Sentences with phrase «act quickly»

ACT quickly shifted focus when Michael West — who founded Geron — became its chief executive in 1998.

If astronomers act quickly, they can turn other instruments toward the point of origin and record a rapidly fading afterglow of x-rays, visible light and radio waves.

If there is evidence of violence or an unusual absence, police wants to act quickly.

Mr Pond said the government needed to act quickly to maintain the momentum of recent years.

«If we do not act quickly to extend our rent laws, millions of working New Yorkers could lose their homes,» Silver said.

As Attorney General I prosecuted numerous public corruption cases, including putting former Senator Espada and Comptroller Hevesi behind bars, and believe firmly that anytime the public's trust is violated, we must act quickly and aggressively to hold the guilty parties accountable.

The new majority leader also expressed the need to act quickly.

But if there is not to be an immediate election, the parties must act quickly to purge their ranks.

I do agree, that holding any lease payments in escrow until the tax lien is satisfied, as ordered by the Executive, is in the best interest of the county's taxpayers and will hopefully encourage the property owners to act quickly to pay their back taxes.

The ambitious timetable created pressure on the department to act quickly and meant that it needed to manage progress tightly,» says the NAO report.

Now that we know the plant is to close next summer, we have to act quickly to support the 500 workers affected and alleviate the knock - on effect of such a blow to local industry.

The Coalition needed to act quickly given the mess Labour left behind: «The previous Government were borrowing at the rate of an additional # 3 billion per week — that is an unsustainable rate.

There is just one last act to occur: Governor Cuomo and Governor Christie need to act quickly to sign these important bills into law.

The bill would have given the state more authority to act quickly on day care center violations including those in New York City, which already regulates the centers.

On Thursday, de Blasio welcomed Cuomo's call for a higher minimum wage and said he would «urge Albany to act quickly.»

Stephen Odell, chairman and chief executive of Ford of Europe, defended the actions, saying: «We have to act quickly and decisively to address the collapse in consumer demand in Europe today and position Ford for profitable growth tomorrow.»

Zimbabwe must act quickly to dig its economy out of a hole and access international financial aid, the International Monetary Fund has warned.

Mayor Bill de Blasio recently faced an embarrassing situation and had to act quickly to remedy it.

I urge Albany to act quickly.»

So, we must act quickly to ensure that peace reigns among us.

He and more than 80 classmates from Georgetown Prepatory School, including New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, signed a letter urging the Senate to act quickly on the nominee.

Mr. Osei Fosu, advised that the appropriate persons to see to the implementation of the law, must act quickly to avoid further violation.

The DEC is now urging the EPA to act quickly to formally declare the village part of the Superfund program.

Congress now has the responsibility to act quickly and give middle - class families like the Skowronskis some tax relief and peace of mind.»

State lawmakers say they want to act quickly to spend the state's growing $ 5 billion surplus on an infrastructure fund to fix up roads and bridges, among other things.

Gillibrand said Friday state Department of Transportation officials have to act quickly to appoint a new high - speed rail project manager.

As Attorney General I prosecuted numerous public corruption cases, including putting former Senator Espada and Comptroller Hevesi behind bars, and believe firmly that anytime the public's trust is violated, we must act quickly and aggressively to hold the guilty parties accountable,» Cuomo said.

People will say it isn't possible — parliament can't act that quickly.

The frustration has worsened and the rhetoric has grown angrier from the beginning of the month when the different groups sent a letter to Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan asking that they act quickly.

State lawmakers say they want to act quickly to spend the state's $ 5 billion dollar and growing surplus on an infrastructure fund to fix up roads and bridges, among other things.

Momentum will ebb away unless we act quickly.

«We must act quickly to prove that we are working to get our Medicaid system under control.

«We hope the Home Office will act quickly in the wake of yet another tragic death to drastically reduce the use of immigration detention, as the most recent review as well as a recent cross-party inquiry have recommended.»

Should our governments and international bodies fail to act quickly and effectively, organised crime and corruption will continue to penetrate our sports industry, It will, as the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions» latest report puts it bluntly, «pose a threat to the future of sport».

The report argues that the government must act quickly to stop the continued rewarding of poor teachers:

Johnson didn't even have the decency to act quickly to fix his mistake.

If he wants to do something about his legacy, he should act quickly to fundamentally change the structures of power in Albany, perhaps starting with publicly financed elections — something the Moreland Commission proposed before it was shut down.

He said Cuomo needs to act quickly and enact it in this year's state budget.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says the federal government must act quickly to contain the Zika virus that

Karen Scharff, with Citizen Action, urges the governor to act quickly.

With just days left in this year's legislative session, President Obama has urged Congress to act quickly.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had urged legislators to act quickly before mayoral control expires June 30.

New York State lawmakers say they want to act quickly to spend the state's $ 5 billion dollar and growing surplus on an infrastructure fund to fix up roads and bridges, among other things.

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on the lower house in Washington to act quickly on renewing the National Farm Bill before the end of this year, otherwise Americans could be paying a lot more for dairy products — including twice as much for a... [Read more...]

If the Buffalo community wants mayoral control of its public schools, Mayor Byron Brown says he is ready to act quickly.

«If we do not act quickly to extend our rent laws, millions of working New Yorkers could lose their homes.»

«Given that an exhaustive investigation has already occurred by two public agencies, he expects the committee to be able to act quickly and to bring this matter back to the full Assembly with its recommendations for prompt resolution.»

It fears a failure to act quickly could result in further flooding before 2010 having an unnecessarily severe effect on the public purse.

The Amagansett - Springs Aquifer Protection group and other residents have implored the East Hampton Town Board to act quickly to preclude additional development atop the Stony Hill aquifer in Amagansett.

Theresa May's pledge to «tear up» Labour's 24 - hour drinking Licensing Act quickly unravelled today after it emerged pubs and clubs would still be able to open 24 hours a day.