Sentences with phrase «governments and businesses forced»

There is a scientific consensus, however inconvenient that might be for governments and businesses forced to deal with it.

Not exact matches

The Justice Department imposed conditions on the acquisition, forcing Google to maintain separation between its search and travel flights businesses and to submit to government monitoring of complaints for five years.

Before the government forces us to do it — as seems likely — we have to take steps to protect both the business and as many jobs as possible.

The senators also are likely to question MacManus on whether he played any role in allowing Clinton to conduct government business via a personal email account on a private server and did not force her to use a government - issued cell phone.

As a result of their remarkable generosity, philanthropy in 2016 is poised to stand alongside government and business as one of the most powerful forces influencing social change.

Government figures cited by the Associated Press indicate that just 1.7 million people — out of a total non-farm labor force of some 136 million workers — earned the minimum wage or less in 2006; still the increase was a big political victory for the Democrats, one that came at the expense of lobbyists from the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Chamber of Commerce, among others.

The government using legislation to force business owners to do something that violates their religion, is one thing, and that, on my understanding, is what the Federal RFRA and various other state - level RFRA's are intended to limit.

From its Washington, DC, headquarters, CRB serves businesses and governments worldwide, offering high - quality insights into the U.S. economy, the companies that comprise it and the forces that shape it.

Wendy L. Patrick, a business ethics lecturer at San Diego State University, says the order may have the salutary effect of forcing government and small business to order their priorities.

The movement of technology companies into «non-traditional» sectors — such as the taxi and hotel businesses — is forcing them to confront government's long - standing regulation of these industries.

Among the many scheduled American participants were the political advisor to the head of the U.S. Northern Command, the president for the Americas of Lockheed Martin Corporation, the senior director for the Western Hemisphere of the American National Security Council, the U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Carla Hills (who was the primary U.S. NAFTA negotiator), the senior United States Air Force military assistant to the then secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, Dr. James Schlesinger, the former American secretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups from Mexico.

The situation makes it hard for governments and businesses around the world to understand the forces behind the spending sprees.

«It is more important than ever to re-energize the national dialogue surrounding the nation's armed forces to inspire and influence business, government, nonprofit leaders and the general public to get involved,» said former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

The report was prepared by a task force of specialists who drew on input from stakeholders in Canada's business community, civil society and government.

The Australian government explains that it has taken the same approach that countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have taken regarding digital currency businesses because it will facilitate innovation and follow guidance issued by the Financial Action Task Force — the international regulator for preventing money laundering, terrorism financing, and other dangers that hinder the world's financial system.

«Hispanic business owners are a dynamic, powerful force in our growing economy, and the actions of our government have a tremendous impact on whether they are able to continue to thrive and create jobs.

The U.S. government and major business leaders are renewing their call on the Thai government to crack down on slavery in its fishing fleets, and to punish people who force migrant workers to catch seafood that can end up in the United States.

«Tested, and ready today, to earn back the confidence of families, of millennials, and moms and dads, of urban and rural Canadians, and of small business leaders, and seniors, who want government to be an empowering force for good,» he said.

The business leaders are forced out of the ownership of their businesses and are expected to continue working giving ALL of their company's profitable gains to the government to distribute through a tremendous welfare system.

There is no god, and our government and military have no right or business trying to force one on people.

In this regard, the National Housing Task Force recommends that increased federal spending for housing be allocated through a program of entitlements to states and localities based on need as well as through a program of matching funds based on the willingness of local governments, businesses and nonprofits to provide land and financing.

Pumping is compatible with U.S. government policies because it's business - friendly; it's all about maintaining a competitive economy and labor force.

In front of a packed audience in the State Dining Room at the White House on Tuesday, first lady Michelle Obama rolled out her national initiative to combat childhood obesity with a show of force that included medical, business and government leaders, grassroots activists, celebrity public service announcements, cartoon characters as nutrition experts, as well as those most directly affected — the kids themselves.

The area's family - owned businesses, many forced to wait months or longer for essential insurance payouts and government compensation, struggled as potential investors were scared off and punters stayed away.

«As we saw during the Adam Werrity affair which forced Liam Fox's resignation, this is a government which appears to be too close to corporate interests but desperately out of touch with families, businesses and young people struggling to get by.»

Giambra admits too many obstacles got in the way: the battle against throat cancer that almost claimed his life, the wars with the area's political and business establishment and — most significantly — the failure of his calculated risk to force changes in Albany's relationship with local government.

NEW YORK, NY — New York City lawmakers want to force the city government and private businesses to make it easier for parents to care for their kids.

«Forcing small business owners to shoulder an unprecedented $ 15 minimum wage burden will have greater negative ramifications than the governor's tax cut proposal can make up for,» said Brandon Muir, executive director of Reclaim New York Center for Government Reform and Accountability.

Erie County businesses will now be forced to conduct duplicate work and endure more government bureaucracy.

The ability to use the proceeds of this sale for awards to eligible businesses and nonprofits in St. Lawrence County is one of the key elements included in a tentative agreement reached this month between the New York Power Authority and the St. Lawrence Local Government Task Force.

«The ratings give voters a scorecard on how their individual legislator voted and how many times they force local governments — reeling from unfunded mandates — to raise taxes or nanny state proposals that interfere in how we choose to live our lives... As long as voters continue to hold Legislators responsible, we believe New York will become a business friendly place that people no longer have to flee in order to save on taxes.»

At the 2015 meeting, Brewer pledged her support in identifying needed resources, and last month she was joined by Congressmember Adriano Espaillat, Assemblymember Inez Dickens, City Councilmember Bill Perkins, and Community Board 10 in establishing a task force to coordinate government, business, and community efforts for making it a reality.

Last week, alarm bells rang about a possible SNP ambush of the Finance Bill, forcing the House to sit through the night and knocking out the next day's business — meaning there would be no vote on the Government's new Welfare Bill.

It's good to see Governor Cuomo recognize this and attempt to mend it by forcing government to make tough choices, just as families and business owners upstate have for decades.»

The task force is a group comprised of government, nonprofit and business community volunteers.

The New York City Council unanimously elected a fiercely liberal Democrat from East Harlem as its powerful speaker on Wednesday, eschewing the moderate leadership that had overseen its ranks for a decade and eliminating the last barrier to a government fully in line with the undiluted liberalism embraced by the new mayor... Previous speakers, such as Christine C. Quinn, had acted as a tempering force in the restive Council, bottling up measures like higher wage mandates viewed warily by the business world.

The task force includes city government officials, a major union leader, senior staff from large New York City businesses, investors and principals of smaller businesses.

Minister of Economic and Business Affairs, Lene Espersen, adds that Denmark encourages scientific entrepreneurship with «a skilled and flexible labor force, and government policy that nurtures new and emerging technologies and innovative companies.»

Interpreting the clustering of data is now a big business, a potent force in politics, and a powerful tool of government (although plenty of people may object to finding their data scrutinized by those folks, too).

«There may be opportunities for a business to come in and solve an environmental problem and tap some profit potential as a way of driving a change, as opposed to having all the solutions funded by philanthropies or forced by government regulations,» Gaines says.

As Efraim explains, big business goes after the big government contracts to supply the U.S. armed forces with what they need to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Whereas government - run schools are primarily accountable to elected school boards and unelected state education bureaucrats, private education providers are accountable directly to parents, and the same market forces that place competitive pressure on other kinds of businesses operate on these education providers as well.

The task force is composed of teachers, administrators, civic leaders, and representatives of business, higher education, and government.

Ministers from across government are joining forces with engineers, industry experts and hundreds of businesses to change perceptions around engineering — and highlight the scale of opportunity that careers in the industry hold for young people in the UK.

«Even as our businesses are subject to economic and political forces beyond our control, book publishers are looking to each other and beyond their own borders for creative solutions and business ideas — whether that's a Brazilian publisher looking for new sales channels after the sudden decline of government book purchases or a British publisher wondering what a post-Brexit marketplace will look like.»

Of course, most people point out government regulation, taxes, and other external forces which make it hard for small businesses to start and grow.

The only public college in the county, Collin College is a partner to business, government and industry, providing customized training and work force development.

For the last ten years, Bob Trotman has titled his exhibitions Business as Usual — a catch phrase that reflects the implacable force of profit - making which lies at the heart of corporate culture and much government policy.

The states and the federal government muscled into the tobacco business, along with their trial lawyer consiglieres, forcing the tobacco companies to pay billions in protection money.

More than 100 energy companies, charities and businesses have joined forces to warn David Cameron that Britain is heading for a fuel poverty crisis owing to a failure of government policy.