Sentences with phrase «getting widespread support»

That something is a vote - winner is not necessarily a good reason to do it Maybe so but deal with the political reality for a minute and I maintain that the chances of getting widespread support for the LD proposals are far greater than a call to increase benefits by # 17b.

Not exact matches

«But he keeps winning these Democratic primaries, and he's getting the support of a majority of Democratic voters despite his views that are clearly not Democratic, which tells me that the things he says transcend politics and if there is not universal acceptance, there's more widespread acceptance for his beliefs and viewpoints than I think people realize.»

Member station WNYC in New York reports: «Republican Staten Island Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis was [de Blasio's] top challenger, but failed to get widespread recognition and support.

While the plan itself garnered widespread support, individual projects have been getting whacked down by local officials.

«We thought we had every right to a longer extension of mayoral control, just as my predecessor had gotten,» de Blasio added, speaking of the Legislature's decision to grant him a single year extension of the program, after threatening to end it altogether, despite widespread bipartisan support for it.

Under - represented parties In some local authorities, there is a point of view that has widespread support in the area but still fails to get adequately represented on the council.

The widespread perception that only women have eating disorders is preventing men with these problems from getting the help and support they need, indicates a small study published in the online journal BMJ Open.

The report notes successes but also recommends immediate action to protect the Hudson River's coastline, which despite widespread federal recognition for its national importance is getting insufficient oversight and support from the state and federal governments.

And I know I will get support for this from the many sceptical blogs, where there is widespread incredulity at your remarks.

The report says that despite the widespread perception of slash - and - burn being «a destructive system that leads to forest loss and degradation,» policies that support conversion to rubber plantations (which gets counted as reforestation, even though a plantation forest is hardly the same thing as natural forest) don't have a great environmental benefit.

Post (over 300 now) I'm beginning to despair that IFR will ever get widespread political support.

``... there have been powerful last - ditch efforts to get Clause 76 removed from the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill... There has been widespread support for the government's decision to strengthen the law, and — if data protection is to be taken seriously — it is vital that the government and other parties should stand firm against any possible amendments.

Apple Pay is also going to be supported; it only just launched today, but if it gets the kind of widespread retail support Apple claims it will, it could very well become the first mobile payments system to capitalize on the tech's potential.