Sentences with phrase «with majority support»

Advocates for the proposed «Climate & Community Reinvestment Act of D.C.» say the campaign has new momentum heading into the fall and expect a bill to be introduced no later than December with the majority support of the Council.

The coalition expects a bill to be introduced early this summer with the majority support of the Council.

It is far less accustomed to what in much of the rest of the world is the norm: a range of parties, none of them with majority support and none able to rule on its own.

Not exact matches

Their moves comes after Collins told reporters on Tuesday that she had confirmed with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that he would support the two insurance bills as well as a measure waiving an automatic cut in Medicare that the tax bill could trigger.

The Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority has disclosed that the majority of public submissions on the $ 450 million Iconic Scarborough development supported the project, but said all government agencies and utilities it consulted, with the sole exception of Tourism WA, opposed it.

Tree said that broad public support for decriminalization or legalization has yet to carry over to the majority of legislators — with notable exceptions — «since they have to worry about reelection and drugs are still perceived to be a potent third - rail issue with which to smear opponents.»

He added that he thinks «the vast majority of the company's employees, shareholders, analysts, and other stakeholders» would support replacing Green with Harrison.

But with solid congressional support for the proposal thanks to the Republican majority in both U.S. chambers, TransCanada is assured that Keystone will remain on the U.S. agenda for some time yet.

The program has since been matched by Credential Securities Inc., the second - largest seller of ABCP to the general public and, with support from the Facebook gang, Crawford's CCAA plan won support from a majority of affected creditors on April 25.

The majority of the $ 31 million will go to women's empowerment groups and Lean In, the nonprofit founded by Sandberg to help support women in the workplace, according to a source familiar with Sandberg's plans.

«The majority of the structure, the documentation, the training, and the support has been established by me and my team,» he says, and that he's been able to «faster than the competition in identifying new products and releasing them into the wild, we've been able to target largely underserved market segments (like tech - savvy millennials), and we've gotten to choose the best tech for our suite of productivity tools (like Shopify Plus, Slack, Sublime Text, Todoist, and Mailchimp), whilst quickly retiring those that haven't worked with minimal disruption.»

MADISON, N.C., Feb. 12, 2018 / PRNewswire / — Remington Outdoor Company («Remington» or «the Company») today announced that it has reached a Restructuring Support Agreement («RSA») with creditors holding a majority of the FGI Operating Company, LLC («FGI OpCo») Term Loans due in 2019 and 7.875 % Senior Secured Notes due in 2020 (the «Third Lien Notes»)(collectively, the «Consenting Creditors»).

A massive, long - range infrastructure commitment on the part of the federal govt to support building / rebuliding highways and bridges, interstate train service and hi - speed rail, city mass transit systems, and ports and airports, over minimum 10 years and even better 20, with requirement that majority of manufactured metal components be US - made.

All parties receive substantial public funding intended to support democracy, but it also means they are in varying degrees highly dependent on money that will disappear with a Conservative majority, making the Tories even more motivated to win and gain an advantage in the election after this one.

Survey shows majority support for an effective climate plan and minimum carbon price, even if some provinces disagree OTTAWA — New public opinion research shows that two - thirds of Canadians believe it is more important to have a plan to meet Canada's climate change targets than to have all provincial and territorial premiers agree with that...

Research indicates, for instance, that companies with majority (rather than plurality) voting for directors are more apt to adopt shareholder proposals that garner majority support, and that many chief financial officers are willing to forgo investments in projects expected to be profitable in the longer term in order to meet analysts» quarterly earnings estimates.

Gavin then teamed up with one of the other main bitcoin developers Mike Hearn and released a coded (i.e. working) version of the bitcoin software that would only activate if it was supported by a significant majority of the network.

However, the truth is that hard forks (HF) are not necessarily dangerous, especially if they occur with a clear majority of hashing power supporting the upgraded consensus rules.

Wallets and exchanges will not be able to wait until they feel the new token is secure, safe, etc.... With a majority of the hashing power on the network seemingly going to Segwit2x, they will need to be able to offer support from the moment the hard fork occurs.

We stand with the 51 percent of Americans who support stricter gun control legislation — a majority that will almost certainly increase in the coming days, as we take in the full horror of the Florida shooting.

But what I can tell you with the utmost confidence is that basic technical analysis concepts such as support and resistance definitely work a majority of the time at predicting the stock market's next move.

At last year's annual meeting, the company's advisory vote on executive compensation failed to receive majority support from shareholders, with approximately 29 % of shareholders supporting the proposal; however this was just one of the issues the company faced in the past year.

And beyond that, even if the group is able to negotiate deals with a majority of the creditors, it is expected that Puerto Rico will still need to seek federal support to give the island a way to restructure the bonds through Chapter 9 bankruptcy laws.

While the majority of Canadians expressed support for an FTA with China and the percentage has grown significantly over time, we should not ignore the groups who are either opposed or undecided (see 2017 National Opinion Poll: Canadian Views on Engagement with China).

They are generally supportive of trade with TPP member countries and when they learn more about the agreement, we expect the majority of Undecided Traders will support it.

While a majority of Canadians support an FTA with China, it is not their priority for Canada - China bilateral relations.

Most Supreme Court watchers are predicting that a majority of justices will side with the petitioner — Mark Janus, a child support specialist for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services — against labor in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31.

The other is the Windsor case — discussed by Carl Scott earlier — in which the majority opinion not only sets aside part of the Defense of Marriage Act passed with overwhelming support in 1996, but also dismisses and disparages the motives of those who voted for it.

The Supreme Court's 5 - 4 majority sided with Greece, saying that Town Hall meetings can start with prayer — falling in line with both public support and the White House.

But that slim majority belies deep divisions across Islamic sects in Lebanon, with 94 percent of Shia supporting Hezbollah and 84 percent of Sunnis looking on the group unfavorably.

Both groups got favorable ratings from a majority of Jordanian Muslims, with 60 percent supporting Hamas and 55 percent holding favorable views of Hezbollah, Pew reported.

Chad, please get busy with the empirical evidence of any god's existence which is supported by a 2/3 majority of physicists (the dudes who best understand the rules governing our reality).

The biggest mistake that most atheists make is painting with the broadest of brushes: rather than use words like «some» or «many» or «most» re Christians, most atheists simply paint the entirety of U.S. Christianity as a monolithic group that supports everything the so - called «Christian right» (which, like the Moral Majority before it, is neither) lobbies for.

Practically speaking you vote for an utter loser almost no one will support, or end up with a candidate the majority dislike.

It always seemed that the majority of the money collected for charity stayed in the hands of the rich white folk who collected it and the majority of the «help» that was given came in the form of the rich white folk telling the poor folk that they should be happy with a few crumbs and continue to support the status - quo because it was gods will.

Ironic that they stick with no Sunday games to support the (presumably) majority Christian schools, but with all the talk about Judeo - Christian heritage, they can't find a way to compromise for this team.

I'm against allowing any sort of moral law decided by some, even if it is a majority in a democracy, to be forced on the rest with no other support than «thats what God wants».

idiot, you can't invade from within, either you support the majority or you rebel, I wish you the best with your geriatric angels

According to a Pew Global Attitudes Project survey released yesterday, support for a ban on veils that cover the whole face except the eyes is widespread across Europe, with strong majorities in Spain (59 percent), Britain (62 percent), Germany (71 percent) and France (82 percent) all supporting legislation outlawing such veils in schools, hospitals, and government offices.

@jf: do you buy into every theory that comes down the pike or only those that support your hate for the Bible?The majority of the Bible was written by those credited with writing it.

There were a lot of Sikhs who supported him and his idealogies and wanted their own state because they believed that land was theirs, they farmed and lived on it for centuries and provided the majority of Indias food with a small area.

In A.D. 1500, Islam, supported by the Turks and by various peoples of Central Asia; Confucianism, the system on which the Chinese Empire, larger and more populous and apparently more highly civilized than all of Western Europe, was based; Hinduism, the faith of the majority of the peoples of India, a subcontinent more varied racially and probably more populous and wealthier than fifteenth - century Western Europe; and Buddhism, with extensive followings in Southern, Central, and Eastern Asia, all loomed larger in human affairs than did Christianity.

But even if you take away what Paul has to say and leave me with only what Jesus has to say I would still have to come to the conclusion that as a person of faith I would need to support government programs that help the needy, sick and poor... the orphans and the widows... those who are oppressed and marginalized by the majority and the rich.

«Catholic politicians should build new coalitions in support of protecting innocent human life: Coalitions, first and foremost, with American women» the majority of whom are pro-life» who understand that Roe's abortion license has encouraged irresponsible male sexual behavior more than any other legal act in our history.

We can stand with our Christian brothers while encouraging them to practice loving their neighbor and their enemy, as well as supporting the vast majority of peace - loving Muslims in that land.

Despite these very significant expressions of Christian support for socialism, the majority position among both Catholics and Protestants in the twentieth century has been against too close an association of Christianity with any political programme or party.

Near the beginning of this process, a majority of the faculty would not have supported the college's reengagement with its Christian heritage.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

And he looked that way at times, but the majority of the time he has been a defensive sieve and a streaky offensive player with bad habits (all the things people complained about Hood, which is so ironic given those who hated on Hood and support Burks...).

Now it's up to the majority of the fans, do you want to spread the negativity until big changes occur or do you want to keep supporting Arsenal players to fight with their heart in this season?