Sentences with phrase «stand in support of»

«We're so proud to stand in support of women and children who have made the brave decision to walk away from violence.»

The move followed called an earlier call at the symposium for researchers, academics, universities, research institutions and private corporations to make a stand in support of the Uluru Statement.

Leading Aboriginal health experts have called on researchers, academics, universities, research institutions and private corporations, especially those with Reconciliation Action Plans, to make a stand in support of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

So far, the deans of two law schools — Dean Sossin of Osgoode Hall and Dean Holloway of Calgary Law — have taken a public stand in support of the LSAT.

We stand in support of the AKC's comments to the USDA in opposition to the proposed regulations as written.

«We're so proud to stand in support of women and children who have made the brave decision to walk away from violence.»

I have repeatedly asked Melodie Peters, President of AFT - CT, to take a stand in support of teachers and parents against the corporate education reform industry and the SBAC tests (indeed, all standardized testing).

The Creole: Louisiana Parents & Families to State Lawmakers: Stand in Support of Charter Schools http://bit.ly/22r9BgI

Philanthropic and corporate leaders have taken a strong stand in support of pre-kindergarten instruction.

«I would stand in support of being a plaintiff on this case.»

On behalf of the children of Wake County Public Schools and across the state, we stand in support of HB 13 to preserve funding for arts education teachers.

Stand in support of your students» right to expression; take their views seriously.

Your editorial made a laudable public stand in support of genetic modification as a way to produce nutritionally enhanced crops...

Rao Yi, a neuroscientist at Peking University in Beijing, takes a more nuanced stand in support of Tu.

This year, there will be some independent candidates on the ballot who stand in support of Palestine.

«Now more than ever we must stand in support of our immigrant communities.

At 9 a.m., immigrant communities, elected officials, and community supporters and allies will gather to stand in support of Riaz Talukder, a Bangladeshi immigrant who was brought to this country as a minor and has lived and worked here for 36 years, and now faces deportation, 26 Federal Plaza, Federal Building steps, Lafayette Street side, Manhattan.

I stand in support of Congressman Rangel today and in the future and wish him well throughout this difficult process, a process that has been as unfair as the charges against him.»

Led by Assembly Member James Brennan, the State Assembly joined the Senate and took a strong stand in support of transit riders this afternoon, passing the transit lockbox bill by a unanimous vote of 98 - 0.

He last joined in the Bronx parade in 2015, but earlier this month, organizer Tony Signorile said de Blasio wasn't invited — and called him a «fake Italian» for refusing to take a stand in support of the Columbus Circle statue.

As women and mothers that stand in support of female liberties, let's shift the discussion from, «Is AP a feminist crutch?»

Cookie and I stand in support of the victims and their families as they embark on the road to recovery; and I support the movement to hold everyone involved accountable.

«We're so proud to stand in support of women and children who have made the brave decision to walk away from violence.»

I was genuinely upset that there were no stands in support of BF but more than a few for formula.

Several members of the City Council stood in support of Rodriguez, including Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Jumaane Williams, Letitia James, Inez Dickens, Melissa Mark - Viverito, Robert Jackson, along with State Sens. Adriano Espaillat and Gustavo Rivera, and Comptroller John Liu.

Clinton revved up a crowd of supporters at Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights while high - profile New York women like First Lady Chirlane McCray, Public Advocate Letitia James and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke stood in support of the former secretary of state.

Shortly after noon, dozens of Assembly Democrats stood in support of Silver following their private 90 - minute meeting.

The 60 - year - old actress said that she stood in support of the Time's Up movement despite choosing to wear a red and black printed dress for the awards ceremony on Sunday night.

And I won't apologize for being black and proud and standing in support of educating our children by any means necessary.»

No public education advocate, parent or teacher ever stands in support any of these «reforms.»

Posted on November 18, 2013 and updated for April 2, 2014 by Nancy Bailey Last November I wrote about why parents worried about Arne Duncan, who stands in support of Common Core State Standards.

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.

Ramesh was at pains to explain that the Indian government, including the Prime Minister and himself, were standing in support of Pachauri.

Union workers stood in support of those jobs that they want to fill.

The Canadian HIV / AIDS Legal Network stands in support of the Private Member's Bill to repeal Section 38 (1)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA)-- which we called for before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration last November.

Not exact matches

The facts: Standing beside Trump in the Oval Office on Feb. 8, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced a $ 7 billion investment to complete the company's new Arizona factory, which will «employ approximately 3,000 direct high - paying, high - wage, high - tech jobs at its peak, and over 10,000 people in the Arizona area in support of the factory.»

«The government stands ready through ARENA and the CEFC to work with companies with serious proposals to support the deployment of more storage,» Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg said in an email to Reuters.

Nor, for that matter, is he adept at the political stunt: When McConnell stood onstage at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting in March waving a flintlock musket over his head as a show of his support for gun rights, the senator was roundly mocked.

It is worth noting, though, that continent - wide surveys conducted since Brexit show that support for the EU generally remains reasonably high across the 27 remaining member states despite the rise of populist movements, bar the obvious exception of Greece, which has been in an economic stand - off with the EU for a number of years.

Thank you, each and one of the 12,000 + people who stood up to support the freedom of internet and Telegram today in central Moscow.

Together, with more than 200 other CEOs with nearly 15 million employees, we stand united against racism and in support of unity and healing.

Standing before a group of heavy hitters, each participant pitched an idea in hopes of winning support for his or her brainchild.

In a statement provided by 21st Century Fox, founder and executive co-chairman Rupert Murdoch said: «To ensure continuity of all that is best about Fox News and what it stands for, I will take over as Chairman and acting CEO, with the support of our existing management team under Bill Shine, Jay Wallace and Mark Kranz.»

Instead, it's argued that Trump needs the support of Congress to do so — a bet, perhaps, that Republicans, traditionally the party of free trade, would stand up to their president in defence of NAFTA.

The support is also widespread and broad — the majority of people in all regions of the country and of all political persuasions (85 % Democrats, 65 % of Independents, and 51 % of Republicans) stand behind the actions.

The policy as it stands today provides relief to working parents by giving them a non-refundable tax credit of up to $ 1,000 annually, and it has had bipartisan support since it became law in 1997.

Wes Clark, Jr, one of the veterans who traveled to Standing Rock to support the Dakota pipeline protestors, participated in a ceremony with tribal elders celebrating the halt in construction.

Ivanka largely adopted Rubio's plan, but stopped short of supporting phasing in the credit at the first dollar earned, rather than after the first $ 3,000 in earned income, as the policy stands now.

Protest group Climate Direct Action said the move was in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which has protested the construction of a separate $ 3.7 billion pipeline carrying oil from North Dakota to the U.S. Gulf Coast over fears of potential damage to sacred land and water supplies.

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