Sentences with phrase «as a bellwether in»

Nuneaton has been seen as a bellwether in recent General Elections, with the Parliamentary seat won by the Tories from Labour in 2010.

For these reasons, the County Executive race — like this year's election for Governor of Virginia — is seen as a bellwether in regard to whether the impact of the 2016 election and the «Trump effect» will reverberate down to state and local levels.

As a result, CONLON / Christie's boasts a stellar reputation as a bellwether in real estate in the U.S. and abroad.

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Travelers, which is seen as a bellwether for the insurance sector, said catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, widened 2 percent to $ 354 million in the first quarter.

That figure could serve as a bellwether for the future of American health care, because Massachusetts led the nation in extending insurance to virtually its entire population through Romneycare, starting in 2006.

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The initiative could position Israel as a leader in digital health globally and serve as a bellwether for things like population health and national genomic sequencing systems.

Maybe so, but the money paid to Paralympians isn't nearly what Olympians earn — at least in the U.S. «In the U.K., they're commanding seven figures in endorsement deals,» said Snyder, citing the London Paralympics as the bellwethein the U.S. «In the U.K., they're commanding seven figures in endorsement deals,» said Snyder, citing the London Paralympics as the bellwetheIn the U.K., they're commanding seven figures in endorsement deals,» said Snyder, citing the London Paralympics as the bellwethein endorsement deals,» said Snyder, citing the London Paralympics as the bellwether.

The fund's green light for cryptocurrency trading comes after the price of Bitcoin, which has served as a bellwether to other cryptocurrencies, has tumbled in 2018.

Pao lost the suit, but her case was seen as a bellwether that could make it easier for women in tech and finance to come forward about discrimination in tech and finance.

Although Renzi's Democratic party (PD) emerged from Sunday's regional elections as the overall victor, it lost a bellwether race in Liguria, in northern Italy, to the League - backed candidate from Silvio Berlusconi's centre - right Forza Italia, and was trounced by the League in Veneto, the region around Venice.

«It is seen as a bellwether for potential future development in similar areas at similar depths.»

Used in everything from autos to appliances, copper is widely watched as an economic bellwether — and this same relationship makes it a good inflation hedge.

Now that you are an investor, you are going to hear a lot about blue chip stocks, or «bellwethers» as they were called in the old days.

They're also known as bellwether stocks because as leaders within their respective industries, they give you information not just on how the individual company is doing, but competitors in the same industry as well.

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Viewed as a bellwether of the tech sector and a prominent player in the S&P 500, Apple was the first domino to fall.

Finally, you can use blue chip stocks as bellwethers, or stocks that reflect the overall performance the industry in general.

Modernization theory views such processes of institutional change within American religion as the alleged differentiation of private piety from public policy, the growing differentiation of secular education from its religious roots, and the emergence of professional therapy as a distinct alternative to pastoral counseling as bellwether trends in advanced industrial societies generally and suggests that they may be in some way influenced by broader international patterns.

As the Hon. Annette Robinson (State Committee Member and former Assemblymember, 56th AD) stated Wednesday night, Brooklyn is one of the largest counties in the nation, and a bellwether for our country.

It's an annual sport in politics: arguing whether special elections serve as bellwethers.

Nuneaton, in Warwickshire, is a bellwether where the Tories have a 4,882 majority and which was studied as the «reason» for Ed Miliband losing in 2015.

The county, with its mix of urban and suburban municipalities, is usually the best bellwether of statewide election results: In the 2014 gubernatorial election, Gov Andrew Cuomo received 57.1 percent of the two - way vote there and 57.4 percent in the state as a whole; in 2010, he brought in 68.8 percent in Westchester, compared to 65.3 percent throughout New York; and in 2006, Eliot Spitzer received 70.2 percent of the county's vote and 70.8 percent of the state'In the 2014 gubernatorial election, Gov Andrew Cuomo received 57.1 percent of the two - way vote there and 57.4 percent in the state as a whole; in 2010, he brought in 68.8 percent in Westchester, compared to 65.3 percent throughout New York; and in 2006, Eliot Spitzer received 70.2 percent of the county's vote and 70.8 percent of the state'in the state as a whole; in 2010, he brought in 68.8 percent in Westchester, compared to 65.3 percent throughout New York; and in 2006, Eliot Spitzer received 70.2 percent of the county's vote and 70.8 percent of the state'in 2010, he brought in 68.8 percent in Westchester, compared to 65.3 percent throughout New York; and in 2006, Eliot Spitzer received 70.2 percent of the county's vote and 70.8 percent of the state'in 68.8 percent in Westchester, compared to 65.3 percent throughout New York; and in 2006, Eliot Spitzer received 70.2 percent of the county's vote and 70.8 percent of the state'in Westchester, compared to 65.3 percent throughout New York; and in 2006, Eliot Spitzer received 70.2 percent of the county's vote and 70.8 percent of the state'in 2006, Eliot Spitzer received 70.2 percent of the county's vote and 70.8 percent of the state's.

(CNN)- National Democrats touted their 2013 election victories in New York and Virginia as 2014 bellwethers while writing off Gov. Chris Christie's New Jersey landslide.

The race had been closely watched in part because Westchester County, as a populous suburb just north of New York City, is considered a bellwether for how the rest of the state could vote in 2018.

Democrats are declaring victory, both nationally and in New York, after seeing the results of yesterday's elections, which they cast as a rejection of President Donald Trump's agenda and a bellwether of what's to come in the 2018 contests.

The value of Long Island as a bellwether has been somewhat blunted in recent races by abysmally low turnout.

Elsewhere the party lost Nuneaton and Bedworth - often seen as bellwether seats - while it fell short of gaining control in areas like Swindon, Dudley and Walsall, where they hoped to establish middle England strongholds.

Ultimately, Judge Nancy Firestone of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C., selected 44 landowners to serve as «bellwether plaintiffs» to assess the claims.

Lake Chad, which sits in the center of this climatologically conflicted transition zone, serves as a bellwether for changing conditions in the Sahel.

As the first of several national laboratories that China intends to launch in the coming years — others will be devoted to brain research, physics, and environmental science — the Qingdao lab will also be a bellwether for efforts to persuade scientists to accept greater government scrutiny and direction in exchange for ample resources.

So while scrolling through Fashion Week photos online, it's healthy to remember that what's significant about fashion blogging isn't just the opportunity it provides to show off Valentino pumps or rave about Phoebe Philo, but also its role as a bellwether for the changing nature of consumerism and self - expression in the digital era.

The BAFTAs have always been an important bellwether for predicting Oscar, but they may be even more in tune with the Academy this year as a rule change allowed the entire BAFTA voting body to vote on every award (like the Oscars), instead of writers only voting for screenplay, actors only voting for acting, etc..

Some saw the moment as a bellwether signaling a new dawn for the group, that they were developing a growing acceptance for the films that would start coming at them around this time of creative invigoration in the cinema.

It's always tempting to see the first week of critics» awards as a bellwether of what's to come in awards season, to draw lessons from each new round of kudos.

So, while they frequently hop on an Oscar - bound bandwagon, as bellwethers, they can also be left behind — as in 2005, when they missed the momentum shift from «The Aviator» to «Million Dollar Baby.»

One, meanwhile, can be discounted as an Oscar bellwether: Helena Bonham - Carter will probably add a Best Supporting Actress award to «The King's Speech»» s total, but with three of her Oscar rivals out of the running (Jacki Weaver ineligible, Hailee Steinfeld in lead and Melissa Leo curiously unnominated), there's not much to be gleaned from the result.

It would be delightful, but it would be considerably more surprising than the moment a number of pundits point to as a bellwether shocker in the Academy's recent history: «And the Oscar goes to... «Crash.»

Around this time of year, major critics organizations begin to organize the Best in cinema, with multiple groups serving as bellwethers for the developing Oscar season.

As part of Bellwether's recent publication outlining 16 education policy ideas for the next president, I propose a new federal investment to help districts in transforming their hiring and on - boarding processes.

In this episode of the EdNext podcast, Marty West talks with Chad Aldeman, a principal at Bellwether Education Partners who worked as a policy advisor at the U.S. Department of Education, about what went right and what went wrong with teacher evaluation reform.

By using data from the Illinois State Board of Education Teacher Service Record (now known as the Employment Information System), Bellwether was able to explore patterns in supply and demand, diversity, and staff retention across Illinois schools and within specific districts.

As part of 2014 National School Choice Week, Bellwether Education Partners will host a webinar on Thursday, January 30 from 1:00 to 2:15 pm (ET) to discuss Andy Smarick's soon - to - be-released paper on charter schooling in rural America.

As discussed in Bellwether's recent paper, 24 states and the District of Columbia have a vesting requirement of five years and another 17 states require a teacher to stay 10 years before qualifying for a pension.

Prior to BAEO, Offiong served as an Analyst with Bellwether Education Partners, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the achievement of low - income students by cultivating, advising, and placing a robust community of innovative, effective change agents in public education reform and improving the policy climate for their work.

Bellwether's work supports organizational leaders in creating organizations where diverse individuals can thrive as they generate dramatic impact for kids.

Lina joined Bellwether in the spring of 2012 as a principal.

Through grant - supported reports and blog posts as well as client advising, Bellwether demonstrates how these policies play out in states and schools.

Meanwhile, Andrew Rotherman, recently retired DFER director and EduWonk blogger, is co-founder of and a partner in for - profit Bellwether Education, described as «offering specialized professional services and thoughtful leadership to the entrepreneurial education reform field.»

The NM State Plan has been widely recognized as one of the best in the country by independent groups and commissions on both sides of the aisle, and I would like to extend our state's appreciation to the Collaborative for Student Success & Bellwether Education Partners, the Alliance for Excellent Education, Results For America and other leading educational organizations that have weighed in with both praise and critique in the spirit of advancing student outcomes.