Sentences with phrase «take tough decisions in»

«Councils have had to take some tough decisions in order to bring their workforce costs down, continue to provide essential services and minimise job losses,» LGA chair Sir Merrick Cockell said.

Business Minister Anna Soubry said: «The steel industry is having to take tough decisions in the face of extremely challenging conditions but this is deeply disappointing news.

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It was a tough decision to drop Harvard — she'd spent three years working on the sky - high GMAT score that got her in — but the opportunity to take part in a new program with an Aboriginal focus was irresistible.

[6] Unfortunately, and somewhat surprisingly for a «fiscal conservative», you have been reluctant in the past to take tough budget decisions.

In 1978, the «Second Cold War» gets tougher following the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan and the decision taken by the United States to install a new nuclear missile generation (cruise missiles, Pershing II) in Western EuropIn 1978, the «Second Cold War» gets tougher following the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan and the decision taken by the United States to install a new nuclear missile generation (cruise missiles, Pershing II) in Western Europin Afghanistan and the decision taken by the United States to install a new nuclear missile generation (cruise missiles, Pershing II) in Western Europin Western Europe.

I live in fear that when my unemployment run out, and have not found a job, that I might need to take some tough decisions to eat.

And in the case of Ivan for not taking the necessary executive decisions that as CEO he is expected and empowered to take to sort this, even if this meant tough talks with Wenger himself.

Oliver's penalty decision was a tough call to take, although at first glance in the stadium it looked correct.

Although Mother's Day can be a tough time, use the holiday to your advantage by taking a closer look at your decision, re-examining your options and preparing yourself for what to expect in the future.

With all this flu in our schools, working moms and dads are faced with some tough decisions when it comes to taking time off work.

New york is desperate for a governor that will come in and take charge of what has to be done and solve our problems he's going to have to make tough decisions, he's going to... he hasn't shied away from it.

Delivering the Keynote address at the Powering Africa Investment Summit in Accra, the Minister of Power, Dr.kwabena Donkor, said government was ready to take the tough decisions.

Clegg is all about taking «tough decisions in the National interest» and the Tories were always in favour widening the scope of VAT, so this appears like a no brainer.

Hold on though, Clegg is only interested in taking «tough decisions» that have no political fallout that will affect him and the Tories only really want to raise VAT on things that will damage the poor.

«Today has been one of the toughest, if not the toughest decision I have had to take in this place,» he says.

'' Judge us by results, judge us on delivery, judge us by where we are in a year's time and when you can look back and say «They took the right decisions, they were tough, they were responsible and they were fair» and then see where we stand in a year's time.»

The new defence secretary said he «hoped» there would not be further cuts to his department's budget and praised his predecessor for «taking some very tough decisions» in order to get funding «under control».

At the Standard Bank West Africa Trans - regional Conference held in Accra, Mr Andani said the country Ghana has taken the «tough decisions,» that will restore the country onto the path of growth from 2017.

The new defence secretary «hopes» there will be no further cuts to his department's budget and praised him predecessor for «taking some very tough decisions» in order to get funding «under control».

The latest fall in unemployment in Wales has shown the tough decisions taken by Liberal Democrats in Government have been worth it, party candidate Jane Dodds has said.

In the last week Labour has tried valiantly to get across the message that it can be just as tough as the Tories in taking unpopular decisions, but with ingenuity it can be done without causing harIn the last week Labour has tried valiantly to get across the message that it can be just as tough as the Tories in taking unpopular decisions, but with ingenuity it can be done without causing harin taking unpopular decisions, but with ingenuity it can be done without causing harm.

«We are showing a world sceptical that democratic western governments can take tough decisions that Britain can pay its way in the world.»

The Economic Recovery Programme, the Structural Adjustment Programme, the Financial Adjustment Programme and the introduction of the Value Added Tax were tough but bold decisions taken to tighten our belts while offering the country the much - needed turnaround in economic and infrastructural development.

Miliband Jnr might change this view by taking tough decisions - particularly that upset his party's Left and its paymasters in the trade union movement.

Voters here are slightly more likely than not to think Britain is heading in the right direction, and the opposition has not fully won their confidence: the Conservatives are more likely to be seen as willing to take tough decisions, and being clear about what they stand for.

The prime minister later stood up to defend the government's programme for the next 12 months, saying: «This is a government that is taking the tough decisions to help families who work hard and do the right thing, acting for the long term, governing in the national interest.

With a coalition government in power for the first time in the modern era, it was important to show it could take tough decisions, Osborne says.

Tough decisions must be made — we have been clear about that — but we disagree with some of the decisions and the manner in which they were taken.

One of those tough decisions, says Miner, came two years ago, when she broke with the Cuomo administration, and refused to let the city take part in the governor's plan to reduce skyrocketing pension costs by letting municipalities pay them off over a long period of time.

We are eager to avoid Labour falling short in public estimation of whether the party is capable of taking the tough decisions on public spending that closing the deficit requires.

«The tough decisions we've taken to tackle the deficit left by the last administration and clear up the mess are now delivering a sustainable increase in housing and providing real help to hard - working people.»

We had to take some of the tough and painful decisions in order to sustain power but they say that they have a way of dealing with it and they can still reduce the tariffs, let's see how it goes.

The discovery of «decision fatigue», for instance, which makes judges four times more likely to grant bail in the morning than in the afternoon, might persuade you to take more time out when facing a string of tough problems (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, DOI: 10.1073 / pnas.1018033108).

But it's not all strength training today, tune in to hear Karen tell her breast cancer scare and the strength it took to make some very tough decisions about what's best for her own health and how to ensure she would be around for her daughter for the long haul.

In other words, this is about as forgiving as retrogrades get, and if you've been in a professional rut or have been struggling to make a tough decision, you'll want to take full advantage of iIn other words, this is about as forgiving as retrogrades get, and if you've been in a professional rut or have been struggling to make a tough decision, you'll want to take full advantage of iin a professional rut or have been struggling to make a tough decision, you'll want to take full advantage of it.

In the Season 1 finale, Vin stars in a couple's personal video production and faces a tough life decision when his girlfriend takes an out of town job; tensions between Nic and Jimmy escalate, threatening to break them aparIn the Season 1 finale, Vin stars in a couple's personal video production and faces a tough life decision when his girlfriend takes an out of town job; tensions between Nic and Jimmy escalate, threatening to break them aparin a couple's personal video production and faces a tough life decision when his girlfriend takes an out of town job; tensions between Nic and Jimmy escalate, threatening to break them apart.

Gugino has built a career at the intersection of tough and sexy, and though the film takes it as given that Emma made a poor decision by separating from Our Hero, she ably resists being pigeonholed as a damsel in distress.

In its latest round of decisions, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education granted accreditation to a larger proportion of teacher - education institutions than had been customary since tougher ncate standards took effect in 198In its latest round of decisions, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education granted accreditation to a larger proportion of teacher - education institutions than had been customary since tougher ncate standards took effect in 198in 1988.

In the days before Alabama's tough immigration law took full effect last year, Maritelma Ixmatlahua, a 36 - year - old wife and mother from Veracruz, Mexico, had some wrenching decisions to make.

You can make their life easier through short branching scenarios helping them practice their way out of tough situations and take decisions in a risk - free environment to bring about application of learning on - the - job.

If these ballot initiatives fail, budget cuts will force public schools» hands in making more tough decisions, and it may take decades to recover if they do at all.

The Chancellor needs to take some tough decisions to ensure all young people get a fair chance to succeed in life.

Whitman had taken over from CEO Leo Apotheker, the man held responsible for the decision to move off mobile hardware business, in September and is already having to make some tough choices.

Funds That Sought to Cut Risk With Bonds Are Having to Think Again All - in - one mutual funds for people nearing retirement face tough decisions on how much risk — and which risks — to take in search of decent returns.

As tough as it is, often the best decision you can make for an animal is to wait until you're at a very stable point in life prior to taking on that responsibility.

Though the decision to turn the break room over to the pets left staff without a place to warm up their lunches, or take a much needed break, the employees were steadfast in their decision to help — the shelter manager said,» No matter, they chose to do without, so we wouldn't have to make tough decisions and euthanize due to space.»

He's a bit of a badass, doesn't take lip from anyone and is willing to make the tough decisions in order to get things done.

Since I only had time to take in two of the seven seminars that were offered, I had to make some tough decisions.

The decision also dealt with limitation periods and proving damages (despite the lawyer's negligence, the court took a very tough stance on proving damages and held none were proven in this case).

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