Sentence examples for as staggered terms from inspiring English sources

In addition, antitakeover provisions such as staggered terms for directors have been eliminated to emphasize the rights of shareholders.

But the company says staggered terms provide "continuity and stability".

In a letter, they said Congress had repealed the legislation that provided for staggered terms.

Air Products has an 11-member board with members serving staggered terms.

Board members would be restricted to one six-year term, after a start-up period of staggered terms.

Most supporters recommend staggered terms, to maintain some continuity, and allowing no lawmaker to serve more than 12 years.

The board members, who cannot hold employment elsewhere and must serve full time, will have five-year staggered terms.

Instead of eliminating the staggered terms immediately, though, Urban Outfitters is making the change over the next few years.

On Monday, P. Schoenfeld Asset Management, which owns 1.5percentt of Saks and thinks the retailer has not performed as well as its competitors, urged shareholders to vote against the way the company elects directors, calling for directors to be elected annually, rather than serving staggered terms.

In addition, the funds adopted staggered terms and age limits, with the terms of four of the five original board members due to expire by 2008.

The Supreme Court is the highest court of appeals; its nine justices are elected, from three judicial districts, for staggered terms of eight years.