Sentences with phrase «substantial number of candidates»

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

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.

It would require political parties with less than 10 % of the registered voters opting to participate in primaries to declare a winner based on a candidate winning the highest number of voters, rather than a substantial plurality.

The successful candidate might win on a substantial number of third or fourth preferences.

Weber noted the advantage of not having to respond to all of the minutiae of grammar and spelling, something that teacher candidates may appreciate if they have commented on a substantial number of his students» narratives in the first step of this path.

Some MSP leaders recommended that if there are only a small number of highly - qualified candidates available, it is better to hire fewer teacher leaders than originally planned rather than select a larger number of less - qualified candidates, unless the program is willing to devote substantial time and resources to developing the needed knowledge and skills.

The gap between the number of articling positions and the number of candidates arises from (i) decisions by Canadian law schools to increase class sizes, (2) a substantial increase in number of Canadians going outside of Canada for law school and (3) a substantial increase in the number of legally trained immigrants.