Sentences with phrase «over principle of»

But Govt decided to dig its heels in over principle of its guarding its rights versus Parl's rights, and that is what got us to this court case.
The revelations imply that millions of tonnes of claimed reductions in greenhouse - gas emissions are mere phantoms, she says, and potentially cast doubt over the principle of carbon trading.
Addition is where the carry - over principle of math comes into play.
That breadth of support reflects the sensible way in which this has been proposed, demonstrating respect for differences over the principle of civil partnerships among faith groups.
As the Spectator reported in 2011, they interpreted polling which show people evenly split over the principle of international aid as meaning there was a public support base for increasing it.
But now the accusers are being accused, with a battle being waged over principles of free speech, government overreach and collaboration with activist organizations.
Nobody fights wars over principles of math, countries fight wars over what they think god wants.
He says he can not back the changes in their current form, adding that the security services» concerns «can not be allowed to ride roughshod over the principles of open justice».
It all sounds like a recipe for the most noxious liberal jerk - off movie since «Crash,» but in the hands of writer - director Richard LaGravenese, Freedom Writers turns out to be a superb piece of mainstream entertainment — not an agonized debate over the principles of modern education à la «The History Boys,» but a simple, straightforward and surprisingly affecting story of one woman who managed to make a difference.

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As a matter of principle, I've resigned from the President's Council over the #ParisAgreement withdrawal.
My background in the marketing - heavy sport of NASCAR for over a decade was somehow overlooked during my pitch, but as someone who has seen the gam - met of the best and the worst of marketing, I wanted to share several principles to help steer my fellow entrepreneurs, Shark Tank or not, along a successful path in marketing their brands.
June 1: @RobertIger: As a matter of principle, I've resigned from the President's Council over the #ParisAgreement withdrawal.
While a lot has changed in the business world over the past several decades, the fundamentals of building a strong business have not, Branson notes: «The principles are the same and still fit what I am good at: finding markets that need shaking up, coming up with ways to make people's lives better, then finding brilliant people to bring it to life.
Using ethnic marketing principles and years of experience, Think Big are proud to represent the professional Polish community around the world and have already carried out over 50 projects since launching six years ago.
Much of it, of course, pertains to educational gifts, but behind his formula for philanthropy — which he's worked out with the help of Gowlings lawyer Robert Finlayson over the past 15 years — are some general principles that could apply to any gift.
Which leads to another question and principle of reinvention: what is the outcome we desire over the mid to long term?
Inside and outside his office, whole walls of floor - to - ceiling whiteboards contain dozens of curt principles he's scrawled over the years: Expedite the inevitable.
Having witnessed my share of leadership train wrecks over the years, I was most impressed with the principle of «Communication IS Leadership,» which Reiff personally crafted in definition as «daily execution of practicing consistent, reliable, predictable, effective, thoughtful, compassionate, and yes, even courteous communication.»
Over the last three decades, servant leadership has risen from a noble and ethical leadership ideology stuck in religious worldviews to the very principles of how the most successful companies on the planet operate and profit.
That includes a relentless focus on doing what's right for ALL of our stakeholders by operating our business through the lens of our Foundation Principles and a commitment to conscious leadership,» Reiff told me over email.
It was taken over by Ricardo Semler in 1981 and transformed into a great workplace, including unlimited vacation as just one of many principles that brought humanity back to the workplace.
Swift's answer reaffirmed the principle of civilian control over the military and was based on an «outrageous hypothetical» in the question, Pacific Fleet spokesman Captain Charlie Brown told Reuters.
A key principle of good tax design is neutrality — the tax system should not favour one form of organizing economic activity over another.
To get the most out of your sales team, see if these principles I've learned over the years can benefit your company.
The principles on money have pretty much stayed the same over the past hundreds / thousands of years, so every now and then you have to change it up a bit to make sure those epiphanies happen.
The independent auditors are responsible for performing an independent audit of Goldman Sachs» financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)(United States) and expressing an opinion as to the conformity of Goldman Sachs» financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles and the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting.
These integrated audits serve as a basis for the auditors» opinions included in the annual report to stockholders addressing whether the financial statements fairly present the Company's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and whether the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2007.
The first design principle, the «principle of focus» demands a clear source of differentiation at the core of a business that can be replicated and adapted over and over to new situations, markets, applications - because differentiation is how you make money in business.
Reading more of the ICI findings, it is fairly apparent why the rule seeks to over-regulate annuity advisors who are subject to the rules - based and highly regulated suitability standard while under - regulating fee - only advisors by holding them to a subjective, principles based fiduciary standard: to pander to the employer - sponsored plan providers and keep money from rolling over.
The inevitable losses that followed - half the value of the S&P 500 and over three - quarters of the value of the Nasdaq, did prompt a modest respect for those principles among investors.
«Every piece of content that you share on Facebook, you own and you have complete control over who sees it and how you share it — and you can remove it at any time,» he said, without mentioning how far from that principle the company has been at other times in its history.
He then talked up the notion of «giving people complete control» over the content they share — claiming this is «the most important principle for Facebook».
The HRC maintained the prevailing compensation program for named executives primarily based on its belief that the major compensation - mix adjustments made in 2010 would continue to be successful in furthering the Compensation Principles in 2011 and information received from the Company's major stockholders, including stockholders» over 96 % approval of the Say - on - Pay resolution at our 2011 annual stockholders» meeting.
One of the governance principles is that «Shareholders should be entitled to voting rights in proportion to their economic interest...» In other words, the Group does not favour multi-voting share structures that characterize over 80 companies on the TSX and that have been popular in Canadian IPOs over the last few years (see comments on Aritzia's IPO here).
Equities are essentially 50 - year duration investments at current valuations, and even if investors are passive and don't hold any view about future market returns at all, one of the basic principles of financial planning is to align the duration of ones assets with the expected horizon over which the funds are expected to be spent.
Uber's Jeff Jones has now resigned as the president of the ride - hailing company, citing differences over his own leadership principles and Uber's.
The decision to increase the cost of its Prime subscription by $ 20 — and by $ 40 over four years — flies in the face of those principles.
These audits serve as a basis for the auditors» opinions included in the annual report to stockholders addressing whether the financial statements fairly present our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and whether our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2010.
In his view, forecasting methods not fundamentally based upon principles of human action are unlikely to be reliable over time.
This is one of the things Heap's Komanoff over and over again is developing good habits and then doing them consistently over and over and optimizing those habits and that's how he starts off the book and he says in short the compound effect is the principle of reaping huge rewards from a series of small almost minuscule Smart Choices day in and day out.
Kenneth G. Langone, the co-founder of Home Depot and former director of the New York Stock Exchange, helped fund Maurice R. Greenberg's lawsuit against the United States government over the bankruptcy of the American International Group, which was viewed as being as much as about money as about principle.
What kind of results are these investment principles actually producing over the long run?
If I were to choose anything that investors should memorize — that will serve them well over a lifetime of investing — it would be the following two principles:
For example, in the latter days of the 2011 election campaign, as Jack Layton's orange wave was gathering momentum, Harper and then - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty jumped all over Mr. Layton for allegedly violating the sacrosanct principle of central bank independence. Layton had responded to a reporter's question about interest rates, indicating it would be better for Canada's economy if they stayed low. Harper and Flaherty denounced this statement violently, calling it a «rookie mistake» that threatened the independence of the Bank. Layton quickly issued a clarification confirming that he, too, accepted the doctrine of central bank independence.
-LSB-...] over the past few months to attend events that apply lean manufacturing principles to law, discuss crowd funding trends and opportunities in Canada, and most recently, the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable technology.
Perhaps your deferred taxes have grown so large as a result of a very small cost basis that selling and switching into an investment you expect to earn even three percentage points or more over the next decade will actually cost you money as a result of the principle value lost to the IRS.
With all the hoopla over the past few years regarding digital technologies and social media, it is easy to lose sight of this most basic principle, which has existed for centuries.
Today, the movement in shaving I initiated over a decade ago — which goes by the name of Method shaving — is strictly focused on reviving, teaching and perfecting the products and principles of single blade — or «wet» shaving.
He recognized early on that applying leverage to safe, cheap, high - quality stocks would magnify returns without the risk of fire - sale, allowing him to stick to the principles outlined above over the course of multiple economic and market cycles.
While the priesthood of all believers was used by the reformers to buttress an evangelical understanding of the church over against the clericalism and sacerdotalism of medieval Catholicism, the ecclesial context of this Reformation principle has often been eclipsed within major sectors of the Protestant tradition.
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