Sentences with phrase «important official positions»

He held many important official positions such as the director of the Aboriginal Legal Service Western Australia; he was a key figure in the Royal Commission into Black Deaths in Custody, and instigated the Inquiry into the Stolen Generations, and held key positions such as advisor to the office of the Commonwealth Minister for Aboriginal Affairs.

Not exact matches

The important thing to note here is that the first lady is not an official government position.

Board President of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, Angelo Vivolo, had this to say; «With no firm answer from our City's Mayor on whether the monument to Columbus will stay or go, we are forced to reach out to all New York City elected officials and 2017 electoral candidates to demand their position on this important part of our Italian - American history.

We are polling all elected officials and those seeking public office as to their position on this important issue and we intend to keep the millions of Italian Americans residing in this state informed as to the result of our inquiry and make the community aware of who is supportive of the Italian American community and who will succumb to anti Italian sentiment.

«What's most important to me is an elected official's position on the issues and how do you support my policies as opposed to their politics and political issues,» Cuomo said.

«While acknowledging the potential negatives of such a convention — e.g., the risk of amendments being approved that would weaken the home rule authority of local governments — the Executive Committee viewed the opportunity to strengthen the position of municipalities in New York's governmental structure as more important and voted to approve NYCOM's support of a «Yes» vote on the constitutional convention question facing New York voters this November, with the additional stipulation that municipal officials would need to run for and be elected as delegates to the convention if our intended outcomes are to be achieved,» the guide states

These are the candidates voters are putting forth for our most important government official positions?

The dead man, apparently an important official, lay in a fetal position surrounded by weapons, jewelry and pottery to ease his passage to the afterlife.

Almost as though to deliberately undercut the BFCA's self - appointed, self - important positioning as the most accurate bellweather for Oscar whims, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association responded to the BFCA's highly prescriptive, strategic best supporting actress award for Winslet's arguably leading performance in The Reader by handing Winslet two Golden Globes (one for The Reader, the other for Revolutionary Road, Winslet's official leading performance bid).

«That a set of government officials, especially in education, would seek to limit the kinds of discussions around some of the most important policies in education not only in Victoria but in the world, is a very worrisome position to take.»

Those cultural aspects, in fact, are an important part of how Qatar tourism officials are looking to position the destination in comparison with Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The fact that, in this debate, the entertainer represents the «side» of the overwhelming scientific consensus is less important to the producers of «Meet the Press» than the fact that one «side» is also the consensus of the Democratic Party, while the view of a small fringe in the scientific community is the official position of the Republican Party.

According to various news reports, Minister Moore said that while bilingualism was important in such a position, «If someone can not speak both official languages perfectly, this should not be a criteria that would prevent them from submitting their candidacy for the court.»

In our industry, having an official title that corresponds to an important position on a Board or Association can also have some potential monetary value, from a personal marketing perspective.

By identifying, analyzing and coordinating policy positions, The Roundtable's business and trade association leaders seek to ensure a cohesive industry voice is heard by government officials and the public about real estate and its important role in the global economy.