Sentences with phrase «despite local support»

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Australian consumers are increasingly spending their money with big businesses rather than supporting local stores, despite professing their affection for small business, a new survey has found.

Or, you might provide the financial support that ensures that favorite really does make its way to your local grocery store, instead of losing the battle of early - stage entrepreneurship despite having a great product.

Despite receiving the support of local Conservative members and several leading Tory MPs, Goldsmith's decision to resign from the Conservative party in protest at the decision to build a new airport runway in his constituency meant he was barred from accessing the crucial local voter data he required.

Despite Chamber of Commerce - type efforts to discredit the «slow growth» approach as «elitist» and «anti-business,» and despite shamefully blatant local newspaper support for the pro-growth candidate in the recent municipal election, the pro-cap mayDespite Chamber of Commerce - type efforts to discredit the «slow growth» approach as «elitist» and «anti-business,» and despite shamefully blatant local newspaper support for the pro-growth candidate in the recent municipal election, the pro-cap maydespite shamefully blatant local newspaper support for the pro-growth candidate in the recent municipal election, the pro-cap mayor won.

Its strong sense of community and support of local producers has kept it the go - to grocery store in four Michigan cities, despite being up against three of the largest big - box retailers.

Despite the opportunity lost with the cancellation of the forum, AFSA and the VFMA will continue our efforts to engage regulators in a constructive dialogue of how they might work within the existing regulatory framework to best support and enable the producers and communities who are building local, transparent and fair food systems.

The Texas Fragile Families demonstration project, for example, has succeeded in improving workforce participation and employment prospects for young fathers despite substantial barriers — not only in the young men themselves, but in local employment and training programmes which were found to be ill - set - up to support them (Romo et al, 2004).

Despite all those responsibilities, Mary saw the need for support for breastfeeding mothers, and joined her friend Marian Tompson and five other local women in founding La Leche League International.

Despite all those responsibilities, Mary saw the need for support for breastfeeding mothers, and joined her friend Marian Tompson and five other local women in founding La Leche... Read More

Maloney despite his claims has done NOTHING to reach out and garner local grass roots support from the towns and committees in the district.

The free schools programme, despite suggestions that it would fuel social divisions and undermine local democracy, now has the tacit support of the Labour Party.

Despite the current fiscal crisis, Governor Cuomo's Executive Budget continues prior year funding levels for the core transportation capital programs supported by the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund, providing $ 501 million for highway and bridge construction, $ 363.1 million for the Consolidated Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) and $ 39.7 million for the Marchiselli program for local governments, and $ 16.9 million for Amtrak service subsidies and additional rail capital investments.

Despite gaining the support of transit advocates and several local officials, including Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, Mayor de Blasio has been reluctant to fund the pilot program, or any variation of it, saying the city can not afford it and that ultimately the MTA is the state's responsibility.

As you have stated that you intend to stand in the local, election despite not having been selected for the Party, and despite Mrs Clarke asking you to agree to support whoever is properly selected by the Association to fight the Willerby and Kirkella ward, I am forced to act to protect the Party by refusing to agree to you being nominated to represent the Conservative Party at the 2015 General Election as candidate for Hull West and Hessle.

WASHINGTON — Democrats plan to announce today that the national party will increase its support for Juanita Perez Williams in her bid for Congress, despite objections from local party officials and activists in Central New York.

Blacklisted Tory candidate fails to get on South Staffordshire shortlist despite local members» support

Please recall — local taxpayers vote on (and support) school budgets put before them for approval despite NY State walking back it's historical level of support for local districts!

And on Saturday, despite the cold weather and even a few brief snow showers, our street stall at the local Asda was well supported.

Republicans leaders, both on a national and local level, said they will stand by Katko and support his re-election despite his break with the party on one of the most important votes of his career.

«Despite his assurances and our warnings, the Minister seems unable to make it clear to schools and local authorities that the grant is specifically designed to support disadvantaged pupils.

On the conduct of local council elections, he said, «It is regrettable that the State Independent Electoral Commission, SIECOM, is yet to release the time table for the local government elections despite all the support they have received so far from the State government.»

Cuomo's challenger, Fordham Law School Professor Zephyr Teachout, managed to win over one - third of the vote against the incumbent governor, despite Cuomo's multi-million dollar war chest and near unanimous support from the state's Democratic political establishment, from Hillary Clinton to local mayors.

Cuomo's challenger, Fordham Law School Professor Zephyr Teachout, managed to win over a third of the vote against the incumbent governor, despite Cuomo's multimillion dollar war chest and near unanimous support from the state's Democratic political establishment from Hillary Clinton to local mayors.

7.45 pm Seats and candidates: Blacklisted Tory candidate, Nigel Hastilow, fails to get on South Staffordshire shortlist despite local members» support

Fifty - seven percent support actions taken by some mayors and governors to honor the goals of the Paris climate agreement despite U.S. withdrawal, and 55 percent think their state and local government should do more to address climate change.

«Globally important wilderness areas — despite being strongholds for endangered biodiversity, for buffering and regulating local climates, and for supporting many of the world's most politically and economically marginalized communities — are completely ignored in environmental policy,» James Watson, director of science and research initiatives at the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York and the study's lead author, said in a statement, adding that we probably have only one to two decades to turn this around.

Despite the MOUNDS of cheap trendy clothes readily available at every store you walk into and online, chosing to either support small local designers who make in Australia / USA / Britian / wherever or buy things from op shops and second hand stores.

Despite able support from a range of background characters (all local actors), Trampoline belongs to Spratt.

Despite this we refuse to let the challenges of the local environment prevent our students from succeeding and so we strive to offer them exceptional support.

Despite an innovative curriculum, the support of the local business community, and the best efforts of educators and administrators, the Minnesota Business Academy ceased operating in 2006.

Despite the loss of local elections and the defeat of Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty (who had appointed the controversial schools chancellor Michelle Rhee), the combined clout of these groups, plus the enormous power of the federal government and the uncritical support of the major media, presents a serious challenge to the viability and future of public education.

The bill would provide extra support for charter school expansion, including providing new incentives for raising or abolishing charter school caps, and for taking decisions for authorizing new charter schools away from local school boards — despite substantial research showing that charter schools overall are no better than traditional neighborhood schools.

Under the new law, states and districts are required to provide comprehensive support and improvement to: the lowest - performing 5 percent of schools, high schools that fail to graduate one - third or more of their students, and schools in which subgroups perform at the same level as students in the lowest - performing schools despite local interventions.

Despite the lack of research to support such programs, a number of local and national initiatives are providing impetus for principal pay - for - performance plans.

Goodwill told the Scarborough News, his constituency local paper, that May was «making way for younger people», but said the prime minister had his «full support» despite his sacking.

Despite tight district budgets, some principals in Los Angeles Unified and Oakland Unified have on their own initiative figured out a way to provide programs this summer by reaching out to their local communities and private foundations for support.

Despite some initial opposition to Chapeltown's proposal for a new school, the group recieved a lot of support from the local community and are delighted to be finally open.

The best professional learning for teachers helps them acquire, practice, and apply new skills to better serve their students.2 But despite annual investments of $ 18 billion by federal, state, and local agencies into professional learning for educators, many teachers still do not receive the kind of professional learning that helps them grow and improve their practice.3 Less than one - quarter of teachers say that they have changed their instruction as a result of professional learning, likely in part due to the lack of a consistent professional learning strategy across states and school districts.4 Learning Forward, a nonprofit association dedicated to supporting professional learning for educators, contends that the current state of professional learning is one of «inertia.»

And despite the CEA's attempt at fear - mongering, the fact that parents choose charter schools in Connecticut is not at odds with supporting local district schools across the state.

Despite its relatively modest financial impact, the review could have weighty implications for DPI, which manages a $ 9 billion, K - 12 budget and provides support for North Carolina's 115 local school districts.

The CEA's endorsement means that the leadership of all of the major public employee unions in Connecticut have thrown their support behind the candidate who has pledged that he will not propose or accept any tax increase during this second term, despite the fact that Connecticut is facing a $ 4.8 billion budget shortfall over the next three years.While Connecticut's millionaires continue to celebrate the fact that they have been spared the need to «sacrifice» by being required to pay their fair share in taxes, Malloy's policies will ensure massive increases in local property taxes for the middle class and widespread cuts in local education budgets.

Despite the very obvious omission of Flash video support limiting your consumption of common online video, we found that local content was handled nicely.

Despite local opposition in Somerset that «Hinkley Point C» will destroy the aesthetic beauty of the Somerset coastline, the government is supporting, and perhaps pressuring, nuclear power in the UK with the development of «Hinkley Point C».

Despite strong support from both Rousseff and Temer, pre-salt oil extraction remains under debate in Brazil due to its impact on the climate, fears over a repeat of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and how it could affect local fisherman.

These were local phenomena and there are no empirical data supporting the notion that human aerosols caused a 30 - year cycle of slight global cooling, despite rapidly accelerating increases in CO2 emissions and concentrations.

«Globally important wilderness areas — despite being strongholds for endangered biodiversity, for buffering and regulating local climates, and for supporting many of the world's most politically and economically marginalized communities — are completely ignored in environmental policy,» says Dr James Watson of the University of Queensland in Australia and the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York.

This decision came despite vocal support from the UK government, and recommendations from local planners that the project be approved.

This astute piece of graffiti is not your typical act of defacement either, as it has been gaining support from local groups, despite the odds against the dam's removal:

This shows that despite many carers stepping in to care for children who would have otherwise gone into local authority care, only one in ten feel they're getting the support they need.

Without a foster carer assessment taking place, a child going to live with a relative may be regarded by the local authority as an informal kinship care arrangement and they may not support the child further despite the evidence of risk that led to the child leaving their parents.