Sentences with phrase «much better chairman»

He told Politics.co.uk last year: «I believe I'm a much better chairman of the committee because I not only have a political and academic network, but also a range of business connections which would not be available to me if I was not still active in the business world.

«I'm a much better chairman of the committee because I not only have a political and academic network, but also a range of business connections that would not be available to me if I was not active in the business world,» he told Politics.co.uk on Wednesday.

Not exact matches

During his presentation alongside Berkshire vice chairman Charlie Munger at the company's annual meeting in April, Buffett remarked, «Union Pacific's rail network is much better positioned for Mexico than BNSF.»

Separately, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Republican Charles Grassley sent the parties a detailed request for much of the same information, as well the names of the government and corporate officials who negotiated the deal, along with their outside advisers.

Her bi-partisan background as CEO of FINRA, Chairman of CFTC and as an SEC Commissioner positions her well to reform the regulatory body that missed much of the financial crisis causes and fraudsters like Bernie Madoff and Allen Stanford.

We are pretty much in the same geographies but we don't compete directly often so for us it's really a good fit for the two companies,» Couche - Tard chairman Alain Bouchard said during a conference call.

Stephen Harvey, chairman of Deloitte's Australian Wine Industry Group, said the local wine industry was in for a much better era when it comes to currency, with local exports to become much more competitive on the shelves of retailers in the US and the United Kingdom.

Those fans, they know how well the chairmen are doing for the club — how much they have invested — and they have taken it a long way up already.»

The club's chairman, Nasser Al - Khelaifi, who described Neymar as «the best player in the world,» also insisted that the striker could have made much more money at another club and that he had made the decision for «sporting reasons.»

Samuels also made the «that which does not kill us» argument, insisting (much like state GOP Chairman Ed Cox has in connection with his party's gubernatorial fight), saying Duffy will be stronger, better known to voters and more fully vetted if he wins a primary fight.

She may be a better Party Chairman than Maude but that does not say much.

McDonnell now has more than twice as much money on hand as each of the Democrats in the governor's race, including Terry McAuliffe, the well - connected former DNC chairman who officially entered the race in January and raised about $ 948,000 since he started collecting checks last fall.

He was completely out of his depth on Question Time a few months ago (not a good sign for a possible Party Chairman) and Crewe & Nantwich was much more of a team effort and a vote against Gordon Brown on 10p tax.

Chris Grayling & Crispin Blunt are both good prospects for some sort of job but as much as I have amired Grayling's work, I am not sure Party Chairman is the right job for him.

«One of the benefits of this study is that you can get a much better global, spatial quantification of that veer — and that's fabulous, that's exactly what a wind turbine designer needs,» said Sandy Butterfield, chairman of the International Electrotechnical Commission Renewable Energy (IECRE), the organization that writes the standards for wind turbines and other renewable energy equipment.

«Youre much more susceptible to all sorts of infections if your immune system isnt functioning well,» says Vincent DeLeo, MD, chairman of dermatology at St. Lukes Hospital, Roosevelt Hospital, and Beth Israel Medical Center.

«What made this convening so impressive is that while so much in education reform can divide activists into warring camps, expanding learning time unites reformers around a shared vision of bringing excellence and breadth to our nation's most impoverished and struggling schools,» said Lecturer Chris Gabrieli, cofounder and chairman of the National Center on Time & Learning, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding learning time to improve student achievement and enable a well - rounded education.

This value is core to SoFi and the daily activities of every employee — so much so that CEO, Chairman and co-founder Mike Cagney takes the time to respond personally to many member feedback inquiries; he also hosts regular dinners at his home with customers to better understand their financial goals.

Bazin commented: «Today's announcement in collaboration with Nakheel marks the much - anticipated expansion of one of our most illustrious luxury brands as well as a new momentum in our great partnership relation with Chairman Ali Rashid Lootah whom I would like to thank for his support and confidence.

As chairman of the Turner prize judges, Serota is well aware that annual displays of outrage at the shortlist and periodic personal attacks on him are a sign that there remains much more hand - holding of the public to be done.

-- Muller believes humans are changing climate with CO2 emissions — humans have been responsible for «most» of a 0.4 C warming since 1957, almost none of the warming before then — IPCC is in trouble due to sloppy science, exaggerated predictions; chairman will have to resign — the «Climategate» mails were not «hacked» — they were «leaked» by an insider — due to «hide the decline» deception, Muller will not read any future papers by Michael Mann — there has been no increase in hurricanes or tornadoes due to global warming — automobiles are insignificant in overall picture — China is the major CO2 producer, considerably more than USA today — # 1 priority for China is growth of economy — global warming is not considered important — China CO2 efficiency (GDP per ton CO2) is around one - fourth of USA today, has much room for improvement — China growth will make per capita CO2 emissions at same level as USA today by year 2040 — if it is «not profitable» it is «not sustainable» — US energy future depends on shale gas for automobiles; hydrogen will not be a factor — nor will electric cars, due to high cost — Muller is upbeat on nuclear (this was recorded pre-Fukushima)-- there has been no warming in the USA — Muller was not convinced of Hansen's GISS temperature record; hopes BEST will provide a better record.

JAC Chairman Baroness Prashar says the commission will continue working «to dispel these unfounded myths and to develop an even sharper and better targeted approach to encourage applicants from a much more diverse pool».

«Some new - home sales that would have happened this March were likely pulled forward as a result of exceedingly good weather conditions across much of the country in February, when we recorded the quickest sales pace since the end of the homebuyer tax credit,» notes Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Gainesville, Fla. «The bottom line is that builders in many markets are reporting more interest among prospective buyers, with the main sticking points for sales right now being access to credit for builders and buyers, and problems with obtaining accurate appraisals.»

«Combined with consistent, positive reports on housing starts, permits, prices and builder confidence in recent months, today's data provides further confirmation that a gradual but steady housing recovery is underway across much of the nation,» says Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Gainesville, Fla. «Consumers who have been on the sidelines during the past few years are deciding now is the time to go forward with a new - home purchase, assuming they can qualify for a good mortgage under today's exceedingly stringent guidelines.»