• Foreign Secretary Robin Cook said he was pleased Mr Blair had decided to act on behalf of the workers.

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  • This meant that they were in effect viewed as trustees with responsibility to act on behalf of the shareholders.

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  • Many of the Chinese companies involved are privately held, like Shuanghui, as opposed to the big state-owned enterprises that often act on behalf of Beijing on the international stage.

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  • This package -- this package is a result of leaders from both sides coming together to act on behalf of the American people at a time they need it most.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs Tax Cuts and Unemployment Insurance Legislation | The White House

  • In an interview with CNN's Alina Cho, the pregnant actress said that being a mother inspired her to act on behalf of hungry children because hunger often starts in the womb.

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  • This central state tax collector is supposed to act on behalf of all the cities and towns in its jurisdiction, sparing a business the horrors of dealing with thousands of local governments.

    WSJ: Review & Outlook: How Many Audits Are Coming to the Net?

  • It must be acknowledged that as long as the Council is unable to act on behalf of the entire international community in a transparent, just and democratic manner, it will neither be legitimate nor effective.

    NPR: Transcript of Ahmadinejad's U.N. Speech

  • While it is the duty of managers to work to maximize shareholder wealth by working for what is in the best interest of the company, not all managers act on behalf of the company at all times.

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  • Most Americans seem to be perfectly capable of understanding that deranged, isolated extremists do not act on behalf of the whole religion, just as most understand the difference between people who oppose abortion and people who attack abortion clinics.

    ECONOMIST: The killings at Fort Hood

  • But last month, when I addressed a joint session of Congress about our jobs crisis, I also said that I intend to do everything in my power to act on behalf of the American people -- with or without Congress.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks on Housing and the Economy

  • He seamlessly switches from asbestos lawsuits, which involve individual plaintiffs who each signed a contract with their lawyer, and class actions where lawyers purport to act on behalf of thousands or millions of people who may not even know the case exists.

    FORBES: Filmmaker Takes On Lawyers - With Chamber's Help

  • This is a serious task for board compensation committees, which, like their audit committee counterparts, will need to ensure their members have the skills to evaluate alternatives to traditional options and the independence to act on behalf of shareholders, not like rubber stamps for executives.

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  • Indeed he insinuated that the act of lobbying on behalf of Israel is inherently treacherous.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Silencing dissent in America

  • Trust them to think and act independently on behalf of your startup and your brand.

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  • Anthony Collins Solicitors said the family would continue to pursue a civil action and a Human Rights Act claim on behalf of Mrs Astbury's grandson and it was considering submitting reports to the Nursing and Midwifery Council after Tuesday's verdict.

    BBC: Gillian Astbury

  • Persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the order.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • The two Cubans had committed a potential act of treason: Though promised to faltering Zimbabwe on behalf of the Cuban government, they had left the mission days earlier, escaping to a local's home.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Consistent with section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, I hereby determine that assistance to or on behalf of persons applying for admission to the United States as part of the overseas refugee admissions program will contribute to the foreign policy interests of the United States and designate such persons for this purpose.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • These corporations came to expect government to act on their behalf abroad, even to the extreme of overthrowing uncooperative foreign leaders.

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  • There are 3rd party services out there like Bitpay and Walletbit will gladly act as the middleman and pay merchants USD on behalf of customers.

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  • As boss of TIBC, Mr Stewart says he took instructions from Mr Sanea because he believed that the Gosaibis had given Mr Sanea full power of attorney to act on their behalf.

    ECONOMIST: The contours of a Saudi financial scandal become clearer

  • But the False Claims Act essentially permit derivative actions whereby citizens could sue on behalf of the government when the Feds, rather than the citizen plaintiff, had suffered damages.

    FORBES: Celebrating The 150th Birthday Of 'Lincoln's Law': Privatized Fraud Fighting

  • Last week, she testified on Capitol Hill on behalf of Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act or NREPA. If adopted, it would become the second largest wilderness expansion in U.S. history.

    NPR: Rocky Mountain Activist Carole King

  • In short, the shareholders are the ultimate owners and the mission of the directors is to act on their behalf.

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  • Persuading people to act in the interests of society rather than on their own behalf is likely to be harder than showing mathematically that this is the best thing to do.

    ECONOMIST: Flu vaccination

  • There is a political solution to be had here, and it is imperative that every nation that considers itself a friend of the Syrian people act on the Syrian people's behalf.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • The University of Western Australia has analysed Muralitharan's action on behalf of Sri Lanka Cricket, who were obliged to act after he was reported by Chris Broad in the third Test.

    BBC: Muttiah Muralitharan

  • The following day, the Washington Times exposed the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) for allegedly lobbying on behalf of the Iranian government in violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Act and the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Has CAIR violated the Iranian Assets Control Regulations?

  • The story of Echo Taps, which took place several years ago on Armed Forces Day, was an amazing undertaking and ultimately an act of respect for the men and women who have acted on our behalf since before we were a country, giving, serving and dying for the freedom we enjoy today.

    FORBES: 42 Miles Of Echo Taps: A Memorial Day Tribute

  • Leicestershire Police sold the plane on behalf of Northamptonshire Police after it was seized under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

    BBC: Microlight aircraft

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