Sentences with phrase «stake in the ground on»

Lobbying, campaigning, advocating — to us it's about putting your stake in the ground on issues that matter to us and our clients.

«The Commission has put a global stake in the ground on carbon pricing,» said Roome.

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In the meantime, what's at stake for Mike Dunne just seems to keep him focused on the hard, grinding work ahead.

LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters)- Canadian pension fund Caisse de depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) and private equity fund Ardian entered into exclusive talks to acquire a significant stake in airport ground support firm Alvest, the companies said on Wednesday.

While it has been quiet on the cryptocurrency trading side, one or more regulator will put a stake in the ground.

And on Friday Goldman Sachs put a stake in the ground.

Last year, I read about a bunch of churches that decided the way to defeat evil in their town was to write Bible verses on wooden stakes and then go drive them the ground in certain areas with the hopes that this would drive away any territorial sprits and reclaim the area for God.

SO your certainty is just based on your obstinate posturing, this is your stake in the ground so to speak, and not on anything objective at all.

Even if MacArthur has no corner on the truth market, at least he's staked his position in the ground with clarity.

Republicans may be trying to stake out ground now on why a full budget isn't in place now, blaming Democrats for their approach on crime on an issue that lawmakers involve insist they are very close on.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie staked out further ground on the millions tax, saying he would like to potentially see more revenue generated in order to provide a greater chunk of funding for education.

Given the long standing resistance to enacting redistricting reform and the high stakes involved, we applaud them in finding common ground on an issue that is at the core of political power in Albany and results in the legislature giving up power in the drawing of lines.»

Silver Award: Alex Kuffner The Providence Journal «Rising seas, rising stakes» Nov. 20, 2016 «Losing ground» March 19, 2017 «On the brink» July 9, 2017 Judges praised Alex Kuffner for his comprehensive look at the risks facing Rhode Island communities from either a once - in - a-century hurricane or a sea level rise of seven feet by the end of the century, as projected in a worst - case scenario by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

In the wild, dart - poison frogs are very territorial: Frogs that have staked out a good piece of ground will attack any rival calling on their turf.

But our main eyes and ears on the ground belong to Lena (Natalie Portman), a biologist from Johns Hopkins University, harboring a secret personal stake in the mission.

The best of the four is Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's «Mississippi Grind,» starring Ben Mendeloshn and Ryan Reynolds as a pair of lovable loser gamblers going all - in on a gambling trip designed to earn the stake for an infamous poker game.

As we continue to study choice - based policies in K — 12 education, one challenge we must confront is the push - pull created by high - stakes accountability measures designed to assess schools, students, and educators, based solely on test scores — an area where choice proponents and opponents often find common ground.

Since the onset of No Child Left Behind we have lost enormous ground on the argument that high - stakes objective standardized tests are illegitimate measures of children's» progress in the first place.

If you're planning your upcoming book launch, we'll focus on suggesting ideas for your overall strategy and timeline, tips to establish your online presence, and planting your stake in the ground with effective content marketing.

I think that having a stake in the ground at this early stage is important and making sure my work is available on as many platforms as possible helps grow our audience.

Hopefully, the legal process finally grinds to a halt in the next few months, but we should also allow for the risk of the settlement itself (i.e. purchase of the stake by MMM / Wilson family) dragging on.

Be prepared to keep him on leash at all times, or attached to a tie - out that is staked in the ground.

Clinton's main opponents in the Democratic primaries, Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, have staked out ample ground to her left on environmental issues by opposing Keystone, Arctic drilling and offshore drilling in general.

«Hamish will draw on these experiences to advise our clients in high - stakes commercial disagreements that take place on the ground in Australia.»

«I'm placing a stake in the ground and calling on the cyber security industry to lead the adoption of DMARC, with a goal that 50 percent of the companies that exhibit at the 2018 RSA Conference implement DMARC prior to the conference, and that 90 percent implement prior to the 2019 RSA Conference.

While it has been quiet on the cryptocurrency trading side, one or more regulator will put a stake in the ground.

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To get it into the ground, we put in on a stake and then put the stake in the ground so the «stump» is actually sitting on the ground.