Sentences with phrase «takes conciliatory»

«Facebook has taken a conciliatory tone in terms of coming to terms with its power over advertising and how people interact and engage with each other,» said Debra Williamson, an analyst with research firm eMarketer.

Mayor Bill de Blasio took a conciliatory tone toward police officers Thursday in his ongoing efforts to mend fences with the NYPD, putting the vitriolic feud with several police union leaders behind him.

Bloomberg did take a conciliatory tone in his statement (at least when it came to Cuomo) saying he appreciated the governor's «insistence that the State Education post school data so that parents can analyze how districts perform.»

Christie has since said that was his one regret about the new law, although he has taken a conciliatory tone of late, saying he understood he couldn't get everything he wanted.

With the coronation of new National Education Association president Lily Eskelsen Garcìa, we see the unions take a conciliatory tone in an attempt to lure charter school teachers into the fold.

Rove took the conciliatory attitude as an opening to lecture Gibbs on how President Bush rose above a harsh partisan atmosphere to push that energy legislation through and then attacked President Obama for failing to show the same kind of leadership.

Shell and Chevron have adopted different rhetoric on climate, with Shell taking a conciliatory tone, and Chevron remaining defiant.

When he arrived in China in 1987, then - party general secretary Hu Yaobang had taken a conciliatory approach towards the students.

But Zuckerberg's real task at hand isn't taking a conciliatory stance, good as it may feel to the rest of us.

Not exact matches

While the Calgary mayor fought a near constant battle with home builders and developers in his first term, those in the know expect Iveson to take a much more conciliatory approach.

Since Tsipras came to power in January, tempers have flared, insults have been hurled, a rift has appeared between a generally more conciliatory France and a less pliant Germany, and the idea that the European «union» is a solid entity in which solidarity between countries can be taken for granted has taken a serious hit.

Therefore, instead of snapping at Wallis as he had at Sullivan, Robertson took the more conciliatory approach of writing to say that «most of the reports which allege — ... [CBN] aid to the Freedom Fighters of Nicaragua are not true.

In a short passage in Surah XLIV the Qur» an predicted accurately the different stages through which the Islamic preaching would pass and the different attitudes toward it which would be taken by the first adversaries, how they would at first be heedless and careless, then conciliatory and interested, and finally opposed and obviously hostile.

Dolan writes that «a singularly significant part of our duty as pastors is to insist that the cries of the poor are heard,» and now some Catholic groups are taking Dolan to task for shirking that duty by being too conciliatory toward Ryan and his budget.

He took what he learned about pork ribs and sausage and made them his own: full - figured ribs with a candy - glass shell and Cajun spice, handmade pork sausage with sharp notes of serrano and conciliatory Oaxaca cheese.

September 15: Wu takes a more conciliatory tone, saying Tevez is showing a better attitude and doing extra training of his own will.

They followed a conciliatory interview in the Guardian on Saturday in which he conceded that it may take time for him to win over some parliamentary colleagues.

Despite Diaz Sr.'s staunch opposition to same - sex marriage — he is a Pentecostal minister — Diaz Jr. has taken a far more conciliatory approach to the LGBT community.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo struck a conciliatory tone during his post-leaders meeting press conference, saying he and the majority conference legislative leaders — who were standing on either side of him at the time — remain «optimistic» about an on - time budget (give or take a few days).

Perhaps that's why Gov. Andrew Cuomo is making an effort to take a more conciliatory approach with the Legislature and his fellow statewide elected officials.

Bush has criticized Trump's characterizations of illegal immigrants and has taken a more conciliatory tone in approaching immigration policy.

John McDonnell, who has long argued for a free vote, took a more «conciliatory» approach, I'm told.

Incoming Public Advocate Letitia James was less conciliatory, taking her oath on a bible held by little Dasani Coates, a homeless girl whose tale became a rallying cry after the New York Times did a five - part series on her life.

Right now, it is clear that far from embracing a transparent White House administration and striking a conciliatory tone with the free press of the world, Donald Trump is doubling down on his attacks and is taking punitive measures against what he considers to be a hostile actor in the 2017 United States of America.

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But Speaker Carl Heastie publicly is taking a more conciliatory approach.

Last month Long chided Turner for taking a more conciliatory approach with Democrats in Washington on reducing the national debt.

«On the other hand, I don't sense that she has been a leading voice on public lands issues and so perhaps she will take a more conciliatory approach if she is confirmed as Interior Secretary.»

Secretary of State John Kerry made a conciliatory call to India's national security advisor on Wednesday and «expressed his regret» over the incident, but the Justice Department appears to be taking a harder line, vowing to «uphold the rule of the law.»

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan sounded conciliatory as she took to the stage at the Conservative Party Conference and promised to ease teachers» workload.

Though I agree with what «Shoot the messenger» says below (March 7, 2012 at 4:32 pm), I am unhappy with the conciliatory attitude our leaders are taking.

Now, it appears that India is, in fact, eager to take a more conciliatory stance at Copenhagen, but this turnabout is not playing well on the homefront, according to today's story in The Times of India.

Such is the insipid brainwashing that has taken place via television, newspapers and exalted talking heads - global warming skeptics are forced to wear the metaphoric yellow star and only discuss their doubts in hushed tones and conciliatory frameworks, or be cat - called, harangued and jeered by an army of do - gooders who righteously believe they are rescuing mother earth by recycling a wine bottle or putting their paper in a separate trash can.

Yet the result is mostly conciliatory words — no decisive action is taken.

Critics say that Exxon and these groups continue to muddle the debate even as scientific consensus has emerged, and as much of the industry has taken a more conciliatory stance toward the reality of global warming.

In his decision, the Judge chastised both parties for the adversarial approach that they took, rather than trying to reconcile their differences in a more conciliatory manner.

The Court criticized the condominium corporation for taking a heavy - handed approach to this matter and suggested that with a more conciliatory approach, the corporation could have obtained compliance without the need for a court application.

Or put language (now gone) that took away your right to sue upon signing up for its conciliatory credit monitoring service.

Fact: When wives out - earn husbands, the women not infrequently take on even more of traditional «women's work» when they are at home, serving the men in an attempt to ward off the men's resentment, and to compensate for their higher economic power with conciliatory behavior, while the men not infrequently compensate with more macho attitudes.