Sentences with phrase «states acted too»

They would suggest that the United States acted too quickly, or without enough thought, or without proper consultation, or without thinking of the future, or just in that simple - minded, violent, cowboy way those simple - minded violent American cowboys always act when not restrained by European moral sensitivity.

Not exact matches

After the Supreme Court in 1911 struck down the form of resale price maintenance enabled by fair trade laws, 59 Congress in 1937 carved out an exception for state fair trade laws through the Miller - Tydings Act.60 When the Supreme Court in 1951 ruled that producers could enforce minimum prices only against those retailers that had signed contracts agreeing to do so, 61 Congress responded with a law making minimum prices enforceable against nonsigners too.62

Though I state in Part 1 that I believe bitcoin is a currency, as of the end of 2017 / start of 2018, it is much too volatile to even act as a currency, because price stability is necessary for any long - term currency.

I too have grown so disgusted with people who claim to be Christian, but act the same (mostly worse) than folks who have no stated faith at all.

Only too easily will the free act appear to them as the origin indifferent in itself of an objective state which might have originated in principle just as well without freedom and must be valued only for what it is.

There are fears of nuclear war given the problems that the North Korea situation poses — and anxiety as to whether The United States of America's government is acting too strongly or not strongly enough.

The reality of evil, antisocial acts is too impervious to our wishes for such a state of affairs to continue for long.

The truth is Wenger was too slow to act, Monaco stated weeks ago that they wouldn't sell certain players during the same window, if one is sold the other would be staying (regarding Lemar & Bakayoko).

Everton have been thee class act in recent weeks, with David Moyes» men not only producing the sort of form which is likely to bring welcomed attention to the club for a change — the Toffees are now top of the form table for the past six games — but also many an eye - catching performance which should provide concerned supporters, who are all too aware of the financial state of the club and that big - named targets are unlikely to be arriving at Goodison in the summer without fresh investment, with encouragement ahead of next season's exploits.

It is said that all publicity is good publicity, but cynically attempting to create controversy by playing on the abuse all too many mothers receive is indefensible — as well as a breach of Unilever's stated commitments and undermining of the Single Equality Act.

In the United States when the Affordable Care Act was passed, medical insurance companies were required to pay $ 500 toward the purchase of a breast pump — and, since Spectra breast pumps were all under this price, they gained popularity there too.

Others mentioned as potential speaker candidates include Assemblyman Joe Lentol, who's likely too close to Silver to want to act, and Assemblyman Keith Wright, who's probably too close to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (he was recently tapped to serve as co-chair of the state Democratic Party) to be acceptable to the conference at large.

As for male primogeniture, it, too, sends an important signal: that the male line matters means that fathers matter, and that they have to face up to their responsibilities, with every assistance (including censure where necessary) from the wider society, including when it acts politically as the State.

Today, we have a state legislature that has enabled leaders to act like despots by ceding too much power to them for far too long.

An obese acting state Supreme Court judge did not do his $ 193,000 - a-year job for over three years because he was too fat, and will still retire with a hefty pension even though an ethics panel found he milked the system.

State Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos says he's strongly opposed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Reproductive Health Act, saying it would lead to too many late - term abortions.

Act now before we see an Orlando - style atrocity before too long,» it read, against a backdrop of Islamic State fighters waving Kalashnikovs.

There is precedent too, in previous cases such as MSS v Belgium and Greece which have held that EU member states have acted illegally by deporting a refugee into another state's asylum system, where that refugee's human rights can not be guaranteed.

«Senseless acts of violence continue to claim the lives of too many citizens across our state and country, and this issue is critical to the people of Suffolk County,» the governor said.

The lead counsel for the 1,000 plaintiffs in the new round of Love Canal litigation has asked state Supreme Court Justice Richard Kloch Sr. to remove himself from the case, claiming he showed bias in remarks about past Love Canal cases in a newspaper article written by Kloch's daughter, and seemed to act a little too favorably to the local attorney for Occidental Chemical Co. during a past court session.

Too often it seems those in the State House these days act more like Washington insiders than citizen legislators, constantly seeking issues to divide us in order to score cheap political points.

Senator Skelos says there are too many uncertainties right now about how much the federal health care act might cost states.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is casting doubt on whether the state budget will include a health exchange required under the federal health care act, saying there is too much uncertainty to create it now.

As an employer of 35 people, I am displeased Business Council of NYS President, Heather Briccetti, opposes the Single - Payer NY Health Act (Letter: Single - Payer system too cost prohibitive for state,» Feb. 6).

Let it be known at this juncture that we also condemned the destructive act of the students, therefore, we are not against the fact that the management want to sanction them through payment of damages, all we are saying is that N25, 000 [TwentyFive Thousand Naira] is too much for our parents to bear considering the fact that the school is dominated by ward (s) of Ondo State Civil Servants who have not received salary since November 2015, and most of these parents have 2 to 4 children in this same university, therefore, where do we expect them to get such a huge amount of money?

He said that while he has confidence in the state DEC's investigation, the EPA should look into the situation, too, because the discharge may have violated the federal Clean Water Act as well as agreements involving the shared waters of the United States and Canada.

This is what one of the people who prosecuted him, then - acting U.S. Attorney Andrew Baxter of the Northern District, said about the state legislative culture — namely that the laws that ostensibly govern it too often serve as a camouflage for corruption.

Senator Ruben Diaz, the only Democrat in the New York State Senate to vote against the marriage equality bill, blamed the loss on fellow Christians who, he says, «pray too much and act too little,» the Christian Post reports:

Senator Ruben Diaz, the only Democrat in the New York State Senate to vote against the marriage equality bill, blamed the loss on fellow Christians who, he says, «pray too much and act too little,» the Christian Post reports: «Pastors... Read

«I think it's too difficult a job to ask somebody coming from inside state government — with all those previous relationships — to act as an independent individual, and to lead this agency going forward,» said Renzi, who was appointed to the panel by Assembly GOP Leader Brian Kolb.

Co-host Chuck Scarborough got into the act, too, asking Hizzoner to respond to remarks made last week by Bharara about the «show - me - the - money culture that has been pervading» the city and state «for some time now.»

Without giving too much away, the book's last act describes a sort of utopian solution to things, an eco-motivated populist uprising that results in nation - states wresting control of the global financial system away from transnational banks and corporations.

Stress can act as a motivator and help us cope but there is no doubt that too much stress will affect our state of mind and our emotional well - being.

Long, slow abdominal breathing allows us to be in the latter state more often and acts as a pretty instant stress reliever - and that helps the gut to function better too.

Whether in domestic states of undress or in designer threads, they're stick figures articulating and acting out rote issues of monogamy, loyalty and betrayal, all amid a dreamy nighttime atmosphere that's diluted by too - neat cross-cutting between Joanna and Michael that hammers home already obvious parallels.

His timbre of his voice — at times somewhat tremulous — works against his stated desire to be taken seriously, but that's part of the joke, too, and the third act path the film carves, all part of Kattan's unlikely redemption.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

Washington plays a role here, too, since the focus of the No Child Left Behind Act on low achievers and troubled schools, coupled with state and federal funding streams for special education, means that schools serving high achievers don't receive money that other public schools often do.

Instead, districts act within the policy system, vying with state actors at all stages of policy making to ensure that policy actions will be acceptable.291 And, after state policies have been enacted, they must still be implemented; in matters of implementation, too, local districts and state agencies use personal contacts to negotiate how both parties can best respond.292 Thus, even though states have legitimate authority, it is exercised through informal and formal networks that help to shape local responses to state policy.

Although 39 states have already adopted aspects of competency - based learning, the researchers report that too many districts continue to use the end - of - year assessments characterized by the outdated mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act, which technically expired in 2007.

The follow letter reiterates why he earned that title and why Connecticut's Governor, Education Commissioner, State Board of Education, State Legislators and State Representatives would do well to read the letter, read it again, and then act to save Connecticut's public schools before it is too late.

In the statement Evers says he believes there is too much emphasis on standardized tests and the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, gives states the option to use local data in place of state test results in the Educator Effectiveness System.

Roles have been shuffled a bit for the remake - Nomura will be directing as previously stated, while Kitase will be acting as Producer (and seems pleased with the directorial choice, per Nomura's retelling)- but it's not too much of a shift from what's listed in the original game's credits.

These temporary game states are implemented so that acts of violence against NPCs committed by players do not inconvenience or interfere too much with the core gaming experience.

I should state that this addition is not for me, I've experienced Dark Souls 3 with the balance of torture and reward not appealing to me, if however, that distressing balancing act appeals to you, hard mode will too.

Now you state, «According to statements from Al Gore and David Suzuki in the past, it is already too late to act.»

If you're interested in a solar electric system for your home and you live in a state with good incentives, it's always a better idea to act sooner rather than later — programs run out of funding, are designed to scale back over time, or reach their megawatt - capacity goals eventually, and if you wait too long you might find yourself stuck without access to those funds.

The EPA (1) does not have the authority to regulate existing power plants, (2) must finalize efforts with new plants before doing so, (3) has no authority over states» energy generation, (4) imposes too - costly, inadequately flexible, and physically impossible standards, and (5) exceeds EPA the Federal Power Act authority, they argued.

If «consumer democracy» is wrong because it requires the intervention of the state in lieu of autonomous political expression, then so too must the climate change act — and anything like it — be wrong.

Delaware has an offshore wind farm in development, New York City may be developing one off of Long Island, and now Rhode Island has indicated that it too may be getting in on the act: 1.3 Million Megawatt - Hour Project, Exact Location TBD Though details are somewhat sketchy, Cleantech reports that Deepwater Wind has been selected to develop the state's first offshore wind project.