Sentences with phrase «voting against such»

If the Floor Proposal is presented at the meeting, the proxy holders will have discretionary voting authority under Rule 14a - 4 (c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to the Floor Proposal and intend to exercise such discretion to vote AGAINST such proposal.

If a merger or acquisition of another company or asset were put to a stockholder vote, we would vote against such a proposal and believe that other stockholders would likely prefer to have their capital returned to them.

It's disingenuous to claim to recognize the urgency of climate change and simultaneously hold that the only acceptable solution is a carbon tax given that, as Brad Plumer recently noted, every GOP member of the House voted against such a policy only last June.

In situations where, in Glass Lewis» opinion, the existing laws, policies or regulations either provide shareholders with adequate proxy access rights or would prohibit a company's adoption of the requested provision, it will recommend that shareholders vote against such US - style proposals.

Few politicians dare to vote against such laws, because if they do, the potential for attack ads practically write themselves.

Not exact matches

Downing Street has ruled out such membership, preferring to be able to negotiate free trade deals with the rest of the world, but the majority of members in the upper house of the U.K.'s parliament, the House of Lords, have voted against that, forcing a debate on the issue.

The George W. Bush appointee isn't merely an outspoken critic of affirmative action today — he was among the most hostile questioners in Fisher and a virtual lock to vote against Texas» admissions policy — but also was part of a conservative alumni group at Princeton that was sharply critical of such policies 40 years ago, when Sotomayor was attending classes there.

We put such a high value on the right to democratic participation that we forbid voters from making tradeoffs of this kind, from weighing how much they value their ability to vote against how much they value some quantity of money.

In the event that (i) the Board of Directors proposes, recommends, approves or otherwise submits to the shareholders of the Company, for shareholder action, a Deemed Liquidation Event, and (ii) a Holder has not received written notice from the holders of a majority of the shares of Key Holder Common Stock that such holders approve the Deemed Liquidation Event, then such Holder hereby agrees to vote (in person, by proxy or by action by written consent, as applicable) all shares of capital stock of the Company now or hereafter directly or indirectly owned of record or beneficially by such Holder against the Deemed Liquidation Event, to assert statutory dissenters» rights with respect to the Deemed Liquidation Event, and to take such other action in derogation of the Deemed Liquidation Event as shall be requested by the holders of a majority of the shares of Key Holder Common Stock in order to carry out the terms and provision of this Section x.y..

Unfortunatly, the party of ME (republicans) have a lot of people brainwashed to think of no one but themselves and even in that case they have the people voting against their best interests and their own families best interests, it is too bad we have such selfish people in the U.S.

«That this House expresses profound concern that, despite voting 279 in favour and none against the motion calling on the Government to refer genocidal atrocities of Daesh to the United Nations Security Council on 14 April 2016, still, no such referral has been made; recalls the words of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in an article in the Telegraph on 27 March 2016, Daesh are engaged in what can only be called genocide of the poor Yazidis, though for some baffling reason the Foreign Office still hesitates to use the term genocide; and calls on the Government to ensure that the unanimous will of Parliament is implemented with urgency.»

This evening, the US House of Representatives voted unanimously that groups such as ISIS are committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in the Middle East.

In such cases, we may grumble and protest and promise to vote against the perpetrators next election day, but we do not feel that we have become victims of an outrage.

Just in case a reader may be confused by my apparent aloofness, I am voting for Romney against Obama for all the intelligent reasons that are put forward on Postmodern Conservative — such as this.

This summer, when some 120 nations voted to establish a permanent international criminal court for genocide war crimes and crimes against humanity, the U.S. found itself one of only seven countries, including such bedfellows as China and the Sudan, to vote against the new court.

She, as a Mormon Republican, will almost surely vote against the interests of Americans who do not share such sociopathic ideologies as she identifies with.

The result is that half of the Catholic electorate felt it was being judged as voting «against the Church,» even though such voters weren't actually dissenting from Catholic teaching.

Addressing the media on Thursday, December 1, Wolomo of the Ga - Dangme Nii Samoah Kokropong urged Gas to vote against Nana Akufo - Addo to register their displeasure at such reports.

A bevy of right - wingers such as the glamorous Priti Patel and the rebellious David Nuttall have blindsided the PM several times at PMQs and aren't afraid to vote against the government.

Indications of such a trend have been identified by some in recent elections in the UK (Brexit) and the US (Trump): voters disenchanted with globalised competition and fearing of job or status loss are seen to have voted in particularly high numbers for Brexit and Trump and against the established order.

Despite the contentious measures in the bill for Senate Republicans such as the wage increase, the spending plan was approved 61 to 1, with only Sen. Simcha Felder voting against it.

Labour MPs such as Clive Lewis could do fresh damage to Jeremy Corbyn's leadership by voting against triggering Article 50.

The unfolding of events in the weeks leading up to the vote on 10 December demonstrated two key points: firstly, the importance of the Labour left taking a clear campaigning stand against such anti-woman, anti-working class and deeply unpopular policies; secondly, the crucial role played by a campaign led by women — the Save Lone Parent Benefit campaign — and orientated to linking up with parliamentary and labour movement opposition.

«Most defence committee members probably intend to vote for such airstrikes, but I shall vote against airstrikes, in the absence of credible ground forces, as ineffective and potentially dangerous, just as I voted against the proposal to bomb Assad in 2013.»

To receive backing from such a highly respected campaigner, who has been so prominent in the battle against fracking and broader issues of climate change, is a real boom to the party as we look to translate the «Green surge» into votes at the general election in May.

Under New York State law, 501 (c) 4 groups were never entirely exempt from such disclosure but were in fact able to conceal the identities of their donors as long as they didn't expressly call for voting for or against a particular candidate.

But in the end, the board's two Republican commissioners voted against the reclassification, in part saying it was up to the Legislature to consider campaign finance regulations such as contribution limits.

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

Such new MPs will begin to rebel in time, as did most of the 1997 intake, but by the end of the 1997 parliament, after a full four years, only 28 % of the newly - elected Labour MPs had voted against their whips.

Also worth noting: Even Democrats who voted against unpopular national Democratic agenda items such as health care reform, including Reps. Michael McMahon and Michael Arcuri, ended up losing.

Mount Vernon — The Board of Education of the Mount Vernon City School District, voted to have the School Attorney commence a lawsuit against the City of Mount Vernon, its officers, employees and agents, and such other persons or entities as shall be necessary to protect the interests of the Mount Vernon City School District and the educational services available to students of the District, at their Tuesday, October 18th meeting.

I've not (yet) heard a permanent Democratic majority as goal of the Obama administration, and will vote against him should he ever adopt such a frivolous stupid stance.

But there are three candidates for the common council who have also pledged to vote against anything that would support the proposed Mohawk Valley Health System hospital in that location, such as bonding for the facility's parking garage that Utica and Oneida County are planning to finance.

«such as the 53 % who voted Labour or Lib Dem, and the nearly 2/3 who voted against the Tories» I'm fed up with reading this rubbish Put the Conservative and Lib Dem vote together than you have more... that means more of a country representation.

Prior to the vote, GOP leaders said they needed a candidate with significant name recognition, such as an elected official, to run a competitive campaign against Mr. Krupski, who had served in town government for 28 years.

Though this is fairly small compared to larger affiliates such as the «big four» unions, today's decision represents the biggest vote declared so far against the proposals.

Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has endorsed the re-election of state Senator Stephen Saland, a Republican who backs gay marriage, prompting harsh criticism from Senator Ruben Diaz, the only Democrat in the New York Senate who voted against a bill legalizing such unions in the state.

The minority voted against the proposal, insisting the time is too short for such a crucial legislation to be passed.

Cautioning the students against any attempt to vote for a change in administration, he said any such decision posed a serious threat to the progress of the country, adding that «such a mistake will erode the gains we have made so far.

The vote for was 400, against 175 and, as such, can not be said to have been pushed through.

I do remember reading that the Senate had rules such that Harry Reid would vote against bills that he wanted to reintroduce.

On other issues, their views are more divergent, however, such as New York's status as a «sanctuary city» and some social issues — Malliotakis voted against same - sex marriage in the Assembly in 2011, for example.

Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats have long argued against the need for such a vote and opinion in the other parties has been shifting, even if there continue to be vocal supporters of a referendum within the Conservatives and Labour.

Community Education Council 9 voted against the proposal to shutter J.H.S. 145, representatives said, and elected officials such as Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. wrote a letter urging the DOE to keep the school open.

NOM has also promised to spend $ 1 million in the next election to protect their allies and target their own enemies to combat against the threat that LGBT advocates would work to vote out state senators who oppose such a bill (as they did with two state senators in last year's election).

Campbell was first elected as an MP for Blyth Valley at the 1987 general election with a majority of 853 votes, and has often voted against the government on issues such as the Iraq War.

Small business should look closely at a candidate who not only has voted against their interests on every key vote the last two years, but who would launch such a bizarre and frankly desperate attack on the organization that defends them and represents their positions on key issues.

Presidential Candidate of the Convention Peoples» Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet has advised Ghanaians against voting for the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming general elections saying the record of the two parties over the last 16 years does not warrant such a voting.

Savino and her fellow Independent Democratic Conference members all voted against the bill, as did some Republicans, such as Senator John DeFrancisco, and a handful of Democrats.

Out Councilmember Corey Johnson of Chelsea also voted against it as did Inez Barron of Brooklyn, a staunch advocate for public education, but it passed 43 - 4 with the support of all three citywide elected officials — Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Public Advocate Letitia James — as well as otherwise liberal officials such as Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.