Sentences with phrase «thinking of the public interest»

It is difficult to think of a public interest as important as nuclear non-proliferation.

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Likewise, he has no interest in going public — «We think we're the best stewards of our journey» — and, while he says he'd never categorically rule out selling the company, it's clear the price would have to be very, very right.

Now it's interesting that Canada's international «Brand» has evolved over recent years to increasingly incorporate the attributes of a strong financial services sector and responsible forward thinking public policy.

Many of these hired guns act as public relations lobbies for global financial interests, often by joining think tanks that serve as advertising agencies to promote these interests.

«I think it's in the public's interest and the media interest for the motives of people on both sides to be out there.»

This was driven in part by the rise of public interest litigation — think, for example, of an environmental group finding a third - party plaintiff to sue a company to stop an environmentally sensitive development project.

Here's a letter to the board of Biglari Holdings re: executive compensation [Noise Free Investing] & then more thoughts on Biglari's compensation agreement [My Investing Notebook] Where things stand in the market [Bespoke Investment Group] A list of stocks Nasdaq is canceling trades in from yesterday's madness [Business Insider] The best interest rate chart in the world [Trader's Narrative] A great macro overview from Barry Ritholtz [The Big Picture] A look at John Paulson's possible ownership of Bear Stearns CDOs [Zero Hedge] John Mauldin on the future of public debt [Advisor Perspectives] Top buys & sells from Morningstar's ultimate stock pickers [Morningstar] The truth about «Sell in May & Go Away» [WSJ] An interview with hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry [Investment Week] Bill Ackman: Let's have a public registry for stock opinion [Barron's] Hedge fund Harbinger hires ex-Orange chief for wireless plan [Dealbook] & Deutsche Telekom has been in talks with Harbinger [FT] Hedge funds begin to restructure fee system [FT]

Continue to come up with marketing campaigns that have not been thought of, or a new way of doing things that will generate curiosity and interest from the public.

Abu Bakr and Umar, it was the policy when deciding public issues to consult with the leading disciples who were recognized for their accurate thinking, appreciation of the interests of the people, and grasp of the spirit of the legislation of the Qur» an and the Sunnah.

You defenders of religion keep some interesting company: Osama Bin LLaden, Iraninan Mullahs, Saudi Wahabists (who will cut your head off in public if you preach anything but Islam), Joe Smith who preached that black people did not have souls (the church changed it mind after the civil rights act and are now bigotted against gay people), the Taliban, the pope and his child rapists, ignorant & stupid evangelicals who think that revelations is a roadmap to the future.

They do a disservice both to their own integrity and to the public interest when they think that duty ends at the gateway of politics.

What we normally think of as politics, familiar to us from the daily press, concerns the public business of securing interests and exercising power.

What is required is the public regulation of the mass media, by reference to standards of worth, in such a manner as to prevent their arbitrary employment for the advantage of private interests, either through deliberate manipulation or through giving the public what it thinks it wants.

In October of last year Faith Movement hosted a public meeting in London for all those interested in learning more about the thought of the movement.

Now, sitting in Westminster Hall, I heard all this challenged, and new and much more interesting vistas opened up: of course we must be allowed to think along large lines, to lift our minds to things that are great and noble, to ponder the things of God, and to connect these with our public life, our common life and the search for the common good.

I think it absurd that this even matters... who cares what he believes... he has the best interest of the public at heart.

Unfortunately all our public events are already sold out but we are thinking about adding an impromptu little book signing / meet - up towards the end of the week if there is an interest?

The pathology of this collapse is obvious: the politics of the ring, which are based on petty feuds and revenge: the failure of Madison Square Garden to put money back into the sport that did so much to make its reputation; the lack of a commanding figure to lead the game out of the wilderness, to bring a semblance of organization and thought to it, in brief to revive public interest.

If the paying public thought that whenever a title - challenger lined up against a relegation - battler, the latter would play a combination of kids and reserves, they would be less interested.

His latest thoughts are about how recent safety advances have ended up protecting the drivers so much that the sport has lost the interest of the general public.

If it where just possible to take these statistics, and sit down face to face with PGMOB, the FA and some media hacks, on a public forum, and ask them to explain them, along with the coincidence of how things changed following game 50 and Riley's subsequent appointment, I think that would make for a very interesting debate, especially if video evidence was allowed.

Her mother's public health nursing stories of birth, the study of humanities and systems thinking fueled her interest; and the guidance of inspiring mentors and colleagues cemented it for life.

«I think as far as politicians are concerned they should do what they are elected to do - represent the public, act in the national interest and listen to views from a whole range of people.

I had the opportunity to hear from Meerkat Co-Founder Ben Rubin at the Digital Beltway conference who shared his thoughts on the surge of interest, including in public affairs.

«I think sometimes in Albany the people here forget whose money it is,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

• Policymakers at all levels, from local to national • Civil servants, public affairs professionals, campaigners and senior journalists from all of Britain's newspapers and broadcasters • Politically interested members of the public (ABC1 adults and millennials)- think regular watchers of Newsnight and Question Time • Academics and students.

It would be interesting to get any sense of how many Libdems wd broadly think that, though I appreciate the public discussion won't necessarily reflect that.

«We think New York can go further,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, who described Cuomo's legislation as a «positive first step.»

«We have long thought that state legislators should not have significant outside income because it creates potential conflicts of interest,» said Blair Horner, executive director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, a good government ainterest,» said Blair Horner, executive director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, a good government aInterest Research Group, a good government advocacy.

Its interesting to see how the trendy lefties think you have scented blood with this man «s past it seems like yesterday, en passant, the Labour Party were running its anti Pole by election at Crewe, proving once and for all that its public standards fall somewhat short of Lord Haw haw.

People in the Labour movement generally believe swing voters to be ignorant (because they did not understand what Labour had achieved), credulous (because they believed what they read in the right - wing press) and selfish (because they thought only of their own interests, rather than public services and the poor).

«I think at the end of the day our conference will support transparency, disclosure that is reasonable that is in the best interest of the public,» he said.

There had been speculation that the business secretary would use his powers to prevent the takeover after consultation with media watchdog Ofcom as a matter of public interest if it was thought the takeover would damage the plurality of the industry.

It's an interesting shift of direction for Policy Exchange, since Godson's expertise is in security issues, rather than the think tank's familiar home ground of public service reform.

«I applaud those students for speaking up, I applaud the students for taking action and I think the calls of the students and parents have captured the attention of the administration of the Buffalo Public Schools and the teacher's union and I'm hoping that those two entities can come together in the best interest of the education of the children at City Honors,» he said.

It soon becomes apparent that the two crimes might not be as unconnected as McAffrey first thought, leading him, his editor Cameron Lynne (Helen Mirren), and junior journalist Della Frye (Rachel McAdams) into a political - corporate cover - up that concerns politicians at the highest party level, powerful corporate interests, and an array of ex-soldiers, politicians» spouses and spin doctors, including Jason Bateman's public relations executive.

I think she has put the country's interests ahead of her own and demonstrated she's a true public servant.»

«I think the Legislature recognizes this needs to be done, and there's a lot of interest among the public in putting something together.»

Yes we emphatically are... I think David still attracts an extraordinary amount of attention, he's still a very interesting figure for the media and the public and he does reflect and represent change.

I think we should get ourselves into a situation whereby GBC as a public broadcaster will make its own determination on what the public interest requires in terms of information and put it out in that way with objectivity and balance.

«We think it's important that the governor present to the public how he intends to spend their money,» Blair Horner, executive director of the New York Public Interest Research Group and a three - decade veteran of the Capitol, told Newsday this wepublic how he intends to spend their money,» Blair Horner, executive director of the New York Public Interest Research Group and a three - decade veteran of the Capitol, told Newsday this wePublic Interest Research Group and a three - decade veteran of the Capitol, told Newsday this weekend.

Do you think that, in the interest of fairness, investigative bodies should be allowed to conduct integrity tests in order to undercover wrongdoing by public officials?

«This links nicely to the Rebekah Brooks story, because I think whilst it's trying to say that nobody should be above the law here, there has to be a public interest in journalists doing their business, and not every transgression should necessarily be prosecuted, that's one of the things we have to make very clear,» he said.

«There are inadequate conflict of interest and disclosure safeguards that we think the public should have.»

Having spent so much of my career working to protect the interests of the people of New Jersey, I can think of no greater form of public service,» he said in a statement.

«I don't think we can assume the Thruway Authority is 100 percent behind this project, because, even though there's the financial interest, the other side of this is that their institutional mandate is public safety of the Thruway,» she said.

«One of the reasons I think the public is so unhappy with Albany is to some extent a reflection of policies that have emerged that are also not in the public's interest,» said Horner.

«I think the bigger picture here is bringing transparency and sunlight to an issue of significant public interest and concern,» said Karim Abdulla, one of the attorneys retained by Investigative Post to pursue the case.

The panel consisted of Senators David Carlucci, Jeff Klein and Diane Savino, who consulted members of public interest groups, think tanks and other nonpartisan organizations on the impact of a campaign finance reform package proposed by members of the legislature's Independent Democratic Conference.

«People are willing to spend the money on state government if they think they're getting their money's worth,» said Blair Horner, legislative director at the New York Public Interest Research Group and one of the authors of the Reinvent Albany report.