Sentences with phrase «significant vote of»

But while the measures adopted here may have scant near - term impact on the warming of the planet, the international process for dealing with the issue got a significant vote of confidence.

That's 118 per cent of the 2017 total amount, which is a significant vote of confidence in initial coin offerings at a time when enthusiasm may have been waning.

Our capital markets division — which is our largest U.S. business — was named as a primary dealer in the U.S. by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a significant vote of confidence in the health of our U.S. fixed income trading business and additional muscle to what is a leading global platform.

The Berkeley ICO came one step closer to becoming a reality this week, earning a significant vote of approval from the local city council.

Despite its sudden change of course and failure to go private after months of searching for a buyer, BlackBerry touted today's news as a «significant vote of confidence.»

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The SEC filing specified that «if Mr. Spiegel's or Mr. Murphy's employment with us is terminated, they will continue to have the ability to exercise the same significant voting power and potentially control the outcome of all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval.»

«A significant share of the ECB Governing Council typically votes with the president.

The sold - out luncheon attracted 300 attendees who voted for their favorite men and donated a significant amount of money.

«The appeal of Donald Trump was significant enough that taking a risk to vote for him for some economic change was reasonable,» he said.

Importantly, nearly a quarter of respondents (24 %) still don't know how they plan to vote on election day — meaning there is still a significant and potentially - decisive chunk of the vote to play for.

Many had to leave their homes, schools, significant others and higher - paying jobs, but I took their sacrifices as a vote of confidence in our team and what we were creating.

But the vote, underlining widespread concern among EU politicians about American dominance of the Internet industry, would be a significant public challenge to Google's business in Europe.

«It is entirely possible for companies not to have a PSC (person of significant control), For example, 4 shareholders with 25 % of the shares each, and 25 percent of the voting rights, none of them is a PSC.»

So slim that the president can easily veto any significant piece of legislation they send to his desk (i.e. repeal of the Affordable Care Act) and there's nowhere near the two - thirds majority vote in both Houses needed to override.

«The only way that could happen is for a very significant number of Trump voters — red voters, Southern voters — to vote in favor of cannabis reform.

The AfD — led by Frauke Petry — made significant gains in all three states, particularly in Saxony - Anhalt where it finished second with 24 % of the vote.

«In the context of Uber and Lyft putting money into cities, this vote is pretty significant,» said Nayantara Mehta, senior staff attorney at the National Employment Law Project.

If, for example, our existing shareholders retain a significant portion of their holdings of Class B common stock for an extended period of time, they could, in the future, continue to control a majority of the combined voting power of our outstanding capital stock.

MacDougall explains: «In the CSA's analysis, they noted that a significant source of unvoted proxies was that the U.S. depositary would send the omnibus proxy to the issuer and, either because the omnibus proxy went to the wrong person at the issuer or the issuer did not know what to do with it, the tabulator was unable to reconcile votes from U.S. holders.»

So the current draft of the legislation would probably need 60 votes instead, meaning significant Democratic support, which Republican leaders haven't been even trying to court.

Where our funds, either alone or as part of a consortium, are not the controlling investor, we typically, subject to applicable regulatory requirements, acquire significant voting and other rights with a view to securing influence over conduct of the business.

[27] In contrast, the expected benefits of becoming informed are quite low, as most shareholders» holdings are too small to have significant effect on the vote's outcome.

A board acting in this capacity and with the knowledge of the company's business and the implications for a particular proposal on that company's business is well situated to analyze, determine and explain whether a particular issue is sufficiently significant because the matter transcends ordinary business and would be appropriate for a shareholder vote.

But when NDP members decided by a narrow margin to show Thomas Mulcair the door, they ended up trading a leader who was considered prime ministerial by a significant number of voters for one who is not — or at least who may not be in time for next year's federal vote.

Once adopted, the remuneration of executive directors would have to be determined in accordance with the principles and criteria outlined in the policy, and any significant changes would have to be submitted to a new shareholder vote.

With the Brexit vote is complete, and the divorce proceedings of the UK from the European Union is now afoot, with considerable uncertainty and no real precedent, the future implications for UK's property markets are significant.

In addition to their board seats, such persons will have significant influence over corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, irrespective of how the company's other stockholders, including you, may vote.

Though it is important not to overstate the situation, the level of support for the main German right - wing populist party reflects a significant protest vote, which could have an influence on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's approach as she looks past her election victory.

Though it is important not to overstate the situation — realistically, the AfD party is unlikely to have a significant influence over policy in Germany in the short term — the level of support for the German right - wing party reflects a significant protest vote, which could have an influence on Chancellor Merkel's approach as she looks past her election victory.

«Since the 2015 Alberta election there has been significant discussion about the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta and the Wildrose Party coming together to form a new political party,» he said, adding that the voting record «shows the two parties may have more in common than some critics have suggested.»

This represented a significant improvement from the last election in 2004, where the Party (led at the time by Premier Ralph Klein) won 62 seats and 47 percent of the vote.

The Liberal Party had hoped to make significant gains in this election, but won only 9 seats and 26 percent of the vote.

We have the Greens who have won a significant number of votes and the FDP [Free Democratic Party], which is a party that actually wasn't even in the parliament of the last election.

Because the SEC's rules for resubmission of a failed proposal by a shareholder in the next year's proxy statement require that the proposal have received up to 10 % of the vote (depending on how many years it has been submitted), the significant voting impact of an ISS recommendation can empower a proponent to resubmit a proposal year after year, imposing costs on the company and creating waste and negative publicity to the detriment of the company and its shareholders.

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers appeared to secure enough votes on Friday to pass the most sweeping tax overhaul in decades, putting them on the cusp of their first significant legislative victory as leaders geared up to pass a $ 1.5 trillion tax cut along party lines and send it to President Trump by Christmas.

Tatts received a significant protest on executive pay with 22 per cent of votes cast against the remuneration report, just short of the 25 per cent level required to record a strike.

The Board recommends a vote AGAINST a stockholder proposal seeking to have us adopt a policy requiring that senior executives retain a significant percentage of stock acquired through equity pay programs until reaching retirement age because our existing stock ownership guidelines and other compensation policies already effectively facilitate significant stock ownership by our executives, and establishing holding requirements based on a particular retirement age would not be in the best interests of our stockholders.

However, Archbishop Glenn said he knew people would «disagree and disapprove» of his participation in the ceremony, but the Scottish vote as «amounts to another significant and sad moment in the life of the Anglican Communion».

Given the number of MPs who voted in favour of recognising IS» actions as genocide in March, it is likely the EDM will gather a significant amount of signatures.

The vote in favour of the package came after an all - night debate which included significant opposition from many of his own politicians in the Syriza party.

Who cares that hes» a successful God fearing good do - er with significant multiple Ivy League degrees that gives tons of money to charities, has incredible business and political experience and loves his country... oh wait... but then there is that Mormon thing... VOTE THE ISSUES IDIOTS, NOT THE RELIGION!

The test in the end, which the political system provides, is whether these people comprise a significant fraction of of the voting public.

Evangelical churches that frequently support conservative candidates are finally admitting something the rest of us have known for some time: Their young adult members are abandoning church in significant numbers and taking their voting power with them.

The coalition of black churches in urban communities can no longer be counted on for block Democratic votes, and despite the president's pleas, he may find that his most loyal constituency will not be able to bring significant wins to the Democratic column come Tuesday.

While the gender gap is significant, it did not diminish the effects of religion on the vote.

Most importantly, church assemblies should reclaim their role as representative assemblies chosen to deliberate thoughtfully on significant matters of Christian faith and life, rather than continuing to act as legislatures that reduce everything to stark alternatives and then make hurried decisions by forced choice majority voting.

Although it was not without opposition, it was approved by an overwhelming voice vote at the general assembly and, perhaps more significant, received the required ratification from the presbyteries by a count of 205 to 35.

White Catholics and mainstream Protestants are similar in their voting habits and a significant plurality of them are independent.

In addition, one must also realize that these polls only address Republican primary voters, but there are significant groups of evangelicals who are Democrats or Independents, so the anti-Trump vote amongst all evangelicals in the country might reach 80 - 90 % once non-Republican primary voters are accounted for.

Your vote at this year's Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 22, 2016 is critically important to the future of RiceBran Technologies («RiceBran» or the «Company») and to continuing the significant progress your Board of Directors (the «Board») has made transitioning your Company from a predominantly animal nutrition company to a fast growing provider of functional food ingredients, human food ingredients and packaged functional foods.