Sentences with phrase «on coming to power»

Her assumption was that the new government, on coming to power, had removed all traces of the previous government's documents from the public sphere.

However, one of the very first things the Labor government did on coming to power in 1997 was to abolish grant - maintained schools.

On coming to power in 1997, Labour promised to raise the annual rate in Tobacco Duty's increase from 3 per cent to 5 per cent.

On coming to power, Labour declared that reform of the whole social security system was a priority.

On coming to power in 1997, Labour inherited a small PSNCR of around # 5 billion, and in the following years achieved a budget surplus, by sticking to the outgoing Conservatives» parsimonious spending plans until 1999, and by raising # 22.5 billion from the sale of 3G mobile phone spectrum licences.

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When it comes to toxic people, fixating on how crazy and difficult they are gives them power over you.

National Mining Association President Hal Quinn said the commission's «disappointing lack of action» comes on the heels of a cold snap that demonstrated the value that coal provides to power grids.

«The unwritten rule no one told Ms. White when she embarked on a relationship with Mr. Kardashian is: the entire family takes it personally if you leave and will come after you, using their fame, wealth and power to take you down,» the complaint further states.

«We see this very often, that people start from the heart... but then when it comes to the question of using the community, engaging the community, sometimes that gets lost and there's a top - down approach that occurs where there's a disconnect with the realities on the ground,» he told «Power Lunch.»

The stand - off also comes amid a growing campaign by politicians, regulators and courts across Europe to rein in Google's power over the Internet search market and the impact it has on deeply ingrained social norms around personal privacy.

There will be moments, to be sure, in the coming days and months when those on either side of this transfer of power will have their hackles raised.

His economic policies, known as «Abenomics,» have attracted much attention, mostly because of the impact they've had on Japan's yen, which has depreciated about 21 percent since mid-November - just before Abe came to power.

Over the years Alfa has come out on top in bitter power struggles even with people closely linked to Vladimir Putin: it defended its telecoms empire against Leonid Reiman, Putin's communications minister, who ultimately left the government after a string of disclosures about his links to an offshore company.

A Time Magazine reporter who test drove the «Nano» earlier this month reported that while the car is easy to operate and comes with ample legroom, turning on the air conditioner noticeably sapped power from the tiny two - cylinder engine.

They don't earn any power due to their title, rather it's their ability to hand out good advice or come up with solutions based on their deep organizational knowledge that gives them considerable sway.

The revelations come at a time when the unregulated power of the tech companies is under increased scrutiny, and Congress is weighing whether to limit the immunity that it granted to tech companies in 1996 for third - party content on their platforms.

But when it comes to the place to settle down, Deutsche Bank pointed to Wellington in New Zealand at the top of the quality - of - life index, based on eight variables: purchasing power, safety, healthcare, cost of living, house price - to - income, commuting time, pollution and climate.

«You're coming in at 5,000 miles per hour or more, and you have to rely on rocket power alone — fired precisely at the right time — to get down softly.

How you present yourself online and what you say or share has the power to leave an impression on anyone you come in contact with.

The handsets come with designs nearly identical to last year's Galaxy S8, but run on new, higher - powered Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processors.

We all have a role to play when it comes to improving the health of our communities, and those of us on the front lines of care must unite with the resources of the private and nonprofit sectors, while leveraging the power of those in leadership to make a difference.

But plain old advertising is expected to power revenue for the company in the years to come: Sales jumped 69 % to $ 55 million last quarter, trumping Wall Street's expectations (see the feature story on Yelp).

The 0 - 60 mph run can be achieved in about six seconds, which isn't bonkers fast, but the TLX A-Spec comes into its own when you call on it to pass or want to cleanly access the power while modulating speed.

He bursts into sight in a cloud of energy, dressed in silk pantaloons and tight white stockings, comes to a stop in the middle of the stage with his hands on his hips and his feet apart, and stands with his legs radiating power and purpose.

If we want them to deliver the speed and capacity that we have come to rely on from gasoline - powered vehicles, we need to fit them with bigger, heavier, costlier batteries.

While homeowners can use solar energy to power their houses, governments need to come up with their own solutions to produce clean energy on a massive scale.

We don't want to incur the waste of paying for big structural (i.e., walls, cubes, power) changes on an ongoing basis, so we came up with a flexible design.

If the Pirate Party does indeed come to power, it won't have major implications beyond the tiny, rocky island of 330,000, but it will be right on trend.

With a new prime minister and a new cabinet coming into power, Heyman has a fresh set of politicians to brief on U.S. priorities.

News of her firing comes on the same day that Zimbabwe's 93 year - old Robert Mugabe, the last of the generation of African leaders to take over from colonial rule, has had his hold on power broken by army units loyal to his former bodyguard Emmerson Mnangagwa.

And much of the fresh insight on offer comes from the attention they pay to institutions beyond the usual investment banking suspects, to the likes of Fannie and Freddy Mac, and to the power of the idea of homeownership in America.

«I'm here at eMerge because I can relate with entrepreneurs, businessmen, especially being in the music business, because every time we come up with an idea or a new record, people are constantly telling us how it's not going to work, it's not as good as what you had before,» Pitbull said Tuesday on CNBC's «Power Lunch.»

The federal Liberals came to power a year ago in large part on their promise to invest $ 120 billion in infrastructure over the next decade, essentially doubling Ottawa's spending from the previous 10 years.

The statement on Thursday comes amid a growing debate over the use of powerful new gene editing tools in human eggs, sperm and embryos, which have the power to change the DNA of unborn children.

Demand for natural gas is on the rise as more domestic power plants burn the fuel and a number of liquefied natural gas export terminals are slated to open in the coming years.

In the coming series of posts, I'll introduce you to scientists who believe fusion is on par with the development of nuclear power or sending men to the moon, and scientists who think these experiments are a dead - end.

Trudeau came to power in 2015, a year when growth sagged to 0.9 percent, partly by pledging new deficit spending on infrastructure and family tax cuts to prop up the economy.

Ed Stelmach, Alberta's current leader, came to power claiming that «shipping bitumen out of the province is comparable to selling the topsoil on a farm.»

While contractors with specialized skills may be able to negotiate with a company individually in order to obtain good pay and benefits, lower - skilled contractors have little power to negotiate on their own and are not covered under the federal labor laws that allow employees to come together in unions.

Canada's two largest power - consuming provinces, which have long followed their own paths when it comes to electricity, could soon join forces in an energy partnership that will pay dividends on both sides of the border.

The blackout came less than a week after a tree fell on a crucial power line, knocking out power to 840,000 people.

This new blackout comes after an outage on November 9 that sank power generation across the island from 40 percent to 18 percent, a major blow to the island's recovery after Hurricane Maria struck nearly two months ago.

In autumn 2009, Socialist premier George Papandreou promised an EU summit that Greece would not default on its $ 298bn debt, but warned: «We did not come to power to tear down the social state.

But for the moment, many are stuck anxiously waiting in the sweltering heat for the power (and the all - important air conditioning) to come back on.

The deal comes closely on the heels of Berkshire Hathaway Inc's (BRKa.N) $ 9 billion offer to buy Oncor Electric Delivery Co, the parent of Texas power transmission company.

His comments came days after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a speech that «China's offer always comes at a price» and cautioned Latin American countries against reliance on «new imperial powers that seek only to benefit their own people.»

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-- William Cohan, author of HOUSE OF CARDS: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street and MONEY AND POWER: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World

Additionally, restaurants will do everything in their power to ensure that they keep their existing customers coming back — which is why you see so many restaurants taking an aggressive attitude toward combating negative reviews on websites like Yelp and TripAdvisor.

The left - leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) came to power last year with a pledge to improve housing affordability and its first full budget is expected to include measures to curb speculative demand, crack down on tax cheats and money laundering, and stabilize housing markets.