Sentences with phrase «political lines which»

Since he was appointed Supervisor of Clarkstown Gromack has been a protégé of the Conservative Party Chairman, Ed Lettre, who strives to keep Gromack in office by the use of the minor party political lines which magically appear for a couple of months at election time.

Not exact matches

«Read through Zhang's apology and it is quickly apparent that this is a mea culpa made under extreme political pressure, in which Zhang, an engineer by background, ticks the necessary ideological boxes to signal his intention to fall into line,» David Bandurski, co-director of the China Media Project, wrote on the site.

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.

Dali Yang, a Chinese - born political scientist at the University of Chicago, points out that supporting off - line retail helps preserve domestic jobs, which pleases employment - conscious Chinese government officials.

If GDPR has a silver lining for Facebook — and a privacy regime which finally has teeth that can bite is not something you'd imagine the company would welcome — it's that it can spin steps it's having to make to comply with EU regulations as an alacritous and fine - grained response to a US political data scandal and try to generate the impression it's hyper sensitive to (now highly politicized) data privacy concerns.

«During the meeting, the leader Khamenei underlined the importance of sticking to Iran's red line, which was not yielding to political pressures and not to accept any cut in Vienna,» the source said.

No matter who wins, it's another sure sign of shifting political lines, in which political parties are shaped less by policy than identity.

But the charge puts me in mind of the colloquium discussion in the January issue of First Things which treated the debate between so - called «liberal» and «radical» Catholics, perhaps because my contribution to that discussion has elicited similar accusations of political irresponsibility or moral cowardice from people sympathetic to the liberal line of thought.

... viewing morality not simply as individual perfection but as part of a social context... tile concept of universal human values which are valid through history and across national, cultural lines respecting different political and cultural possibilities, but at the same time acknowledge some common goals.

Yet for all the conservatism — political and ecclesiastical — which I found among the full professors of both faculties, it was heartening to find a substantial number of younger scholars, both Protestant and Catholic, who both personally and professionally are committed to keeping lines of communication open.

Second, I predict that the acceptance speeches will be full of the kind of deep political and philosophical analysis which has become de rigueur for those with credentials: the ability to memorize a few lines and pretend to be someone else in front of a camera.

This is seen most clearly in Faith and Order's emphasis on reconciling the churches and the alternative talk about «a partisan church of the poor» which would divide Christians in a new way along social and political lines.»

Burger further maintains that although vigorous and partisan political debate is usually a normal and healthy manifestation of our democratic system of government, political division along religious lines is one of the principal evils against which the First Amendment was intended to protect.

Bill, my point was, which I think you understood because you ignored it, is that what is being labelled persecution of Christians, is (with the exception of missionaries who are routinely disliked because of what they do and how they behave) part of a larger political situation where religion is used as a nationalistic demarcation line.

The line of Zadok, which claimed to trace its genealogy all the way back to Zadok the priest who died during Solomon's reign, and who in turn traced his origins back to Aaron, was displaced for power - political reasons by the Greek Seleucids.

No, not private assembly unless they are not tax - exempt — which, they now should not be, seeing the preacher crossed the line into political speech and inciting hate.

If I sound cynical about the redistricting process, I have a right: my first substantive political experience was working for a member of the Texas House of Representatives during a special session devoted to redrawing those precious political lines in 1992, during which at one point I quite literally walked into a smoke - filled room.

The email comes as party leaders from across the state and the political spectrum question or outright oppose ending the law, which allows members of one political party a waiver to run on another ballot line.

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU - EOM) monitoring team during the 2016 election noted that various factors account for the low participation of women in front line politics and for that matter the governance process, chief amongst which is «hostile political terrain» that results in mudslinging, name - calling and insults or use of vulgar language.

The ERS's main objection is that the introduction of above the line voting is that closed list PR systems would increase the power of political parties to influence who gets elected, which, in the words of their chief executive Katie Ghose, would result in the Lords being «a mini-replica of the commons, full of party - politicians with pre-set loyalties» whilst «STV would help create a chamber free to provide objective scrutiny».

But it has also battered the nascent political network overseen by wealthy conservative donor Rebekah Mercer, which is financed by her father, Robert, a hard - line conservative billionaire.

This process establishes congressional and legislative district lines, which can influence the competitiveness of those elections in favor of one political party or another until the following census in 2030.

That race, in which political neophyte Doug Hoffman ran on the Conservative line and succeeded in pushing his more moderate fellow Republican, Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, out of the running, «helped pave the way to the Scott Brown win in Massachusetts.»

The first thing Osborne always does is ring - fence the budgets which might cause political problems down the line.

This process establishes congressional and legislative district lines in many states, which can influence the competitiveness of those elections in favor of one political party or another until the following census in 2030.

Hein was and remains a wimp and a liar and all the while a perennial smiler — who hides behind the facade of daily press releases which overall amount to very little — and certainly nothing along the lines of political courage on the entire topic, which he predictably just tries endlessly to milk for pesonal political gain.

She wrote: «The Mid Staffs scandal, and the problems throughout the NHS that it has exposed, have one thing in common: Lives lost in our hospitals because of an unaccountable central management and political organisation, more concerned with fixing the statistics for dispatch - box convenience than looking after patients, which has systematically stifled of the voices of those on the front line: both patients» groups concerned for loved ones, and doctors and nurses concerned for their patients.

«David... believed in constant political campaigning as the daily style of politics and in exerting control - freak discipline over his colleagues, with steady injunctions about the use of set policy lines and slogans on all public occasions, of the kind which has given a talking clock style to many politicians.»

Are there any polls which estimate what percentage of Republican voters would / wouldn't vote for a female Presidential candidate in a general election if said candidate was in line with their political views (meaning, they would vote for a male candidate with identical views / qualifications)?

The Nasasu County GOP, which is fighting to retain its hold on the Legislature, has a line in to Giuliani through Matt Coleman, a political consultant who worked on the former mayor's 2008 presidential campaign.

State Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long today released the line - up for his 44th annual Political Action Conference, which will draw Republicans and cosnervatives from across New York to the Holiday Inn on Wolf Road.

«It is difficult to see how a policy of allowing only religious speakers to contribute, with unquestioned statements and positions, some of which stray very closely to the line of political opinions, does not contravene the BBC's guidelines for impartiality.»

Nevertheless, to put the issue beyond doubt, and in line with our practice at the last general election, we had already started a «close» period, during which no new self - signups or member referrals to YouGov will be invited to take part in political polls.

Republicans control the redistricting process and will try to firm up West unless a new ballot measure that passed this fall, which seeks to take all political considerations out of the line drawing process, makes such a move impossible.

Some of those testifying suggested there will be political reprisals if the authority goes ahead with the increases, which would bring rates for large trucks in line with what passenger cars pay.

The bomb - throwing Buffalo builder got enough votes on the Conservative line in his disastrous gubernatorial campaign against Democrat Andrew Cuomo to secure the No. 3 spot on the ballot for the right - leaning political party, which had once been written off by political observers.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has lambasted many city bonuses as «wildly in excess of corporate risk taking» and called on greater regulation of the City to ensure rewards are more in line with the «political context» in which they take place.

Gibson, when push comes to shove, will hew to the Republican line — which, in the past two years, has been solely obstructive toward any progress in government, sandbagging for primarily political reasons the recovery from the worst recession since the 1930s.

Crain's reported this afternoon that the complaint, in which Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara accuses Silver of using his political power to line his own pockets with millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks from law firm Goldberg & Iryami, cites an unnamed «Developer 1» who was the largest political donor on the state level since 2005.

To that end, Gibson has been wont to break party lines in the interests of the people, which some interpret as a sign he's ready to ascend the political ladder.

Political observers say the ability to tweak district lines is crucial to the Republicans» ability to stay in power, and they have been loath to cede any control over the process — their reform bill, which passed the Senate in March, sets in motion a constitutional change that would not take effect for a decade.

Political campaigns have become more people - centric, he said, which means candidates once defeated in early nominating contests, or fail to meet party muster, are pushing the contests out to November, running in different party lines or as independents.

Samaroo, an Indian American, also said a special election — where nominees on established political party lines are chosen by the organizations» executive committees — would disenfranchise the district's minorities, which his suit claimed comprise 61 percent of the Assembly district.

«If the Senate lines weren't so hyper - political, perhaps I would have reconsidered,» she said, referring particularly to the neighborhood of Astoria, which was split in half in the Senate.

On Monday, the largest public workers union, the CSEA, suspended all political endorsements and campaign contributions over the pension package, saying lawmakers traded the retirement security of future workers in exchange for new district lines, which were also passed in the all night session.

This partisan pact, which would amend the state constitution to create a lawmaker - appointed 10 - person panel to draw district lines, keeps in place the hyper - political process of allowing politicians to draw their own districts, choose their own voters and serve their own self - interests,» read Kellner's statement.

Labour has done nowhere near enough to address the basic charge of economic mismanagement; from the ludicrously long leadership hustings, which allowed the coalition government an unrivalled opportunity to set the political narrative for four whole months, to Balls» stupid delight in his «flat - lining» gesture, the damage has been done and is yet to be repaired.

The Tories would say that our much - repeated line that the NHS is «not safe in their hands» became an accepted truth after the Labour spin - machine kept on repeating it (there is a «grid» where party political machines try to control the daily news agenda, which naturally can have the effect of making broadcasters want to talk about anything but the parties» news agenda).

The state senator, whose turf covers not Maspeth but neighborhoods like Bayside and Whitestone, read a scripted speech that sounded like a laundry list of middle - class outer borough complaints against the present administration: from de Blasio's «narrow - minded anti-motorist» Vision Zero program, to his opposition to bringing the city into line with the rest of the state's two percent property tax cap, to his allegedly insufficient support for co-ops and small senior centers, to the influence of high - power political consultants at City Hall, to the lack of public transit options in the deepest reaches of the city (which the state controls), to his purported failure to shield small businesses from rent hikes, to — yes — his scrapped plans to convert the Holiday Inn into a homeless shelter.

The top - ranked department, at Harvard University, «successfully placed 239 political scientists at 75 institutions,» and the top four — Harvard University, Princeton University, Stanford University, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor — have together placed 616 professors, which accounts for «roughly twenty percent of the total tenure - track lines in the discipline at research - intensive programs.»