Sentences with phrase «most members of the commission»

Most members of the commission favored a REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) strategy, which would let farmers earn carbon credits by saving endangered forests.

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But an expert in that market, Jeffrey Christian of the CPM Group, acknowledged at the March 25 hearing of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as he had acknowledged in an explanatory report published in 2000, that the London bullion market is actually a fractional - reserve gold banking system built on the presumption that most gold buyers will never take delivery of their metal but rather leave it on deposit with the LBMA members from whom they bought it.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This tentative model for understanding the causes of problem drinking is offered in the report of the Cooperative Commission on the Study of Alcoholism: «An individual who (1) responds to beverage alcohol in a certain way, perhaps physiologically determined, by experiencing intense relief and relaxation, and who (2) has certain personality characteristics, such as difficulty in dealing with and overcoming depression, frustration, and anxiety, and who (3) is a member of a culture in which there is both pressure to drink and culturally induced guilt and confusion regarding what kinds of drinking behavior are appropriate, is more likely to develop trouble than will most other people.»

The commission has held educational workshops in dioceses around the world, but has faced such stiff resistance to some of its proposals at the Vatican that its most prominent member, Irish abuse survivor Marie Collins, resigned in frustration in March.

The most comprehensive methodology for testing the chemical composition of unrecorded alcohol products was developed as part of the Alcohol Measures for Public Health Research Alliance (AMPHORA) project, a collaboration among 13 EU member states funded by the European Commission.

Bronx Democratic Party Chairman Carl Heastie, one of the few members of the Assembly who turn up in the Commission documents, attracted attention for the approximately $ 25,000 in unitemized credit card expenditures his campaign made over the years the investigators analyzed, most of which without any explanation of their purpose.

The most recent state records from late 2014 list the company as lobbying members of the Cuomo - appointed Public Service Commission, which oversees New York's telecommunications policy.

I also wish to say that among the staff of the commission are some of the conscientious and most hard - working Nigerians and it is for that reason that last year, the commission promoted 7,330 staff members.

Most of the polls shown here were carried out by members of the British Polling Council (BPC) who fully disclose their findings, methodology and the client who commissioned the poll.

Chairman of National Peace Council and a member of the V.C.R.C Committee, Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante has discredited claims that the five - member panel set up by the Electoral Commission (EC) to look into concerns over the credibility of the voters» register recommended a validation process.

Rep. Elizabeth Esty raised the most of Connecticut's five House members last quarter, collecting $ 295,746 in total contributions, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.

Although de Blasio asked the commission to concentrate on campaign finance reform, most members of the public who spoke at McKee High School on Staten Island addressed other topics.

1915: George Foster Peabody, a member of the Saratoga Reservation Commission, said that the state needed to appropriate $ 2 million to make Saratoga Springs the rival of Carlsbad and other European spas, especially since the war had made such locations inaccessible to most Americans.

He emphasized that the Commission deeply appreciated the support of most conscientious, upright and patriotic members of the bar and bench (including defence counsels), leading to the Commission's unbeaten prosecution and conviction record.

Burnishing his middle of the road credentials, Gibson touts his vote earlier this year for a bipartisan budget plan in line with the recommendations of the Simpson - Bowles Commission and his rating by The Washington Post as the «third most independent» member of congress (Gibson voted with the Republican Majority in congress 74 percent of the time during the 2011 term).

Maku said that most opposition parties boycotted local government elections in the states because of the lack of transparency and trust in members of the commissions.

As a member of one of the most closely followed — we're talking social media spectators, commissioned camera crews as well as pestering paparazzi — families in the history of everything, Kendall Jenner is no stranger to scrutiny and, in turn, criticism.

At the first official meeting of the Department of Education's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics, held here in Atlanta last week, the 15 - member panel heard from wrestlers, rowers, gymnasts, coaches, policy experts, players, and parents — most intensely passionate about the effect that Title IX...

Similarly, testing experts such as W. James Popham and members of the Commission on Instructionally Supportive Assessment argue that the types of standardized exams used in most value - added assessment systems are not «instructionally sensitive.»

Charles Bulmer and Anthony Curtis believe he was the most underrated member of Jaguar's extremely talented team / The Iad Pegaso — The Spanish company commissioned a dozen replicas of the Z103.

She also curates on the side — most recently overseeing the program at Fused Space, the exhibition venue attached to the designer Yves Behar's studio — and fills out her schedule as a member of the San Francisco Arts Commission.

As the European Commission releases the data on emissions of installations covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), evidence from the markets proves that most Member States granted their industries far too generous carbon emission allowances in the period 2005 - 07.

The scope of the CCP is probably one of the most hotly debated areas between the Commission on the one hand, and the Council and the Member States on the other hand.

The Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston in Opinion 2/15, delivered on 21 December, is partly sympathetic to the Commission's arguments on EU powers, but ultimately refutes the most outlandish of the Commission's claims to EU power vis - à - vis that of its constituent Member States.

In cooperation with the local partners namely EU countries, the European Commission is organizing a series of various workshops all over the EU member nations to develop better understanding of the collaborative and shared economy, to identify the most innovative business models, to uncover real risks and regulatory barriers, and to debate the most appropriate form of regulations.

A second example of the strong, if not vehement objections to the Taskforce's proposals came from a collective group of eight out of the 18 members of the Consultative Group and consisting, for the most part, of leaders of various Australian Law Societies (again, representative bodies that share regulatory authority with the independent Legal Services Commissions).

The Eighth Circuit concluded that «Iowa's legitimate interest in selecting the most qualified judges encompasses an interest in having the views and expertise of Iowa's attorneys represented on the Commission to assist with this selection, [and that] the State's decision to allow members of the Iowa Bar the opportunity to elect seven of their peers to serve as the Commission's attorney members bears a rational relationship to this legitimate interest.»

The court also concluded that the «special limited purpose» of the nominating commission - selecting the most qualified candidates for judicial appointments for the governor's consideration - disproportionately impacts a definable group of constituents - the members of the Iowa bar - over other voters in the state.

The commission to appoint the next President is chaired by a non-lawyer member, Lord Kakkar, and comprises the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court who is not a candidate for the role, another senior UK judge (not a Supreme Court Justice), and representatives from the three independent judicial appointments boards across the UK.

The Commission believes it is important to hear directly from family members who have been most affected by the tragedy of murdered and missing women.

Michelle has served on the The NRWA Certification Commission, has been a member of the Certification Commission Advisory Board for seven years, and has most recently served two terms on the Board of Directors as Director of Industry, Experienced Business Owners.

On behalf of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, I would also like to welcome everybody here today - particularly our international guests from Canada, America, South Africa and New Zealand, and most importantly, members of the stolen generations.

When he first started, most of the team members were on a salary plus bonus structure, but as REO inventories started dropping in 2010, largely because of the moratoriums banks imposed after widespread «robo - signing» and other problems disclosed during the process, he changed his team's compensation to a percentage commission basis.

Listing are most always done on a co-brokerage basis, but doesn't have to be, if a lsiting is placed in the MLS system it will be on a co-brokerage basiss, meaning that any listing sets aside a commission to any member in the MLS or licensened agent or part of the total fee charged.