Sentences with phrase «servants did»

Over the period from 1980 to 2010 numbers of civil servants were cut by over a third — ostensibly to cut costs — but the costs of hiring civil servants did not fall at all in constant - price terms, and overall running costs continued to rise.

The very modest pay and pensions of public servants did not cause the recession, so they should not be blamed or punished for it.

The servants didn't object, either.

Two of his servants did a great job by investing their talents, but the last one simply kept his talent.

Politicians and public servants don't have the incentives to take the tough actions to control costs because they don't personally own the funds they are managing, nor do they have the profit motive to energize them.

Did I mention what the unCivil Servants do about the snow?

«praise God who loves to see His servants do well.

I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business.

«And if a man sells his daughter to be a female servant, she shall not go out as the male servants do.

His approval or disapproval focuses entirely on what His servants do for others.

Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, according to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, we thy humble servants do celebrate and make here before thy divine majesty, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make, having in remembrance his blessed Passion and precious Death, his mighty Resurrection and glorious Ascension, rendering unto thee most hearty thanks for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same.

This second servant did not have as much native ability as the first servant.

So this servant does not end up in hell.

Ministers traditionally complain that civil servants don't pay enough attention to parliament; now most will have little choice.

It is totally unacceptable that civil and public servants doing vital jobs, such as coastguard watch assistants, should earn just above the minimum wage and be faced with pay cuts in real terms.

No one would dispute the idea that civil servants do need to be accountable for their actions, but equally the last thing we want to see is government ministers evading their responsibilities by blaming others.

Tomorrow's strikes will nail one poisonous myth: public servants do worthless jobs.

He said, «Some months back when regular payment of workers salary by the state government became difficult due to the obnoxious economic policies of the Buhari administration and plundering of the state by the immediate past APC — led government, this particular civil servant did not hang himself then.

The Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg MP told Channel 4 News: «I think many soldiers in the frontline in Afghanistan will be really angered that the bloated Ministry of Defence back home where there are hundreds, thousands of civil servants doing desk jobs aren't doing what they're supposed to do, which is keep the budget in check so that our brave soldiers are properly supported in the frontline.»

The vast majority of senior civil servants do not receive it.»

And real Public Servants don't bully and abuse children when their parents have opted them out of the testing.

Your humble servant didn't notice any issues with the designated route until driving the competitors and discovering that, yes, such conditions typically make an AWD vehicle slide and trigger traction and stability control.

The main character is surprisingly needy and insecure, which makes her upper - crust predicament («the servants don't like me!»)

Moreover, your humble servant didn't feel like working today.

There are senior political leaders who are perceived to be treated with soft gloves but, most recently, efforts have been announced to address public service corruption so prevalent in South Africa.There are talks to introduce legislation to prohibit public servants doing business with the state, which Vos calls «a very important step that should come in 2014.»

Assuming that civil servants don't want to be pilloried in the Daily Mail or roasted by the Public Accounts Committee, why these endless failures?

This was a very out of line public servant doing some empire building for her department and herself.

Not exact matches

Robert K. Greenleaf, the founder of the modern servant - leadership movement, once said: «Don't assume, because you are intelligent, able, and well - motivated, that you are open to communication, that you know how to listen.»

After the first spike and crash, and after what some folks wrote about it - including your humble servant right here - it would seem that people would realize what kind of outfit this is, and that they would try to exit their shares, and be done with it, having learned a lesson about believing corporate gobbledygook instead of doing research.

Don't be a servant to it.

Instead of hiring a catering company, do what my former employer, Quest Diagnostics, does at its annual barbecues: The testing company's executives cook and serve the food, saving money while exemplifying servant leadership.

The other fundamental principle in Sonntag's management style is what he calls «servant leadership» — the idea that your employees don't work for you, you work for them.

You don't need to be a devotee of «servant leadership» or an adherent to the notion of «leading from behind» to recognize that leadership typically requires a sensitive appreciation of the talents, motives and desires of a team of people.

If he was really going to be a servant leader to Whole Foods, he didn't want any money conflict.

We also provide training to be able to continue serving communities as a public servant (firefigher, law enforcement, paramedic, etc.) Thank you for what you are doing for America.

Some of these public servants are right in saying, «Let's do it right this time» because, remember, the rush job under Obamacare gave us what we're having to deal with today, which is the devastating system that is again lorded over us,» Palin said.

Though dated in its cultural references, Greenleaf presents a powerful description of true servant leadership; leadership focused on every person your enterprise touches - employees, customers, and society in general - asking, «Do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants?

Some readers will recall that public servants have been told to refer systematically to the «Harper government,» but that didn't begin until he had been the Prime Minister for nearly five years.

But it does require a fresh perspective and courageous public servants.

Pat Falotico, CEO of the Robert K Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, and Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes ® Louisiana Kitchen Inc., were asked, «what does it look like to think of others above ourselves without becoming a doormat?

As we continue to use Dr. Jim Laub «s servant leadership assessment tool that gauges organizational health, the third thing that great leaders do differently is they develop people.

As we continue to use Dr. Jim Laub «s servant leadership assessment tool that gauges organizational health, the fifth thing that great leaders do differently is they provide leadership.

Zinn credits his success to disciplined work habits, servant leadership, fulfilling the human needs of his employees, and the will to do the Tough Things First.»

Zambia used revenue from copper to increase the salaries of civil servants but did not invest in potential growth industries, like tourism and agriculture.

The beefed - up mandate gives the Conservatives leeway to slash programs and civil servants, should they choose to do so, without having to worry about justifying the cuts in an election campaign months later.

Those secure in their beliefs do not, as Mr Mnuchin did, seek to de-publish studies by apolitical civil servants.

In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.

In much the same tone as the old testament Jesus specifically said in Luke 12:47 «And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn't prepared and doesn't carry out those instructions, will be severely punished.»

REVELATION CHAPTER SIX And he open the fifth seal, and I saw under the altar the souls of those who were slain for the word of GOD and for the testimony they held and they cried out with a loud voice, how long O LORD holy and true do you not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth and white robes were given unto them and it was said unto them that they should rest a little season until their fellow servant and their brethren should be slain as they were should be fulfilled.Under racial profiling many BLACK AMERICANS were arrested and were either martyred within the prison system or were deported to AFRICA, where many of them were martyred there and were buried in mass graves in both the SUDAN and in the CONGO.

Their motto was «Well done good and faithful servants!»