Sentences with phrase «sway at»

«Indigenous Australians are such a minority that our votes hold little sway at elections, which is why the people power behind National Close the Gap Day is such a vital force,» Commissioner Gooda said.

It's no secret that we Indigenous Australians are such a minority that our votes hold little sway at elections.

In the return match, however, the traditional attitude of the UK courts seemed to hold sway at first instance, with McCombe J taking the view that he was bound by Metrobus in this regard, see British Airways plc v Unite the Union [2010] EWHC B5 (QB).

I served marinated flank steak and some miso glazed salmon, but otherwise the vegetarians held sway at the buffet table.

Coconut palms sway at Kapaa Beach Park located halfway between our North and South Shore Kauai vacation rentals.

If your trailer should begin to sway at highway speeds; gently ease off the accelerator pedal and allow it to stabilize.

There are some curious suspension traits too: the rear axle goes out of its way to help you into fast turns, there's sway at the top of the damper travel and you always seem to exit corners with too much lock on, the weighted front wheel struggling to deal with the torque and angle.

The same underlying assumption — that scientific means of selection and training could guarantee good teachers — held sway at mid-century with respect to mental hygiene.

Lately, I feel like her mood can sway at any given moment.

Are we a giant army barracks where only senior military officers and commanders are respected or a sovereign and independent nation - state where the will of the people holds sway at all times and in all matters?

He is relieving Hon Mohammed Awwal who would now hold sway at the Ministry of Transportation.

«Silver, by the power he amassed as speaker and all the power he has — he's gotten people jobs in the courthouse — also had sway at the judicial conventions because the delegates from his Assembly district and sometimes adjoining districts was able to dictate, on occasion, who would be a judge,» Flacks said.

If former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg enters the presidential race, he'll sway at least one New York independent who runs a 170 - year - old manufacturing business in Troy: Martin Gordinier, president of Gurley Precision Instruments.

Chair of the committee Margaret Hodge said: «Rather than the over-optimism which has held sway at the start of major projects, what is needed is realism: about the complexities of projects, the long - term costs of decisions taken today and the implications down the line of short - term budget cuts.

Friends of the Earth food campaigner Vicki Hird said: «Gordon Brown is right to draw attention to the need to waste less food, but he must also use his sway at the G8 to urge a rethink on global agriculture and food production.

LaBarbera and representatives of construction labor management funds, which advocate for companies that use organized labor and related unions, said it was clear the real estate lobbying group had more sway at City Hall than they did, given that they were not invited into the 421 - a discussions the administration and REBNY had engaged in.

Malami was responding to enquiries about the claim that Buhari's administration had jettisoned the probe into the Halliburton and Siemens corruption scandals, in which Nigeria lost billions of Naira to high - ranking Nigerians who held sway at the time.

Both seats can bounce, sway, or bounce and sway at the same time.

Still, over 2.5 goals at bet365 holds sway at 4/6.

Brooks obviously has a good relationship with all of the current DeMatha kids, but if he comes here, how significant is his sway at DM in 3 - 4 years?

Two gangs, the Black Panthers — not the better - known political organization of the same name — and the Young Lords, seemed to hold sway at the school.

the day when Switcheo went online on the Mainnet on March 31st NEO's price point swayed at $ 50.

Impressionable young minds were swayed at these findings for awhile.

If the barbell is swaying at all, stabilize before descending.

A Fantastic Woman is the Chilean Oscar nominee for the Best Foreign Language Film, and if voters are swayed at all by the old - school attractions of underdog characters or indomitable heroines, this terrific movie should win in a walk.

And if so, are their opinions swayed at all by the seconds - in - command?

Some people find dancing fun, and this is a way to perform choreographed dances with your friends and in doing so probably look cooler than you would randomly swaying at a nightclub.

Strange Journey Redux answered my prayers and fans who are undecided about buying the remake might be swayed at the tantalizing thought of hearing their favourite characters.

The rig tows without swaying at high speed on the interstate, and has good control moving slowly on snow and ice.

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(This is due to the fact that the Dow index is price - weighted, and because Goldman Sachs is now its most expensive stock at $ 242 per share, that bank holds bigger sway on the index average.)

Store credit cards: Don't be swayed by the discount you can pick up at the cash register for snagging a store credit card.

Perhaps the point of contact you despise leaves and is replaced by someone who's more pleasant to work with, or, better yet, the person you do enjoy working with gets a better gig at a competitor and sways his or her new company to hire your firm.

He said he was «mildly nauseous» at the thought of having swayed the election but also said he would do the same again.

Perhaps not quite as tight and sharp as a Porsche Cayenne or Macan, but the suspension in dynamic mode (there are also comfort, auto, and individual modes, which can be customized) likes to dig in, keeping the sway into the curves under control, which is something for a vehicle that tips the scales at over 4,000 pounds.

At times, markets also have been swayed, for better or worse, by new narratives about technology, productivity and «paradigm shifts.»

In the U.S., today's public discourse on the sway of the Internet giants and their impact on society is at the level of a mere whisper.

Given the success of its campaign to interfere in the 2016 election, there's little doubt that Russia will try its hand at swaying elections in 2018 and beyond.

We've amassed more money and knowledge at this point and I'm confident we won't be swayed by emotion when the next bear market comes.

United feared Samson's sway could jeopardize its Port Authority prospects, including the approval of a hangar to help the airline at Newark's airport, the SEC said.

Alas, my proposal failed to sway the arbiters at Harvard, and I did not receive the fellowship.

In a series of videos uploaded online, the mayor is at times unintelligible, sometimes swaying on his feet and repeatedly telling people «Let's go party.»

Convertible noteholders are often at the mercy of others, with little power to sway the outcome of their investments (at least until the conversion event).

Identifying which voters could be swayed in their decision - making, and then focusing on this smaller group at the expense of the broader electorate, is basic strategy.

Despite the potentially hawkish inference from September's split vote among Fed policymakers, Fed Chair Janet Yellen pointed out at the meeting the economy showed little sign of overheating, adding to perceptions dovish members of the rate - setting committee retained their sway.

Despite the sway of political uncertainty for the biotechnology industry at the moment, these thr...

Then when I started reading the Bible more carefully and starting to decide things for myself, it was flung at me to try to sway my actions and beliefs.

Just look at most of the GOP presidential candidates in the U.S., each invoking their Christian faith as part of their political platform in the hope of swaying conservative Christian voters.

Didn't Paul fail to sway the crowd at the Areopagus?

But the music starts and I'm weeping through the songs about the wonderful cross while two tinies colour pictures at my feet on the gym floor and I sway with the newborn in one arm, the other raised to the gym lights.

If I remember right, there are at least 50 different sources that can have symptoms that make someone look like they're drunk — disoriented, swaying, stumbling, slurred speech.