Sentences with phrase «strong public support of»

The in - principle approval comes following strong public support of the three - runway option and the recommendation to proceed by the Airport Authority of Hong Kong.

In 2004 Blackburn and ethicist William F. May made headlines when the Bush administration ousted them from the President's Council on Bioethics for their strong public support of human embryonic stem cell research.

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The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision in 2010 allowed for unlimited political spending by corporations, but Justice Anthony Kennedy expressed his strong support for public disclosure of the money spent.

«At the start of the year, strong opposition to the Northern Gateway outranked strong support by an almost 4 - to - 1 margin — now it's less than 2 - to - 1,» says Mario Canseco, Vice President, Public Affairs at Insights West.

Didn't support the Burnaby School Board's policy banning homophobia and transphobia: The premier didn't stand up for the board's progressive policy, missing a key opportunity to take a strong public stance in favour of protecting LGBT students.

But the NDP Government led by Premier Rachel Notley gives the impression it would be just as happy if the private school funding issue would go away, notwithstanding the strong public support for defunding elite private schools and a general lack of public enthusiasm for private schools.

Financial support faced strong public resistance and it took a considerable amount of time before public funds were actually injected into financial institutions.

Still a third national survey (1997) discovered not only that a strong majority of African - Americans (57 percent) and Hispanics (65 percent) favored vouchers, but also that it was precisely the black age group most likely to have children in the public schools (those 26 to 35) who supported vouchers most strongly (86.5 percent!).

The conference was spearheaded by Michael Davidson, a man of God who came out of the homosexual life many years ago and heads up a group called Core Issues Trust («a non-profit Christian ministry supporting men and women with homosexual issues who voluntarily seek change in sexual preference and expression») and by Andrea Williams, dynamic barrister and CEO of Christian Concern (an organization that seeks to be «a strong Christian voice in the public sphere») and the Christian Legal Centre (a legal defense team for British Christians persecuted for their faith).

He makes a strong case that the idea of covenant, drawn from scripture and developed variously in different cultures and societies, is particularly suited to support public, just, pluralistic, federalist structures within the church and in the government.

substantial, in part because of the political ties of many of its preachers, beginning with their support of a number of conservative causes and candidates in l980, but also because they galvanized strong support from a relatively small group of people who for the first time found a national public articulation of their views.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

This rejection came despite the traffic - light system having the strong support of EU public health and consumer agencies.

The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA), supported by the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), express our strongest opposition to the forced removal of Aboriginal peoples from their communities, as proposed by the Western Australian government.

There is hope that the ministers will acknowledge the strong public health arguments and overwhelming public support in favour of traffic light labels and see this proposal for what it is: a highly cost - effective policy that is likely to reduce the health and economic burden of non-communicable diseases.

Initially pushed up to -4.5 by public support, there has since been strong reverse line movement dropping the line to -3 despite Nebraska receiving 82 % of spread bets.

Assuming this level of public support holds up, there could be value on the under — especially given the current weather conditions with strong winds blowing in.

It is known that chairman Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha is a strong supporter of his manager but even the public showing of support hasn't removed him from number one in the betting to be the next Premier League manager to leave his job.

The Township of Richmond was a strong partner in its support for conserving this area and making it available to the public.

Mass Audubon stands with the affected communities and other interested public and private groups in supporting a strong EPA permit governing the implementation of this crucial environmental cleanup project, which may well affect Massachusetts and the Northeast for centuries.

Strong stakeholder support and a Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grant were the keys to helping Grand Island Public Schools» director of nutrition services Kris Spellman implement a breakfast - in - the - classroom program.

An Office of Family Assistance (OFA) funded national resource for fathers, practitioners, programs / Federal grantees, states, and the public at - large who are serving or interested in supporting strong fathers and families.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeedingsupport, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeedingsupport individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeedingSupport from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

«Successful governments require a number of ingredients: strong leadership, public support, dedicated ministers, and a good dose of luck, to name but a few.

So it's not surprising that our research revealed a strong desire amongst the public for politicians to protect and champion business — 82 per cent of voters in our survey agreed that the government should do more to support UK businesses.

With an aggressive lobbying effort, apparently strong public support and even the endorsement of the governor, you'd think a bill to legalize ride - hailing services in upstate would pass pretty quickly whenever legislators end up returning to Albany.

The German public has given strong public support to CDU / CSU for a third consecutive term, in spite of the fresh drone scandal.

The public want the costs of social security kept under control, but they have also retained a strong sense of fairness and empathy for those who need access to social security and other forms of state support such as tax credits.

«I remember a number of issues in the past where there was strong public support — the death penalty — the speaker opposed it... It's not about governing from the polls, it's about doing what you think is the correct thing to do.»

Siena Poll: 57 Percent of New Yorkers Favor Public Financing A new research poll by Siena shows that New York residents across the state express strong support for the public financing of elecPublic Financing A new research poll by Siena shows that New York residents across the state express strong support for the public financing of elecpublic financing of elections.

«If Governor Cuomo leads with a strong congestion pricing plan that generates billions of dollars for public transit, he will have the support of millions of frustrated subway and bus riders who are desperate for relief.»

Former State Congressman Mike Arcuri expressed his strong support this week for a state system of public campaign financing.

Carol M. Browner, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Board Chair of the League of Conservation Voters said: «By building victories in different states and on multiple policies, we can demonstrate strong public support for climate action, demonstrate success that others will want to replicate, and drive down the costs of clean energy».

As expected, most of the Citizens Union - sponsored event focused on the candidates» reform agendas, with strong support from all for legalizing gay marriage, bipartisan redistricting and full public financing of campaigns.

State Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries reiterated his strong support for public campaign finance in an interview on MSNBC this week, urging fellow state lawmakers to pass the Fair Elections Act before the end of the legislative session.

I think it's going to take a lot of vocal public support and advocacy to get the recreational use done because while there is very strong public support, the folks opposed to it can be pretty vocal.»

Regardless of how the WFP pyschodrama plays out, the Green Party will remain the choice this November for progressives who support a $ 15 an hour minimum wage, living wage jobs, climate action, strong public schools, and an end to corruption at the State Capitol.»

To keep a close liaison and coordination with state security elements for the activities — the use of armed escort as much as possible and maintaining strong security training and awareness for the personnel; careful selection of all election related sites and the maintenance of security for polling staff, electoral materials and equipment and situational awareness through a well - developed public information strategy to support election operation and ensure timely distribution of security information / advisories; identify hotspots (fragile security locations) in coordination with the Security Agencies and the most likely threats in each constituency and provide a clear order of priority for concerted efforts to be made to mitigate and manage these concerns and to allow resources to be targeted for maximum effect.

«As opposed to advocating for a more level playing field for those off all religions and none by stating thatChristian Churches have a unique position in British society and a particularly strong claim to be heard, he is supporting the increasingly strident lobbying of a minority of Christians for more influence in our public life and greater privilege for those with Christian beliefs.

Those policemen were assassinated... [A] s public officials we have to show strong support of our police officers and our conference will do it,» he added.

Democrat Tim Kennedy of Buffalo believes Cuomo is well aware of the strong support for such games, both in the public and within the Legislature.

A new poll has found that a majority of the British public are in favour of having a vote on the final Brexit deal, with strong support among Labour backers.

A new poll has found that a majority of the British public are in favour of having a vote on the final Brexit deal, with strong support among...

He also promoted the Members of Parliament (Employment Disqualification) Bill which sought to prevent MPs from neglecting their Parliamentary duties in pursuit of parallel careers (2002) and the Right to Reply & Press Standards Bill (2005) which, with the support of the NUJ, MediaWise and the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom attempted to provide stronger protection to members of the public affected by misrepresentation in the press and to introduce controls on journalists» excesses.

The Fund for Great Public Schools, a teachers union backed SuperPAC has weigh in support of Senator Rivera, while New Yorkers for Independent Action have sided with CM Cabrera because of his strong support for charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial scPublic Schools, a teachers union backed SuperPAC has weigh in support of Senator Rivera, while New Yorkers for Independent Action have sided with CM Cabrera because of his strong support for charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial scpublic, private and parochial schools.

Silver notably did not choose to highlight public campaign finance reform, which has generated a lot of support on the left (Citizen Action, Working Families Party, Strong Economy for All etc), or a reduction of contribution limits for regular candidate committees or PACs.

«From running digital campaigns in support of striking McDonalds workers to making viral videos highlighting Tory cuts to public services with the CWU and the TSSA - we believe Labour is strongest when trade unions and member organisations work together closely.

In Governor Cuomo's State of the State address, he announced his strong support for what could be the nation's most important reform this year: public financing of elections in New York State!

«Despite the progress outlined in this tentative deal there is clearly a lot of work ahead of us, including stronger criminal justice reforms; full funding for our state's public education system; ensuring affordable college for all New Yorkers, including DREAMers; additional support for Planned Parenthood; and ethics and voting reforms,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

In addition to support from labor unions and supporters of public financing of political campaigns, Senate Democrats are expected to receive strong organizational support from groups that focus on women's health and workplace rights issues.