Sentences with phrase «public standing in»

Maude's sole piece of vintage artwork sits on its side, grabbing the eye's attention, and has a remarkable story behind it: Shot in 1968, the photograph is from a series that followed Bobby Kennedy's funeral train from New York to Washington, capturing the mourning public standing in salute.
Your editorial made a laudable public stand in support of genetic modification as a way to produce nutritionally enhanced crops...
It is a sign of the strength and diversity of our membership that two of our Council Members, Douglas Preston and CJ Lyons, have taken different public stands in defense of serious authors.
So far, the deans of two law schools — Dean Sossin of Osgoode Hall and Dean Holloway of Calgary Law — have taken a public stand in support of the LSAT.
She may also have come to think that the public stood in dire need of her warnings about Mr. Trump, even though, as Paul Horwitz has observed, «her remarks [were] essentially conventional, unexceptional, and banal.»
Politicians, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous health sector, and human rights organisations, made a public stand in committing to this agenda.

Not exact matches

Denton's optimism about this recent investment stands in direct opposition to his previous, and very public, aversion to taking on outside money.
In an era where objective information is routinely strangled by political partisans and public - relations departments, central bankers stand out for their commitment to research and rational thought.
Stateside, in contrast, many high - end names are stand - alone public companies: Tiffany & Co. (tif), Ralph Lauren (rl), Michael Kors, and of course, Coach.
The Morton County Sheriff's Department is not using Facebook check - ins to monitor Standing Rock protesters, a public information officer told Snopes on Monday.
More from the South China Morning Post: Kim Jong - un wife's fashion sense a hit with China's public China's secrecy over Kim Jong - un's visit was part of a long - standing tradition US and China in talks to shield soybeans and other farm products from trade war tariffs
Her decision to explain her preemptive double mastectomy in a New York Times editorial, though controversial in some health circles, underscored her willingness to foster hard conversations by taking a public stand.
The region definitely stands out from the group from an infrastructure perspective, with a strong public transportation system and access to multiple international airports in different areas around the Beltway.
By going public, Pandey said, Nutanix stands to gain more global customers that are more willing to do business with companies whose finances are out in the open.
While his standing among troops has likely been burnished by some of his policies — like boosting spending and reducing executive - branch input in battlefield decision - making — he has faced public criticism on some initiatives, like raising the budget and expanding US involvement in Afghanistan.
As things stand in 2014, the prospects for 2039 for the building and what happens inside it hinge on three things: Just how far the trading community pushes automation, how hard regulators push back and how well the 80 or so locations now where stocks are traded can maintain their trust and credibility with the investing public.
In my case, I signed up for a stand - up comedy course at the Comedy Cellar and then did a couple of public sets.
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, who aspires to using his business for a «higher purpose» than just raking in cash (though he's doing that, too), took a public stand against President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms, describing them as akin to «fascism.»
Well, now you have the opportunity go public with your hilarity: Gotham Comedy Club is hosting a «Funniest Person in Finance» stand - up contest.
Daniel Feldman, a special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan under Obama, said the Obama administration found it more effective to pressure Islamabad over safe havens «in private than in public, and to keep the long - standing Indo - Pak rivalry from playing out in Afghanistan».
The original complaint, which had been a fairly straightforward matter of Citi's allegedly misleading its customers into buying mortgage securities, has morphed into a public spectacle in which both the SEC and Citi now stand accused of failing to provide relevant disclosures (in the case of the SEC, to the court and the public).
Although described as the next big thing in technology, the public has mostly stood by while manufacturers furiously try to refine their devices to make them more appealing.
If it goes poorly, they face public humiliation in front of a standing - room - only crowd in a 460 - seat auditorium.
The ECB must be aware of this and accepting of the risk that the stand - off could lead to the publics in the peripheral nations rebelling against the notion of a European union.
The message urged all Facebook users to check in at Standing Rock (no matter where in the world they actually were) and make the post public, then to add a friends - locked second post clarifying their prior post and encouraging others to do the same.
Though they have made their mark in the private sector, these men and women are taking public stands on hot button social and environmental issues ranging from gay marriage to climate change to gender equality.
In addition, this Update again failed to incorporate the reclassification changes to Fiscal Arrangements and Alternative Payments for Standing Programs, which were included in the Public Accounts of Canada, the Annual Financial Report for 2011 - 12 and Fiscal MonitoIn addition, this Update again failed to incorporate the reclassification changes to Fiscal Arrangements and Alternative Payments for Standing Programs, which were included in the Public Accounts of Canada, the Annual Financial Report for 2011 - 12 and Fiscal Monitoin the Public Accounts of Canada, the Annual Financial Report for 2011 - 12 and Fiscal Monitor.
Some of us stand up in public and accuse our rivals of disrespecting the RCMP and providing comfort to wayward senators.
The Standing Committees of the Public Accounts and on Government Operations and Estimates have also recommended that the «Office of the Comptroller General complete its study of accrual - based budgeting and appropriations and report back by March 31, 2013 its recommendations on whether the Government of Canada should pursue accrual - based budgeting in departments and accrual - based appropriations in its financial reporting system».
The Standing Committees of the Public Accounts and on Government Operations and Estimates have also recommended that the «Office of the Comptroller General complete its study of accrual - based budgeting and appropriations and report back by March 31, 2013 its recommendations on whether the Government of Canada should pursue accrual - based budgeting in departments and accrual - based appropriations in in its financial reporting system».
Autonomous is pleased to announce the release of «Token Mania,» an in - depth look at Initial Coin Offerings: What they are, how they work, and the ways in which this new funding mechanism based on distributed - ledger technology stands to displace traditional markets for public and private investment.
We became a fully independent, stand - alone public company in May 2009.
The seven women and five men weighing the trial evidence had given no public sign of where they stood in their review of the evidence before they delivered the mixed verdict.
The speech lists five key fundamentals that should stand Australia in good stead: a strong institutional framework (including the rule of law, respect for property rights, a well - functioning public administration, and a well - established regulatory system); our people, who are diverse, well educated, have a «can do» mentality and a demonstrated capability for adjusting to change; a large endowment of mineral resources; large tracts of agricultural land and an ability to produce high - quality clean food; and an established services industry with the potential for considerable expansion as average incomes in Asia rise.
Many public reviews praise iHelp and its parent company, SLFC, for its long - term standing in the lending industry and general transparency although iHelp does not offer the option of interest rate reduction with automatic payments, borrowers praise iHelp's repayment options.
As market leader, Amazon stands firmly in Ellison's crosshairs, but AWS took exception to his comments, and decided to issue a public rebuke.
He replaces Xavier Rolet who stood down as LSE chief in LSE last year following a public boardroom battle.
Buyers of the public shares are being offered something that stands in relation to proper ownership in roughly the way that indentured servitude stands to full citizenship.
In sum, what started last April with a call to action to join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to prevent a mega fossil energy project from threatening a primary source of fresh water has grown into a public interest campaign with powerful implications for energy development, the environment, and the rule of law.
Didn't support the Burnaby School Board's policy banning homophobia and transphobia: The premier didn't stand up for the board's progressive policy, missing a key opportunity to take a strong public stance in favour of protecting LGBT students.
As with the economy, it is the political parties that gain public confidence in this issue area which stand to enjoy a better chance of electoral success.
It might also suggest that holdings, both public and private, are now of sufficient size that a higher RMB and dollar gold price would benefit the standing of the RMB for use in the settlement of international transactions for parties wishing to bypass the dollar.
The WPI measure of public - sector wage growth, at 3.9 per cent in year - ended terms, remained higher than private - sector growth, which stood at 3.4 per cent.
Put another way: so long as a sufficient number of voters are willing to cast their lot with the Conservative party, Tony Clement can do with the public accounts what he likes with no responsibility to stand in his place in the House of Commons and explain himself.
greater efforts to raise the standing of banks in the community (through, for example, improvements in prudential standards, customer services and openness with the public).
And Florida has embraced «Stand Your Ground» laws that protect the use of deadly force in public.
In the 38th Parliament (2005 - 2009) he served as Chair of the Legislature's Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts Committee, Deputy Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Education and Deputy Chair of the Special Committee to Appoint an Ombudsperson.
Calling for a public health care inquiry in March 2011, folk - hero Independent MLA Raj Sherman stood united with NDP leader Brian Mason, Alberta Party leader Sue Huff, Wildrose leader Danielle Smith and Liberal leader David Swann.
Would the public stand for more bail outs (i.e. the return of nationalism in the form of Britexit and Trump)?
In a report published in March 2013, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts consequently directed the Department to do so by June of 2013 (recommendation 3In a report published in March 2013, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts consequently directed the Department to do so by June of 2013 (recommendation 3in March 2013, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts consequently directed the Department to do so by June of 2013 (recommendation 3).
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