Sentences with phrase «aid their decisions on»

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Commissioner Neil Chatterjee, who has pushed for immediate aid to struggling coal and nuclear plants, signed off on the order and said in an opinion that he expected the decision to be «only the first step in a more systematic effort by the Commission» to address resilience.

«The Commission has manifestly breached its duty to provide a clear and unequivocal statement of reasons in its decision, in relying simultaneously on grossly divergent factual scenarios, in contradicting itself as to the source of the rule that Ireland is said to have breached, and in suggesting that Ireland granted aid in relation to profits taxable in other jurisdictions,» the statement said.

Martin Shkreli, unaffectionately known as the «pharma bro» — and infamous for his decision to hike the list price of Daraprim, a drug used by HIV / AIDS and cancer patients to combat infections, by more than 5,000 % in 2015 under his former company Turing Pharmaceuticals — was convicted on three criminal securities fraud and conspiracy charges by a Brooklyn jury on Friday.

The Federal Trade Commission was expected to announce its decision on the Walgreens - Rite Aid merger within the next week.

Analyzing these numbers can also help you gauge a return on investment and determine whether a specific decision has hindered or aided growth.

Those who support the decision say the predominantly liberal politics of the region make it an ideal venue for sending a message about the Trump administration's perceived retreat from leadership on AIDS.

The Republican - led Congress has struggled immensely over the past eight months, and the party now faces further division as they return and urgently need to raise the debt ceiling to avoid a government shutdown, pass an aid package for Hurricane Harvey — some of which is expected to be tied to the raise of the debt ceiling — and now reach a decision on DACA.

«This decision is made since the conditions of both countries have changed and based on the fact that aid needs in Texas have fortunately decreased,» the foreign service statement noted.

 The Harper government's decision last year to write off every penny of the auto aid and thus build it all into last year's deficit calculation (which I questioned at the time as curious and even misleading) has already been proven wrong. Since the money was already «written off» by Ottawa as a loss (on grounds that they had little confidence it would be repaid — contradicting their own assurances at the same time that it was an «investment,» not a bail - out), any repayment will come as a gain that can be recorded in the budget on the revenue side. Jim Flaherty has learned from past Finance Ministers (especially Paul Martin) that it's always politically better to make the budget situation look worse than it is (even when the bottom has fallen out of the balance), thus positioning yourself to triumphantly announce «surprising good news» (due, no doubt, to «careful fiscal management») down the road. The auto package could thus generate as much as $ 10 billion in «surprising good news» for Ottawa in the years to come (depending on the ultimate worth of the public equity share).

Obama went on to frame decisions as disparate as ending tax breaks for the wealthy and defending foreign aid as examples of biblical principles in action, quoting Jesus» teaching that «for unto whom much is given, much shall be required» and invoking the «biblical call to care for the least of these.»

Hard just war theory reverses these emphases, replacing them with the following: a presumption against injustice and disorder rather than against war; an assumption that war is tragic but inevitable in a fallen world and that war is a necessary task of government; a tendency to trust the U.S. government and its claims of need for military action; an emphasis on just war theory as a tool to aid policymakers and military personnel in their decisions; an inclination to distrust the efficacy of international treaties and to downplay the value of international actors and perspectives; a less stringent or differently oriented application of some just war criteria; and no sense of common ground with Christian pacifists.

Insisting, in our public - policy decisions, on the importance of the connection between homosexual promiscuity and the transmission of AIDS is not an instance of heterosexual homophobia.

«This decision will save lives, will encourage the hundreds of thousands of men and women who will march on Washington this week [at the Jan. 27 March for Life] for the rights of unborn children, along with millions more around the country who believe that foreign aid should promote life, not end it,» stated Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), in a written release.

It could be just the fact we made our move on the bloody eve of the tournament and it would have been too disrespectful for Vardy to make the decision in the form of a quick band - aid rip.

Carol is a member of the Expecting More team that is creating state - of - the - science maternity care decision aids; co-author of 2010 direction - setting companion reports: «2020 Vision for a High - Quality, High - Value Maternity Care System» and «Blueprint for Action»; lead author of the Milbank Report Evidence - based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It Can Achieve; a co-investigator of three path - breaking national Listening to Mothers surveys; founding author of a quarterly evidence column (2003 - 07) that continues to be published in midwifery and nursing journals; author of an annual column in Birth (2006 --RRB-; and guest editor of special issues on Transforming Maternity Care, The Nature and Management of Labor Pain, and cesarean section overuse.

She educated us on the long - term issues, as well as the procedure, and provided us with evidence - based research on the topic to aid us in the decision - making process.

Not only will the child learn to function on his own, but this exposure to his environment will aid him in the development of independence, concentration, movement, self - esteem, and decision - making, leading to a healthy, well - adjusted child later on in life.

Plus, traditional family court decisions rely on infrequent contact with a family and often incomplete information aided by lawyers who may withhold or manipulate information to protect their clients.

END OF LIFE DECISIONS: The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County presents «Getting the Medical Aid YOU Want at the End of Life» at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, at the Clifton Park Halfmoon Library.

Tory members back Osborne's decision on child benefit but oppose prioritisation of aid over defence

«The headlines George Osborne wants from tomorrow's newspapers (and the one he decided he could not afford) Main Tory members back Osborne's decision on child benefit but oppose prioritisation of aid over defence»

The decision means barristers will not take on any new legal aid work once it comes into force, but it is the no - returns policy which could really bring the crown courts to their knees.

Some observers, including the editorial staff of the Saudi Gazette, have expressed sympathy for Egypt's position, stressing Cairo's need to defend its territory from Islamist militants: «Egypt's curbs on movement through its crossing with the Gaza Strip is a security decision that had to be taken even though it has cut off imports of medicine and aid to the impoverished coastal enclave... Egypt had no other recourse but to seal the tunnels although it is not a decision without physical and political risks.

A looming fiscal challenge awaits Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers as budget gaps are opening up in the coming years, forcing decisions on issues ranging from school aid to Medicaid spending.

While the Senate Democrats and HIV / AIDS advocates are slamming Gov. David Paterson for vetoing a rent - cap bill that would have limited the amount people on public assistance who are suffering from the disease can pay for housing, Mayor Bloomberg is voicing support for the governor's decision.

To a large extent, state fiscal policies have caused great pressure on property taxes in needy cities, counties and school districts, including decisions: to reduce revenue sharing; to decrease the share of local school budgets covered by state aid, to divide the non-federal share of Medicaid costs without considering ability to pay, and to allocate STAR benefits... (read more)

And I think of the people on the other side of the world who wouldn't have had clean drinking water, the chance to go to school, or even be alive, were it not for our decision to keep our aid promises to the poorest people and the poorest countries in our world.

She echoed the union's concerted push for more school aid and a moratorium on using students scores on Common Core - aligned exams for «high stakes» decisions, such as teacher evaluations.

Senators Diane Savino, Jose Peralta, Tony Avella, Jessie Hamilton, David Carlucci, Marisol Alcantara and David Valesky discuss adding the protections for a woman's right to choose abortion in the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision into state law, enacting the Dream Act, which would allow the children of undocumented immigrants to receive college aid, a law to protect the rights of transgender New Yorkers, and putting limits on the amount of money donors can give to campaigns, among other items.

Bruce Singer, Sachem's associate superintendent for business, said the district's tentative decision to try to exceed its cap could be reviewed if Sachem receives enough extra state aid to compensate for the restrictions on local tax revenues.

However noble the means are of the Prime Minister, policy decisions — especially those regarding to expenditure — should be based on evidence and meticulous analysis; this is why the foreign aid programme needs reform.

«As politically unpalatable as it may be, the decision to ring - fence spending on health and overseas aid is unrealistic and unsustainable in the current circumstances,» the BCC's director general David Frost said.

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, the Legal Aid Society, Queens Councilman Rory Lancman, chairman of the City Council's Committee on Courts and Legal Services, have praised Vance's decision on turnstile jumpers as progress.

In a move widely seen as dismissive of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education initiatives, Miner and de Blasio on Monday called upon state officials to revise school aid based on the Citizens for Fiscal Equity court decision, which held that New York City schools were inadequately funded.

House Republican leaderships decision to not vote on the Senate's bill providing $ 60 billion in aid to areas impacted by Super Storm Sandy has led to a barrage of floor speeches from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Senators Diane Savino, Jose Peralta, Tony Avella, Jessie Hamilton, David Carlucci, Marisol Alcantara and David Valesky discuss adding the protections for a woman's right to choose abortion in the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision into state law, enacting the Dream Act - which would allow the children of undocumented immigrants to receive college aid, a law to protect the rights of transgender New Yorkers, and putting limits on the amount of money donors can give to campaigns, among other items.

McMahon said Spitzer used the CFE decision as a «pretext for proposing an enormous multi-year state school aid increase, which was unsustainable on its face and proved to be even more unsustainable than that once the economy collapsed in the financial crisis.»

International aid campaigners welcomed the prime minister's decision to include in his legislative agenda the international development spending draft bill, which will put the government's commitment to spend 0.7 % of national income on development from 2013 on to the statute books.

State Sen. Tom Libous, who represents the city of Binghamton, told Gannett News Service this weekend that the Southern Tier «on occasion gets cheated» when it comes to state aid, a perception reinforced by the fact that Cuomo has yet to make a decision on fracking.

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, together with the leadership of 15 local ICT firms, is on a five day working visit to the technology hub of Silicon Valley during which he will hold discussions with the Valley's thought and technology leaders to explore the possibilities of developing strategic insight, decisions and partnerships with the view of helping to enhance the digitisation of the Ghanaian economy to move Ghana Beyond Aid.

Hawkins has also said if elected that he will make up the $ 9 billion cumulative shortfall in Foundation Aid funding for schools enacted in 2007 to satisfy the court decision on the Campaign Fiscal Equity case.

In a video, Sens. Diane Savino, Jose Peralta, Tony Avella, Jesse Hamilton, David Carlucci, Marisol Alcantara and David Valesky discuss adding the protections for a woman's right to choose abortion in the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision into state law; enacting the Dream Act, which would allow the children of undocumented immigrants to receive college aid; a law to protect the rights of transgender New Yorkers; and putting limits on the amount of money that donors can give to campaigns, among other items.

On April 26, Common Council approved it in a split vote and reaffirmed the decision July 12 by the same 5 - 4 vote after reviewing state aid figures.

The Prime Minister's good decision on Syria and aid

««Just a small island... no one pays any attention to them...» (See graph) Main Cameron's good decision on Syria and aid»

Floyd Wormley Jr., a microbiologist at the University of Texas, San Antonio, serves as a standing member on NIH's AIDS - associated Opportunistic Infections and Cancer study section, which reviews grant proposals on that topic, scores them, and forwards the best ones to the appropriate NIH institutes for the final funding decision.

«We extended this biomarker research to the domain of professional sports to test its merit as an objective and rapid way to determine players» severity of brain injury,» says lead author, Robert Siman, PhD, Research Professor of Neurosurgery at Penn. «This blood test may aid neurobiologically - informed decisions on suitability for return to play following a sports - related concussion.»

The most common form of decision aid provided to the patients was written information on the different treatment options.

Tikkinen wanted to examine the impact of decision aids on the treatment decision.

The studies did not measure the impact of the decision aids on the flow of the decision process, the time spent making the decision or the costs associated with it, nor did they evaluate the impact of the use of the decision aids on the doctor - patient discussion.