Sentences with phrase «tie affair as»

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Jacobson, a career diplomat, was nominated for the post by President Barack Obama in June 2015, but her confirmation was held up for 10 months in the Senate — led by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez — over objections to the Obama administration's reestablishment of diplomatic ties with Cuba, which she helped negotiate as assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs.

Black suits are also ideal for black - tie affairs, as a subtle tux alternative.

The closer ties between Saudi Arabia and China could ultimately lead to Riyadh giving preference to Beijing as its top global strategic ally, at the expense of the U.S., Asian affairs expert Tom Holland writes in an article in South China Morning Post.

The Liberals have also attempted to counter the image of Prime Minister Stephen Harper put forth by the Conservative Party, instead portraying him as a controlling and secretive leader with a hidden agenda, and attacking his judgment by tying him to past Conservative scandals, such as the Cadman affair, alleged spending misconduct in the last election, and the conduct of Maxime Bernier, the former Conservative minister of foreign affairs.

Our spacious grounds and Spanish Colonial architecture set the stage as the perfect event venue for your celebration, gala, black - tie affair or philanthropic luncheon.

Garcia's ignorant attempt at humor during Tuesday night's black - tie affair was as wide of the mark as the two balls he dumped into the water at No. 17 at Sawgrass in Sunday's finale of the Players.

It was also a back - and - forth affair in the second quarter as the Buckeyes went up two, only for Marquette to come back and tie things up heading into halftime thanks to freshman attackman Keaton Thomson's first career goal.

The state and federal probe into the de Blasio Administration has expended to include Emma Wolfe, the mayor's director of intergovernmental affairs, as well as union officials and consulting firms with longstanding ties to City Hall, WCBS 880's Stephanie Colombini reported.

He called for Europe to take a stronger role in world affairs, for example by acting as «honest broker» in the Middle East peace process where the US is too tied to Israel to achieve much on its own.

That is why HMCAN is worried that policies that are meant to be to tied to international development are being treated as if they are local affairs.

I'm just as comfortable at a Black tie affair...

The song not only ties into the whole affair with great precision, it's a pretty solid song, one that the Academy used to recognize with regularity even if they haven't been as friendly to that type of song in recent years.

During the session, Dr. Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government elaborated the city's historic and cultural roots, which can make a strong tie that connects Macao with peoples of different regions around the world, with more friendly visits, exchanges and cooperation based on Macao's diverse cultural gems, such as cultural heritage, religion, Macanese community, returned overseas Chinese and immigrants as well as historic connections with Portugal.

As the head of the Regulatory Unit at the Institute for Public Affairs, a right - wing think tank with close ties to greenhouse sceptics, Moran's role has been to support the Government and the fossil fuel corporations with anti-environmental opinions about climate science, the costs of emission reductions and the pitfalls of renewable energy.

A «Johnny Appleseed» of antiregulation groups, it is closely affiliated with the U.K. - based Institute of Economic Affairs, the University of Buckingham (which has ties to the Global Warming Policy Foundation) and an international analogue, the International Policy Network (formerly known as Atlas Economic Research Foundation (UK)-RRB-.

Much as we love black tie affairs, kicking back and relaxing is really what a party is all about — so embrace it with this simple and breezy style!