Sentences with phrase «pay system plays»

A performance - pay system plays a smaller role than many expected.

Not exact matches

Criticism of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting director Mick Mulvaney's recent comments to a banking group has largely focused on his advocating a pay - to - play system for interest groups to access government officials.

As the battle plays out between WeChat Pay and AliPay (Alibaba's payment system), JD has some upside if WeChat «wins».

Besides undermining the award system, it creates an uneven playing field for those companies paying the correct wages, enabling the wrongdoers to cut prices and distort competition.

I think you're right... give these players to a decent manager, and they'll definitely play better...... and if you pay attention to the pattern, our new players perform well in their first few games, and then their confidence as well as level of performance start to dwindle once they're well familiar with wenger's system.......

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

he is one of the highest paid players in the team yet he does not fit the system we play Sanogo, Debuchy, jenksinson, wilshere, campbell, Gibbs just need to go.

If the overriding issue is the pay - to - play system in Albany, that's good for Carl.

The groups urged bans on a pay - to - play culture in Albany to limit political donations by firms seeking state contracts, closing a loophole heavily used by Cuomo and others that allow limited liability companies to skirt donation limits to politicians by private companies, creation of «truly independent» ethics oversight agencies, a public, searchable database of state economic development deals and creation of «clean contracting» systems to govern awards of state contracts.

ALBANY — The state's scandal - plagued pension system, whose «pay - to - play» extortion practices led to several high - profile indictments, has been the target of a sex - related extortion plot involving a member of a Boston - based investment firm.

The governor must take the lead in advancing contracting reforms that focus on independent oversight, greater openness, and strict limits on the state's «pay to play» campaign financing system.

The investigations into the state's contracting also identified allegations of a «pay - to - play» system in which government contracts were allegedly awarded to big campaign donors.

The appearance was a climax of sorts — though not the end — to an ongoing pay - to - play scandal that has enveloped the pension fund and exposed a seamy system in which gifts and campaign funds were exchanged for vast investments of public money.

Sunday, in an interview with Dave Debo of WBEN News Radio, 930 AM, Heaney covered a range of related issues, including the investigation, the state's pay to play culture and the significance of Bharara's interest in allegations that LPCiminelli may have overcharged the Buffalo school system hundreds of millions of dollars to manage the reconstruction of scores of school buildings.

Zarb and committee members Stuart Rabinowitz, president of Hofstra University, and Robert Catell, a former chairman of KeySpan, recommended an anti- «pay - to - play» law to limit vendors» campaign contributions to county political candidates and appointment of independent auditors to oversee the contracting system.

Ryan Lennon of Occupy Albany stated that, «The Cuomo administration's pay to play philosophy is a paradigmatic example of what is wrong with our political system.

A former New York state pension manager «eliminated documents and manipulated procedures» to hide a pay - to - play scheme that unfolded inside one of the nation's largest retirement systems, according to an internal review by the state comptroller's office.

Now our social security system has a critical role to play in ensuring that work pays and helping those on the lowest earnings keep their heads above water.

The message rings as spin to a number of expert observers who insist Cuomo has long overseen a system that allows, at the very least, for the appearance of pay - to - play to flourish as mini-economies have popped up around the state where connected consultants work with both state government entities and those looking to win state contracts, and where the state funnels money through non-profits, allowing them to avoid scrutiny and standard state contracting procedures.

In response to the inadequacy of the current system to address pay - to - play politics, the commission recommended several reforms including public funding to match small donations.

The Buffalo News wrote, «the effort to establish a voluntary system of public financing of elections in New York is a critical component to change in Albany's pay - to - play culture.»

Giambra called the New York transit system «a disgrace,» citing waste, inefficiency and what he called a pay - to - play culture that drives up costs and makes «commuting a hellish experience.»

The money made by politicians on fees for consulting companies doing business with the state and the pay - to - play system of private campaign financing have to be ended with a full time legislature and full public campaign financing.

Ironically, the scandals that have dogged this mayor largely revolve around donations outside the city's system: already - illegal straw donors as well as pay - to - play issues with legal «gifts» to his pet non-profits and to de Blasio - backed candidates for state office.

New York's pay - to - play election system will keep you on the sidelines,» the editorial said.

Both Bill and Doug are long - time community organizers and are exactly what Baltimore needs to break the stranglehold the Democratic party machine has had for decades as well as the pay - to - play system that benefits wealthy developers and political insiders and leaves the citizens of this city out in the cold.

«One, is the gerrymandering that occurs allowing lawmakers to draw their own district lines... [two is] a disgraceful campaign finance system that allows them to hit up special interests for ridiculous amounts of money,» said Blair Horner, executive director at the New York Public Interest Research Group, referring to a lack of «pay - to - play» restrictions on campaign donors with government business.

Nothing undermines the public's confidence in government so much as the appearance of a pay - to - play system at work, the appearance that government is for sale.

The watchdogs call for a «database of deals,» which would digitally compile every entity receiving funds from the state along with where each dollar is going; dramatic overhaul of the campaign finance system to eliminate the appearance or reality of pay - to - play; and a bill to restore the powers of the state comptroller to review procurement contracts for SUNY, CUNY, and Office of General Services before they are approved.

The system, the team says, «builds on the construct that when paying attention at a concert it is possible to see performers» expressions; a guitarist playing a solo and reaching a peak at a certain point of it; a bass guitar player following with his face the lines played; a drummer making accents with the whole body; and in addition to this, the audience responding to the performance.»

Grasshopper Manufacture's Let It Die is either a pretty decent action game crippled by an egregious free - to - play / pay to win system and a catalog of quirks, or it's a pretty awful game that has some moments of brilliance and quite a few intriguing ideas.

So, by making you have to pay for all the cars — either via the game's real - world money - exchange system or digital cash earned by racing — you're more likely to keep playing (or paying) to flesh out your collection with different car types to take on different series, since the game itself won't reward you for your skill.

We feel that putting pay gates between the player and content at any point in game ruins that feeling of freedom, and just having one small monthly fee for 100 % access to the game fits the IP and the game much better than a system where you have to pay for features and access as you play.»

The National Research Council proposed an ambitious new research and development system for education last week and suggested that a compact of states play a central role in paying for it.

I don't mean the ones who are playing the system, trying to get other poor families to pay for their child's food.»

But Gov. Jerry Brown has said he wants the state to play a less active role in providing facility funding for schools and is expected in January to unveil a new approach centered around a «pay - as - you - go» system.

In Baltimore, teachers are considering a contract — supported by union leaders — that would replace the traditional system of pay based mostly on length of employment with a system in which involvement in school improvement plays a big role.

Discouraging you from playing along is that you pay the penalty in having to create your content twice for the reading system that strays from the pack.

And do those prices run high — while an entry - level gaming laptop typically starts at about $ 799, you can expect to pay $ 3,000 or more for a system with a powerful processor, lots of memory, and one or more high - end GPUs with the horsepower needed to play games with all the graphical details maxed out.

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We buy it we got to pay for it... Some how some way but nonetheless its our Grinch to play with... The biggest month for Bankruptcy and Insolvency problems is February... The emotional drain on the system to «give the kids what they want», Beat the Jones» Have the best Christmas ever!

Be honest with your calculations and don't be one of the many consumers swayed by a shiny plastic card — they're the ones paying for the benefits those of us playing the system correctly are getting on the cheap.

Either it is a good feature to have (which I personally believe it is and adds value to any system (including the Xbox One now) or isn't and a PS5 has no need for it (and we will again get reboots, redos, reskins next gen or just boot up PSNow for pay to play PS4 games).

@Skull521 And on the flip side, Microsoft does love getting people to pay 500 bucks for a new system to play old games so they may never choose to make good new ip's.

If Sony or Microsoft implement a similiar system I'd like to see players being allowed to download and play an Early Access title for a short period of time, say an hour or two, before having to decide if they wish to pay for it and fund its development.

If I can add a few more explanations about the free - to - start system, even though you can start playing with the application for free, it later requires you to pay if you want to play beyond the initial area or to pay for items if you want to play the game in a more advantageous position.

Aiming to pass all of the Special Requests (the vital tasks that enable you to unlock the entire map for your particular girlfriend and then - ahem - move on to the next girl) and aiming to get AAA ratings is really excellent practice for the main arcade game or multiplayer - so whether you have linked systems, online, or even a nearby arcade with competitive log of high scores, this is one mission mode that will really pay dividends when it comes to revenge on your OutRun - playing pals.

With the Nintendo Switch dominating the gaming market, and more developers working to bring their older titles to new system, I thought I'd take a look at some of the best games from previous generations that I'd happily pay money to play on the Switch.

In the case of Hearthstone it is perhaps more understandable to have this type of system being a free to play game that needs to make revenue in some way, and while many have made the argument that Hearthstone is Pay to Win, there have been many cases of players not spending money on packs and creating a deck that makes it to Legend rank, and in the case of arena, if you can consistently get over 7 wins then you are guaranteed to make back the coins you spent on the arena run.

Additionally, the Grip controller that comes with the system doesn't charge the Joy - Cons during play - you'll have to pay for a # 28 charging grip, or remember to slide the controllers back into the dock to charge them after playing.