Sentences with phrase «were citizens selected»

It was made up of both citizens and politicians; 66 of the 100 members were citizens selected randomly, as a representative population sample.

Not exact matches

If the majority of people fall further and further behind — while others in society become unbelievably rich — the notion that the most important value in a country is its citizens having the ability to select their leaders will lose sway.

As an example, Kao highlights the anti-net neutrality phrase «Individual citizens, as opposed to Washington Bureaucrats, should be able to select whichever services they desire.»

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus muddied the waters on President Donald Trump's new executive order barring immigration from select countries, saying Sunday it «doesn't include green card holders going forward» but adding that anyone traveling back and forth from the countries in question will be subject to further screening, including U.S. citizens.

«Knowledge is now a monopoly, and comes through to the citizens in thin and selected streams.»

In a modern setting, and applied to the US constitution, McCormick suggests that the tribunate would consists of 51 randomly selected citizens who could only be drawn from households below a certain net income.

«Ultimately artist Anthony Goicolea's design was recommended by the Commission and selected as a result of the circular layout and permanency of the bronze stones that expressed the uncompromised strength of LGBT community, marries well within the sites natural environment, invites sitting and contemplation and stands for equality, fairness, justice, and equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens,» the state parks department said in its statement.

A concern that a new settlement will be a stitch - up amongst the major political parties and the vibrancy of the referendum campaign in Scotland have energised campaigners to call for a convention that is either constituted fully by randomly - selected citizens (as with the British Columbia Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform) or one that is a mix of randomly - selected citizens and participants appointed by political parties (as with the Irish Constitutional Convcitizens (as with the British Columbia Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform) or one that is a mix of randomly - selected citizens and participants appointed by political parties (as with the Irish Constitutional ConvCitizens Assembly on Electoral Reform) or one that is a mix of randomly - selected citizens and participants appointed by political parties (as with the Irish Constitutional Convcitizens and participants appointed by political parties (as with the Irish Constitutional Convention).

«I am honored to have been selected by Commissioner Nigro to lead the establishment of an independent agency to operate the Fire Pension Fund and enhance the quality and level of service afforded to firefighters and fire officers as they approach retirement after providing years of selfless service to the citizens of New York City,» Cassidy said at the time.

TechPresident's Micah Sifry was a little skeptical of how transformative the debate format will be, since citizens have been asking questions of candidates in townhall - style debates for years, but the organizers believe that opening the process up to more people than just those selected to be in a single auditorium WILL make a significant difference.

They will be Fredonia's Minda Rae Amiran from the League of Woman Voters; Fredonia's Kevin Sanvich — selected as a representative of the County Chamber of Commerce; Larry Barmore (R - Gerry) and Tom DeJoe (D - Brocton) of the county legislature; and citizens Michael Haddad and David Sheppard of Jamestown, Sharon Kaminski of Fredonia, and Ray Rusboldt of Dunkirk.

The body was composed of 160 citizens selected ar random from throughout the province.

Much has already been written about the different options for selecting citizens to serve on a convention so that it is representative of all parts of the UK, and of gender, age, socio - economic background, ethnic minorities, disabled people etc (see Alan Renwick's pamphlet and the Electoral Reform Society evidence).

On November 17, 2005, seven New York City Council members, hoping to be selected as the next speaker, addressed a public forum, sponsored by Citizens Union Foundation (publisher of Gotham Gazette), the League of Conservation Voters, and Baruch College.

Earlier this week the Department for Work and Pensions select committee published evidence that the reduced cap was leading to sharp rises in the number of people affected outside London, with increased workloads for Citizens Advice and homelessness charities as people struggled to cope with the sudden loss of income.

But do parliaments exist (or have existed) somewhere in the world, where the amount of non-voters has an influence on the distribution of the seats in the parliament (So, e.g if there are 30 % non-voters, 30 % of the seats will stay empty or will be filled with randomly selected citizens)?

It is against this backdrop the organization has launched a four - year project to be piloted in some 20 selected districts nationwide meant to promote citizens participation in local governance.

«The 2018 elections are critical in electing individuals who will not put the special interests of a select few ahead of the most important functions of government — education, safety and protecting our most vulnerable citizens.»

The team is hoping the citizen scientists will eventually curate thousands of articles selected for their potential relevance to NGLY1 deficiency.

Novocell's proposal was selected for funding by CIRM's governing board, the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee (ICOC), with advisement from the Scientific and Medical Research Funding Working Group.

Aside from the idea that this Christian website offers its members the opportunity to select whether or not they are» presently married» or looking for someone of another religion, we reckon that Christiancupid.com is still a reputable and safe dating website for senior Christian citizens to use.

Select your country and enjoy free games, videos, downloads and Citizens For Europe is a Berlin based non-profit NGO and a social business that seeks a more participatory and inclusive society.

The Hunger Games are an annual event in which two citizens between the ages of 12 and 18 are randomly selected from each district to compete in a televised battle to the death, from which a single youth will emerge victorious.

The study also said that citizens are supportive and proud of a select few programs (Chaney's science, technology, engineering, and math program and the district's early - college academy, which met all the state's indicators in 2012 — 13, are two such examples).

Our nation may have been ordered around the prerogatives of a select class of citizens, but no serious contemporary thinker argues that civil rights can be legitimately denied to a person on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation.

Three sites have been selected for study — Lebanon, Kenya and Uganda — that allow to study three models: • Integration of refugees in national schools where refugee schools are spatially separate in camps (Kenya) • Integration into national schools where children of refugees and citizens go to school in different shifts (Lebanon) • Full integration in national schools (Uganda) Dr. Dryden - Peterson is responsible for site research in Lebanon.

Yes you brought the Rhee cronies and a few select CP parents to show out but let me say this you have gotten the attention of the educators across the state and nation, current and past parents of Capital Prep, legislators and concerned citizens and we are NOT sitting down with your lies anymore!!!!

Not only did they come to understand the important role citizens need to play in selecting government officials, those who were eligible, actually took advantage of early voting to make their voices heard.

Will Reader Citizens pick up their chains and shackle themselves, returning to the slavery of selecting from only the few books they are allowed to consider?

Judi Gordey of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, who has been a Kindle Nation citizen since May of this year, was randomly selected from all the entries to win a KINDLE FIRE tablet.

When Soojin starts talking about selecting a second, more American name when she becomes a citizen, Amina feels she is starting to lose her friend, especially as Soojin starts to befriend classmate Emily and talk about boys.

The subjects were selected from the 1,600 or so currently published romance writers in the U.S. if they were still living at the time the essay was written and if the author was a U.S. citizen or long - term resident, had published at least five novels with the latest published no later than 2002, and was nominated for or had received a genre prize or been on a national best - seller list.

It is interesting to note that one key concern among state citizens is the decision of which device platform to use; also, should the state choose to select a device to be purchased and implemented state - wide, how will the wide variety of educational needs be met in a one - size - fits - all educational decision?

We are well into week # 2 of our wild and crazy plan to give away a brand new Kindle Fire each week for the last 10 weeks of 2011, and it is clear that we are going to surpass the 1,491 entries we had in Week # 1, when our GRAND PRIZE winner, Kindle Nation citizen Mitzi Trout of Wichita, KS was randomly selected from all the entries to win a KINDLE FIRE tablet.

Kindle Nation citizen Vickie Ziel of Manchester, Iowa was randomly selected from all the entries to win a brand new KINDLE FIRE tablet.

Currently, there are only select US online equity brokers that support non-US citizen clients.

While these 5 best dog breeds for senior citizens are a good start for selecting the pooch to keep you company for the remainder of your life, you may have to think about other considerations, too.

The Grey Muzzle Organization's grant will help Little Victories to hire professional dog trainers to train select senior dogs to be service dogs and comfort animals to senior citizens.

Selecting the right Dog Trainer in RI — Make your life and that of your dog a more pleasant journey together by taking time to train them to be good citizens in their environment.

This year, dogs have been selected from the Nevada SPCA, Arizona Humane Society, Mr. Bones & Company (New York), Green Dogs Unleashed (Virginia), Little Dog Rescue (Florida), Paws Chicago, Citizens for Animal Protection (Texas) and Williamson County Animal Center (Tennessee), among others.

We accept payment for services (due when services are rendered) in forms of cash, check, Mastercard, Amex, and Visa, and happily offer discounts to select patients including senior citizens, active military, breeders, and area rescue groups.

Please keep in mind that U.S. citizens are required to select one of the 12 approved reasons for travel to Cuba, including family visits, journalistic activity, official business, or educational activities, among others.

citizenM is a hotel for all global mobile citizens — not just a select few in search of affordable luxury.

You can't, however, actually select where to place those areas, which is a pain because industrial areas decrease the surrounding area's beauty which in turn makes citizens unhappier.

Selected exhibitions include: Relay League, Artspace, Sydney [touring nationally and internationally](2017); Citizens Band, Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2016); The Colour of Saying, Lilith Performance Studio, Malmo Sweden (2015); Angelica Mesiti: The Calling, Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre, Canada (2015); Station to Station, Barbican Gallery, London (2015); The Immigration Songs: Angelica Mesiti and Malik Nejmi, MAXXI, Rome (2014); You Imagine What You Desire, 19th Biennale of Sydney (2014); Mom, am I Barbarian?

The 64 artists selected, all citizens or residents of the United States, are or were particularly keen observers of American culture, economy and politics, regardless of their country of origin.

Congratulations to Goldman Prize recipients Kimberly Wasserman and Ignace Schops on being selected to join Al Gore's Climate Leadership Corps, part of the Climate Reality Project — an organization that seeks to fight climate change by empowering local citizens to make a difference.

There is in our future a TV or Internet populism, in which the emotional response of a selected group of citizens can be presented and accepted as the Voice of the People.

Although a strong case can be made that historical ghg emissions before 1990 should be considered in determining a nation's fair share of safe global emissions, selecting a common baseline year such as 1990 would facilitate easier citizen comparison of national commitments while retaining the rights of nations to make arguments that historical ghg emissions should be considered in any equity framework.

The Citizens» Assembly is made up of 99 citizens who have been randomly selected in an effort to be broadly representative of the Irish electorate plus a Chairperson, Ms Justice MaryCitizens» Assembly is made up of 99 citizens who have been randomly selected in an effort to be broadly representative of the Irish electorate plus a Chairperson, Ms Justice Marycitizens who have been randomly selected in an effort to be broadly representative of the Irish electorate plus a Chairperson, Ms Justice Mary Laffoy.