Sentences with phrase «recent speech on»

In a recent speech on anti-poverty initiatives, British Prime Minister David Cameron cited the work of University of Virginia cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham, who argues that expanding the knowledge base of disadvantaged students is key to improving their reading... [Read more...]

But it wasn't until a recent speech on her home turf of Marin County California that her aspirations turned political.

Recounting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's recent speech on educational policy, he noted that it focused on providing vouchers for children nationwide to attend whatever type of school they choose, whether public or private.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, in a recent speech on ethics reform to at a Citizens Union forum, says we are living in a «golden age of graft.»

It also damages integration — the very thing Cameron claimed to be so concerned about during his recent speech on extremism.

«David Cameron's recent speech on immigration was incredibly impressive - sensible, rational and positive.

In his recent speech on union funding, Mr Miliband attempted to finesse these difficulties.

A featured guest at the 2014 parade was Panti Bliss, an Irish gay activist and drag Queen who has received significant attention for a recent speech on LGBT equality.

Surrounded by clergy members, Thompson explained his position on stop and frisk as well as his recent speech on Trayvon Martin, saying they were «heartfelt words.»

Last week, we carried a piece which criticised Peter Tatchell for his protest during Jeremy Corbyn's recent speech on human rights.

It is now widely acknowledged that the media's initial reporting of the pope's recent speech on creation and evolution — with notable exceptions — was a journalistic debacle.

In a recent speech on Indigenous issues at the United Nations, for instance, Trudeau said to make progress First Nations must take «a hard look at how they define and govern themselves as nations and governments, and how they seek to relate to other orders of government.»

His most recent speech on monetary policy was in June for the Economic Club of New York.

In his most recent speech on the economy, President Barack Obama promised to «cut red tape for responsible families who want to get a mortgage, but the bank says no.»

Talking to reporters between the two legislative chambers, the party chair compared Cuomo's recent speeches on the wage push to the oratory of Fidel Castro.

Not exact matches

After his speech, Poloz said the recent weakness in the loonie hasn't had much of an impact on Canadian exports, which tend to benefit from a slide in the dollar.

Her most recent album, Beyoncé, also features snippets from a TedX speech on feminism given by Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Spencer Lanthier, who serves on a variety of boards, recently asserted during a speech in Toronto that, despite recent advances in regulation and enforcement, large frauds still unfold in Canada largely with impunity.

As Trump addressed the 186 graduates in his speech, he offered his thoughts on the recent string of controversies surrounding his administration.

In recent years, the Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down laws it regards as government intrusion on free speech.

That is partly why in the recent throne speech, the federal government promised to introduce legislation «to ensure that western farmers have the freedom to sell wheat and barley on the open market.»

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In fact, Arizona Sen. John McCain himself — who made a dramatic return to the Senate on Tuesday following a recent brain cancer diagnosis — slammed the «shell» health care bill (it's unclear exactly which possible version he was referring to), in a speech to the Senate just minutes after he voted «aye» on the motion to proceed.

The Bank of Canada governor used a recent speech to tell firms that they have to adjust their expected return on investment for a low - growth world

Recent keynote addresses have focused on privacy, social media, copyright, education, security, and the free speech on the Internet.

As Mark Carney noted in his most recent speech, modern monetary policy depends crucially on making sure that people understand what is going on:

Based on recent speeches, the broad message from the Fed is that the financial system is significantly more robust now.

In a recent speech to the St. John's Board of Trade, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge made a strong case that Canada should concentrate on increasing productivity, so that we can have sustainable economic growth and rising standards of living in the future.

As I discuss in my recent paper, First Amendment and Corporate Governance, shareholder voting on corporate speech could amplify activist business skeptics while muting the diversified shareholders who would prefer that business views be heard.

The speech goes on to suggest that even if the recent volatility was not a reflection of fundamentals, it is worth ensuring that all the information has been extracted from it and that the big policy questions that are «lurking» have been considered, as they may play a role in future bouts of market nervousness.

That's why in recent months, politicians from New Hampshire, Minnesota, New Jersey and elsewhere have been giving speeches while on tours of breweries in their respective states.

The speech starts by setting out three key themes of the Bank's recent communication about Australia's transition from the resources sector boom to more normal economic conditions: that the sheer scale of the boom means that this transition is challenging, and that the broader global environment compounds the challenge; that a reasonably successful transition is possible given our economy's positive fundamentals and flexibility; and that monetary policy is doing what it can to help the transition, but that the chances of success would be boosted by a lift in productivity growth and an increase in the expected risk - adjusted rate of return on investment.

Moreover, a recent speech by Jamie McAndrews outlines a number of respects in which negative interest rates, if attempted on a widespread basis over a long period, could in fact be very disruptive, and in ways not likely to be expansionary for growth.

In a recent speech, Julie M. Riewe, Co-Chief of the AMU, discussed the AMU's collaboration with other SEC divisions; detailed the AMU's 2015 enforcement priorities with respect to registered investment companies, hedge funds, private equity funds and separately managed accounts; and discussed the AMU's focus on conflicts — their ubiquity, the difficulty or impossibility of eliminating them, the limited extent to which disclosure can cure conflicts, the salience of conflicts when an investment adviser and broker - dealer are affiliated, and related considerations.

Jay Taylor gives updates on current show sponsors and shares thoughts from his recent Metals Investor Forum speech, «A Year of Epic Market Disruptions?»

As Julius Nyerere, president of Tanzania, pointed out in a speech at the recent World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, held in Rome, the officials of multilateral and some national aid agencies are turning to a «basic needs» approach — i.e., shifting to rural development as the major focus for aid.

Mr Sims will deliver a speech on the role of the ACCC and detail several recent investigations at an Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce meeting today.

With recent reports stating that the players want interim manager Guus Hiddink to stay on as the permanent Chelsea manager, replacing such a popular figure in the locker room will prove a hard task for any manager — especially if the language barrier impairs Conte's ability to make the fire - and - brimstone motivational speeches that earned him so much respect in Italy.

On top of Bellerin's unconvincing form, the 22 - year - old has also come under fire for criticising unofficial channel Arsenal Fan TV in a recent speech at the Oxford Union.

Geoffrey Canada was Stephen Colbert's guest on the Colbert Report on Monday, talking about reverse racism and President Obama's recent speech to the NAACP Centennial.

More impact from Geoffrey Canada's recent speech in Minneapolis: The Twin Cities Daily Planet reports that on Saturday, a coalition of local groups announced the launch of the Northside Achievement Zone, inspired by the success of the Harlem Children's Zone.

Off topic questions included his speech tomorrow to Britain's Labour Party, Chirlane McCray's attendance at an NYPD CompStat meeting, whether ISIS and the recent U.S. military strikes will cause a ramped - up security / counter-terrorism effort by the City, Governor Cuomo's efforts at supporting a Democratic state senate, Congressional approval of military strikes ordered by President Obama, the City school system's policy on student cell phones and continuing problems at Rikers Island.

David Miliband's recent John Smith memorial speech, «Turning the Tide on Democratic Pessimism», with its emphasis on «empowerment», shares much with this perspective.

The more recent speeches linked to include Brian Binley on the EU fiscal union, David Amess on the future of the BBC, Jacob Rees - Mogg on a European referendum, John Hayes on apprenticeships, and Robert Halfon and David Nuttall on human rights.

In his State of the City speech — the first by a City Comptroller in recent memory — Liu, who is widely expected to run for mayor despite being the subject of a federal investigation, jumped on the «Lin - sanity» bandwagon.

Nixon has in recent months given speeches and interviews calling on Democrats nationally to run «bluer» in 2018 and carve out a strong, progressive liberal identity rather than just being «the anti-Trump party.»

The group works to train recent immigrants for civic leadership opportunities, and Ms. Mark - Viverito said her speech would focus on immigration and «some of the great work we're doing here» in New York.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo hinted in his State of the State speech on January 3 that he might back tax hikes on people he says will benefit the most from the recent federal tax overhaul, which includes cuts to corporations and some wealthy taxpayers.

«Recent acts have undermined the public's trust in government,» Cuomo said in his State of the State speech on January 13.

Recent Labour Education Secretaries, including Ruth Kelly and Alan Johnson, have also drawn on Crosland's thinking in speeches and articles.