Sentences with phrase «opening remarks of»

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D - CA] said in her opening remarks of the hearing, «The bill criminalizes intentionally concealing ownership or control of a bank account.»

At their opening remarks of the 2017 Whitney Biennial, curators Christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks spoke for barely four minutes.

The opening remarks of His Excellency Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, secretary general of the Qatar Olympic Committee and His Excellency Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi, chairman, Qatar Tourism Authority, underlined Qatar's vision for sports tourism, its mission to become the region's sports hub and the tools that will help create opportunities in the sports tourism industry.

«Collaboration is such a friendly - sounding word,» U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in opening remarks of the Advancing Student Achievement Through Labor - Management Collaboration conference.

Secretary DeVos alluded to the need for different solutions in different contexts when she stated during the opening remarks of her Senate confirmation hearing, «Parents no longer believe that a one - size - fits - all model of learning meets the needs of every child.»

The failures are the failures of adults who are not providing the kind of educational opportunities that these kids deserve,» said Professor David Gergen in the opening remarks of «Realizing Educational Opportunity for All,» the March 11 forum held at the Harvard Kennedy School.

The Future of Learning initiative is not only concerned about the achievement gap but with what Professor David Perkins called in his opening remarks of the institute a relevance gap.

Prof. Fresco's opening remarks of the Sir John Crawford memorial address, where she started her speech by saying «food is not fixed in time», made me think.

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DALLAS - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic and his Dallas counterpart, Robert Kaplan, give opening remarks at the conference - 1435 GMT.

At the opening session of the TED 2017 conference in Vancouver, Canada, curator Chris Anderson made a remark that was intended to set the tone for the rest of the event: «Speaking personally, I'm completely sick of politics right now,» he said to rapturous applause.

Comey preempted his hearing by authorizing the release of his opening remarks for testimony on Wednesday, giving reporters and political observers time to comb through what the former FBI director plans to say about his private communications with President Donald Trump.

Musk's opening remarks at the unveiling of the Tesla Gigafactory were, «Tesla's mission is to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy.»

President Donald Trump opened his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning by plugging the latest incarnation of The Apprentice while taking a dig at Arnold Schwarzenegger, the show's host.

Clapper, the former Director of National Intelligence, described in his opening remarks the process by which the intelligence community concluded in January that «the Russian government pursued a multi-faceted influence campaign in the run - up to the election, including aggressive use of cyber capabilities.»

** Paris - ECB Executive Board Member Benoit Coeure opening remarks at conference «Economic and Financial Regulation in the Era of Big Data» organized by Banque de France in Paris, France - 1815 GMT.

Missouri Senator Clair McCaskill, Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation's Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, grilled the talk show host in her opening remarks Tuesday.

In prepared remarks, Clayton said he and Giancarlo are open to exploring with Congress whether increased federal regulation of cryptocurrency trading platforms is necessary or appropriate.

The president made those remarks ahead of a meeting with state governors, referencing reports that an armed sheriff's deputy waited outside for minutes as a gunman opened fire within Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14.

After conciliatory remarks by Chinese President Xi Jinping promising to announce plans to open China's economy, including lowering tariffs for cars and enforcing the legal intellectual property and technology transfers of foreign firms in the country.

That goes for fake news, foreign interference in elections, and hate speech, as well as developers and data privacy,» Zuckerberg said in opening remarks before a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees.

We had a packed room for the event, which featured opening remarks by Jamie Galbraith, and a historical retrospective of their works by Jim Stanford.

Mr. Trump said that the United States delegation was making the trip at China's request and that he was heartened by recent remarks by its president, Xi Jinping, suggesting that he was prepared to open his country's economy to more foreign investment and ease restrictions on imports of American cars.

For his part, Lau directly referenced Chinese President Xi Jinping's remarks to the Boao Forum for Asia on April 10, in which Xi affirmed an opening up of the

Before I begin my remarks, let me note as I always do that the views I express are my own, not necessarily those of my colleagues on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors or the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).

2007.04.19 Opening Remarks Jim Westlake Group Head, Canadian Banking House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

In his opening remarks at the March 15, 2013 hearing of JPMorgan Chase's infamous London Whale hearing, Senator John McCain said:

In his opening remarks (4:50), Sen. Bill Nelson, D - Florida, tells Wilbur Ross, «It tells me you are committed to doing the job the right way, by placing the public's interest ahead of your own.»

In his opening remarks at the Singapore Fintech Festival, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore says that the future is already here.

Today's proceedings begin with opening remarks by Ed Broadbent, chair of the Institute.

In his opening remarks to dialogue, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said China's $ 347 billion trade surplus with the US was not the product of market forces and that the bilateral trading relationship needed to change.

Star Xu, the founder of Chinese crypto exchange OKCoin, is sparking controversy with remarks his firm may be open to working with the government.

William C. Dudley, President and CEO (Opening Remarks) Date: April 14, 2015 Time: 8:40 a.m. Event: Chapter 9 and Alternatives for Distressed Municipalities and States workshop Location: Federal Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Street New York, NY

William Dudley, President and CEO (Speaker) Date: Friday, November 18, 2016 Time: 9:35 AM EST Subject: Opening Remarks Event: Economic Press Briefing on Survey of Consumer Expectations Location: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY

William Dudley, President and CEO (Speaker) Date: Monday, April 3, 2017 Time: 10:30 AM EDT Subject: Opening Remarks Event: Economic Press Briefing on Household Borrowing, Student Debt Trends and Homeownership Location: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY

These opening remarks are part of the «Chapter 9 and Alternatives for Distressed Municipalities and States» workshop.

The remarks come as part of an extensive interview that finds the CEO of one of bitcoin's most secretive companies opening up about its broader goals, the structure of its operations and its role in the bitcoin ecosystem.

The criticism (Akin's remarks) is creating major tensions between the mainstream Republican Party and a key part of its base days before the GOP's convention is set to open in Tampa, Florida.

Thanks for a witty reply instead of the typical smartassed remarks that people make when they think they've got an opening.

People often remark that I am «so open» online (usually with a bit of wonderment or «Oh, I could NEVER do that» particularly when I write about marriage)-- and I have to chuckle because if they only knew how little of my life makes it online.

The remark of the «Forest of Doubt» had me thinking we could almost do a re-write of the Pilgrim's Progress, from an open and questioning point of view!

The wording of the presbyter's remark leaves open the question of Mark's use of other sources than Peter, whose «interpreter» he was: sources, or traditions, in circulation among the Christians in Rome no doubt from the first founding of the church in that community, long before Paul's arrival and perhaps some time before Peter's coming; and also, no doubt, traditions that were added to the common stock by every believer who came to Rome from Palestine.

In a Guardian article on November 3rd the prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan wrote concerning the «debate between faith and reason, and over the virtues of rationalism»: «The Pope's remarks at Regensburg have opened up new areas of inquiry that must be explored and exploited in a positive way, with a view to building bridges and, working hand in hand, to seeking a common response to the social, cultural and economic challenges of our day.»

«Few people opening their door to two grave - faced detectives with a request that they should accompany them to the police station,» she remarked, «would do so without a qualm of unease, however certain they may be of their complete innocence.»

Earlier this month, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida attempted to walk the line between science and faith - based creationism in remarks that that provoked the ire of liberal blogs and left the door open to creationism.

CNN: Priest's guilty plea throws wrinkle into Philadelphia sexual abuse trial Attorneys in the child sexual abuse and conspiracy trial of two Philadelphia priests debated Monday over which potential witnesses jurors would be allowed to hear regarding a third defendant who pleaded guilty to molesting boys just days before opening remarks.

So the thrust of my remarks was lost by focusing upon Newman rather than on the positive point, which envisions a Christian university open to a deeper sense of wisdom than Newman's.

It is to be remarked that when, at last, the way was open for Christians to become potently effective in the affairs of state and society, not all the apocalyptic ideas in their scriptures or in their current thinking prevented their acceptance of the responsibility.

Washington (CNN)-- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio attempted to walk the line between science and faith - based creationism in remarks that that have provoked the ire of liberal blogs, leaving the door open to creationism in responding to a recent question about the age of the Earth.

Videos from Wine Enthusiast Magazine's 2009 Wine Star Awards Ceremony (honoring our 2008 Wine Star Award winners): Reception (3:38) Opening Remarks (6:30) Man of the Year: Robert Sands, Constellation Brands (20:14) Lifetime Achievement: Piero Antinori, Marchese Antinori (11:15) American Winery of the Year: Korbel Champagne Cellars (6:43) European Winery of the Year: The Boutari Company, Greece (9:41) New World Winery of the Year: Casa Lopostelle, Chile (11:02) Winemaker of the Year: Margo Van Staaveren, Chateau St. Jean Winery & Vineyards (6:13) Importer of the Year: Shaw - Ross International Imports (8:46) Retailer of the Year: Spec's Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods (6:20) Distiller of the Year: The Macallan (9:31) Wine Region of the Year: Mendoza, Argentina (8:36) Innovator of the Year: Jean - Charles Boisset, Boisset Family Estates (11:58) 2009 Wine Star Awards Photo Slideshow (7:02) For further information, contact Jacqueline Strum, [email protected], or 914.593.4406.

Around 3.5 billion people suffer from inadequate or inappropriate diets,» said Matthew Morell, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in his opening remarks.