Sentence examples for minority lobby from inspiring English sources

There is no minority lobby for criminals and paedophiles.

This means, first, groups that aim to organise workers outside the traditional collective-bargaining model, particularly in low-paid service sectors; and second, ideological allies such as ethnic- minority lobby groups.

Other UK minority lobby groups such as Operation Black Vote, the Jewish Board of Deputies and, to give them credit, the Muslim Council of Britain did not endorse any political party; rather, they encouraged minorities to vote to keep the BNP out.

They then become, as Sowell describes, a powerful force in government because "reform through democratic legislation requires either 'public consensus or a powerful minority lobby.'" Sowell defends this influence since it comes from knowledge fairly gained and deployed.

During his first term as governor he slashed taxes by more than $1 billion, introduced America's first statewide school-voucher programme, appointed a pro-life Catholic to the state's Supreme Court, spoke of "blowing up" state agencies and took on just about every Democratic interest group imaginable, from the teachers' unions to minority lobbies.

The Malkins, who control the Empire State Building but are minority owners, lobbied vigorously to persuade 80 percent of the building's approximately 3,000 stakeholders to vote in favor of a plan to sell to the public shares in Empire State Realty Trust.

Barriers to 'Safe treatment' include obstruction of services for sexual minority populations, lobbying against services for sexual minority populations by religious movements, and the reluctance of MSM who do not identify as gay or bisexual to undertake screening which may imply MSM activity.

The Madison Group is a bi-partisan, minority-owned lobbying and consulting firm that specializes in tax, tech, telecommunications, trade and transportation issues.

Another minority of voices lobby for an increase in acts of non-violent civil disobedience that lead to arrests, and perhaps unfortunately, violent confrontations with police.

Hatay's Turkish minority had been lobbying more effectively than the rest of the population, mostly Arabic-speaking, who wanted to remain in Syria.Now, with Syria again fracturing into warring parts, Iraq threatening to follow suit and cracks beginning to show in Lebanon, the borders drawn up nearly a century ago are starting to look frayed.

Turning to the UK, she noted that our prime minister doesn't get much opportunity to call women because "we are in a minority in the Westminster lobby of one in five".