Sentences with phrase «opponent of the plan»

Italian opponents of plans to build the country's first nuclear plants have been strengthened by the ongoing crisis.

Opponents of that plan say bringing young patients closer to adult patients puts the children in danger.

Opponents of a planned fracked gas power plant in the Hudson Valley say they are hoping the U.S. attorney will investigate decisions made in the permitting process for the plan, now that it's been revealed that the wife of a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo took payments from the lead engineering firm in the project, and that her husband is the subject of a federal probe.

Opponents of the plan claim the materials dug up through dredging could be toxic and may be diffused throughout the sound if the dumping continues.

'' [T] he Court may have to confront directly the core claim of opponents of those plans: that race can not be used at all in public school student assignment, unless it is «remedial» — that is, correcting for identifiable, continuing discrimination against identifiable students.

Opponents of the plan point out that an armed officer didn't stop last week's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

She directly took on Liberal Democrat deputy prime minister Nick Clegg's speechwriters, who called opponents of the plans «bigots» in a draft speech.

Lawmakers Reluctant to Support Reform Opponents of the plan in the Knesset have managed to introduce some fundamental changes into the bill.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Entergy this month announced plans to phase out and close Indian Point in Westhchester County, but opponents of the plan insist there isn't a viable energy source to replace the power needs for the metropolitan area.

Mr Huhne himself was a vocal opponent of the plans, but has since become a strong supporter, urging his party to follow suit.

Opponents of the plan questioned whether it is really carbon - free, given the emissions involved in extracting the uranium that powers nuclear plants.

Journalists have been asking questions about what convinced Mr Vaz, previously a diehard opponent of plans to extend pre-charge detention of terrorist suspects to 42 - days, to vote for the government.

Opponents of the plan sat in the balcony Wednesday.

After Labour leader Ed Miliband's bruising encounter with singer Myleene Klass on the same issue, an even more formidable potential opponent of his plans for a so - called «mansion tax» on properties worth more than # 2m looms large: Angelina Jolie.

Gallivan, Kearns and other opponents of the plan have called it a bad idea to house children in the same mental health facility as adults.

The mayor has labeled opponents of the plan «doubting Thomases.»

Cuomo indicated on Friday that he was open to offering credit for past savings by localities, essentially making it an easier lift for local officials to meet the targets without layoffs that unions, staunch opponents of the plan, dread.

As the Council began to vote on the mayor's proposals to rezone the city to require developers to set aside a proportion of all new apartments for below - market tenants, opponents of the plan packed into the balcony seats erupted in chants.

Opponents of the plan like Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor call it «welfare for politicians.»

As the de Blasio administration seeks to meet its ambitious affordable housing goals and, in that effort, pass significant changes to the city's zoning rules, Diaz Jr. has emerged as the loudest opponent of the plans, further ruffling feathers at City Hall after several previous high - profile disagreements this year.

Rep. Chris Collins has called on President Trump to fire all the U.S. members of the commission and replace them with opponents of Plan 2014.

Ministerial aide David Burrowes, one of the leading opponents of the plans to legalise same - sex marriage, said it was «unprecedented» for more than half the party to fail to support a Government Bill.

The Labour Party has now officially launched its campaign against more grammar schools, inviting opponents of the plans to sign the petition, which has already received over 35,000 signatures at the time of writing

Opponents of the plan spent about $ 1 million to help elect mostly Democrats, with $ 841,000 coming from state teachers union Wisconsin Education Association Council.

The statewide teachers union, the Florida Education Association, has been an outspoken opponent of the plan, along with Democratic allies in the Legislature.

Opponents of the plan noted the tax break given to corporations.

Though opponents of the plan lost a three - year court battle earlier this summer, allowing it to proceed, many NYU faculty and neighborhood organizations remain staunchly opposed, calling it unnecessary and fiscally irresponsible in the face of NYU's high levels of student debt, which are some of the worst in the country.

Opponents of the plan say it would make it harder on businesses looking to expand or invest in New York.

Opponents of a planned fracked gas power plant in the Hudson Valley say they are hoping the U.S. attorney will investigate decisions made in the permitting process for the plan, now that it's been revealed that the wife of a former top aide to Cuomo took payments from the lead engineering firm in the project, and that her husband is the subject of a federal probe.

Ofsted will not use information posted on social media by pupils and parents to identify schools in need of intervention, to the relief of opponents of the plans.

Opponents of the plan point out that an armed officer didn't stop last week's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Opponents of the plan claim the National Head Start Impact Study (NHSIS), released in December 2012, shows that government investment in early childhood development is ineffective — a generalized conclusion that is neither thoughtful nor accurate.

Prior to the last election, the Tories accused their opponents of planning to tax iPods, MP3 players, smart phones and similar devices, and coined «iPod tax» to describe the alleged plan.

Opponents of the plan to build the center say it is too close to the site of the terror attacks and is an affront to the memory of those who died in the al Qaeda strike.

Opponents of a plan to build a senior center in a park on Chicago's North Side said they are worried about losing open green space, but they also see the threat as the latest proposed development projects swallowing up parks throughout the city.

Opponents of a plan to build a senior center in a park on Chicago's North Side said they are worried about losing open green space, but they also see the threat as the latest in a string of development projects swallowing up parks throughout the city.

Opponents of plans to improve and expand Haas said the incident shows police are having enough trouble protecting the park now.

Opponents of the plan, and some ministers, such as Benjamin Netanyahu and former minister Natan Sharansky, called on Sharon to hold a national referendum to prove that he had a mandate, which he refused to do.

In his veto note, the governor said none of the arguments of the opponents of the plan have merit.

Opponents of the plan are asking that the public comment period in the scoping session be extended through September.

«The plant is an old plant, with an old C.E.M. monitor following an old health risk assessment, following old ideas,» said Vicki Baker, a former county legislator and opponent of the plan.

The methodology, as always, may be debatable, but the result nevertheless could be seized on by Cuomo and the Senate Republicans who are aligned with him on this issue, and could complicate efforts by de Blasio and his allies to make the case that opponents of his plan are thwarting a public mandate.

But that would deprive NYSERDA of funds to continue developing green and alternative energy sources, said opponents of that plan.

David Cameron told last week's PMQs turnout would be limited because it was a new election, but opponents of the plan say the public's lack of interest reflects the fundamental flaws of the scheme.

Opponents of the plan say the charter schools could siphon hundreds of seats away from the other schools in the building.

Supporters and opponents of a plan to allow limited hydrofracking in New York's Southern Tier region confronted each other at the state Capitol.

Supporters and opponents of a plan to change the governing structure of Saratoga Springs debated Thursday night, less than two weeks before voters weigh in.

Opponents of the plan, who worry that the water sale would threaten the city's Town of Woodstock watershed or who simply oppose the bottled water industry on general principles have called on the DEC to assume control of the State Environmental Quality Review process.

Opponents of a planned fracked gas power plant in the Hudson Valley say they are hoping the US Attorney will investigate decisions made in the permitting process for the plan, now that it's been revealed that the wife of a former top aide to Cuomo took payments from the lead engineering firm in the project, and that her husband is the subject of a federal probe.