Sentences with phrase «times by government officials»

Bring your student card with you on the tour as it will be checked several times by government officials.

Not exact matches

The widely read Global Times is run by the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily, although its stance does not necessarily reflect Chinese government policy.

As The New York Times points out, this puts the Russian governement in an unusual position, as the messaging app has been known to be used by Russian government officials, including President Vladimir Putin's press office.

As tax revenues have shrunk, the city's financial obligations have grown — mainly to an ever - expanding pool of 30,000 retirees, promised life - time pensions and health benefits by short - sighted government officials over decades who consistently failed to fund those future obligations.

Officials in Washington, D.C., and San Juan have expected for some time that Puerto Rico would default Monday on debt owed by its Government Development Bank.

The newly unsealed charge, filed October 3 by the special counsel Robert Mueller's office, said that on January 27 Papadopoulos lied to FBI agents about «the timing, extent, and nature of his relationships and interactions with certain foreign nationals whom he understood to have close connections with senior Russian government officials.»

The provincial government matched the gift, and by the time of the official opening, more than 130 individuals and corporations had also contributed to the future of the School and the building.

On Saturday, Trump lashed out on Twitter over a New York Times report that reported speculations that Cohen, his longtime personal lawyer who is under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice, could end up cooperating with government officials.

ATHENS, Greece (AP)-- Greece's left - led government submitted to Parliament late Wednesday a new package of creditor - demanded tax hikes and reforms worth 1.8 billion euros ($ 2 billion), which it hopes to have approved by lawmakers in time for a meeting of European officials next week.

What they liked most was the president's warm words about Poland and her historical struggles for freedom, which sounded particularly topical at a time when the country and its government have been an object of massive and unjust attacks by EU officials.

And by governance on a daily basis, mean from the how from kings, aristocrats, down through every layer of bureaucracy till you get to your local tax collector, what / why / how these people ran the government administration on a day to day basis, from dealing with a rival city who recently stole one of your citizens crops, to pirates interfering with trade on the Mediterranean, to drought, city administration, what to do with tax money, neighborly disputes, superstition, weather, crime, theft, laws and battles of ideology, to political rivalries and infighting, to a foreigner spreading strange religious ideas in the city (or dealing with somebody accused of a crime they claim they did not commit), I mean everything and everything these officials may have dealt with, daily, and how they changed over time.

On the facts of this case disclosure might have corrected a false impression, derived from official government statements by revealing the very considerable difficulties that were beginning to develop around the time when the information requests were submitted.»

They have since U-turned on both the timing and the scale of the austerity measures; Cable claims he was persuaded of the case for deep and early cuts, «not by other politicians, but by talking to the most senior officials in the government and the central bank [who said] that we had to act».

It seems fairly useless if it can just be totally ignored - heck, not only «can be» but it is actually standard and official (as exemplified by censorship bureaus being made explicit, formal organs of the government) operating procedure all the time, continuously, to not follow it?

Trade unions have received at least # 113 million from the state through government - funded full time trade union officials, according to research by the Tax Payers Alliance (TPA).

«The N9.6 bn refund is exclusively for the state government to pay salary and so any other claims by Fayose to brainwash the workers to deny them their entitlements once again is not only wicked and selfish, but also a fraudulent practice that Fayose has elevated to an official policy to short - change the state and her people at all times.»

«I repeat, at all times my ownership of the flat and the fact that it was being let out was fully disclosed to Cabinet Office officials and HM Revenue and Customs, and was appropriately reported on the register of ministers» interests held by the Government.»

Mayor de Blasio, meanwhile, used his official Twitter account to issue a reminder about the start of Daylight Savings Time, blast the Republican plan to replace ObamaCare and wish a «Happy 14th Birthday» to the 311 government - answer system created by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

By introducing an alternative to Mr. Paterson's budget, Mr. Sampson and Mr. Silver are hoping to avoid the situation their members have faced a dozen times since the fiscal year began on April 1 without a budget deal: vote for the governor's emergency bill or vote to shut down the state government, an unprecedented act that officials believe would plunge the state into chaos.

Term limits, which are common at the state and local government level, also often impose de facto age limits, because most very elderly elected officials mandated to be so old by being re-elected many times after being first elected at a much younger age.

A government ethics reform bill, jointly passed by the state Legislature Monday for a second time, amends the state constitution and allows the state to reduce or revoke the pension of a public officer that has been convicted of a crime related to his or her official duties.

At that time, «news reporters» were more trusted than «government officials» by a 40 - 25 percent margin, with 26 percent saying neither.

Their fear was what one official describes as a «perfect storm» if the EU failed to agree a bail - out plan and Britain failed to produce a stable government by the time the markets opened on the Monday morning after the election.

The bill, under which the VLTs would have been operated by the Catskill Regional Off - Track Betting Corp., was opposed at the time by Ulster County leaders and other local government officials because they feared it could damage the county's chances of securing a casino license.

The Times quoted a written response sent to the committee by Caputo as saying» At no time during this period did I have any contact with Russian government officials or employees.»

Among the questions asked by the press: whether the city is working with Mexican government officials to encourage any eligible Mexican nationals to register with the city for assistance, whether all victims have been located and identified, what is the biggest remaining challenge at the site, whether there are continuing concerns of gas leaking at the site, whether there is any evidence of illegal gas connections in the basements of the destroyed buildings, what damage or evidence the FDNY will look for, the number of people needing housing assistance, whether any victims asked about the investigation when meeting with the mayor, the number and location of apartments being made available by REBNY to temporarily house victims, what the mayor would say to any employer not granting time off to a victim and whether the mayor is concerned about the pace of gas main replacements.

The larger question being asked by union officials and elected officials alike is: Can a local government keep its property tax increase at or near the property tax cap, and at the same time pay its union workers with new contracts?

At this time, state government is in disrepute for a number of reasons - failure to face fiscal reality, corruption and other misbehavior by elected officials, intense partisanship leading to the inability to transact business, excessive influence of lobbyists and major contributors, concentration of power in a few legislators.

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo vowed to defuse the state's pension time bomb yesterday as administration officials for the first time detailed sweeping plans to save billions on government retirements by...

Academic scientists quoted in stories late last week by NPR and The New York Times suggested that the amount of oil spewing out from the broken pipe on the gulf floor may be much more than 5000 barrels (794,936 gallons) per day — the official estimate of both BP and the government for the first 3 weeks of the crisis, before BP made any progress in stanching the flow.

French government officials delayed the approval of an American screening test for detecting HIV in blood to give a domestic company more time to develop a similar product, according to reports by the French daily, Liberation.

In a letter published online today by Science and Nature, 40 researchers declare that the studies should restart now that scientists, government officials, and the public have had time to debate the need for the research and impose new safety measures.»

The GSF secretariat consists of a mere three full - time OECD staff persons, who are able to manage a half - dozen (or more) simultaneous activities in which the substantive work is done by designated government officials and invited scientists.

There are a couple of other major changes — neither crippling — but the thrust remains the same: Constantly shifting between two time periods (2001 and today), it follows an intrepid investigator (Chiwetel Ejiofor) as he spends years trying to locate the man who raped and killed a young woman, assisted in his efforts by his colleagues (Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts) but meeting heavy resistance and even interference from top - level government officials.

When a 2008 initiative, Measure 10, which would have banned the use of tax money for campaigns or lobbying and restricted political contributions by government contractors was defeated, its committee chair Jim Anderson noted, «We'll be able to prepare accordingly next time, knowing that the real opposition to ethics reform in South Dakota is NEA union officials back east.»

In Newport, R.I., parents joined almost 50 educators, government officials, and others at a «Time to Learn» forum organized by NEA Rhode Island (NEARI).

While a formal civics course is not offered until high school, kindergarten students learn to «identify personal traits, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility» and third - graders learn to «explain how local government officials are chosen, e.g., election, appointment,» according to the Idaho State Department of Education's social studies standards.22 By the time students reach 12th grade, they are more prepared to learn civics - related topics, such as the electoral process and role of political parties; the methods of public participation; and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, than students with no prior exposure to a civics curriculum.

A sprawling story of government officials, academic experts and, eventually, actual witches banding together to alter the present by time traveling into the past, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. is so deliciously entertaining that the reader is instantly swept up into its sense of adventure, no matter how outlandish the plot may seem.

As reported by the New York Times, Clark's government has an «unabashedly cozy relationship between private interests and government officials».

Painted from historical photographs taken from old magazines, family albums and the propagandist publications distributed by the government during the Cultural Revolution, At a time of immense and rapid socio - economic change in China, these works look back at its past, marking a fragile line with delicate layers of ash between individual memory and official historical record.

By convening a national task force of artists, cultural leaders, and city officials, led by Creative Time Chief Curator Nato Thompson, the OACCE will begin a yearlong discovery process to investigate how city government can engage a broad spectrum of communities in civic dialogue through large - scale temporary public arBy convening a national task force of artists, cultural leaders, and city officials, led by Creative Time Chief Curator Nato Thompson, the OACCE will begin a yearlong discovery process to investigate how city government can engage a broad spectrum of communities in civic dialogue through large - scale temporary public arby Creative Time Chief Curator Nato Thompson, the OACCE will begin a yearlong discovery process to investigate how city government can engage a broad spectrum of communities in civic dialogue through large - scale temporary public art.

The email, dated 3 June 2002, reveals how White House officials wanted the CEI's help to play down the impact of a report last summer by the government's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in which the US admitted for the first time that humans are contributing to global warming.

«The time for talking is long past,» said Shafqat Kakakhel, a former U.N. Environment Programme official and a member of Pakistan's original task force on climate change set up by the government in 2008.

DeSmog Blog: Canada to seek climate change deal with President - elect Obama by Kevin Grandia «One day after the United States voted Barack Obama as their next president, Canadian government officials are saying that the time is ripe for a continent - wide

With respect to the first sentence, Federal Defendants admit that for over fifty years some officials and persons employed by the federal government have been aware of a growing body of scientific research concerning the effects of fossil fuel emissions on atmospheric concentrations of CO2 — including that increased concentrations of atmospheric CO2 could cause measurable long - lasting changes to the global climate, resulting in an array of severe deleterious effects to human beings, which will worsen over time.

Sponsored by UNEP and WMO plus the government of Canada, Toronto was a meeting by invitation dominated by scientist experts — not official government representatives, who would have had a much harder time reaching a consensus.

or allow to Run Compensation Suit Simultaneously with suits file by Bank Officials under ARTHA RIN ACT with equal opportunity and equal right so as to restore total accountability, which will be similar to DRT (Debt Recovery Tribunal of INDIA)(B)- Considering the Heavy loss and Damages of Government Registered and Identified SICK INDUSTRIES of 1992 & 1996 of Private Sector due to Negligence, Violation of Contract & Non-Banking Activities etc. of Bank Officials and Policy Maker & need 100 % Weaver of all type of Bank loan liabilities to minimize their heavy loss and damages to certain extent under LIMITATION ACT (C)- The system of keeping mortgage of Land & Properties from the Owner of Industries by Bank or any Loan Giving Agencies as Securities are mostly responsible for Malpractices and ever growing Corruption, & Fraudulent Activities in Banking Sector, which are now proven matter and may kindly be completely abolished as a part of reform programs at earliest possible time to ESTABLISH ACCOUNTABILITY and Check Malpractices, Fraudulent Activities which are now growing by large in Banking Sector or in other Loan Giving Agencies upto root Levels (D)-- All suits of Artha Rin Court may kindly be transferred to Civil Commercial Court abolishing SECTIONS 12, 12 (khan) 18 (2) & (3) 19, 20, 21, 34,40, 41, 42, 44, 47 and 50 of ARTHA RIN ACT -2003 for the end of Justice.

These have been done willingly to Jeopardize the Government Decision of Privatizations as well to occupy the mortgaged properties of the Owner of Industries of Bangladesh Hundreds & Thousand of Industries in Bangladesh have been destroyed by Bank Officials & Policy Maker who are not aware of First Changing Technology of present time.

We were told politely by government officials there are no exceptions to the rules except in rare circumstances and in some instances new processes are meant to bring faster processing times.

In interviews, union officials acknowledged that the timing of the strike was part of a strategy aimed at pressuring the government by paralyzing the preparation of legislation during the busy fall session when dozens of measures were on the books.