But Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon said that last week's breakthroughs were less the result of shrewd parliamentary maneuvering than of simple arithmetic GOP majorities in the House and the Senate, combined with a Republican in the White House. Elections matter, ... When you control all three branches of government, you've got a lot to work with to drive your agenda.
Quotes about maneuvering (16 Quotes)
There is only so much negotiating and maneuvering that can be done while the aircraft is under siege in mid-air. Therefore, the best way to put a stop to hijacking is by having high levels of security implemented by qualified and trained personnel both on the ground and in the air.
Qualcomm has a very viable patent portfolio, and they are trying to extract the maximum amount of money out of it that they can while at the same time the licensees are looking to spend as little as possible for the right to use the patents. It is likely that what is going on is some business maneuvering going on both sides.
If, indeed, we want to avoid a tragic confrontation, a prerequisite is that the Palestinian side grasp and understand -- and my impression is that it has grasped and understood -- that there is no more room for maneuvering,
The issues were in Fredericksburg. They had more trouble maneuvering than they expected. It took a lot longer to get through the city.
There has been back-room maneuvering, and Aaron Spelling expressed his disappointment in the show to the executives at WB.
You have a lot of room for maneuvering here. The numbers we built up in the Cold War reflected the dynamic of the Cold War, and not any plausible military need.
Some people are really good at maneuvering their careers and images and I'm not one of those people.
The Republican House leadership was maneuvering to prevent members of Congress from having to go on the record about much-needed reforms the public supports.
Hamilton, of course, shot in a duel with Aaron Burr over issues of honor, integrity and political maneuvering. Whittington Mistaken for a bird.
My whole view of Las Vegas and the theatrical maneuvering is a little bit of let's just wait and watch for a while and see how it plays out.
I enjoyed the administrative work because it involved working with Congress, city council, and the mayor. I had never been a politician so it was fun - learning political maneuvering.
I remember (Elliott) telling me... how impressed he was with how hard the committee members worked to be straight forward and honest and open and try to consider every possibility. That was the theme I heard from all of them these guys take it really seriously. It's not a political, cigar-smoking, maneuvering, kind of a dark secret room. They recognize how important it is to so many leagues and so many schools.
One of my dogs lost his footing. Between maneuvering the sled and trying to see through the snow, I wanted to make sure I saw a marker first.
Our Global Procurement and Manufacturing groups partnered to select a provider of contingent labor that would create the most value. Maneuvering the challenges of demand and supply levers relating to contingent labor is not easy, and we selected Staff Management because of their ability to deliver a greater total value and lower total cost of ownership two key factors in our decision.
We believed all along that this rehearing request was nothing more than procedural maneuvering by R-CALF and are pleased that the court has dismissed it.