Appearing after Reid, McConnell — who was part of a Republican -
led majority that threatened «nuclear option» reform in 2005 — said that Reid and Democrats were overreacting to a few controversial appointees.
But with Harper
leading a majority, there was no chance of his being thwarted this time.
It is not right to compare the Dutch system, where highly - trained midwives
lead the majority of birth care, with the US, where most births are attended by obstetricians, and untrained midwives able to practice.
Strategists for the Regular Democratic Organization have suggested that the Vrdolyak -
led majority on the Chicago City Council will be more responsive to Washington «s appointments now that Kelly has been rehired.
«David Previte is a skilled legal and policy professional who has what it takes to
lead our Majority forward,» Flanagan said.
«New York is on the cusp of making history, Andrea Stewart - Cousins should be the first woman, and first African American woman, to ever
lead a Majority Conference in the New York Legislature.
Steawart - Cousins would be the first African - American woman to
lead a majority conference in state government.
He now
leads a majority of 105 in the 150 - member Assembly, and his ability to defend that lopsided margin in November will weigh in any final assessment of his first round as speaker.
David Cameron said he would be a proud to
lead a majority Conservative government as he delivered his victory speech outside Number 10 this afternoon.
Those accomplishments are more meaningful when they are authentic, and feeling competent is itself a meaningful reward — better than a collection of stickers or small trinkets or much too scarcely distributed recognitions like «student of the month,» which can
lead the majority of students to become resigned to failure despite effort.
The outcome of these data conversations has
led the majority of the sites to build 2016 — 17 testing schedules for ELA Grades 3 — 5 and Math Grades 6 — 8 to complete testing and return the results in June for articulation and summer planning.
It is precisely this great diversity of effort happening within the charter school sector that has
led the majority of Californians to conclude that charter schools are a bright spot within our public school system, and we think that an article that failed to take into account these contributions has done a great disservice.
SCALE Teacher Leaders will plant and
lead the majority of science - based professional development that DCPS teachers will participate in during the 2015 - 16 school year.
School staff
led a majority of the curriculum while foundry10 staff acted as a support and led a few of the classes.
Curran qualified second and
led the majority of his stint, and Aschenbach finished 0.473 seconds behind John Edwards» BMW.
The pairing went wire - to - wire in 2013 and
led the majority of last year's race.
They also were third at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, where Garcia claimed pole position and the No. 3 car
led a majority of the race.
Without question, the monstrous success of the Switch has
lead a majority of indie devs seeing their colleagues in other studios thrive on the system, having perhaps little competition in the early months of the hybrids release.
Solar module / upstream companies
led the majority of the declines for the second straight month.
Is it a situation of «it won't impact my practice» or «I don't need to change as my business is fine» that
leads the majority of attorneys to not want to join the ranks of the influencers?
Lord Justice Ward (giving
the lead majority judgment) said that the wife's statement was about her present intention and carried no implication of her future intentions.
In turn,
it led a majority of clients to hiring me for additional services.
Lady Justice Smith delivered
the leading majority judgment.
To the dissent, the same assumptions and logic that
led the majority to conclude that settlement payments are a net monetary recovery should have led it to conclude that a dismissal pursuant to settlement is still a dismissal for prevailing party purposes.
«New tech startups have been growing in Delaware because of its friendly structure to startups compared to the Silicon Valley, which is
leading the majority of AR startups,» said Jain.
In spite of their increasing popularity, issuers are still wary about impending SEC regulations, which has
led the majority of projects to avoid accepting U.S. investment altogether.
Short - term thinking is
leading the majority of Android phone manufacturers down the wrong path.
Not exact matches
ATHENS, April 19 - Greece has accepted a 535 million euro offer from a consortium
led by Italy's Snam for a
majority stake in gas grid operator DESFA, naming it the «preferred investor,» its privatization agency said on Thursday.
Chinese tech giants are now outright acquiring or taking
majority shares in overseas companies, such as Ctrip's (China's
leading online travel agency and number two market leader in the world, second only to Priceline) acquisition of the UK's
leading travel search site Skyscanner, Tencent's 93 % investment in U.S. - based gaming company Riot Games and 84 % investment in Finland - based gaming company Supercell, and Alibaba's 83 % stake in Southeast Asia's online shopping site Lazada.
She sold a
majority stake to Swiss luxury group Richemont for # 50 million ($ 71.8 million) in 2010 before
leading Net - A-Porter through a $ 3.2 billion (# 2.7 billion; $ 3.9 billion) merger with Italy's Yoox Group in 2015.
• A consortium
led by French billionaire Xavier Niel agreed to buy a
majority stake in telecommunications company Eir.
If the meeting
lead spends the
majority of the time talking AT participants instead of WITH them, it creates opportunity for background email checking, solitaire playing, and coffee brewing.
While approval is not a given since the ruling coalition government
led by Abe's LDP does not have a
majority in the upper house of parliament, most analysts do not foresee any problems given signs this week that main opposition parties will not block the nominations.
• Equistone Partners Europe Limited acquired a
majority stake in Inspired Thinking Group, a U.K.based technology -
led provider of outsourced marketing services, from Bridgepoint Development Capital.
«Fundamentally she has a very small
majority,» Mylles recalled, adding that Prime Minister May supported the pro-EU campaign in the
lead up to the referendum.
The
majority of LIONs believe bigger is better and that large networks
lead to more opportunity.
When he landed in Vancouver, Canada last month he was treated like a rock star by thousands of South Asians clamoring for just a peek at the man
leading India's first
majority government in 30 years.
• An investor group
led by Stone Point Capital and KKR (NYSE: KKR) agreed to acquire a
majority stake in Focus Financial Partners, a New York - based wealth management firm, for around $ 2 billion.
Rather than spend the
majority of your marketing budget on promotions
leading up to the season, consider saving part of it for the post-holiday stretch.
The vast
majority were having problems with
lead generation and search engine optimization (SEO).
A Roth 401 (k) isn't always better financially — for example, if you work in a high - tax state now but plan to retire in a lower - tax state in the future — but for the
majority of Americans, the Harvard study shows a Roth 401 (k)
leads to increased spending power in retirement.
But it's not sourcing a diverse enough population of
leads, because the vast
majority of the folks the employees know tend to be like them and look like them.
The 125 CEOs who participated in the survey were asked to compare a hypothetical
majority government under Conservative leader Stephen Harper to one
led by Liberal Stéphane Dion.
«This gives us a mid-point prediction of an 8.5 %
lead for remain, or a
majority of around 2.5 million of votes cast.
«In the tough economic times ahead, we need a Conservative
majority led by Harper to make the difficult decisions without the inevitable bickering from the Liberals and NDP,» wrote one CEO.
On Jan. 27, Trump signed the first executive order for a travel ban — related to travelers from seven Muslim -
majority countries — which
led to confusion across U.S. and overseas airports and resulted in nationwide protests against the order.
Ibrahim
led Canaan's Series A investment of $ 3.5 million in Kabam, of which Canaan is a
majority owner today.
• Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) is selling a
majority of financial services business to an investor group
led by TPG and Carlyle Group for about $ 1.9 billion.
With just over four weeks until Londoners cast their votes, an exclusive Opinium survey for the Evening Standard says Labour candidate Khan still enjoys a sizable
lead and is more trusted than Conservative Goldsmith on the
majority of key issues.
Opposition leader Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party
led with 43.3 percent of the vote in the first round of elections but failed to secure a
majority vote needed to win, according to the electoral commission.