Sentences with phrase «role as representatives»

In all of the programs, the audience remains passive, merely fulfilling a cameo role as representatives of the viewing audience.

Johnson's new role as a representative of philanthropic efforts is nothing new for her.

Most importantly, church assemblies should reclaim their role as representative assemblies chosen to deliberate thoughtfully on significant matters of Christian faith and life, rather than continuing to act as legislatures that reduce everything to stark alternatives and then make hurried decisions by forced choice majority voting.

State Senator Michael N. Gianaris, a Queens Democrat who served in the Assembly with both Mengs, said they differed on issues as well — Mr. Meng emphasized the concerns of small businesses, while Ms. Meng focused on women's issues and took «very seriously her role as a representative of an underrepresented community.»

«The new S - Class Saloon was received enthusiastically in the market and perfectly lives up to its role as a representative of the power of innovation of Mercedes - Benz.

«But this is because they are exercising specialized professional skills in their role as representative of a client.

The lawyers at Cohen & Cohen, PC take seriously our role as your representative.

I hope that the Law Society will fulfill its role as a representative body and I welcome the chief executive's invitation for contributions.

Not exact matches

For example, in many cases, I'm still the dot connector for the organization and the market, just as I was in sales, but my role is now much more visible and more representative of the entire company.

Over the course of 22 years in my role as business owner, at times I have had to become production manager, customer service representative, salesperson, sales manager, marketing manager, strategic thinker and assume other responsibilities too numerous to list here.

Other Roles: He's a Co-Founder & Managing Partner of 3G Capital, and is the company's prefered representative at newly - acquired subsidiaries, as a board member at several 3G properties.

As we learned from ex-Regus employee Susan Smith, the global business center giant has decided to shift its traditional Senior Client Service Representative role to one of a Community Manager.

The lawmakers» official roles also point to the significance of their criticism of the IRS investigation: Hatch chairs the Senate's Finance Committee, Brady leads the House of Representatives» Committee on Ways and Means, while Buchanan serves as chair of the House committee's Oversight Subcommittee.

In one of those sessions, two representatives of Canadian unions who had visited Cuba gave what might be described as a naively sympathetic account of the role of Cuba's state - sanctioned labour unions, prompting Kenney to set aside the customary reserve of the chair to ask a few pointed questions of his own.

Then I realized that what I was really questioning was the role of the Church as a representative of Christ, and what I hated was its marriage to Republican politics.

The helplessness that assails the grief - stricken often leads them to envisage the role of the religious leader in a symbolic aspect as the representative of God.

The artistic nature of the scene is clear: the setting of the questions to build up to a climax; the representative role of Peter; the post-Easter confession; the sudden appearance of the crowd when the time comes for general instruction, as so often in Mark; the reflection of the situation of a Church facing the possibility of persecution; and the way in which the whole pencope moves to its climax in the last two verses.

But because some religions abuse their role as Gods representatives, does that make all religion bad?

Within such an approach, several themes would play especially important roles: pastoral care as the ministry of the whole congregation in the world; the identity of the ordained minister in his or her pastoral office as both enabler and representative of the calling of all Christians to minister in the world; and a threefold focus of pastoral care, including the person or persons in need, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and the faith of the Christian church as represented in Scripture and tradition.

And, finally, shall the clergyman offer himself to the alcoholic as one who is only incidentally a representative of religion or as one who recognizes the significance and value of his specifically religious heritage and role?

For example, we were invited to send a representative as auditor to the Synod of Bishops in Rome in 1994 dealing with «The Consecrated Life and Its Role in the Church and the World.»

«Retailers especially have an important role to play in the widespread adoption of certified sustainable palm oil, as they can help move private label manufacturers and consumer packaged goods companies in the direction of sustainable purchasing,» RSPO's US representative for outreach Dan Strechay wrote in a recent op - ed.

As Clinical Network Representative, your role is to work on the designated territory, visiting hospitals, doctors, health visitors and community midwives to develop key clinical relationships within your local health Economies, leading to opportunities for the SMA brand and Nestlé Nutrition.

Humanist MP Michael Connarty has been working closely with the BHA and the European Humanist Federation in his role as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe — a forum within the Council of Europe that provides an opportunity for representatives from member states to discuss human rights issues.

He served in various capacities in Ghana's Embassies and High Commissions in Cotonou, Cairo, Brussels, Havana, London, the Ghana Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York and also his role as Ghana's Ambassador to Ethiopia as well as the Permanent Representative to the African Union and the United Nations» Economic Commission for Africa [ECA] with concurrent accreditation to Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Eritrea, Djibouti and Rwanda and we are very hopeful, the experiences gathered in all those places all these years will be brought to bear positively at the AU Commission so far as tact, advocacy and diplomacy are concerned».

But while the voting process itself has been described as fair by most international observers, the political campaign and the actual counting of the votes — no doubt the most important part of the democratic election process — has been characterized by the abuse of power, the excessive role of money, extraordinary events such as power cuts in the polling stations, fights between party representatives, accusations of fraud and scandals in denying observers access to polling stations.

For the purpose of uniformity, accountability and transparency, members from Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission who have representatives from every state of the federation were recommended, as umpires and arbiters of the Federation Account, to play prominent roles during the meeting of the State Joint Local Government Accounts Allocation Committee.

The Libyan people had a strong sense of déjà vu regarding Bernardino Leon's role as Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).

Back in 2005, Tony Blair held a meeting with Tory MEPs in his role as holder of the Council presidency, during which he implored us to support his Government's policy because he couldn't count on his own party's representatives to do so.

Quinn's role as the voice of her constituency is not as loud as her colleagues because the Council speaker's responsibilities are more of a whip rather than a representative.

The UN Representative also disclosed that the conference has been looking at a number of areas, such as the Policy and Legal Framework and the role of INEC and Political parties to facilitate women's participation in politics.

I even believe that if half the people in representative role took reporting back as seriously as Ann does the face of politics would be very different.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- As the Erie County Water Authority continues to face criticism following the revelation that Executive Director Earl Jann has a golden parachute agreement where he would receive between $ 300,000 and $ 400,000 if he is forced out of his role, the Erie County Legislature's Government Affairs Committee requested representatives from the authority to show up to Thursday's 11 a.m. meeting.

They also fill the role of recording / records management officers as well as representatives of many government agencies on all levels: federal, state, county, town and village.

Jack Davis, the self - made millionaire gunning for Tom Reynolds's congressional seat, has released his first ad since Le Affaire Foley, an ever - widening debacle in which upstate representative Reynolds plays a major supporting role as the Man Who Knew Too Much, Did Too Little, and Blamed It All on His Boss.

The UK is now lobbying for the UN secretary general to appoint a special representative to work alongside the Arab League as it continues to take a key role in the international response to the crisis.

In so far as anything about web journalism was discussed, it was through the role of Guido Fawkes and his team who, while arguably the most important digital players, are not particularly representative of online journalism.

Brooklyn's Joe Lentol is often mentioned for this role in a caretaker capacity, given his seniority and general affability, as is Herman (Denny) Farrell, a longtime representative of Harlem who chairs the chamber's Ways & Mean Committee.

DeParle convened meetings twice a week in the Old Executive Office Building, bringing together representatives of agencies as far - flung as the Internal Revenue Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and OMB's regulatory office — all of which had a role in putting the law into practice.

Five of the 11 must be recommended by or approved by Empire State Development, whose president and CEO can serve as a non-voting «advisory representative» to the nonprofit board, or designate someone for that role.

Larry Schimmel The General Counsel for Investment and Operations at the Office of NYC Public Advocate Letitia James noted his roles at the Public Advocate's office and as Representative Trustee of the $ 54 billion New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS), conveyed the Public Advocate's support of environmental causes, and noted her role as Trustee of NYCERS.

Officials in charge of shortlisting candidates for elections should also undergo the training «as these roles have a fundamental impact on the diversity of our elected representatives».

Mrs Leadsom said, in her role as the government's representative in Parliament, she was focused on ensuring that «anyone who is bullied or treated unfairly» was «able to come forward and have their concerns and complaints dealt with in a rigorous and fair manner».

Thus when he was still a lecturer in biosciences, he took on the role of departmental health and safety representative at his university as part of his administrative duties.

After leaving research behind, I became a science editor for a firm that produces training materials for pharmaceutical sales representatives, a job that prepared me for my current role as MiSciNet editor.

Participants will engage, for the first time, in a complex, high - stakes, role - playing game that will cast them as representatives of two neighboring countries seeking to sort through difficult conservation, biodiversity, and economic development issues, according to Peter McGrath of TWAS, the course coordinator.

Congratulations to SMA Foundation Board Member, Stephen Mikita, Esq., on his new role as a Patient Representative to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

As a representative of the American public, and in her role as a board member of the Weston A. Price Foundation, Pam prepared a brief presentation for the FDA's public comment hearings on the subject of «the use of the term healthy in labeling human food products.&raquAs a representative of the American public, and in her role as a board member of the Weston A. Price Foundation, Pam prepared a brief presentation for the FDA's public comment hearings on the subject of «the use of the term healthy in labeling human food products.&raquas a board member of the Weston A. Price Foundation, Pam prepared a brief presentation for the FDA's public comment hearings on the subject of «the use of the term healthy in labeling human food products.»

You could even go as far to suggest these fads are representative of a shift in the role love and relationships play in society.

From Doris Kearns Goodwin's 2005 book «Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln» as adapted by Kushner and directed by Steven Spielberg, the movie «Lincoln» focuses on one principal activity, which was the president's role in convincing a sharply divided House of Representatives to vote for the Amendment already passed by the Senate because Lincoln's party had the numbers there.