Sentence examples for twice-yearly meetings from inspiring English sources

Bishop Gregory said he hoped the commission could conclude its work and produce a new document before all the American bishops convene in mid-November for one of their twice-yearly meetings.

Through the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology and Government, which he led with Dr. Joshua Lederberg 10 years ago, Mr. Golden has quietly orchestrated a series of twice-yearly meetings of the science advisers from the developed nations over the last decade.

The goals for the twice-yearly meetings, the brochure says, include attracting more investors to the cause, but also building institutions "to identify, educate and mobilize citizens" and "fashioning the message and building the education channels to re-establish widespread belief in the benefits of a free and prosperous society".

The proposal calling for twice-yearly meetings and increased integration could formalize the "two-speed Europe" — of those in the euro zone and those outside it — that many warned of when the European Union expanded so rapidly after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.

In 1991, under the auspices of the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology and Government, of which he was chairman with Dr. Joshua Lederberg, the Nobel laureate microbiologist, Mr. Golden initiated a series of twice-yearly meetings of science advisers or ministers from the G7 nations.

The Obama administration has agreed to broaden and deepen Cabinet-level consultations with Beijing, including going beyond the SED's twice-yearly meetings.

In November Suriname is due to host a twice-yearly meeting between the EU and 78 former European colonies in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, which aims to promote human rights and democracy.

Titled "Responsibility, Rehabilitation and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice," the statement was approved unanimously by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, which has been holding its four-day twice-yearly meeting at a Capitol Hill hotel since Monday.

Most senior officials are still "históricos", who fought with the Castro brothers before the 1959 revolution originally known for the vigorous youth of its leaders.On February 24th Cuba's National Assembly, its nearest equivalent to a parliament, will gather for its twice-yearly meeting.

As the church's bishops began their twice-yearly meeting on Thursday, at the top of the agenda was a directive from the primates, or regional leaders of the communion, asking the church to stop consecrating openly gay and lesbian bishops and to ban the blessing of same-sex unions, or risk a diminished status in the communion.

"If I was education minister I would chair twice yearly meetings of all consortia to hold them to account".