Sentences with phrase «members as a relief»

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

But Walker said he understands that members will have to square their previous votes on disaster relief with their positions on Harvey aid: «As far as saying, «Can you explain why you wouldn't vote here, but in this case you would?&raquAs far as saying, «Can you explain why you wouldn't vote here, but in this case you would?&raquas saying, «Can you explain why you wouldn't vote here, but in this case you would?»

Texas's Republican senators opposed the Sandy relief bill, arguing that it included extraneous spending, as did most of the GOP members of the Texas House delegation.

More local staff members have been added as Americares expands its working network, developing and implementing plans with local organizations and free clinics to provide access to medicine, relief supplies and basic health care for people in crisis.

This news was based on a confidential Oxfam report that cited Oxfam's chief official for Haiti relief among other senior staff members as people who took part in the sexual misconduct.

I heard in my head the roar of relief in the House of Commons as Neville Chamberlain set off for Munich, saw the late - night sittings of dinner - suited, claret - reddened members as war came, imagined the hissing, furious intrigues of 1940 and, come to that, of 1914.

This tentative model for understanding the causes of problem drinking is offered in the report of the Cooperative Commission on the Study of Alcoholism: «An individual who (1) responds to beverage alcohol in a certain way, perhaps physiologically determined, by experiencing intense relief and relaxation, and who (2) has certain personality characteristics, such as difficulty in dealing with and overcoming depression, frustration, and anxiety, and who (3) is a member of a culture in which there is both pressure to drink and culturally induced guilt and confusion regarding what kinds of drinking behavior are appropriate, is more likely to develop trouble than will most other people.»

We know that empowering our restaurant team members as frontline leaders in the local hunger relief effort will only strengthen their role in the program and allow them to engage customers in their restaurant's Harvest story.

The methodology used in the preparation of each set of results took as its starting point the gross national income (GNI) of the States Members of the United Nations during the corresponding base periods as a first approximation of the capacity to pay, and applied conversion factors, relief measures and limits to the scale in order to arrive at the final scale.

«As a member the Governor Cuomo's New York State Tax Relief Commission, I was honored to serve with former Governor George Pataki and former state Comptroller Carl McCall to create a plan that will make a real difference for businesses in our state.

There was some relief that it wasn't as bad as the Italian Parliament, where members were spotted ogling the kind of websites where Signor Berlusconi's houseguests might feature.

That will be welcome relief from the relentless pressures on private budgets that hon. Members and their constituents have been experiencing as we try to climb out of the crisis.»

Broadly speaking, we understand that existing members of a scheme, those who are provided with a voucher in one of the 52 tax weeks leading up to the relevant October date, can continue benefiting from the tax and NI relief after that date as long as their employer continues to offer the scheme.

The Member of Parliament for Ellembelle constituency in the western region who doubles as Ghana's Petroleum Minister Dr Emmanuel Armah Kofi - Buah provided relief items to the tidal waves victims.

Members of the state Assembly could as early as this week vote on a bill that would undo the changes to the STAR School Tax Relief program that were included in last year's budget negotiations but which have sparked statewide complaints.

She said through the instrumentality of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle, Mr Emmanuel Arma - Kofi Buah and the District Education Directorate, the government buses came in as a relief.

It has been hailed as «a big relief to everybody», but Member of Parliament for Tamale North, says the 2 % reduction in the controversial Special Petroleum Tax «is an insult» to Ghanaians.

As evidence of the deep divisions on Raise the Age, Senator Thomas D. Croci, a Republican from Long Island, suggested that Mr. Heastie and Mr. Cuomo «care more about keeping teenage drug gang members, murderers and rapists out of jail than they do about funding our public schools, providing tax relief for our families and rebuilding our infrastructure.»

All research is on hold as faculty members join forces with relief workers to dig out — and dry out — after the disaster.

The 18 - member committee, which worked on the report for more than a year, identified specific steps that states, federal agencies and medical providers should take to stem the tide of abuse of substances including heroin, fentanyl and prescription drugs — even as they ensure pain patients have access to legal relief.

A professional freelance writer with wide - ranging interests in medicine, fitness, health, psychology, tech, and fashion, Kim's unique composition of life experiences includes working as an aide for a Democratic member of Congress, a senatorial nomination to West Point, extensive work with women's relief and aide organizations, and a life - long commitment to helping others obtain and further their education goals.

With the introduction of BadOnlinedates.com's latest tool, the iPhone App, online daters have a chance to tell their story in real time and interact with other members as well as get immediate advice and comic relief.

Premium members, on the other hand, have access to the entire range of features on the site, among which we can mention: • Advanced search features, allowing you to narrow search results based on physical preferences and even the style of swinging; • The possibility to enjoy live webcams of other members, without any limits; • You can initiate messages, flirts, and send friend requests to the members you like; • You have access to the full profile of a member, not just parts of it, and view full - size photos; • You can watch the videos posted by other members, as well without limits; • You have the possibility to post comments on the videos and photos you view, if you would like to show your appreciation; • There will be no ads on your website page either, which is great relief; • You will enjoy customer care services with priority; • You can find members that have the same sexual interests as you, regardless if we are talking about mere flirts or interests in the BDSM sphere; • Live broadcasting services available on the site take virtual sex to another level; • You can enjoy the so - called «ice breaker messages», which means that the load of finding way to start a conversation with someone will be taken off your shoulders;

This is indeed a big relief for the member to know that all the information from his personal profile, as well as uploaded pictures and video are reliably protected and will not be used for sending him unwanted advertisements or spam letters.

This time Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt again, but is joined by two new team members, Paula Patton and Jeremy Renner, along with our old comic relief pal Simon Pegg.

The third episode, meanwhile, will introduce a fair number of new cast members, with early standouts including Anthony Rapp as science officer Stamets and Mary Wiseman as a young cadet who offers the series some welcome comic relief.

Fellow board member Peter Sobol said though the law was billed as providing budget relief for school districts and local government, it could end up being harder on budgets as districts develop compensation models that combine their desire to reward good teachers and the need to keep them.

International experience includes Development of the economic development program for the City of San Antonio establishing the first economic relationship with Mafeking, South Africa, 1999 - 2001, and as a member of the International Affairs Committee for the City of San Antonio, 1997 - 2001, also been involved with helping the Haiti Orphanage School Relief Program; Helping Hands International and is the author of historical municipal markers for the City of San Antonio.

Faculty, staff, trustees, students, and family members from Victoria ISD also pitched in to provide badly needed relief for the community, despite the hard - ships these dedicated volunteers were suffering, as well.

One source said designers gave a collective sigh of relief, because car clinics, where members of the general public are polled, often have been blamed for watering down the styling of GM's vehicles as they morphed from concepts to production vehicles.

The dignitaries jerked their heads around to the source of the sound, and a look of relief passed over their faces as they saw a devout Hindu member of the assembly blowing into a conch shell — an invocation of the gods.

It asks the court to certify the class action, return publication rights to the three plaintiffs and other members of the class who so desire, allow plaintiffs and the class to recover damages, allow plaintiffs and the class to recover the costs of the suit, require PublishAmerica to pay restitution to the defendants and the class, and grant «further relief as may be determined to be just,» including punitive damages.

Deployment — Deployed members of the military are protected from a pileup of interest and fees on existing debts through the Soldiers» and Sailors» Civil Relief Act (SSCRA, also known as the Service - Members» Civil Relief Act ormembers of the military are protected from a pileup of interest and fees on existing debts through the Soldiers» and Sailors» Civil Relief Act (SSCRA, also known as the Service - Members» Civil Relief Act orMembers» Civil Relief Act or SCRA).

Consumers will be glad to know that Freedom Debt Relief is in fact a legitimate company and is a founding member of the American Fair Credit Council (AFCC) as well as a Platinum Member of the International Association of Professional Debt Arbitrmember of the American Fair Credit Council (AFCC) as well as a Platinum Member of the International Association of Professional Debt ArbitrMember of the International Association of Professional Debt Arbitrators.

I recently had a member join who felt relief as soon as he removed all of the indicators from his chart.

It comes as a huge relief and badge of honor when a co-signer agrees to help a family member with bad credit.

While the news will come as a relief to members of the loyalty program, Air Miles members should take this opportunity to come up with a plan to use their points.

Golden Financial Services is listed as a member and accredited by the International Association of Professional Debt Arbitrators (IAPDA) and Certified with the Association of Student Loan Relief.

Veterans face fiscal cliff — In addition to the loss of pay, service members coming off active duty as the military shrinks will no longer be eligible for interest rate caps under the Servicemembers» Civil Relief Act... (See Veterans)

As a military member, you can receive loans at a lower rate through the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).

We recognized AKC Pet Disaster Relief as a new way to accomplish this goal, and our members jumped at the chance to bring this important new resource to Springfield,» said Dr. Thomas M. Davies, AKC Delegate from the Springfield Kennel Club.

We recognized AKC Pet Disaster Relief as a new way to accomplish this goal, and our members jumped at the chance to bring this important new resource to Greenville,» said Linda Ayers Turner Knorr, AKC Delegate from the Greenville Kennel Club.

«I would like to extend an incredible thank you to the FCCA for being there to answer our call, as well as the member lines who played a major part in our evacuation efforts, and for bringing important relief assistance to our residents,» the commissioner said.

The exhibition traces all the stages of Pape's career, beginning with her square paintings, reliefs, and blocks, all done between 1954 and 1956, when Pape was a member of Grupo Frente from Rio de Janeiro, which also included Clark and Oiticica, and which initially followed the tenets of concrete art as outlined by van Doesburg.

The project was funded by American Baptist Churches World Relief, Church of the Brethren, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) Hunger Program, Micah Challenge USA - micahchallenge.org, Tabitha Fund of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (St. Louis Province), Thrivent Financial Services (Woodbury County, Iowa, Chapter), as well as Members of Alternatives for Simple Living.

Rice has been involved in a number of humanitarian pursuits (the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and in creating and serving on the board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation — endeavors to increase aid to developing countries and the worlds poorest, most disadvantaged populations — and serving as a member of the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center).

However, a measure, be it a grant, interest or tax relief, guarantee, government holding or the provision of goods and services on preferential terms, is characterised as State aid when it is the result of an intervention by the State, leading to a possible distortion of competition and one which is likely to affect trade between Member States.

As for group 2, although they received relief from the MOL, using a literal interpretation of s. 97 of the ESA, these class members had not voluntarily sought relief or filed claims under the ESA, and as a result could not be barred from any aspect of the claiAs for group 2, although they received relief from the MOL, using a literal interpretation of s. 97 of the ESA, these class members had not voluntarily sought relief or filed claims under the ESA, and as a result could not be barred from any aspect of the claias a result could not be barred from any aspect of the claim.

These victims are not without relief, though, as the laws in Florida give accident victims and immediate family members the right to bring a personal injury or wrongful death claim for their damages against negligent motorists who caused a car accident.

The law in Ontario provides relief for those suffering the loss of a family member under the Family Law Act, as well as the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule («SABS»).