Sentences with phrase «key plank»

The second key plank of the project was time — taking things slowly and making a long - term commitment.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum «s new digital ad lays out the six key planks in what he calls a «bold, progressive platform,» delivered from the son of a construction worker and a school bus driver.

But Hammond will reject calls to reverse the other key plank of his predecessor George Osborne's cuts: the much larger, # 3bn - a-year reduction in the work allowance — the amount recipients can earn before their benefits start to be taken away.

The second key plank of the New Labour That Wasn't was the advocacy of a pluralist polity: Charter 88's platform of devolution, a UK Bill of Rights for the UK, electoral and House of Lords reform and freedom of information.

The SNP, having misjudged key planks of their argument last time round, has had longer to hone its blueprint.

Labour's shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said that today's five - year forecast for the NHS «endorses key planks of Labour's plan».

«It takes stress off the low back and brings all the other key plank muscles — hamstrings, butt, quads — to the party in spades.»

Cuomo's not - very - veiled threat came as Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan), a lawyer with the huge personal - injury law firm, Weitz & Luxenberg, confirmed The Post's report Monday that he had dropped his opposition to two key planks in Cuomo's ethics plan: public disclosure of legislators» outside income and the names of legal clients.

Sewing's background suggests directors may keep at least one key plank of Cryan's strategy: a greater focus on Germany.

The French government is to unveil final details of proposed labor reforms Thursday in what is seen as a key plank of President Emmanuel Macron's political and economic strategy for the next five years.

China has made chip development a key plank of its Made in China 2025...

But the notion of creating an autonomous enclave with its own set of rules has become a key plank in the techno - utopian worldview.

The deal may also be a major political victory for the Harper Conservatives, who have made expanded trade a key plank of their economic agenda.

Misplaced or not, it's a key plank of Kenney's leadership bid.

Harper has said repeatedly that he wants to make Canadian tax rates lower than those in the U.S., and a key plank in the Conservative platform is Gordon Campbell - style income tax cuts aimed at middle - income earners.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has made shifting companies» short - term focus to the long term a key plank of her campaign.

A review of Alberta's natural resource royalty rates was a key plank in the New Democratic Party «s election platform and a panel was appointed shortly after Rachel Notley was sworn - in as Premier earlier this year.

A key plank of Dow's defense is that the company benefits from an integrated supply chain, with commodity petrochemicals often serving as building blocks for higher - margin specialty products.

VICTORIA — The federal environmental approval for Pacific Northwest LNG on Tuesday was little more than a reminder of Christy Clark's failure to deliver even a single LNG plant, despite making it the key plank in the 2013 election campaign,...

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, who has made balanced budgets a key plank in his campaign, suggested Monday that new measures may be required should the economic situation worsen.

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has made balanced budgets a key plank in the campaign debate and his government's April budget left little fiscal room for other parties to promise significant new spending.

A key plank of the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy — indeed its main aim — is to cut teenage pregnancy rates.

Dr Sexton said expansion in premium milk and dairy products is a key plank of Beston's strategy, and he believes that the premium milk brand B. - d.

That was why building more presence as a brand in the Australian retail market was one of the key planks in the growth strategy.

A key plank of Cameron and the Conservatives» 2010 election strategy — wait, please, come back!

The school sees FRED as a key plank in its strategy to engage with fathers.

The campaign against Chris Grayling's ban on prisoners being sent books was backed by prison staff themselves today, as doubt was cast on a key plank of the justice secretary's argument.

The Countryside Alliance Foundation has long been concerned about the ambiguity surrounding meat labelling, so much so that the adoption of a mandatory country of origin labelling framework was a key plank of the Countryside Alliance Rural Manifesto published in 2009 (to view the manifesto in full please click here).

This should be a key plank of the Queen's Speech and I expect it to be announced.

President Obama's intended visit to the region in early October 2013 was supposed to be a key plank in demonstrating that commitment.

The Coalition Government has rightly identified export - led growth as one of the key planks of its plan to reinvigorate theUK economy in the wake of the Comprehensive Spending Review.

I have written several posts now about the Senate Republicans» use of their close working relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo — and his suggestion that he might cross party lines to endorse majority members this fall — as a key plank in their strategy to retain control of the majority.

AG hopeful Sen. Eric Schneiderman's campaign is seeking to debunk a key plank in DA Kathleen Rice's campaign platform, noting new statistics reveal crime in Nassau County has risen on her watch, in some cases even out - pacing the rest of the state and NYC.

Plaid formed a coalition with Labour, making progress on a referendum on further powers the key plank of their negotiations.

Liberal immigration policies are a way to redress this problem and comprise a key plank of the Scottish National party's social and economic plan for an independent Scotland.

In January, the governor made closing the LLC loophole a key plank of his government ethics reform package.

And throughout this time, one key plank of Mr Cameron's strategy with the electorate was to detoxify the Conservative brand - in a bid to expunge memories of that awful Theresa May description of the Party as the Nasty Party.

«The Welsh Liberal Democrats made supporting nurses a key plank of our 2016 manifesto and it's great to see us delivering in Government.

Local State Senate candidate Sara Niccoli, a young mother who has made education reform a key plank of her campaign platform, responded to Elia's comments in a letter released on the first of September.

Britain must make defending the rights of gay and lesbian people a key plank of its relations with other Commonwealth countries, the former Foreign Secretary William Hague has insisted.

«They never asked about education,» a key plank in Teachout's platform, «and that's very important,» a member of the audience complained before heading off to confront the moderator.

Ursula Rozum says it all ties in to a key plank in her campaign platform.

Fairness and equality is fundamental to what we are about and LGBT equality has been a key plank of that work we did over our 13 years in government.

Protestors gathered to call for a meeting with the Lib Dem leader so they could demand electoral reform - a key plank of the party's demands during talks on a partnership with Labour or the Lib Dems.

But the prime minister looked less stable than ever this morning when she ripped up a key plank of the Tory election manifesto just days after it was published.

Policy-wise, Grisanti remains opposed to the key plank in the women's agenda that would codify the Roe v. Wade decision in state law.

But it turns out that she is not the only shadow cabinet member with a penchant for using colourful language to dismiss a key plank of Labour policy.

A doubling of air passenger duty was a key plank of the chancellor's pre-Budget report last autumn, and was hailed as proof of his commitment to environmental issues.

He has made campaign finance reform a key plank in his race and eschewed corporate contributions.