Sentences with phrase «public commitments from»

Trump had public commitments from county leaders representing less than five percent of the weighted vote, but chairs representing roughly 22 percent were holding out for him to enter the race.

«Poverty and the expansion of opportunities are issues that require teamwork and a public commitment from individuals and entities from both the public and private sector, and I was pleased to support County Executive Poloncarz and his administration in the creation and establishment of this Executive Order.»

A senior Obama administration official said that the United States had pressed hard for a public commitment from China and was relieved that it had delivered.

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«In the last five years, especially, this has gone from being a fringe issue... to where it is now, where through investigations and media coverage and documentaries and corporate commitments to change, it's increasingly clear to the American public that what's happening on factory farms is unacceptable,» Freund says.

The CEO said he would indeed remain a member, reaffirming a commitment to stay part of the group he made prior to the meeting, following the resignation from the council of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick in response to both employee and public reaction.

With growing interest and support from public markets (including through the incorporation of DanoneWave as the largest public benefit corporation in the U.S. and their public commitment to become a Certified B Corp by 2020 as well as Laureate Education's IPO in early 2017), multi-billion dollar companies are following suit and choosing to operate their businesses with purpose and accountability.

To secure social license from a wary public and give businesses the certainty they badly need, Alberta will need to continue increasing its carbon price over time — and that commitment needs to be made now.

With up to 250 - 300 high - level guests from economy, politics, academia, public authorities and the media, the event will display #EqualityMeansBusiness commitments and it aims to send out a powerful message to Switzerland.

Evidenced by a range of indicators such as; oversubscription, upsizing, as well as public commitments, green bond mandates and statements of expectation from investor groups, green bonds are also being used to successfully tap into the vast capital pool of institutional investors globally (US$ 88 trillion).

And it is because I see this problem as so far from solution, yet so central to my own sense of satisfaction with our public life, that I despair over our government's lack of commitment to its resolution.

It could be that despite his public stance, (1) Obama secretly believes that «war is not the answer» and privately relayed his true pacifist beliefs and commitment to unilateral military withdrawal from Afghanistan only to his «spiritual advisor,» Brian McLaren.

I believe that such a commitment, coming from the highest levels of our government, without prejudice with respect to the specific methods to be employed in addressing the issue but involving a public acknowledgment of the unacceptability of the current state of affairs, is now required.

Colson's public commitment to his faith drew initial skepticism from those who wondered whether he was attempting to profit from a conversion narrative.

Despite the strong public sentiment against such convictions after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon, a perusal of public statements made by the leadership of the historic peace churches clearly indicates that, while they have repeatedly called for the perpetrators to be held accountable, they have not backed away from their commitment to nonviolence.

These qualities and his long commitment to public service have earned him the respect and admiration from leaders from both sides of the aisle.»

Spelled out in a lengthy lead editorial entitled «Evangelicals in the Social Struggle,» as well as in books such as Aspects of Christian Social Ethics, Henry's understanding of Christian social responsibility stressed (a) society's need for the spiritual regeneration of all men and women, (b) an interim social program of humanitarian care, ethical proclamation, and personal, structural application, and (c) a theory of limited government centering on certain «freedom rights,» e. g., the rights to public property, free speech, and so on.18 Though the shape of this social ethic thus closely parallels that of the present editorial position of Moody Monthly, it must be distinguished from its counterpart by the time period involved (it pushed others like Moody Monthly into a more active involvement in the social arena), by the intensity of its commitment to social responsibility, by the sophistication of its insight into political theory and practice, and by its willingness to offer structural critique on the American political system.

They, and their children, now have to deal with some of the serious traumas that commonly follow sex divorced from public commitment.

It is possible to appreciate Hill's deep commitment to affirming the inherent value of words while finding somewhat tiresome his extended excursions into etymological and philological aspects of English public writing from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

We can work to change them and to prevent them from being changed in the wrong ways, even with policy makers and judges who do not share our religious commitments but do share our concern for the public good.

Contrary to some media reports, social media activity and subsequent public perception, Dr. Hawkins» administrative leave resulted from theological statements that seemed inconsistent with Wheaton College's doctrinal convictions, and is in no way related to her race, gender or commitment to wear a hijab during Advent.

Milk processors Murray Goulburn and Fonterra, who dropped their prices in May, copped further criticism from farmers struggling to meet their commitments at a public meeting at Congupna last week.

Woods has yet to make a public commitment to play the L.A. tournament, which he has not appeared in for 10 years after back spasms forced him to withdraw from the 2017 competition before it began.

While most suburban programs have seen the benefits for years, a number of Public League teams have benefited from the Chicago Park District's continued commitment to improving soccer fields in Chicago.

In awarding the accreditation, the association reported that Naper Settlement benefits from professional management, adherence to standards and a commitment to improvement, public service, accountability and fulfillment of its mission, to further education and historical preservation.

Despite our tough plans for cuts in public spending, we have stuck to the previous Government's commitments on capital investment, apart from some small savings made in May.

The moral I draw from Reeves's contempt for the structures of the past is that the first step towards a new public philosophy is to re-phrase the tough - minded, challenging social liberal commitment to positive freedom in a modern idiom.

Those who favour a renewed commitment to public support for the media will therefore have to rethink the role of public policy, of public service media organizations, and reconsider how governments can support those private sector media companies that provide public goods like the kinds of accessible accountability journalism and diverse public debate that democracies benefit from.

The New York Housing Conference Inc., a real estate - backed nonprofit group, has expressed political support for U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley's housing proposals that pivot the Government's commitment away from public housing and that offers a tax credit solution to tenants facing a rent burden.

Expenses incurred after 30 June 2012 by New Zealand Post Limited in the administration of Part 5 of the principal Act and arising from commitments New Zealand Post Limited entered into before 18 August 2009 must be paid by the Electoral Commission out of public money appropriated by Parliament.

Expenses incurred after 30 June 2012 by New Zealand Post Limited in the administration of Part 5 of the principal Act and arising from commitments New Zealand Post Limited entered into after 17 August 2009 and before 1 July 2012 may, with the approval of the Minister of Finance, be paid by the Crown or by the Electoral Commission (in either case) out of public money appropriated by Parliament.

But hiding from the commitment to a referendum is not what the public expect from a grown - up government.

Labour have sought to prevent the public from focusing on this by suggesting that the Conservative commitment to reform had weakened.

The Governor's NY Parks 2020 program is a multi-year commitment to leverage $ 900 million in private and public funding for State Parks from 2011 to 2020.

We find it very bizarre that the Hon. Attorney - General, Ms Gloria Akufo, who assured the entire citizenry of her commitment to fairness and strict adherence to ethical principles at her vetting not too long ago, will claim that she exercised the said constitutional discretion on grounds merely that there was a lack of evidence to prosecute the case in question when indeed, the Siting Judge, Court Clerks, Court Bailiffs, Court Warrant Officers (CWOs), Journalists as well as notable public figures in whose presence the said court was physically attacked and the accused persons freed, are alive and available to be interviewed and evidence taken from same.

«The steps employed in curtailing Boko Haram resonate from well thought out strategy, commitment, good leadership, public support and cooperation of the Lake Chad Basin countries through the Multi-National Joint Task Force.

The foldout also includes commitments to «support our public schools» and to «close the $ 4.4 billion annual gap in funding owed by the state to public schools» — a figure apparently derived from the Court of Appeals» 2003 Campagn for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State decision, which ruled Albany had shortchanged the city billions in education funds.

«Senator Goodman's personal warmth, his deep knowledge, and his commitment to the public were unwavering, and our entire community has benefited from his legacy of more than three decades of distinguished service.

Ambode who described governance as a major challenge swinging from good to bad and sometimes the other way round, said Governor Aregbesola has proven to the world the extreme commitment required from any public officer and political office holders.

The ComRes poll also indicates there remains substantial public appetite for further commitments from political parties to clamp down on abusive tax practices.

New York State lawmakers did not retreat from their commitment to public schools in spite of the cap on state and local tax deductions in the federal tax overhaul.

McDonnell is not arguing for «nationalization of the commanding heights of the economy» or other nostrums from the 1980s, but for a «mixed economy of public and social enterprise... a private sector with a long - term private business commitment» and a national investment bank channeling # 500 million into the productive economy.

«While we respect your commitment to public service, your record in Congress would leave us no choice but to actively oppose your candidacy should you decide to run,» reads the letter signed by more than a dozen conservative and tea party activists from Northern California.

The Green Lakes State Park improvements are part of the Governor's NY Parks 2020 Plan, a multi-year commitment to leverage $ 900 million in private and public funding for State Parks from 2011 to 2020.

Even if - and it is far from likely - Orbán obtains permission for such a deficit increase, economic realities will leave his government with no option other than to renege on their manifesto commitment not to implement savage public spending cuts.

These changes to the marriage route are needed urgently for three reasons: to protect women and girls from pressure; because the British public have a long - held commitment to fairness; and to ensure that the immigration system is one that we can be confident in.

Glenn Martin, Vice President of Development and Public Affairs at the Fortune Society, said, «Commissioner Brian Fischer has built enormous respect and trust among advocates and reentry service providers like The Fortune Society because of his commitment to increasing the likelihood that people released from prison have the tools necessary to be productive and contributing members of their communities.

John Redwood, who heads the economic competitiveness group, has broken away from the kindly attendants in white coats who accompany him through public life, and is crying from the rooftops for a commitment to tax cuts.

That Cabinet Office report, which is protected from freedom of information requestions for two years, should be released to the public, according to David Lidington, the Europe Minister (and the MP for the HS2 target of Aylesbury), who wrote a letter to Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office Minister, saying: «My constituents have expressed their concern that this does not allow those with an interest in the proposals to review the MPA's findings and contradicts the Government's commitment to be transparent».

Governor Cuomo has shown his commitment to public safety by taking issue with a program that would deter victims and witnesses of crimes from coming forward because of fear of being deported.

-LSB-...] Workplace law a win: SikhsQueens CampaignerWeprin said he made a commitment to the Sikh community during his 2009 Council campaign to work on legislation that would prevent public and private employers from banning beards or turbans in the workplace.