Sentences with phrase «on issues of common interest»

PRIA is a coalition of government and business partners collaborating to formulate positions on issues of common interest.

He suggested that the countries could work pragmatically on issues of common interest, even if they had disagreements in other areas.

«BP regularly engages on issues of common interest with the European commission and governments and policy - makers around the world,» a BP spokesman said.

A political action committee, or PAC, is a vehicle created by state legislatures and Congress to enable organizations and individuals to pool funds and speak as one voice on issues of common interest.

On working with Nick Clegg: He said that yesterday's victory on Gurkhas was hugely important and said that the Conservatives will work with the Liberal Democrats on issues of common interest, such as the environment, strengthening local govenment and opposing the surveillance state.

At his monthly press conference yesterday Mr Cameron admitted that he didn't know Nick Clegg well but restated his December 2005 identity as a «liberal conservative» and he said that the Conservatives will work with the Liberal Democrats on issues of common interest, such as the environment, strengthening local govenment and opposing the surveillance state.

It added that «Both leaders and their officials will confer on issues of common interest to Nigeria and Cameroon, including ongoing bilateral and regional cooperation against terrorism, violent extremism and cross-border crimes.»

Not exact matches

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.

Interesting Pope for sure — but BTW: None of his core beliefs differ AT ALL from the two previous Popes, it's just that his communication style is more focused on everyone's common ground — the other Popes had the same beliefs, it just that they were more outspoken on the controversial issues — so the media did not warm to them as much.

The International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (2008) Frequently asked questions (updated version 2008) The International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1998) Summary of action taken by WHO Member States and other interested parties, 1994 - 1998 The International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1996) A common review and evaluation framework The International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1992) Survey of national legislation and other measures adopted (1981 - 1991) Review and evaluation of national action taken to give effect to the International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1991) Report of a technical meeting, The Hague, 30 September - 3 October 1991 The International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1990) Synthesis of reports on action taken (1981 - 1990) International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1981) Infant formula and related trade issues in the context of the international code [pdf 18kb] The WHO briefing note on «Follow - Up Formula in the Context of the International Code of Marketing of Breast - milk Substitutes» is presently being considered for revision by the World Health Organization pending review of new and emerging information on the subject.

In a 5 to 4 decision those justices ruled that the Second Amendment gives Americans the right to own guns for personal self - defense, despite the amendment's opening language - «A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state,» - which pretty clearly says that gun ownership was specifically preserved by the founding fathers in the interest of the common defense against a tyrannical government (remember, this was the issue on their minds back then).

Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause / NY, noted that «Hydraulic fracturing has been one of the most polarizing issues in recent history, with no shortage of political money invested by pro-fracking interests to achieve a favorable outcome... New York State needs comprehensive campaign finance and lobbying reform to assure New Yorkers that public policy is based on their interest, not the special interests.»

Unlike general social networking sites, which create a common river of profiles in which everyone swims (think our individual networks of social connections as groups of rafters floating on the current), Ning has built a platform on which anyone can build a defined online community of people interacting around any issue or interest.

The New York Public Interest Research Group, Citizens Union, the League of Women Voters, and Common Cause, are calling for an end to the long Albany tradition of closed door meetings between the governor and legislative leaders where they make key decisions on the budget and other issues, known as three men in a room.

I have never been afraid to lose my life as a police officer who has sworn an oath to protect lives and properties so I am not expected to be afraid of being pushed from the police because I am risking my career to speak on issues that is of interest to common the police officer.

The MoU will provide a structured framework for cooperation across a broad range of issues of common interest, with emphasis on consolidating and further developing the European Research Area and facilitating the implementation of the European Strategy for Particle Physics, as defined by the CERN Council.

Two of our members, the newly married couple Ben and Liv from Yorkshire told us that they felt that it was more important to have common ground on more serious issues rather than surface interests.

The honest attempt to find common ground on the crucial issue of improving public education deserves wide support and participation from diverse interests, including the skeptical teachers union.

As we demonstrated in our 2015 analysis of the Common Core debate on Twitter, the dispute about the standards was largely a proxy war over other politically - charged issues, including opposition to a federal role in education, which many believe should be the domain of state and local education policy; a fear that the Common Core could become a gateway for access to data on children that might be used for exploitive purposes rather than to inform educational improvement; a source for the proliferation of testing which has come to oppressively dominate education; a way for business interests to exploit public education for private gain; or a belief that an emphasis on standards reform distracts from the deeper underlying causes of low educational performance, which include poverty and social inequity.

The President's decision to launch TTIP negotiations with the EU followed a detailed exploratory process by the Administration that included public and private sector stakeholders, as well as Congress, and determined that an agreement that addresses a broad range of US - EU bilateral trade and investment policies, as well as global issues of common interest, could generate substantial economic benefits on both sides of the Atlantic.

Interesting: @MarieForce is putting together an advocacy group of indies to deal directly with Amazon (& others) on a range of issues of common concern.

The proposals were adopted on September 3, 2009 by the written consent of the holders of 2,388,730 shares of Common Stock, representing a 70 % interest in the issued and outstanding Common Stock and were submitted to the Secretary of the Corporation on or about September 4, 2009.

The bottom - up analyses center on the facts that the businesses in which Third Avenue has invested are all eminently creditworthy; that the common stocks were acquired at a significant discount to our estimate of NAV; and that the common stocks are the issues of companies that provide comprehensive, written disclosures; and are regulated by government agencies whose principal interest seems to be investor protection.

On March 30, 2011, the Company issued 412,286 shares of its common stock in exchange for convertible notes payable with a balance of $ 711,500 and accrued interest of $ 19,588.

The high dividends attracted investors interested in income and tended to assure companies that they would be able to market add - on issues of common stock at prices above book value.

You can buy a house in cash, then immediately set up a HELOC («home equity line of credit», a common type of loan offered by banks and mortgage companies that is backed by home equity, that does not require you to incur the debt or accrue interest until you draw on the line of credit, typically with a checkbook or debit card issued to you) to maintain liquidity, getting the best of both paths.

He became concerned with such issues as: the evidence of a causal relationship between common feeding practices and serious health problems; the perceived disconnect between the nutritional requirements of felis silvestris catus and all other species of cats; an industry with a vested interest in grain as the basis for its products; a veterinary education system with little nutritional teaching, subsidized by commercial pet food industries; a questionable government concept approval and oversight process; the economic inertia of maintaining the status quo; and the rejection of science - based belief systems on the extremes of both sides of the issue.

(See above paragraph, combine with economic alarmism, a great sense of solidarity, an easy issue — complex and futuristic — to do it on, and a huge tea party and right wing conservative movement predicated on the idea that markets «solve» everything even though by definition they can't solve externalities — hence along with justice and national defense why we even need just limited government in the first place, and an implicit inherent belief in the right to pollute (here it's really better characterized as just radical alteration against our interests, not pollution), since common area is «fair game,» and there we go.)

Small (and not so small) groups of people arguing about a variety of issues of common interest; with complete freedom to leave one band and sidle on over to another, to see what they are getting so loud about.

There are some issues, of course, on which there may be disagreement, but there are many areas of common interest, e.g., judicial education, improvement of working conditions, etc. on which we will be able to work together.»

Through a series of meetings and presentations, we will share perspectives on libel and defamation law, media access to judges and court proceedings, media coverage of court proceedings and other issues of common interest.

ERT Rule 110 requires the party seeking a stay to satisfy the common law test set out in RJR - MacDonald Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 331, namely: whether there is a serious issue to be tried; whether irreparable harm will result if the stay is denied; and whether the balance of convenience, including effects on the public interest, favours the granting of a stay.

On this issue, the Federal Court of Appeal accepted that where privileged communications are shared on a confidential basis with a party with a sufficient common interest in the same transaction, privilege will not be waiveOn this issue, the Federal Court of Appeal accepted that where privileged communications are shared on a confidential basis with a party with a sufficient common interest in the same transaction, privilege will not be waiveon a confidential basis with a party with a sufficient common interest in the same transaction, privilege will not be waived.

In the present case, it is common ground, that the amount of the public contract at issue in the main proceedings amounts to EUR 85,000, which is considerably below the thresholds for application laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2014/24... On the other hand, in its reference for a preliminary ruling, the referring court has not provided any information enabling the Court to... demonstrate the existence of a certain cross-border interest... In those circumstances, the Court finds itself unable to provide a useful answer to the question raised... (C - 486 / 17, paras 17 - 22, references omitted, own translation from French and emphasis added).

It expressly deals with common practical contractual issues such as battle of forms, conflict between standard and non-standard terms, substituted contract, when interest on damages will accrue and currency in which to assess damages.

After canvassing judicial consideration and acceptance of CIP, as well as support for the doctrine in a leading text on the law of evidence, the Court of Appeal held that there was a sufficient common interest in the completion of the transaction in issue to find that privilege had not been waived.

It is probably a good idea not to mix IP infringement questions with cyber-security issues — the policies and the balance of interests are not the same, but the focus on the intermediaries is a common element.

[7] On the other hand, many older policies (especially well - funded ones) benefit from the unusually high interest guarantees of 4 % or 4.5 %, which are common for policies issued prior to 2000.

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It is the largest state association of nonprofits in the U.S. Through MCN, nonprofits join together across interest areas to work on issues of common concern to all.