Sentences with phrase «of political lines»

Take a moment today and consider how you can help someone affected, regardless of on what side of the political line they stand.

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Musk made the offer in response to a comment made on social media by Mike Cannon - Brookes, the co-founder of Australian software maker Atlassian (team), who said he would be willing to line up funding and political support if Tesla could supply batteries that would solve South Australia's problems.

«I just want to praise all my colleagues who put a lot of political capital on the line and who are going to get beaten up by people because of it.

The ECB is perhaps the best hope of bridging the political and economic fault lines in a union where cooperation was supposed to be the hallmark of a new Europe.

If retirement income is to fall, then, it will take an epic reversal of economic trend lines that have been in place for decades (not to mention a reversal of the growing political clout of the senior vote).

«Read through Zhang's apology and it is quickly apparent that this is a mea culpa made under extreme political pressure, in which Zhang, an engineer by background, ticks the necessary ideological boxes to signal his intention to fall into line,» David Bandurski, co-director of the China Media Project, wrote on the site.

The Popular Unity Candidacy joins a line of far - left movements seizing the political momentum in Europe, from Greece's ruling Syriza party and Spain's own far - left Podemos movement to the shock emergence last week of hardcore socialist Jeremy Corbyn as leader of Britain's Labour Party.

Are we at at the dawn of an era where we'll consume along political lines?

As a vice-president of parent company China National Petroleum Corp. explained at an oil and gas industry conference in Calgary, the company felt it was being shut out of Canada's oilsands by political pressure from the U.S. and had lost confidence in Enbridge's ability to manage aboriginal opposition to the line.

Much of this coverage focuses too much on the political rhetoric at the expense of the people who actually perform the work of financial regulation; the ones who will be the best and last line of defense against another financial crisis.

, a vice-chairman on the House Financial Services Committee, has sent a blistering letter to Federal Reserve Chair Yellen telling her in no uncertain terms to stop cooperating with other central banks and insurance supervisors over global rules of conduct, at least until the new administration has given her a clear political line to follow.

Those feelings cut across racial lines and include most whites, who formed the base of Trump's political support in the presidential election.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Some voters in Jefferson County ended up crossing party lines to cast their ballots for who they thought was the best candidate in each of the races — defying the practice of party line voting in an election that showed a deep red - blue political divide.

Dali Yang, a Chinese - born political scientist at the University of Chicago, points out that supporting off - line retail helps preserve domestic jobs, which pleases employment - conscious Chinese government officials.

«If we feel he crosses a line, we'll fire back,» said Ed Rollins, chief strategist of Great America PAC, the political arm of the group airing the Comey ad.

On top of that, political opinion pieces on Medium will be getting fact - checked, thanks to a partnership between PolitiFact and the site that will see «annotations» or in - line comments added to those pieces where factual assertions are made.

The Players: Plenty of cabinet ministers and other MPs (the restaurant straddles all political lines), along with hard - charging lobbyists on expense accounts, diplomatic agents and pollsters.

Obama reaffirmed his message of political unity and bipartisanship, urging the country to reunite across party lines to defend itself against Russia and others.

In some ways, this lines up with something I noted in my «Brittle Grip» series of posts: growing calls from the extremely rich to not only be able to use their money without limit to shape the political process but to do so anonymously to avoid being «intimidated» or «vilified».

Mr. Thiel, who was last in the news for his financial support of Hulk Hogan's legal fight against Gawker Media, has a slate of political views that stand out of line with most in tech, and perhaps most Americans.

Made with love in beautiful B.C., the Dogwood Podcast brings you to the front lines of the biggest political battles around our province's land, air and water.

Historically, corporate involvement in the political sphere has consisted of narrow efforts to shape policy to benefit the bottom line, such as lobbying for a favorable regulation.

I vaguely recall hearing a political quote when I was a kid that went along the lines of, «When the government is falling, it's the Opposition's job to get out of the way.»

Holding his talismanic cane aloft, smiling as only he could, hitting his applause lines like the pro he was, «Bon Jack» embodied an unlikely convergence of long, careful political preparation and recent, inspiring personal determination.

Doing so would bring Amazon in line with a large number of leading companies — including Exelon, Merck, and Microsoft — that support political disclosure and accountability and present this information on their websites.

«During the meeting, the leader Khamenei underlined the importance of sticking to Iran's red line, which was not yielding to political pressures and not to accept any cut in Vienna,» the source said.

If this happens, to the extent that more countries with a wider range of political goals and institutions join the system created by the Bretton Woods conference, and to the extent that geopolitical tensions rise in Eurasia, it seems to me that the flat or mildly upward sloping line that represents the benefits to the US of the global trading system and the steep upward sloping line that represents the costs, if they haven't already crossed, must cross soon.

Darren DeLuca auctioned off B.C. bear hunt for Safari Club International fundraiser As a professional guide outfitter, Darren DeLuca has helped line the coffers of a U.S. political action group waging a global fight on behalf of trophy hunters.

This would bring it in line with a growing number of leading companies, including Capital One, JP Morgan Chase, and Visa, that support political disclosure and accountability and present this information on their websites.

OCTOBER 18, 2013: Longtime Tyee writer Steve Burgess enters a new line of work: Spin doctor adviser to political set.

The Globe and Mail, in a front page article entitled «Consider This» argued that the political «parties should commit to holding the line on EI premium increases» [1] They argued that EI premium rates are going up by 15 cents per $ 100 of insurable earnings for every future year and that this is a significant hit on incomes and pocketbooks.

This would bring our Company in line with a growing number of leading companies, including UPS, Merck and Microsoft that support political disclosure and accountability and present this information on their websites.

As has been the case for a number of years in Europe, the political backdrop remains uncertain, and this is one of the reasons we think President Draghi's firm line on resisting calls to adjust the ECB's accommodative monetary policy is the correct one.

Mr. Cooper is known in political circles for his hard - line conservative positions and has been involved in politics since he was a teenaged national director of the Canadian Alliance Party.

He added: «Our preference is that the Iraqi political system demonstrates unity of purpose here and avoids fragmentation on security lines, and that's what we'll be watching.»

The political bottom line: If Canada requires Alberta's buy - in as a matter of politics, it necessarily requires Saskatchewan's, Manitoba's, Ontario's, and the Maritime provinces» as well.

In Australia, the decision by Northern Territory government to end a two - year moratorium and allow the resumption of fracking for natural gas will do little to immediately solve the country's energy woes, but will likely sharpen political battle lines.

Because of Saudi Arabia's status as a regional political leader and an exporter of over 15 percent of the world's oil, the country's Gulf neighbors — Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — tend to fall in line with the kingdom's geopolitical arguments.

In contrast to Jackson's and Van Buren's political patronage via banking privilege, the line of control now runs the other way around, from banking to politics.

«Our objective is not to diminish legitimate expression of political or religious views, but rather incitement to terrorism — and there is a fine line there that the legislation will try to draw,» Kenney said in an interview Tuesday.

In the United States, they have a process of redrawing lines on a map within a state to benefit the political party who is doing the drawing.

While in that job he shaved billions off the government's bottom line, but he's also been accused of using the public purse for his own political ambition getting millions in infrastructure funding for his Muskoka riding around the G8 summit there in 2010.

Sentiment remains sharply divided along political - party lines, reflecting the deepening partisanship in Washington and growing polarization of the populace.

and a set of social controls (political correctness) to keep it's adherents in line.

He should consider whether, contrary to his own political experience, some people in political life say things not out of a desire for applause lines or even approval, but out of conviction.

As I imagine is similar in other faiths, it is hard for an active member of the LDS Church to publically maintain political views that fall more in line with the Democratic Party than the GOP.

We may agree or disagree with the general lines of political policy of the Vatican.

No matter who wins, it's another sure sign of shifting political lines, in which political parties are shaped less by policy than identity.

By walking on both sides of party lines, the political strategist is paving a way for Christians in politics.