Sentences with phrase «power over the public»

Content created by consumers — user - generated content — has more influence and power over the public than ever.

To replace the Treasury conducting its fiscal operations independently from the banking system, New York banks urged more power over public finances and to establish the Federal Reserve to increase the supply of money (a more «elastic» issue) in response to banking needs.

«Give people power over public services so that the services they receive become the services they need.

There are also raw, long - term battles being fought on new fronts: The teachers» unions, for instance, hate Cuomo's proposed tax breaks for private schools, and the governor disdains the unions» power over public schools.

I wonder if these Texan brothers ever had the amount of power over PUBLIC funds that Rangel had when he was Chairman of the House's Ways and Means committee.

Eli Broad is a wealthy individual, accountable to no one but himself, who wields vast power over our public schools.

Not exact matches

Jassy envisioned that Amazon could share its know - how and infrastructure with other businesses over the web, managing computing power for them so they could keep costs down — a concept now known as a «public cloud» model.

But Merkel has defied so many such laws over the course of her career that it's hard to know if there are any that still apply to her, including the most basic — that power plus time equals public fatigue.

In the beginning of the film, superheroes are forced to retire by the government when public outrage over the heroes» unchecked power reaches new heights.

The merger will make the Bayer - Monsanto conglomerate the largest seed and pesticide company in the world, giving it enormous power to control farm practices, putting private profits over the public interest.

This first hand perspective was eye opening and our hope is that the public will have a greater awareness of the devastation, power, and consequences hurricanes have over our coastal areas, territories, and our neighbors in the Caribbean.

There is an exception in which you are not a «beneficial owner» of shares over which you have voting power «if such voting power arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 14 (a) of the Exchange Act by means of a solicitation statement filed on Schedule 14A.»

«The unprecedented regulatory power the Obama Administration seeks over the Internet is both unnecessary and dangerous,» said Timothy Lee, CFIF's VP of Legal and Public Affairs.

«With their own sizable investment portfolios, most public companies could use their power as shareholders to urge public companies and asset managers to take a relentlessly long - term focus... That may mean using performance benchmarks over three -, five - and even 10 - year periods, in addition to shorter period benchmarks.»

Unchecked corporate cash in the form of political donations and lobbying expenditures has the power to exert undue influence over public policy and regulatory systems and threaten our democracy.

Would public opinion really be aroused to a fever pitch over imports of French perfume, English bone china or Canadian hydro - electric power?

I think the only defense against such an unprincipled politician who will say or do anything to get power, is to point out as loudly and publicly as possible the many untruths and contradictions he is trying to pull over on the Alberta public.

She similarly resisted any hint of remorse over power rates until she started getting booed in public and her approval rating identified her as the least popular premier in the country.

Now there's invisible words in the text The unfaithful PUblic Servants with their power grab by the killer kourts strive with the men, the fathers, and deserve death according to the text, 60 mil times over.

The power that Israel wields over our Democracy is evident in the miss - appropriation of wealth, while our children are treated to a public education not worthy of circus animals, Israel has our defense industry pumping out fighter jets at 350 million each, and it's no surprise they have the most powerful military on earth.

Colossians 2:15 states, «He disarmed the principalities and powers and made public example of them, triumphing over them in him.»

-- that we need not fear the government because Jesus has «disarmed the powers and authorities» and «made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.»

Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.»

It is on the cross, Paul says, that Jesus disarmed the principalities and powers and made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them through His death (Col 2:14 - 15).

There are passages in the Qur» an which suggest that those who fall away will not be given another chance, but then the Epistle to the Hebrews warns that «It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace» (Hebrews 6, 4 - 6).

Whether inflation rises or the Federal Reserve Bank uses its power over interest rates to limit the potential inflationary impact of the falling dollar, the ultimate outcome of our recent overdependence on foreign saving will be a lower standard of living (or slower increases in living standards), such that decent levels of retirement income (private and public) can not be maintained.

In squeezing the Church and other mediating institutions out of the public square, government naturally assumes more power over the nation's economic and social life.

The nature of religious television in America can be seen to be a function of the interaction of four main players; changes over the past decades have come about because of changes in the relative power and relationships of the four following players: (1) the regulatory agencies of the federal government, which, through the legislative process, provide the structure within which interaction inside the television industry takes place; (2) the television industry, primarily network and local station managements, which control the airwaves within the legislated structure; (3) the viewing public, which selects what it is that will be watched; and (4) the religious broadcasters who provide the material for broadcasts.

The power of the television industry has acted in this way to shape the public perception of American religious life and culture, not so much by the creation of a particular phenomenon, but by the selective promotion of one particular expression over another in a way that distorts the factual situation.

The scientist, like the doctor, has power over the life and well - being of man, and so, it is argued, the public is particularly vulnerable to his code of ethics.

The public - policy leader for the largest US Protestant denomination isn't worried over Christians» loss of power.

CNN: Vatican shows rare public anger over leak The Vatican expressed rare public anger Wednesday in blasting the leaking of private papers from the pope's apartment, a scandal that observers say lifts the lid on a secret power struggle going on behind the closed doors of the Catholic Church.

He disarmed the principalities and powers and made a public example of them, triumphing over them in him» (Col. 2:14 - 15).

This allows us to face the challenges of our time soberly, neither despairing of the possibilities of justice in public life and thus withdrawing, nor seeking to take command of history by embarking on grandiose ideological projects that encourage us to assume godlike powers over human affairs.

He seems to share the point of departure and says that the resurrection of Jesus broke the power of cosmic forces: «He disarmed the principalities and powers [one of Paul's phrases for them] and made a public example of them, triumphing over them in him» (Colossians 2:15).

A major public concern has been that the paid - time religious broadcasters, through their media activities, exercised a disproportionate power over the American electorate.

Similarly, they did not merely say there should be separation of church and state; rather, they actually separated them by (1) establishing a secular government on the power of «We the people» (not a deity), (2) saying nothing to connect that government to god (s) or religion, (3) saying nothing to give that government power over matters of god (s) or religion, and (4), indeed, saying nothing substantive about god (s) or religion at all except in a provision precluding any religious test for public office.

kronkes influence over the club is minimal at best how many decisions does he actually make in the public club domain that we all know of, i am only guessing here but just because he is majority shareholder it doesn't mean he can just do what he wants without the other board members say so, i suppose the rest of the board would vote him out of power and liquidate his shares if he did something really wrong like leveraged the club against a big debt.

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

«The worst mistake parents make is giving power to public or family criticism over their decision - making about their child.»

And so it's such a great way of helping these moms with younger babies get over their fears because they see all these other women breastfeeding in public and it's no big deal so I just think you know power and numbers to like it definitely helps you overcome your fear if you're not the only one doing it.

Political parties in Belfast are in dispute over whether to hold a public inquiry into the scandal - which would have the power to compel witnesses to give evidence - or an investigation which would allow Stormont to set the terms and procedures.

Considering the fact that the Troopergate scandal, ignited by a scathing report from then - AG Cuomo, sparked the last public debate over the AG's public corruption powers, it's likely a plea to Spitzer's office to further strengthen Cuomo would have falled on deaf ears — to say the least.

The situation has improved over the last month but a section of the public have complained that the power crisis is gradually creeping back with recent power outages.

It was about power - how he wields the influence of his newspapers, how politicians jump to his command, and how he uses that power over them to control public policy issues himself.

But the most interesting developments in power and technology revolve around the way they grant the public greater control over geography and space.

At 9 a.m., the state Senate Committees on Investigations and Government Operations, on Energy and Telecommunications, and on Aging hold a joint public hearing on the power outages in the Hudson Valley over the past two weeks, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second floor, Albany.

Though Rodriguez kept the Transportation Committee chair, with oversight over public transit and city DOT matters, he was livid that he lost power over for - hire vehicles, Council sources said.

The package would require public disclosure of every legislator's outside clients and income, establish an ethics commission with robust investigative powers over both the legislative and executive branches — and institute other measures to introduce badly needed transparency and accountability into our state government.