Sentences with phrase «are high on the agendas at»

THE hot topic of plastics packaging will be high on the agenda at the World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo this April in Hamburg.

Schools are still waiting to hear exactly how the government will legislate to expand selective schools if it wins in June, and the issue is expected to be high on the agenda at the NAHT's conference.

The European debt crises, upheaval in the Arab countries, climate change and sustainability, as well as EU emissions trading were high on the agenda at ITB.

This issue got a solid airing during a discussion of subjects (including family planning) that are not likely to be high on the agenda at the 20th anniversary Rio conference on sustainable development next year.

The question of providing economic incentives for nations NOT to cut down rainforests is high on the agenda at upcoming climate meetings in Bali.

Implementation of the Gender Action Plan, adopted in 2017, will be high on the agenda at the different discussions all of them will be webcast live and open to all interested Parties and observers on location.

Not exact matches

Now this doesn't mean that the Republicans should do NOTHING on immigration, but it does mean that their economic agenda should focus on issues that would help people in the two middle quartiles (and the last quartile) get what Reihan Salam called «the basics of a dignified middle - class life — affordable high - quality medical care, education, and housing» With that in mind, here is a partial (and I'm not sure totally compatible) list of policies that Republicans should be looking at:

Obedience is pretty high on God's agenda, more so than sacrifice and as I have stated earlier I believe women can give God the obedience He wants from our church at this present time.

Matthew Miller, business director at James Cropper 3D Products, said: «Sustainability is higher on the agenda of businesses than ever before, with consumer brands, in particular, looking to tackle the landfill crisis by sourcing more environmentally responsible ways to package their products.

INNOVATION, sustainability and digitisation are all set to feature high on the agenda at this year's Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label & Print event.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

The 26 - year - old was thought to be high on United's agenda due to their desire to find a long - term replacement for the retiring Paul Scholes, who finally called time on his long career with the Red Devils at the end of last season.

However, due to a certain someone opening their deluded French mouth days before the game and feeling the need to point out our supposed weaknesses, I highly doubt being trounced three - nil in a semi-competitive fixture at Wembley Stadium with silverware up for grabs was high on their agenda.

Although short - term wins are high up on his agenda at United, he will also be expected to sustain success beyond a three - year cycle.

This is a very useful work of reference, especially at a time when parental leave is high on the policy agenda, and provides fascinating insights into how a wide range of countries are tackling these, and related, issues.

Dr. Cheyney currently directs the International Reproductive Health Laboratory at Oregon State University where she has developed an academic learning community comprised of five undergraduate research assistants, 12 graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow whose research agendas are focused on identifying culturally appropriate ways to improve access to high quality midwifery care as a means of reducing health inequalities for mothers and babies in the U.S and abroad.

The high court ruling simply clarified that local authorities have no power to hold prayers as part of their formal meetings or to summon councillors to such a meeting at which prayers are on the agenda.

Extending those hours into the evening at least one day a week is high on her agenda.

Speaking to Citi Business News in Copenhagen, at a reception by her office to welcome four Ghanaian journalists on a press trip at the invitation of the Danish Government, Her Excellency Mrs. Amerley Ollenu Awua - Asamoa, said Government's policy of diaspora engagement is aimed at attracting Ghana's high quality manpower to help bring home the needed investment to drive the government's industrialization agenda.

With translational research high on the agenda, Thomas is also overseeing the conception and construction of the new # 40.5 million (US$ 53.6 million) Innovation and Enterprise Campus at Aberystwyth, which will focus on agricultural innovation.

These were topics high on the conversational agenda among academics at a recent workshop of the Science and Engineering Research Council in Bristol.

The popularity of reality TV is part of it, sure, but you only have to look at the Occupy protests in the west recently to see that disparity of wealth is social issue that's high on the agenda.

There are two main topics high on the payroll agenda at the moment; Real Time Information (RTI) and Automatic Enrolment.

At the beginning of the last decade, before concerns about the nation's graduation rate ascended to prominence on the policy agenda, only about two - thirds of U.S. public school students were finishing high school with a regular diploma.

A key element of that agenda is to build on the No Child Left Behind Act with an added focus on high schools, including more required testing at...

With problems around teacher retention high on the agenda at the moment, I'm hoping this new focus on effective professional development will go some way towards stemming the flow of teachers leaving the profession.

Positive comments from some recent users of this book include: Most schools are full of documents and data... Dr Slater is among the first to show how they can be used to compare what is said on paper and in interviews... The results will shock you... Dr Slater is a successful high school teacher and an award winning author... and here's why... Fantastic little book, punches well above its weight... Makes it seem so simple... the art of the genius... As an advocate of the What Works agenda, I think this book really is a wake - up call... A fantastic insight into the potential for using documents in research... Nails twenty years of research in twenty minutes... Worth every dime... Every student in my class (6th form) has been told to buy this book... and it's easy to see why... Shines a great big light on the power of documents in research... Surely this is the best book in its field... First class... I kept referring to this book in my presentation last week and the audience was ecstatic... Education research, usually has little effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable... Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight... Blows you away with its power and simplicity... Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their students suffer.

The proposal is outlined in the Ukip manifesto and includes an «integration agenda» which states that the party intends to «implement school - based medical checks on girls from groups at high risk of suffering FGM.

Quality Counts 2012, the 16th edition of Education Week's annual examination of issues and challenges facing America's public schools, takes aim at topics high on the policy agenda, from the White House and Congress down to the level of local school boards and chambers of commerce: the nation's international standing in education, and lessons to be drawn from high - performing countries.

On the agenda are fifteen high - impact breakout and training sessions ranging from: What Autonomy Can Look Like at Your School, Finding the Right School Leader, Developing a Mission - Aligned Staff, to a CCRPI Primer for Charter Schools

Couched in concerns over Duncan's «failed agenda focused on more high - stakes testing, grading and pitting public school students against each other based on test scores,» the item was introduced at the behest of the California Teachers Association.

At the same time, school workforce and teacher retention are high on the education policy agenda.

After this weeks cold spell, a day at the beach is probably not high on the agenda but summer will roll around again so here are a few of my favourite South African beaches... In the Overberg, Nanny's Beach, also known as Kammabaai, is a well loved Hermanus...

This was handed over to the UN High - Level Panel, and will be on the agenda at the UN Rio Summit next year.

We won't change their minds, and their numbers aren't large enough to impact policy in a major way; at least in the U.S. such individuals don't count climate change as very high on the agenda of things they care about (I understand that in several other countries, this is a more salient issue).

I'm never quite sure that when he speaks of a «real climate problem» that the «climate problem» he actually has in mind is that of it being on the agenda at all and the problem of successful political advocacy that seeks to elevate it to high priority.

Speakers at the Architecting for Efficiency keynote from several major storage vendors, including EMC, Hitachi and HP, all agreed that, although the primary reasons behind these green projects may have shifted, the results are essentially the same, which is why the topic has remained high on the agenda of so many enterprises.

Given the other higher priority objectives on the Government's agenda it may be that this particular issue is put to one side for at least the medium term.

No matter where your travel plans take you this summer, avoiding the long lines at all cost surely is high on your agenda.

Today, the company's is holding an education event at Lane Tech High School in Chicago, and a new iPad is believed to be on the agenda.

Not on the agenda in the Florida Legislature's final three weeks is a Democratic senator's bill (SB 196) to ban the sale of military - style weapons like the AR - 15 semi-automatic rifle Nikolas Cruz used to massacre 17 people — and injure 15 — at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday.

At a conference, he explained that «Casper» and «Plasma» will soon be published and that sharding has the highest priority on the development agenda.

At the highest level, sitting atop the myriad of specific issues with which I and my team engage, there are four key inter-related national issues: Constitutional reform, the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [2], progress towards Closing the Gap on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inequality, and the status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in this country, an issue at the forefront of my agendAt the highest level, sitting atop the myriad of specific issues with which I and my team engage, there are four key inter-related national issues: Constitutional reform, the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [2], progress towards Closing the Gap on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inequality, and the status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in this country, an issue at the forefront of my agendat the forefront of my agenda.

Ensuring that mental wellbeing is high on the agenda and prioritised regularly with staff at the school