Sentences with phrase «majority position on»

That majority position on vouchers is supported by NSBA's 2017 - 2018 Advocacy Agenda which cites as a priority «Defend (ing) against privatization by challenging vouchers, tuition tax credits and similar schemes.»

The distinctiveness of this Moral Majority position on international affairs becomes evident when it is compared with what Billy Graham is now saying.

Not exact matches

Recently, he recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, defying the position of the vast majority of global leaders on the matter.

Though the President - elect will be coming into power with Republican majorities in both the House and the Senate, many of his most popular positions, like his hardline stances on trade and immigration, are not exactly popular with Congressional leadership.

Elliott wants to keep Genish, appointed by Vivendi, but he told Britain's Sunday Telegraph that his position would be untenable if Elliott and its allies secured a majority of board seats at a shareholder vote on Friday.

Treasury chief George Osborne delivered the hard - line position during a speech in Edinburgh this month, gambling on the idea that the majority of Scots will dismiss the romantic appeal of independence and focus on more tangible economic issues.

The Globe and Mail editorial endorses CCGG's positions on the need for majority voting in uncontested director elections and for shareholder involvement in the director nomination process

Polls in the United Kingdom indicate the forthcoming election is likely to increase the majority of the ruling Conservative Party, an outcome that should strengthen Prime Minister May's position at home and on the international stage at a crucial time, and one we think would be welcomed by financial markets.

I don't know about Combs, but Hempton is wrong on Weschler I think, who is known for owning very concentrated positions in very few stocks and holding them for years (he compounded money at around 25 % annually for 12 years in his fund before closing it to go work for Buffett, and the majority of his returns came from just a few positions that he held the entire life of the fund).

This does not necessarily mean the position will result in a loss; in the vast majority of cases (90 % +), these loans go on to successfully repay in full.

While the majority of traders certainly can be right on a market's direction for a period of time, such lopsided positioning is often seen at major market reversals.

We still have two short positions in our model ETF trading portfolio, but the majority weighting of our swing trades (combining ETF and individual stock positions) remains on the long side of the market.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has interpreted the results as strengthening his position versus creditors in negotiations, but it is possible that Tsipras may be more conciliatory on the margin given the dire circumstances facing Greece and its banking system, and the desire of the majority of Greek voters to stay in the eurozone.

There is, of course, always prejudice against minorities on the part of majorities; there are all kinds of ways to put minorities in an inferior position.

I can count on one hand the number of years ago in which the majority of Americans in this country held the same moral position as I do.

The majority opinion, issued by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, said that Hastings College of the Law's «all comers» policy, which required all groups to open all positions to all students, «is a reasonable, viewpoint - neutral condition on access to the student - organization forum.»

Thus the majority culture («the privileged») felt surprised that people in a minority position (in this case, some African Americans) had a different perspective on life, country and religion.

For that matter latest polls demonstrate that even a majority of Catholics disagree with the official church position on this issue, and an even stronger majority oppose the restrictions on birth control.

In America, he states, the majority of evangelical churches take at least a nominal stand against the use of alcohol; but the move is on to water down this position.

On position is truth and the vast majority of mankind sense that truth while the other is the hopless void of nothingness.

Even if we could agree on the identity of those individuals who have attempted to consider the plethora of theodicies in a careful, objective manner, and even if we could determine objectively exactly which specific self - consistent, comprehensive theodicies the majority in this group consider convincing, we would not thereby be in a position to declare which theodicies could justifiably be considered plausible in the objective sense Griffin envisions.

As I flew back from Dublin to Edinburgh I read the Sunday edition of the Irish Independent the headline of which was «POLL: Act Now on Abortion say voters» with the story continuing: «The most seismic shift [in the Irish public's attitude to abortion] is that a clear majority (56 %) now favour a new referendum to repeal the current position, which gives equal right to life to the mother and foetus.»

The high court in Pakistan, a Muslim - majority country, ruled on March 9 that citizens must declare their religious affiliation before joining government positions such as the military, civil service or judiciary system.

Although a majority of a special committee on theological education supported the proposal, the minority was able to rally Conference support to its position.

I p. 70) Apparently, latter day admirers of Adam Smith who put forward the argument that what is important in the development process is that national income must grow, irrespective of what happens to the conditions of the majority of the people are unaware of the position that Smith took on this crucial issue.

As the go - to shipping gateway on the Pacific seaboard and home to the majority of wineries in the USA, San Francisco is positioned perfectly for the fair.

Klopp has had to play James Milner out of position at left - back for the majority of the time that he has been in charge of Liverpool, and while the stalwart has done a commendable job, the German tactician needs to bring in a natural in that position to really kick on.

Whilst Lahm features as a right back on the list, the majority of his club work came from the centre of midfield as Pep Guardiola devised a new position for the veteran and in his infinite footballing wisdom it was a complete success.

Ofcorse it is, the injuries are to be blamed for all Arsenal problems.This year it is the injuries, last year it is the injuries and the year before that it is the injuries.It is really shame for a club like arsenal to give excuses for their problem on injuries season after season after season.According to the manager, the players and the majority of the fans, the problems has nothing to do with the fact that the club did not strengthened the most problematic area in the team, DM and CBs; it has nothing to do with the fact that players were played out of position; and it has nothing to do with the fact that Wenger's tactical inability (for games like Liverpool 5 - 1, Chelsea 6 - 0, City 6 - 3, Everton 3 - 0, Andrelechet 3 - 3, Swansea 2 - 1).

One player mention (Monreal) what happens when players get too familiar with each other, they get comfortable, complacent and lack hunger, because the majority lack competition in the squad and also some playing are base on favoritism, so some position are safe guarded by not buying proper players for that position or buying none at all.

why was Sanchez truly playing... no one believes he was too injured to play to start the season, and some like myself would go as far to suggest he wasn't injured at all... so why play him... they can't say it was to appease the fans because when was that ever a factor at this club except when «panic buys» were in the offing... I believe that this was to give Arsenal a little leverage when it comes to negotiating his transfer... just imagine their horrible bargaining position if Sanchez never saw the field before the deadline then heading back to South America and played for Chile... regardless of the facts, this was sadly again another example of a team putting business ahead of fielding a team with the greatest chance to secure 3 points... of course, some will say that Sanchez is, or was, our best player, so obviously he's a no - brainer to start, but those who really watch the game know that his heart hasn't been truly in it for quite some time... even at the end of last season you could see a definitive difference between the Sanchez who played for Chile and the one that played for Arsenal... that being said, 70 % of Sanchez is still better than a 100 % of the vast majority of our remaining roster... shame on you Arsene and shame on you too Sanchez for that telling smirk... I've supported your attempt to push this squad to the next level but don't pretend for a second that you didn't know you were being watched... don't lower your standards or you'll end up like this club, on the outside looking in

You must have seen Dein arrive at AFC and the improvements, the ambition... the loss of Dein, the old board make a pact not to sell their shares, seen Gazidis hired before Silent Stan bought majority share position, the old board sell for a nice payday and going against their words, AFC asset value increase year after year while Silent Stan is happy to let that continue and media focuses on Wenger.

Quarterbacks are typically the most discussed position by fans and analysts alike, so perhaps it's not surprising that a majority of prop bets focus on the signal callers.

... but that is not to say he will not leave a permanent impression on the English, even world game, he will — little doubt, it is just a real shame that he refused to change his ways, refused to adapt and has been left in a position where a majority of the club's fans wanted him out.

For the majority of his two years at Arsenal, Sánchez featured on the left wing, a position in which he could isolate his opposing full - back and threaten goal when coming inside on to his stringer right foot.

Marcus Rashford, although out of form recently, has also found the majority of his game time on the left wing in recent seasons, and regularly using Sánchez in this position would put a further obstacle in the young Englishman's path to regular action.

Unlike the majority of his Leicester City squad, Ranieri has found himself in this position previously, and his comments should be taken with a pinch of salt given his attempts to relieve the pressure on his squad are obvious and well - placed.

Majority of crib mattresses are made of breathable materials, but those with ventilation are advanced models with small metal or plastic vents positioned on the sides.

As my followers on Facebook and blog are people (mostly women) who support breastfeeding to natural term, the overwhelming majority of the comments were not only supportive but many of them were understanding and in the same position as myself, breastfeeding a «huge» toddler.

Yes, for the majority of women around the world (statistically speaking), getting awesome, correct information and breastfeeding on demand from the start will put her in the position to make enough milk for her baby.

The majority of women give birth lying down; however, those who have back problems may find that it puts extra pressure on their spine and may want to be in a squatting position.

However, such soft bedding can increase the potential of suffocation and rebreathing.54, 56,57,179, — , 181 Pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, and other soft surfaces are hazardous when placed under the infant62, 147,182, — , 187 or left loose in the infant's sleep area62, 65,184,185,188, — , 191 and can increase SIDS risk up to fivefold independent of sleep position.62, 147 Several reports have also described that in many SIDS cases, the heads of the infants, including some infants who slept supine, were covered by loose bedding.65, 186,187,191 It should be noted that the risk of SIDS increases 21-fold when the infant is placed prone with soft bedding.62 In addition, soft and loose bedding have both been associated with accidental suffocation deaths.149 The CPSC has reported that the majority of sleep - related infant deaths in its database are attributable to suffocation involving pillows, quilts, and extra bedding.192, 193 The AAP recommends that infants sleep on a firm surface without any soft or loose bedding.

This change has been reflected in the fact that the majority of parents are now placing their infants in the supine position for sleep.6 As a result, potential effects on motor development based on this change in infant sleep position began to be studied.

Flanagan also said that as part of the «overall transition, he has elevated James Curran, who recently serviced a special counsel to the majority leader and advised the conference on education issues, to the position of first Deputy within the office.

UPDATE: More upstate democrats, including Senators Antoine Thompson and Darrel Aubertine, are now calling on Espada to resign his Majority Leader position.

«I think the thing that was important, when you have a conference when a majority takes on position, you have to stick together.»

@Stuart White: The Cabinet Office rule - book (draft of chapter 6, approved by the House of Commons Select Committee on Justice and drawn up in consultation, I understand, with the party leaders and with constitutional experts) lays it down that after an election the incumbent prime minister has a duty, as well as a right, to remain in office until there's clear and incontrovertible evidence that someone else is definitely in a position to command majority support in the house of commons.

Firstly that they see this as an opportunity to increase their majority at the expense of Labour and UKIP both of which are now in rather awkward positions and secondly that the current leadership has inherited a bit of an awkward position themselves in that they are committed to a process which is both diplomatically and politically potentially very difficult and dangerous and if it all goes horribly wrong they are really out on a limb so if they get a fresh mandate they can at least blame the voters.

KR Lohse responded to Dan Hodges» piece wondering where Ed Miliband stood on the issue of Europe and a new EU treaty by roundly condemning the means by which the Labour leader was elected: «Ed's luck ran out the day the unions propelled him into a position that the majority of the party didn't want him in.

The mayor had lunch on Tuesday with Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan, but his position remains unchanged.