Board of directors Sentence Examples

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  • While in the interests of his canal Lesseps had resisted the opposition of British diplomacy to an enterprise which threatened to give to France control of the shortest route to India, he acted loyally towards Great Britain after Lord Beaconsfield had acquired the Suez shares belonging to the Khedive, by frankly admitting to the board of directors of the company three representatives of the British government.

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  • Although the electors of each school district have ample powers reserved to them, in actual practice matters are attended to chiefly by an elected board of directors.

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  • The public school system is administered by a state superintendent of public instruction, a state board of education, regents or trustees of higher institutions of learning, a superintendent of the common schools and a board of education in each county, and a board of directors in each school district.

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  • In a school district which maintains a four-year accredited high school there is a text-book commission consisting of the city superintendent or the principal of the high school, two members of the board of directors designated by the board, and two teachers appointed by the board.

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  • In each county there is a county superintendent, and in each school district a board of directors.

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  • In each county there is a county superintendent, elected biennially, and in each school district a board of directors.

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  • His conduct was attacked before the board of directors in London, but events seemed to prove that he was in the right, and in 1769 he became a director of the company, having in the previous year obtained a seat in parliament.

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  • In ordinary times the president may be almost compared to the managing clerk in a large business establishment, whose chief function is to select his subordinates, the policy of the concern being in the hands of the board of directors.

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  • In 1884 he became vice-president of the line, in 1888 president, and in 18 9 9 chairman of the board of directors.

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  • He was chosen in 1892 president of the board of directors of the World's Columbian Exposition, the successful financing of which was due more to him than to any other man.

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  • For each state hospital for the insane there is a special board of directors consisting of three members appointed by the governor with the concurrence of the Senate, one every two years, and over them all is the commissioner of state hospitals for the insane, who is appointed by the governor with the concurrence of the Senate for a term of four years.

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  • The collective mind of the Board of Directors had become the antithesis of the momentum Tesla had gained in his lifetime.

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  • In July 2000 the Society's voting members overwhelmingly endorsed a proposal from the Board of Directors to convert to a public limited company.

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  • A nonprofit Board of Directors is an important asset to any organization.

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  • When a prisoner has served onehalf of his term and his conduct has been good for two years (if he has been confined for that period) the board of directors may parole him for the remainder of his term, provided there is satisfactory assurance that he will not be dependent on public charity.

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  • He became second vice-president of the New York Central & Hudson river in 1869 and was its president in 1885-1898, and in 1898 was made chairman of the board of directors of the Vanderbilt system.

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  • The nobles also retained the right of appointing representatives to sit in the College of Deputed Councillors, in certain colleges of the admiralty, and upon the board of directors of the East India Company, and to various public offices.

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  • The Industrial School, which is for orphan, helpless, wayward and abandoned children, is governed by a board of directors consisting of the governor, comptroller, secretary of state, and treasurer as ex officio members, and seven other members, a portion retiring every two years, and their successors being appointed by the remaining directors with the concurrence of the senate.

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  • The British government seemed, at one time, rather to favour a British participation, but when the terms of the convention were published, the strongest objection was taken to the constitution of the board of directors which established German control in perpetuity, while it was evident from the general tenor of the convention that a political bias informed the whole; in the end public feeling ran so high that any British participation became impossible.

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  • On the formal side, create a board of directors if you don't already have one.

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  • He's the creator of the best-seller The Fat Smash Diet and is also on the board of directors at the American Council on Exercise.

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  • If it is, it will list numerous colleges and universities and have a board of directors.

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  • Most nonprofit board of directors members are volunteers who are not compensated for their service.

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  • Board Source is a great reference site pertaining to anything regarding Board of Directors.

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  • It is often key players in the organization who are responsible for soliciting large amounts of money; this is usually the nonprofit board of directors.

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  • Another challenge may be that for every dollar donated, the board of directors will match that amount.

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  • After a series of disruptions and problems, the board of directors decided to no longer have them involved.

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  • Most board of directors are in charge of the endowment.

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  • As part of the organization of the organization's money, it is important for the board of directors of the organization to allocate a portion of the funds raised to be placed into the fund.

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  • Ensure the board of directors comes together to discuss the best investment policy for the endowment fund.

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  • Lists of staff, board of directors as well as general information can be found.

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  • Long-time Utah resident Robert Redford chaired the inaugural Board of Directors.

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  • Usually, it includes profiles, resumes and other qualifications of the managers and board of directors which make them suitable for their positions.

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  • Presented reports to Board of Directors and annual Stockholders meeting.

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  • Your first Board of Directors is important to the success and growth of your non-profit.

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  • The names of those on the Board of Directors will also be provided.

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  • David Gilbert is a member of the Miss Florida pageant board of directors.

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  • Unlike many commercial ventures striving to make money off of pop culture, the SciFi Channel made sure that it was the real deal, including Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and author Isaac Asimov on its board of directors.

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  • What I didn’t know that they were all in the audience the day before when I’d been invited to the National Space Society and they had asked me to serve on the board of directors.

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  • Dr. Obagi is the Chief Medical Officer and a member of the Board of Directors for Obagi Medical Products, Inc. The company continues to grow and develop new products for use throughout the world.

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