Sentences with phrase «with unanimous backing»
Kentucky, with unanimous backing from its state board of education, was the first state to adopt the standards, in April of 2010.
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In a moving story concerning his own children's unanimous affirmation of the moral legitimacy of «same - sex sex» he harked back with nostalgia to his «religious instruction... in the 1950s [which] was hardly rigorous, but at least I was taught to memorise the questions and answers of the Penny Catechism.»
«The interviewed candidates were all strong contenders, but the unanimous decision was to appoint Jose who instilled the full board with the belief that he is the right man to lead us up the table, whilst bringing excitement back to the club with an attacking style and goals for the fans to enjoy.
MPs gave their unanimous backing to SNP MP Alison Thewliss to push ahead with her Feeding Products for Babies and Children (Advertising and Promotion) Bill, which she says will «better support all parents in the infant feeding choices they make for their children».
Places with successful R2P application tend to have very small populations, with regimes bereft of a major ally and where popular backing for international action is nearly unanimous.
It contrasts with the situation last year where Prescott's likening of Mandelson to a crab did not convey unanimous cabinet backing for his candidacy.
Turner was the unanimous choice of the heads of the Brooklyn and Queens GOP, although Queens GOP Chairman Phil Ragusa flirted with nominating attorney Juan Reyes before deciding to back Turner, who captured 40 percent of the vote in a failed bid against Weiner in 2010.
Under the deal that Mark - Viverito struck to earn unanimous backing, she will allow the counties to keep their designated committee chairmanships instead of cleaning house and appointing her own, a sign that the new speaker is looking to make nice with her recent opponents, sources said.
Speaking to radio host Brian Lehrer on WNYC following the unanimous decision to elevate New York's senior senator to replace retiring Minority Leader Harry Reid, Sanders pushed back on complaints from callers and left - leaning journals like The Intercept that Schumer is too aligned with Wall Street financial firms to resist the Republican majority's agenda.
Backed by a wide coalition of education leaders and lawmakers, HB 2078 passed the legislature with unanimous support.
Indeed, in back - to - back track testing at Calabogie Motorsports Park — a beautiful, 5.05 - kilometre track with 20 turns only an hour west of Ottawa — the Mustang edged out the RS only by a nose, and even then the decision was far from unanimous.
Early in 2010 the committee reported back to the AKC Board with a unanimous recommendation that LUA Dalmatians should be registered.
However, Gall and Kimbrough ultimately have more to do with judicial discretion and appellate review than with the Sixth Amendment, and back in 1996 the Court came together in Koon to deliver a unanimous ruling (per Justice Kennedy) that embraced broader district court sentencing discretion and light appellate review.
Writing for a unanimous court, McLachlin CJC concluded, among other things, that the situation «fell squarely within the scope of the bright line rule» and remitted the matter back to the lower court for redetermination in accordance with the Court's reasons.