Sentences with phrase «political efforts in»

I took conscious political efforts in my university days at Nsukka and Ife contesting and winning elections serving the students and the university communities and cutting my teeth in leadership training.

In addition, I'm told the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee is close to inking a deal with adman Jimmy Siegel, who got his start on Spitzer's 2006 campaign for governor, as the Dems continue to ramp up their political efforts in preparation for the fall fight to retain the majority.

Highlighting the political giving of 61 billionaires who have contributed more than $ 200 million to political efforts in recent years, the group is worried that money could impact the convention.

And after working on various low - profile GOP political efforts in 2014, Cambridge landed a major job with a Mercer - funded Super PAC supporting Ted Cruz's presidential candidacy.

Not exact matches

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«Over the past several months, Cambridge Analytica has been the subject of numerous unfounded accusations and, despite the company's efforts to correct the record, has been vilified for activities that are not only legal, but also widely accepted as a standard component of online advertising in both the political and commercial arenas,» the company said in the statement.

«Our sense is that the political embarrassment of health care failing will serve as a driver for the GOP to redouble its efforts to enact tax relief in this Congress.»

It continues: «Neither the initial application in October 2016, nor any of the renewals, disclose or reference the role of the DNC, Clinton campaign, or any party / campaign in funding Steele's efforts, even though the political origins of the Steele dossier were then known to senior DOJ and FBI officials.»

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

The chances of something like Iceland's law being passed in the U.S. these days are quite slim, though business and political leaders like Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, and California Senator Kamala Harris are ramping up their efforts to achieve pay equity in America.

A vote to «Leave» marked the first big reversal of European efforts at political and economic integration in 60 years, casting big doubts over the EU's future direction.

Some have threatened civil disobedience, efforts that are expected to gain more momentum after last month's political upheaval in British Columbia.

Any effort to improve or expand these airports is subject to the same competing political interests, tax - tinkering, and fund - scrounging that most major infrastructure projects in the U.S. face.

And the similarity probably isn't surprising, since Snapchat's news efforts are being run by former CNN political correspondent Peter Hamby, who joined the company in April.

The cliff ties political efforts to immediate results in a pressing and unavoidable way.

«Horowitz will call this an effort to be «transparent,» but the response from the public will be the same — that it is a response to political pressure,» said Frank Montoya Jr., a former FBI special agent who retired in 2016 and worked closely with the former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

«Drawing on its economic strength and a Chinese Communist Party apparatus that is geared towards strategically building stocks of influence across the globe, Beijing's political influencing efforts in Europe are bound to be much more consequential... than those of the Kremlin.»

Those efforts would come as Prime Minister Najib faces increasing political pressure — including large protests in August calling for his ouster and opposition parties filing this week to hold a parliamentary no - confidence vote; it isn't clear when the vote would be held.

She brought political and musical star - power to her most recent rallies in an effort to turn out key demographics in battleground states, including Ohio, North Carolina, Florida, and Pennsylvania.

At the United Nations, Russia said the U.S. - led strikes would complicate U.N. efforts to broker a political solution to the conflict in Syria.

Greg Priddy, an analyst with political - risk consultancy Eurasia Group, noted in a recent commentary that «the Alberta and federal governments, along with the oil and gas sector, broadly support the effort to diversify Canadian energy exports to high growth markets in Asia.»

Greece's political leaders, more accustomed to screaming abuse at each other in parliament, issued an unprecedented joint statement after a day of talks at the president's office backing efforts to reach a deal with creditors.

Efforts to curtail the tax breaks are likely to face fierce opposition in Congress; the oil and natural gas industry has spent $ 340 million on lobbyists since 2008, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, which monitors political spending.

Schultz's efforts and other instances of CEO activism should be commended, whether we agree with their sentiments or not, because they are seeking to exert political influence in an unusually transparent and delimited way.

In an effort to build its relevance to the world outside traditional «Davos man» — the slightly scornful phrase used by political scientist Samuel Huntington to describe attendees, this year's World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland is pushing to be a little more touchy - feely, for want of a better worIn an effort to build its relevance to the world outside traditional «Davos man» — the slightly scornful phrase used by political scientist Samuel Huntington to describe attendees, this year's World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland is pushing to be a little more touchy - feely, for want of a better worin Switzerland is pushing to be a little more touchy - feely, for want of a better word.

Historically, corporate involvement in the political sphere has consisted of narrow efforts to shape policy to benefit the bottom line, such as lobbying for a favorable regulation.

We've been involved in efforts to modernize provincial Freedom of Information laws as well as the province's outdated and ineffective political donations laws.

However, such efforts must also be complemented with a redoubling of Western efforts to support strong political systems and respect for rule of law in the region in order to foster more resilience among regional states to withstand Chinese influence.

As a result of CPA's efforts, political disclosure has been adopted by 130 large companies and is becoming a mainstream corporate practice.In his work with CPA, which he founded in 2003, he has drawn on his three decades of experience in journalism, Congress, and strategic public affairs.

«Over the past several months, Cambridge Analytica has been the subject of numerous unfounded accusations and, despite the Company's efforts to correct the record, has been vilified for activities that are not only legal, but also widely accepted as a standard component of online advertising in both the political and commercial arenas,» the firm said in a statement.

In an effort to help plan sponsors and retirement plan professionals communicate more effectively with participants, Invesco Consulting teamed up with the political consultants and word specialists, Maslansky + Partners, to conduct one of the largest, most comprehensive studies of its kind on financial language.

The efforts of Martin Schulz and other senior SPD politicians to gain an advantage over their political competitors by leading a hardline anti-Trump campaign do not appear to have had any significant effect on the SPD's standing in the polls.

April 6: Facebook says it will require admins of popular pages and advertisers buying political or «issue» ads on «debated topics of national legislative importance» like education or abortion to verify their identity and location — in an effort to fight disinformation on its platform.

In selling his firm's prowess, Nix said the company could arrange for a secretly recorded effort to offer a political opponent «a deal that's too good to be true, and make sure that that's video - recorded.»

Action: Write to your political reps to demand stronger privacy laws Who is this for: Anyone who cares about privacy, and especially Internet users in North America right now How difficult is it: A bit of effort Tell me more: There appears to be bipartisan appetite among U.S. lawmakers to bring in some form of regulation for Internet companies.

However, the same way investors are growing leery of Washington's political rhetoric, they are also putting less weight on the endless parade of speeches by voting members of the Fed — specifically, Janet Yellen, Stan Fischer, Bill Dudley, and Lael Brainard — in an effort to manipulate markets without doing anything.

«According to a statement made by SAPPRFT today, platforms which do not have the Internet Audio - Visual Program Transmission License, including Weibo, Acfun and ifeng, are required to suspend video broadcasting service as an effort to clean up political / new / commentary - related content,» Jefferies wrote in a note.

«Over the past several months, Cambridge Analytica has been the subject of numerous unfounded accusations and, despite the Company's efforts to correct the record, has been vilified for activities that are not only legal, but also widely accepted as a standard component of online advertising in both the political and commercial arenas,» the statement reads.

«These ads are a concrete example of our stepped - up political engagement efforts,» American Bankers Association President Rob Nichols told hundreds of bankers at the association's government relations conference in Washington Wednesday.

The moves announced Tuesday are the latest in a series of efforts to restore public trust after 87 million people had their data taken without their consent by Cambridge Analytica, a British political firm with ties to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

«Over the past several months, Cambridge Analytica has been the subject of numerous unfounded accusations and, despite the Company's efforts to correct the record, has been vilified for activities that are not only legal, but also widely accepted as a standard component of online advertising in both the political and commercial arenas,» the company said in a statement Wednesday.

LONDON — Iran will start reporting foreign currency amounts in euros rather than U.S. dollars, state media said today as part of the country's effort to reduce its reliance on the U.S. currency due to political tension with Washington.

The executives repeatedly appear to brag about their behind - the - scenes efforts to influence political outcomes in Mexico, Australia and Kenya, at one point teasing that they're beginning to work in China, too.

Paying someone to be quiet so they do not damage a political effort is an in - kind contribution to that campaign, covering a cost meant to aid efforts to win the election.

One approach to answering these questions is to look at the political party financial donations and lobbying efforts made by Kinder Morgan Canada in recent years.

The founding editor of NationalJournal.com, Schneider also helped launch the political site PoliticsNow.com in the mid-1990s, and worked on the earliest online efforts of the Los Angeles Times and Newsday.

Efforts ranged from family ministries in individual churches to «parachurch» pastoral groups such as James Dobson's Focus on the Family to national political organizations such as Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority.

That earlier effort culminated in an August 1980 religious - political rally with Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan that helped Reagan mobilize conservative pastors for his victory.

Encyclical Logic Reading Douglas Farrow's interpretation of Benedict XVI's latest encyclical, Caritas in Veritate («Charity & Unity,» October 2009), either he or the pope seems to be prompting Christians to aim their efforts toward the foolhardy task of encouraging the world to embrace an all - encompassing political authority so that the ends of God may come to fruition in the unity of all mankind.

In recent years, many political thinkers have argued that political liberalism is impoverished, so that our political future is better served by efforts to transcend that tradition.