Sentences with phrase «tackles issues of power»

At noon, Assemblywoman Sandy Galef unveils sweeping slate of anti-corruption reform bills tackling issues of power, ethics and transparency in state government, LCA Room (130), LOB, Albany.

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If I keep weapons in my home and know how to use them and teach my children the power of those weapons no one should have the right to paint with such a wide brush as to eliminate my right to ownership of a weapon because this country is too afraid to tackle mental health issues.

Appointed in 1986, Scalia has been on the Court long enough to have tackled virtually every important legal issue of our day: abortion, religious liberty, race and gender equality, gay rights, and separation of powers, among others.

Issue 18 of The State of Competition is out now - this time Rhonda Smith and Alexandra Merrett tackle the cellophane fallacy and the Cement Australia case: see «Unwrapping a fallacy: market definition, market power & cellophane» (June 2014).

John Baron said a «fundamental renegotiation of power» was called for and that Mr Cameron had a «once - in - a-lifetime opportunity» to tackle the issue.

«These new powers are designed to tackle both issues and are a key part of the government's strategy to tackle congestion and keep traffic moving.»

At an Association for a Better New York power breakfast on Thursday morning, she blasted the mayor's quality of life record, insisting that his plan to tackle the city's homelessness crisis is insufficient, calling for a better plan to address mental health issues and complaining about public urination.

Smith made her complaint under the leadership of Menzies Campbell and she said Rennard exerted extraordinary power over the Lib Dem leadership and that may have made it harder for them to tackle the issue.

Over the next 15 — 20 years, Japan must tackle key economic, human power, and demographic issues such as a declining birth rate, an aging population, and the challenge of sustaining a sufficiently skilled labor force.

The power of collaboration, with people working together through the Internet, gives us tremendous optimism for the kinds of issues we will be able to tackle.

Of all the issues that were laid before me in this competition, I could not help but feel that by supporting this group of scientists and activists in their fight for the planet, we would also be promoting the ideas that knowledge / literacy is power — that other species should be treated with respect — that everyone deserves the basic rights of food, safety and equality — that despite our differences, our common ground is the planet we live on — and that unless we make a serious commitment to protect it, the problems of the future will be too big for any organization to tacklOf all the issues that were laid before me in this competition, I could not help but feel that by supporting this group of scientists and activists in their fight for the planet, we would also be promoting the ideas that knowledge / literacy is power — that other species should be treated with respect — that everyone deserves the basic rights of food, safety and equality — that despite our differences, our common ground is the planet we live on — and that unless we make a serious commitment to protect it, the problems of the future will be too big for any organization to tacklof scientists and activists in their fight for the planet, we would also be promoting the ideas that knowledge / literacy is power — that other species should be treated with respect — that everyone deserves the basic rights of food, safety and equality — that despite our differences, our common ground is the planet we live on — and that unless we make a serious commitment to protect it, the problems of the future will be too big for any organization to tacklof food, safety and equality — that despite our differences, our common ground is the planet we live on — and that unless we make a serious commitment to protect it, the problems of the future will be too big for any organization to tacklof the future will be too big for any organization to tackle.

A coercive script by James Kearns, and some middling direction by Nick Cassavetes, can't rob the movie of an undeniable, headlong crowd - pleasing power as it tackles an issue that touches us all.

A harrowing, compelling and profoundly true story that dares to tackle an important but too rarely exposed issue of the abuse of power in the American criminal justice system.

«Mudbound» What Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Jonathan Banks, and Mary J. Blige do in «Mudbound» is ensemble acting at its finest; each performance can be viewed from an individual or national perspective in this sweeping epic that tackles issues — war and its traumatic effects, race relations in the American South, the indivisible power of family — that resonate as much today as they did after World War II.

He said it was important to improve the quality of AP and share best practice in order to tackle the issue, but on the subject of raising the age limit to 18, he said it is a «power» that local authorities have, but not a «duty».

This issue we tackle the idea of provided photography, washer fluid in your coolant, and derated power for medium duty trucks.

Larson brings readers into innards of the Constitutional Convention: the formation of committees to tackle issues such as presidential selection and executive power, debates on the power to tax and the length of the president's term and the crafting of language to meet the desires of both nationalists and their opponents.

Epstein's latest project tackles one of the most loaded issues on the nation's agenda: what and who powers America?

Her narratives unfold in elaborate tableaux that tackle issues of race, slavery, sexuality, identity, and power.

Her politically engaged works have tackled global issues of power, migration, censorship and repression through participatory works that turn «viewers» into «citizens.»

Her narratives unfold throughout elaborate tableaux that tackle issues of race, slavery, sexuality, identity, and power.

After tackling the issue of aquaculture a few weeks ago, Columbia University's Jeffrey Sachs is back to weigh in on one of his latest eco-initiatives: unleashing a green revolution in Africa by using the powers of risk management.

And I think one of the ways for us to tackle the climate change issue is also to lift up the power and the values that are embodied in conservation.

Ideal for youth and adults, FISH TANK, by Scott Bischke, is an insightful allegory about the human condition, tackling issues of politics and power, limited resources and climate change.

News headlines are usually dominated by issues like terrorism, extremism and power shortage but an even more alarming danger could affect the future of Pakistan if it is not tackled on a priority basis.

And just how far these powers go to enable councils to tackle serious issues of anti-social behaviour in their areas was the subject of the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Birmingham City Council v Shafi and another [2008] EWCA Civ 1186, [2008] All ER (D) 304 (Oct).

Vice President Joe Biden addressed the National Association of Insurance Commissioners yesterday to tackle the issue of insurance rate reviews, a practice that would give insurance commissioners across the U.S. additional power to control hikes in premiums.