Sentences with phrase «service of a political party»

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Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

In testimony before a parliamentary committee, Jeff Silvester of B.C. - based AggregateIQ also insisted his company's services, which he said include digital ads, website creation and software development, are already widely used by Canada's major political parties.

Late last month Denham revealed the watchdog had been looking into Facebook's partner category service as part of its political probe, examining how the company used third party data to inform targeted advertising.

In addition to the normal representation of regional and linguistic interests, the commission included members from business, labour, the co-operative movement, the legal and academic communities, the public service and all 3 national political parties.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

Patrick Colford concludes by saying: «The New Brunswick Federation of Labour will be looking for political party's platforms to include commitments for improving labour laws so that all workers are entitled to paid sick leave, investing in public services to protect society's most vulnerable citizens and adopting pay equity legislation that covers the private sector.»

If someone has an evidence or first - hand knowledge about any app that is violating Facebook's terms of services by collecting and transferring users» data to another party to be sold, stolen, or used for political influence or scams, they can notify Facebook through this program.

Our professionals have over 30 years of combined government service and strong ties to both political parties.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

An object is something to be manipulated, to be pushed around, to be in the service of another object such as a political party or state.

Some Tea Party republicans used the closing of the WWII memorial as a political talking point and eventually got the Parks Service to open it under» 1st Amendment Grounds» which, as you see in the article, is the explanation as to why the rally is also happening.

I remember also reflecting at the time that her speech was a more substantial political act than any from David Cameron a self - proclaimed moderniser who did not challenge his party's orthodox views on the role of the state and the provision of public services.

At the same time, while there tends to be little ostensible evidence in the UK of the blatant buying off of politicians and officials, the murky networks that connect political parties with private funders, and see the frequent movement of officials across the private and public sector, raise serious questions about the integrity of the public service ethos at the highest levels of power (as even Conservative commentators recognise — e.g. Ferdinand Mount, The New Few).

The flag bearer and chairman of the all peoples congress (APC), Dr. Hassan Ayariga has reprimanded the Ghana police service and have asked them to rethink their decision of offering security to political parties and their flag bearers during before, during and after the general elections in November 2016.

By comparison, some 1.7 million people take part in a Church of England service each month, which is four times the combined membership of all three main Westminster political parties.

Quite independently of the Faslane question, the UK political parties and the armed services are in the middle of arguments about how, or whether, to replace the present Trident deterrent force.

The Ghana Police Service has engaged with political parties, including the NPP, CPP and PPP in the IGP's series of dialogues with stakeholders of the November 7 general election.

It is when we look, as Chris Bragg did in Crain's recently, at the precise political history of the members of the Progressive Caucus, that we understand that the Caucus represents the high water mark of the Working Families Party, circa 2009, before the implosion of Data and Field Services.

The Green Party would use progressive taxation, public goods and services, and economic democracy to turn around the growing inequality of wealth, income and political power and the acceleration toward climate catastrophe.

It has often been viewed as a «single issue» environmentalist party, but while it still maintains its environmental policies and political ecology, it also has a history of support for communitarian economic policies, including well - funded, locally controlled public services within the confines of a steady state economy, and it supports proportional representation.

If a secretary of a political party submits a list under section 127, he or she must pay to the Electoral Commission, no later than noon on the day before nomination day, a deposit of $ 1,000 (inclusive of goods and services tax).

Sadly for the Conservatives, not one of her successors as party leader (notably the current holder) can match her political skills, strengths and service.

Sandel might indeed be Miliband's bone fide «new guru», but a closer scrutiny into the role of the guru makes grim reading in two senses: firstly, gurus have little long - term influence on the ideational trajectories of political parties and their attendant political projects that their ideas are intended to service; and secondly, the guru's lack of long - term impact suggests that the status of «ideas» and their action - orientation is demoted below the seemingly more perennial concerns of statecraft and personality.

But ever since D'Amato was forced into early retirement from public service from Democrat Chuck Schumer in 1998, he has slowly broadened his political horizons in recognition of the dwindling power of the Republican Party in New York.

``... We wish to urge the former President John Dramani to make an early declaration of his political intention and to appeal to him to make himself available for further services to our great party and our dear nation,» they said.

To this end, we wish to urge the former President John Dramani to make an early declaration of his political intention and to appeal to him to make himself available for further services to our great party and our dear nation.

Even this was in breach of the 1952 Directive from Home Secretary David Maxwell - Fyfe that the security services not provide information for party political purposes.

We are therefore asking political parties to desist from that,» Director of Electoral services at the EC, Samuel Tettey said at a press conference at dawn on Thursday.

It is the intent of these Rules and Regulations to implement these objectives of promoting both the integrity of the Democratic Party and the recruitment and retention of qualified party leadership by prescribing restrictions against abuses of political position for private financial gain without creating unnecessary barriers to party serParty and the recruitment and retention of qualified party leadership by prescribing restrictions against abuses of political position for private financial gain without creating unnecessary barriers to party serparty leadership by prescribing restrictions against abuses of political position for private financial gain without creating unnecessary barriers to party serparty service.

It used to be that achieving the prime ministership was the pinnacle of any political career — the product of a lifetime of service to both party and public after which, former prime ministers, all passion spent, would shuffle off into the House of Lords and spend their golden years giving speeches few will hear.

Political machines and mutual benefit societies, in common with the political parties of the West Bank and Gaza, and in contrast to most modern political parties in the developed world, were notable for actually directly providing services to their members rather than exclusively seeking to control governmental institutions through which services are Political machines and mutual benefit societies, in common with the political parties of the West Bank and Gaza, and in contrast to most modern political parties in the developed world, were notable for actually directly providing services to their members rather than exclusively seeking to control governmental institutions through which services are political parties of the West Bank and Gaza, and in contrast to most modern political parties in the developed world, were notable for actually directly providing services to their members rather than exclusively seeking to control governmental institutions through which services are political parties in the developed world, were notable for actually directly providing services to their members rather than exclusively seeking to control governmental institutions through which services are provided.

ESRC Research Centre, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, is holding a conference to look at the aim of all major political parties in arguing for greater involvement of non-profit organisations in the delivery of public services ranging from employment services through to health care.

However, few weeks after Mr. Afoko's revelations, the party has had it leaders issuing threats upon threats to people, as well as state institutions, especially the Ghana Police Service, the Electoral Commission (EC) and members of their main political opponents; the National Democratic Congress (NDC), creating fear and panic.

Khan said that during a critical period for the probation service it was crucial the chief inspector did his job without fear or favour and independent of government, political parties or big corporate interests.

It requires skills that are not always appreciated by political parties — not just street politics but the capacity and interest to learn and get involved in the detail of how services are managed, and then to use their casework and contacts in the community to bring in fresh thinking and ideas.

«Senator Bonacic has enjoyed support from people of all political parties throughout his public service career.

I'm sure there must be other examples of party political staff suddenly getting civil service jobs in recent months.

Name and shame political party leaders who support and patronize the services of vigilante groups.

Schulmans campaign for using of the Working Families Party - Data and Field Services political consulting group.......

New Britain's Democratic Party is highly loyal to Gerratana and recruited her in 2011 to come out of political retirement when Democratic Sen. Donald DeFronzo gave up his 6th District seat to become state administrative services commissioner.

Giving further explanations on the party's request on Eyewitness News, Policy Adviser for PPP, Kofi Asamoah Siaw said: «over the years, the Electoral Commission and some other institutions have conducted public service in a manner in which they please and they have hurt this nation's progress and development, so we have taken issues with the Electoral Commission's function of being a regulator of the activities of political parties.»

«We have had many assurances that taxpayer - funded government communications will not be used for party political purposes and that the Labour Party respects the impartiality of the Civil Serparty political purposes and that the Labour Party respects the impartiality of the Civil SerParty respects the impartiality of the Civil Service.

«The Special Adviser's Code of Conduct clearly states that Special Advisers «must not:... ask civil servants to do anything which is inconsistent with their obligations under the Civil Service Code» and that they «should avoid anything which might reasonably lead to the criticism that people paid from public funds are being used for party political purpose».

DENIAL - of - services (DoS) attacks are a common tactic used by «black hats» intent on bringing down a high - profile website, one owned by a bank or political party, say.

The research does so by controlling for a range of characteristics that could reveal such associative differences — these include race, age, religion, political party affiliation, and religious service attendance among others.

The event, that took place on the evening of September 11, 2012, when Islamic militants attacked the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, killing a U.S. Ambassador and a U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer, was indeed a tragedy and the events surrounding it have been misconstrued by both political parties.

An academy trust already under - fire over related party transactions broke the rules when it made a political donation and paid a company owned by a relative of a director for consultancy services, an Education Funding Agency investigation has revealed.

He came to see that study, instruction, and training were equally essential, but he never surrendered his faith in free speech; and the great hall was at the service of all sects, parties, and classes, religious, philosophical, political, scientific, literary, or philanthropic.

Writing in the Guardian recently, the social critic George Monbiot commented, «So I don't blame people for giving up on politics... When a state - corporate nexus of power has bypassed democracy and made a mockery of the voting process, when an unreformed political system ensures that parties can be bought and sold, when politicians [of the main parties] stand and watch as public services are divvied up by a grubby cabal of privateers, what is left of this system that inspires us to participate?»

I wonder if we might count on the opportunism of some political party to make an election promise to increase Legal Services funding, conditional on some undertaking by the regulatory bodies to effect real change of this kind.