Sentences with phrase «advocates say they offer»

The techniques are opposed by anti-GM groups, but advocates say they offer a real alternative to spraying insecticides, and have the potential to provide a better and more precise tool to combat agricultural pests and insects that spread human diseases.

Advocates say they offer an alternative to parents who want options beyond their neighborhood schools.

Not exact matches

Advocates say the technology offers greater security and simplicity when compared to techniques such as using pin codes to confirm identification.

* More than 100 groups ask 2,600 hospitals to stop samples * Advocates say free samples undermine breastfeeding * Industry says giveaways offer information By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters)- New parents leaving U.S. hospitals often take home a corporate gift along with their babies: a tote bag filled with infant formula.

All that said, I think it's important for advocates to be aware of the constraints of school lunch and to keep in mind that some of our ideas about lunch may reflect our own preferences rather than the actual nutrition or nutrition education school lunch offers.

What do you think we should say, and what information should we offer, to open the eyes of homebirth and natural childbirth advocates who have no idea that most of what they believe is factually false?

Advocates for the bill said that the affordable housing would have offered over 11,000 New Yorkers living with HIV / AIDS critical relief.

«We've had clients in Russia who've been beaten by police, but more often it's vigilante groups and thugs engaging in social cleansing and unfortunately the police don't do anything to offer protection,» said Aaron Morris, senior staff attorney for Immigration Equality, a national organization that advocates for LGBT equality under US immigration law and offers legal counsel to those seeking asylum.

Companies like his can help, he said, but the state needs to take the lead in persuading more doctors to enroll in the program, which advocates say can offer patients more effective, cheaper and less addictive alternatives than opioids.

In a speech tonight to Progress, the New Labour pressure group, Tessa Jowell, a leading advocate in Cabinet, will say that mutualism offers a future for public services and the means to recapture a trust destroyed by the recession and the expenses crisis.

Tusk said he did offer some suggestions on how to deal with Moskowitz, but he he said he was uninvolved in the battle that was then brewing between charter advocates, led by Moskowitz, and the de Blasio administration.

Other charter leaders and advocates who attended the rally said privately that they thought that Tuesday could not have gone better for them optically, but offered only generalized press release - type language on the record, to avoid seeming like they were gloating over a rally that overshadowed the mayor's.

«I don't think he offered a bigger vision... about where we're going,» said Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who described the mayor's contentious tone toward labor unions and Albany as «classic Michael Bloomberg.»

«As visitors tour the special sites that New York offers, I hope they will be inspired by the legacy of the advocates that came before us and continue the quest to ensure equal treatment for all,» said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul in a statement.

Latimer said: «The Board of Legislators came together in a bi-partisan way, with the assistance of law enforcement and immigration advocates alike, to craft a law which fully complies with federal law while offering humane peace of mind to our immigrant brothers and sisters.

Their support ranges from tepid, to some pushing for immediate adoption, to others saying it's a goal to strive toward but not immediately feasible and still others advocating for an intermediary step, such as offering an opportunity for the public to buy into the Medicare system.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Public Advocate Letitia James, both allies of de Blasio, offered bland statements saying they hoped for the smooth functioning of government.

«As Chair of the Assembly Education Committee, I have consistently advocated for the state to make the necessary investments so our local communities including our city can offer full - day quality pre-K,» Assemblywoman and Education Committee Chair CATHERINE NOLAN said.

Because some districts have limited space, if universal pre-K was offered on Long Island, it would have to be provided by a combination of school districts and community - based organizations, advocates said.

This summer legislators and advocates say they will be watching for Cuomo's action, hoping they will be included in decision making on what services to offer 16 - and 17 - year - olds while they also plan a full push for next legislative session.

Advocates for the Children's Psychiatric Center, a sprawling one - story building centered on 72 acres in West Seneca, say it offers a peaceful setting that welcomes parents and comforts emotionally disturbed children too unstable to remain at home.

ESA's goal is to provide reliable information that can be used to advocate and establish policies designed to improve the environment, Zehner says, adding, «We are offering the first steps needed for monitoring greenhouse gases and other environmental areas.»

The research offers support for the recommendations of organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control, Institute of Medicine, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, all of which have advocated increasing the amount of time that elementary school children spend in gym class, says lead researcher and Cornell professor of policy analysis and management, John Cawley, who conducted the study with Chad Meyerhoefer of Lehigh University (Cornell Ph.D. 2002) and David Frisvold of Emory University.

Its main purpose was to make it easier to pass bond issues for public school funding, and district advocates say that most voters were not aware of the provision («buried in a little Easter egg,» as Folsom put it) requiring public schools to offer charters their unused space.

Advocates of the use of undercover agents say it offers the only accurate method of gauging the extent to which drugs are used on campus and possibly the only effective method of eradicating the problem.

(Utah) Providing breakfast for students with long bus rides, offering quick grab - and - go meals, or even serving food after the bell rings can effectively increase participation in school breakfast programs — something that can boost outcomes for low - income youth, advocates say.

«Our initial focus will be working with proven educational leaders to develop charter public schools that offer strong instructional programs for students,» said Susan Mas, education advocate and independent consultant working with the partnership.

Pam Tatlow, chief executive of MillionPlus, an advocate group for routes based on universities, said PGCEs had two «substantive placements» and often included visits to a third school, while undergraduate courses offered three substantive placements.

We were proud to offer an opportunity to amplify teachers» voices in advocating for the professional learning that will make a difference for educators and students,» said Stephanie Hirsh, executive director of Learning Forward.

Duncan said he'll never advocate integration achieved by forced busing, but instead thinks schools should offer a wide variety of excellent choices to entice all types of families.

School - choice advocates on Capitol Hill also say they expect tax code reform — promised by Trump — to include a federal tax credit that would incentivize corporations to donate to state «scholarship» programs that offer tuition to private and religious schools.

Charter schools can write and enforce discipline policies that make it possible to remove students who are needy or challenging, said Suzanne Greenfield of Advocates for Justice and Education, an organization that offers free legal assistance to students facing expulsion.

Aston Martin CEO, Dr Andy Palmer, said: «As a strong advocate of apprenticeships — I started my automotive career in just such a role — I'm very happy that we are able to offer more young people this valuable opportunity.

Many cards offer these, and some have quite long introductory periods, said Bethy Hardeman, chief consumer advocate at Credit Karma, a site that offers advice on maintaining and building credit.

The forgiveness program offers major benefits for borrowers, advocates say, to the point of persuading some people to take public service jobs instead of more lucrative work in the private sector.

Discover test credit card offers draw criticism — The test offers Discover made skirt the edges of federal regulations requiring complete disclosure of terms, say consumer advocates... (See Discover)

In the report from The New York Times, CEO Rob Frohwein says that Kabbage uses its focus on social media to «get a 360 - degree view of a small business...» Now, I'm not a particular advocate of alternative lenders — if you ask me, the relatively high interest rates offered by these organizations can be quite dangerous.

Discover test credit card offers draw criticism — The test offers Discover made skirt the edges of federal regulations requiring complete disclosure of terms, say consumer advocates... (See Discover)

Third, the Devil's Advocate has argued for spacing out applications over a week, and I'd go further and say you should space them out over months, perhaps only applying when you see an offer that is truly exceptional.

«The Gale Cup offers young advocates the chance to test their skills at the beginning of their careers, «said Tom Curry, managing partner of Lenczner Slaght.

NAR President Elizabeth Mendenhall offered strong concerns over the bill and said REALTORS ® will continue to advocate for homeownership with members of the House and Senate as the process moves forward.

I am talking about the extravagant use of hyper salesmanship technigues (which is what a salesman / woman is trained to use in order to sell a particular product) vs. the much more rarely used consultative, educational, advocating method (which is organically used by true professional Realtors as a means of offering their clients the desired option of making educated decisions concerning their buying / selling behaviours), no matter how much time is invested by said professional Realtors during the process.

Are you talking about registrants who advocate, thus, who try to «influence» a client regarding how much said client should offer as an initial deposit within an initial APS, or, are you describing a scenario whereby a registrant, after a client decides for himself / herself the amount of an initial deposit (without input from said registrant) advocates on behalf of said client why said deposit amount has been included within said APS?

Rhonda Duffy, an Atlanta, GA real estate broker and consumer advocate, says all buyers should start by offering 80 % to 90 % of list price.

But the BOMA 360 Performance Program has emerged, and advocates say it complements LEED and offers other useful information.