Sentences with phrase «general public standing»

Similar charges led to disciplinary action against other lawyers under pre-Proposition 64 law which granted members of the general public standing to bring such suits without having to show that they had been personally injured by the violation.

Toronto is an open, not a private festival, which means a member of the general public stands a fair chance of getting in.

Not exact matches

CNBC takes a look at where this historical negotiation stands as investors, political analysts and the general public try to keep a track of what's going on.

Most commonly referred to as «walks of shame» or «one night stands» by the general public, these type of rides were dubbed by the Uber bros as «Rides of Glory.»

The Standing Committees of the Public Accounts and on Government Operations and Estimates have also recommended that the «Office of the Comptroller General complete its study of accrual - based budgeting and appropriations and report back by March 31, 2013 its recommendations on whether the Government of Canada should pursue accrual - based budgeting in departments and accrual - based appropriations in its financial reporting system».

The Standing Committees of the Public Accounts and on Government Operations and Estimates have also recommended that the «Office of the Comptroller General complete its study of accrual - based budgeting and appropriations and report back by March 31, 2013 its recommendations on whether the Government of Canada should pursue accrual - based budgeting in departments and accrual - based appropriations in in its financial reporting system».

Many public reviews praise iHelp and its parent company, SLFC, for its long - term standing in the lending industry and general transparency although iHelp does not offer the option of interest rate reduction with automatic payments, borrowers praise iHelp's repayment options.

It is disturbing not because of Bitcoin Core's lack of enthusiasm for standing against Segwit2x, which is the way it appeared, but rather it was the fact that the people who support Segwit2x went to great lengths to confuse the general public about Segwit2x, what it meant, what it would do and even spent a good deal of time convincing people it was not an option, but a requirement; a simple software upgrade.

It is because many people can't stand not knowing something, so, much like someone might pick a sports team, they most often just get a general sense of what the prevailing local public opinion is and then claim that as their own.

You are the reason we atheists can't stand reiligious people, TCB: in the comments section of an article about the religious knowledge of the general public, you waste all of your time talking about heaven and hell instead of the topic at hand.

There is no need to shrug and assume that current government - funded schemes of sex education or vague imitations of them are the only way forward: Catholic schools are popular and highly - regarded by the public in general in Britain and in a stand - off between them and officialdom the latter might find it had fewer allies than it imagines.

Parental choice in general, and Catholic schools in particular, got a big boost when Mayor Giuliani of New York took Cardinal O'Connor up on his long - standing offer to accept a thousand of the poorest and most problem - ridden children in the public schools, those performing in the bottom five percentile.

They claimed that only people who owned a license or who wanted to buy a license had standing before the regulatory commissions — but not the general public!

We may well ask ourselves where we would have stood with reference to Calvary — below the average, with the outlaws, condemned by the general body of public opinion; on the average with the multitude, whose organized public opinion slew alike robbers and Christ; or above the average, with Christ himself.

We have by this public issuance and many others copied to the media, withdrawn the elective capacity of Fred Awah as NUGS rep to AASU upon which he stands in the portfolio as Secretary General.

«One thing about McDonnell and his tribe is that they're intellectually curious,» says Allen Simpson, public policy director at Barclays and chair of Labour In The City, who stood as Labour's candidate for Maidstone and the Weald in the general election.

«This result shows that public servants, who provide vital services from the cradle to the grave, will not stand back while everything they have ever worked for is taken from them,» PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said.

«From LGBT rights to public transportation to criminal justice reform, Eric Schneiderman has always stood up for our values and delivered — that is why I am supporting him for attorney general,» Mendez added in a statement released by the senator's campaign.

«Now, he could issue a so - called standing referral and unilaterally expand the ability of the Attorney General to act against corrupt public officials and others who abuse the public trust.

But there are various hybrid methods too: for example, there could still be rules about who can stand (eg being a party member for a year or whatever); there could be a nomination process within party structures; and then a vote open to either the general public or to anybody nominating themselves as a supporter I am not sure - in practice - whether there is much difference between an «anybody can come along» and «you have to say «I'm Labour».

Congratulating Theresa May on becoming Prime Minister, Huw Evans, Director General of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), said: «The appointment of our second woman Prime Minister is a positive day in British public life which will hopefully encourage many more women to stand for election to Parliament.

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As the public affairs industry continues to fight to improve its reputation, the battle was not helped helped by two of its number who were standing as Tory candidates in the 2017 general election.

«The WFP believes that New York needs an independent Attorney General who will be unafraid to stand up to the powerful and investigate Donald Trump and Wall Street crime, and will restore public integrity,» the party said.

Whilst David Cameron was prime minister, Osborne was widely viewed as a potential future leader of the Conservatives were Cameron to stand down and trigger a leadership contest, despite being seen as a relatively unpopular figure with the general public.

With a general election due to take place before the summer, all of the main political parties have vowed to tackle the UK's public deficit, which currently stands at # 178bn.

«I hope the record I had as attorney general, standing up in the public interest, will be enough to persuade the public to give me a second shot,» Spitzer told WCBS 880's Alex Silverman.

«I believe you and your department at best may be charged with utterly and hopelessly failing the general public over these elections, and at worst may stand accused of gerrymandering.

Speaking to Citi News, Razak Kojo Opoku, the General Secretary of the APC said nomination is open to the general public, especially card bearing members of the party who are of good standing in accordance with the provisions of theGeneral Secretary of the APC said nomination is open to the general public, especially card bearing members of the party who are of good standing in accordance with the provisions of thegeneral public, especially card bearing members of the party who are of good standing in accordance with the provisions of the party.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «This result shows that public servants, who provide vital services from the cradle to the grave, will not stand back while everything they have ever worked for is taken from them.

It is extremely rare for a public official to issue a warning of this kind to a politician of Mr Grayling's standing close to a general election — although Sir Michael issued a similar warning last June to the Equalities minister Harriet Harman, about exaggerating the pay gap between men and women.

The Attorney General says she did not order the discontinuation of the case involving members of the Delta Force who were standing trial for conspiracy to commit crime, assault on public officer among other charges.

The leadership of Metropolitan Public Strategies, the firm running the campaign, are all former staffers with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who has taken a tough stand on Airbnb and successfully requested that the company anonymize data on 16,000 New York users of the site.

At 1:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications will meet to discuss various amendments to public service and general business law - including an act in relation to requiring companies to allow victims of domestic violence to cancel contracts when there is a permanent order of protection in place.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has noted on several occasions that he stands ready and willing to do more public corruption cases, but that would require a referral from the governor, which is something Cuomo - while eager to get more power when he was AG himself - is now reluctant to grant.

The spontaneous chanting followed a speech by Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, who urged public sector workers to «stand together to defend every job and every service&rPublic and Commercial Services Union, who urged public sector workers to «stand together to defend every job and every service&rpublic sector workers to «stand together to defend every job and every service».

As for the general public, the folks in the stands, Kahan of Yale says most Americans are ignorant of Soon.

In general, high scorers exhibit long - standing commitments to protecting public health, preserving natural resources, and decoupling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activity.

Whether this pattern is indicative of general receptiveness on the part of these districts toward alternatives to public schools or a long - standing dissatisfaction with traditional public schools, it certainly suggests that private schools do not serve as a hindrance to the start - up of public charter schools.

New technology has made available to the general public a pretty fair stand - in for what was once the preserve of the elite.

«The decision in Boone County Board of Education v. N.W., as it stands, would force cash - strapped school districts to bear the high costs of private placements during litigation, even when a court ultimately rules that the district has made FAPE available in a public school setting,» said NSBA General Counsel Francisco M. Negrón Jr. «The lower court's decision sets a terrible precedent that prolongs due process and court proceedings and discourages informal resolution of special education disputes through mediated settlement.

Because the new policy was tucked into the state budget, it came with no stand - alone legislation, meaning it emerged from the General Assembly with a minimum of public scrutiny and debate, critics point out.

College leaders in dozens of states are stepping forward to reassure parents, students, educators, and the general public that setting high expectations is the right thing to do, that the new scores are more meaningful, and that higher education stands ready to help more students graduate high school truly prepared for success.

Get information that you need to make decisions on important education issues before the General Assembly as well as where candidates stand on charter public school related issues that are important to you.

His goal was to have the school become a proof - point for what was possible for urban students, standing in stark opposition to both the doubts about his students» capacity and the critiques of public charter schools in general.

It is interesting to note that most of these important bills have been proposed by Republican members of the Connecticut General Assembly, but an increasing number of Democratic legislators are standing up and speaking out in favor of Connecticut's students, parents, teachers and public schools.

That doesn't exactly apply to the Evos concept, which has four seats and jaw - dropping gullwing doors meant to stand out on the jammed show floor of Frankfurt, securing attention from opinion makers and the general public.

Major media publications stand to gain the most with Google News shutting down, as the general public will have fewer choices to discover start - ups and small news outlets.

Given what I have read and heard about these issues, the general public won't stand for increased pricing and if you held a public forum on this topic, I would say that most would agree with the points that I have made.

Many public reviews praise iHelp and its parent company, SLFC, for its long - term standing in the lending industry and general transparency although iHelp does not offer the option of interest rate reduction with automatic payments, borrowers praise iHelp's repayment options.