Sentences with phrase «against outcomes for»

Ideal for justifying budget spending against outcomes for key stakeholders such as governors, or evidencing improvement plans for inspection bodies.

Not exact matches

Additionally, they noted that those who were more likely to push back against their superiors as children «also have higher levels of willingness to stand up for their own interests and aims, a characteristic that leads to more favorable individual outcomes — in our case, income.»

He has spoken out against A.I. throughout the last several years, sometimes describing apocalyptic scenarios in which even seemingly harmless technology, like a system used to pick strawberries, can have catastrophic outcomes for humans.

«Betting against the Pats isn't a profitable endeavor, and Lord knows I've been wrong about some Super Bowl outcomes before,» Will Brinson wrote for CBS Sports.

After a sharp drop against the dollar on Friday, sterling ticked up 0.1 percent in early Asian trade as markets braced for a potentially messy election outcome.

«If you apply our tool [and] measure your outcomes against your costs,» she said, «you can clearly make an argument for many of these new advances.»

Once the well - wishers are gone and the cane laid aside, Jack Layton may well send up a little prayer of thanks for the very outcome he campaigned against.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

-LRB-...) One reading of this extraordinary outcome is that it was a protest against the painful spending cuts, tax increases, and economic reforms that Monti's government implemented as a precondition (albeit an unstated one) for European Central Bank support.

CDC's stake and dominance of the board would seem to preclude any outcome against their interests, but their brazen disregard for other shareholders could act as mobilising force for a resistance.

Reasons for this outcome were multiple: though world membership had doubled during Neal C. Wilson's 12 years in office, his authoritarian management style had alienated several constituencies; he had been identified with several demoralizing theological and financial crises; his age, 70, was against him in spite of his astounding vigor, and a widespread sense of deep crisis and need for new directions had gone unanswered.

For what it is, we could produce millions of people who would argue that they prayed for X and got X or something even better when the odds were against such an outcoFor what it is, we could produce millions of people who would argue that they prayed for X and got X or something even better when the odds were against such an outcofor X and got X or something even better when the odds were against such an outcome.

Another example of the unpredictable outcome of citizen economic action is the boycott Dr. Bob Jones III of Bob Jones University waged against General Motors Corporation for its sponsorship of «Jesus of Nazareth,» the Zeffirelli biblical epic on the NBC network.

Amazingly, some extraordinarily courageous individuals (initially Arnold himself, journalists David Quinn and Breda O'Brien, the Iona Institute; later on, John Waters, retired Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin, William Binchy and the distinguished historian Prof. John A. Murphy; the gay campaigners for a «No» vote, Paddy Manning and Keith Mills, deserve special mention) did succeed in making a difference to the eventual numbers, although not the outcome: in the early Spring, polls indicated that 17 percent of the electorate would vote against the amendment, but by the time the actual referendum came around, 38 percent were indicating a «No» vote, and that was the eventual outcome.

Mr Mossayebzadeh, Mr Fadaie and Mr Omidi are additionally awaiting the outcome of their appeal against a sentence of 80 lashes each that was handed down in 2016, following their convictions for drinking wine during a communion service.

NOT a great performance all the same, but, it is NOT a EPL game where you have a 1 off 3/1 or 0 outcome, this, is the qualifier for the UCL, and as such is a 2 leg affair, and 0 - 0 away in Turkey, against a team that beat Chelsea pre-season, is a good result.

With decisive games coming up against Juventus and Inter, it could all depend on the outcomes of these two encounters and it may well have a knock - on effect in terms of determining their budget for the summer transfer window.

The outcome was all the more bracing because it went against the theme of college football's opening week, which, for most of the elite teams, serves as a truncated exhibition season.

We also seemed to get the worst possible outcome every time there was a draw made for the Champions League or one of the domestic cup competitions, but that changed last year as the injury crisis gradually cleared up and we got some decent cup draws, even though we failed to make the most of this against Monaco.

The contenders for the title have all strengthened and not many fans would back against Man City with Pep in charge (not my choice) taking top spot with the other 3 places up for grabs but there are a lot of permutations to take place that can and will have an effect on the outcome.

Although Atletico Madrid and Dortmund are the obvious dangers, I think that the worst possible outcome for Arsenal would to be drawn against Locomotiv Moscow who are clear at the top of their League and have won 8 of their last 10 League games.

all season while we had ozil he has only been allowed to play in his main position 2 times once against villa and other against galetaseray and in this game we for the first time played with two natral wingers with ozil in the number 10 and a fast cf for the first time ever since ozil has been here and you all know the outcome, part from that wenger has shifted ozil out wide all season and turned him into a scapegoat for the media and fans but as soon as ozil gets injured the next game wenger plays with 2 natrual wingers and put wilshire in middle with cazorla, so the question is wernger trying to destroy ozil?

For what it's worth, the most likely outcome is Week 9 against the Browns.

Regardless of the outcome of Ademi's B sample, the result is unlikely to be changed by UEFA and Wenger is bracing himself for that outcome as he looks to push on in the European competition against German giants Bayern Munich on Tuesday night.

The Trotters are still nursing an FA Cup semi-final hangover it would seem, losing 5 - 0 to Stoke last month to miss out on the opportunity to feature in this weekend's show - piece against Manchester City, and are now finishing a campaign full of promise with a real whimper, with last week's 2 - 1 reverse to Sunderland at home their third consecutive defeat following disappointing outcomes away at first Fulham (3 - 0) before helped Blackburn, who were previously without a win for ten games, to end their barren streak (1 - 0).

Klopp doesn't believe the draw pitting Liverpool at Anfield for the first leg will have any bearing on the outcome of the tie, considering some of the results that were achieved in the competition at the quarter - final stage — including the Reds» own win against Manchester City.

As children have a right to be cared for by both parents the state should be improving the overall chances of this happening, rather than stacking obstacles against this outcome as the current tax system does.

The results overall confirm the substantial health benefits of breastfeeding: it protects against a spectrum of adverse health outcomes for children, and breastfeeding mothers also gain from having breastfed.

Poor health outcomes for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders are apparent when comparing their health indicators against the rest of the U.S. population.

Homebirth is just as safe» because homebirth in the UK is nothing like homebirth in the US, and most homebirth midwives in the US are actively fighting against having a system like the UK, because they don't want the medical education, they don't want to follow standards of practice, they don't want to be held responsible for their actions and outcomes.

The covariates were also tested against the outcome variables for significant associations.

Thus, it is not surprising that breastfeeding has been consistently associated with improved central nervous system development, as indicated by improved visual acuity in relationship to formula - fed infants.4 Second, both biological properties and differences in maternal - infant interactions during the feeding process can lead to improved motor and intellectual development outcomes.5, 6 Third, breastfeeding appears to be protective against the onset of childhood obesity, 7 a condition that has enormous psychosocial consequences for children.

The anger and indignation being felt across the world at terrible, fraudulent outcome of 2012 elections in Ghana came alive when hundreds of Ghanaians including members of the Coalition of Ghanaians against Electoral Fraud (COGEF), the Movement for Genuine Democracy (MGD), The Progressive Youth for Change and Transparency (PYCT) and The Stop tribalism in Ghana group demonstrated outside the Ghana High Commission offices in Highgate, North London.

Edwina Akufo - Addo's alleged involvement in the scandal that hit the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport (BOST) is the outcome of years of lies said against former President John Mahama by her father president Akufo - Addo, according to the MP for Ningo Prampram.

We applaud Trusts that screen their patients before admission, as the policy of not screening surely goes against the Government's ambition to reduce antimicrobial resistance, if we can prevent an infection by taking additional precautions where a positive screen is obtained then surely this reduces the need for antibiotics and makes a better outcome for the patient and save lives.

The outcome of the subsequent referendum in 1979, in which 80 % of the Welsh electorate voted against devolution, was, in his own description, «traumatic» for Prys - Davies.

If each person had a choice of voting +1 for a candidate, or -1 against another, would there be any significant change in outcome?

Although the outcome obviously wasn't good once he was in office, there was a strong public push for Spitzer - who also didn't face much of a competitive race against John Faso.

In a statement issued by Warren she said that many political pundits believed «the deck was stacked against her,» and Warren, who is running for a second term, says that individual members of city committee «stood up for what was right and stood with me even when party bosses tried to push a different outcome.»

That outcome was stunning given the speaker's long identification with the LGBT community — as the 1991 campaign manager and later chief of staff to Tom Duane, the Council's first out gay member; as head of the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project; as a demonstrator arrested year after year in protests against the exclusion of openly gay participants in Manhattan's St. Patrick's Day Parade; and as a Council member who pursued a range of initiatives in support of the community, including a school anti-bullying law, a requirement that the city only do businesses with contractors with anti-discrimination policies in place, and funding for LGBT homeless youth services, senior services, and the capital needs of the LGBT Community Center.

The pastor of St. John's Church of God in Christ told The Alt he has been working with Raise the Age for the past three years, but fighting against the negative outcomes of juveniles in the adult prison system for much longer.

This is in fact explicitly provided for in the Police Reform Act, when a complainant can appeal to the IPCC against the outcome of a supervised investigation.»

Both those for and against the project note that the outcome of the jaguar habitat could have implications for future interpretation of the U.S. Endangered Species Act, which currently requires the FWS to establish critical habitat areas for species on the list.

Women over the age of 65 face numerous barriers to good health: an increased risk for obesity, greater struggles against poverty and higher rates of asthma with worse health outcomes.

«With immunotherapies, there were better outcomes for deeper responses, but it didn't break down the same way as with targeted treatment against ALK - positive cancer,» Doebele says.

Principal Investigator John Morris, MD, clinical co-leader of the Molecular Therapeutics and Diagnosis Program for the CCC, co-leader of the UC Cancer Institute's Comprehensive Lung Cancer Program, professor in the division of hematology oncology at the UC College of Medicine and UC Health medical oncologist, says a number of antitumor vaccines have shown promise for causing immune responses against tumor antigens to improve patient outcomes.

Dajani and Panter - Brick quickly found that their desire for rigor and clear outcomes ran up against teenage inhibitions and logistical snags.

One secondary outcome will be immunogenicity, meaning monitoring subjects for any emergence of antibodies against the infused therapeutic antibodies themselves; additionally, «Multiple clinical and exploratory biomarkers will be assessed» in the Phase Ib trial.

Nevertheless, there is a continuing perception among clinical investigators that the NIH peer review process may discriminate against clinical research.11 The purpose of this analysis was to describe recent trends and outcomes of peer review for grant applications requesting support for clinical research.

The sharks take a turn for the worse and go against the scientists, leaving a deadly outcome.