Sentences with phrase «despite successful efforts»

Despite successful efforts, mostly by teachers» unions, to weaken and restrict charter laws, there are now nearly 3,000 charter schools in the United States, and enough kids on their waiting lists to fill 900 more...

Despite our successful efforts to slash spending and sharply improve the productivity and efficiency of county operations, our 2016 budget will include an estimated payment of $ 17 million to pay for «the sins of the past.»

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If a business leader, teacher or coach is stubborn and refuses to make changes despite evidence that what they're doing is not successful, then their efforts will eventually end in failure.

Despite efforts from the likes of Shell, BP and Exxon to reassure investors their business models are compatible with a low - carbon economy, some 71 per cent of fund managers said they have not yet decided whether they think oil companies can make a successful transition to a low carbon economy, and 41 per cent do not have a strategy for engaging with oil companies on the issue.

Christianity Today circled India from north to south and back again for two weeks in order to witness the innovative and successful mission efforts of Indian evangelicals — this, despite rising persecution from Hindu nationalists.

Despite a valiant effort, the Men were less successful, with both Blues and Assassins teams losing narrowly to Cambridge.

Despite concerns that Cuomo would eliminate or defer the current tax credit available for Broadway tours in an effort to shore up New York's budget, producers and presenters persuaded the politician last week to extend the successful program.

So, despite the efforts of «most successful» programs, the resources that other programs choose to devote to these purposes — and the results that they achieve — will doubtlessly vary considerably.

Consequently, despite the extensive and highly successful efforts of many researchers to develop infection models in Drosophila, the outcomes of infection are often measured by end - points such as insect death (survival of a cohort of insects over time) or changes in cell morphology at fixed periods throughout infection (often monitored by staining different elements of the cytoskeleton).

He sees the burgeoning trend of theaters selling monthly passes in an effort to bring people into theaters more often «should be a net - net» for filmmakers, noting that it has been a successful model in France, despite «resistance from our NATO allies,» he quipped, referring to the National Association of Theater Owners.

The repetition becomes funny and then tedious, despite the sometimes - successful effort of director Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) to keep the scenario rolling forward.

Despite the fact that crafting a successful new release does require a significant amount of time and effort, they may be an integral part of your marketing strategy.

Her level of influence is well established, and after the Michigan law passed the state House of Representatives, a press release from DeVos's group, the Great Lakes Education Project, noted that lawmakers «were successful tonight in preserving choices and options for [students] and their families -LSB-...] Despite efforts by some of the elites and big city bosses who believe they know what is best for children.»

According to Education Northwest's Nanci Schneider, despite past efforts to turn around underperforming schools, you still have a good chance of predicting whether a school is successful or not by the degree of poverty in its zip code.

And despite all our efforts, and I guess I have to admit our efforts were to make him conform, he's resisted and has been successful in resisting.»

No amount of effort has thusfar produced a successful long - term solution; despite decades of efforts, the underrepresentation dilemma persists.

If the dog you are trying to place is of a specific breed, and you have not been successful in finding a new home despite a genuine effort to advertise, etc., you should contact the appropriate breed rescue group.

This partner joked about the language about legal project management they used in their RFP response and how they had won the work, despite not actually having any LPM efforts underway, much less successful implementation at any level.

Relatively few were successful in accessing legal services on this basis despite a sustained effort.

However, despite the tremendous efforts put into the preparations for a successful interview, the session can turn awkward especially if it is a one - on - one interview when both parties are at a loss for words or experience some deadlock in discussion.

In my view this shows that despite our efforts and intentions, Realtors have not been successful in shaping a new view for the consuming public around home energy performance.