Sentences with word «patronage»

The Montblanc Cultural Foundation has been initiating and supporting worldwide projects since 1992 in terms of patronage of art, contemporary arts, young theater and classical music.

In the Federal Government's efforts to improve productivity in the non-oil sector, diversify the economy and create employment, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has urged Nigerians to join the government in championing the campaign for patronage of Made - in - Nigeria goods.

Nassau County GOP chairman Joseph Mondello, whose party controls the bulk of patronage jobs in the county and towns — and whose sister, daughter and son - in - law have had local government jobs in recent years — declined to comment.

People in aggregate are rarely dumber than a random politician; AND don't have a habit of appointing corrupt officials under patronage, qualifications be damned.

It raises questions about other examples of political patronage in the community, and how journalists cover these stories.

Surrogate's Court is the last bastion of political patronage for party bosses and the lawyers loyal to them.

It lacks the checks and balances of parliaments and organized citizen movements, and it pivots on patronage systems built on kinship and ethnic hierarchies.

They say Skelos has rewarded Westchester Independence Party leader Giulio Cavallo with patronage jobs and other support — in hopes of getting Independence backing for Senate candidates next year — at the same time that Cavallo was blocking Astorino from getting his party's ballot line.

But both are from prominent Houston families who consider arts patronage as much of a civic duty as paying taxes, and they shared their passion for drawing with the city's ultimate arts patron, Menil Collection founder Dominique de Menil.

If we make all those positions appointed, then what will often happen is that whenever the party in charge changes hands, they will get rid of the old heads of these kinds of services, and hand them out to their own supporters as patronage jobs.

He has the mother kneeling at his feet, begging favors, like a poor widow asking for patronage from a ward boss.

The main incentive being the credit card benefits which can provide many benefits with continued patronage at one store.

In our attack on Patronage in Clarkstown, Mr. Savino seems to think that the Clarkstown Taxpayers have orchestrated a politically motivated attack on him.

NYPA has long been the gold - standard patronage mill for both parties, a quiet place far from public scrutiny where former elected officials and high - ranking staff go to pad their pensions.

• Delivered services to many clients belonging to different cultures which increased patronage by 40 %.

Cardholders with the Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card can expect to be rewarded well for continued patronage at Marriot.

However, a significant amount of his finanical support came through patronage, from aristocrats and likely the court.

A good first step in ridding the Capitol of corruption is to rid independent ethics institutions of political patronage positions.

Democrats in the City Council are on the verge of giving outgoing Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito a parting gift by approving a close pal to a plum patronage post at the Board of Elections, sources said Wednesday.

Finally, Horner says a lot of the problems with inaccurate voter registration data and polling location could be solved if the Boards of Elections were run by professionals, instead of the current system of patronage hires by the two major political parties.

The national religion, it is true, enjoyed a richly endowed establishment under royal patronage.

His work received official sanction in the form of private patronage from Kenneth Clark, Director of the National Gallery, and it was Clark's financial support that enabled him to devote himself entirely to his art and teaching at the newly founded Euston Road School with William Coldstream and Claude Rogers.

Nassau Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs, speaking about patronage jobs at the county board of elections, noted state law requiring equal representation of Republicans and Democrats to guard against partisan decisions.

With one of the Great Ocean Road's finest beaches on its doorstep that disappears into the crystal blue waters of Louttit Bay and the unspoiled rainforests of the Otway Ranges bordering the entire region, it is easy to understand why Lorne enjoys patronage from visitors as diverse as the region.

He would also make major reforms to the county's Board of Elections, which is currently run by a Democrat and Republican commissioner, each with their own staff of largely political patronage employees.

One of the ironies of the Cambridge Analytica episode is how much these companies are dependent on state patronage: Apparently, they were being used by states to effect outcomes in other jurisdictions.

A takeover by the mayor would provide a way to maintain a link to the electorate while allowing the state to replace political patronage appointees with a more independent board.

You are getting a much more powerful party patronage system rather than a democratic system.

When royalty revenues weren't enough to cover the cost of public services the government defaulted to cutting services rather than cutting waste, including patronage appointments to 320 agencies, boards and commissions or sweetheart deals with their friends (the Holy Cross Hospital springs to mind).

This comes on the heels of Cuomo's announcement yesterday of a «a wide - ranging investigation into patronage, cronyism and waste of taxpayer money» at the fair and issued subpoenas to several contractors and other «related entities» after receiving a referral from Gov. David Paterson to conduct the probe under Executive Law 63 (B).

It's incredible because no - one in their right mind can make the argument that with 92 hereditary peers still there and the prime minister of the day using patronage to appoint huge numbers at will (Cameron has already appointed 117 in less than a year), reform isn't necessary.

Goodwill is defined by the Internal Revenue Service as «the value of a trade or business based on expected continued customer patronage due to its name, reputation, or any other factor.»

From 1988 onwards, the principal YBA sponsor was the millionaire collector Charles Saatchi, whose patronage helped to make London the European capital of postmodernism.

«I implore the chair to explain to [party] members statewide if contracting with GRI is a prerequisite to the political - patronage machine called the New York State Independence Party,» Tabacco said.

Sharjah International Children's Film Festival is a project of FUNN — Sharjah Media Arts for Children and Youth, a Sharjah government under the generous patronage of Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs.

Unfortunately, this has been a trend for the Poloncarz administration: instead of finding capable individuals, the County Executive looks no further than his inner circle in order to offer patronage jobs.»

The nonprofit also provided patronage jobs for Mr. Espada's allies, the suit said.

In 2015 Mr. Brant was honored by the New York Academy of Art and in addition, received the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award for his commitment to arts and philanthropy.

Participated in public relations activities that increased library patronage, and «branded» the library and relevant programs.

Sullivan is orphaned and living with his grandmother when Costello comes into his life, and the mobster's patronage gives him a sense of place that's worth more than any amount of easy money.

Without patronage, Beguines thrived as self - sustaining communities with a social purpose.

This constitutional weakness promotes patronage politics and encourages party vigilantism.

His abilities were recognized during his lifetime - like Chaucer, Gower enjoyed royal patronage which in itself is indicative of success.

Bringing Together Africa's Leading Decision Makers AfricanBrains is proud to announce the 6th Innovation Africa Summit and is delighted to confirm official patronage from the Government of Kenya.

I always drum it into the ears of the people that we should reduce our reliance on government patronage as a means of survival.

The elections job is a particularly plum patronage post because the board's 10 commissioners oversee the appointment of more than 100 workers and help determine who gets on the ballot in primaries.