Sentences with phrase «other arms of the state»

We are fearless in challenging decisions from public officers and other arms of the state.

Not exact matches

Glickman, 27 at the time, quickly zeroed in on phone costs: like almost all countries other than the United States, Argentina had a state - run phone company that charged an arm and a leg for international calls, and Amex Argentina was running up a monthly bill of $ 25,000 in international calls.

This capture of international sales is due to Beijing's geopolitical ambitions, along with a willingness to sell arms to nations that other countries may not feel comfortable dealing with — sanctioned states and human rights abusers such as Iran, Angola, and Sudan.

Other past investors in Beyond Meat have included The Humane Society of the United States, Microsoft (msft) founder Bill Gates and the venture - capital arm of General Mills (gis).

They included the publicly traded arms of Fosun International, which in recent years bought the Club Med chain of resorts and other properties; Dalian Wanda, which owns the AMC Theaters chain in the United States and has long sought deals in Hollywood; and the HNA Group, an acquisitive conglomerate with murky ownership.

This is what I wrote about in the Financial Times yesterday: the U.S. refusal to cooperate with other countries, above all its double standard insisting that other countries must turn their foreign - exchange surpluses over to the U.S. Treasury to promote U.S. financial markets at their expense — and the demand that any country running a trade surplus with America spend the money on U.S. arms — is so abhorrent that other countries are proceeding to create an alternative global financial system of settling trade and balance - of - payments transactions without the United States.

After arm - twisting by Gov. Ann W. Richards, who had lobbied to keep Apple from going to another state, Mr. Hays joined two other commissioners to approve nearly $ 1 million in tax incentives to Apple in return for the company's agreeing to build an office complex in this suburban county a few miles north of Austin.

After March 4, 2013, an International Arrest Warrant will be issued against these Defendants.The guilty verdict followed nearly a month of deliberations by more than thirty sworn Citizen Jurors of the 150 case exhibits produced by Court Prosecutors, The Court's judgement declares the wealth and property of the churches responsible for the Canadian genocide to be forfeited and placed under public ownership, as reparations for the families of the more than 50,000 children who died in the residential schools.To enforce its sentence, the Court has empowered citizens in Canada, the United States, England, Italy and a dozen other nations to act as its legal agents armed with warrants, and peacefully occupy and seize properties of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and United Church of Canada, which are the main agents in the deaths of these children

As Kaufman states, two groups of American Christians currently rely on these images of God in their responses to the nuclear situation: one group claims that if a nuclear holocaust comes, it will be God's will — the Armageddon — and America should arm itself to fight the devil's agent, Communist Russia; the other passively relies on the all - powerful father to take care of the situation.

The Judaism of that time, however, had no other arm than to save the tiny nation, the guardian of great ideals, from sinking into the broad sea of heathen culture and enable it, slowly and gradually, to realize the moral teaching of the Prophets In civil life and in the present world of the Jewish state and nation.

«They sit with their arms folded the whole time, leave during the altar call, criticize the pastor, snort when other people state their opinions and never create lasting bonds of friendship.

In 2009, at the behest of the Obama administration, the United States joined 152 other countries in endorsing a U.N. Arms Trade Treaty Resolution.

RPE is the agribusiness sales and marketing arm of the Wysocki Family of Companies, a fully integrated network of businesses that also consists of Wysocki Produce Farm Inc., a multi-vegetable growing operation on about 13,000 acres in Wisconsin, and Paragon Potato Farms Inc., its flagship, state - of - the - art packaging company that serves Wysocki Produce Farm along with 15 other growers.

Vertically Integrated RPE is the agribusiness sales and marketing arm of the Wysocki Family of Companies, a fully integrated network of businesses that also consists of Wysocki Produce Farm Inc., a multivegetable growing operation on about 13,000 acres in Wisconsin, and Paragon Potato Farms Inc., its flagship, state - of - the - art packaging company that serves Wysocki Produce Farm along with 15 other growers.

Brought together as part of the Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return (FAIRR) initiative, they include the fund arms of insurer Aviva and Norwegian lender Nordea, asset management groups Boston Common and Impax, several Swedish state pension funds and several other charities and ethical investors.

I can remind her of how she felt in this picture when her arms were outstretched in pure, unfettered bliss and encourage her to replay this physical state or others that she likes to access the joyful emotions that accompanied them.

A footnote in PESA 1996 stated «This covers the pay costs of civil servants and others (including casual staff) covered by running costs plus Ministry of Defence's operating costs regime» and we found that (for those years only) the paybill included the whole of the armed forces pay.

''... that all Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, from or through their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, and technical assistance, training, financial or other assistance, related to military activities or the provision, maintenance or use of any arms and related materiel, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel whether or not originating in their territories...»

Alan's Internet Advocacy Roundtable made the cut, as did others of our friends and comrades in arms, including the Personal Democracy Forum, Google's Peter Greenberger, Joe Rospars and the Obama Singers (well, close enough), Blue State Digital and the entire Iran protest movement.

The other manifestation of international and cross-border aspects of the conflict in Libya is the existence of proto - state Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) such as ISIL.

This is especially so in the case of Syria, with multiple non-state armed groups interacting with each other, multiple foreign state actors, and no legitimate government.

On the other hand, the College of Arms has reportedly stated that, since the Queen will remain head of state in an independent Scotland, the Union Jack will not in fact need to be altered.

State Sen. Jim Tedisco of Glenville is proposing that proceeds from the sale of what he is calling a «Guardians For Schools,» license plate be used to fund armed guards — and other security measures — at needy New York state schState Sen. Jim Tedisco of Glenville is proposing that proceeds from the sale of what he is calling a «Guardians For Schools,» license plate be used to fund armed guards — and other security measures — at needy New York state schstate schools.

(5) Mr. Padilla represents a continuing, present and grave danger to the national security of the United States, and detention of Mr. Padilla is necessary to prevent him from aiding al Qaeda in its efforts to attack the United States or its armed forces, other governmental personnel, or citizens;

«So now, every system in the state, other than those that handle just a few homes, are going to be tested for these emerging, toxic contaminants of concern that we are just starting to get our arms around,» Gallay says.

«It is pertinent to state that it is the same group of people that are wreaking havoc on the critical national assets that are blackmailing the Armed Forces and other security agencies to divert attention.

Sections 121 (3) and 162 (9) further guarantee fiscal independence for the judiciary, a fact now acknowledged by the other arms of Government with recent resolutions by the Federal and some State Governments to pay the judiciary its outstanding and future budgetary allocations as and when due.

The committee includes representatives from other state institution such as Ghana Revenue Authority, Ministry of Education Ghana Armed Forces and Ghana Police Service.

SRG maintained that BSS members are the «masterminds of kidnappings / abductions for ransom; armed robbery; extortion of hapless people at gunpoint and other sundry acts of lawlessness and crimes against the state in Southeastern Nigeria.»

According to him, «We know that Nigeria is not Banana Republic and operates on basic principles such as rule of law and separation of power, which states that none of the arms of government should gag the other.

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

The PPRO said the culprit named other members and confessed to series of armed robbery and vehicle - snatching operations in and outside the state.

In a similar visit Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar of Zamfara State on the other hand, drew the attention of the Chief of Army Staff to the menace of cattle rustlers and armed banditry that is bedeviling some parts of the state and called on the Nigerian Army to asState Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar of Zamfara State on the other hand, drew the attention of the Chief of Army Staff to the menace of cattle rustlers and armed banditry that is bedeviling some parts of the state and called on the Nigerian Army to asState on the other hand, drew the attention of the Chief of Army Staff to the menace of cattle rustlers and armed banditry that is bedeviling some parts of the state and called on the Nigerian Army to asstate and called on the Nigerian Army to assist.

Noting that Goje, a former governor of Gombe State, and some other lawmakers transited from the executive arm of government to the legislative arm, Fashola said, «It seems that it is such people who need a behavioural prescription about legislative function.»

«During investigation, they confessed to the various criminal roles they played in the commission of several kidnappings and armed robbery, murder and other violent crimes in different parts of Kogi State for which they have been on the wanted list of the police for more than two years now.

All States may participate in and permit, provided that the Security Council decides in advance on a case - by - case basis to approve: the supply, sale or transfer directly or indirectly from or through their territories, or by their nationals or individuals subject to their jurisdiction, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, and whether or not originating in their territories, to Iran, or for the use in or benefit of Iran, of any battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, large caliber artillery systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles or missile systems, as defined for the purpose of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, or related materiel, including spare parts, and the provision to Iran by their nationals or from or through their territories of technical training, financial resources or services, advice, other services or assistance related to the supply, sale, transfer, manufacture, maintenance, or use of arms and related materiel described in this subparagrArms, or related materiel, including spare parts, and the provision to Iran by their nationals or from or through their territories of technical training, financial resources or services, advice, other services or assistance related to the supply, sale, transfer, manufacture, maintenance, or use of arms and related materiel described in this subparagrarms and related materiel described in this subparagraph.

New York State United Teachers, as usual one of the most politically active labor organizations, had already given the largest legal donations to the Senate Democrats» campaign arm, and to many other Democratic campaigns.

Sometimes described as collectively constituting a «shadow government,» public authorities are essentially arms of government free from debt limits and other provisions that circumscribe the activities of local and state governments.

His statement in full, «The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to the unfortunate statement made by a former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, during the convocation ceremony of the Taraba State University on Saturday 24 March 2018 in which he categorically asserted that the Armed Forces of Nigeria was colluding with militias and other criminal elements and was unable to provide security for the citizens of Taraba State.

Melaye, who is currently on admission at the National Hospital in Abuja was remanded in police custody by the same court over alleged unlawful possession of arms alongside two others in Kogi State.

The concerned lawyer with the support of other members of the judicial arm of the government, including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), asserted that Buhari, by his statements during the Presidential Media Chat at the State House in Abuja, was behind the flagrant disobedience to court orders.

In the wake of the Force determination to rid the state of criminal elements, no fewer than 30 kidnapping, armed robbery and other offences suspects, terrorising...

In the wake of the Force determination to rid the state of criminal elements, no fewer than 30 kidnapping, armed robbery and other offences suspects, terrorising kogi state have been arrested by the men of the Kogi state command of the Nigeria Police force.

Suspects have confessed to be the masterminds of armed robbery attacks of 1/3/2018 at Dankalgo — Rawayau village Kurfi LGA of Katsina state and others.

The former Head of State decried the increase in kidnapping, armed robbery and other socio - vices in the country.

Describing the engagement of the two countries as very cordial, Colonel Brillisauer stated that the German government is ever ready and willing to improve on the existing relationship by wading into the current needs of the Nigerian Armed Forces in the ongoing war on terrorism which is different from other form of previous bilateral relation.

«PAAM wishes to condemn in clear terms the harassment being visited on party members by the governor who has been arm - twisting them across the 16 Local Government Areas of the state, forcing them to reject palliative Christmas gifts from other party chieftains while he, as a governor, has refused to help their cause.

«This renewed onslaught on criminal elements in Kogi State is designed by the Inspector - General of Police to stem the tide of kidnapping for ransom armed robbery and other criminal activities and shall be sustained until all the criminal elements are flushed out of the State» the statement said.

«The various lengths to which President Buhari has gone to end the spate of killings, such as mobilising state resources against the attackers, approving the setting up of new police and army formations in the affected areas, and the recruitment of thousands into the police and other arms of the military, are a few of the several steps taken which a more reasonable opposition will acknowledge.

«In the first two cases, the suspects confessed to have been responsible for the supply of AK47 rifles and other firearms and ammunition to armed bandits, militias, and criminal herdsmen / farmers in Benue and Taraba States.