Sentences with phrase «to favour any candidate»

The potential problem, however, is that appointment criteria designed by those from a governmental or institutional background will always favour candidates of a similar ilk.

Ahead of the election, there have been accusations and counter accusations by aspirants into various councillorship positions under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that some persons have been imposed on the party as favoured candidates for election against rules of the party.

Although both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown exerted influence behind the scenes to support favoured candidates, they were never as blatant as Jeremy Corbyn appears to be in Gorton.

Research shows that employers strongly favour candidates with language skills and we want to ensure young Scots are equipped with the skills they need in the global marketplace.

In the New Labour years, Tony Blair ruffled many feathers by parachuting favoured candidates into safe seats miles away from anywhere they ever lived.

In the New Labour years, Tony Blair ruffled many feathers by parachuting favoured candidates into...

Davena Rankin would be a first class and full time MP, in contrast to Labour's latest favoured candidate who is 5th choice and wants to be a part time MP.

The capital's traditional Labour bias favours the candidate Sadiq Khan.

More favoured candidates lost out in the factional wheeling and dealing which preceded the Prime Minister's appointments.

Alison favours candidates that have a degree in a «straight» science course, such as chemistry, rather than those with a BSc in Forensics, although masters courses, like those at Kings College London and the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, can be useful.

As long as the person is unable to attend the interview because the dad / mum / cat / dog is admitted to the hospital, I'd come to a reasonably educated conclusion that at that specific point in time; the circumstances does not favour the candidate, and it is in everybody's best interest to cancel the interview, and offer.

Selection criteria in this field will invariably favour candidates who have earned a Master's Degree or are registered in a Master's or Doctoral study program.

Employers may favour candidates with a relevant degree or HND in business studies, management, hospitality management or hotel and catering.

But the BFG was rumoured to be the favoured candidate to be named the next Arsenal captain, a role that could now be out of his hands given he will almost miss half the season.

Rs management have apparently considered leaving caretaker boss Chris Ramsey in charge for the rest of the season should their favoured candidate prefer to wait until their fate is determined.

Germany boss Jochaim Low has also been linked with the Gunners and he is considered to be a favoured candidate for many fans.

Despite being the favoured candidate of many Corbynistas as Jeremy's successor, the 37 - year - old Shadow Education Secretary was not as high profile as she might have been, especically since school funding was a key Labour issue.

A former GMB trade union official, McNicol's task is complicated by the fact that he beat Ed Miliband's favoured candidate, Chris Lennie, to the role.

Angela Eagle and Tom Watson are said to be the favoured candidates, with both thought to be capable of winning over some of those who voted for Corbyn last time around.

Over the summer MPs lined up against Bercow and his favoured candidate.

Although at that time NPF constituency reps were not elected by OMOV, and every single one was the leadership's favoured candidate «elected» at conference, the rest of the process this time has been similar in most respects.

Voters put a cross on a ballot paper next to their favoured candidate and the candidate with the most votes in the constituency wins.

Party List elections are disliked because they place a great deal of power and patronage in the hands of the party organisation who can appoint their favoured candidates to parliament by placing them at the top of the Party List.

For years I have heard members whisper to me that «the Bangladeshis» do not want to participate in the life of the party and are only interested in packing the membership with votes to support their favoured candidates.

The favoured candidate of many liberal Tory MPs and opponents of a hard Brexit, Amber Rudd, is in fifth - with just 6 % of the party faithful behind her.

This week Thornberry, who is said to be Len McLuskey's favoured candidate to take over from Jeremy Corbyn, showed that her previous performance was not a one - off.

On a day of swirling rumours and frayed tempers, long lists have started to be drawn up by the party as Corbynites battle to secure places for their favoured candidates.

The relatively short - term nature of the appointment is understood to be an attempt to address concerns among the trade unions that their favoured candidates have been overlooked.

The supplementary vote system used for the mayoral elections creates the opportunity for a larger proportion of voters both to choose their favoured candidates and have more influence on the outcome than they would do under a simple plurality voting system.

And as Dan Hodges points out, «the Falkirk constituency stays in special measures, McCluskey's favoured candidate will not be contesting the seat».

Nigeria Politics Online gathered that the party had announced Valentine Buraimoh as the favoured candidate ahead of 29 others who also aspired for the position of Chairmanship in the upcoming Local Government elections.

Andrea Leadsom was the favoured candidate for prime minister among a number of prominent Leave campaigners.

On the margins of the Birmingham Conference, party officials were seen making strategic introductions for favoured candidates.

He reluctantly agreed to stand after the Corbyn camp's favoured candidate, Neil Findlay, refused to put his name forward as did Alex Rowley, a former agent for Gordon Brown who is now the acting Scottish Labour leader.

That TX redistricting plan could still be thrown out in time to return the state to its previous districts for this fall, and Democratically - controlled states like IL and NJ will gradually catch up to TX in redrawing their districts to favour our candidates.

Peter Lilley, another favoured candidate among Tory backbenchers, is also thought to be unacceptable.

And so, Scotland's Sunday Herald reported, the GMB continued to do what it did in the 2010 leadership election for the national party: it put in only the leaflet of its favoured candidate, Neil Findlay, into the voting pack.

He said party membership needed to be much more than «a top - down, one - way street where policy positions are made by diktat and favoured candidates are parachuted out».

Trade unions are to resist proposals backed by Ed Miliband to block them from spending more than # 50 to support a favoured candidate in a Labour parliamentary selection.

On Friday night members of Conservative association for Uxbridge and Ruislip will pick their favoured candidate

Labour officials took charge of the process after it was alleged the Unite union had acted unfairly to get its favoured candidate chosen.

Unite has been accused of packing the Falkirk Labour Party with its own members in an attempt to get its favoured candidate selected.

For example, instead of expressing their genuine order of preferences, tactical voters will re-order their votes so as to try to achieve the early elimination of candidates the second preferences of which are likely to go to their favoured candidate and to keep in candidates whose voters are unlikely to have expressed second preferences.

At a meeting in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last week, researchers debated the best paths forward into the wilder landscape of less - favoured candidates, from alternate particles to changes to our theory of gravity.

Dr Pachauri, who was returned to the post in 2008, was the favoured candidate of the US Bush administration which reportedly disliked Dr Watson's willingness to tell governments what he believed to be the unvarnished truth - that human activities were contributing dangerously to climate change.

They recognize the depth and breadth of your experience, and they favour candidates like you.

Employers may favour candidates with a relevant postgraduate qualification (for example GIS or remote sensing) and further study is particularly useful if you want to progress into a management position in the future.