Sentences with phrase «little say in»

My husband is one of those men that cares greatly about how we decorate and what our home looks like, so I wanted to give him a little say in how we decided to decorate Ash's nursery.

The parties generally have very little say in terms of how the dispute is resolved.

Once the law is created, Congress has little say in the process.

There is little agreement over what costs the taxpayers should bear for matters that they had little say in creating.

Marie presents Compare DIY Material Costs and Save posted at Money Spending Mommy, saying, «When you hire a contractor, you usually have little say in the materials used for your home improvement project.

In the past, the Chinese government would assign jobs to university graduates, who had little say in the matter.

Independent bookstores were not thrilled, but had very little say in the matter.

Nexus users quickly discovered they had little say in the matter, but most manufacturers have...

As charter leaders, we have very little say in the charter authorization task with one notable exception: the external review process.

Texas parents have little say in how their child's education dollars are spent.

Few occupations are given so little say in their chosen field.

Wolk lists four common practices in public schools: holding all students to the same high content standards; moving students sequentially through a common, rigorous curriculum organized into academic silos; giving students little say in their own education; and requiring them to take many standardized tests.

Yet outside the classroom, they traditionally have had little say in the decisions that impact their own profession and its evolution.

Worse, parents who have little say in how tax dollars flowing to public education are spent become discouraged from being actively involved in their children's academic development.

A century ago, ordinary citizens had little say in the process of choosing each party's presidential candidate; choosing the candidate was more of a backroom process, carried out by party leaders and political insiders.

Thankfully, the Combat Feeding Directorate (called Natick, after its location) is working ceaselessly to keep U.S. soldiers well fed — and the soldiers have little say in the matter.

But if English and Welsh MPs have little say in affairs north of the border, should Scottish MPs still be allowed to vote on affairs that do not affect Scotland?

«The worst part about this disappointing trend is that we Upstate New Yorkers have had little say in our fate, as the New York City - driven legislature and executive office has been dictating State policy for decades,» he said in a 2010 press release.

The customs union is possible (no customs on goods), like what Turkey has, but then the UK would have no say, or very, very little say in trade policy, so no special deal with the US, India, Australia or whatever for the UK.

Mainline Dems are giving the IDC too much credit for things they have little say in.

We have very little say in what the NMPF IDFA promote.

Historically, «well - bred» southern women never sought work outside of the home; tending to their home and family was their job and they had little say in how money was spent.

You think we get little say in school lunches now, wait until there are no public schools because they have all been sold off and are run by corporations for a profit.

O'Neill has little say in Gareth Barry's sale to the same club last season and with James Milner set to leave before the end of the window, whose to say more won't depart, as who would blame anyone for leaving a club which has no hold over their key players?

What does not make sense is trying to prop whaley up as the head of the coaching search when obviously he must of had little say in anything.

Mr Cobb said he didn't like to see the takeover of an Australian agri - business «simply because unlike land and water, they can take it with them, they can take what they want to process and trade it outside of Australia with us having very little say in it».

I am certainly not in favor of that, but I too, understand that as part of our system of govt, I have little say in apportioning how my tax dollars are spent.

«But now that we have a little say in the attitude of the church, we're taking a different approach,» Gyorke continues.

When Wenger's coaching methods come out, it's always about how little he says in training, and how extremely hands off he is.

Little said in a phone interview that she has not had talks with the conference's leadership on the matter yet.

«This is a great fit for a region that has been excelling at transportation manufacturing and for a workforce ready to embrace a new opportunity,» State Sen. Betty Little said in a statement after the budget passed.

«We'll also begin hearing from constituents and groups with their reaction to the proposed budget, including our schools, health care facilities, local governments, not - for - profits and employers,» Little said in a statement.

«This is great news for the North Country and I couldn't be more pleased for the employees and their families,» Sen. Betty Little said in a statement.

«The escape of two inmates from Clinton Correction was highly disruptive for North Country residents,» Senator Betty Little said in a statement.

«A new year, a new committee and a new opportunity to learn about issues,» Little said in a press release.

«We've seen, for example, that interval training is remarkably effective at lowering glucose levels in people with diabetes,» Dr. Little said in an interview.

Not exact matches

«With too many cooks in the kitchen... it gets a little difficult,» Nesi says.

«We had a pen they didn't know about and we were taking little scraps of paper and trying to hand out notes to anyone and everyone that wasn't one of the guards or commanders involved in killing Martyr,» Coleman said, referring to their aborted daughter.

While «counting cents» forces prioritization and discipline in founders, The Muse's Minshew says investors don't necessarily give credit for being able to grow on little cash.

«The difficulty is that the growth rate has been little more than the increase of supply, so we have growth... but very modest declines in the unemployment rate,» he said.

That said, there's a little bit more sensitivity in the arts than in the military, and I'm nothing like that character.

«You may think magic is make - believe, but this little bean has scientists saying they've found the magic weight - loss cure for every body type,» Dr. Oz said of green - coffee extract on his show in 2012.

«I just think you ought to be a little careful about expecting policy makers to have personal and deep expertise in each of the areas that they make policy in,» Schatz said.

«It very easily gets you up to speed in as little time as possible,» says GoSquared co-founder and CEO James Gill.

All this being said, there is still obviously such a thing as too much awkwardness, and most of us will continue, despite Dahl's pep talks for the self - conscious, to strive to behave stupidly in public as little as possible She very much understands that impulse and offers many tips she dug up speaking to researchers for the book, including:

It also does little to help the growing income gap or the overall economy, as people working several freelance jobs lack the purchasing power they may have had in more stable positions that disappeared during the recession, she said.

«Digital profits in Europe exist but are taxed very little or not at all,» said the European commissioner for taxation, Pierre Moscovici, who blamed traditional rules designed for companies with a physical presence in the countries where they offer their services.

The gains mostly were from companies selling more stuff; changes in prices had little to do with the increase, the agency said.

As it grew, «it became a little less cool in the eyes of some core boarders,» says Mike Lewis, who covered Potdevin for years as the editor of Transworld Business magazine.

«The downfall might be having to make little changes in the store, and you don't have everything in place right away like other franchisees will,» she says.