Sentences with phrase «public largesse»

... if Republicans merely redirect the flow of public largesse from traditional Democrat constituencies to traditional Republican constituencies... then the American people will have been witnesses to a tawdry palace coup rather than a glorious revolution.

For the record, the most inflated estimate to launch and operate DSCOVR of $ 250 million would represent 0.15 % of that public largesse.

At a time of austerity it is unreasonable that trade unions receive such public largesse but reform is also central to Tory hopes of winning more seats at the next election.

Not exact matches

been more dependent on the largesse of some of the world's richest corporations — whose goals have more to do with burnishing their public images than with serving the public interest.

Others benefiting from their former's employer's largesse with the public purse included Ameet Gill, former director of strategy, and Liz Sugg, former head of operations at No 10.

That ever - shrinking but always vocal constituency within the Labour party that is impressed by such a show of fundraising largesse would be well advised to stop for a moment, consider what tactics brought a dip in our membership, a loss of intellectual dexterity in power, & loss of trust & support among the wider public, & to not be jellylegged by the implied promises of favour from vested interests that such large donations are supposed to signify.

But the Blair Force One plan was sunk by a public backlash to what was seen as unacceptable largesse.

And because Cassia's father (Jared Harris) is a public official eager to renew Pompeii's infrastructure, and thus dependent on the Senator's pull and largesse, our heroine is soon promised to the evil, sneering Corvus.

The Ford Foundation, into which much of this largesse was poured, has given the Fund for Public Schools at least four grants totaling $ 2.5 million in the last five years.

In today's low - return environment, the pension promises being made to state and local employees in general, and public school teachers in particular, have become very expensive and difficult to maintain largely because the largesse of the pension plans assumes long run returns on the order of 7.5 percent (or higher).

-- Why have millionaires favored funding with their largesse charter schools for the few while disinterested in regular public schools educating most students?

Given the financial stakes, it is little wonder that alternative - energy companies, «green» investment firms, and biofuel producers are lobbying hard for more government largesse, and marketing their cause directly to the public by highlighting its supposed benefits for the environment, energy security, and even employment — none of which withstand scrutiny.

Just as the tobacco industry was required to pay compensation to the public for health damage of smoking, so the fossil fuel industry should be required to pay, in view of the great largesse it has received from the public and the damage it is inflicting on young people and worldwide.

It appears that the environmental movement is the one benefiting from the wealthy's largesse, with a report by the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee shedding light on the shady goings - on: