Sentences with phrase «actions give groups»

Class actions give groups of people the opportunity to take action against a company or organization where they ordinarily couldn't do so on their own.

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FARMING groups are taking a cautious view of the Barnett government's promises to make legislative reforms to benefit the sector if it wins the March 9 election, given the lack of action they say has

The ministers agreed to create a working group to study Russia's «malign behavior» given concerns about Moscow's actions in Ukraine and Syria, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said.

The Center for Responsive Politics» numbers include all donor contributions to outside groups and political action committees, as well as individuals giving over $ 200.

Money raised will be given to Puerto Ricans in Action, a Los Angeles - based Puerto Rican group.

Given the considerable number of background studies and the solid work of various groups such as the Jenkins Panel, the Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation, and the C.D. Howe Institute, CATA argues that it is time the Government considers and tables an action plan and commits to milestone deliverables in the 2012 Budget to foster an effective environment for successful commercialization of Canadian innovations.

«Our mission was to give them the biggest megaphone possible,» Shannon Watts, the founder of an Everytown - affiliated group, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, said on Sunday.

The conflict between the AAII survey results and both the price action and the results of other sentiment surveys (the AAII survey is definitely the «odd man out») suggests that small - scale retail investors have, as a group, given up on the stock market and are generally ignoring the bullish opinions of mainstream analysts and advisors.

Given the numbers of Christians, Yazidis, Shia Muslims and others who have been displaced by Islamic State for fear of their lives, this would likely lead to Britain's highest court deeming the group's actions as genocide.

For her, the three are the «entities» (objects, feeling states, situations, activities) that I would term the group's setting; the «directives» (actions to be done or avoided) I term its plot; and its «character» (qualities of personality approved or disapproved, rewarded or punished) to which I give the same name (Ethel Albert, «The Classification of Values,» American Anthropologist 58 [1956]: 251ff.).

From this I conclude that world views reflect and give a focus to group experience, providing a map within which words and actions make sense.

World views reflect and give a focus to group experience, providing a map within which words and actions make sense.

The frequent presence of a «value vacuum» (Frankl) in the personality and relationship problems brought to counselors emphasizes Erich Fromm's conviction that every human being needs a «system of thought and action shared by a group which gives the individual a frame of orientation and an object of devotion.»

The natural scientists, especially the elite group who are members of the National Association of Scientists, have taken Einstein's advice that a personal God could not intervene in a world of «ordered regularity of all events» and that «religion should give up a God who concerns himself with fates and actions of human beings.»

abortion as a standard part of health - care provision, insisting on programmes of sex education that promoted a range of sexual activities and downgraded marriage... all this and more gave great cause for concern and brought together a group of doctors, teachers, social workers and others anxious to take some action.

A religious approach is the time - tested way of satisfying what Erich Fromm has called the universal human need for a «system of thought and action shared by a group which gives the individual a frame of orientation and an object of devotion.»

The local church or a group of churches may move into various forms of action that from the purist position may seem problematic, but at a given moment these may be actions of enormous importance in giving dignity and opportunity to the people of the various congregations and their neighbors.

UK faith groups give over # 3bn a year in time to social action projects, according to the Cinnamon Network's recent Faith Action action projects, according to the Cinnamon Network's recent Faith Action Action Audit.

These actions directly led to the group's rescue, but more importantly gave students the knowledge that grace and love were available to them, not just because of who they are but because of who Jesus is.

We'll then give you access to our closed Facebook group where you can download current action guides, start sharing your experiences with other campaigners and check in with The Vegan Society campaigns team.

(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;

Given the unreliable nature of self - reported symptoms in athletes 2 a group typically motivated to return to play and minimize symptoms, the sensitivity of computerized neurocognitive testing to incomplete recovery and the importance of identifying any indicators that an athlete may not remain stable in his / her baseline functioning prior to return to contact sports action, post-exertion neurocognitive testing appears to be a logical tool to consider.»

It told us it has had no news from the Maltese government on the legislation since it gave its feedback and UK - based breastfeeding campaign group Baby Milk Action and its parent group the International Baby Food Action Network, said Malta had backtracked to the basic EU law after the challenge.

Intervention: a community - based worker carrying out 2 activities: 1) 1 home visit to all pregnant women in the third trimester, followed by subsequent monthly home visits to all infants aged 0 — 24 months to support appropriate feeding, infection control, and care - giving; 2) a monthly women's group meeting using participatory learning and action to catalyse individual and community action for maternal and child health and nutrition.

Members of local humanist groups attended talks given to parents in Milton Keynes, Wakefield and Bournemouth, and more recently, members of Feminist Action Cambridge (FAC) were able to attend a talk given to secondary pupils in a school.

In 1963, when the then Midwestern Region (now Edo and Delta states) was carved from the old West, the progressive Action Group gave way to the centrist National Convention of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC).

Whew, this whole earning - a-living thing has proven to be surprisingly time - consuming the past couple of weeks (how you people with «jobs» manage I'll never know), but at least someone in DC appreciates the value of a free lunch: the folks at Democracy In Action are giving away a year of their constituent - relations - management software service at no charge to a worthy environmental group.

They gave their largest contribution of $ 15,000 to a public policy fund run by Citizen Action, one of the progressive groups who endorsed Nixon.

The left - leaning advocacy group Citizen Action of New York on Thursday endorsed Democratic congressional candidate Antonio Delgado in the 19th district — giving him a boost in a crowded primary field.

The group, a political action committee, will likely give Kingson a fundraising boost.

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed a recommendation in a report by the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee that the «self - employed» should be given at least «worker» employment status unless the engager of their labour can prove otherwise.1 This is a recommendation that LITRG made in written evidence to a separate inquiry.2 LITRG believes that the denial of employment rights to people working in the «gig economy» and the exploitation of other flexible workers regarding their taxes share a common cause: the workers» own lack of knowledge, their reluctance to challenge their treatment because they lack confidence or just need the work and the businesses involved apparently having little fear of action being taken against them by public bodies.

The Rev. Al Sharpton gave himself a 71 percent raise last year after his National Action Network group drew a record $ 6.9 million in donations.

Increasing the action at Belmont while freeing NYRA of responsibility for Aqueduct could give this group the opportunity to create a first - class sports and entertainment destination.

The group has given the BNI up to Sunday midnight to release Mr. Fadi Daboussi or else they would go ahead with their action on Monday.

The SEIU Labor Management Initiative donated $ 637,781 in February and then gave the same amount again in April; Service Employees International gave $ 212,594 in January; in March, RWDSU Realty Group donated $ 63,778 in March; The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council gave $ 85,038; and the SEIU1199 New York State Political Action Fund gave $ 85,038.

The real estate industry gave the state Senate GOP $ 4.53 million in the last election cycle, roughly the same amount as the next 14 industries combined, according to Citizen Action New York, a membership - based social advocacy group.

Action Network vows to give organizers ownership over their own data — a key question in digital politics when databases are being updated by more than one group or shared in other ways.

They gave their largest contribution of $ 15,000 to a public policy fund run by Citizen Action, one of the progressive groups that endorsed Nixon.

Towards this end, states governments have been given a 21 days ultimatum to disarm vigilantees and neighbourhood watch group, hunters and watch - night men or any group or association under any capacity or guise other than statutory security agencies recognized and gazetted by the Federal Government of Nigeria to bear firearms of specified category; who are currently possessing and using prohibited / illegal firearms such as Pump action gun and the likes for whatsoever purpose.

For instance, DFER's federal political action committee took a donation in 2015 from hedge fund magnate Daniel Loeb, who also gave $ 100,000 in June to the StudentsFirstNY campaign group.

Now researchers in Taiwan have identified a group of mental health conditions which may make a child more likely to get hooked on the net — giving parents the chance to take some evasive action before it is too late.

Prioritize your networking actions by looking for (1) leaders who are most directly related to your area of expertise, (2) institutions that have the best fit for the careers you want to pursue, or (3) support groups that will give you the help you need to succeed, she advises.

The five - year grant will allow the scientists to further refine their design to combine electrical and optical recordings, which will give them the ability to visualize how brain regions and large groups of brain cells work together as the brain senses, learns, plans and executes actions.

But I'll give you some instant gratification with my «3 Things I Do Every Sunday» download when you join my Dreams Into Action challenge group.

In episode 206, Penn and Teller devote an entire episode to the cultural war on words and the power we give them, focusing on the latest actions of the FCC and other groups that subvert the First Amendment in their quest to «clean up» the airwaves.

«The exciting action - adventure gameplay that takes place in Brave: The Video Game expands the tale beyond the movie's storyline, giving fans both a fun and engaging gaming experience,» said Javier Ferreira, Senior Vice President of Publishing, Disney Interactive Media Group.

I certainly haven't given up yet and I will say that it was an enormous relief to get past the extended tutorial phase and start doing quests proper... tackling groups of large lizards and finally getting knee - deep in some combat was extremely welcome even if the action still feels completely stilted and slow.

In all, the movie worked reasonably well through its 133 - minute runtime with a likable group of misfits, carefully executed action sequences, and just enough humor to stray not too far from the dirty, harsh world of 19th century America, giving the post-Civil War a whole new perspective regarding the racial diversity and its impact.

The over a minute long video definitely gives a déjà vu with its familiar central characters from the main group, but we also see more of Yondu, Mantis and Nebula hinting that they are set to add to the high octane adrenaline rushing action.

Not wanting to «reinvent the tone» makes me think he's going to tread lightly, and I'm not sure that's the best course of action, given the amazing group of women he's about to work with.