Sentences with phrase «seats they hold at»

The Liberal Democrats had long dreamed of having a referendum on proportional representation (PR) that would significantly increase the number of seats they hold at Westminster.

These figures may differ from other published sources showing gains / losses in comparison with the seats held at the dissolution of the council in 2012.

She won a four - cornered final (against three men) to win the nomination for the seat held at the last election for Labour by Jessica Morden with a majority of 6,838 over the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives (who were separated by less than 100 votes in second and third place).

Not exact matches

According to not - for - profit Catalyst, about 20 percent of board seats at S&P 500 companies are held by women.

Not as well as global frontrunner Norway, where women hold 35.5 % of seats, but not as bad as laggards like Australia, Ireland and Portugal, all of which top out at 13 % or less.

Republicans hold the Senate by the slimmest majority possible, at 51 to 49 seats, and losing even one or two seats could further hamper their ability to enact Trump's already slow - moving agenda.

At 17, Rosemary was even younger than her niece when she took a seat on the board of the holding company that in turn owned Cara Operations.

Some stretches include making circular motions with each ankle clockwise and counter-clockwise or standing up in the aisle and bending at the waist to reach for your toes to stretch hamstrings or standing on one leg bending the opposite knee to bring the heel to your buttock and holding for 15 seconds while grabbing onto a seat for balance support.

According to Catalyst's figures, women held just 19.9 % of board seats at S&P 500 companies in 2015, up slightly from 19.2 % in 2014.

He's also an investment partner at Green Acre Capital, a cannabis - related private fund; holds director seats at the TSX - V listed food firm Hempco Food & Fibre and the medical marijuana producer Emblem Corp.; and is part of Nesta Brand Co., an operation involving former Tweed Marijuana Inc..

Despite these facts, women receive less venture funding and hold fewer C - level positions and fewer partner seats at VCs than men.

At present, the National Front holds just two seats in the French parliament, out of 925.

In December a major climate meeting is being held in Paris, and the U.S. will have a better seat at the table with this new plan.

At some point, if these policies are inflationary, then the vigilantes or those that hold dollar reserves, such as China and Brazil and Mexico, they will be in the driver's seat in terms of longer - term Treasury debt, 10 years and 30 years Treasury debt in terms of their yield.

In its first year, the event included five schools and was held in the 590 - seat Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center.

If you prefer a classroom style learning environment, Desire2Learn workshops are held frequently at the Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning where you can reserve a seat.

The PQ government holds just a slim majority of seats in the legislature, so it would need support from at least one opposition party for the budget to pass.

The production itself was a highly polished affair held at Deutsch's Steelhead production studios in L.A., with the jurors seated around massive tables, glowing lights making them appear as if they were a circle of overlords deciding the fate of the universe.

-LRB-...) The party in power has lost House seats in 9 of the last 10 congressional elections held at the midpoint of a president's first term.

Right wing politics is failing in Alberta and the last hold out is rural Alberta, but how long will it be before most rural people would like to have a seat at government as opposed of making a lot of noise that gets very little attention.

«Whether a self - styled seat - of - the - pants day trader or the kind of investor who intends to buy and hold forever, you're operating at a distinct disadvantage if you lack the skills to break a company down into its financial nuts and bolts.

Last spring, after a lapse of some 15 years, a baccalaureate service was held at Cornell University, and almost all 2,000 seats in Bailey Hall were filled.

Democrats, at this writing, dropped 61 seats in the House of Representatives, where they will now be in the minority, and 6 seats in the Senate, where they will continue to hold a slight edge.

Jones himself will not be up for re-election until 2020, at which time he will likely be the Democrats» version of former Senator Scott Brown, the surprise Republican winner of a 2010 Massachusetts special election, who was unable to hold the seat under more normal conditions.

BUBBA»S BBQ JOINT — You're seated at a Formica - topped table that must have been stolen off the Sanford & Son set - one metal leg broken but held up by an upended tomato juice can, cobwebs dangling from the underside of one chair, a sticky substance on one corner of the table attracting a marching band of ants, another corner chewed away with obvious teeth marks.

It might not matter that every cook in London's kitchen is required to drink water out of a CamelBak thermos (to eliminate spills) or that the tape that holds the seating chart at the pass (where the finished dishes leave the kitchen) has to be perfectly aligned.

Seats are held for walk - ins every day, but this means lining up at 4:30 for the 5:30 seating.

After helping Jeremy Roenick tug on his new Flyers sweater at a July press conference announcing the signing of the free - agent center to a five - year, $ 37.5 million contract, owner Ed Snider was about to take his seat when the irrepressible Roenick commanded, «Hold on.

We need to get rid of the things that are holding us back, not whoop whoop at results that keep him and Stan in the hot seat for another 3 years surely????

According to a 1979 study of 39 professional baseball games, 77 % of the fights in the stands occurred in the least expensive seats; 69 % happened at night; and 70 % in the last four innings, when alcohol had taken hold.

That's more than fans will say in St. Louis, according to Michael Morhaus, a CPA who is still holding onto his seat licenses even though his father, upset at the product on the field, got rid of his two years ago.

Holding did ok but Chambers was very cocky how many miss passes in dangerous areas did he miss place why didn't he booted the ball way down the field and take the pressure off at the first half the commentator spook of the inexperience of the defense and that liverpool did nt put enough pressure klopp rectified that straight away bang bang bang with runners and no protection while wenger face went all red with nothing to say the only thing that saved us really was the injuries for the game to take a change MR wenger is far to slow to fix things what is wrong with him he most not be in good health or something personnel worrying him cause after all he is the manager his got to have a fast thinking brain smell danger and act fast not seat and debate the issue with bold

The Packers will probably hold their 1998 annual meeting at the only place in northeastern Wisconsin that can handle the crowd: 60,790 - seat Lambeau Field.

Should Ferrari drop Kimi Raikkonen at the end of the year it would surely put the Mexican in prime position to replace him, and holding out for a seat at a top team might be more appealing than making what is (at the moment) a sideways step to Renault.

Holding did ok but Chambers was very cocky how many miss passes in dangerous areas did he miss place why didn't he booted the ball way down the field and take the pressure off at the first half the commentator spook of the inexperience of the defense and that liverpool did nt put enough pressure klopp rectified that straight away bang bang bang while wenger face went all red with nothing to say the only thing that saved us really was the injuries for the game to take a change MR is far to slow to fix things what is wrong with him he most not be in good health cause after all he is the manager his got to have a fast thinking brain smell danger and act fast not seat and debate the issue with bold

Order your seats, most finals are held at Wembley for English Football.

Manchester United holding on to their runners up seat in English Premier League following an important win against their direct rival, Liverpool at Old Trafford.

I look out over Austin as I'm writing about San Francisco but that's how tour is - time just spirals away from you until the best you can do is hold onto your seat and hope that it's a seat on the correct plane at least.

While she is just now almost ready to sit in a high chair while we are out, and I have eaten while holding her in my lap or in her sling many times, the bucket car seat was a great place for her to sit at the table with us, and sometimes sleep in, while we ate.

I remember one time my mom came to pick us up at the roller rink in my aunt's car, and it had a beeper that went off if the seat belt wasn't pulled, and my mom drove with one hand on the wheel and the other holding the seat belt pulled out so the stupid alarm would stop.

An extra storage space is incorporated at the sides of the booster seat to hold your baby's small toys.

If the baby stroller will not fit under the seat or in the overhead baggage compartment, it can be checked into the hold at no extra charge.

However, the Cosco Scenera car seat will hold most kids comfortably and safely for a few years, at least.

It is meant to hold the smallest of newborns starting at 4 lbs and can be used as a rear facing seat for 35 lbs.

Some babies don't like these, but if your baby does, a chest carrier is really nice because then you don't have to worry about holding onto your baby and trying to remember to hold and manage all of your carry - ons at the same time.This also lets your baby not have to be in the car seat while you walk around the airport.

Our favorite feature is the inner built - in pocket seat that holds an infant's body up higher in the carrier so their head is at kissable level on the wearer.

My kids bounce from one toy to the next at home, but if they are stuck in a car seat during road trips, they welcome anything they can hold in their lap.

Pros - Looks stylish especially brown leather detailing Very roomy, good for growing baby Easy latch system with isofix, good for car users Spacious storage beneath pram Easy brake system Cons - Car seat does not match rest of pram Slight rock to it Not good for rough pavements best for flat shopping centre type floors otherwise baby is shaking all over the shop (i guess this is where rubber wheels come in) Not good over kerbs no foot tilt to help Handle poor design when folded away the handle scratches on the floor Cant fit into fiesta boot The hood keeps falling backward when walking, not robust to hold itself Could be slightly smoother at turning corners Overall the venti is a good looking pram however due to the comfort of the drive i would not recommend it as a sleeping newborn quickly wakes up due to the rattling.

When traveling with young children on flights that require a transfer at some point in your journey make sure that you pick an itinerary that has enough time in - between flights for you to wait for a stroller to come up from the cargo hold and to be hauling small children, car seats and any other gear to your next gate.

Milkies - NA Nipple cream - YES, extremely helpful Nursing nightgown - UNDECIDED, I use nursing tank tops at night b / c I needed something to hold nursing pads in place and I would vote absolutely yes for the tops, but never tried an actual nightgown... Bottle warmer - NA Bottle dishwasher basket - NA Bottle drying rack - NA Highchair - YES Booster Seat for Meals - NA, we went straight from highchair to reg.