Sentences with phrase «gain support among»

The longer those trends continue, the more likely it is Republican proposals to expand charter and voucher schools will gain support among parents — maybe even parents in (rapidly changing) Madison.

Efford said backbench MPs who once questioned whether Corbyn could gain support among traditional voters had been won over by his performance.

Efford said backbench MPs who once questioned whether Corbyn, the MP for Islington North, could gain support among traditional voters had been won over by his performance.

Despite rivaling Mr. de Blasio in fund - raising, Mr. Massey, a first - time candidate for public office, struggled to gain support among voters in polls during nearly a year on the trail.

«Proposals that either deleted the loss of down or the automatic first down - but not both - failed to gain support among committee members.

For this reason, a «super seal» concept that combines organic, shade and fair - trade criteria is gaining support among importers, roasters, and retailers.

His original philosophy, Child Honouring, is gaining support among eminent thinkers as a holistic organizing principle for a culture of peace.

Eight years after it was started by a group of professional skiers and snowboarders concerned about sparse snowfall, Protect Our Winters is steadily gaining support among members of the snow sports industry.

It has also gained support among many Democrats, including President Obama.

There is a bill in the legislature that would require the state to divest from companies that produce fossil fuels, but it has not gained support among both majority conferences.

Human rights groups objected because of Obiang's abysmal record on human rights and their campaign gained support among scientists and celebrities.

It has also gained support among many Democrats, including President Obama.

As EPUB 3 gains support among reading platforms and devices, publishers will face a time of difficult change.

Color Field painting had gained support among many Abstract Expressionists, and Minimalism was actively dominating the art scene as a reaction against the emotion and drama of the previous generation.

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They have proved to be among the best brokers that have gained global recognition due to their trustworthiness, security measures and customer support at every stage of trades.

One suspects that some conservatives supported Rubio not only because they thought they agreed with him on the issues, but also in the hopes that nominating Rubio would lead to Republican gains among Hispanic and young voters.

You would think it would be a hard sell given the fact that the real estate mogul and reality star has boasted about his extramarital affairs, profited off casinos and strip clubs, said he doesn't need to ask God for forgiveness, called for targeting innocent civilians in war, mocked a reporter with a disability, threatened the religious liberty of minority groups in the U.S., and gained wide support among white nationalists for consistently lying about and demeaning blacks, Mexican immigrants, Muslims, and Syrian refugees.

Not surprisingly, Hertzke demonstrates that Pat Robertson, alone among Republican Party presidential aspirants, has made significant inroads in gaining support from black Americans.

For example, the idea of a heavenly contract gained cogency among Puritan clerics at least in part because it was used to support specific arguments against radical heretics» ideas about adult baptism and free will.

Among traditionalist evangelicals, GOP support rose from almost two - thirds in 1992 to 74 percent in 1996; similar gains occurred for traditionalist mainline Protestants (from 55 to 63 percent) and other traditionalist groups like Mormons (from 59 to 74 percent).

Among the vocal critics of congestion pricing is Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has said he has yet to see an equitable proposal for outer - bough drivers and is trying to gain state support for his own plan to fund the MTA subway system.

According to Siena pollster Steve Greenberg, O'Brien picked up support across the board, strengthening his standing with fellow Democrats and also gaining ground among independents, with whom he now leads, 51 - 39, after trailing 50 - 34 in September.

Some insiders have even speculated that the Greens could perform so well next Tuesday, thanks in part to Hawkins» support among disaffected former backers of Cuomo's primary opponent, Zephyr Teachout, that they could oust the Conservative Party from its new perch on Row C, which it gained four years ago due to the strong showing in Western New York by GOP / Conservative gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino.

Don't look now, but an idea that was considered politically unthinkable just a few years ago when then - Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed it has quietly gained well - deserved support among elected officials whose influence is needed to help it move forward.

Labour gained strongly among younger, more affluent urban voters while the Conservatives reached working - class voters who had never supported them before.

Among those matters: the lifting of deed restrictions on a Lower Manhattan nursing home that allowed it to be sold to luxury condominium developers at a $ 72 million profit; whether an animal rights group that supported removing horse carriages from city streets got favorable treatment in return for generous donations to the Campaign for One New York; and whether the mayor, or those acting with him, violated state election law in raising money for three Democratic candidates to help the party gain control of the State Senate in 2014.

Although the bill gained broader support among Democrats after sponsors revised an early draft, it still has a long way to go.

But even among weight trainers, occasionally you find someone who simply won't eat sufficient protein to support gains in muscle mass.

The main hormone that supports muscle building is testosterone, which is a naturally occurring hormone in your body that has lots of important functions in your body, including muscle growth, minimizing fat gain, increasing strength and giving you more energy among others.

A supporting role in Dolly Dearest certainly isn't among Rip Torn's career high points, but this is a fun low - brow popcorn flick that merges Child's Play and The Exorcist and gains momentum as it builds to a rousing climax in which a family must battle a small army of little girl dolls possessed by an evil Mayan spirit.

Chief among our core elements are: our college - prep curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences that fosters in students the desire and capacity to learn independently, think critically, and communicate proficiently; our supportive school culture in which students are given tools to develop character, gain confidence in their ability to learn, take responsibility for their own learning, and both support and feel supported by the entire community; and a strong co-curricular program in athletics, performing arts, and a host of after - school clubs that pique and develop students» interests.

7) Both parents and the public as a whole remain supportive of testing and opposed to policies that would allow parents to withhold their children from state test - taking, but support for parental opt - out has gained ground among teachers.

The «best practices» method that is gaining popularity among more - impressionable education policy wonks and that Tucker used in Surpassing Shanghai simply can not support causal claims about «what works.»

These results clearly support the conventional assumption that recruiting minority teachers can generate important achievement gains among minority students.

The local district denied his application twice, stating that, among other things, his proposal in Atlanta had failed to gain community support.

Introducing a new teacher evaluation system can be divisive, but the process at Green Dot went relatively smoothly and gained wide support among teachers, thanks in large part to the way they were included throughout the policy's development.

Truth be told, these parents, among many who share similar sentiments, are more responsible for Camden's improvements than Rouhanifard; without their support, the public schools in this city would still be grim because the reforms wouldn't have gained any traction.

This tool supports cost basis calculations and tax reporting, points out any wash sales, identifies areas of tax relief and provides analysis of potential long and short - term gain and loss opportunities, among other things.

Although traditionally veterinarians have recommended spaying / neutering around 6 months of age, prepubertal (8 to 12 weeks of age) spaying / neutering has gained increasing support among veterinarians.

Its experimental format, which involves sixteen Manhattan galleries hosting young galleries from across the globe, aims to create a support system among emerging galleries by helping them gain exposure in a new city.

As support for global - warming alarm among both scientists and the general public crumbles rapidly, globalists must act forcefully now or risk losing all the gains they have made over the past two decades.

The idea of a carbon tax has slowly been gaining support, not only among scholars and environmentalists, but also in an unlikely quarter: business groups and even the companies that emit carbon dioxide and would be the most directly affected.

Apart from probably gaining wide - spread support among EU lawyers for this literary reference (I would suspect that the average EU lawyer could be exactly the kind of person who is into Douglas Adams» writings, but feel free to comment to confirm or to reject my view), one may of course wonder — if one has the inclination for such intellectual journeys — whether you would have to actually give a reason for quoting literature as an Advocate General.

The new Apple TV 4K supports the mandatory HDR10 standard, but it also includes the optional Dolby Vision standard that is gaining near - universal support among TV manufacturers and movie studios.

Besides retaining all of the features from previous versions of Android and EMUI, the Mate 9 also gains most of the features present in 7.0 such as multi-window support and density adjustment among others.

When Google Project Fi launched back in 2015, it quickly gained favor among Nexus 6 users and later Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P users not only because of the affordable plan it offered, but also due to the impressive support team behind those phones and computers.

Fourteen years experience using a broad range of CAD systems more than experience gained via a degree, a diverse professional background encompassing an extensive range of industries, that supports seamless transitions among projects and multiple software design protocols.

With support from my principal and deputy, we promoted the initiative among regional schools and principals to gain training.

The association between early pubertal timing and internalizing symptoms among girls has gained substantial support in the adolescent development literature.

In the upcoming REALTOR ® Magazine Q&A, he was asked to identify the extent to which he supports MID and the capital - gains exclusion on the sale of one's primary home (up to $ 500,000 for a married couple), among other federal incentives for home ownership.