Sentences with phrase «rubber stamps of»

There is no doubt that the best parent groups are valued partners at their schools, not just rubber stamps of a principal's wishes.

Seasonal Story Starters Writing Get students started on story writing by using rubber stamps of objects in a rebus story format.

Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly and President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (African Region), Dr. Hon Acho Ihim, has dismissed insinuations in some quarters that the lawmaking house is a rubber stamp of Governor Rochas Okorocha.

Also, during Obama's first term with 58 democratic senators, 2 mostly / somewhat democrat voting independents and 40 republicans, the senate version of the blue dog coalition ensured that Obama's 60 vote block had a measure of conservative voice and that it wasn't just a rubber stamp of approval for Obama.

The department's responsibility to students and taxpayers requires a thorough and robust review of submitted plans — not simply a rubber stamp of state submissions.

As many of us wrote to you on April 26, «The department's responsibility to students and taxpayers requires a thorough and robust review of submitted plans — not simply a rubber stamp of state submissions.»

For Litecoin, in particular, which is powered by blockchain, has a limited supply, is uncontrolled by anybody, and has a great potential to serve as a digital alternative to money, this is a rubber stamp of approval.

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The movie, which weaves together extraordinary feats of engineering and military, environmental and cultural achievements, hit theaters three days before China's rubber - stamp legislature convened to amend the constitution and allow Xi to potentially rule China for life.

Morneau has little choice at this stage but to rubber - stamp the Bank of Canada's recommendations on a new mandate.

«The fundamental goals of Canada's monetary policy are set behind multiple layers of secrecy and then rubber - stamped at the last minute,» he wrote.

It also rubber - stamped Shaw's acquisition of Canwest last year and launched a hearing into the effects of such vertical integration, which apparently resulted in Wednesday's ruling.

The state council eventually passed them, leaving Nuinsco in need of what traditionally has been a simple rubber stamp by the local parliament.

According to a former cabinet minister who spoke on condition of anonymity, the ministers acted as a symbolic «rubber stamp» — the cabinet has no actual approval power — and accepted the plans presented to them by the military.

China unveils its defense budget for the year at this weekend's opening of the annual meeting of its largely rubber stamp parliament.

Some of the practices are a rubber stamp on outmoded ways of thinking.

The movie also accurately presents the legal foundation — or «the big ass rubber stamp» in the words of one spook — that the U.S. used to build its surveillance architecture, and does so in a way that doesn't drag down the action.

The pair later added, «The judicial selection process is not a rubber stamp, and the insinuation that our offices were purposely delaying the process is an indication of the partisanship with which you are pursuing this nomination.»

The mindset of «review and approve» is one of rubber - stamping, the last thing regulators should be encouraging from boards of directors at financial institutions.

The 12 - day meeting of China's rubber - stamp parliament does not do much legislative business and rarely produces surprises.

The latest opportunity involves a revival of rubber stamps, which now have cachet among hobbyists and design mavens.

Do you have the imagination, capacity, and the policy independence, to put together a policy agenda that is better both in policy and political terms, than simply rubber - stamping some misguided and out of date 2011 election promises?

Latest case in point comes from a NY Times report that de Blasio is trying to strong - arm trustees of NYC employee pension funds — who are supposed to be fiduciaries of their beneficiaries, not mayoral rubber stamps — into divesting from oil stocks:

The people you need to watch out for are the unaccountable senior officials authorizing these unconstitutional programs, and unreliable mechanisms like the secret FISA court, a rubber - stamp authority that approves 99.97 % of government requests (which denied only 11 requests out of 33,900 in 33 years http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/06/fisa-court-nsa-spying-opinion-reject-request.

Public accountants have suddenly become very aware of how devastating the practice of rubber - stamping questionable accounting practices can be on their reputations when these practices are eventually revealed.

As things stand now, the fundamental goals of Canada's monetary policy are set behind multiple layers of secrecy and then rubber - stamped at the last minute.

But that is part of a fast - disappearing cooperative process when parliamentary committees were more than a government rubber stamp.

Earlier this week he told the same court that the proposed merger should be rubber - stamped by the US government, as the creation of such an entity would help rival Facebook and Google's dominance of the online advertising industry.

The approval of pipelines is not something that should ever become a rubber - stamp process; but it also can not become an endless mountain of regulatory burden and unnecessary delays.

Not a few still valiantly attend governors» meetings, spending hours of their valuable time in the evenings rubber - stamping the latest government initiative and approving the various ways that conscientious headteachers implement this year's scheme for proving to Ofsted that their school is «outstanding.»

Not because of the name (as in the calender or trade names) but because of the worship of God thru pagan worship traditions rubber stamped by the church.

If enough of congress voted on it (greater than 2 / 3rds majority), we elect a racist president, and the Supreme Court just rubber stamped it without reading, the 13th amendment COULD be repealed, and slavery could be «allowed» again by federal law.

But my job — assigned by the government — consisted of little more than rubber - stamping newly - created communist rules and regulations.

If Indian officials were to move forward with anti-conversion legislation or other policies directed at Christians, «he would be a good rubber stamp for the government,» said Sandeep Kumar, a church planter and principal of Mission India Bible College, in an interview with CT. «There is no room for Christians in his understanding.»

Readers can't know to what degree the document's apparent rubber - stamping of the culture of death was intended by its authors, or to what degree it simply follows from sloppy thinking and careless rhetoric.

These biscuits look great and I love your idea of using normal rubber stamps instead of expensive cookie stamps.

Now he is being invited (read pushed) to join a bunch of geriatrics rubber stamping club policy.

By 1983, the stadium debt had been paid off without a singular donor making a contribution large enough to justify making the stadium his or her namesake, so ISU president Robert Parks proposed — and the Board of Regents rubber - stamped — the compromise «Cyclone Stadium / Jack Trice Field.»

Of course, following in Nemanja Matic's footsteps is no easy task, so the fault arguably also lies with whichever Chelsea fool rubber - stamped that decision.

When does the transfer window close in England, Spain, Italy, France and Germany?By Gerard BrandLast Updated: 31/01/16 4:44 pmWhen does the transfer window shut across Europe?As the January transfer window creaks shut, we look at the closing times across the continent — and why some deals can be rubber - stamped after the deadline... When does the transfer window close?Not all transfer window shutting times are aligned across Europe, but the Spanish FA announced earlier this week they would delay their window by 24 hours, meaning a new time of 11 pm on Monday, February 1.

They also had a carousel of rubber stamps to show their authority.

The hosts were in command of the last - 16 tie following last week's 3 - 0 victory in the opening encounter, and despite a late leveller from the visiting side, goals by Vazquez in both halves rubber - stamped their passage to the next stage.

However, Infantino believes the implementation of VAR, rubber - stamped by the FIFA council last month, was a necessary measure as the governing body looks to give its match officials every assistance in making correct decisions.

Indeed, the forced three - month hiatus could be a huge benefit for the national team as well as City as they enter the final months of the season aiming to rubber - stamp their Premier League success and push for European glory.

Main (only really) striker bang in form and about to sign a new 5 - year contract to rubber - stamp the club's ambitions and be a sign of intent to the rest of the league.

Real president Florentino Perez will supposedly rubber - stamp a transfer at the end of the season.

If we win we go top of the Premier League for the first time this season and rubber stamp our title credentials.

It was at a Valentine's special event at Borders that I found a set of rubber stamps for Charlie and Lola.

You will need: Posterboard or index cards blank on both sides, scissors, a hole punch, valentines day or heart theme rubber stamps, one or more ink pads, stuff to color with, any other card decorating supplies you'd like, tape, and a bag of Valentines day lolly pops.

City Council, will you rubber stamp a contract renewal for SodexoMAGIC this summer, or would you like to save millions of dollars and provide DC's kids with better food?

Or perhaps we should say the commission will apply its rubber stamp, the same one it used in recommending the senseless relocation of the Chicago Children's Museum to Grant Park.