Sentences with phrase «nepotism as»

Ex President John Dramani Mahama has said he's deeply surprised that Ghanaians have put up with the Akufo - Addo government that has nepotism as its hallmark.

A fiscally conservative good - government group last week credited Republican Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony Santino for offering some «common sense proposals» to combat conflicts of interests and nepotism as part of a plan to update the town's ethics code.

Anti-abortionists see pro-choice advocates as highly dangerous; extreme religious practitioners regard secularism as highly dangerous; liberals see corruption and nepotism as socially dangerous.

Full disclosure here: my start in the business was as classic a case of nepotism as you will ever find.

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She really didn't think in gendered terms, she says; she was «more concerned about being the daughter of the founder and therefore needing to perform better than others so as not to give the impression of nepotism.»

Though Geoff Smith is certainly outspoken — on his blog, he defends nepotism and argues against «rah - rah» corporate team building — he's committed to building a workforce that's as outspoken as he is.

This was introduced later as a means of eliminating nepotism.

The charges brought against Uthman, such as nepotism, were not so heinous as to justify the march of malcontents from the garrison towns against him at Medina or their penetration of his house and their brutal murder of the aged man in his room.

There Offensive Coordinator Mike Shula should technicaly count as a Rooney Rule interview for any interested teams since he's a minority as the son of a coach, and the NFL dosent have any nepotism.

like it or not, Dana has been as beneficial to McG as McG has been for him because of his blatant nepotism.

Corruption and impunity have become accepted convention in the administration, nepotism is eating the administration up yet, some members of OccupyGhana and other civil society organisations are helping the administration to play the blame game on the past Mahama administration as a coverup for the administration's failure which is betrayal of what these groups and their mother organization the Npp promised Ghanaians during the campaign.

«The said publication has caused me great embarrassment among my friends, students (both in the UK and in Nigeria), colleagues and associates as he portrayed me as a cheat, a person lacking in the culture of due process, a product of nepotism and an unworthy person always currying favour to achieve goals.

A development that has since morphed into a hydra - headed challenge such as insecurity, youth restiveness, nepotism, cronyism among others; with all, culminating to a nation in grief.

According to Brogya Genfi, it came as no surprise when one of the NPP's stocks Prof. Stephen Addae issued a statement expressing his displeasure about the levels of nepotism in the administration.

@Denis de Bernardy: because I've often heard the charge of corruption thrown at Arab states; and as I said it came to me as a «surprise» that so many in the Israel government has faced similar charges and been indicted; just goes to show what one can learn when reading around; look at whats happening at the US with the Potentate Trump and his First Family - who'd have thought the US would have gone the way of Arab nepotism?

«Nigerians have been deceived, stolen dry and the various promises of reform in the industry have turned into a mirage as a result of nepotism occasioned by an incompetent manning of the industry.

New nepotism rules would prevent some hires as well as prohibit relatives reporting to one another, as was the case she inherited at the highway department.

Republicans young and old will continue to stand in dumbstruck awe of disappointing results each November as long as criminality, nepotism, and the lust for power for power's sake continue to flow in the bloodstream of Suffolk County and Brookhaven.

Nepotism has been described as «a grave disorder akin to rape» when it came to appointments in government.

Governor Aregbesola who condemned Presidential system of government, said Nigeria has gotten to a stage where presidential system of government needs to be jettisoned as the its structure tends to promote corruption, nepotism and wastage.

I am glad to find this site as it is a home for my social liberal views as opposed to Lib Dem Voice and its nepotism and willing to back Clegg at all costs.

The duo said President Buhari has lost control of the security apparatus of the country and does not have a grasp of the country's economy even as allegations of nepotism against him are well founded because he has not been able to hide his feelings for the Fulani's forgetting that he is father of all Nigerians.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday said it's unfair his wife can't legally get paid for the work she does as first lady because of nepotism rules common throughout the...

She was shocked that earlier this year the county Legislature voted down a nepotism bill and expanded the ban on polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam.

Also on Monday, some members of the Assembly and Senate were pressing for a bill that sponsors say would act as a roadblock for nepotism related to distribution of taxpayer dollars.

Yet, as intractable as they are, at least those factors are not, like nepotism, a further obstacle to social mobility, proudly showcased by Westminster's public servants.

It says Hoyt «was placed in charge of the State's nepotism,» and defines him as «a wolf dressed in sheep's clothing.»

The governor was reacting to the criticism that greeted his comment in which he was quoted as carpeting the Catholic bishops who paid a visit to Buhari last week and expressed their misgivings about the President's perceived nepotism and killings by Fulani herdsmen in parts of the country.

He urged African electorates to vote on issues as against favours and nepotism, noting that elections are essential ingredients in multi party democracies and that is why 16 countries in Africa are going to the polls this year.

And if, in the hands of a lesser filmmaker, such a decision might foster a mood of lurid home - movie voyeurism, both Ceylans are such commanding and subtly expressive performers that any charges of nepotism here are as erroneous as in the storied collaborations of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands.

People accused Ryan of nepotism, of course, but actually, the film was always conceived as a father / daughter pairing: It originally was to have starred Paul Newman and his daughter, Nell Potts, but they left the project when director John Huston quit.

Betty's sweet personality is wasted on most of her colleagues, such as shrewish creative director, Wilhelmina Slater (Vanessa Williams), who's upset about being passed over for a deserved promotion to the top job because of nepotism.

As any of the Hollywood families will tell you, nepotism is something that can kill a career as fast as it can foster its growtAs any of the Hollywood families will tell you, nepotism is something that can kill a career as fast as it can foster its growtas fast as it can foster its growtas it can foster its growth.

If not for the work of the ever - brilliant Hackman, the always - watchable Lindo, Rockwell, and Jay, and the underrated DeVito's turn as the no - account fence, Heist would be merely (instead of incidentally) a self - indulgent exercise in senseless word - love and misguided nepotism.

The eighteen films selected to compete for the Palme d'Or this year — from 1,930 hopefuls — as usual will raise questions, ranging from artistic merit to nepotism and politics, before and after their premieres, as to why they were chosen.

For charges brought for inefficiency, the arbitrator can only consider the following: (1) whether the evaluation failed to adhere substantially to the evaluation process, including, but not limited to providing an corrective action plan; (2) there is a mistake of fact in the evaluation; (3) the charges would not have been brought but for considerations of political affiliation, nepotism, union activity, discrimination as prohibited by State or federal law, or other conduct prohibited by State or federal law; or (4) the district's actions were arbitrary and capricious.

The famed Michelle Rhee came in as chancellor in 2007 after the district's school board was stripped of powers due to gross mismanagement over the previous four decades, including financial corruption, nepotism, and union heads going to jail for embezzlement.

We need a collaboration of whistle - blowers to highlight this corruption as well as the extortionate nepotism and cronyism which is occurring in academies too.

Charter schools had become a bone of contention among lawmakers as some questioned the accountability of charters after high - profile problems with the Hartford - based Jumoke Academy that included financial miscues, nepotism and concern about a former chief executive officer who had lied about having a doctorate degree before admitting that he did not.

Originally enacted to protect against potential evils in state and local employment systems, such as nepotism, arbitrary dismissal, and political favoritism, tenure has become a common expectation of teacher employment.

As always, Isabel's life is full: she has articles to read for the Review if Applied Ethics, an instance of nepotism by Professor Lettuce to deal with, decisions to make about rising journal production costs, and 2 1/2 year - old Charlie has started swearing.

Many of the artists in the show are artists connected to Arcadia Missa in some way: this self - organised nepotism functions as a transportation of the space created between us and our peers, but it is of course transformed rather than simply transplaced.

So, we began producing slightly non-standard, mildly unexpected experiences within «straight» academic contexts — and, conversely, we began producing pedagogical scenarios within that netherworld of freeze - dried political «art - ivism», hedge fund after - after parties and rampant economic / artistic nepotism known as the art industry - scape.

It could do with very severe pruning as nepotism and corruption are rife with many parts of it being led by very Inadequate people because it is «buggins» turn.

To my mind, the only justifiable discussion of «religion» is as a pathological process, with a view to eliminating it.Ditto for patriotism, tribalism, and nepotism.

What may be viewed as corruption by say a Western viewpoint, nepotism, tribalism, attaining government jobs to dispense largess to friends and relatives, this is the norm for the vast majority of the world.

It will also serve as a method to prevent anyone within the government from corrupting the process for nepotism or to execute an illegal land grab.

While it is recognised that an election process gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples a chance to have their say (through voting) not all people are keen on the electoral process as it hasn't always worked in the past and has encouraged nepotism