Sentences with phrase «minority interest groups»

Campaigners say the government has no right to interfere with what people choose to watch and that the rules favour mainstream, male - centric pornography at the expense of material designed for minority interest groups.

It has become a minority interest group echo - chamber whose march / rally / demo notion of persuasion merely talks to itself and its members comfort zones.

Not exact matches

Earlier this year, Vevo hired Goldman Sachs and Raine Group, an M&A advisory firm, to begin talking to suitors interested in either a minority or controlling stake in the company, according to The Information.

I find it interesting that when a minority group asks to be treated with fairness and justice they are «narcissisitic» and selfish.

Totalitarianism arises when a single individual or a minority group within the community presumes to speak and act for the entire membership without consulting the latter about their true interests and desires.

Like Trump, he had no interest in reconciling with his party critics or reaching out to groups that were skeptical of the GOP, such as minorities and college graduates.

But unfortunatelly the special interest groups have turned this into a minority rules.

It seems rather more plausible to me to say that where the Liberal Party failed to recognise its own enlightened self - interest was in failing to do more to hug close the labour movement and perhaps Labour Party itself: had they been more able to select working - class candidates themselves, and / or been able to more forcefully develop the New Liberalism against some Gladstonian instincts, (or indeed kept the Fabian intellectuals interested: they broke with permeation only after the Liberal rejection of the 1909 Minority Report on the Poor Law, even having helped form the Labour Party from 1900 - 06) then it may have been possible that Labour would have remained primarily a trade union pressure group within a broader progressive alliance.

Andy Morrison, a consumer advocate who worked on the report from the New York Public Interest Research Group, says the practice is unfair to minorities and low - income workers.

Washington (CNN)- Democrats continued to assail House Minority Leader John Boehner Tuesday, unveiling a website that highlights the Ohio congressman's ties to powerful special interest groups.

I don't think their submissions clearly demonstrate the harm to the voting interests and the effective political participation of covered minorities groups.

One of the speakers, the Catholic Bishop of Gboko, His Lordship, Williams Avenya, had reminded Osinbajo of the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari's campaign promises that he would not Islamise the country and would protect the interest of all Nigerians including citizens of minority ethnic groups if voted into power.

Alarmingly, but perhaps unsurprisingly, those elected by the majority to run local police forces are frequently unconcerned with the interests of minority groups.

Minority govt's will frequently have the issue of «being held hostage to minority or special interest groups», meaning that a special interest party can tip the scale between two ruling parties ensuring that their stance is forefront on everMinority govt's will frequently have the issue of «being held hostage to minority or special interest groups», meaning that a special interest party can tip the scale between two ruling parties ensuring that their stance is forefront on everminority or special interest groups», meaning that a special interest party can tip the scale between two ruling parties ensuring that their stance is forefront on every issue.

If a policy has a greater impact on racial minority groups, it must pass a stricter «compelling interest» test.

«I'm above the average minority senator,» Mr. Espaillat said in an interview, pointing to statistics kept by the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Michael, I think you have a really interesting article and wish you would elaborate on what how this interpretation of the law institutionalizes the poliitical marginalization of minority groups.

The Minority raised issues of possible conflict of interest following the purchase of 95 % of the bonds by Mr. Trefgarne who is a Director of Franklin Templeton and a Board Chairman of Enterprise Group.

«Consequently, while we were interested in identifying disparities for all U.S. racial minority groups, we wanted to pay special attention to estimating the national prevalence of, and disparities in, substance use and suicidality among these understudied and historically ignored adolescents.»

«The most interesting thing about the study is there's a group of non-angry people — a minority — who lose their job and feel humiliated.

Which is to say that the film's interpretation of apartheid may reflect most poorly on the film not because it's wrong but because it's intellectually lazy and, here's the real kicker, LESS INTERESTING than it would have been to show the aliens as not yet another oppressed minority (which has been done to death) but a mass suppressed by an elite group, made to feel like an «other» when, in fact, it's imprisoned in its own homeland.

Poor and minority citizens are just as informed: Although many have speculated that low - income and minority citizens are less informed about or interested in school quality than more advantaged groups, we found no evidence that this is the case.

The report, released Nov. 16 by the New York City - based Public Agenda research group, found that low - income parents and those who are members of racial and ethnic minorities are more interested in an academic focus than are wealthier and white parents.

We are particularly interested in including young people who are not typically identified as leaders in their schools, those who may be socially marginalized, and those who represent minority groups within their school community.

Council membership is for anyone interested in working to support students from ethnic and racial minority groups.

«Let's call this move what it is: a pivot in the wrong policy direction to pander to a sizable interest group — teachers» unions — that comes at the expense of mostly low - income, minority kids who desperately need high - quality school options,» Francesca Jarosz Brady wrote in an op - ed published by The Hill on Nov. 13.

Create teacher preparation pathways for communities of color that begin recruiting prospective teachers in high school, and that expand lateral entry opportunities for professionals from minority groups who show interest and promise as potential educators.

She is especially interested in understanding these processes among adolescents from groups that have been historically stigmatized in school settings, such as racial and ethnic minority adolescents.

Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) strives to provide an opportunity for ethnic minority, low - income, and first - generation college - bound students to explore college majors and career interests with a group of peers interested in attending college.

While Reference Service Press has had a long and accomplished history of helping specific demographics uncover scholarship sources, groups that include women, minorities, student athletes, persons with disabilities, individuals with ties to the military, and those interested in specific majors, the FundingFinder Express is open to all users of Credo's Literati School.

Its major interests include ownership of 15 daily and 38 weekly newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Albany Times Union; as well as interests in an additional 43 daily and 74 non-daily newspapers owned by MediaNews Group, which include the Denver Post and Salt Lake Tribune; nearly 200 magazines around the world, including Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan and O, The Oprah Magazine; 29 television stations, which reach a combined 18 % of U.S. viewers; ownership in leading cable networks, including Lifetime, A&E, History and ESPN; as well as business publishing, including a minority joint venture interest in Fitch Ratings; Internet businesses, television production, newspaper features distribution and real estate.

This, unfortunately, has a way of paralyzing Indian governments by making them beholden to each minority party's pet cause or special interest group.

Pro-Forma I & II: Wind Capital Group minority interest now incorporated in Trade & Other Receivables.

1) Bangkok - > Ayutthaya (ruins, historical interest) 2) Ayutthaya - > Sukhothai (via Phitsanulok)(ruins, historical interest) 3) Sukhothai - > Chiang Mai (trekking centre, temples) 4) Chiang Mai - > Chiang Khong (riverside town, day trips, crossing to Laos) 5) Chiang Khong - > Huay Xai (riverside town) 6) Huay Xai - > Pakbeng (riverside town, half - way point to Luang Prabang) 7) Pakbeng - > Luang Prabang (temples, riverside town, scenic) 8) Luang Prabang - > Vang Vieng (scenic, backpacker scene) 9) Vang Vieng - > Vientiane (capital city, temples, riverside city) 10) Vientiane - > Tha Khaek (riverside town, caves, scenic) 11) Tha Khaek - > Savannakhet (riverside town, national parks, colonial architecture) 12) Savannakhet - > Pakse (riverside town, daytrips) 13) Pakse - > Champasak (ruins) 14) Champasak - > Four Thousand Islands - Don Khong, Don Dhet & Don Khon (scenic, waterfalls, backpacker scene) 15) Four Thousand Islands - > Kratie (riverside town, dolphins) 16) Kratie - > Phnom Penh (capital city, colonial architecture, scenic) 17) Phnom Penh - > Siem Reap (Angkor Wat, backpacker scene) 18) Siem Reap - > Battambang (riverside town, rural daytrips, ruins) 19) Battambang - > Phnom Penh 20) Phnom Penh - > Saigon (museums, nightlife, daytrips) 21) Saigon - > Mui Ne (beaches, sand dunes) 22) Mui Ne - > Nha Trang (beaches, boat trips) 23) Nha Trang - > Hoi An (riverside town, shopping, tailoring) 24) Hoi An - > Hue (Imperial capital, temples, trips to DMZ) 25) Hue - > Hanoi (capital city, colonial architecture, shopping) 26) Hanoi - > Ha Long Bay (stunning scenery) 27) Hanoi - > Sapa (trekking, minority groups, scenic)

There are some 26 minority ethnic groups here and all celebrate various festivals throughout the year, making it a fountain of cultural interest.

The move is in collaboration with Croatian hospitality partner Arenaturist, in which PPHE Hotel Group has a minority ownership interest.

I'm sure that you know something about that; there've been things in the paper, particularly about feminist groups, those representing minority interests, whatever --

A couple of weeks ago opened A Major Minority, an amazing group show featuring the work of contemporary urban artists from around the world curated by graffiti artist and curator Poesia, who is also the editor of Graffuturism.com and the cultural instigator at the center of the growing interest in abstract, progressive and hybrid Graffiti art forms.

And then there was Al Gore and IPCC, and before they knew it, the ACC group were flipped into «the Establishment», for a brief moment the wider public agreed with the tiny ACC minority view — which by that time was much more mature and had substantial interest and support as, if certainly not definitive, the best of the extant theories at that time.

For a minority of the do - nothing group, it is simply a matter of financial self - interest associated with the fossil fuel industry.

It is therefore staggering that such minority views are given such air time by the ABC, and moreover, that they are trumped with such gusto by special interest groups (such as the «Lavoisier group ``, who were represented on the follow - up panel of debaters) as providing «the answer to the lies and conspiracy».

But Supreme Court decisions in the last fifty years call for closer scrutiny of government action touching upon minority group interests and of federal action in areas of traditional state concern.

There was also a discussion of the public interest in ensuring equitable treatment of minorities and groups not traditionally part of the professions.

$ 1.1 billion acquisition of a minority interest in Oleoducto Central S.A. (as leader of an investment group)

Right at the start of its reply brief, Samsung points to the «contrary [to Apple's position] view of nine high - technology companies, thirty - seven intellectual property professors, three groups representing minority and rural communities, two public interest organizations, a high - tech industry organization, and a small company that have filed amicus briefs in support of the petition.»

«Siris Capital Group has taken Applied Discovery private from LexisNexis (with LexisNexis» parent, Reed Elsevier, retaining a minority interest),» Resnick continued.

Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Speaker Ryan, and Minority Leader Pelosi: SmarterSafer — a broad based coalition of taxpayer advocates, environmental groups, insurance interests, housing organizations, and mitigation...

Provide recruiting services to special - interest groups (such as women, the disabled, or other minorities).

If the power of interests is to determine the basis of Australian society then Indigenous people, as a small minority group, will continue to lose their culture, their land, and their language to the will of the non-Indigenous majority.

For the present study, social stigma is of particular interest, as it relates to the intergroup relations of negative behavior from dominant groups to minority groups (Corrigan, Kerr, & Knudsen, 2005).