Sentences with phrase «majority of the committee»

But the vast majority of their Committee colleagues did.

Moreover, it is asserted by many that the vast majority of the committee were acting upon the wishes, articulated or otherwise, of China's leaders.

There isn't a single vote on record in which she expressed a dovish dissent — that is, pushing for more action to stimulate the economy than the majority of the Committee deemed appropriate.

With regard to having three dissents at the Fed's latest meeting, Yellen said the policy statement does a good job of «reflecting what a majority of the Committee thinks is appropriate policy.»

The European Commission had proposed a six - year period before audit firm rotation would be required, but a majority of the committee decided that this would be a costly and unwelcome intervention in the audit market (see Europe Proposes Splitting Audit Firms and Europe Moves toward Audit Firm Overhaul).

It looked as if agreement was impossible, until a surprise suggestion was made, which the majority of the committee was able to accept.

The majority of the Committee (other than the two members responsible for introducing the bill) recommended that the Senate reject the bill.

Another option cited in the report, which Chairman Christopher Smith said a majority of committee members supported, is for the village to wait for citizens to initiate a referendum measure to create a new park district or to annex into an adjacent one.

«I don't have anything negative to say about him (Nojay) but it's my belief, and the belief of the majority of the committee, that we'd be better served to endorse Burke,» he added.

The majority of the committee, however, proposed that «contracting - in» should only be considered as part of wider cross-party discussions in respect of party funding reform.

The committees comprise experts and specialists in the particular areas covered by each committee and the chair and the majority of committee members are independent of government.

According to Senate and Assembly rules, chairs of standing committees of the Senate have the authority to call public hearings, while Assembly committee chairs may call an oversight hearing as long as the majority of committee hearings agree to the hearing.

That was rejected by a majority of the committee.

Most notably, Cuomo described the 2014 budget as «plug [ging] this loophole - laden law» by increasing transparency requirements that resulted in a majority of these committees disclosing their donors to the state Board of Elections for the first time.

What was particularly notable about the bill's failure was the absence of the majority of the Committee's members during the...

What was particularly notable about the bill's failure was the absence of the majority of the Committee's members during the hearing and the vote.

While the majority of each committee is made up of classroom teachers, other members may include experts in child development, teacher education and relevant disciplines.

In a year with so many fantastic picture books, I am sure it was a challenge finding the one book that a majority of the committee members could agree on.

Voting against the action were Richard W. Fisher, who believed that, while the Committee should be patient in beginning to normalize monetary policy, improvement in the U.S. economic performance since October has moved forward, further than the majority of the Committee envisions, the date when it will likely be appropriate to increase the federal funds rate;

These are agreed to either by consensus or majority of the committee.

But Boxer and her aides will rely on a provision in the rules that will allow the Democrats to proceed as long as a majority of committee members are present, and can report out the bill if a majority is present and votes in favor of the bill.

In November 2015, the majority of the committee found that, despite a lack of evidence on the balance of probabilities, Girouard should be removed from the bench because his implausible testimony suggested a deception.

A majority of the Committee found insufficient evidence for professional misconduct.

When the court came to consider their lordships» judgment in Adbroikof, it began with the not encouraging observation: «We have not found it easy to deduce on the part of the majority of the committee clear principles that apply where a juror is a police officer.»

Despite the majority of the committee's assurance that Girouard was given chances to respond to the inconsistencies in his testimony, the CJC said he was not informed that «the specific concerns of the majority were a distinct allegation of misconduct to which he must reply in order to avoid a recommendation for removal.»

Despite finding there wasn't enough evidence to prove Girouard purchased drugs while he was a lawyer, the inquiry committee recommended that the CJC remove him from the bench because the majority of the committee believed the judge lied to them during the inquiry.

Of the recommendations regarding funding made by the majority of the committee, recommendations five and six were accepted, in part, and recommendation eight was not.