Sentence examples for changes on behalf of from inspiring English sources

Prosecutors say an undercover investigation revealed that the alderman, Arenda Troutman, accepted a $5,000 cash bribe and agreed to accept $10,000 more, as well as a $5,000 political contribution, in exchange for using her office to support zoning changes on behalf of a private developer — a developer that was, in fact, a fictitious entity set up as part of the investigation.

That sounds good theoretically, but it could erode the ability of the fund's managers to push for big-picture changes on behalf of the many investors who are unlikely to take a position — or, frankly, aren't steeped enough in the issues to make an informed decision.

An independent monitor who has been overseeing the changes on behalf of the judge said in a recent report that the department was slipping behind in two critical areas: supervisors' assessment of the use of force by subordinates and officers' cooperation in reporting misconduct by other officers.

A Republican staff counsel for the oversight committee is the son of a lobbyist pushing for regulatory changes on behalf of big corporations.

Since the Campaign for Human Development was established in 1969, it has had a rich and distinguished record of supporting community-organizing groups that have made enormous changes on behalf of social and economic justice.

As we march on toward reform as individuals and as a community I savor the moments when it feels like there is positive movement forward and a recognition that together we can make the necessary changes on behalf of children and families.

"The president sees the federal government as an agent of positive change on behalf of a compassionate conservative agenda," said Ari Fleischer, the White House spokesman.

"Today, even old women are going to university in order to bring a change on behalf of girls, women and obviously all the community.

Ms. Falque-Pierrotin, whose agency, called CNIL, conducted an investigation of the policy change on behalf of the other European Union data-protection authorities, said she would give Google "three to four months" to make changes.

EVEN Stuart Eizenstat, the man who negotiated the Kyoto Protocol, a UN treaty on climate change, on behalf of the Clinton administration, thinks "with great remorse" that the Kyoto treaty is dead.

Philip Cooney, a senior White House aide who previously worked at the American Petroleum Institute, admitted to Congress that he had made hundreds of changes to government reports about climate change on behalf of the Bush government.