the potential to be effective.161 I consider it a second important component of a writer's ethos, although one that — for lawyers — perhaps requires more skill in its use.

Many Canadian citizens who reside outside the country for legitimate employment - related or other reasons and who maintain strong ties to and care deeply about Canada, are prevented from having a voice in Canada's political life, while many others, both inside and outside the country, who may be less connected or concerned, are allowed to vote.

In one final burst of inspiration, I'll leave off with a quote from the baroness: «We have to be the strongest proponents of access to justice because as lawyers, we know how important it is to have a voice and an advocate.»

Over the past week I've received messages from thousands of people in all 50 states, and the overwhelming majority are writing to voice their strong support.

This is an area where investors and the broader funding and startup community should have a voice, since so many future innovators depend on an Internet with strong interconnectivity where the right to innovate doesn't require getting permission from the current tech giants.

In the recent past, prominent figures from banking and other financial institutions have voiced out strong criticism to the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies saying it is just a «bubble».

The seven microphones inside give the Invoke good voice recognition from a distance from different angles (even with music playing) and make the Skype integration a strong selling point — you don't have to set that up separately, because it uses your Microsoft account.

With a strong voice emerging from the likes of the EFF, it would be normal to be nervous.

«This program has helped to protect home ownership and property investment while ensuring that the REALTOR ® voice remains strong from city halls to the nation's capital,» Salomone said.