Sentences with phrase «nepotism at»

Young film buff Curtis edited the magazine, but there was much more than nepotism at work here.

According to him, his administration was unfairly judged when he was accused of nepotism at a time he had only one blood relation serving in his government in the person of Hon. Joyce Mogtari Bawa.

In interviews, 150 employees and others told Fisch's investigators a decade's worth of stories about no - bid contracts, personal favors and nepotism at the fair under Cappuccilli and other directors.

He will place in office alot of mormons, at the local state and federal level, nepotism at its finest.

For the 85 - year - old pontiff, the three - day trip outside the Vatican walls was a break from the Vatileaks scandal, which has seen his butler, Paolo Gabriele, arrested on suspicion of disclosing dozens of embarrassing letters alleging corruption and nepotism at the Holy See.

Not exact matches

«In start - up companies, it's all about «who do I trust» and sometimes nepotism will come in,» Fraedrich says, and family - run businesses have to be especially vigilant against an ethical lapse that could lead at best to employee dissatisfaction and at worst to a discrimination suit.

Mr. Kushner has consulted with at least one lawyer and believes that by forgoing a salary and putting his investment fund, his real estate holdings and The New York Observer into a blind trust, he would not be bound by federal nepotism rules, according to one of the people briefed.

In 2013 an activist investor criticized the board at ConMed for a «culture of nepotism, patronage, and dystopian corporate governance.»

It is frequently being said now that the celibacy rule is a late - medieval imposition aimed at protecting the Church's property from nepotism.

His dad didn't help at all except for his privileged lifestyle, personal loans, college education and connections at the highest possible levels to guarantee success via 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.

But I was there when the Intel event happened, and my sister in law currently works at the company filled with mormon nepotism.

Consequently, at the PRC, he fought strongly against factional loyalties and nepotism.

@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?

At an oversight hearing of the City Council's governmental operations committee in February 2014, new DOI Commissioner Mark Peters testified that his office found issues of gross nepotism, pressure on staff to engage in political activities, deficient voter rolls, poorly trained poll workers, and inadequate, inefficient, and outdated procedures.

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.

You do not need to have a crystal ball to foresee the type of fraud and nepotism these new regulations will result in... look at articles detailing the fraud being perpetrated in Ohio and Michigan.

They are peopled at the whim of political nepotism, cost millions and are yet again an example of how the divide between taxpayers / electorate v the poltical elite is growing.

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.

Nassau County and its three towns say new or strengthened ethics laws will curb nepotism, but more than 100 current or former elected officeholders, high - level appointees and political club leaders — Republican and Democrat — have had at least one family member working in local government at some point since 2015.

«Taxpayers just can't trust Jack Martins, who carried water» for the Republican «machine and stifled ethics reform in Albany at every turn,» said Curran, who has introduced plans to term limit county officials, reform contracting practices and end patronage and nepotism hires.

At the rally, the governor took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing him of running a government of nepotisAt the rally, the governor took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing him of running a government of nepotisat President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing him of running a government of nepotism.

No matter how Parete speculates about what «65 - year - olds won't like», retirees still bristle at the low - grade corruption that seems to always accompany our county's persistent culture of insider nepotism.

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.

Nassau County and its three towns say new or strengthened ethics laws will curb nepotism, but more than 100 current or former elected officeholders, high - level appointees and political club leaders — Republican and Democratic — have had at least one family member working in local government at some point since 2015.

«We both recognized that it would be almost impossible for me to get a permanent job there without it looking like nepotism,» recalls Jardine, who is now firmly ensconced at St Andrews with her husband and family.

I've seen favoritism, academic nepotism, competitiveness, egomania, and incompetence, but never have I seen dancing around a single person at this scale.

Grilli and Allesina decided to take a closer look at the law's impact since 2010 and to compare the prevalence of nepotism in Italy with other countries.

But others were hoping for an outsider at the helm, if only to make a break with Spanish science's reputation of institutional nepotism.

The researchers suggest that it's not narcissism at play, but nepotism — an unconscious yen that evolved to help bind together kinfolk.

Deeply exasperated at having to find a job for this gawky boy with his calf - like face, Phil nonetheless submits to the Hollywood nepotism law, finds him a «cockamamie» assistant job, and Bobby instantly falls in love with Phil's secretary, the heartstoppingly beautiful and likeable Vonnie, played by Kristen Stewart, who has been miraculously tasked with showing Bobby around.

He changed his name while he was starting out to avoid nepotism and made an early blink - and - you'll - miss - it appearance in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, putting a sign on another student's back.

And Diane Ravitch has quickly produced an excellent summary of the issues at, «Connecticut: State Investigation Finds Rampant Nepotism and Lack of Oversight at Charter Chain.»

Diane Ravitch — «Connecticut: state investigation finds rampant nepotism and lack of oversight at charter chain.»

Some investors get a little hysterical about nepotism, but I'm fairly relaxed myself... Management's an intangible asset after all — being raised at your father's knee, and discussing the family business (es) over dinner each evening, may confer a substantial intangible advantage another CEO candidate can't hope to match (even if they look much better on paper).

Do you learn any morality from your family («nepotism»), your tribe (people you associated with at least), your whole culture («patriotism»)?

My (obviously) hypothetical tale was merely to demonstrate that there is no reason to even have any morality at all if you do not believe in «religion»,» patriotism, tribalism, and nepotism» (culture and family).

Not to mention nepotism and cronyism that have a great home at macquarie Univeristy.