Sentences with phrase «political fray»

Former PM returns to political fray by creating Institute for Global Change, designed to help rebuild centre ground

Eliot Spitzer's romantic sidekick Lis Smith has re-entered New York's bare - knuckled political fray.

A strong, independent bureaucracy can often rise above the political fray and do what's best for a nation.

Conservatives and liberals agreed the book offered no new information and that Comey lost credibility as an objective witness in the Russian investigation by throwing himself into the political fray and hurling insults at President Trump.

In other words, the controversy didn't hurt sales, but it did hurt Chick - fil - A's long - term branding, a major concern for companies entering the political fray today.

When Chick - fil - A entered the political fray, customers» interest in corporate values was on the rise, resulting in polarized responses from customers and granting the issue significant political power.

If Schultz has ambition and charisma and values — and a low view of the current dramatis personae in Washington — why doesn't he enter the political fray?

Last week and over the weekend, American business leaders, including Mr. Zalesne, stepped into the political fray and urged Mr. Trump to extend DACA.

This is not the first time a stripper has entered the political fray.

McCain family criticism of the Trump administration is not new, yet Cindy McCain has historically been somewhat reluctant to enter the political fray.

NEWSMAKERS By K.A. Badarinath Fourth - generation Nehru - Gandhi family scion, Rahul Gandhi, looked set to enter the political fray as ruling Indian National Congress nominee for prime minister ahead of parliamentary elections this May.

Individual Christians who sense that they are called to it should jump into the political fray and the policy debates with gusto.

We at CT are reluctant to enter the political fray on most issues because they rarely touch on core causes or issues for us.

Indeed, it might be argued the peculiar nature of U.S. church - state «separation» meant churches entered the political fray with greater abandon than was the case when they did compete.

Each of the Ukrainian churches has claimed to rise above the political fray, while accusing the others of pushing a self - interested political agenda.

Until we as a people in this wonderful country agree to truly take religion out of the political fray we will continue to be subjected to the kind of nonsense in this article and following blog entries.

She held her own, deserved to be there, but avoided the political fray that too many people might have wanted her or her family to get involved in..

Terry Blackmon, a plan supporter who has volunteered for the Park District since 1993, urged the county commission to stay above the political fray.

Diaz Sr. essentially accuses Gov. Andrew Cuomo of using Rivera to wield influence in a legislative race while trying to appear that he's staying above the political fray.

The leader of the Conservatives in Europe gets above the political fray by flying a light aircraft

Away from the political fray and media hype, Tom hopes for a historic gathering of fellow New Yorkers.»

Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer is entering the New York City comptroller's race, re-entering the political fray after more than five years on the sidelines following the prostitution scandal that forced him to resign his statewide post.

In the first electoral season since the stunning loss that extinguished her years - long drive for the presidency, Hillary Clinton, 70, has begun a discreet and low - profile reentry into the political fray.

On first sight, it is a political intervention and the Speaker is meant to be «above the political fray», as Blunt put it.

Labour's return to the political fray after months of introspection added to the pressure.

Tony Blair and Gordon Brown saw economic advantage in putting mortgage costs, and effectively the unemployment rate too, above the political fray.

Elected officials who have retired from the political fray are spending their golden years emptying their campaign coffers by writing generous checks — often to...

The move was a eyebrow - raising one by Cuomo, who has generally sought to stay out of the political fray publicly when it comes to the powder keg that can be the state Senate, narrowly controlled by Republicans.

* Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs launched his Republican candidacy for the seat, capping off persistent speculation that he might jump into the political fray.

Obama is heading back into the political fray today for rallies where he'll try to turn black voters out for the Democratic candidates in two closely watched governor's races.

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for governor in 2010 and 2014, is back in the political fray for the presidential election cycle.

«My Friend...»: Presidential silver medalist John McCain jumped back into the political fray yesterday with the launch of a «grassroots organization» called Country First.

NYCLASS - which is short for New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets — entered the political fray last year when they launched a successful independent expenditure effort against former Council Speaker Christine Quinn, then a top mayoral candidate.

What has defined her eight years in office is the willingness to stand alone, to keep moving forward and to dive in to the political fray.

The blunt assessment comes as Gordon Brown prepares to return to the political fray next week amid continued speculation over his premiership.

It is not the first time multi-millionaire Mr Hucknall - who was a Labour donor during the Tony Blair years - has caused controversy by entering the political fray.

«Scientists are not trained to speak out and enter the political fray,» says Martin, the international director of the support group Whistleblowers Australia.

Now that the marchers are home, whether they rose above the political fray depends on whom you ask — and where.

The story gets too ridiculous at this point to even be satirical or reasonably credible, it is just bad film - making; but, it does try in its unclear and scrambled way to blame the media and the rich people who control it, for not being risk takers and offering fresh arguments into the political fray.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's entry into the political fray with her comments about presidential candidate Donald Trump raises the issue of whether a Supreme Court justice should share her opinions about in - progress political campaigns.

Among the undocumented students at the school, there's a wide range of beliefs, opinions, and approaches to the situation, Mr. Bisese says, noting that the population contains both Democrats and Republicans; activists and those who would rather stay out of the political fray entirely.

As a teacher and leader in the South Bronx, I do sometimes feel reluctant to leap into the political fray.

But while the students» pitch couldn't be more timely — the Indiana General Assembly has given state education officials until November to completely re-write the formula — the Ben Davis class is also entering a political fray as complex as the A-F grading system itself.

The wave of unprecedented controversy that surrounded Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's Senate confirmation vote may be receding, but many citizens are emerging from the political fray with an increased understanding of education initiatives like school choice.

A man of the Enlightenment, he pursued an extraordinary range of interests and served in the nation's highest offices; a man of contradictions, he cultivated the image of a philosopher who was above the political fray.

This isn't the first time games have found themselves in a political fray, as the ESA harshly criticized the World Health Organization for recent efforts in attempting to classify gaming disorder.

(WSJ) So, Richard Phillips Painted Romney - The artist has taken a break from immortalizing Lindsay Lohan to enter the political fray by painting a mural of the Republican presidential candidate at the Rauschenberg Foundation.

That quick response speaks to how museums that have preferred to stay out of the political fray will have to re-think their position as President Trump continues to subvert the norms of political dialogue and action.

In a way, this pulled the science into the political fray over appropriate responses.