Sentences with phrase «said the decision gave»

One of the pipeline's most vocal opponents, McKibben said the decision gives Obama «new stature as an environmental leader.»
The union said the decision gave Cash powers to make changes that affected staff outside of the receivership schools without negotiating with the teachers union.
The FOI appeal was brought by Mr Burnham's predecessor John Healey, who said the decision gave «strong legal support to a full and open debate about the NHS reorganisation».
And some say the decision gives them the green light they've been waiting for to start their own drug - testing programs.

Not exact matches

The much - anticipated international listing of Saudi Aramco — the world's largest oil company — is likely to be delayed until 2019, but that decision makes sense given that oil prices are expected to head to $ 80 per barrel, a private equity investor said.
When an employee makes a great decision, say thanks by giving her the latitude to make more — and more important — decisions in the future.
«Trump gave an interview to explain it was his decision to fire Comey, contradicting every argument his team had made on his behalf,» Meyers said on Thursday's «Late Night.»
A column in the Guardian said that the Independent was «killed by the Internet,» but Lebedev said the decision to shut down the paper's print operation was the only possible move the company could make given the decline of print and print - advertising revenue.
Dual stock - structure doesn't necessarily give Zuckerberg final say in every decision, but his votes carry so much weight that it makes him an incredibly powerful player in the company»» even apart from his status as founder and CEO.
PAR and Altimeter also believe the board's decision to give Munoz a signing bonus of $ 12 million should have been tied to performance goals, the person familiar with the situation said.
In today's digital retail, consumers are more empowered to make their buying decisions; and given the prevalence of social media in everything we do and say, those consumers are perhaps more influential than ever before.
As attorney Ron Goldie says: «The sign of a successful entrepreneur is that he or she is the decision - maker, but I think it's imperative that entrepreneurs have at least one professional who knows everything there is to know — one who can give them an independent assessment of the obstacles ahead.
BlackRock said it might give a statement after the decision is announced on Tuesday.
McDonald says the degrees of separation within a particular industry are getting smaller and someone who once worked for your company could end up being a decision maker who gives the green or red light to another company buying your products or services.
«Given the public prominence of this organization, we want to take a moment to explain how we came to this decision and why,» Facebook VP and deputy general counsel Paul Grewal said in a press release on Friday night.
«These individuals are listed as the owners,» says Robert Schroeder, head of the FTC's Seattle office, «but part of our evidence are contracts signed with Willms that basically give him full power to make decisions and the right to all the monies.»
Both Shortt and Guay say the decision was ultimately an easy one, given Chicago's rich history of crime and corruption, its suitability for gameplay elements (the waterways and bridges will come into play) and its architectural beauty.
And Roper says he has also become a consensus builder, and empowers his staff to make decisions for themselves — a process that began when he was fighting his illness and he had to give up day to day management of the business.
Given the tremendous volumes of the iPod that were sold at the time, the decision helped drive a movement toward flash memory in consumer devices, says John Vrionis, a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Michael Seibel, Socialcam's founder and CEO, says the decision to sell to Autodesk will give his 18 - month - old start - up (which has just four employees!)
Giving AI actual decision - making authority has huge implications for our economic systems and societal norms, he said.
The Left Rough says Callaway made a smart decision to use indentations in the back of the club face to shift the center of gravity upward as the loft increases in these wedges, giving them a natural feel.
«Part [of the decision] is cost and part will be «what will give me the biggest return on my investment»,» Clinton says.
In fact, she says, when you give people 10 or more options, they tend to make poorer decisions in areas like healthcare and investing.
Martin said the Class 1 assessment would be rigorous and would give the public and experts ample opportunity to provide input before a final decision is made.
Representatives said they would not give more details about the wording or say if it reflected a decision by Viacom's board of directors, which has been under fire for lax oversight of executive compensation.
«Since there's no rule restricting the way we give options to people who are not executives or directors, we make those decisions on a case - by - case basis, based on a worker's seniority, merit, and importance to the company,» he says.
Democratic: Exactly as it sounds, a democratic management style gives everyone equal say in decisions, from employees to management themselves.
«Collectors fail to remember that when we make the decision to give customers money, we're buying into it,» he says.
Giving staff the agency to make decisions for themselves, says Clarke, has empowered her employees to come up with decisions and options.
«Decisions deplete our self - control, so the more decisions we make in a given period, the less energy we have to think clearly and rationally about the next decisions,» says behavioral economist Zoe Chance, assistant professor at Yale School of MaDecisions deplete our self - control, so the more decisions we make in a given period, the less energy we have to think clearly and rationally about the next decisions,» says behavioral economist Zoe Chance, assistant professor at Yale School of Madecisions we make in a given period, the less energy we have to think clearly and rationally about the next decisions,» says behavioral economist Zoe Chance, assistant professor at Yale School of Madecisionssays behavioral economist Zoe Chance, assistant professor at Yale School of Management.
Baer wouldn't give a specific date for the decision, but he said the process is nearly complete and the agency is waiting to hear Rosenberg's decision whether marijuana is considered a medicine or if it's still a dangerous substance.
«We made the decision to give her the night off,» says company stage manager Adrian Storey.
Bombardier reported quarterly results on Thursday that beat expectations thanks to its rail division, sending shares surging, and said a favourable decision by a U.S. trade agency gave it flexibility to deliver CSeries jets to Delta Air Lines this year.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said on Monday that it would delay a decision to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada and Mexico for another 30 days, giving key allies a reprieve as the White House tries to extract concessions from trading partners who have resisted those demands.
GREENBLATT: Right, well the idea really was is that when you give a gate, every September or October, people have to decide whether they want to lock up for another year or two, when you have monthly liquidity, you're never forcing them to make a decision maybe the wrong time, they can always have their money and it's not a signaling device to say you should have a short time horizon, actually for what we do, you need a long time horizon.
«While we're disappointed the Thunderbirds will not be performing, we totally respect their decision given the situation,» Bryan Lilley, president of the Fort Lauderdale Air Show, said in a prepared statement Thursday morning.
The firm, created for the sole purpose of lobbying Taseko to replace two directors and give it a say in key company decisions, had no choice: by the meeting's cut - off date for advanced voting, with 50 % of the votes in, shareholders had voted a resounding 94 % against the dissident's proposals.
«The best answer to this is being given by our decisions today,» Mr. Draghi said.
Understanding the narratives in the market — what people are saying, thinking and feeling — gives us some insight into the issues that are driving the decisions home buyers and sellers are making.
B.C. and Atlantic Canada are evenly divided over whose say should be final, while a majority in Manitoba, Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan say the federal government should have final say, given the wider impact of these decisions outside of the focus provinces.
«Laddering bonds may be appealing because it may help you to manage interest rate risk, and to make ongoing reinvestment decisions over time, giving you the flexibility to invest in different credit and interest rate environments,» says Richard Carter, Fidelity vice president of fixed income products and services.
Even VC's think this way, which is why Fred Wilson when describing his decision to syndicate a portion of his invesment in GeoCities to another investor says, «I learned that good partners are worth every penny of returns you give up to get them.»
Denton told POLITICO Media that he is not concerned about giving up some control to an outside investor — which is a reversal of virtually everything he's said for the past dozen years — because having to justify his decisions to someone outside Gawker would lead him to make better decisions.
The moves will also give private investors a shot in these companies and actually have a stronger say in the decision - making.
Analysts at BMO Capital Markets said Tesla's decision «does imply lower cobalt demand,» given the company's 10 per cent share of the electric car market.
In fact, in a series of separate tweets today, Musk responded to the National Transportation Safety Board, a safety agency that said it was «unhappy» with Tesla's decision on Friday to publish a blog post about the accident, given that investigations are ongoing.
Say «no» to any investment professional who presses you to make an immediate decision, giving you no opportunity to check out the salesperson, firm and the investment opportunity itself.
«We trust highly trained educators to use their professional judgment to make decisions in the best interests of children, particularly given that this policy applies to children as young as five years of age,» Kenney said in a press conference on November 2.
That being said, a market slump lasting halfway into 2018 would give us plenty of time to dive deeper into Nokia's business prospects and make informed decisions about investing in this stock — or stepping back from it.
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