Sentences with phrase «leading champions of»

Similarly, via cap and trade, some leading champions of Global Warming aim to make a great deal of money.

Three of the world's leading champions of ocean conservation weigh in below.

Since 1984, Mark Moore and his wife Hilarie have been leading champions of emerging and mid-career contemporary artists in Southern California.

Since at least the 1950s, Hunter has been and continues to be one of the leading champions of color and abstraction, not to mention painting, among art schools in the United States.

The Liberal Democrats are among Parliament's leading champions of the Human Rights Act.

One of New York's leading champions of reform, Kavanagh is an outspoken advocate for changing the culture in Albany, fixing New York's broken election and campaign finance systems, and standing up to special interests.

Kavanagh is one of New York's leading champions of reform and is an outspoken advocate for changing the culture in Albany.

To make matters worse, he was a leading champion of the good sense of the citizenry as against the nostrums of bureaucrats and so - called experts.

As the leading champion of the High Speed 2 rail line from London to Birmingham, it was hoped he could overhaul Britain's creaking infrastructure.

The Balls approach always envisaged a commitment to remaining within the government's future spending totals — as Gordon Brown's main adviser in the 1990's, he had been the leading champion of matching government plans — but this was for much later in the parliament, once Tory economic credibility had been destroyed.

By the late 1990s Kurzweil emerged as the leading champion of the coming end of life as we know it.

It led champions of market - oriented reforms — and so also allowed skeptics — to adopt a ludicrous standard for judging whether school choice «works.»

They have led champions of market - oriented reforms — and so also allowed skeptics — to adopt a ludicrous standard for judging whether school choice «works.»

Moales was not only a leading champion of education reformer extraordinaire Paul Vallas but has been a major proponent of Steve Perry's plan to open a charter school in Bridgeport.

Early Learning ACNJ has been the state's leading champion of high - quality preschool and child care for children throughout the state.

Missouri — also known as the «Show Me State» — has spent the last decade becoming the nation's leading champion of Diverging Diamond Interchanges (DDIs).

In the early 1980s Dokoupil emerged as a leading champion of a new generation of international artists who, in opposition to the minimal and conceptual art of the 1970s, rediscovered painting and the use of figurative, expressionist images.

Byrne is a leading champion of Blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

Not exact matches

Way back in 2004, an icon of professional basketball named Kevin Garnett emerged as a future champion, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves through a Cinderella season.

Though hardly extravagant by financial sector standards, this champion of the public good owned a vacation home in Belize and led a lifestyle that placed him firmly within the ranks of the 1 %.

Lead by singing the praises of your employees and being their champion.

She was recognized for her role in leading one of the most successful food manufacturing companies in Latin America, as well as her leadership of Kellogg's largest acquisition in the region (Ritmo Investimentos - Parati) and for championing Kellogg's efforts in sustainability.

As China's growth show signs of cooling and the Communist Party prepares for its all - important 19th Congress, a cadre of reformers led by CBRC chairman Guo Shuqing is warning that these swashbuckling global buyers aren't national champions but lightning rods for financial risk.

But it's also a reminder of something else: of how often philanthropic organizations like CZI are leading the charge today when it comes to championing ambitious new healthcare strategies.

Just as importantly, his work on the distribution of electricity led to the world's first power plant in New York City (though his technology choice, direct current (DC), was eventually surpassed by the alternating current approach (AC) championed by rival inventor, Nikola Tesla).

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He says the money Xiaomi stands to make doesn't interest him in and of itself; those in his orbit say it's more what the money represents — the company joining the ranks of China's so - called national champions, the likes of Jack Ma's Alibaba, Pony Ma's Tencent Holdings Ltd., and Robin Li's Baidu Inc. «I wanted to lead a Chinese company,» the 48 - year - old says, «to become No. 1 in the world.»

«Sen. Thayer has proven, time and again, to be one of the leading legislative champions for Kentucky Bourbon,» Gregory said.

The firm has not only been our largest shareholder, but also a great champion, supporting a bold vision, leading our Board of Directors as we achieved each milestone and addressed every opportunity in building a platform that redefines the targeting of infectious disease.

As controller, Tom has championed open book management and taken the lead on educating staff about the financial ins and outs of the business.

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The most successful structure would likely include a trusted member of the community acting as a lead investor, negotiating terms and championing the deal.

He also championed completion of the Energy Transfer Partners LP - led Dakota Access Pipeline, which runs from northwestern North Dakota to Illinois via South Dakota and Iowa.

Liverpool are on the brink of a return to the Champions League final as they lead Roma going into Wednesday's semi-final second leg amid tight security with thousands of Reds fans flooding into the Italian capital.

Although he later abandoned his pan-Islamism and became a vigorous champion of Indian nationalism and secular politics, his earlier writings had so deeply influenced the Muslim mind that he could not turn the Muslims away from the paths into which he had led them.

The Church should not only not fear the truth of the natural order, it should take the lead in studying it, in championing it.

While Champions 12.3 is the group of CEOs leading progress to achieve the UN's SDG Target 12.3, there are many organizations that are part of the movement to halve food loss and waste.

He is Development Director for WRAP - a UK charity, at the forefront of the circular economy - thought leaders, champions of action and catalysts for change.Richard joined WRAP in 2004, leading the team that created and delivered the innovative the Courtauld Commitment - the first agreement of its kind between WRAP and UK supermarket retailers committed to an ambitious and collaborative approach to packaging and food waste reduction.

HEINEKEN USA, the nation's leading upscale beer importer, in partnership with the U.S. Bartenders» Guild, names Kelly Pigula of Hudson Grille in White Plains, N.Y. as the first crowned champion of the U.S. Heineken Bartender Star Serve Championship held in New York City on November 4.

They were knocked out of the Champions League quarter - finals to Liverpool on Tuesday night and failed to win the Premier League title against rivals Manchester Utd last weekend — after surrendering a two goal lead.

Whether such big - money signings are necessary is up for debate given the level that Ernesto Valverde has his side playing at right now, as they lead the way in La Liga with a four - point gap to their nearest rivals and they sit top of their Champions League group.

The Merseyside club secured their third successive season without Champions League football last term, leading to the sacking of manager Kenny Dalglish, and his Northern Irish replacement has been charged with the responsibility of improving his playing staff in the pursuit of closing the 17 point gap between their eight place finish and a top four finish.

His sphere of influence is way too huge Wenger's contribution to clubs current financial state can not be over emphasized he is the leading factor to the clubs financial growth from building the Emirates Stadium to consecutively maintaining a spot at the Uefa Champions League, but this has played a huge toll on the clubs reluctance to try other managerial options.

It was two more frustrating seasons culminating in a fantastic performance that led us out of the champions league at home against Monaco.

Without him, for the subsequent match against Newcastle United, Gary Cahill came into the heart of the defence alongside John Terry, although an injury to the latter in that match led to his own absence from the Champions League bout against Paris Saint - Germain.

Juventus will take a 2 - 0 aggregate lead back to Turin for the second leg of their round - of - 16 Champions League tie with Porto next month.

I can't decide on whether I want to commit to cementing our place in the top four before hoping to push on to win the title, but I also can't think of anything worse than hoping that United keep their six - point lead over our side, which leaves me stuck in the middle, but I feel like we should actually be concentrating on returning to the Champions League.

His 13 league goals have seen the side open up a ten point lead at the top of the table and they are two victories away from being crowned Premier League champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer of 2012.

Yaya Toure, 31, is set to lead a group of up to 13 Manchester City players leaving the Premier League champions this summer (Guardian)