When I deliver my two-minute presentation this week, I will be firmly in an invited space, initiated and controlled by the governing institution, in this case the UN.
An August interim hearing on school choice programs heavily featured invited testimony from those firmly in the pro-voucher camp, which Clay Robison, a spokesman for the Texas State Teachers Association, said was an indication of how the conversation would play out.
Last week, setting its sights firmly on the outer reaches of our solar system, NASA invited scientists to submit designs for instruments that could ride to Europa on the agency's proposed Clipper mission.
In address to shareholders and season ticket holders who have been invited to vote on the matter, he continues: "I firmly believe that the success and prosperity of our club will always come first with our supporters.
In 2011, Minnesota-based Globe's chief operating officer was invited to testify before Kline's congressional committee, and she firmly opposed the Obama gainful employment rule.
Tongue firmly planted in cheek, Ingraham called her conference the "Dark Ages Weekend," and invited some of her friends to a weekend symposium that included a speech defending the Dark Ages by Supreme Court Justice wannabe, Robert Bork.
A short time ago, this perception was firmly put to rest when Marielle Anzelone, initiator of NYC Wildflower Week and the Times Square PopUP Forest project, invited me for a walk in Inwood Hill Park.
The musical policy is firmly in the mainline jazz category, with pianist Dwight leading the house trio, featuring a roster of invited soloists.
