Sentences with phrase «political tightrope»

Having a strong leadership in place, which is unfettered by a domestic political tightrope, is intended to give the UK the best possible chance of a smooth exit from the EU.

The final boss in Dragon Age: Inquisition was, for me, one of these, finishing a game about nuanced approaches to issues and political tightrope walking with a JRPG - style boss with a billion hit points and irritating area of effect attacks.

The political tightrope act for ministers is to push more cash to the less well - funded areas without damaging those schools performing well in better - funded places.

It seems he is walking a political tightrope so as to retain his IPCC position.

«By choosing very few large scale issues that benefit real estate, REBNY walks the political tightrope without falling.»

For two generations, the name Walsh has been synonymous with Republican politics in Syracuse, now Ben Wlash, son of ex-GOP Rep. Jim Walsh, is waking a political tightrope by running for mayor of the city as an independent.

Still, when it comes to walking a political tightrope, no one is more skillful — blatant, actually — than Kirsten Gillibrand.

[Spin Cycle] Capitalizing Callaghan Shifts Into Overdrive [Newsday] Hevesi's Security Detail Twice As Large As Spitzer's [AP] Alan Overdrive [NYP] Aide's «Squad» Car Ride [NYDN] Hevesi Smooches Up Pol Pal [NYP] Thanks to Hevesi, Democrats Face Political Tightrope [NYS] Pataki Picks Ex-Prosecutor to Weigh In on Hevesi Case [NYT] Hevesi: I'd Quit Over Ax [NYP]

Not exact matches

Kenny has to «walk a tightrope,» said Henry Farrell, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University.

First, they are political, and can therefore protect, warn and be a safety net for a Minister walking the tightrope of Ministerial office.

Examining the drastically dire situation from a different angle, Darkest Hour fills in the political skirmishes and backroom showdowns that ultimately led to Dunkirk's successful evacuation and for as thrilling and visceral Dunkirk is, Darkest Hour does a phenomenal job of summoning similarly tightrope tension.

BBC attendees: Jana Bennett, Director of Television Sacha Baveystock, Executive Producer, Science Helen Boaden, Director of News Andrew Lane, Manager, Weather, TV News Anne Gilchrist, Executive Editor Indies & Events, CBBC Dominic Vallely, Executive Editor, Entertainment Eleanor Moran, Development Executive, Drama Commissioning Elizabeth McKay, Project Executive, Education Emma Swain, Commissioning Editor, Specialist Factual Fergal Keane, (Chair), Foreign Affairs Correspondent Fran Unsworth, Head of Newsgathering George Entwistle, Head of TV Current Affairs Glenwyn Benson, Controller, Factual TV John Lynch, Creative Director, Specialist Factual Jon Plowman, Head of Comedy Jon Williams, TV Editor Newsgathering Karen O'Connor, Editor, This World, Current Affairs Catriona McKenzie, Tightrope Pictures Liz Molyneux, Editorial Executive, Factual Commissioning Matt Morris, Head of News, Radio Five Live Neil Nightingale, Head of Natural History Unit Paul Brannan, Deputy Head of News Interactive Peter Horrocks, Head of Television News Peter Rippon, Duty Editor, World at One / PM / The World this Weekend Phil Harding, Director, English Networks & Nations Steve Mitchell, Head Of Radio News Sue Inglish, Head Of Political Programmes Frances Weil, Editor of News Special Events

Unless we find a way to build political institutions that produce much more reliable decisions from the raw material of unreliable humans the law of averages means we are sure to fall off our tightrope, and unlike in 1918 or 1945 we won't have anything to clamber back on to...