Sentences with phrase «public decisions only»

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MM.LaFleur works off the same basic assumption that President Barack Obama and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did when they made the decision to pare down their wardrobe selections to only two colors of suits or the same grey shirt for public appearances.

Either way, don't expect Pai to make his decision based on which position is more popular with the public; as we've noted before, the FCC chief has already declared that he'll only take comments that he feels provide «substantial evidence» into consideration.

It is important for the FOMC to continue on this journey because when the public has a better understanding of how monetary policy decisions are made, not only will the public have the information it needs to hold us accountable for our decisions but monetary policy itself will be more effective.»

Tillerson's awkward public contradiction of Trump's decision to agree to talks with North Korea, just hours earlier, was not the only public disharmony between Trump and his secretary of state in the days before his firing.

BCE is the only one of Canada's largest media and telecommunications companies that has made no public comment on the substance of last week's decision.

VICTORIA — A plan to cut chemotherapy services for cancer patients in Nanaimo that was reversed only after public outcry shows B.C. Liberal cuts are leading to bad policy decisions that will hurt patients, say New Democrats.

This scenario clearly sets up the distinct possibility of not only a bad customer experience, but also the potential for reputational risk to a lender that fails to disclose in advance the factors for making a credit decision — and perhaps similar risk if disclosure calls attention to a factor that may be hard to explain from a public relations standpoint.

For facts relating to the sale and purchase, the Purchaser agrees to rely only on the Terms in determining purchase decisions and understands that the Terms govern the sale of CTK and supersede any public statements about the CTK token sale made by third parties or by the Cryptyk Inc..

Experience, however, soon showed in what way they were to become the most dangerous; that the insufficiency of the means provided for their removal gave them a freehold and irresponsibility in office; that their decisions, seeming to concern individual suitors only, pass silent and unheeded by the public at large; that these decisions, nevertheless, become law by precedent, sapping, by little and little, the foundations of the consti.tution, and working its change by construction, before any one has perceived that that invisible and helpless worm has been busily employed in consuming its substance.

This leaves the public not only ill - prepared to make decisions, but also delivers us into the hands of profit - making commercial powers who are more than eager, in Neil Postman's perceptive phrase, to «amuse us to death.»

Government is given sufficient authority only to accomplish necessary matters of public concern, leaving a wide range of decisions for the private sphere.

We woefully underestimate the power of business leaders if we think they are engaged in private enterprise, for their decisions have huge public impacts not only on their stockholders but on the jobs we need, the neighborhoods in which we live, the water we drink, the air we breathe and the schools in which we learn.

And only allow the science into government decisions and public schools in this country.

Only by such public discussion can the present anonymity of program decision making be penetrated and responsibility for program content be fixed.

Why not put this function into a central decision - making body that must answer to the public, instead of leaving it to the insurance companies and other groups who must answer only to their shareholders?

Because public opinion supporting certain kinds of abortion is close to unanimous; it was formed before the 1973 Supreme Court decision; and the majority that have come of sexual age since that year now take for granted that fertility decisions are to be made only by the individuals involved.

The carrot offered is that the ACCC would be able to formally clear a merger on public benefit grounds.Currently, the formal process only allows competitive effects to be considered, and the ACCC's track record when challenged on merger decisions is rocky.

I agree with you that there will be some public resentment if Usyk boxes in Russia, but if against all odds (I think that Usyk will have to beat Gassiev by decision, and is unlikely to get fair judges in Russia) he beats Gassiev in the enemy's own territory, it will only enhance his legend and popularity.

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.

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though

Isaac Nauta, the No. 1 TE in the country, is only a couple days away from making his college decision public...

Napier, who averaged 17.1 points and 4.6 assists per game as a junior in 2012 - 13, was the only real surprise of the three Huskies who made public their decisions to return to Storrs.

(A) kin to a public marriage contract, we need an official «co-parenting agreement» and associated civil status, which not only enshrines the rights and responsibilities of each parent in respect of their children, but also sets out the principles by which they relate to one another and make decisions.

Elliott Hartstein, the village's former mayor and the only person to support the village's decision during the public hearing, said a meaningful assault weapons ban should be discussed, but the latest Buffalo Grove proposal was only about local control.

The point of my story is to say that we all need to support each other's decisions, whether that be to nurse in public, in private only or to breast feed (or not).

I happen to be on the fence about breastfeeding in a conversation with one mother who was discussing breast feeding with me (which I have to say is already weird in itself... that is my decision and a private matter that I would prefer not to discuss in public or with strangers...) and her response was to badger me for the following 20 minutes about breastfeeding and how it is the ONLY option.

This source, from Israel's public broadcasting corporation (Hebrew), quotes an advisor at the Russian defense ministry, as saying that while Netanyahu asked for the delivery to be canceled, this was only a minor consideration in the decision.

The loss that many non-Scottish British would feel if Scotland were to secede is only now finding public expression as the day of decision approaches (see for example Madeleine Bunting's heartfelt plea).

Now more than ever, communities, businesses and public services need confidence in our long - term planning and this can only be achieved through open, transparent decision - making.

The department will only command public trust and confidence if it is sufficiently resourced to perform its core functions to a high standard, and suitably transparent about the quality of decisions and the treatment of applicants.

The process has been typical in the way that virtually all decisions are being hammered out behind closed doors, with only an occasional public glimpse obtained during sham public joint conference «meetings.»

«I am disappointed by the decision of the Chicago Teachers Union to turn its back on not only a city negotiating in good faith but also the hundreds of thousands of children relying on the city's public schools to provide them a safe place to receive a strong education.

Such arrangements are sometimes referred to as «pay - to - play» schemes, in which private entities receive favorable treatment, such as lucrative government contracts, only if they first pay the public officials who make the decisions.

The features of a socialised mutual economy are beginning to emerge — one characterised by a new kind of economic citizenship, grounded not only in an entitlement to a share of decision - making power, but also in an obligation to participate in the maintenance of a public life which allows democratic organisations to be sustained and reproduced.

Other examples would include Moos and McClure (where the Court of Appeal overturned the only successful kettling case to date) and the admittedly contentious decision in Abdul v DPP - the conviction under section five of the Public Order Act 1986 of those protesting in fairly vituperative terms («baby killers», «rapists», «murderers» etc) about the war in Iraq at a homecoming for British troops.

Mr. Wojtaszek said he had been hampered by his decision to wait until Joseph N. Mondello, the current party chairman, decided to bow out late last month — giving him only weeks to conduct a public campaign.

The charge against him read in part, «That you, Robert Obuoha, on or about the 12th day of February, 2016 in Port Harcourt at the Port Harcourt Judicial Division did corruptly give N150, 000 only to Mr. Ishaq Salihu, a public officer and Zonal Head of Operations, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, South - South Zone, for the purpose of recharge cards and with a view to influencing his decision in a case wherein you are being investigated and thereby committed an offence, official corruption, contrary to Section 13 (1)(a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2003 and punishable under section 13 (1) of the same Act.»

«I am extremely proud to have signed this legislation that will not only strengthen the State's Open Meetings Law in various ways, but will increase the public's right to attend, listen to and watch the decision - making process in action.

But the decision didn't sit well with one former public editor — former Buffalo News editor Margaret Sullivan — who suggested that only a dedicated staff member could fully hold editors» «feet to the fire.»

What is so notable about how the Cuomo administration operates is they keep their decision - making process behind closed doors and he only shows the public what he wants them to see.

De Blasio said that the board's decision to hold only one public hearing in Manhattan while neglecting to hold a second one in the outer boroughs was an «outright failure of democracy.»

Hasidic women are anxiously awaiting a decision from the de Blasio administration about women - only hours at several public pools — a rule the Human Rights Commission says might violate a city law barring gender discrimination.

But between the timing of the decision — it was held up for years with little explanation, only to come together shortly after the Cuomo's re-election — and the way it comported with the direction of public opinion, the politics lined up rather neatly for the governor.

The issue is not only in the composition of this club, the most troubling deprivation is that contents of their meetings and how they arrived at these decisions are not within the public domain.

Not only is there the residual fear that Tony Blair is going to let him down again, but he will want to become leader of the Labour Party before he has to make too many unpopular decisions and start alienating both the public as a whole and the Labour Party selectorate.

The institutional left has grown increasingly worried as court decisions dismantled restrictions on political giving, and see a public matching system as the only way to prevent politicians of both parties from catering only to the rich.

Environmental and government watchdog groups were outraged that a decision was made not only to steer money from a water treatment fund to help offset the construction of a bridge, but that the decision occurred outside of the normal public review process.

He added that the bill included «modernising reforms» which would «ensure strikes only happen as a result of a clear, positive decision by those entitled to vote», saying «members of the public need to know they can get on with their lives without unjustified disruption».

Many have since criticized the President for the decision, arguing that this will only burden the public purse considering that, aside the salaries and benefits, all these officials will retire with huge amounts as ex-gratia.

The public, they believed, would make rational decisions if only it had the right pie chart or statistical table.