Mr. Leahy said in a statement this week that he wanted the White House to find a nominee with "a proven track record of independence to ensure that he or she will act as an independent check on this administration's expansive claims of virtually unlimited executive power".
While one of the editors who resigned was a colleague of Jones at CRU, von Storch had a track record of independence.
But Lord Stevenson, the crossbench peer who chairs the commission, stressed that only people with an "outstanding record of personal success and achievement in their chosen fields" and a strong track record of "independence and integrity" should apply, adding: "It would be foolish and irresponsible to raise false expectations".
Business organisations, which were the most hostile section of Scottish society to the idea of devolution, have been favourably impressed by the government's openness.Nor does the Parliament yet show signs of being the fast track to independence which some forecast and many in the Scottish National Party (SNP) hoped for.
There is occasional talk of independence.
Trading on our memory may not work for the majority of movies (tracking for "Independence Day" this weekend looks to offer one more data point).
Organizations can encourage their members to offer internships to young people with disabilities or serve as 'job coaches' to help teens with disabilities get on track to a life of independence and success.
The excellent title track is a Stonesy declaration of independence, sung-talked by one of rock's finest voices, still a fist in a velvet glove.
Hugo's remix of Audio Rehab labelmate Nightshift's "Made You Look" is considered by many as the pinnacle of that sound, a darkside UK underground anthem comparable to "2 Degrees", "Warriors" or "Sirens," its wider impact was summed up by Dominic Morris for The Guardian as "the scene's declaration of independence, the single track to shut up critics who say that deep tech is just house".
More seriously, GC events, if they result in a "track" of converted bases, also violate the assumption of independence of sites in an alignment.
