Sentences with phrase «stand against the sale»

Westchester County lawmakers made a stand against the sale of synthetic marijuana this week, voting to sign the first - ever countywide bill banning the drug and many of its counterparts.

Not exact matches

The Euro and the Great British Pound stand out in the otherwise quiet forex segment, sporting gains against the other majors, even after the slight positive surprise form the US retail sales report.

Confronted with rising rates of child obesity and a surge of youth allergies, many local schools seized the moment to take a firm stand against junk food served anywhere and any time in the building — including fare offered by parents for classroom parties, bake sales and club meetings.

Brooklyn federal prosecutors told appellate judges they should get another shot at showing that former Senate Majority Leader John Sampson embezzled about $ 400,000 from foreclosure sales — but the defense said no charges against the disgraced ex-pol should stand.

The United Kingdom is taking a stand against plastics by banning the sale of single - use straws, cotton buds, and drink stirrers.

The United Kingdom is taking a stand against plastic waste by banning the sale of single - use straws, cotton buds, and drink stirrers, according to a recent announcement by Prime Minister Theresa May.

A Florida federal court has ruled that a GMC dealership has standing under the state's franchise law to bring suit against General Motors for forcing the dealership's sale by den... Read more

India's most popular compact sedan dropped from No. 1 to No. 3 in June as sales stood at 15,990 units against 18,953 units in May.

On the surface, the senator's op ed piece seems to merely speak out against allowing Amazon to return to the top tier of ebook sales, as the lawsuit's outcome could produce; the only other argument is that a government official stands in support of anti-trust violations.

This application will require over 430,000 voter signatures to make the ballot, but hopefully the effects of cancelling the affiliates program have generated enough outrage that the citizens will take a stand with Amazon against what it feels is a punitive violation of current sales tax legislation.

«Amazon and Google could be the last ones standing against Apple in the tablet market in the coming years based on their ability to offset a loss on the hardware through content sales and advertising revenue, respectively,» Blin said.

Source Verzo Kinzo Android smartphone on sale now Let's stand up against the big ones.

If your title is illegible and the graphics don't stand out against the thousands of other covers listed on a sales site, what would motivate a reader to click on your thumbnail?

Just be sure to compare the promotional offer, which is sometimes up to 50 percent, against the original sales price to ensure that you are actually getting a hefty enough discount — one that will outweigh the cost of standing in a long line in the wee hours in the morning waiting for the doors to open.

(1) The applicant or the responsible officer of the applicant is of good moral character; (2) An inspection has been made of the premises and a finding is made that it conforms to this bill and is a suitable place in which to conduct the commercial breeder's business; (3) The commercial breeder has a valid sales tax registration number and is in good standing with the Tennessee department of revenue; and (4) The licensee has never been convicted of any criminal offense against an animal.

Steve King, president of the Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA) in Abingdon, Md., said all major pet associations have united with PIJAC to take a stand against legislative bans on pet sales in stores.

Over 250 ordinances banning the retail sale of dogs and cats have been passed over the past several years, showing that cities across the U.S. and Canada are willing to take a stand against the cruel puppy mill industry and help promote pet adoption instead.

It alone must stand against the PS4s, the Wii Us, and the PC Steam Sales.

Coming off his Balloon Dog (Orange), which sold last November for $ 58.4 m (# 34m), the highest price ever paid for a living artist, two other shiny sculptures adorned the catalogue covers of Sotheby's and Christie's spring sales, with Jim Beam — JB Turner Train, the stainless steel train filled with bourbon, selling for $ 33.7 m, and Popeye going to Steve Wynn's Las Vegas casino for an above - estimate $ 28.1 m. Fans packed in like sardines last year for Koons's solo shows at New York's Gagosian and Zwirner galleries, which pitted his Gazing Ball plaster casts against work just off the production line, and are currently filing through Rockefeller Center to view Split - Rocker, rising 37 feet (11 metres) in the air, with the hairs of its 50,000 living flowers standing on end.

Stand out lots include a monster sale of Sam Gilliam's Rain for $ 684k against a $ 150k high estimate; and untitled de Kooning estimated at $ 200 - 300k but selling for $ 792k; Alexander Calder's small stabile, Pup, sold for $ 660k over a $ 350k high estimate; Joan Mitchell's Parasol sold for $ 3.3 m over a $ 2m high estimate; and Helen Frankenthaler's Haze which made $ 972k.

New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, D - Lower Manhattan, said: «I am proud that New York is joining seven other states to ban the sale of shark fins and stand united against the cruel and inhumane practice of shark finning.

There's a different set of competitors it stands against, and the assembling of the device in India makes it a favorite for many already, even before the sales have actually begun.

Only a decade ago, you wouldn't stand a chance of winning a recruitment sales pitch against one of the giants as an SME recruiter.

However, you only have two years of experience as a sales person while you will be standing up against professionals with over 20 years of experience.

3d 1016A)- salesperson's motion for summary judgment for commission against her broker granted; broker and salesperson orally agreed that broker would pay half of any commission that broker received to salesperson where salesperson was the procuring cause of sale generating the commission; broker refused to pay salesperson's commission on grounds that commission was not paid to broker on legal grounds but upon long standing ties with other brokerage firm and that salesperson did not do her job competently and professionally; court determined that in the course of performance it is the fact of payment of commission to the broker that triggers payment to the salesperson; judgment for salesperson for $ 11,250.00