Sentence examples for push to alter from inspiring English sources

The push to alter options accounting comes after scandals at Enron and other companies involving inflated earnings that helped executives reap millions in stock option profits.

The council supports the small business minister, Bruce Billson, in his push to alter section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act to introduce an effects test designed to reduce the power of big business.

As promised during the campaign, he should push to alter the outmoded provision that has allowed private equity partners to pay about the lowest rate in the tax code on most of their multimillion-dollar earnings.

My colleague Amy Davidson considered the recent push to alter the laws of succession so that a firstborn daughter will enjoy the same status as her brothers to be a step in the right direction — but as a stab at progressivism, it's akin to an all-white country club admitting women.

As a result, some Republicans are pushing to alter the Senate's rules so that a simple majority could cut off debate on judicial nominees.

REUTERS Barney Frank Looks to Overhaul Federal Reserve | Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts and co-author of the Dodd Frank financial overhaul law, is again pushing to alter the way the Federal Reserve makes interest rate decisions.

Larry A. Silverstein, the leaseholder on the planned commercial space at the site, has publicly said he intends to work with Mr. Libeskind, but behind the scenes he has aggressively pushed to alter Mr. Libeskind's design and has proposed moving around some elements of the site plan, including the 1,776-foot 1,776-foot is itowerminanthatement.

The White House budget office could push HUD to alter its proposal before it's finalized.

Perhaps that kind of thinking will be central to more people becoming comfortable with sustainable investing and pushing companies to alter their policies to increase their profitability.

MICHAEL BLOOMBERG is trying to push through legislation to alter term limits to enable him to run for a third term as mayor of New York, even though the voters twice approved a two-term limit and he earlier vowed not "to circumvent the will of the public".

Ms. Natalicio's argument against the emphasis on graduation rates has won an influential convert in Woody Hunt, an El Paso-based businessman and former University of Texas System regent who has pushed the Legislature to alter state financing to reward universities' ability to graduate students.