Sentences with phrase «take leading roles»

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So it is not surprising that two of contemporary cinema's best actresses, Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams, take the leading roles here and that Alessandro Nivola does perhaps the most affecting work of his career as their costar.

Companies as a whole are becoming digital, and HR needs to take a leading role in this digitization.

More than a decade later, she's taking a lead role in introducing her fellow Canadians to that Valley culture.

Until men take a leading role tackling the bias, we're going to continue to face it.»

«For me, it's either we set the terms now and take the lead role, or 20 years down the line, we're the poor cousins who accept any deal thrown our way.»

One is Katrina Jones of Accenture, who recently took a lead role at the firm in global inclusion and diversity that has her working on initiatives in the U.S., the U.K., and South Africa.

If the federal government really wants to take a leading role in fostering a more innovative national economy, then it should abandon its Ottawa - centric attitude and turn its attention to policies that have been shown, time and again and across multiple geographies, to encourage productivity.

After Trump pulled the United States out of the Trans - Pacific Partnership agreement last year, Japan took a leading role in pushing for a replacement pact.

«Recurrent Energy delivers consistently high - quality solar projects, and we are pleased to take a leading role in the Gaskell West 1 project,» said Daniel Brown, managing director, KeyBanc Capital Markets Utilities, Power & Renewable Energy Group.

By 2011, he had taken a leading role in advising Trump on his growing political ambitions, launching a website called «Should Trump Run?»

Known as «Mr. Wall Street,» Mr. Weinberg began a tradition of Goldman executives taking leading roles in public service that is continuing under President - elect Donald J. Trump.

When news broke in 2015 of Volkswagen's massive diesel emissions - cheating scandal, Hagens Berman was the first firm in the nation to file suit against the automaker for its egregious fraud, going on to represent thousands of owners in litigation and take a leading role on the Plaintiffs» Steering Committee that would finalize a $ 14.7 billion, record - breaking settlement for owners.

The key is to take a leading role in recycling the value that has been relegated to oblivion in the space, in a positive manner, engaging those who have their value trapped in dead coins and being a positive force for change.

In doing so, Walmart is taking a leading role globally in addressing the most important issues facing the consumer goods industry, helping our suppliers become more competitive businesses, creating a more resilient supply chain and increasing our customers» trust in us and the brands we carry.

When NACO is not taking a leading role in these events, it may otherwise support member events by coordinating sponsor funding and identifying expert panelists to participate.

Since the early days of the spill, charities have taken the lead role in offering services.

God expects men to take the lead role, and do it in a righteous manner, plain and simple.

On the evening of April 1st, Legend will take the lead role in a live adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's massively popular — and controversial — musical Jesus Christ Superstar on NBC.

Churches must take a leading role in promoting this ideal and incorporating it into their preaching, teaching and practice.

The only alternative open to them was to opt for the path of independent self - sustained development, with the state taking the leading role.

Recently the Tasmanian Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC) recognised the unacceptable cruelty permitted by the flawed national code, and recommended to the Primary Industries Minister, Bryan Green, that Tasmania take a leading role to become the first state to outlaw the cruel practice of confining sows in stalls.

Devil's Thumb Ranch Resort & Spa recently named Joshua Bettis as its new executive chef, where he takes the lead role for all food and beverage operations, including Ranch House Restaurant, Heck's Tavern and Hallowed Grounds coffee shop as well as catering and banquet operations.

Pulsed cauliflower sautéed with onion takes the leading role in the «pesto», much like basil would in a traditional pesto.

According to the Wine Institute, «women have put a new face on the industry, taking lead roles in sales, marketing, hospitality and distribution.

The lead continued to grow, this time with Stauskas taking the lead role.

The Fox Valley Park District is taking a leading role in the battle against childhood obesity.

The UK, with others, has taken a leading role on the handling of Sudan's international debt.

Parliaments do not always take a leading role in the introduction of repressive legislation, but at times they fail in their duty to protect constitutional and democratic norms.

Mark also has long taken a leading role in his community.

Repsol YPF of Spain and OMV of Austria also hold large contracts from the Gaddafi era, while Britain's BP have taken a leading role in developing Libya's emerging gas fields, and will now hope also to ramp up their activities in oil exploration and production.

His advocacy for humanitarian intervention was particularly instrumental in Libya where he took a leading role in persuading President Sarkozy to pursue such a policy and supported his campaign to gain approval from the UN.

George Canon, the Newcomb supervisor who rose from abject poverty to take a leading role in shaping policy in the Adirondack Park and was known as «Mr. Adirondack,» was laid to rest on Saturday.

He took a leading role in reassessing the city's services for the homeless after one of his fellow deputy mayors hastily left the department and the leader of the Department of Homeless Services was seemingly pushed out.

The current strategy being adopted involved the simultaneous conduct of consolidation and stabilisation cases so as to enable the civil authorities take lead role as quickly as possible.

Our sector has taken a leading role at UK, European and global levels to ensure our products are used judiciously and responsibly.

While he has insisted he will not take a leading role, his declaration was billed as a major shot in the arm for the Leave campaign and as a play for the Tory leadership, should the prime minister be forced to resign in the event of a vote to leave.

In response, the Defence Secretary reiterated Cameron's «commitment that Britain will take the lead role in the Afghan national officer training academy» just outside of Kabul, which hold responsibility for training the «bulk of officer recruits to the Afghan national security forces».

Corey Johnson of Chelsea, who was the chair of the City Council's Health Committee in 2015 and is now the City Council speaker, took a lead role in getting the city health department and the AIDS activists to come to an agreement on how to replace the lost services.

Keir Hardie, who had taken a leading role in getting the party established, was elected as Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party (in effect, the Leader), although only by one vote over David Shackleton after several ballots.

Now, Onondaga County is taking a lead role in the attempt to cut back on the deer population that carries Lyme disease across central New York.

Baroness Warsi is the daughter of Pakistani immigrants and has taken a leading role in the «no» campaign.

John Preston has already been taking a leading role in the CIOT's international work.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo intends to take a lead role in a national gun control campaign, upping the ante on an issue that has caused him some political heartburn in New York but has become a defining subject of the 2016 presidential campaign.

Attorney Elkan Abramowitz, who took a lead role in the firm's work for the Executive Chamber, emphasized that there was no ethical conflict connected to the past professional or familial overlaps between the three firms.

As co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Grijalva has taken a leading role in shaping recent CPC «alternative budgets» — budget bills offered by various groups and caucuses in Congress other than the official majority or minority party plan.

Up to that point, «State» emergency management took the lead role in response to such disasters, with contingency planning and response management.

It recently took a lead role responding to the presence of anthrax among heroin users.

Charity Oxfam is calling on chancellor Alistair Darling to take a leading role in tackling poverty at this weekend's meeting of G8 finance ministers.

The State Department of Environmental Conservation has declined to take a lead role in reviewing a plan for a proposed