Sentences with phrase «hold majority»

In January the UK ambassador to Korea and his US and EU counterparts made representations to the Korean parliamentary and judiciary committee arguing that the current law allowing international firms to operate in Korea has failed to live up to the commitments made under the free trade agreements, as firms can not hold a majority stake in joint ventures.

The oceans hold the majority of heat in the system, are full of sloshy cycles on time scales from years to decades and, despite an increase in monitoring using sophisticated diving buoys, remain only spottily tracked.

But some Republicans, who hold a majority in the House of Representatives, want to see NASA give up climate science so it can focus on returning astronauts to space once the 30 - year - old shuttle program ends later this year.

The contemporary gallery system seems to be mirroring the distribution of wealth in the United States — there is a 1 % of the gallery world (Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, David Zwirner, Blum & Poe, etc.) that seems to hold the majority of the power, capital and visibility.

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is fortunate to hold the majority of the watercolors produced in this era through gifts from The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and The Burnett Foundation, including landscapes, abstractions, and nudes (studies of her own body).

Nexon has reported their revenue is up 56 % and also announced they now hold a majority stake in the company GameHi.

North America, Europe, and Asia hold the majority of properties throughout the world with North America having 83 % of all Marriott properties.

Most category 1 and 2 hotels can be found in Asia, whereas Europe and North America hold a majority of the Category 6 and 7 ones.

Its employee owners may one day hold a majority stake in the business, but Lars says that he expects his family to retain an ownership stake in perpetuity.

There are several trusts that fall under this category who hold the majority of the American debts, including; Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, Military Retirement Fund, Medicare, Social Security Trust Fund among others.

Meanwhile, Annaly Capital Management has continued to hold a majority (78.6 %) of its agency holdings in 30 - year mortgages.

Since many senior homeowners hold the majority of their wealth in home equity, the opportunity to utilize this largely untapped asset can help bolster retirement income.

Thanks to a large single market, an average ETP had much more AUM in the US than elsewhere (however, this does not take into account the typical right skew of the AUM distribution, whereby a small number of funds hold the majority of assets):

The basic tenants of the framework go as follows: For retirees who hold the majority of their assets in tax - deferred accounts, assets can fairly easily be turned into income by setting up an automatic withdrawal plan from their current holdings or purchasing an investment that is specifically designed to provide regular distributions.

This means the Republicans hold majority control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives — the first time this has happened since 1928.

No student can flee away from this task, as these tasks hold the majority of their academic grades on which their future depends.

Viz Media still hold the majority of the list, saw more titles fall than rise.

Apple's financial model does not require Apple to hold majority tablet share.

K.Taheri: What is your perspective on future U.S. negotiations with Iran, as a result of the recent election victory by the Republican's, who now hold the majority of seats in both the Houses and Senate, and will it have any effect on the situation of human rights in Iran?

If we want to change the industry and how it works, whether that be with mindset or manufacturing, we need to focus on the repeat offenders — the big name brands which hold the majority of the power.

Your muscles hold the majority of your water.

I hold the majority of my weight in my thighs and calves.

Assuming Republicans hold their majority in the House after the 2018 elections, Representative Frank Lucas (R — OK) would be next in line by seniority.

They actually hold a majority of the instructor and lecturer positions (between 55 % and 60 %), and nearly half of the assistant professor jobs.

Together these institutions hold the majority of U.S. Arctic whaling logbooks still in existence, Wood said.

As part of its call for greater transparency, the committee said that departmental SACs must also «aim to hold the majority of their meetings in public.»

I'd say Conservative hold majority 5100.

Speaker Heastie says the Democrats, who hold a majority in the Assembly, have begun talking about the measures, and he thinks it's important to restore public trust.

The exchange prompted a new round of hand - wringing over the deteriorating relations among Democrats in the Senate, who technically hold a majority but whose divisions have effectively given power to the Republicans.

Obama's dinner will raise money for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which has become a critically important committee for Democrats nationwide as they try to hold their majority in the U.S. Senate in the November elections.

On the Senate side of the Capitol, where Democrats still hold the majority, Sen. Patty Murray is the only female member of the leadership.

Since Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, a Democrat, would break a tie, the Democrats will still hold the majority in the Senate and introduce the bills.

Labour didn't hold the majority of its 2010 vote, we lost at least 1.5 m of it, to with stories or Ukip, maybe more, and yes we did get back ex libDem votes, all those Billybragg types at the guardian who voted libDem last time, to see their party in coalition with the Tories, So saying that labour never lost votes to Ukip is daft, we did and the libdem vote only stabilized it,

In a surprise move, Suffolk Republican Chairman John Jay LaValle also pulled out of the county comptroller race, so he can oversee the GOP campaign in the 3rd Senate District — a seat crucial to Senate Republicans seeking to hold the majority.

«If they were proud of this bill they wouldn't be doing it this way,» McConnell said, referring to the reform bill fashioned in the Senate, where Democrats hold the majority.

All the groups — as well as Gov. Andrew Cuomo — have derided the current format for drawing political lines as little more than a system for protecting incumbents who hold the majority.

Democrats, with a 12 - member caucus that includes two minor - party members, currently hold a majority in the Suffolk County Legislature.

They hold a majority in the House and an 18 - 18 tie in the Senate, with Democratic Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman as a potential tie breaking vote.

Democrats hold a majority in both the California Assembly, currently holding 53 seats to Republican's 25, and in the California Senate, holding 27 seats to Republican's 13.

Senate Republicans reportedly pushed Martins to stay in the Senate to help them hold a majority.

She also said he and the GOP majorities in the House and Senate are «being challenged and obstructed to no end» and admitted that the fight to hold the majority «is not going to be without tough times.»

«However, Republicans remain solid favorites to hold their majority.»

They hold the majority because one Democrat meets with the GOP.

But his caucus will hold the majority next year at 21 to 15, and the election of the top Senate leader is traditionally done on a bipartisan vote.

«These numbers show we take nothing for granted, but we're confident that Republicans will hold our majority in the State Senate next year.»

Although the seven point Tory lead is their narrowest of the year, it could still give them enough votes to become the largest party in the Commons, although they would struggle to hold a majority.

Since all the Republicans have left the state, we expect to hold the majority, offer our fealty to the Prince (until he trash talks us and tries to get us to sign up to his version of the Promisekeepers) and otherwise do what we want to do.

The link between intimate partner violence and surveillance tech; the operational security set - up that connected Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald and Edward Snowden; how Senate Dems are counting on tech to hold their majority; and much, much more.

March was a lucky month for the Senate Republicans, who hold the majority in that chamber by just one vote.

The 31 Senate Republicans hold a majority in the 63 - seat chamber by counting Sen. Simcha Felder of Brooklyn as a member of their caucus, but the IDC has been a buttress for the GOP on procedural votes.