Sentences with phrase «intervening on behalf of»

No doubt many teens are more than capable of intervening on behalf of the victimized — by helping the target, redirecting the bully, or informing an adult who can respond.

R (Boots Management Services Ltd) v Central Arbitration Committee [2017] EWCA Civ 66 [2017] IRLR 355 Intervening on behalf of the Secretary of State on claim for a declaration of incompatibility with Article 11 in relation to trade union derecognition provisions

They pride themselves on intervening on behalf of homeless pets in order to improve their chances for adoption.

A Department of Homeland Security watchdog report blasted the agency's No. 2 official for repeatedly intervening on behalf of well - connected participants in an investor - visa program, including Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Tony Rodham, a brother of former Secretary of State Clinton.

Missionaries displayed extraordinary courage in intervening on behalf of the Pulayas, as in effect, it was an attack on the entire patron - client system.

New research shows that humpback whales are basically the ocean's superheroes, regularly intervening on behalf of other animals to protect them from killer whales.

It's an ongoing battle, but we're happy to intervene on behalf of our franchise operators.

The Fund intervened on behalf of Embassy Church, saying that the claim doesn't add up, due to many other secular businesses and organizations receiving the same or similar tax treatment.

And that is why I intervened on behalf of the condemned rebel yesterday.

Cindy Adams successfully intervened on behalf of carriage horses with NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

John Baron called for a «long - term strategy, a realistic strategy», adding: «Otherwise we risk repeating the errors that we made in Iraq, in Helmand, in Libya, and would have made only two years ago in this house if we had allowed the government to intervene on behalf of the rebels.»

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden also intervened on behalf of Hillary Clinton by making unprecedented endorsements of two Democratic Primary Candidates in Florida: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Florida Senate Candidate Patrick Murphy.

De Blasio claimed the firing of a top city official had «nothing to do» with the aide telling federal investigators City Hall improperly intervened on behalf of a big campaign donor.

By Sian Norris On Wednesday, SNP MP Hannah Bardell asked the prime minister to intervene on behalf of her constituent Lola Ilesanmi, who currently faces deportation to Nigeria where her three - year - old daughter is at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM).

(The governor chose not to intervene on behalf of his fellow Democrats in a dispute over a new congressional map, and actually greatly helped the Republicans who hold the New York State Senate during the redistricting process.)

A Conservative cabinet minister intervened on behalf of one of the world's richest cocoa dealers to get a ban on trading lifted after receiving # 40,000 in donations from the millionaire's company to his parliamentary office.

I want to commend RCCG for setting the pace to intervene on behalf of government because this is what government should be doing but this intervention comes with a lot of respect and commendation from us and we have no reason than to just partner with RCCG and CADAM Centre to ensure that this facility is 24/7 functional.

The minority chief whip, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, urgently made the request on the floor of parliament yesterday for the speaker to intervene on behalf of the affected MPs.

ALBANY — The city Department of Education confirmed yesterday that Gov. Paterson intervened on behalf of Olympic gold - medalist Diane Dixon to get her a job after she'd been turned down...

Senator Klein and Assemblyman Dinowitz co-authored a letter to New Jersey Governor Christie on July 3, 2013, urging him to intervene on behalf of New Jersey and New York residents in the planned construction of a new 143 foot building for LG Electronics Corporation in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, by the Palisades.

Mayor de Blasio on Friday for the second time would not refute allegations that he intervened on behalf of a fundraiser who sought to have the Dept. of Buildings lift...

Success» CEO, Eva Moskowitz, recently appealed to Elia to intervene on behalf of the network in a fight over pre-kindergarten contracts with Mayor Bill de Blasio, her primary political foe.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim made a point of declaring publicly that de Blasio had intervened on behalf of donors who were seeking favors from City Hall.

According to a notice of claim filed with the city Comptroller's Office, in firing Morales this past February, the city «unlawfully retaliat [ed]» against Morales because he complained after City Hall intervened on behalf of the foundering restaurant.

Ganduje had in the letter mentioned Osinbajo as one of the prominent Nigerians who intervened on behalf of Sanusi.

It investigates cases or rights abuse, makes polite inquiries of foreign governments and embassies, and, when, appropriate, intervenes on behalf either of individuals or, occasionally, groups of individuals.

The committee intervenes on behalf of colleagues in the sciences who have been detained, imprisoned, exiled, or deprived of the rights to pursue science, communicate their findings to their peers and the general public, and travel freely.

One successful program in Connecticut intervenes on behalf of veterans when they find themselves in criminal court, offering reduced or eliminated sentences in return for closely monitored psychiatric treatment.

A character intervenes on behalf of a young man who is drunk.

The Institute for Justice, which coordinated the defense of Cleveland's school voucher program in the landmark 2002 Zelman case, intervened on behalf of program beneficiaries in each case.

Although stated in race - neutral terms, none of its carefully selected examples indicate that ED or DOJ will ever intervene on behalf of white students claiming to be victims of discrimination, even though Title VI, which starts with the words «no person» was consciously drafted in race - neutral terms.

Baraka wrote to President Obama last month and asked him to intervene on behalf of the community.

How many years will it take for the state to aggressively intervene on behalf of kids?

Phoenix, Ariz. — The Institute for Justice vowed to intervene on behalf of parents and children to defend against a lawsuit filed yesterday by Arizona special interest groups challenging the nation's first publicly funded education savings account program.

Burnett then secretly recorded conversations with Laxalt involving Laxalt's request that the State of Nevada intervene on behalf of...

Rather than intervene on behalf of students and parents who are being abused, Governor Malloy's administration, the State Department of Education and the State Board of Education have remained silent, or worse, have allowed the environment of bullying to continue.

The Institute for Justice filed its motion to intervene on behalf of its client parents on January 30, 2014.

More than 50 years after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed school segregation in Brown v. Board of Education, the nation's schools are still plagued by inequalities, yet the High Court today declines to intervene on behalf of equal educational opportunity for all children.

The FTC intervened on behalf of the users that did not get refunds and got no rewards.

They are supposed to act in the interest of all Americans, and when it intervenes on behalf of investment banks that they don't regulate, or one in particular, Bear Stearns, there is a question as to whether it is right for them to do so.

We're disappointed that the American Humane representative on the set didn't intervene on behalf of the dog.

Occasionally, Dogs XL will intervene on behalf of a smaller dog with an XL personality.

It said the measure would hinder EPA's ability to intervene on behalf of downstream states harmed by pollution coming from a state upstream.

The free rider problem is very much a non-sequitur in regards to AGW, since no positive outcomes based on the actions of others are being cited by the government that seeks the authority to intervene on behalf of the public good regarding AGW.

When manufacturers fail to abide by the safety laws governing the creation of and sale of products, the team at Shapiro Winthers & McGraw P.C. is ready to intervene on behalf of injured consumers.

Marjorie Brown represented the British Columbia Nurses» Union, who intervened on behalf of Insite.

In fact, the PHIPA Commissioner (who intervened on behalf of the Plaintiffs), argued that the role of the Commissioner is to focus on systemic issues, rather than individual complaints.7

Ian Roland, Emily Lawrence and Danny Kastner intervened on behalf of the Ontario Police Association in R. v. McNeil, 2009 SCC 3, the Supreme Court's most recent consideration of third - party disclosure obligations.

Sotomayor said that the court «routinely displays an unflinching willingness» to summarily reverse courts for denying officers qualified immunity, while failing to intervene on behalf of the people they shoot.

Intervened on behalf of farmers, ranchers, and agricultural entities in numerous federal ESA citizens suits brought by environmental groups;