Sentences with phrase «hoped coalition forces»

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«It's a given that the foreign minister will quit,» the government source said, adding that he expected Prodi to call a confidence vote with the hope of forcing his divided coalition to join ranks to avoid collapse.

A coalition of adverse forces seemed allied against Foster's determination and high hopes: (1) there was potential for a strike, should Foster balk at union demands; (2) 1983 might have proved not even close to the bottom of the recession for heavy machinery; (3) who knew what EPA standards the former owner had let slide, that the new one might be called on to correct?

The Joint Landowners Coalition of New York, a Binghamton - based organization representing landowners who had hoped to lease their gas rights to energy companies, had previously sued the Cuomo administration in an unsuccessful attempt to force a decision on fracking prior to the ban.

I think we proved to be a very effective force in governing — in a coalition government, when there wasn't a coalition government — and, you know, when we move forward I hope that's going to be what happens.

But its real targets are the public and the media, which the coalition hopes will force the candidates to address some of these topics during the final 3 months of the campaign.

The union is the most persistent force in district elections, but it doesn't always win, and other groups also hope to shape the outcome, including the California Charter Schools Assn. and a coalition of business and civic leaders that, in recent elections, rallied together under the banner of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.