Sentences with phrase «hard line stances»

The governor, who's become known for his hard line stance on numerous issues, says he's «flexible», comparing himself to the 1960's popular rubber toy «Gumby».

«When Sheila was taking such a hard line stance as budget chair, keeping tax increases down and cutting every pencil and budget line she can, for her to take a patronage job at the Board of Elections is a little odd,» said another member of county government.

Not exact matches

President - elect Donald Trump's hard - line stance on trade is not much more than posturing, Christopher Nassetta, CEO of Hilton Worldwide, told CNBC on Wednesday.

And his hard - line opening stance could portend a contentious renegotiation of the 22 - year - old deal with Mexico and Canada that Trump's senior advisers have called a top priority for the new administration.

There are such pressures in American society, but the court has not fallen captive to them, at least not since 1970, when Chief Justice Warren Burger spent many words rejecting the earlier hard - line — though still not «absolute» — separationist stance of the Earl Warren court.

Let all the hard line Gooners stop being obsessed with anti Wenger stance.

Margaret Thatcher Maggie's often best remembered for her hard - line stance on the miners» strike.

The surprisingly hard - line stance from Skelos surprised Cuomo administration insiders and raised the likelihood of a standoff — jeopardizing stabilized rents for more than 1 million Big Apple housing units — when current regulations expire June 15.

It's also seen as a litmus test for President Donald Trump, who is lauded by many of the district's Cuban - American voters for chilling his predecessor's accord with Cuba but is denounced by other Hispanics for his hard - line stance on immigration, especially policies involving undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, known as «Dreamers.»

The DUP has a hard - line stance against gay marriage, with former health minister Jim Wells telling the Belfast Telegraph this year: «Peter will not marry Paul in Northern Ireland.»

The state of New York is taking a hard stance against sexual assault by devoting more money to the agencies working on the front lines.

But the Trump administration, as part of its hard - line stance on immigration, wants to add the citizenship question in the 2020 Census.

Trump's hard - line positions on immigration — including a pledge to bar Muslims from entering the United States, and a plan to build a wall along the US border with Mexico — have worried research advocates who say such stances could dissuade talented foreign scientists from working or studying at US institutions.

A hard - line stance by the FDA could force Centeno to go abroad with his Regenexx procedure, which he licenses to other doctors.

My dad used to pick me up from school well after the closing bell, on his way back from work, and I spent many hours looking at the M3's hard, clean lines; low stance; and polished aluminum wheels; wondering how great cars can happen to shitty people.

But I love the way the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 reminds me of big ol' highway - runner Dodges from the past, with its strong stance, glide ride and over-the-top performance, in straight lines and when you toss it hard into corners.

But there's a silver lining down the road here: i) politically, a Hard Brexit seems like a total non-runner now, ii) the EU's highly motivated to enforce a «take it, or shove it» negotiating stance (& back Ireland to the hilt), and iii) there are even rumblings of a possible #Breversal (but clearly this also reflects widespread disgust with lame - duck May).

So, the company took a hard - line stance on religious imagery: If it reflects a real - world faith, get rid of it.

It is a stark example as well of how public debate on topics deemed delicate here can be easily muffled by a small minority, the most vocal of whom are the country's estimated 10,000 rightists who espouse hard - line stances in disputes against Tokyo's neighbors.

What would happen if the EPA and the Democrats took a harder - line stance on this issues, in combination with ever - larger renewable energy targets?

In a recent statement he appears to have softened that hard - line stance, but given the torrent of lies dropping from Trump's mouth, his history of science denial, and Walker's current statements, I see no reason to believe Trump's attitude has changed.

Given the history of climate finance thus far and the injustice dished out to the developing world It's not surprising that developing countries are taking a hard stance on their red lines.

Stone's attorney, David B. Irwin, told The Sun that the judge «realizes he has made some calls that were out of the strike zone, if you will,» and that he has changed his hard - line stance against cell phones: «Now he says please turn your phone off or take it outside,» Irwin said.

Noseworthy's consumer protection stance continues the hard line taken by Premier Christy Clark when the Liberals became embroiled in real estate controversy for failing to provide the needed regulation framework to stop shadow - flipping by real estate agents.

The comments echo Gates» warning last week over tech companies» hubris in the encryption debate with government, suggesting Apple's hard - line stance on not offering law enforcement backdoors to unlock an iPhone might attract government intervention.

The Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria (AEAT), more commonly known as the Agencia Tributaria, the tax agency of the Spanish government is set to take a hard - line stance on what it suspects to be tax...

And driving out bad actors early on will ensure that the government won't eventually adopt such a hard - line stance that it will effectively choke off the budding industry, Clayton reasoned.