Sentences with phrase «while voicing her support»

Mr. Betancourt, while voicing support for our issues, doesn't have any record to demonstrate his commitment.

While voicing support for the President's proposals on issues from Head Start to child - welfare reform, the group's executive director, David S. Liederman, said a more concerted effort is needed to stem the incidence of «tragedy involving children.»

«This is certainly unfortunate, but it is necessary,» board member Becky Taylor said Thursday, growing emotional while voicing her support for the action.

Not exact matches

While in prison and since her release, Manning has remained a highly visible political voice, with growing support from leftists within and outside the Democratic party.

While campaigning for the White House, Trump voiced support for legal medical marijuana and Spicer echoed that support on Thursday, noting that the president sees its benefits in treating various types of pain and illnesses.

While Booker's new bill is also a long - shot, it comes at a time when more and more Americans are voicing support for marijuana legalization.

While both governments remain committed to finding new markets for Canada's oil and gas, they have voiced strong support for increasing clean energy production and exports in order to reduce carbon emissions and the impact of fluctuating oil prices on Canada's economy.

Only about 35 percent of the population in each of the three metros voiced strong support, the poll found, while in Austin and Denver, the percentage of the population opposing the project registered in the double digits — the only two metros to do so.

A majority in attendance» both Democrats and Republicans» had voted for Barack Obama (a few grudgingly, as they had supported Clinton) but while everyone expressed disappointment (there was not a single voice raised in support of the president) the senior citizens confided a deep sense of betrayal» of their trust being shattered.

(CNN)-- All but one of the Republican presidential candidates made their case to Jewish voters Wednesday, voicing their support for Israel and criticizing Iran while uniformly hitting President Barack Obama's strategy of appeasement on the world stage.

Any broth, soup or chowder will benefit from having a bay leaf to support and bring together all the other flavors while adding it's own gentle voice to the mix.

While the Senate Democrats and HIV / AIDS advocates are slamming Gov. David Paterson for vetoing a rent - cap bill that would have limited the amount people on public assistance who are suffering from the disease can pay for housing, Mayor Bloomberg is voicing support for the governor's decision.

Two New York City mayoral candidates today voiced support for the New York Yankees while bashing Boston - bred rival de Blasio.

It will be recalled that Cool FM OAP, Freeze had earlier voiced his support for the wife of Ooni of Ife, Olori Wuraola - Zynab Ogunwusi who said men and women can't be equal because each gender has its pivotal roles to play in life while recently speaking at the Emerging Women's Forum in Maryland, USA.

Talk to a Labour delegate and you can hear the relief in their voice when they tell you how those proposals were beaten back while ensuring unions» financial support stays solidly in place.

Common Council members representing the city's poorest neighborhoods are voicing support for a newly unveiled casino plan while many members from other Albany wards are reserving judgment.

While some officials who took part in the meeting voiced support for Schumer afterward, others said they would consider it a strike on his record if the provision is left out, noting that he voted for the Defense of Marriage Act and was the last of New York's major elected officials to voice support for gay marriage.

«What we have to do is find the way in which we can support the project that is the coalition... while retaining our own independent voice and values as a party,» Mr Horwood added.

The Assembly has already put forth a bill on campaign finance reform and the Governor has voiced support for the issue, while maybe not the specific bill in the Assembly.

While one of the goals in this election is to retain the party's place on the ballot, Hawkins is aiming to get more support to help establish the party as a voice for the left.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo voiced his support for Israel while Senate Co-Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver took turns blasting the Palestinian group Hamas before taking off for a whirlwind 30 - hour trip to the Holy Land today.

Both House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump support the AHCA, while Democrats and some Republican members have voiced opposition to the bill, including Rep. John Katko (R - NY), who represents New York's 24th Congressional District that covers Onondaga, Cayuga, Wayne and Oswego counties.

While residents of some communities in the city have protested attempts to instill affordable or supportive housing in their neighborhoods, Upper East Side residents turned up to voice support for the Win project, which is due to be completed in late 2018.

While the county's chief official voiced strong support for the move, the response from the city was relatively muted.

However, the phenomenon is reminiscent of widely cited studies, for example, of members of the U.S. public who consistently support their own elected officials and the teachers of their children, while simultaneously voicing discontent with the larger contexts and systems in which the elected representatives and faculty are complicit.

We talk about all kinds of things from the birth planning to cloth diapering and homeschooling, running while pregnant, facing your fear demons around birth, placenta previa and how that has been impacting her current pregnancy, having a community of like - minded people to support you, cultivating your voice for what you want, and intimacy with your partner during pregnancy.

Possessed of a splendid singing voice, our heroine rises to fame on the opera stage, while poor Jonathan continues struggling, supporting himself as a tour guide.

While not offering much in terms of player influence, the story of Sleeping Dogs is strong, supported by excellent voice acting and brutal plot twists.

While it's easy to bemoan his involvement in Marvel — which tends to strip directors over their individualized voices rather than supporting them — seeing how Coogler, with Creed, fought the Hollywood machine to make one of the best films of 2015, we can only hope he does the same with Black Panther.

Yet while Florence was convinced that the voice she heard in her head was mellifluous and lovely to all, her partner / manager, aristocratic actor St. Clair Bayfield (Grant) became determined to protect that delusion, convincing everyone around them to support her.

While Conservative grassroots, along with a number of cabinet ministers, support the move, chair of the Education Select Committee and Conservative MP Neil Carmichael has also voice opposition to lifting the ban.

To support comprehension of specific rhetorical terms - purpose, voice, format, topic, context, etc. - and develop a common language, we can practice while conferencing, the class creates general, but tentative, definitions of each.

Urban schools reinforce the student perception that teachers bear final responsibility for what they learn.By allowing passive witnesses, the schools support these student perceptions that all relationships are (indeed rewarding) students for being essentially authoritarian rather than mutual.As youth see the world, they are compelled to go to school while teachers are paid to be there.Therefore, it is the job of the teacher to make them learn.Every school policy and instructional decision which is made without involving students — and this is almost all of them — spreads the virus that principals and teachers rather than students must be the constituency held accountable for learning.In a very real sense students are being logical.In an authoritarian, top - down system with no voice for those at the bottom, why should those «being done to» be held accountable?

Think Pair Share is a strategy that gives students a voice, enhances communication skills, supports active listening and critical thinking skills while giving teachers a chance to learn more about their students or formatively assess students» understanding, in just a few minutes!

At the school board meeting this Monday, January 29, we will be speaking in support of our educators and staff while voicing our opposition to the ERS contract.

Many of the locals voiced opposition to the plan, while others supported it.

«While we obviously would have preferred a different decision from the National Board of the NAACP today, we are greatly encouraged to see how thousands of voices across this country representing the interests of historically underserved students have registered their clear support for charter schools continuing to grow and expand their positive impact on public education in communities across the United States.

While an AP (and Testing Coordinator), I was able to hire, train, and retain high - quality teachers, create an environment where teachers and students felt they had a voice, and support the core - values of The Main Street Academy.

«While I support any mechanism that truly elevates the voices of parents and other community stakeholders in the hard work of improving our schools, I'm not sure that Parent Trigger on its own is ultimately able to provide the kind of systematic and meaningful parent involvement and local control that turning around our schools will require.

Residents Ali Ziesler and Joe Cronley represented the opposition, while Moe Hickey, a former Board of Education member, and Katherine Hoggan voiced their support for it.

Every charter school has their own wants and needs and my role is to support them in discovering these priorities while coaching them on strategies that will give them a voice to affect change.

While some saw the protests as nothing more than an inconvenience to parents — especially working parents — others voiced support for participating teachers for helping to shine a light on an important societal issue.

Life and leadership skills are quantifiably measured to encourage and support learning processes, attitudes and strategies - all while giving voice to the learner.

While we commend the TSX's microphone, speakers, and voice - recognition software, we felt Acura really dropped the ball by not adding Bluetooth phone support to complete the system.

While this iPad lacks Siri support — an odd omission, given that last fall's iPhone 4S introduced Siri — it does add integrated voice recognition.

Among the other features of the Reliance 3G Tab include GPS, WiFi, Mobile TV, voice calling and video recording while supporting push email as well.

Additional features: · Powered by Android ™ 2.3 Gingerbread · Mirror mode allows you to view and share photos, videos and movies on a larger TV via HDMI output (requires HDMI cable) · Global ready, allowing customers to enjoy wireless voice and data service in more than 200 countries, including more than 125 with 3G speeds · Enterprise ready with advanced security policies, device and SD card encryption, complex password support, remote data wipe of device and SD card; document and presentation viewing and editing with Quickoffice ® · Citrix ® GoToMeeting ® for Android, gives users the ability to attend online meetings while on - the - go, and Citrix Receiver ® for Android, a universal software client that allows companies to deliver corporate apps, desktops and data to any corporate - or employee - owned device · ESP smart dock technology for a tailored experience based on whether DROID 3 is docked in home, office or car settings · Adobe ® Flash ® Player 10 · Front - facing camera for still shots and video chat · Video playback in 1080p HD in mirror mode

While I do support Michael Kozlowski's right to say what he feels (particularly as the editor - in - chief of this website), I have to make my own voice heard by not providing Good e-Reader with my marketing eyeballs nor my support for their articles in the future.

While it supports wireless display, this tablet lacks such features as parental controls (found in 4.3) and saying «OK, Google» to launch voice search from the home screen (found in 4.4 KitKat).

Text (SMS) and picture / video (MMS) messaging Access to popular instant messaging services Access to personal and work e-mail (supports Microsoft Exchange corporate e-mail) HTML Web browser Organizer tools including calendar, voice memo, calculator, and alarm Airplane mode allows you to listen to music while the cellular connectivity is turned off USB connectivity with mass storage and charging capabilities 3.5 mm headset / headphone jack TTY capable Vital Statistics