Sentence examples for divisive business from inspiring English sources

And, a day before they go back to try again, there was little sign of progress in a game of political chicken that includes a divisive business tax plan, a proposal for an arena with little popular support outside Newark and a budget still a billion dollars out of balance even after legislators approved $4 billion in new taxes, fees and borrowing.

"I just think that Ruthless owes them a great debt of gratitude," said former N.W.A manager Jerry Heller, who's portrayed as a divisive business figure by Paul Giamatti in the film.

For all we know the next such wave may come from energy-hungry, socially divisive businesses, given the paucity of evidence Mr Porter offers to support his thesis.

Though politically divisive, the brothers' business success is undeniable.

As Mr. Shurtleff sees it, the Arizona law, known as S.B. 1070, was divisive, damaging to businesses and bad for public safety.

Despite its divisive tactics and controversial business model, Uber usually gets its way when it tries to expand and it seems likely that Houston will be no different in the end.

The two women had actually become somewhat divisive figures in the business community, particularly as they leaned further to the right in their respective primaries on issues like same-sex marriage, immigration and offshore oil drilling.

And that is a divisive force in American business.

But they postponed all legislative business including the divisive health care vote in response to the shooting, putting off an inevitably angry, highly partisan floor debate.

A referendum on Europe will be distracting, divisive and a considerable risk to business and Britain's global status.

Mr. Boehner also reiterated that all legislative business this week, including a divisive vote to repeal the health care overhaul, had been postponed.