Sentences with phrase «state measures in question»

In that respect, the difference, in this case, focuses primarily on the question whether the Commission had to identify an actual or potential abuse of the dominant position by the applicant, or whether it was sufficient for it to establish that the State measures in question distorted competition by creating an inequality of opportunities between economic operators, in favour of the applicant.

Not exact matches

At the risk of violating the separation of church and state, one may hope that the gaze of the EPA will extend beyond the lead in the windows in question, and thus a measure of sanity, if not sanctity, might yet deter our misguided protectors.

The way in which Virginia approached the question of religious liberty was very different from the path chosen by Massachusetts and other states, but the Virginia way has become the standard by which American liberals today measure the relations of church and state» and even of religion and society.

Great question you have on flour, I have done some searching and I discovered that in Italy flour is measured by how finely it is milled, whereas in most of the other countries (United States and Canada included) it is measured by its gluten content.

Hi Ellie, that is a great question, you measure out the 1 cup in its solid state.

The International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (2008) Frequently asked questions (updated version 2008) The International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1998) Summary of action taken by WHO Member States and other interested parties, 1994 - 1998 The International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1996) A common review and evaluation framework The International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1992) Survey of national legislation and other measures adopted (1981 - 1991) Review and evaluation of national action taken to give effect to the International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1991) Report of a technical meeting, The Hague, 30 September - 3 October 1991 The International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1990) Synthesis of reports on action taken (1981 - 1990) International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1981) Infant formula and related trade issues in the context of the international code [pdf 18kb] The WHO briefing note on «Follow - Up Formula in the Context of the International Code of Marketing of Breast - milk Substitutes» is presently being considered for revision by the World Health Organization pending review of new and emerging information on the subject.

The consultation paper states that the Government «propose developing a definition of enabler based on the broad criteria used for the offshore evasion measure [in Finance Bill 2016] but specifically tailored to the avoidance supply chain and ensuring that appropriate safeguards are included to exclude those who are unwittingly party to enabling the avoidance in question» (paragraph 2.14).

Possible measures, such as the «stop and question» powers, needed to be carefully carried out to avoid a police state and ensure «that we protect people's liberties in a way that they don't feel it justifies an appeal to people to come in and support terrorism».

ALBANY — The Senate's Independent Democratic Conference has made raising the age of criminal responsibility a priority for this session, but some Democrats of color in the state Assembly are wary that the breakaway group will «water down» the issue and question its motives for pushing the measure.

The question I wonder then is what logic does China use to justify the barring of free speech (through the use of extensive censorship of the internet and media, the deployment of state - sponsored propaganda ads and loudspeaker announcements, and hefty penalties for violation of any of these measures) given that it puts it right there in its Constitution, and furthermore nobody within the party seems to protest this?

The measure remains in limbo in the state Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces questions on whether he's working hard enough for the proposal to pass.

Republican Sen. John Flanagan questioned the push to ban outside income in the state Legislature, saying New York would be the only state government to have such a measure in place.

The measure remains in limbo in the State Senate and Governor Cuomo faces questions on whether he's working hard enough for the proposal to pass.

In an April 20 letter, Mangano joined several other Long Island officials who support measures in both the state Senate and Assembly to launch a study looking into the question of merging Nassau and Suffolk counties together and breaking away from the rest of New York StatIn an April 20 letter, Mangano joined several other Long Island officials who support measures in both the state Senate and Assembly to launch a study looking into the question of merging Nassau and Suffolk counties together and breaking away from the rest of New York Statin both the state Senate and Assembly to launch a study looking into the question of merging Nassau and Suffolk counties together and breaking away from the rest of New York Sstate Senate and Assembly to launch a study looking into the question of merging Nassau and Suffolk counties together and breaking away from the rest of New York StateState.

Even as independent investigator Bart Schwartz's presence is held up as a measure of confidence in the Cuomo administration and the state's vast economic development apparatus, several questions remain about Schwartz's role and power.

«One question stated that the governor was «being criticized for secrecy in negotiating major policy deals» then «quickly voting at night on the measures,»» Zambelli wrote.

The Senate IDC has made raising the age of criminal responsibility a priority for this session, but some Democrats of color in the state Assembly are wary that the breakaway group will «water down» the issue and question its motives for pushing the measure.

But that's irrelevant to the spirit of the question, since (1) Democratic politicians in fossil fuel states pretty much do the same thing (See West Virginia's Democrat Manchin); and (2) Such behavior is really industry agnostic, and every politician of every party whose constituents are over-represented in a particular industry will of course behave the same way about competing disruptive industry; and (3) The main opposition is not on alternative energy per se, but on measures to tax / disrupt fossil fuel one.

Questions have been swirling since New York State passed the toughest gun control measures in the nation.

Questions during the Q&A portion of the press conference included his plans during his scheduled visit to Albany on March 4th, why he expects to convince legislators who he has not convinced, whether he's concerned that the middle school program will be pushed aside if there is a pre-K funding mechanism other than his proposed tax, where the money to fund the middle school program will come from, how he counters the argument that his tax proposal is unfair to cities that do not have a high earner tax base, how he will measure the success of the program absent additional standardized testing, whether he expects to meet with Governor Cuomo or Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos during his March 4th trip, what he would say to a parent whose child planned on attending one of the charter schools that his administration refused to allow, whether he doubts Governor Cuomo's commitment or ability to deliver on the funding the governor has promised, what are the major hurdles in trying to convince the state senate to approve his tax proposal, whether there's an absolute deadline for getting his tax proposal approved, whether he can promise parents pre-K spots should Governor Cuomo's proposal gointo effect, and why he has not met with Congressman Michael Grimm since taking office.

That question was answered last year, when the United States and Cuba began operating a newly installed Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) system in Camagüey, Cuba, designed to measure the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere above the region.

Part of the answer is in the question: states that spend considerably more on poor districts than rich ones can be ranked very low by Education Week because the McLoone Index is measuring the cost of increasing the spending on rich districts toward that on poor ones.

The state also uses a variety of test items — multiple - choice, short - answer, and extended - response questions — in English and other subjects to measure students» performance at all grade levels.

Then, the state should be able to argue «the imperious nature of the measure», and lastly, demonstrate «the in - existence of less restrictive alternative courses of action affecting the right in question» (22).

Three days after the deadliest K - 12 school shooting in American history, state and district education leaders across the country are reviewing security measures, increasing police presence, and grappling with how to answer students» questions about the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the Newtown, Conn., district.

The one exception is in English, for which the state also uses extended - response questions to measure student performance.

Children have to read the scales of the measuring jug to state how much water is in each and then answer questions about which contains the most / le...

Children have to read the scales of the measuring jug to state how much water is in each and then answer questions about which contains the most / least.

While eliminating applications raises questions for important aspects of the largest federal K - 12 education aid program, the ESEA Title I program, the policy guidance published by USED in March 2015 provides a wide range of options for states and LEAs to implement CEP with minimal interference with Title I funding allocations or accountability measures.

Studies in other States have also questioned the existence of any dependable correlation between a district's wealth measured in terms of assessable property and the collective wealth of families residing in the district measured in terms of median family income.

The state is one of 19 that use multiple - choice, short - answer, and extended - response questions in English and other subjects to measure student performance on state exams.

«These results call into question the fixed and formulaic approach to teacher evaluation that's being promoted in a lot of states right now,» said Morgan Polikoff, one of the study's authors, in a video that explains his paper, «Instructional Alignment as a Measure of Teaching Quality,» published online in Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis on May 13, 2014.

Wrapped in the question of what standards the state should adopt next is the need to pick a new assessment because the ISTEP + doesn't measure college - and career - readiness.

The state's headway with graduation rates has not been matched by similar success in measures that track students» college and career readiness, prompting questions about what it takes to earn a high school diploma.

In addition, since these assessments are self - report surveys, there is also the issue of response bias — meaning a student's tendency to give answers that they believe are socially acceptable or to consistently answer «yes» or «no» regardless of the question asked.48 Since self - report measures tend to be weak in reliability and validity, state and local policymakers should refrain from including measures of learning mindsets and skills in high - stakes accountability systemIn addition, since these assessments are self - report surveys, there is also the issue of response bias — meaning a student's tendency to give answers that they believe are socially acceptable or to consistently answer «yes» or «no» regardless of the question asked.48 Since self - report measures tend to be weak in reliability and validity, state and local policymakers should refrain from including measures of learning mindsets and skills in high - stakes accountability systemin reliability and validity, state and local policymakers should refrain from including measures of learning mindsets and skills in high - stakes accountability systemin high - stakes accountability systems.

Ask questions to uncover students» mathematical reasoning, and measure fundamental skills required by the Common Core State Standards in mathematics for grades K — 3 in both English and Spanish.

For many states and districts the question of how to measure student learning as one aspect of measuring teacher effectiveness — in ways that are accurate, amenable to teachers, and do - able for teachers whose grades or subject areas are not systematically tested — has consumed much of their time and resources the last few years.

The only measures a State may include within its Academic Achievement indicator in addition to the required measure of student performance on the statewide reading / language arts and mathematics assessments under ESEA [Education and Secondary Education Act, of which ESSA is the latest version] section 1111 (b)(2)(B)(v)(I) are the two optional measures: (1) an achievement index or similar measure of student performance in reading / language arts and mathematics at multiple academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and B - 15).

The Iowa Testing Program states, «The questions on this [social studies] test measure objectives of the social studies curriculum that are not measured elsewhere in the ITBS tests» (Iowa Testing Program, n.d.).

Both the American Statistical Association, which is the largest organization in the United States representing statisticians and related professionals, and the American Educational Research Association have questioned the validity of using standardized test scores to measure teacher effectiveness and cautioned against using them for such purposes.

Last week former state Rep. Marty Walz, who campaigned for Great Schools Massachusetts, suggested that if the ballot question failed, the group would push in the Legislature to lift the cap on charter schools in districts where the measure passed.

In New York, questions about the evaluation system are widespread, given that state guidelines grant significant authority to principals and teachers to decide how student learning should be measured.

At a time when the tests are assuming an unprecedented role in classrooms across the state — used for everything from analyzing student deficiencies to determining which educators deserve cash bonuses — the debate underscores a central question: How accurate are the exams in measuring student learning and progress, and what skills should a passing grade reflect?

For example, in the accountability measures section, we provide a table with measures that align with the four required indicators under ESSA, and key questions to think about as states contemplate the most appropriate measures for this population of students.

My questions, the answers to which I may have missed in this string, are how can one relate the forcing at 2XCO2 to an expected atmospheric temperature rise in a way that a citizen can understand; and is the forcing as stated as a degree C to be compared with the forcing at 280 ppm (pre industrial) NOT with today's measured temperature or rise above average?

However, this raises questions about the capacity of state and non-state actors in accurate carbon accounting, and about how to monitor, measure, report and verify non-carbon aspects, including human rights and other social and environmental dimensions.

I would also invite you to think about how perfect LTE could possibly be observed if it did exist; any device you use to measure the thermal radiation or the distribution of velocities or the population of excited states must itself be at a different effective temperature from the gas in question, and must absorb energy from it, disturbing the very equilibrium you are trying to observe.

At one point, there did seem to be a move within IPCC to have an economic modelling assessment parallel to the physics of climate assessment in WG I, but this fell apart because the people involved in the process seem to have become persuaded that the state of the art of economic modelling — or even the question of whether costs and benefits can be measured as money at all — were not up to the task.

In its judgment of 26 February 2013, the CJEU responded to the first two questions in the affirmative, and clarified that Article 53 of the Charter only allows national authorities to apply higher standards of protection of fundamental rights where an EU legal act calls for national implementing measures, but not where, as in this case, the EU legal act harmonises the law between the Member StateIn its judgment of 26 February 2013, the CJEU responded to the first two questions in the affirmative, and clarified that Article 53 of the Charter only allows national authorities to apply higher standards of protection of fundamental rights where an EU legal act calls for national implementing measures, but not where, as in this case, the EU legal act harmonises the law between the Member Statein the affirmative, and clarified that Article 53 of the Charter only allows national authorities to apply higher standards of protection of fundamental rights where an EU legal act calls for national implementing measures, but not where, as in this case, the EU legal act harmonises the law between the Member Statein this case, the EU legal act harmonises the law between the Member States.

However, if the Member State has been able to provide the Commission with the requisite evidence, «it is for the Commission to carry out a global assessment, taking into account — in addition to the evidence provided by that Member State — all other relevant evidence enabling it to determine whether the Member State took the measure in question in its capacity as shareholder or as a public authority.