Sentences with phrase «patronage gives»

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.

his heavy attention to prayer, and the patronage he gave to Religious Right loyalists in positions related to population planning, women's rights, reproductive rights, faith - based programs and church - state relations.

Besides Arkush - Dante, who continue to do second - unit and pickup work on other Corman productions, and occasionally manage to knock off a Rock «n» Roll High Schoolof their own, several distinguished Corman alumni eagerly testify to the invaluable boost his patronage gave to their careers: disreputable actor David Carradine, actor - directors Peter Fonda and Ron Howard, directors Paul Bartel, Jonathan Demme, Jonathan Kaplan and Martin Scorsese.

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The latter is especially important because Boiardo» gentleman of Ferrara» was a beneficiary of the Estensi; and because Ariosto» also dependent on that House's patronage» would explicitly transform Ruggiero (Ariosto's spelling) into the Ferraran Aeneas, and Rodomonte into a new Turnus (which gives Rodomonte the privilege of bringing the epic to its sudden conclusion by dying under Ruggiero's blade).

English Puritanism developed an anti-absolutist ideology because it found a relatively strong popular base among the laity but was opposed by the state church, which was closely linked to the king who gave it patronage in return for ideological support.

In the world that Jesus knew, day laborers worked for wages because, for whatever reason, they had lost their access to the patronage system that gave them a share in the harvest.

Stevenson comments: «It retains the power of patronage to a reduced extent, but nevertheless it still gives the prime minister power to influence the voting.»

This model contrasts with the classic 19th century - style American political machine, which was locally based: each thrived when it could deliver government services and political patronage in exchange for votes in a given city or neighborhood.

We like his warning that people in patronage positions might be reassigned and his promise to institute a culture change — give eight hours of pay for eight hours of work and make assignments, promotions and overtime based on merit.

Given the extensive powers of patronage available to the Prime Minister, with seats in the House of Lords and a range of other honours in his gift, dependence on wealthy donors can lead to obvious accusations of honours being traded for cash.

«It gives huge patronage power to the Prime Minister.

Given the flagrant abuses of power, privilege and ignoring the will of constituents like me, I don't ever believe that there will be leadership (that was needed two decades ago), to permanently change the way corruption, misconduct and patronage destroys public trust, before the end of my natural life span.

This is because, despite all the party leaders claiming to espouse Lords reform, none want to give up their powers of patronage.

lots of patronage jobs given out.

They said «Yes «when Highways Superintendent, Wayne Ballard, gave an «obscene «$ 75,000 part time patronage job to County Legislator Frank Sparaco to answer the telephone in inclement weather.

In 1996, confronted with evidence of corruption and patronage in many school districts, the Legislature diminished the boards» power and gave the chancellor the ability to select superintendents.

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...

Taxes will continue to rise and patronage jobs will continue to be handed out to those who control the political levers behind the scenes giving them the time and financial support to continue these activities at our expense in no - show jobs.

This means that your patronage can give youngsters and adults the chance to do something that they love while you also get to see a great show or performance.

One of the most effective strategies was his use of patronage to give all of the factions in the country a stake in the success of the Union forces.

However, you can't deny that the pervasive patronage of the big publishers gives credibility to unscrupulous journalism the industry over.

That achievement in the arts, as in any field of endeavor, demands struggle and sacrifice, no one would deny; that this has certainly been true after the middle of the 19th century, when the traditional institutions of artistic support and patronage no longer fulfilled their customary obligations, is undeniable: one has only to think of Delacroix, Courbet, Degas, van Gogh and Toulouse - Lautrec as examples of great artists who gave up the distractions and obligations of family life, at least in part, so that they could pursue their artistic careers more singlemindedly.

The Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Award for Outstanding Patronage of the Arts was given to The Pollock - Krasner Foundation and its Chairman and CEO Charles C. Bergman.

Myriad pieces drawn from the city and country homes Vivien shared with her husband Laurence Olivier will give a new perspective on Vivien, from her appreciation of art and patronage of Modern British artists, to her passion for books and fondness for entertaining and interior design.

In 1964, through the patronage of collector Vincent Melzac, Mehring gave up teaching to devote himself exclusively to his painting.

OA advocate Sandy Thatcher gave a thorough overview of the history of OA publishing, the different types of OA, and various OA publishers such as The National Academies Press and Athabasca Press, and various funding models for OA including revenue from print, author fees, foundations, endowments, subscription, patronage and advertising.

Patronage consists of two related but separate activities, in both cases subordinating issues of qualification and competence: «reward» appointments for friends of the government and «motive» appointments, whereby ideologically acceptable candidates are given positions in the hopes that they will exercise their powers in a manner that furthers the government's goals.

They may be willing to give you a rate break if you can emphasize your continued patronage, your clean driving record, good grades in school, or other factors they may have overlooked or be unaware of.