Sentences with phrase «keep the status quo in»

When those expiration dates come around and the parties can not reach an agreement on how to replace the fiscal policy, they will often simply do a temporary CR just to keep the status quo in place.

But they aren't going to just want to keep the status quo in place either.

Not exact matches

But, because they're totally consumed in the process of keeping themselves fed every day, they have little interest or ability to look or think ahead — and virtually no appetite for changing the status quo.

So when a potential acquirer looks at a business that is clearly doing its best just to keep the status quo and not making the right moves and investments, they will see right through that and wonder if the company is now too risky to invest in.

But the rise in social media use in the region could also keep the pressure on political systems that have held on to the status quo to open up.

Some employers would rather keep their head in the sand with telecommuting, even if it means having an informal, unsecured technological infrastructure, because the status quo is easier.

In one corner, global energy demand will keep ticking along status quo for decades to come.

in order for them to keep making huge profits so they can buy politicians to keep the status quo...

If the evolution to a decent capitalism is thus prevented we need to keep in mind that at least some variants of socialism would be considerably preferable to the status quo.

Seems like a few of the big name guys have kept the southern bible belt going in their pockets, and using their political clout to advance big business interests, and keep the status quo moreso that practicing religion on a truly christian level anyway!!

One thing that has kept me going is the thought that the Pharisees in Jesus» day represented the status quo, and Jesus re-interpreted lots of things, so there must be a place for the new as well as the old.

Early in his book, Woodworth quotes a journalist's observation that slavery «pickled» Southern life, keeping out all influences that might threaten the status quo.

Nothing to do with keeping up the status quo, they are literally in fear of what will happen to them and their lives if they were to announce they didn't believe.

In the end, it was Saputo's vow to retain the status quo, keeping WCB's management — and thus competition for raw milk — that convinced Mr Renyard.

I disagree with you though in that financially supporting the club by attending, buying merchandise etc, is harming the club we all love by keeping the status quo which is steadily killing us.

Or, does he keep it status quo when it comes to Coppa Italia play and continue to rotate the squad no matter what is looming in the distance?

Keep medicine in it's place, to be used when it's needed, not just because it's status quo!!!

For over 25 years, Mass Audubon has supported the status quo that prohibits hunting on Sundays in keeping with our long - held belief that hikers, families, bird watchers, wildlife photographers, amateur naturalists, and others should have one day a week free of hunting to enjoy in safety the serenity of nature on public and private lands.

«Across the nation, several states including New York overcame the outsized voices of the guardians of the status quo and passed common sense gun safety reform that bans lethal assault weapons and helps keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill,» Cuomo said in the statement.

There's a new status quo for Democrats in the state Senate: The Independent Democratic Conference is dissolved and they have 32 enrolled members, enough for a narrow working majority after keeping two seats in their column following special elections on Tuesday.

It keeps the status quo when it comes to taxes, adds $ 1 billion in new public education spending and includes expanded child care tax credits and a new $ 163 million initiative making state college tuition free for students from families earning $ 125,000 or less annually.

The proposal would keep the status quo when it comes to taxes, add $ 1 billion in new public education spending and include expanded child care tax credits and a new initiative making state college tuition free for students from families earning $ 125,000 or less annually.

Organizations interested in actually accomplishing anything instead of just comfortably maintaining the status quo should keep this in mind.

It's clear the public is demanding action in response to corruption in the Capitol, and the Senate Republicans are the only ones in Albany who want to keep the status quo.»

But some business leaders say the status quo could be a good thing when it comes to issues like keeping the two percent property tax cap intact, and continuing voluntary state spending limits that Cuomo has followed in conjunction with the Senate GOP.

After Mayor Bill de Blasio swept up more than 70 percent of the vote in a Democratic primary many anticipated he would win — bringing him one step closer to re-election — he said he had made progress in his first term but would not «accept the status quo» and keep pressing for change.

Governor Cuomo, speaking to reporters in Syracuse, defended himself, saying the Comptroller and state legislators who oppose his recent actions just want to «keep the status quo».

The governor submitted a bill earlier this year to create a new commission, but it went nowhere in the Legislature — Republicans who control the Senate and Democrats dominating the Assembly seemed quite happy to keep the status quo for this round of redistricting, which will last for 10 years.

Governments, in cahoots with BigPharma, because they too don't know any better, conspire to keep populations largely ignorant about real health to a point where they actively suppress information that may challenge the status quo.

I have been caught in this trap before where I knew that our relationship wasn't growing or going anywhere yet I chose to keep things going status quo and ended up having a good portion of my life flash before me before I woke up one day and called it off.

In a classroom behind the Iron Curtain, the future of all the families are at stake, as each family must wrestle with standing up for what they believe in or silently keeping the status quIn a classroom behind the Iron Curtain, the future of all the families are at stake, as each family must wrestle with standing up for what they believe in or silently keeping the status quin or silently keeping the status quo.

The current dominance of middle class families in taking places was a «case for not keeping the status quo», she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

«Education is the civil rights issue of our time and we will not allow the status quo to keep children, especially low - income children, trapped in underperforming schools,» said Ann Duplessis, president of the Louisiana Federation for Children.

The movement also needs to do better in taping the growing Parent Power movement for potential board candidates; as seen in Adelanto, Calif., where the successful effort by families to take control of Desert Trails Elementary School also fueled the defeat of two members of the district's board, there are families more than ready to take on traditionalists who want to keep the status quo quite ante.

This isn't to say that these officials don't care about these children, but that they are disinterested in taking on the tough work needed to overhaul districts and schools in order provide kids with the schools they deserve — which includes challenging the soft bigotry of low expectations for poor and minority kids held by far too many adults working in American public education in Virginia and the rest of the nation, and the affiliates of the National Education Association which has succeeded for so long in keeping the Old Dominion's status quo quite ante.

Thank you in this case and others for not «neglecting» to point out what the champions of the education status quo seem to keep forgetting.

This is the status quo the traditional publishers want to keep in place.

Constantly question the status quo and keep laser - focused on readers — what, how and why they are reading today, and how to make sure we keep earning their time for books in a world where time is ever - more precious.»

They just keep trying to hit the «defer» button, avoiding any significant reforms, in an effort to preserve the «status quo.»

When you get a pre-approval and you are in the process of buying a home in is important to keep your credit status quo.

And so it was that logistical hassles, fear of the unknown and the tyranny of the status quo — not to mention the cost — all conspired to keep my wife and I grounded in -LSB-...]

And so it was that logistical hassles, fear of the unknown and the tyranny of the status quo — not to mention the cost — all conspired to keep my wife and I grounded in the safe and familiar confines of our downtown Toronto condo.

Through the centuries, their vigil has kept humanity safe and the war in a status quo while The Order's members remained hidden behind history and legend.

The platform also operates online with projects such as Status Quo — where I commissioned artists to make gifs in relation to their current concerns or moods, including Evan Ifekoya, Martha Rosler, Mark Leckey, Matt Calderwood, Keep it complex — make it clear, Patrick Staff and Erica Scourti.

Yet, as the New York — based feminist group keeps evidencing, the archaic status quo in the art world has proven reluctant to change.

At various points in his speech, the graduates erupted into applause regarding keeping the status quo of free tuition.

A — - Z presents Status Quo, for which the following artists have made a GIF in relation to a statement they wish to spread: Matt Calderwood, Marialaura Ghidini, Evan Ifekoya, Keep it Complex - Make it Clear (Kathrin Böhm & Rosalie Schweiker), Paul Kneale, Mark Leckey, Martha Rosler, Erica Scourti, Patrick Staff.

imho keeping an eye on the «canaries in the coal mine» can help to keep up - to - date with the real status quo.

Keep in mind that the innovators have to overcome all kinds of inertia, and this includes the three forms of power we mention in our «anti-reflexivity» article that are available to defenders of the status quo.

As communities in our region stand up to Big Oil and Coal export projects, we are rejecting the status quo and keeping the fossil fuels in the ground.