Sentences with phrase «strong backing from»

Earlier this year, the Oregon legislature overturned the state's 17 - year - old ban on inclusionary zoning with strong backing from Portland officials.

The event triggered such a fierce push from the anti-nuclear movement with strong backing from the broader public that it left Merkel with no choice but to stand up to the nuclear industry in a political U-turn.

This attitude has strong backing from Richard Lindzen, Professor of Meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who describes Exxon Mobil as «the only principled oil and gas company I know in the US.»

BACKGROUND: JAMES HANSEN ENDORSEMENT: Back in February 2006, we hoped recognition of plug - ins» role would grow after PHEVs got strong backing from one of the world's leading experts on global warming, James Hansen, director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Institute for Space Studies: «The plug - in hybrid approach, as being pursued by CalCars, seems to be our best bet for controlling vehicle CO2 emissions in the near - term.

The bill proposed an idea that had strong backing from environmentalists, including Gore, as well as prominent conservative economists.

By sourcing the initial funds from their surrounding network, business owners report the development or growth of a strong backing from their community, family and friends.

Also, with strong backing from parents, including a dozen parent testimonies in support, the school board approved two new Innovation Network Schools to replace other chronically failing schools.

Questions about Quality Education Academy's basketball program highlight criticisms and challenges DPI faces in overseeing charter schools, the privately - run and publicly - funded schools poised to grow rapidly with strong backing from the Republican - led state legislature and Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.

Fallon, a Deputy Chairman of the Committee during the last Parliament, has been reported to have strong backing from his former colleagues.

The City Council — obviously with strong backing from Quinn or else it wouldn't have happened — unanimously passed a bill requiring a kind of cost - benefit analysis of proposed contracts.

The campaign in East London has involved health workers, patients and community groups with strong backing from organisers from Unite, the largest trade union in the country which has over 100,000 health worker members.

Schwartz released poll results Wednesday showing that Democrats have strong backing from the public for their gun control agenda.

Tory MP Mr Bercow had strong backing from many Labour members, but a secret shadow whipping operation was under way to convince backbenchers they should support a member of their own party.

Democrats took control of the Senate last year with strong backing from the WFP, but hold only a one - vote majority.

Despite the backdrop of a deep economic downturn and strong backing from most of the press amongst other factors, the Conservatives are still only polling on average at around 40 per cent (see UK Polling Report 28 December).

The lack of strong backing from unions could lead to money problems for Dems, and we already know that 1199 is giving Republicans money to maintain control of the Senate.

U.S. government programs helping farmers in developing countries withstand climate change now have stronger backing from Congress.

Not exact matches

The 20 - year period from 1977 to 1997, as this encompasses a variety of macro-economic conditions: five years of stagflation and two back - to - back recessions (1977 - 1982), strong growth from 1983 to 1990, a mild recession in 1991, and growth from 1993 to 1997.

The Freedom Unlimited card from Chase is a great card and a strong rewards earner, offering 1.5 % cash back on all purchases.

Rare earths developer Northern Minerals has lifted the limit on its share purchase plan to $ 15 million on the back of strong demand from existing shareholders.

Given the low unemployment rate, anecdotal evidence from a variety of companies, and alternative measures such as the Atlanta Fed wage tracker showing stronger growth, wage growth may not be back at precrisis levels, but the trend over the past year shows wages are certainly headed in the right direction.

Strong demand from overseas investors has led companies including Lloyds Banking Group Plc and KPMG to sell and lease back their London headquarters in the past year.

Crowdfunding projects that generate strong press not only benefit from additional backing but also build brand awareness.

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 24 - Wells Fargo & Co investors gave strong backing to the bank's directors and executives on Tuesday, suggesting they are ready to give its revamped leadership time to rebuild from scandal despite a noisy annual shareholder meeting.

LONDON, May 2 (Reuters)- The strong dollar and mixed economic data kept the pressure on emerging stocks on Wednesday but currencies bounced back from steep losses as markets waited to hear from the U.S. Federal Reserve on the future path of interest rates.

CVCheck said business performance had exceeded expectations over the quarter on the back of strong top - line growth from corporate clients and its robustly performing consumer division.

The company still faces hurdles, however, including from a strong euro that affects revenues made in other currencies and converted back.

Players benefit from playing on a strong team and can be held back by being on a weaker team.

While there are plenty of similarities, the marketing challenges EBTH faces are (unsurprisingly) different from those at Dollar Shave Club, which succeeded on the back of powerful storytelling as well as the underpinnings of strong performance - based marketing.

Clear rules about confidentiality, respectful language, and the potential consequences of reaching (or not reaching) an agreement provide a strong foundation for open communication — and a safeguard to fall back on if the discussion strays from those guidelines.

For American travelers, Priceline's brand remains stronger, so much so that the company returned William Shatner's Negotiator character back from the dead.

Everyone makes mistakes, here's advice from a pro on how to come back strong after even the most embarrassing slip - ups.

Revenue rose 16 percent during the half year to $ 21.78 billion, with copper revenues jumping nearly 52 percent, backed by stronger prices and higher production from the Escondida mine in Chile.

As a CAT follower from way back, I was stunned at just how strong the company's earnings were.

With respect to Europe, we have pulled back from Spain and Italy and are maintaining positions in just the strongest European markets: Germany, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.

In August 2007, 22 members of the House of Representatives asked George Bush to back away from the SPP because of their concerns that it may undermine U.S. sovereignty and their strong objections about important discussions continuing «out of public view and without congressional oversight or approval» or the «proper transparency and accountability.»

Ethereum has also seen strong volatility over the weekend, falling from above $ 320 to below the $ 300 mark before surging back.

Stronger domestic momentum and support from exports mean fiscal policy can step back for the time being.

You may remember that Sprint and T - Mobile considered a deal back in 2014 that would have resulted in Sprint buying out T - Mobile, but those talks ended when the prospect of a merger met with strong resistance from regulators.

After a long, strong run, equity investors are spooked by growing uncertainty, political cray - cray, interest rates coming back from the dead (though still historically low), a new Fed chair, and who knows what else?

DES MOINES, Iowa / NEW YORK, April 24 Wells Fargo & Co investors gave strong backing to the bank's directors and executives on Tuesday, indicating they are ready to give its revamped leadership time to rebuild from scandal despite a noisy annual shareholder meeting.

Many economists are for a strong dollar but that may actually hurt some multinational companies, while others may see a boost from a muscular green back.

Last week in London, for example, an analyst from a research company with whose views I am usually in strong sympathy and who herself is very bearish on China's growth prospects, airily dismissed Chinese debt concerns by pointing out that Chinese government debt, even after adding back estimates of losses in the banking system, is lower than that of the Japanese government, and because the government's debt burden has not been a problem in Japan it won't be a problem in China.

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 24 Wells Fargo & Co investors gave strong backing to the bank's directors and executives on Tuesday, indicating they are ready to give its revamped leadership time to rebuild from scandal despite a noisy annual shareholder meeting.

Venture backed companies have achieved consistently strong exits in each of the last three decades despite the shift in exit markets emphasis from IPOs to M&A.

While there is a strong correlation between growth in gross domestic investment and growth in real GDP, the slope of that relationship is only about 0.2, meaning that even if the growth rate of real gross domestic investment was driven from the recent growth trend of zero all the way back to the previous post-war growth rate of 3.5 %, the overall impact on real GDP growth would only be about 0.7 % annually, placing the level of U.S. real GDP about 2.8 % higher 4 years from today than it would otherwise be.

As a result, the entire group bounced back from setbacks quicker and stronger.

By gathering a strong understanding of how this technology is evolving, giving it all the information you have about your products and services, having a human touch to back it up, and learning from all the data you gather, you'll be able to provide your customers with great support while staying one step ahead of your competition.

Also, the oversupply is now dropping faster and more consistently on the back of strong oil demand growth and the Brent futures flipping to backwardation, which discourages traders from keeping oil in storage.

Drawing from the history of the stock market there is good reason to expect a strong price snap back relatively soon.