Sentences with phrase «under her chair as»

Seems like we are moving toward MORE GUNS as the solution, so next time some psycho starts gunning people down in a dark theater, maybe the best course will be to hit the deck and crawl under the chairs as the bullets start flying around in the dark as George Zimmerman - type cop wannabes pull out their heat at the first loud bang and start blasting away in the dark at «susp - icious» people.

Inspired by Winfrey's spirit of generosity, the Harvard EdCast arranged for a special gift to be discovered under her chair as the interview concluded.

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He added that Cryan was the third chief executive in less than six years under Achleitner's supervision as chair.

In the States, U.S. stocks came under slight pressurearound Europe's market close, as investors turned their attention to a testimony from Jerome Powell, the new chair of the Federal Reserve.

But a change atop the U.S. central bank still adds to the uncertainty in the market, and the pullback could test whether Powell's leadership will provide a «put» that supports stock prices as had been the expectation for investors under past Fed chairs.

Those appointments came under fire earlier this year as it became clear that HP's newly appointed chair, Ray Lane, circumvented the board's independent nominations process by involving the CEO in identifying board candidates and deciding to oversee the process himself (although he had a long - standing relationship with the CEO and was not a member of the nominations committee).

Krugman recently called Hassett's corporate tax analysis «boneheaded,» and Summers, who led the Treasury under the Clinton administration, tweeted «I no longer take CEA Chair Kevin Hassett seriously as an economic thinker...»

The Federal Reserve, under chair Janet Yellen, has signaled that it's likely to raise rates as the economy improves, but only very gradually.

serves as the chair of our audit and risk committee, qualifies as an «audit committee financial expert» as defined in the rules of the SEC, and satisfies the financial sophistication requirements under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

Mr. Viniar serves as the chair of our audit and risk committee, qualifies as an «audit committee financial expert» as defined in the rules of the SEC, and satisfies the financial sophistication requirements under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

Norm Eisen, who served as an ethics lawyer in the Obama White House and now chairs the left - leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, which has repeatedly challenged Trump, said it might have to do with the fact that Cohen is under criminal investigation in New York.

blooom counts Sheila Bair, past FDIC chair under two U.S. Presidents, as an advisor.

Jerome Powell, the new chair of the US Federal Reserve, took office in early February under a spotlight as global markets study his leadership in the more volatile, inflationary and protectionist economic environment.

In between, Yellen taught at Berkeley's Haas School of Business, chaired the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President Clinton, and served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2004 to 2010, where she was involved in the Fed's response to the financial crisis.

During 2014 - 16, he has been an active member of the High Level Committee set up by the government (NDA - II) to restructure the food management system in the country (known as Shanta Kumar Panel); member of the Task Force set up by the Prime Minister under NITI on Agriculture Sector Reforms; and also Chairing a Committee for Agri - Marketing Reforms in the country.

And then, just as I was about to start, in slow motion, the top button of my jeans popped right off, ricocheted across the room, and rolled under the wheelie chair of the head of marketing!

He'll continue to serve as a law school chair and as Baylor's chancellor — a separate position — under «terms that are still being discussed.»

Some gamesome wights will tell you that they have to plant weeds there, they don't grow naturally; that they import Canada thistles; that they have to send beyond seas for a spile to stop a leak in an oil cask; that pieces of wood in Nantucket are carried about like bits of the true cross in Rome; that people there plant toadstools before their houses, to get under the shade in summertime; that one blade of grass makes an oasis, three blades in a day's walk a prairie; that they wear quicksand shoes, something like Laplander snowshoes; that they are so shut up, belted about, every way inclosed, surrounded, and made an utter island of by the ocean, that to their very chairs and tables small clams will sometimes be found adhering, as to the backs of sea turtles.

The waitress watched as the man slid all the way down his chair and out of sight under the table.

Also - it makes a HUGE mess, so have a good piece of plastic under your high chair, and a faithful dog helps a lot, as well!

Suppose your child repeatedly tries to get under the sink at a friend's not - so - child proofed home, you should stop whatever you're doing and find a safe activity for the child, such as reading a new book or handling play dough in a high chair.

Fortunately, we were able to find a handful of strongly recommended high chairs under $ 100 that often offered the same level of quality, safety and versatility as higher - end models.

Chris Leahy retired from Mass Audubon in the spring of 2017 after a 45 - year career as a professional naturalist and conservationist, and he continues to work on selected conservation projects under the Bertrand Chair (emeritus).

To prevent a baby from slipping under the tray and falling, or possibly getting caught between the tray and the chair, models that have a completely bound opening — often created by the seat bottom, the two sides, and a tray — must have a fixed center crotch post (also known as a passive crotch restraint) to comply with the ASTM safety standards.

Nana Addo served as Foreign Minister under President Kuffuor, getting to chair the UN Security Council.

He became a peer in 1994 and served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 1997 - 99 and as chair of Labour peers from 2000 - 05.

The use of falsely classifying lawmakers as committee chairs came under scrutiny on Friday as The New York Times reported members of the Independent Democratic Conference — Sens. David Valesky, Jose Peralta and Diane Savino — have received stipends, or «lulus» in Albany parlance, despite holding the post of vice chair.

There was joy in the air Tuesday, as State Republican Chair Ed Cox and Erie County Republican Chair Nick Langworthy reflected on what they called a great election year for the GOP and an opportunity to change politics - in New York and nationally under President - Elect Donald Trump.

Before she was elected as chair of the public accounts committee in 2010, Hodge held a variety of ministerial jobs under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

«Kachikwu is focused on delivering on the reforms currently being implemented in the petroleum sector under the leadership of President Buhari and Acting President Osinbajo in line with his duties as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Chair of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

China, on this occasion as chair of G20, will also host the 7th T20 Ministers meeting under the theme «Sustainable Tourism, An Effective Tool for Inclusive Development.»

«I hope that under his leadership and the leadership of the other co chairs, the commission as a whole will come to the same conclusion,» Scharff said.

House minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D - CA) has written to FCC chair Tom Wheeler urging him to reclassify broadband services as a utility under Title II of the Telecommunications Act.

13 of the 47 elected chairs had also previously served as Select Committee chairs under the old, unelected system.

Negron was elected to the House in 2000, serving for six years, including a term as Appropriations Committee chair in 2005 - 06 under then - House Speaker Allen Bense.

There are a number of cases where this narrative makes sense — for instance, Health chair Sarah Wollaston and Defence chair Rory Stewart were elected with less than one full parliamentary term under their respective belts, and are generally regarded as among the more independent and effective chairs.

Martin Amidu was relieved of his post on Thursday January 19, 2012, by President John Evans Atta Mills under circumstances described by aids as «his misconduct» at a meeting chaired by the president at the Osu Castle on January 18, 2012.

About twelve of them said yes, and the European Research Group was founded under the chairmanship of Michael Spicer, who would go on to chair the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, before stepping down as an MP in 2010 after being caught in the 2009 expenses scandal paying for maintenance of his helipad with public money.

This year alone, three Senate Republicans held chairmanships of lesser paying committees but instead took the higher stipends from the panels where they served as vice chairs, which under law do not come with pay.

After tensions between the rank - and - file police union at the NYPD and the board that hears police misconduct complaints spiked under its former chair Richard Emery, his successor — mayoral counsel Maya Wiley — is stepping in as both antidote and lightening rod.

Speaker Scholes continued in the Chair for the remainder of the sitting under the new Government, 24 and remained as «deemed» Presiding Officer, under the Presiding Officers Act, until Speaker Snedden, who was a member of the governing coalition parties, was elected when the next Parliament met on 17 February 1976.25

Under the Conservative Party's bylaws, the power to grant such indulgences lies not with local party chairs when a district crosses county lines (as this one does), but with the executive committee, which almost always votes in tandem with Chairman Mike Long.

«As a result, the contracts under reference had already been approved by the Entity Tender Committee (ETC) which I was the chair.

NEW YORK — The New York City Housing Authority chair is under fire as the Department of Investigations is looking into allegations that Shola Olatoye lied under oath about lead paint inspections at a City Council meeting, the Daily News reports.

Richard Ravitch, who served as lieutenant governor under Gov. David Paterson and earlier chaired both the New York State Urban Development Corporation and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said that these infrastructure projects aren't really priorities until there is a clear source of funding.

Lhota, who served as deputy mayor under Giuliani, has relied heavily on his former boss's connections and starpower to gain traction in the race since he stepped down as chair of the MTA.

While Johnson said he was disappointed in things that occurred under the leadership of NYCHA Chair Shola Olatoye, he did not call for her to resign as other Councilmembers have, saying that NYCHA's problems are «systemic and longstanding.»

The idea of a newly elected Member being selected as Chair under the old system, particularly one as vocal as Wollaston, would have been unthinkable.

I say to the Under - Secretary of State for Health, the hon. Member for Broxtowe (Anna Soubry)-- perhaps she will have the courtesy to listen when she is being spoken to from the Chair — that it is not acceptable for any Member of the House to treat the debate as a private conversation between himself or herself and the Member on his or her feet.

Currently, a five - member committee presided over by Justice A.A Benin of the Supreme Court, is investigating the EC chair and her two deputies as prescribed under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.