Sentences with phrase «rather than its general public»

Indications that 2.08 million shares have been delivered by WCB directors rather than its general public would seem to undermine any sense that Saputo is gaining traction out there.

The FT disapprovingly quotes our manifesto «The conservatives often talk about economic and social crises as if they are unavoidable, a law of nature... Conservatives have pursued a policy of blind faith in the market - serving the interests of the few rather than the general public...».

Not exact matches

Hadfield's return couldn't happen «too soon,» according to the article, since he was wasting so much time conducting public relations for himself and space agencies in general, rather than actual scientific research:

Rather than trying to keep the threats quiet, the airline company shared just enough information with the general public through Twitter, to help settle everybody's concerns while not compromising the investigation or people's safety.

And you don't have to take a side on the use of oilsands in general to regret an attempt to hinder, rather than foster, public clarity about an important issue.

As such, the most effective approach to building public support is to craft a trade agenda that aligns with the economic interests of the general public and the long - term economic prosperity of Canada as a whole, rather than focusing on the narrow interests of some business groups.

The BIS differentiates between wholesale digital currencies, primarily used for clearing and settlement and available to financial market participants, and «general purpose» ones, which allow the general public to effectively «acquire» digital cash at the central bank rather than hold deposits at a commercial bank or hold central bank physical cash.

Kraken's CEO pointed out the short turnaround time requested by the Attorney General's office, and the public nature of the request, making it clear that the Attorney General's request is more of a public relations campaign directed towards cryptocurrency exchanges rather than an honest attempt at getting information about the companies» operations.

Easily the best «Jesus book» of our time, this has to be read with the consciousness that its author was writing for the general public rather than specifically for theologians or theological students.

Such articles are addressed to the general public rather than to the practicing or aspiring scholar.

In extenuation I should plead that in a series of four lectures, intended in each instance of delivery for a general educated public rather than for philosophical and theological experts, of necessity one must be brief and must deal with the topic in a broad way; furthermore, I have not intended to claim that every representative of process - thought would agree with what I have selected as significant nor would find my use of what in fact has been selected compatible with his own particular approach or his own individual conclusions.

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.

Believe me, the scientific community would absolutely love for the general public to actually become scientifically literate, rather than be smugly (and willfully) ignorant.

And these crafted menu items, developed for Hispanic guests, also appeal to the general public — nearly 70 % of consumers are more likely to try ethnic cuisine in a restaurant rather than cook it at home.

If the general public gets behind an idea based on their own ideology rather than proven data, we can see line movement based on speculation rather than sharp money.

The movement toward increased breast - feeding seemed to arise from the general public rather than from health professionals.»

«We're pleased that they continue to say that fruits and vegetables in general are important,» said Robert Guenther, vice president of public policy for the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, who would like federal help with marketing produce rather than subsidies for growing it.

By focusing on issues the general public care about, rather than the slogans they don't, Miliband was able to win the day.

The public has added its voice to a mounting campaign to keep the traditional all - night general election vote count - rather than move it to the following morning.

Speaking about politics and about «public service,» Spitzer continuously pointed to his time as attorney general — rather than his time as governor — as the office of record he hoped voters would examine.

«we must not get drawn into a narrow debate about foreign ownership, which is not the issue» Here Mandelson is right... The issues are 1) investor - ownership and corporate structures which are geared towards profit - maximisation rather than mere profit - making 2) the exclusion of the general public and workforces from participation in decision - making in the economy.

It seems appropriate that Brown delivers «the speech of a lifetime» to a party meeting rather than to the general public.

The next Labour leader must be able to appeal to the general public rather than just party loyalists, Harriet Harman said as she criticised the process that led to Ed Miliband's election.

On who would make the best Prime Minister (among the general public, rather than just Labour supporters!)

As attorney general, when he was the one investigating crimes rather than running the executive branch, he sought increased powers for public corruption, pressing legislators to pass a bill granting his office broad jurisdiction and subpoena powers to pursue such cases.

It seems the current Governor Cuomo is bending over for certain contributors rather than helping the general public — doesn; t seem that has anything to do with his conscience or deep moral beliefs.

The government seems to be winning the general public over to this notion that these cuts are a necessity rather than a choice.

But it is far from clear that the general public are convinced so far that, as the unions believe, that George Osborne's cuts are a choice rather than a necessity.

Rather than release individual reports and rankings to the general public, the creators of the survey have released department and institutional reports to individual department chairs and deans.

According to Tinder, there were two essential challenges with the online dating market before they launched the product: first, there was social stigma associated with online dating — the perception by the general public that it was a last resort, rather than a good way to meet people.

Manchester by the Sea was a hit with Academy voters because of its general critical acclaim, but that wasn't the only reason it did well with them — it also seemed like a real movie that the general public was excited to go see, rather than add to their watch queues at home.

Sarah Wollaston, a former GP who chairs the health select committee, called for the remaining revenue from the levy that is not spent in schools to be ring - fenced for children's public health programmes, rather than funding the expansion of academies as part of the Department for Education's general budget.

«Well - meaning but ill - informed expressions of policy, especially without the benefit of formal public comment from affected stakeholders, confuse rather than aid the legal landscape and make the work of schools and parents in ensuring students receive appropriate education needlessly difficult,» said Francisco M. Negrón, Jr., Associate Executive Director and General Counsel, National School Boards Association.

With little or no general public funding left to address the necessary conditions for learning, the initiative process in California gave us Healthy Start, Family Preservation and Support, First Five, mental health in schools, and vast afterschool programming, too many of which were designed as short - term grants that required annual renewals and proof of sustainability rather than the ongoing funding we know the neediest schools must have consistently.

In just the first 150 days of the 2015 session of the Connecticut General Assembly, the charter schools and their front groups spent more than $ 1,149,800.70 to «persuade» legislators to fund their corporate entities rather than our public schools.

And rather than protect Connecticut's public schools students, Governor Dannel Malloy and the Connecticut General Assembly provided the funding and support for this outrageous injustice.

The uncomfortable truth is that Governor Dannel Malloy and key members of the Connecticut General Assembly continue to side with the Corporate Education Reform Industry rather than with Connecticut's students, parents, teachers, public schools and taxpayers.

Rather than being seen as a problem, charter school closures should be viewed as an indication of a healthy public school system committed to meeting parent demand for high quality school choice options, and providing the transparency and accountability that parents and the general public wish to see in place for all public schools.

According to the News Tribune, Chief Justice Barbara Madsen said there was no reason to overturn the 1909 precedent and that the charter schools could be financed from the general fund rather than the money intended for public schools.

It's a little odd to think that the general public would rather buy a near - dead device than one with an actual future.

Analysts, however, have said that Nook is a more natural fit with the retail business because it is a vehicle for selling books to the general public rather than students.

Because promoting a book is a highly specialized skill, ideally, you want a publicist / agency that specializes in books and authors, rather than a general publicity or public relations professional.

This book is aimed at the individual investor rather than the institution, and has been tremendously popular with the general public.

Predictably, most of the artists nominated by the general public during this weekend - long event are painters, with a particular emphasis on representational imagery and illustrative detail rather than painterly brio.

If the general public doesn't understand this then it might be in part due to poor communication by climate scientists and journalists, but what the general public might believe is not the issue here — this is a forum for people who actually take an active interest in the subject so there should be an expectation that they are rather better informed than the average man on the street, especially if they are going to make confident pronouncements about the supposed flaws in the IPCC position (and other things).

Perhaps they feel that their blog is a useful conduit for the general public to be communicated * at *, rather than * with *.

«Rather than being worried about the mercury these light bulbs contain, the general public should be reassured that using them will actually reduce the amount of mercury overall in our atmosphere.»

«And when scientists or policymakers are communicating about climate change with the general public, they should consider this rather than treating the public as one big monolithic audience.»

Moreover, the study arrives at a series of interesting and more general conclusions with regard to the development and the future evolution of public services in the EU law context: The author observes that there is a tendency to provide public services in a competitive mode rather than by a single undertaking or that the designation of the provider at least (and increasingly) has to occur through competitive tendering.

Rather than making an open call to the general public to submit information on European legal education programs, researchers tapped into the legal expertise of the academic network to provide concise, accurate, and updated information.