Sentences with phrase «gain political support»

To gain political support for the idea, Obama would probably have to show that the tax would help accelerate technology, grow new industries, and pay down the deficit.

In many cases, the process involved logrolling to gain political support; the result was a long list of standards that might or might not have anything to do with college and career readiness.

«If you can get away with business - as - usual trends and avoid having to gain the political support for a carbon price, to some extent policymakers have been taking advantage of that.»

I did not support Nnamdi Kanu's release to gain political support but to ensure that the constitution and the law takes its cause.

At the Diet of Speyer in 1544 the Emperor had needed once again to gain the political support of the Protestants, or at least to assure their neutrality during his war against both Francis I of France and the Turks.

While all that marketing is helping to gain political support for more H - 1B visas, it doesn't account for the many different lived experiences of immigrants in the US today.

Will the 2021 manned Mars - Venus flyby mission proposal discussed at a recent Congressional hearing help to accelerate the agency's plans by gaining the political support of Congress?

Not exact matches

Oil prices dipped during afternoon trade on Monday, erasing gains supported by a political rift in the Middle East, before investor concerns over a global supply overhang returned.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz demonstrated with her support for the Iran deal that she would do anything — including selling out the security of her people — for political gain.

And the centre - right is also gaining in support, with the extremist Lega as the leading political force at the expense of Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia.

«With the political race already drawing substantial media attention and potential candidates doing everything in their power to gain the support of the public at large, regulation of the hedge fund industry is a topic that will likely receive significant attention throughout the campaign period.»

Those evangelical «old style» missionaries still serving overseas are perceived by liberal / ecumenicals as supporting repressive economic and political systems in developing countries in order to achieve the «stability» that will enable them to gain admittance to those countries and be left free to evangelize.

If the Christian right seeks to gain earthly political power (something Christ himself rejected when tempted by Satan), why don't they at least try to find candidates who support the very issues Christ actually spoke about & challenged us to address as his followers?

Indeed, Prussian Pietists found their greatest support from the centralizing state itself, which was struggling to gain control over the feudal aristocracy; so Pietism gradually took on political attitudes that supported absolutism.

As the bill has been amended, it has been gaining support from across the political spectrum.

Regardless of the level of secularization in the society at large, political actors tend to conflate ideology and spirituality, frequently leading to a discourse that incorporates a particular religious perspective in an attempt to gain public support.

Whether it's to endorse a political campaign, a particular law change, an organization, institution or form of entertainment, many exploit Christianity as a lucrative way to gain support for their own causes.

The conquest of the political culture of the black community by the culture of the left has allowed someone like Farrakhan to gain an acceptance and support that far exceeds that of any comparable black demagogue in the past including Malcolm X, who in his lifetime, it should be remembered, was condemned and isolated by the leadership of the black civil rights movement precisely because of his rhetorical violence and racial politics.

One such proposal, which has gained support from political right and left, is to increase personal federal income tax exemptions for dependent children.

Corporate tactics to exploit legal loopholes and undercut minimum pay and conditions could come under fresh political scrutiny, with support for a wide - ranging Senate inquiry now gaining momentum.

To realise these gains, political support and financial investment are needed to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding.»

But as much as I, too, support this idea, I don't believe it can gain widespread political traction in this country, at least for the foreseeable future.

However tempting it is to claim a comprehensive strategy and the prospect of victory to gain public and political support, great expectations will only lead to greater disappointment.

Arguably, issues of democracy and self - government gain currency when they are tied to a compelling ideological vision, as happened with the recent independence referendum in Scotland that mobilised thousands of people, including a large a swathe of new voters, in support of political autonomy not as an end in itself, but to create a more just and equal society.

With the public increasingly turned off by political spin and slogans it's little wonder Corbyn is gaining so much support.

The classic political conundrum exists here: the easiest way to stop a voter from supporting you is to make them poorer than they were under the previous administration, while the best way to gain a vote is to make someone richer.

The Conservatives appear poised to gain some votes from their coalition partners while UKIP continue to pick up votes from all three main political parties (see UKIP: Picking up lumps of old Labour support?).

The Buhari Media Support Group has described as «uncharitable and baseless» the allegation by a former House of Representatives member, Dr Junaidu Mohammed, that President Muhammadu Buhari had exploited religion in 2015 to gain political advantage and power.

But the most significant political grouping here (in terms of support levels) would be the Independents and Others; a grouping that too would be well poised to make massive seat gains should these support levels be replicated at the next general election.

Throughout the 1990s, the notion that the beneficiaries of HE should pay for some of the costs began to gain widespread support across the political spectrum.

UPDATE: Espaillat spokesman Ibrahim Khan emailed to say, «On a day when even President Obama and Governor Romney chose to put politics aside, Mr. Linares, Congressman Rangel, and their political allies are out campaigning in a last ditch effort to gain support.

The very fact of having to gain the majority support of the voters will increase political accountability.

Trump's support has plunged across the swing - state map over the last 10 days, wiping out his political recovery from September and threatening to undo weeks of Republican gains in the battle for control of Congress.

Some countries require that political parties themselves operate democratically (i.e. all party members can vote), in others this is merely established tradition (i.e. parties don't gain popular support if they violate the implicit norm)

You are arguing that Labour should support a harmful and economically illiterate policy that we know is wrong in order to gain political advantage.

The announcement comes after weeks of high - level political maneuvering in which Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed to help push for a healing of the political rift as part of a deal to gain the union - backed Working Families Party support in his re-election bid this year.

If research continues to show that comprehensive character education has positive effects on student achievement as well, then the movement may in time gain more robust political and financial support from education policymakers.

In Tennessee, one of StudentsFirst's goals is to provide a political firewall of support for legislators who have continued to back a controversial 2010 law that tied teachers» and administrators» evaluations to gains in student achievement, despite vehement criticism from some quarters.

At this point, Arne Duncan was a political liability for Hillary to gain the support of teachers.

As animal - rights advocates gain more support in political circles, as well as with some consumers, many retailers are being forced to walk away from this profitable business model.

The purpose of CITYFOOD is to raise awareness on resilient city - region food systems and (intra - and peri --RRB- urban agriculture, create an advocacy platform for cities to gain political recognition and support from national governments and international support organizations, to provide information to cities around the world, stimulate exchange of experiences, identify and disseminate important lesson and good practices, and facilitate cooperation between cities worldwide and between local governments and civil society in this area.

Alternatively, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger of the Breakthrough Institute have argued — in TNR and elsewhere — that a policy like cap - and - trade, which works by making dirty energy expensive, will never gain broad political support.

Under these conditions, it will be easier to gain support for action from across the political spectrum in the US and from a diversity of countries internationally.

Drawing on case studies of past environmental debates such as those over acid rain and ozone depletion, science policy experts Roger Pielke Jr. and Daniel Sarewitz argue that once next generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change lower - cost, then much of the argument politically over scientific uncertainty is likely to diminish.26 Similarly, research by Yale University's Dan Kahan and colleagues suggest that building political consensus on climate change will depend heavily on advocates for action calling attention to a diverse mix of options, with some actions such as tax incentives for nuclear energy, government support for clean energy research, or actions to protect cities and communities against climate risks, more likely to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans.

Under these conditions, in regions, states, and cities it will not only be easier to gain public support from across the political and cultural spectrum, but it will also give members of Congress and future presidents, if they can be pressured into returning to the business of governing, more options by which to reach agreement on actions that address climate change.27

Under these conditions, it will not only be easier to gain public support from across the political and cultural spectrum, but it will also give political leaders, when they are ready to return to the business of governing, more options by which to reach agreement and compromise.

Matthew Nisbet recently proposed «New Model for Climate Advocacy» that urges climate advocates to put all technologies and options on the table for consideration in an effort to gain broad public and political support («A New Model for Climate Advocacy «-RRB-.

SOV has proposed to research and develop a «Tiny Village Toolbox and Training Practicum» that will provide technical assistance in developing a workable plan, support in gaining the necessary political will to make it happen, and assistance in implementation.

Solar initiative already has crucial political backing It has already gained a crucial measure of political support, with UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who just helped establish the Mediterranean Union to work with countries in north Africa and the Mediterranean region, recently giving it the thumbs - up.

I was involved in Political Campaigns, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens — Canvasser (became a Field Manager on the last month) LANGUAGES I was in Charge of gaining Support for Candidates and informing the public about the Spanish Elections, I would Knock on 70 - 90 doors a day and would carry literature to hand out.