Sentence examples for securing change from inspiring English sources

The just war tradition via Augustine, Aquinas, Suarez and Vitoria – some of the greatest names in the western intellectual canon – sees war as an instrument of policy, as a means of securing change.

But the inevitable criticisms that David Cameron is now facing over his handling of the Juncker vote are not an excuse for him to now step back in Brussels - they are actually a reason for him to now change both his strategy and his tactics towards securing change in Europe.

This is why the front-runner for the job as interim prime minister, which Mr Hollande will announce on May 15th, is Jean-Marc Ayrault, the loyal 62-year-old head of the Socialist parliamentary group, who has good links in Germany.On the face of it, Mr Hollande stands little chance of securing change to the treaty itself.

In exploring further how improvement efforts might be studied, it is useful to distinguish, albeit heuristically, between quality improvement projects, where the primary goal is securing change, and other types of studies, where the primary goal is directed at evaluation and scientific advance (table 1).

"We are in the Coalition and raising the matter directly with the minister may be more effective at securing changes in legislation than supporting an opposition amendment".

But even before the annual general meeting season ends – it typically runs from April to June – there are concerns about keeping up the momentum and securing changes from companies.

However, the Prime Minister has, according to senior sources, now accepted there is only a limited chance of securing changes to the EU's governing rules contained in the Lisbon treaty.

In public, current Liberal Democrat MPs were giving Mr Clegg leeway last night, arguing that securing changes to the voting system was far from the only issue at stake.