Sentences with phrase «leader of the statesman»

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The Marine four - star general and leader of NATO's coalition in Afghanistan «is probably the most complete warrior - statesman wearing a uniform today,» says a former Marine commandant.

Overseas, Lee was largely seen as a statesman — foreign political and business leaders have long praised him: «legendary» (Barack Obama); «brilliant» (Rupert Murdoch); «never wrong» (Margaret Thatcher), to cite a few of countless such tributes.

Recently, CMIT Solutions of Round Rock President Jeff Floyd appeared in the Round Rock Leader, a subsidiary of the widely read Austin American - Statesman, to offer some advice on cybersecurity to fellow business owners.

There is a long tradition in American history of business leaders as statesmen and moral leaders.

In ideal democracy the statesman is a leader of the people, not their lackey.

The «church - system» looks more like the «filling - station system,» and the clergy in their varieties of responsibility and excellence seem most to resemble democratic political leaders — from town selectmen to governors, from demagogues to statesmen, from ward heelers to national party leaders.

Just before the crusade, Protestant, Catholic and Jewish leaders in the city issued a strong statement denouncing those «who cast doubt upon the loyalty of the state department and officials in other departments of government, and many of our proven patriots and statesmen of long standing (February 28, 1962).

«33 Bushman also pointed out that Samuel Johnson, the great Episcopalian leader in Connecticut, lumped together Revivalism and democracy in their disrespect for proper authority: «The prevalency of rigid enthusiastical conceited notions and practices in religion and republican mobbish principles and practices and policy, being most on a level and each thinking himself an able divine and statesman: hence perpetual feuds and factions in both.34

If Green, the erstwhile locker room leader, has been reduced to playing the role of elder statesman, it may fall on Sanders to establish the team's temperament.

We have an opportunity to invest in the lives of future visionaries, statesmen, churchmen, and family leaders.

«On behalf of my colleagues, fellow presidents and leaders of our continent of Africa, I rise today, to speak in honour of a departed African statesman, a father of his nation, indeed a founding father of ECOWAS.

Some of my friends in the media vigorously attack Nigerian journalists and statesmen who openly commend the Ghanaian administration for the strides made so far.Chief Dele Momodu recently said this about of our President «People don't know why I love Ghana so much and the current leader in particular.He is modest, not flamboyant as we see of other leaders», on BBC few days ago Nigerians interviewed used the positive signs in Ghana as appropriate yardstick to attack their government, a documentary going round in the international media exposes the lackadaisical performance of the Nigerian government using the positive performance recorded under John Mahama.The latest BBC reports on the Nigerian economy captures that the cost of living in Nigeria continue to soar and in June, accelerated to 16.5 % the highest rate in almost 11 years.Gari which is supposed to be the cheapest commodity in the country can not be afforded by the poor.

Hazel Blears MP and Mehdi Hasan (Senior Editor New Statesmen, co-author «Ed: The Milibands and the making of a Labour leader») will be joined by a special guest to pass judgement on your ideas.

Joseph Lelyveld traces the last challenging months of FDR's life as President Statesman, Commander - in - Chief and Party leader in His Final Battle The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt (Knopf Publishing).

«I thought there had been enough of an opening up of debate under Ed [Miliband] that if Jeremy was on the ballot paper we would do quite well,» Jon Lansman, a close adviser of the Labour leader and chair of the pro-Corbyn Momentum group, told the New Statesman recently.

A number of other senior Labour figures also took up senior positions: the trade union leader Ernest Bevin, as Minister of Labour, directed Britain's wartime economy and allocation of manpower, the veteran Labour statesman Herbert Morrison became Home Secretary, Hugh Dalton was Minister of Economic Warfare and later President of the Board of Trade, while A. V. Alexander resumed the role he had held in the previous Labour Government as First Lord of the Admiralty.

Governor Samuel Ortom had thanked President Buhari for visiting and listening patiently to the representatives of socio - cultural groups, farmers, herdsmen, national and state legislators, former leaders and elder statesmen, among others, described him as «a father known for his integrity and fight for justice.»

He told the New Statesman he views Miliband as «polite and nice», a member of the «soft left» of the Labour party and who is «instinctively a bit more pluralistic than most Labour leaders and a bit more internationalist as well».

A source at that anti-graft agency quoted the former BoT Chairman of the PDP as saying, in the letter, that the N260 million was a refund of the N400 million he disbursed, on the instruction of Jonathan to elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai; the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae; and the leader of the Accord Party, Alhaji Rashidi Ladoja, among others, for «special political assignments» ahead of the 2015 polls.

«He was not only a great leader for his country, but one of the most profound statesmen our world has ever known.»

Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman is a descendant of the Liberal statesman Joseph Chamberlain.

The New Statesman reports that Coleman's exit was precipitated by the speech Corbyn gave to the Fabian conference on Saturday, in which he leader unveiled a set of policies that had apparently not gone through the head of policy.

He described the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills as a man of faith, a statesman and a result oriented leader.

«That the elder statesman did not deny receiving money and was bold enough to state categorically how he shared the money that was paid into his account from the Office of the former NSA shows that he is an incorruptible leader and will not condone corruption in whatever form,» Ugwu stated.

Assuming the role of the elder statesman, Mr Blair warned the Conservative leader not to be «cocky» after his local election success, which saw the Conservatives win more than 800 new council seats.

Meanwhile, Elder statesman and second Republic governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa has also slammed President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a failed leader.

The leader of the opposition in statesman mode so far.

After a return to form last week, the leader of the opposition appeared to be retreating back into statesman mode for his first set of three questions, on Libya.

Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS [1](3 January 1883 — 8 October 1967) was a British statesman of the Labour Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955.

But for all the former prime minister's apparent desire to have taken on the retiring SNP leader Alex Salmond's role of holding «Westminster's feet to the fire» over their promises, Brown also showed a statesman - like touch that perhaps the first minister lacks

Before long the Labour Party grandees will soon search for a credible, statesman - like leader whom they believe capable of delivering a victory in the polls.

«As we look forward to reuniting with our leader and elder statesman who is fondly called the Architect of Modern Plateau for his transformational work which remains an enduring legacy in the history of Plateau State, we do that with a measure of confidence in the knowledge that morning will come no matter the length of night», he stressed.

«Adeleke was a leader in every right, a formidable colleague, patriotic statesman, good family man and complete gentleman whose contributions to the development of the of Osun State in particular and the nation in general will never be forgotten», he added.

Neither would make a pantheon of great party leaders, but as statesmen they had their talents.

When asked if Afenifere leaders had forgiven Tinubu, whom they had always accused of leading the rebellion against the group, the elder statesman said, «He has not offended me, if you are referring to me as a person.»

«He was an accomplished leader, diplomat and elder statesman who served Nigeria and Africa in different capacities to the best of his abilities.

As for Ed, whom the New Statesman endorsed as Labour leader last week, he can feel justly frustrated that senior figures in the party have failed to engage with his sophisticated and well - meant critique of New Labour.

Labour's new leader has been in office barely two months, yet this hasn't stopped a motley collection of ex Ministers, frustrated David Miliband supporters and it would seem some party officials, from moaning in the ear of one Dan Hodges, who last week launched into print in the New Statesman, giving vent to their ---LSB-...]

Erstwhile Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, yesterday, lambasted elder statesman and frontline Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark over his recent claims that some Northern leaders...

Part of me feels like Stark should have taken the place of the absent Nick Fury in this film, more elder statesman than rival leader.

The good news and bad news is the same: Churchill, starring Brian Cox, is a worthy addition to the considerable canon of films about the great statesman (the greatest of the British, many say), but it also doesn't go beyond the best of the many bios that have already hit screens big and small (with stars like Albert Finney, Richard Burton and Brendan Gleeson as the British leader).

«Ben Franklin, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was also a scientist, philanthropist, statesman, civic leader, and diplomat.

She was appointed shadow education secretary in 2016 - becoming the youngest - ever holder of that position - and according to the New Statesman has been «increasingly spoken of as a future Labour leader».

Concerned about the lack of statesmen, conservation of America's freedoms and classically trained leaders, AHA was formed to «build tomorrow's heroes today.»

He's the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet, a Nobel Prize winner, and an increasingly popular speaker and statesman.

Among those who died was the the great general, orator and statesman, Pericles, the defacto leader of Athens.

He was an attorney, a statesman, a politician, and, a leader of the movement for American independence from...

Just two days ago, 27 senior statesmen and retired military leaders warned of the national security threat from an «energy tsunami» that would be triggered by a loss of our access to foreign oil.

The decision for population control will be opposed by growth - minded economists and businessmen, by nationalistic statesmen, by zealous religious leaders, and by the myopic and well - fed of every description.

Most of all, let our leaders act as statesmen, not as salesmen.