Sentences with phrase «of interest groups seeking»

The fight over Buffalo Police street checkpoints is continuing in the courts, with an alliance of interest groups seeking a court order for release of what data exists since 2013.

Independent expenditure campaigns have been funded by a variety of interest groups seeking to influence the outcome of a legislative race, including the teachers unions, charter school groups and real - estate organizations.

The inevitable tensions among the various constituencies — between blacks and Hispanics, for example — create conflicts that not only complicate political activism, but threaten to make the overall political effort look like a collection of interest groups seeking advantages, rather than victims insisting on justice.

Not exact matches

Lured by the prospect of a steal, would - be entrepreneurs have been joined in the bidding by companies interested in expanding through strategic acquisitions and private equity groups like SeaFort seeking solid «old economy» assets.

We seek the Church which initiates actions for liberation and support the work of other liberating groups without calculating self - interest.

Trust me if I were interested in the belief systems of either of those groups I would seek to discover them for myself.

Historian Philip Jenkins in Hidden Gospels: How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way has gone so far as to assert that the alternative gospels tell us less about the beginnings of Christianity than about «the interest groups who seek to use them today; about the mass media, and how religion is packaged as popular culture; and... more generally, about the changing directions of contemporary American religion.»

Now, Del Oro attracts a diverse group of interested students seeking a different sport.

The New York Public Interest Research Group in a letter to the state Board of Elections identifies three different ways companies seek to circumvent the state's campaign limits through a network of limited liability companies.

The groups further urged state leaders to reduce the potential for conflicts of interest by exploring options to limit campaign contributions from anyone seeking a state contract.

While announcing he had reached new settlements in his probe, Cuomo's office admitted an April 5, 2007 meeting that took place between Global Strategy Group's Jon Silvan, a partner from Intermedia (a private equity investment firm seeking pension fund investments) and a Mirram Executive and DiNapoli at his Manhattan office has caught the interest of investigators.

The Democratic candidate who is seeking to replace Mr. Levy, Steve Bellone, the town supervisor of Babylon, has spent more money on his campaign than any other candidate in New York State on the ballot on Tuesday, according to the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Seeking to cushion the blow of the fiscal plan he'll release Tuesday, he accused lawmakers and interests groups of tricking New Yorkers by weaving a complex web of funding formulas that lift spending every year without regard to «fiscal realities.»

British Politics Group Quarterly... this book offers many interesting insights into the workings of the British constitution, how far the negotiations to create the coalition conform to expected constitutional norms, and how far the government has altered or seeks to alter the constitution.

The group called on delegates to vote with the interest of the state at the back of their minds, saying Bamidele stood out among the 33 aspirants seeking the party's ticket at the primary.

«I think he should seek very specific guidance from the Conflicts of Interest Board and the Campaign Finance Board to ensure that he doesn't cross the line because he has been suspected of crossing earlier lines,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union, a government reform group.

The amendment's aim is to break the stranglehold on abortion counselling of certain groups which Dorries and Field say have a financial conflict of interest in advising women seeking terminations, and open up counselling to independent counsellers.

He says: «There is a temptation also for the (public) interest groups to follow and profit from the excited state of public opinion, rather than seek to educate and lead it in a «rational» direction, and who is entitled to claim a monopoly on the definition of rationality?»

This is not some passive group of people seeking out marriages or other kinds of meaningful relationships, and nobody here is interested in being lectured about their life choices.

This group of mature singles is seeking a place not only to connect with other like - minded singles, but also to uncover important life information, explore new interests, exchange ideas and to maximize their busy lifestyles.»

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The fast pace of the society does not make it easy to meet and connect with others who have the same interests as you, especially for those special groups of people, such as bisexual people.While one of the intersting thing is that there are increasing numbers of sinlge bisexual people seeking bi couples.

Dating and dating sites have become a multi-million dollarindustry with many niche dating sites focusing on interests or types sprouting up on the internet offering groups of daters more focused options when seeking a partner.

This session should be of value to researchers / practitioners / interest groups seeking to influence policy; and to legislators / administrators seeking to incorporate prevention science into their work.

We'll also be contacting the state Department of Finance, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office, the California State Teachers Retirement System, the California Public Employee Retirement System, the Brown administration, state lawmakers and staff from both sides of the aisle, school officials, teachers and their union representatives, parents and interest groups — asking for help understanding this topic and also sharing our findings to seek further comments.

And when the group who was behind that effort - an interest group called Achieve, Incorporated that has close ties to Bill Gates - did seek input from educators, some of those educators refused to approve it until their concerns were addressed.

The Association has member groups including the General Publishing Group (GAU), Educational Publishing Group (GEU), Media for science and profession (MVW), Dutch Newspaper Publishers Association (NDP) and Consumer Magazines Group (GPT) and seeks to provide an optimum representation of the specific interests of individual members within these groups.

The Cry of the Icemark is yet another successful book from the small but innovative UK publisher, Chicken House, who also publish Cornelia Funke (The Thief Lord etc.) Last year they were bought by Scholastic and only time will tell whether, now they're part of a behemoth publishing group, they'll continue to seek out the new and interesting authors that other publishers overlook!

We've gone from a world where writing was the primary skill of a specialised profession to a world where it is an important but secondary skill of a variety of social and economic groups: attention - seeking amateurs, interest - and field - specific communities, part - time artists, and one person creative businesses.

Futures traders are traditionally placed in one of two groups: hedgers, who have an interest in the underlying asset (which could include an intangible such as an index or interest rate) and are seeking to hedge out the risk of price changes; and speculators, who seek to make a profit by predicting market moves and opening a derivative contract related to the asset «on paper», while they have no practical use for or intent to actually take or make delivery of the underlying asset.

Those in the first group are seeking price protection while the second group isn't interested in taking delivery of the product — they're trading prices, not commodities.

From there, we'll venture into the world of the industries and interest groups that seek to hide or explain away the abuse of animals, and we'll listen carefully to their arguments and excuses.

To appeal to the greatest number of students, the GW SALDF actively seeks the collaboration of other groups with whom our interests intersect.

The Atlanta Humane Society is a non-profit animal welfare group that seeks to prevent neglect, abuse, cruelty and exploitation of animals and to assure that their interests and well - being are fully, effectively and humanely protected by an aware and caring society...

If you are interested in cooperation with a group of us or certain individuals or seek advice, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Mesa Lane Partners has assembled and acquired one of the largest single tracts of land in the highly sought - after downtown waterfront area, presenting a unique opportunity for a small group of accredited investors to co-invest with Mesa Lane Partners and enjoy an equity interest in an extraordinary community serving development located in an extremely high barrier to entry market.

Many group travelers seek a more private venue that allows them to focus on their particular interest, and give them the feeling of exclusivity that our island will certainly provide for them.

(Plus, overuse of art - speak often comes across as an amateur who's showing off terminology s / he just discovered) * An artist statement should ideally describe the work well enough that a person could guess with reasonable accuracy which work in a group show goes with the statement * The statement should be interesting enough to make someone want to seek out the work and learn more I'm definitely going to point people to this post as well, as there are some great ideas here.

But as with the Ink Forest Group before this, Kwon was not interested in aligning himself with a coterie of artists working under a single aesthetic program; in fact, Kwon was beginning to seek out other artistic scenes at this time.

In October 2015, the barber shop welcomed a new group of successors who were interested in transforming and adapting the place to contemporary standards, but simultaneously seeking to preserve and assume a strong presence of its important historical heritage.

The MAC PAC, Patrons + Artists Collective, is a group of active MAC enthusiasts with a passion for contemporary art who seek an opportunity to meet others who share similar interests and would like to enhance their knowledge of the current art scene.

Museum officials said the Tate had been acquiring works from artist - trustees since 1959 and had been unaware of the requirement to seek permission for doing so until last year, when an independent group of British artists, known as the Stuckists, drew attention to the Ofili case and suggested a possible conflict of interest.

Mexico has received impressive attention in past years, as a growing body of young Latin artists and American expats seeking a community atmosphere and supportive gallery system have settled in the capital, in turn drawing an increasingly interested group of galleries seeking what could be the next great talent.

Federal regulators have denied requests from a multitude of energy interest groups seeking to slow down a 60 - day review of an Energy Department proposal that could upend the country's wholesale energy markets, by propping up coal and nuclear plants in the name of grid resiliency.

Of course, if someone had access to & used * any * standard for assessing evidence that was * reliably * correlated with «truth - seeking» & that could be used to determine the LR or weight to be assigned evidence in a Bayesian framework, that wouldn't be «motivated reasoning» as I've defined it; motivated reasoning refers to the tendency of individuals to assess evidence in a manner that promotes some goal or interest independent of forming an accurate judgment — such as maintaining his or her standing in an identify - defining grouOf course, if someone had access to & used * any * standard for assessing evidence that was * reliably * correlated with «truth - seeking» & that could be used to determine the LR or weight to be assigned evidence in a Bayesian framework, that wouldn't be «motivated reasoning» as I've defined it; motivated reasoning refers to the tendency of individuals to assess evidence in a manner that promotes some goal or interest independent of forming an accurate judgment — such as maintaining his or her standing in an identify - defining grouof individuals to assess evidence in a manner that promotes some goal or interest independent of forming an accurate judgment — such as maintaining his or her standing in an identify - defining grouof forming an accurate judgment — such as maintaining his or her standing in an identify - defining group.

Through this process, the groups representing broad interests from local town officials and chambers of commerce to the Department of Defense and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, sought to identify the areas that balanced high suitability for wind development and potentially conflicting uses, such as artificial reefs, areas of high boat traffic, military activity, and areas of high bird activity like Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and around Winyah Bay.

«Reagan Vs. Cities and States: The 20th Century Battle over South African Apartheid» tells the story of how cities and states joined the fight against apartheid in South Africa and won even as the Reagan administration and special interest groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) sought to suppress those efforts.

Proponents of climate change policies should seek to assure that civil society understands what corporations, institutions, and foundations have been responsible for climate change disinformation and which politicians have advanced the interests of these groups at the national level and seek to better understand, perhaps working with sociologists, entities and politicians most responsible for resistance to climate change policies at the state and regional level.

Members of Americans for Prosperity, a group founded and largely financed by oil industry interests, filed a lawsuit this week seeking to end New York State's participation in the 10 - state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

One point made by equity seeking groups to the Working Group was that not only is access to justice impeded by the systematic exclusion of racialized licensees in the province, but it also runs contrary to the public interest.