Sentences with phrase «opinion formers who»

Not exact matches

(The AP said that most of the former workers and contestants they interviewed offered no opinion on the current election, but most of those who did said they are not voting for Trump.)

She said she wrote her opinion piece because of the online treatment of Zoe Quinn, an independent game maker who was the subject of a strange, rambling attack written by a former boyfriend in August.

On the other hand, Krugman's gloomy view, outlined this week in a New York Times opinion piece, echoes former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney and others who worry that Canadians are too deeply indebted and over-leveraged to a dangerous degree.

I called everyone I could think of to get their opinion on the tariff changes, including a former student of mine who worked at the Canada Border Services Agency, as well as contacts at Apple, Canada Post and UPS.

Mulvaney, a former GOP congressman from South Carolina, said Tuesday that he would only meet with lobbyists who had donated to his political campaigns but valued the opinions of his constituents over hired guns.»

However, it is well to remember the opinion expressed by Giorgio Lolli, former medical director of the Yale Plan Clinic for Alcoholics, who states: «There is practically no case of alcohol addiction isolated from other neurotic disorders and bodily illnesses.»

Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett, who holds 18 million shares in Primary Opinion, was previously a chairman of the group.

Primary Opinion doesn't have control of Maggie Beer Products, which also has its own board that is led by a corporate heavyweight, Trevor O'Hoy, who is a former chief executive of beer giant Foster's Group.

Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett, who is a substantial shareholder in Primary Opinion, said on Tuesday that Ms McBain would be a better boss for having gone through the tough times at Bellamy's.

Anti-replay forces got a boost last Friday, when former Pittsburgh Steeler coach Chuck Noll, who as a member of the NFL's rules - making Competition Committee previously did not voice his opinions publicly, stated that the use of replay compromises the effectiveness of on - field officials.

Former Gunner Paul Merson, who is now a well recognised Sky Sports pundit, likes to share his opinion on the club and Arsene Wenger; and usually he doesn't have a good thing to say about either.

And his reaction has provoked an even stronger one from the former Gunner who basically told the Gooner where to shove his own opinion.

Contrary to popular opinion, I really do not think that in doing so, Arsene Wenger is rushing the former La Masia youngster into the first - team, anyone who may have seen him play so far this campaign will know that Bellerin is well and truly ready for the big - time and is desperate to make the break into the Gunners» first - team picture.

I suppose that everyone is entitled to his own opinion, though, and one football pundit who is not usually known for saying anything good about the Gunners is the former Tottenham and Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that he does not agree with Hazard's assessment of our title credentials.

former Chelsea player Ruud Gullit agrees with Shearer's opinion on the Belgian.The Dutchman, who won the FA Cup as the Blues» player - manager in 1997, feels that the 25 - year - old has re-found his impressive form under the new manager.

Former Barcelona star Xavi Hernandez has a very strict opinion when it comes to signing players who leave Barca for the big contracts (like Bellerin did) only to profess their love for the club and beg for a return as soon as they make it big!

I'm no fan of either Kroenke or Usmanov but I have more trust in the former than the latter (I may not have met Usmanov but I do quite a lot of business in Russia and know people who have done business with him, which informs my opinion).

«Those watching politics in these districts who have a very high opinion of a member will tell the national party, «Oh this district is not winnable, this guy is tough,»» said Ian Russell, former deputy executive director and political director at the DCCC.

But now 40 % have a favorable opinion of the married former congressman who was forced to resign after he was caught texting sexually suggestive photos of himself to women around the country.

The state's former chief judge Jonathan Lippman, who oversaw a panel that recommended closing Rikers, wrote in an opinion piece in amNewYork in October the timeline could be shorter and that de Blasio's plan «won't get us across the finish line.»

Former Tory environment secretary, Lord Deben — who also backed the amendment - hit back, saying: «We are running entirely with public opinion on this, the public wants proper protection.»

I wrote about this issue for Capital NY a few weeks back, speaking to a number of key players in the Silver v. Pataki cases — including former Judge Robert Smith, who wrote the plurality opinion under which the Capitol is currently operating.

Opinion - formers, those who take their politics more seriously, will not buy that Miliband is suddenly the high priest of a broad church, any more than they think putting the economy at the centre of the manifesto will make them buy the idea that Labour is now serious about fiscal probity.

Cuomo says even if the public vote is delayed, the casino siting legislation would still need to be passed this year, based on a decades old opinion issued by a former State Attorney General, who said that constitutional amendment votes by the legislature need to happen in consecutive years, and can't skip a year in between votes.

On the table is # 1,000 from a former prime minister who won three landslide elections for your party, a man who took the Labour party above 50 % in the opinion polls prior to 1997, compared to its current 32 % - 35 %.

Stephan Miller, cited by Campaigns and Elections magazine in 2008 as «James Carville's young protege,» is an American - Israeli public opinion research analyst and communications strategist, and a former adviser to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, who has worked on campaigns in eight countries across three continents.

Voters have only a slightly less favorable opinion of Bill Clinton, but most believe the women who have accused the former president of sexually abusing them, according to the latest Rasmussen poll.

According to McLaughlin's poll of 800 likely general election voters conducted via telephone just before the Labor Day weekend (Aug. 26 - 29), DiNapoli has a favorable rating of just 25 percent, with 13 percent unfavorable, while 37 percent said they had no opinion and 29 percent had no idea who the former Long Island assemblyman was.

The Rensselaer County ethics board handled complaints and advisory opinions in 2014, 2015 and 2016 — including a May 2014 opinion requested by former County Legislature Chairman Republican Martin Reid, who wanted to work for the county - funded Commission on Economic Opportunity while remaining on the legislature.

Lord Kalms, a former party Treasurer and the founder of the Dixons retail empire, has given voice to the discontent felt by many disgruntled backbench MPs and influential Tory figures who have privately called on David Cameron to dismiss his close ally following a sharp fall in the party's opinion poll ratings.

«A. For the purposes of the present Convention, the term «refugee» shall apply to any person who: (2) As a result of events occurring before 1 January 1951 and owing to well - founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it.

The poll also tested opinions of Michael McMahon, the former councilman who served one term in Congress before losing to Grimm in 2010.

But Madam Desoso who has since been slammed by party bigwigs for speaking bluntly to the former President stressed she was trained by him (Mr. Rawlings) not to cower to people's opinions she disagrees with.

The unnamed aide's fear of retribution from Gov. Andrew Cuomo was a common theme among former aides who declined to be identified for this story, but who voiced strong opinions nonetheless.

With Kenya's presidential election drawing near, campaigns here are for the first time making widespread use of opinion polls, text messaging, teleprompters, spin doctors, $ 15,000 - a-plate fundraisers and even high - powered foreign political consultants such as Dick Morris, a former adviser to Bill Clinton, who swooped in for a few days to counsel opposition candidate Raila Odinga.

James McAvoy as Charles Xavier and Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr aka Magneto once again do a phenomenal job as former friends who have legitimate and polar opposite opinions of mankind.

Director Oliver Stone leaves little mystery as to his sympathies, portraying Edward Snowden broadly as a hero, an opinion shared by millions who feel the former National Security Agency contractor's leaked information cast much needed sunlight on the surveillance state.

Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell, who is now president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, has voiced the opinion that cable...

Its unpredictability is one of its prime draws, but even more impressive are the performances of Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell, the former in the role of Mildred, who makes no bones about giving her opinions loud and clear, and Rockwell, as Dixon, a racist cop who does not actively seek redemption until conversion comes his way.

The conflict came to light in an LA Times story this morning, citing an opinion from a district lawyer sent to Gloria Romero, the former California lawmaker who wrote the 2010 «Parent Trigger» law.

(It's ironic: As former California state senator Gloria Romero points out, the union that fights to keep every last teacher in classroom, including those who commit unspeakable offenses against children, wants to ditch Duncan for merely voicing an opinion contrary to theirs.)

A recent public opinion poll conducted in Bridgeport included questions about Malloy, Mayor Bill Finch, Paul Vallas, members of the Working Family Party who serve as the outspoken minority on the Bridgeport Board of Education and Carmen Lopez, the former Connecticut superior court judge who brought the lawsuit that determined that Paul Vallas lacked the credentials necessary to serve as a superintendent of schools in Connecticut.

Gloria Romero, the former state senator who authored the California Parent Trigger law is asking LA Unified board president Richard Vladovic to schedule a public discussion on the district's legal opinion that the law does not apply this year.

Intent on getting a second opinion, my wife and I turned to our former long - time veterinarian, who is located an hour away from our new home.

This year, the survey sampled 2 500 people, who were defined as «influential opinion formers».

This may come as a surprise to those who think that California's cap on carbon emissions would prevent an increase in emissions, and so I contacted UC - Berkeley economist Severin Borenstein, a former advisor to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on California's cap and trade program, to get his opinion.

The reason is that uncertainty is often misunderstood and occasionally misused by self - styled «on - line magazine editors» or opinion formers «who are always right» — you know the sort.

Cox's reference to «on - line magazine editors» is a reference to Brendan O'Neill, and «opinion formers «who are always right»» is a reference to James Delingpole.

Guest opinion: Dr. Tim Ball Many jumped to the defense of Dr. John Bates, the former NOAA employee who waited until he retired to disclose malfeasance in the science and management at that agency.

The opinion was written by Judge Jay Bybee, who along with his former compadre John Yoo has had some trouble in the past with what seemed like common - sense definitions, like whether something qualifies as «torture.»