Sentences with phrase «political reward for»

This was a national strategy, Dick said in a 2002 speech to the Heritage Foundation; to succeed, though, it had to appear local, «on a state - by - state basis, in order to be able to offer political consequence for opposition and political reward for support of education - reform issues.»

Not exact matches

As global political and business leaders gather for this week's World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the charity's report highlights a global system that rewards the super-rich and neglects the poor.

While political, economic and geopolitical conditions make it challenging to predict near - term moves or to time specific portfolio actions, we are focused on searching for potential opportunities in companies with attractive risk / reward profiles.

Rewarded for his most (if only) significant political decision is backbench MLA Art Johnston, who was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to Executive Council (which means he gets to carry Premier Redford's briefing binder in the Assembly).

It's all too easy to see how we may become a country in which the big rewards are reserved for people with the right connections; in which ordinary people see little hope of advancement; in which political involvement seems pointless, because in the end the interests of the elite always get served.

; (3) socio - political ideals for the modem world (does Scripture imply that privileges, opportunities, rights, and rewards should everywhere be equal, irrespective of sex?)

I am suggesting, however, that there is a problem with a rhetorical cycle that seems to reward an uncompromising, absolutist approach to public life, for it results in as much political disengagement as political mobilization.

Again, denominations have difficulty disciplining themselves to make these special arrangements, for few immediate political rewards orient the press to the world beyond the denomination.

One of their primary goals is to upgrade the quality of foster parent care by seeing that those who undertake the challenging, and sometimes emotionally painful, occupation of foster parenthood are adequately rewarded and that corporately they have enough political clout to help shape legislation beneficial to both the children involved and the men and women who are willing to care for them.

The reality is 65 million people voted for Trump... and while a lot of those votes came from people who were legitimately frustrated with both political parties and wanted someone to shake up the system, and a lot of votes cam from traditional doctrinaire Republican voters who held their nose and voted for the guy because they wanted a tax cut, and other voters were pseudo-moralistic Evangelical hypocrites who wanted to reward McConnell for STEALING Merrick Garland's Supreme Court seat, there were a whole lot of Trump voters — including a lot of voters from Pennsylvania's «T» — who voted for Trump because they are racist, white supremicist xenophobes who saw in Trump someone who spoke their language and would «make america great again» (read «make america WHITE again»).

The risk / reward ratio is different for political fundraisers, since they have the urgency of a short deadline in front of them.

Political professionals trained in the broadcast era often have trouble adapting to the back - and - forth nature of online communications (TV ads aren't exactly interactive), but the rewards for embracing it can be tremendous.

While that independence may be a good in itself — because it allows for self - realisation, the living of a more rewarding life than one of dependence etc. — its primary objective must be to contest the abuse of political and economic power in concert.

He also rewarded five people who had worked for him at Downing Street as political advisers - Gabrielle Bertin, Camilla Cavendish, Ed Llewellyn, Liz Sugg and Laura Wyld.

It's based around the idea of applying gaming concepts to political actions in social online spaces, basically rewarding people with points, prizes and recognition for taking action.

In the end they were richly rewarded: their work midwifed an astounding level of citizen interest and involvement for a modern political campaign.

Political professionals trained in the broadcast era can have trouble wrapping their heads around the back - and - forth nature of online communications (TV ads aren't exactly interactive), but the rewards for embracing it can be tremendous.

The probe is also exploring other cases involving investigations into Robert Stricoff, Donald Rodgers and Justin Meyers — figures associated with the administration of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone — and whether the distribution by the district attorney's office of millions of dollars in asset forfeiture money was improperly used by the DA's office as a reward for favorites or for the office's own political benefit.

The honours list is a closely guarded secret until it is announced on New Year's Eve but it tends to cause an annual outcry over rewards for prominent donors linked to political parties.

It focused on allegations that Mr. Hevesi's friends, family and associates sold access to the state's $ 125 billion pension fund, one of the world's largest, to reward allies, pay back political favors and reap millions of dollars for themselves.»

Not mentioned was the fact that Miranda, the longtime political consultant for Klein and other politicians involved in the press event, was also working for William Ackman, an activist investor whose hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital Management, has «shorted» Herbalife stock — a position that will reap significant rewards if its value plunges.

«My right hon. friend will understand and probably appreciate the irony that the more successful he is in delivering a negotiation that meets the mutual interests of ourselves and the 27, the greater the political challenge for the 27, as it will be seen as rewarding the United Kingdom for Brexit.

Secretary to the State Government, Dr Modupe Alade described the deputy governor as a competent and loyal member of the Governor Ayodele Fayose political family, adding that his adoption was a reward for loyalty, dedication and commitment.

«To the newly inaugurated committee, I want them to know that this assignment should not be seen as a political reward, you should rather see it as a call to be part of history because our government is bent in changing the face of education in the state of Osun and we will be surely remembered for it»

When his opponent's political signs went missing, one candidate put a $ 500 reward out for the capture of the thief.

This suggests a continuation of the anti-developmental practice of «party in government» system (conflation of the ruling party and the government), whereby political appointments are treated as «jobs - for - the boys» or some form of material reward for individuals who played key roles in the election campaign of the president and his party, and an opportunity for them to rake in «rents.»

The SSG described the deputy governor as a competent and loyal member of Governor Ayodele Fayose's political family, adding that his adoption was a reward for loyalty, dedication and commitment.

As The Post reported back in May, at least 67 of the 102 bundlers for the mayor's 2013 campaign reaped various political rewards from Team de Blasio.

Ms Moran faced public condemnation once again in 2010 when she was featured on Channel 4's Dispatches programme, in which she appeared to offer influential political lobbying for financial reward.

Meanwhile, party members expect rewards of juicy appointments for contributing resources to the political victory.

She says, right now they are given out for political reasons to «reward loyal favorites» and to punish those «who show a certain degree of independence.»

This would have broken the stranglehold of floating voters in Middle England marginals over the political centre of gravity, and would have rewarded Labour for mobilising support in its working - class heartland seats.

Since the rewards are astronomical, political competition and struggle for power become frenetic and oil consuming.

It is impossible to justify the current system of appointment, which under the guise of rewards for «services» effectively means appointments are at the discretion of the political elite.

WIPP's budget clearly has much more to do with rewarding and encouraging political power than any results for waste emplacement in the world's first nuclear waste repository.

It's very well documented in history that a little trim on the side was a reward for winning The People's Cube brings you glorious political humor satire and correct opinions for progressive liberals from the original Party Organ of Record

Policymakers should focus on «translating» diverse political interests and adjudicating conflicts between them to arrive at goals regarding what should be taught, the rewards offered for getting the job done, and the sanctions aimed at those schools or individuals consistently failing to improve.

So it rewarded states for enlisting districts and local communities in designing and implementing the plans; it encouraged states to build political support across key constituencies and across sectors; and it provided political cover for state and local leaders to push forward ideas that could be controversial.

But perhaps the recommendation that offers the largest shift in the education space, and more broadly, public programs overall, is a call for greater accountability and governance models that focus attention on performance and reward meaningful action over political rhetoric.

In a political move to reward the AFT - CT for ramming through an endorsement of Dan Malloy, without even granting the other candidates [like myself] the opportunity to fill out a candidate questionnaire, meet with the AFT - CT PAC or address the AFT - CT Board of Directors, Malloy announced on August 21, 2014 that he was taking the unprecedented step of appointing Meriden AFT President Erin Benham to a four year position on the State Board of Education.

While Families for Excellent Schools and the entire charter school industry continue to expand their lobbying efforts, Neil Vigdor, of the Hearst Media Group, reports that Families for Excellent Schools and other so - called education reformers have set up another Political Action Committee that they will be using to reward and punish candidates who support or oppose their agenda.

Stand for Children is a leading player in the «education reform» movement, with a special focus on moving corporate funds into political campaigns in order to reward candidates who support their cause and punish those who aren't on the school privatization bandwagon.

Imagine a political environment in which charters were rewarded, not punished, for outperforming the traditional system that they were created to improve upon.

As the producer class struggled with a sluggish economy, Milwaukee public school teachers were rewarded for their political support by getting a 5 % pay increase for the current school year.

The problem is that it would defeat the very purpose of gerrymandering, which is one of the rewards for gaining the upper hand as a political party.

Political commitment, enthusiastic advocates and funding schemes rewarding energy efficiency measures made possible for Passive House to become the reference building standard in the Belgian Brussels Region.

At the very least, we owe a big debt of gratitude to BC Premier Gordon Campbell and his Liberal Party for political courage, and likewise to the voters of British Columbia for rewarding that bravery in the voting booth.

Characteristics of the political opportunity structure include factors that place the careers of judges at risk, reward judges for service, and determine the costs for remaining on courts.

To my mind, all of the above are reasons why the risk / reward ratio for law firm political donations is frequently too high to make it a prudent part of law firm marketing strategy.

A much anticipated update to the court's Case Management Order proved to be a great disappointment for defendants, as the plaintiff - favoring judge who wrote it was predictably rewarded with an appellate court appointment by a governor who acknowledges that trial lawyers are «the single most powerful political force» in the state.