Sentences with phrase «serving only the interests»

Anything that takes too much time, requires repetition, or seems to serve only your interests is a risk to your business.

We believe these global corporate and political institutions are serving only the interests of the rich.

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«It would only seem reasonable to ask: from a fiduciary duty standpoint, in whose best interests are they really serving?»

Elliott has said TIM's share price, strategy and governance had suffered under Vivendi's leadership and accused the French media group of only serving its own interest.

Elliott and Vivendi have been trading blows for the past eight weeks, with Elliott accusing Vivendi of serving only its own interests and the French media group saying the fund was looking only for short - term financial gains.

A company can be on the forefront of technology, ahead of the curve in customer - service innovation and functionality, but if these things are done only to cut costs and serve corporate interests, the organization is at risk of neglecting customers and their needs.

Not so long ago — perhaps a decade or so — I believed that the interests of Britain would be best served if the country was a full - fledged member not only of the EU but of the euro zone.

That, he said, will help «not only in terms of identifying helpful and unhelpful information, but also presenting it to the president in a way that will serve the president's interests above all else.

Elliott has said TIM's share price, strategy and valuation had suffered under Vivendi's leadership and accused the French media group of only serving its own interest.

Lower and lower short - term interest rates served only to further reduce the cost of holding cash balances, while bank lending languished.

He states, that as president, that he would «serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause, and no one interest», and yet, in the next breath, he states that he would serve only the common cause of the people...»

The legal concept of the documentary record is only pragmatically useful; it serves only to protect economic interests.

The recommendations of the Club of Rome were heavily criticized by business interests who had most to lose, but their claims served only to illustrate how much political and economic ideology is driven by self - interest.

We must, indeed, consider how the Church should act in the present as well as in the future, we must organize and interest ourselves in her social side; but all this must always serve only these ancient and ever - new truths.

They should put into practice a new conception of theological education which would serve first and foremost the preaching of the gospel, and only secondarily the interests of scholarship for its own sake.

Thus in 1998 the United Presbyterian Church in the United States adopted a resolution that accepted uses of military force for humanitarian intervention only so long as there were no national interests being served; use of force for those interests was opposed.

But in such a case it can have no true existence as a church; it can function only as the religious institution of a revolting society, serving the interests of the society in the same way that a capitalist church serves a capitalist society.

> Fiat money, with interest paid to banks as the ONLY form of making money (supply) in the US... is not serving the majority of US citizens best interest.

The only thing that can explain how the church clung to this strange alliance for so long is the history of bitterness of the first seventy years of the Kingdom of Italy and the fact that the church was at last coming into its own, legally recognized as a central institution of society instead of existing in some limbo of marginal toleration and occasional minor persecution, that and the fact that the church was, for many people and in many areas, embedded in and serving the interests of the particularistic groups and their essentially pre-Christian group loyalties that regarded Mussolini as their savior.

RFRA requires that if a federal law imposes a substantial burden on religious exercise, the law will only survive challenge if: 1) it serves a compelling state interest: and 2) it operates via the least restrictive means.

«Natural rights mean simply interests which we think ought to be secured,» but it is clear that legal institutions increasingly had the task not only of securing those rights but of defining them as well.30 Laws, that is to say, not only would inform citizens what to do and what not to do but would have to serve as well to assess the morality of what they did.

While the impact of these classical theories has remained strong, I would like to point to a specific contribution that, in my view, has served as a kind of watershed in our thinking about the cultural dimension of religion: Clifford Geertz's essay «Religion as a Cultural System,» published in 1966.1 Although Geertz, an anthropologist, was concerned in this essay with many issues that lay on the fringes of sociologists» interests, his writing is clear and incisive, the essay displays exceptional erudition, and it provides not only a concise definition of religion but also a strong epistemological and philosophical defense of the importance of religion as a topic of inquiry.

The first time we were served this, we were surprised by the use of radishes, which added not only flavor, but an interesting texture to this appetizer.

In it, the Beeb explained that while the canteen would be serving only meat free food on a Monday, staff not interested in giving MFM a try were still welcome to bring in their own food or buy it from elsewhere in MediaCity to eat in the canteen.

He told the clubs months ago that he wanted a raise... the press only serves their own interest... and they keep giving him bad press on how Alexis spends romantic helicopter trips back in Chile... while the truth is that he flew to a part of the country where hundreds of families lost everything in the biggest forest fires in the last 50 years..

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

I would give a new contract to Simeoni, if he is not interested I would give it to Allegri, if he is not interested I would give it to Koeman, if he is not interested I would give it to Jardim, if he is not interested I would give it to George Graham, if he is not interested I would give it to Big Sam, if he is not interested I would give it to Tony Blair, if he is not interested I would give it Bon Jovi, if he is not interested I would give it to the tea lady but only if she has served tea for less than 2000 games, seems to be an unlucky number.

A reunion with compatriot Paul Pogba at Old Trafford seemed like the most likely scenario next year if he decided to leave the Spanish capital, but interest from Guardiola and a chance to play a leading role at the Etihad could be a major head - turning offer and it will only serve to further ramp up the heated rivalry between the two clubs.

Only then will you be able to make an informed choice — one that will not only serve your baby's interests, but that you can look back on with prOnly then will you be able to make an informed choice — one that will not only serve your baby's interests, but that you can look back on with pronly serve your baby's interests, but that you can look back on with pride.

His investigation continues, and he expects more claims to be brought against other food service providers over rebates that not only create «an inherent conflict of interest» in the choice of foods children are served at school, but also discourage the use of locally produced goods from smaller suppliers, including local farmers.

«The only reason we should recommend testing is because it would serve the medical best interests of the child.»

The letter reads, in part: «Not only is restricting displays in this manner on strong legal footing, it also serves valid policy interests of the park district.

They argue that investment managers should exercise duties of stewardship, rather than maximising short - term returns; companies should serve the interests of a wider group of stakeholders, not only shareholders; successful businesses are rooted in their communities, acknowledging wider social obligations.

«The level of dysfunction that Albany is experiencing is due in no small part to the takeover of the New York State Senate by those whose only purpose is to serve the interest of their New York City friends.

Neglecting these «output» and «input» aspects of legitimacy and giving priority instead to a euronationalist justification of a European sovereignty in the making could also turn out to be detrimental to individual freedoms: the illusion of homogeneity it would produce could incite European citizens to support policies sold by political leaders as being in the interest of the European «community» or «people», but actually only serving a tiny minority.

This would not only serve the interests of the elderly, but it would free up houses for large numbers of young people currently unable to find or afford a home.

«The attorney general is New York State's leading law enforcement official and with firefighters serving on the front lines it is vital we have someone able to not only represent New Yorkers interests in the courtroom, but someone who also knows first hand what it is like to serve on the front lines protecting lives.»

The WFP leadership has become just another self - serving political faction more interested in their personal power and patronage, just use the name working families as a advertising slogan to mislead the voters,» added Hawkins, a teamster who is the only union member running for Governor.

Because (except for the Greens) they only cross-endorse major - party candidates, and only serve to empower special interests.

The resistance to tariff is due, partly, to the fact that consumers are paying for inefficiencies of utility companies especially costs arising from political decisions that had only served the interest of some political elites.

«The resistance to tariff is due, partly, to the fact that consumers are paying for inefficiencies of utility companies especially costs arising from political decisions that had only served the interest of some political elites,» the TUC said.

Interesting group — only one of these people have served in state government, and half of the panelists haven't served in government at all.

The attorneys involved in this pilot program would serve only one client — the parent accused of abuse — and would not have any professional responsibility to serve the best interests of the abused child.»

Recent proposals, putting money before the interests of justice, will only serve to diminish public confidence.»

If the GOP was aware of the methods by which this information was obtained, then their use of the information is a tacit endorsement of such activities, but only when it serves their own interests.

All Council members know they have only two terms to make a mark, so those interested in serving as speaker begin lining up backing midway through their first term.

Barbara Underwood told state lawmakers on Tuesday that she's not interested in running for the office in November and intends only to serve out the rest of Scheniderman's term if the Legislature appoints her interim attorney general.

Suffolk County Democratic Chairman Richard Schaffer of Babylon said his first phone call Wednesday will be to gauge the interest of Southold Councilman Al Krupski, the only Democrat to serve on a Town Board in Mr. Romaine's district.

Unfortunately, within a few weeks of his election, he started creating the impression that he was in power to serve the interests of his Fulani ethnic group only.

We have the money to create real jobs, we have the people who need real jobs, but we have only got mickey mouse politicians that are more concerned with their own careers rather than serving the interests of the nation.