Sentences with phrase «on rostrums»

Writing for the Blairite Progress magazine in 2013, Johnson described trade union officials as «fat, white, finger - jabbing blokes on rostrums shouting and screaming» [38] and said in 2014 that «A perception that Labour is in the pocket of the unions is damaging to the party... The precious link between Labour and the unions becomes a liability rather than an advantage when it is allowed to look like a transaction.»

Should people on the rostrum move about or do things while the speaker is holding forth, we find this distracting.

Among the dignitaries on the rostrum was William Shea.

The eighth link features a photo of Heastie himself, standing on the rostrum at the front of the Assembly chamber on Feb. 3, 2015 — the day he was elected to replace Assemblyman Sheldon Silver as speaker, becoming the first African - American in New York history to hold that leadership post.

A more recent — and more dubious — claim to fame: He was on the rostrum with Sen. Neil Breslin when two then - Democratic senators — Pedro Espada Jr. and Hiram Monserrate — defected to the GOP in the now - infamous Senate coup.

(Save he wouldn't need to worry what Kathy Hochul is doing behind him on the rostrum.)

Being on the rostrum is an art form in itself — placing major lots in key strategic positions («not too early, not too late and not too close together,» Ms. Newman said); knowing how to control the pace, energy and mood in the salesroom.

A lone bid from the room on the far aisle was quickly topped by a bid of $ 170 million from Gouzer, who was standing on the rostrum to the gavel - wielder's close right, shoulder - to - shoulder with Rotter, who came back with a quick $ 180 million rejoinder.

Gorvy, who, a year ago, would have been on the rostrum working the phones with the team, said the winning bidder «felt very American.»

And then, even though a disconcerting majority of the auction brass on the rostrum declined to even pick up their phone to talk to bidders on the Twombly, specialist Bame Fierro March came in at # 5.2 million, causing the Nahmads to come in at # 5.3 million, and after another man next to him came in, March had to go to # 5.55 million, right about the low estimate, securing the sale.

On the rostrum this week is a slew of new Google devices: a refreshed Chromecast; another Chromecast for audio; and the company's first completely in - house - created tablet.

Not exact matches

Schaeffer created much consternation among fellow evangelicals by threatening not to appear at the rostrum of the International Congress on World Evangelization which convened in July of 1974 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

... Or at least according to the sign on the speaker's rostrum, added this morning following the election of Bronx Democrat Carl Heastie to succeed Sheldon Silver as the chamber's leader.

Aregbesola before mounting the rostrum in front of the palace, had earlier paid courtesy call on the Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Omowonuola Oyeyode Oyesosin.

John Mann, MP for Bassetlaw, received loud applause from Labour conference delegates when he called from the rostrum for the party to levy a «tax» on Labour MPs with second jobs and outside earnings, and on former Labour ministers who go on to earn fortunes from consultancies and directorships.

An invisible particle's discovery was honored in 2013, but this year the ubiquitous LED takes its place on the Nobel rostrum

The Crittercam video showed that sometimes a whale's rostrum (a snoutlike projection) came in contact with the seafloor (which explains scarring seen on some whales), kicking up sand in clouds, and that the whales» ventral pleats expanded, indicating that they were feeding.

But when a member is touched in any way, it is unacceptable,» Espy said, his voice booming from the rostrum on the House floor moments after the vote.

Simply surviving was a challenge in itself, but Gavin and his Corvette Racing teammate Tommy Milner stayed afloat and rounded - out the season on the third step of the winners» rostrum.

Having bookended the 2015 season with podiums in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and Petit Le Mans, Gavin said: «It's certainly nice to be back on the podium, although I would have liked to have stood on the top step of the rostrum and, if the race had been halted 25 minutes earlier, we would have been up there!