Sentences with phrase «opposed the motion on»

Number 10 is in no doubt that Labour now opposes this motion on political grounds rather than out of principle.

WSP opposed the motion on the grounds that the limitation period for such an action had long since passed.

Not exact matches

Paul threatened to make the final NDAA passage more difficult, opposing «all procedural motions and amendments unless and until my amendment is made in order and we vote on these wars.»

And the NDP tried to move a motion to get Bill C - 27 withdrawn, because they sailed a conspiracy theory that somehow there was a conflict of interest with a bill that they opposed for ideological reasons, in order to come at a different angle of attack on it.

In terms of the vote on that motion, I wonder for now what argument the government could make for opposing this motion.

Those who opposed the motion described it as impossible because it would bring division in the church and would discriminate against those who experience same - sex attraction but don't act on it.

The charity Rethink Mental Illness is calling on Liberal Democrats to vote in favor of a motion opposing aspects of the Welfare Reform Bill at their party conference tomorrow (Saturday 17 September).

The party remains officially opposed to Nato, but a motion to the conference would change this policy — albeit on the condition it does not «host nuclear weapons».

In October 2011, 79 Tory MPs voted for a Commons motion calling for a referendum on Britain's relationship with the EU, despite Cameron's having ordered his party to oppose it.

Tory backbenchers are set to be allowed a free vote on a Commons motion opposing prisoner voting rights, PoliticsHome.come has learned.

Only 32 MPs need to vote against the government to wipe out its majority of 63, but canvassing carried out by the leftwing organisation Compass indicates that more than 100 Labour MPs will send a warning to ministers when they sign an early day motion opposing the move to part - privatise the Post Office when parliament returns on 12 January.

Drama ensued on the floor of the red chamber on Wednesday as the motion for the payment of N5, 000 monthly allowance to unemployed youths in the country was opposed.

The motion opposing secret courts was passed overwhelmingly by the conference, but it is unlikely to have much impact on Nick Clegg and his senior colleagues.

Even if you were wavering over whether Ed Miliband's decision yesterday to reject the government's motion on Syria (before it was published) was a political stunt, it's a little more difficult to see why the Labour leader plans to continue to oppose the rewritten motion when it comes to a vote in the Commons this evening.

The Green MSPs opposed the motion, whilst Labour's representatives in the Scottish Parliament all sat on their hands.

Last week, MPs voted on a motion put forward by David Davis and Jack Straw, opposing the right of prisoners to take part in elections.

The Commons has backed a Liberal Democrat motion opposing the government's» policy on the Gurkhas, in a «historic» defeat for defence ministers.

Rather than allow the setting up of this talking shop on the nod, the Tories opted to oppose the motion and a debate (some might say filibuster) ensued for a whole hour, which saw contributions from Tory MPs from across the nation and regular interventions from the Speaker to keep them to the strict terms of the debate.

On topic questions included whether canceling the project would result in Manhattan not bearing it's «fair share» of the burdens of waste removal, whether the plan is «too far in motion» to realistically cancel or pull back, his reaction to learning that Mario Cuomo opposes the project and what effects a major storm might have on the sitOn topic questions included whether canceling the project would result in Manhattan not bearing it's «fair share» of the burdens of waste removal, whether the plan is «too far in motion» to realistically cancel or pull back, his reaction to learning that Mario Cuomo opposes the project and what effects a major storm might have on the siton the site.

John Redwood, a leading Eurosceptic, expressed hope that Labour's motion «would not be opposed», though the opposition day debate and vote is non-binding and has no effect on government policy

They are in disarray on this issue, with over 50 Labour backbenchers backing a Commons motion opposing Government policy.

And I hope very much that all the opposition parties, including the Labour party, will vigorously oppose any programme motion to enforce this straightjacket on Parliament.»

In October 2011 a total 79 of his MPs voted for a Commons motion calling for a referendum on Britain's relationship with the EU, even though Mr Cameron had ordered his party to oppose it.

[NOTE: I was informed late Wednesday afternoon that attorneys for plaintiffs in Wright v State of New York had filed a letter advising the Court that they did not oppose the consolidation motion back on Friday, August 22.

Coalition MPs are under a three - line whip to attend the opposition day debate on a Labour - authored motion that falls short of opposing higher fees, but calls for the white paper on the future of universities to properly explain the plans before the Commons votes on the fee cap.

An emergency motion is to be tabled at the conference calling on the party to oppose any UK air bombing in Syria unless there is an explicit authorisation from the United Nations, a position that effectively gives Russia a veto.

The Weyl semimetal state is induced when the opposing motions of the electrons cause the Dirac cones to split in two (illustrated on the left by outward facing electrons, opposite the inward facing electrons on the right).

You want to know what's going on on the flooded sheet, the flatter sheet as opposed to the pebbled sheet, and we compared a lot of motions and compared the results between the flat sheet and the pebbled sheet.

Shegelski: Actually I don't know if I'd say that, but I'd say that it allowed us to investigate all possible motions that we could think of — within reason, of course, we can always do much more, — but for example, you can take a curling rock and simply rotate it and don't slide it and just have it go on a pure rotational motion, so we could look at that on flat ice as opposed to the pebbled ice.

Yet the cognitive power on display here can trigger chills.Principia marks the dawn of modern physics, beginning with the familiar three laws of motion («To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction» is the third).

WiTrack is able to locate motion with significantly increased accuracy, as opposed to tracking devices that rely on wireless signals, according to Adib.

In order to increase the range of motion at a joint, you need to focus on reducing muscle tension in the opposing muscle group — in this case the external rotators, as well as strengthening the internal rotators themselves.

It's heavy on exposition, but there's some fun to be had as the opposing positions state their cases, and Peres tries to put a plan into motion — the approach to the terminal is to be made in a black Mercedes like the one Ugandan President Idi Amin travels in.

Brolin's choice may come as somewhat of a surprise, given that most actors tend to prefer on - set, practical roles such as that of Cable as opposed to largely green - screen, CGI / motion capture work that requires little time actually on - set.

Greenwich Windpark opposed the motion, noting that the record had been closed and the Siting Board was already scheduled to rule on the case in less than two days.

For example, on one occasion my discussions with opposing counsel was distorted in a signed declaration by the opposing counsel submitted to the Court in support of a motion that could have adversely affected the outcome of that case for my client.

I then asked opposing counsel to explain to the court why they intended to bring a motion to dismiss based on lack of jurisdiction.

Also, in the underlying case, Otis successfully opposed Cusick's motion for a new trial based on wrongful admission of evidence that Cusick ran over O'Malley's head.

This case was leanly staffed, allowing me to work one - on - one with one of the co-heads of the Los Angeles litigation group and to take on key responsibilities in the case including an ownership role over drafting our motion to dismiss, reply brief, discovery responses and requests, as well as communicating with opposing counsel.

When a party files a Petition or Motion for Modification, the opposing party is unable to have a hearing on any Motions for Contempt that were filed after the Petition or Motion for Modification.

Chris Morrison and Scott Frew are successful on a Motion for Summary Judgment, where the opposing OPCF 44R insurer sought to enforce ownership of a motor vehicle to a co-Defendant.

I'm not saying opposing counsel rolls out the red carpet, but they usually reach out when there's an issue, rather than file a motion at 5:00 on a Friday, or send snarky e-mails or letters.

The claim was dismissed on our client's motion to dismiss and opposing counsel were sanctioned.

«There are battalions of bright, young attorneys ready to crank out motions and launch war on the opposing side, and now we're telling lawyers to jump out of that mode and meet and confer and settle their disputes before coming to us.»

A related problem is the commitment to treating every matter raised in litigation as equally deserving of judicial attention — so that every motion hearing on every minute issue (service, deposition mechanics, the color of opposing counsel's socks — oh sorry, not that) is afforded the same time and attention as efforts to adjudicate the merits of the case.

SRLs just think that lawyers are manipulating the system to delay their matter and confuse them, and complain that when they bring forward something that they believe to be important to the merits (rightly or wrongly, and usually because they have read about it in a case or on a law website) they are regularly told that they are wasting the court's time (ironically, often because they are speaking to the merits, when the motion requires them to only address the colour of opposing counsel's socks).

If I offer a fixed - price «contested» divorce, for example, then the incentive for the client is to make full - use of that pricing model and to regularly and repeatedly want to: 1) talk about their case (i.e., their evil spouse's latest antics) on the phone or in - person; 2) file more motions to get their spouse to do something, to prevent their spouse from doing something, or to object to something the court ruled; 3) send more «demand letters» or make more phone calls to the opposing party or their attorney to tell them to return the car seat, or to complain that they dropped off the child 15 minutes late, etc; and 4) respond to ad hoc motions from the other side (motions for attorney's fees, motions to compel discovery, motions for summary disposition, motions to enforce, etc).

Many Rule 11 Motions are poorly researched because lawyers do not want to waste time on a Motion they may never bring, if the opposing side can simply withdraw the offending document during the Safe Harbor period.

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Holding: On a motion for sanctions against respondent opposing plaintiff's counsel for failure to convey a settlement offer, the court may after dismissing substantive claims retain jurisdiction to...