Sentences with phrase «public stance on»

The plan is also in line with China's positive public stance on blockchain adoption, even though authorities have clamped down cryptocurrency - related investment activities including initial coin offerings and trading over the last year.

Most representatives have no public stance on guns.

A year or so ago, Chic - Fil - A was embroiled in a nasty political controversy over it's very public stance on same sex marriage.

If the argument is that no one who ever takes a public stance on something they know something about can ever be honoured for their science, it doesn't make much sense.

I do take from the Dr. Ball's writings that he has experienced adverse effects from academia due to his public stance on global warming.

This disconnect suggests to me that while we might see changes in the power structure, the public stance on environmental issues may not sway much.

Or can you differ with their public stance on your own time?

One of the cardinal sins of book selling is to take a public stance on issues that do not correlate to your genre, risking the wrath of a reading public.

Summer Devon, a prolific and rather successful author of M / M romance, has specifically been called out for her very public stance on the current state of affairs.

Hein has declined to take a public stance on sales tax agreement except to say that he could support a short - term extension of the current formula, but only if it was linked to substantive changes in how the city and towns deliver services.

Through the 12 - question survey, the new group hopes to bring local environmental concerns into the forefront this election year and to force candidates to take a public stance on everything from noise pollution and water quality to land preservation and waste management.

Quinn, taking her first public stance on the Garden showdown more than six months into the debate, announced June 19 that she supported a stricter 10 - year limit — one without any loophole.

Though Governor Andrew Cuomo hasn't taken a public stance on the legislation, Dr. Koza, the National Popular Vote co-founder, tells us that he has «indications that he would be supportive.»

I want to make sure people go into the election with their eyes open,» said Trustee Tom Swan, who has not taken a public stance on the issue.

I'm pretty sure that Mr. Collins» public stance on his orientation fall within the parameters of that definition.

And if we spend our time on the meeting public stance on all of them, I think it would be quite counterproductive.

So, we're asked as a corporation to take public stance on very complicated issues.

To many on the «right», that seemed quite hypocritical given the public stance on all things...

During Starbucks's 2013 investor meeting, he squared off in person against a shareholder who complained that Schultz's public stance on same - sex marriage was alienating customers and hurting earnings.

More visible to the outside world than modernizing our Membership model, we also strive to lead by taking public stances on issues that impact businesses across Greater Vancouver, and thus our communities and the standard of living we aspire to have for our families.

A «new definition» will not be statements of purpose / mission / vision or political participation or public stances on issues or styles of worship.

For several months, Cuomo's potential opponents have criticized the attorney general for not taking public stances on policy issues.

Not exact matches

Session's stance on this issue also diverges from public opinion: More Americans than ever support the legalization of marijuana.

Ottawa's hawkish stance appears increasingly at odds with public opinion, creating an opening for politicians willing to come out on the legalization side.

On Monday former chancellor Norman Lamont defended Hammond's stance, saying on BBC Radio 4's Today programme that «it is unavoidable that we have restraint on public spending,» adding: «it is not right for cabinet ministers to gang up on the chancellor in this waOn Monday former chancellor Norman Lamont defended Hammond's stance, saying on BBC Radio 4's Today programme that «it is unavoidable that we have restraint on public spending,» adding: «it is not right for cabinet ministers to gang up on the chancellor in this waon BBC Radio 4's Today programme that «it is unavoidable that we have restraint on public spending,» adding: «it is not right for cabinet ministers to gang up on the chancellor in this waon public spending,» adding: «it is not right for cabinet ministers to gang up on the chancellor in this waon the chancellor in this way.

For company leaders who aren't afraid to take a public stance, the survey shows that 51 percent of millennials said they are more likely to buy from a company whose CEO spoke out an issue they agree with, and 44 percent of full - time millennial employees said they would be more loyal to their organization if their CEO took a public position on an issue.

In the past, it's been considered a sound business practice for brands to avoid taking public political stances on hot topics.

A few years later, however, Jay - Z is no longer staying mum, and the rapper has shown a sense of public activism that deviates strongly from his previous stances on how to use his wealth and influence to help others.

Perkins's remarks reflect a wider trend among white evangelicals (81 percent of whom voted for Trump in the 2016 election): Many choose to disregard Trump's decidedly debauched, decades - old public persona to focus on his anti-LBGTQ and anti-abortion stances.

Stance Capital, LLC is a Registered Investment advisor (RIA) with the Massachusetts Securities Division, primarily focused on constructing and bringing to market public equity portfolios that mitigate material risk and generate excess returns while at the same time allowing investors to align their capital with their belief systems.

The NRA has lately remained defiant in its unequivocal pro-gun stance, despite growing public pressure for lawmakers, regulators, and, increasingly, corporate America to do something on guns.

The coalition then crafted questions to determine where the politicians stack up when it comes to, say, their stances on faith - based initiatives, public prayer and support of the word «God» in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Surprisingly, many progressive Reform Rabbis have expressed public support for the Christian Zionists and the Christian right, knowing full well that the Christian right's theological and political agendas are contrary to the Reform Jewish community's longstanding progressive stance on civil liberties and human rights.

Now it takes little reflection to see that most major problems of ecclesial and political controversy have always been and will continue to be divergent and not convergent ones; accordingly, there is an especially vexing irony in the fact that those who want to find a «mainstream» position on the Big Issues are almost always those who are committed on other grounds to a pluralist or relativist stance in matters of public debate.

The militia movement's stance on such issues as gun control or abortion or the sightings of UN troops in the American heartland do not threaten the Jewish community and thus need not trigger the public opposition of the Jewish community.

In a blend of words from his public speeches, imagined conversation, and fictional situations, the book highlights Obama's real stance on social justice and, in particular, economic and political empowerment.

The author of both books says King's stance on gay rights is unclear because the Ebony advice column may be the only public exchange on record where he touches on the morality of homosexuality.

the program would afford an unparalleled opportunity to dramatize the interest of the Christian Church in the creative process in the arts, would encourage the production of films and programs of the highest standards, would give public support to those individuals in the film and broadcast industries who are striving to lift the general level of production, would present the Church in a positive rather than a negative stance in relation to these media, and would provide the opportunity for the Church in general and the B.F.C. and its members in particular to enter into significant conversations with the entertainment industry on standards, values, and goals.

The attacking talent has come under pressure from his club's fans, having made his desire to join a bigger club public, and he has reaffirmed his stance on wishing to leave.

When asked for his stance on the futures of Nasri and Fabregas, who have been strongly linked with moves, Gazidis said: «We don't conduct our business in public and I am not going to throw my voice into the mix.

Essentially, bettors who are willing to take an unpopular stance and take the 49ers will get a free point based on public perception alone.

The apparent public negotiating stance of the West Ham board is not something I am keen on and am puzzled why this happens repeatedly when frustration is the inevitable outcome.

The paediatricians say that although the college has «progressively distanced» itself from such sponsorship, they warn that receiving any form of funding from manufacturers «will distort public and professional perceptions of the college stance on breast feeding as well as their advice on the appropriate clinical use of breast milk substitutes.

The World Health Organization's (WHO) very stance on breastfeeding is a, «global public health recommendation, infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life... [then] infants should receive nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods while breastfeeding continues for up to two years and beyond» (p. 7 - 8).

Hillary Clinton too has found opportunities to let voters in on her stances about breastfeeding in public — and in her favor is the fact that she herself has seen it all, and done it all before.

The public's stance on Rawlings» snub is based on a similar occurence with former Accra Mayor, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije.

Haruna Iddrisu since last month appeared to have come under some pressure from persons within the party to run as flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2020 general elections or make his stance on who he will support public.

It was mostly the fact that Khodorkovsky had retained his moral stance and did not «break» by appealing for clemency on the grounds of admission of guilt, that attracted public sympathy.

Instead of going into detail on the lack of environmental credentials, it is simpler to say that with HS2, you find the unprecedented stance from the Green party of opposing a public transport project.

Aware of these challenges, Farage has started to soften some of the party's stances on fiscal policy and public services; he has even expressed some support for the welfare state.