Sentences with phrase «own narrow interests»

When the interests of successive layers of management are «aligned» in this manner, the corporation may become so biased toward the narrow interests of its current shareholders that it fails to meet the requirements of its customers or other constituencies.

As such, the most effective approach to building public support is to craft a trade agenda that aligns with the economic interests of the general public and the long - term economic prosperity of Canada as a whole, rather than focusing on the narrow interests of some business groups.

Canada needs to stand united as a country and to be more than just a collection of provinces, each focused solely on their own narrow interests.

If the economic reform measures in India have therefore been sponsored by a tiny, though exceptionally powerful and influential, minority which is pursuing them to safeguard and promote its own narrow interests, they are unlikely to be of benefit to the bulk of the people, in spite of claims that they are not only necessary and inevitable, but also in the national interest.

How many noble causes are frustrated by quarrels that express the narrow interests of the parties more than genuine differences in belief about how to move forward!

Of course, both supporters and opponents of free trade include among their number persons who have narrower interests, but in a conference of this sort we are seeking to understand the arguments of those who genuinely care for the future well - being of the people of both the countries involved.

In short, cynicism robs moral life of its «zest for adventure» by its inability to transcend a narrow interest in hopelessness.

Anthropocentrism says that humanity is the goal of all life, and that all of creation exists to serve people's fairly narrow interests.

Coontz misstates the historical record to give the impression that marriage has typically not been a province of law and only became such in an effort to preserve the narrow interests of certain powerful sects of society: wealthy parents in requiring parental consent, Catholic authoritarians in proscribing divorce, and Southern racists in preventing miscegenation.

Although the participants admittedly came to the table viewing football and concussion safety through the prism of their own experience and advancing the narrow interests of the organizations they represented, the roundtable was a valuable exercise, even though I'm pretty sure almost everyone left the meeting still hewing to the same views they had coming in.

Putting the narrow interests of the Conservative Party above those of the country, Cameron led parliamentarians to abnegate their responsibilities as elected representatives.

Despite the promise a constitutional convention holds, opponents are emerging — a puzzling collection of narrow interests that have banded together out of fear — with the ironic argument that special interests will co-opt the convention.

USAID established that «drug money skews political competition, giving advantage to capital and the narrow interests of drug traffickers over formal state institutions and the broader public».

Planners, for their part, remain concerned that narrow interests will determine the direction of local planning, and that this will jeopardise the achievement of strategic goals.

«We will listen to everybody but we are averse to economic team whose private sector members frequently steer government policy to suit their own narrow interests rather than the over-all national interest.»

Why would Congress listen to the electorate when the obscene amount of money they need to get elected comes mainly from groups whose narrow interests conflict with what is best for the Country.

With de Blasio and the UFT - financed Working Families Party as allies, the union is hijacking the very language of movement politics, annexing left journalism to defend its narrowest interests and even recruiting progressives to join its war against charter schools that work for kids.

President Muhammadu Buhari said he was averse to the inclusion of members of the private sector in his administration's Economic Management Team because such people frequently steer government policy to suit their own narrow interests.

In New Rochelle it means getting rid of the malignant political machine that is sucking our City try for their own narrow interests.

The largest lobbying sectors — including finance, health care and transport — have spent billions to promote policies that favor narrow interests over broader public interests.

Still, a systematic vetting of policy options, with recognized experts and the public commenting and debating, will vastly improve on our current policy performance, in which we often fly blind or hand the controls over to narrow interests and viewpoints.

Will research focus on worldwide needs or narrow interests?

The results might raise eyebrows, such as her use of John Bowlby's infant attachment theory to explain the behaviour of grizzly bears, or the observation that white sharks are «individuals who are conventional with narrow interests».

The book's major thesis is that large - scale water projects are driven by power interests, purporting to serve national goals, while in reality serving the narrower interests of the wealthy.

People with ASD can have varying levels of impairment across three common areas, which might include: deficits in social interactions and reciprocal understanding, repetitive behaviour and narrow interests, and impairment in language and communication.

Indeed, Genomics has fallen somewhat from prominence; the articles seem to have narrower interest every year.

Contact up to ten singles (but no more than that because it will be almost impossible to maintain meaningful relationships) and pray as you narrow your interest down to one potential soulmate.

Save your searches to help you narrow your interests.

All academy governors need to understand that they are primarily the non-executive directors of a values driven organisation responsible for children's education, and this supersedes their representation of any narrow interest group.

But as the AFT and NEA grew entrenched and powerful, Shanker attempted to recast teacher unionism as a force that looked beyond teachers» narrow interests.

Unionized collective bargaining might also have addressed those issues, but it would have been done mostly behind closed doors and would have been accompanied by provisions to protect the narrow interests of the unions at the expense of the public interest.

They do so because preserving the public - school monopoly is in their own narrow interests.

They are the result of private concurrence between groups that represent narrow interests and candidates competing to represent the public.

They are subject to the same whims, vices, and narrow interests as everyone else.

So, when such individuals and groups issue statements, purporting to speak for authors generally, you can be sure that they are really only representing their own narrower interests.

Facebook Ads is a cheap, easy (and dare I say, one of the fun keyword tools), way to experiment with keywords because you can target a very narrow interest group.

It's better to set up an audience with ads so you can create narrowed interests... people who like Kate Lauren AND ya paranormal fantasy AND fallen angels, for example.

The purchase of insurance during periods of relatively narrower interest rate spreads will generally provide lower cost savings to the issuer than during periods of relatively wider spreads.

Based out of Darien, Connecticut, Laurel Road (A Division of Darien Rowayton Bank, or DRB), is known for its low rates and narrow interest rate ranges.

Indeed, there are so many elements to the marine hobby that it typically attracts aficionados who specialize in narrow interests.

I opened by wondering if Naval War: Arctic Circle would either sink or swim in this relatively narrow interest area in the gaming world.Naval War definitely has its flaws, and they're not pretty.

Previously, people with narrow interests might be considered strange, and they might have felt isolated because they didn't know anyone else who liked what they did.

In the end, I remain confident that the needs of humanity will prevail against the narrow interests of a few short - sighted wealth holders.

In addition, when EV owners are encouraged to charge their vehicles overnight (such as with the Ontario government's recently - announced program to provide free overnight charging) the overnight surplus base - load power capacity offers a way to marry broad public policy and societal benefits to the more narrow interests of the individual, in the form of «free fuel» alternatives for making this environmentally beneficial choice.

So NGOs will blame big businesses, intransigent governments, disinterested publics and narrow interests for failed negotiations.

And all of it is done in the narrow interest of business, which is to make money.

All of this is done to promote business» narrow interests, and it's done behind the scenes — because it would be very unpopular if people knew about this stuff, and businesses want people to like them, which is why they spend so much money on advertising and marketing, to try to get consumers to feel good about the stuff they are buying.

TreeHugger: In your speech to the conference you said, «Business is the most powerful force in our society today Business has incredible power and influence over our society, all of which [it uses] in the narrow interest of business, which is to make money We would not tolerate that from any other major entity in society, but it's okay for business.»

Alaska needs to lead the effort to combat global warming, not continue to protect the narrow interests of the extractive energy companies.

The Wall Street Journal - February 11, 1998 The Wall Street Journal reported on this case in which I successfully represented a shipping company, which defeated the narrow interests of insurance defense attorneys, in a lawsuit where attorneys for U.S. insurance companies were seeking to compel all foreign shipping companies to litigate claims, regarding damages to goods shipped by sea, in U.S. Courts, regardless of where the damage occurred, or the home country of the ship involved or of its owners.