Sentences with phrase «majority of one's colleagues»

They criticized climate models, laughed at former Vice President Al Gore's advocacy and portrayed the vast majority of colleagues in their field who disagree with them as «alarmists.»

The thoughts of the cabinet, the vast majority of my colleagues on the backbenches of the Labour party are clear.

The financial transaction tax would be a starting point, and I think the work in time directive, making progress on the temporary agency workers... People say, «what is euroscepticism today» and I say that then majority of colleagues that I speak to agree with what I call growth enhancing euroscepticism — that is those powers being repatriated back that help the British economy and grow jobs.

Councilman Ritchie Torres, who like most of his colleagues has yet to take a position on the carriage ban, and who like the overwhelming majority of his colleagues is a Democrat, recently told Capital, of the whole debate, «This is an utter embarrassment.

While no formal statement was released, Phil Rasch, a modeler with Boulder's University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and a member of the panel, spoke for the great majority of his colleagues when he stated: «We're not saying that there should be geoengineering, we're saying there should be research regarding geoengineering.»

Skelos» counterpart in the Assembly echoed that view: «While it is true, as in any profession, that some legislators and lobbyists have taken advantage of the system, the vast majority of my colleagues are hard - working, caring and public spirited,» said Sheldon Silver, who was Assembly speaker at the time.

Whereas a Supreme Court Justice has to persuade a majority of his colleagues to go along with his views, the doctrine of papal infallibility allows the Pope to declare his interpretations of dogma beyond challenge.»

Justice Clarence Thomas could not help but remark on the point that a majority of his colleagues had already, and gracelessly, signaled their «intended resolution of that question.»

My second observation is that the revolution in American Catholic education had been building for a long time and was much broader than the rejection of the magisterial teaching authority, which was central to the coup at CUA When I, fresh from graduate school, arrived at Georgetown in September 1957, I was surprised to find that the majority of my colleagues were unhappy with the administration for reasons that had nothing to do with theology.

Indeed, the UK Labour Party members of the ENVI committee even broke with the majority of their colleagues in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament to vote in favour of all three objections.

After the last year of scandal, if a majority of my colleagues are willing to publicly defend the status quo, so be it.

This means there is no realistic prospect of reaching a compromise that satisfies the majority of colleagues in the PLP.

Tony Lloyd MP Labour MP for Manchester Central and Labour candidate for police commissioner Gay marriage debate Like Nick Herbert (TP, June), I believe the Conservative Party has moved on and I am expecting a majority of colleagues to support gay marriage.

On the Senate side, even with support of a majority of their colleagues, Hoylman and his fellow lead on the bill, Michael Gianaris of Queens, would have to persuade the leadership ---- a coalition of Republicans and the five members of the Independent Democratic Conference ---- to allow a vote.

It is a pity that this import was not seen from that perspective by the majority of her colleagues.»

«We're looking at a range of options to have an approach that will dramatically reduce waste and have the support of a majority of our colleagues, including the speaker and the mayor,» Lander said.

«This means there is no realistic prospect of reaching a compromise that satisfies the majority of colleagues in the PLP,» he said.

ALBANY — Dean Skelos left the Capitol with the support of a majority of his colleagues as he faces federal corruption charges, but the list of Republican senators calling for him to relinquish his post as the chamber's majority leader continues to grow.

«The majority of colleagues who yesterday said they had no confidence in him feel that he should resign and trigger a leadership contest, just like John Major did.»

Audience member: I work in a hard - rock mining industry, and the majority of my colleagues tell me I'm crazy when I talk about climate change.

The majority of my colleagues are indifferent or bemused, focused on their own problems and getting their next research dollar.

There are undoubtedly charter schools that understand the fundamental role of public schools and do make a real effort to provide educational opportunities to the full range of students, but those charter schools are outliers compared to the vast majority of their colleagues.

Washington, D.C. — Councilmember David Grosso, chairperson of the Committee on Education, released the following statement regarding a letter he sent with a majority of his colleagues to House of Representatives Oversight & Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R - UT) opposing legislation to reauthorize and expand the Congressionally - imposed school vouchers program:

There is no indication in the main judgment that the majority of her colleagues shared Lady Hales» view that the law is a mess.

For all that the wartime case is remembered for the stirring rhetoric of Lord Atkin («amid the clash of arms, the laws are not silent»), the majority of his colleagues thought that there should be no judicial check on the exercise of the home secretary's power to consign someone to internment.