Sentences with phrase «as standard practice in»

Many people, especially in the real estate industry, have long been using this thoughtfulness as standard practice in following up meeting people, or conversations they had or just as a plain lovely gesture of kindness.

The common approach the Agency Task Force recommends is that Designated Agency and Transaction Brokerage be adopted as the standard practice in Canada.

Second, I don't think it is a good idea to hit a dog as standard practice in any type of training program.

Bharara added that Halloran was caught on tape dismissing corruption as standard practice in New York City politics.

Not exact matches

Joel Reidenberg, a privacy expert with Fordham University, told me, «The relevant EU rules are based on general fair information practice standards, addressing a variety of aspects related to fairness in collection, purpose limitations, transparency of processing, accuracy, data subject access, and remedies for violations, and are more stringent because of their detail as well as some new twists.»

With KPMG stepping up and paying Lewis in full, it could encourage her other sponsors to follow suit, and hopefully lead to it becoming standard practice across the sport of golf, as well as other sports where athletes compete as individual contractors, such as tennis.

At Forbes, Marianne Bickle leads the charge for those who feel that bosses need to fight back against the impulse to loosen the rules as the temperature climbs, stressing that keeping productivity up means keeping the usual standards and practices in place.

While most of his proposals — «to abandon the gold standard, let international exchange rates float, use federal surpluses and deficits as macroeconomic policy tools that could counter cyclical trends, and establish bureaus of economic statistics (including a consumer price index) in order to facilitate this effort» — are now conventional practice, his critique of fractional - reserve banking still «remains outside the bounds of conventional wisdom» although a recent paper by the IMF reinvigorated his proposals.

In the process, lending standards have been progressively eroded so that lenders are now engaging in practices that would have been regarded as out of the question five or ten years agIn the process, lending standards have been progressively eroded so that lenders are now engaging in practices that would have been regarded as out of the question five or ten years agin practices that would have been regarded as out of the question five or ten years ago.

The housing boom was fueled by optimistic expectations for house price appreciation, combined with lax underwriting standards embodied in such practices as no - doc mortgages and widespread speculative activity by investors.

We are also pleased to see that the CSA, IIROC and MFDA may view refusals or low ball offers as an indication of problems with a registered firm's complaint handling practices including their obligation to deal fairly, honestly and in good faith with clients, act within the applicable standard of care, or have implemented and maintained effective complaint handling procedures.

As for his own king - size national financial planning practice, with $ 16 billion in AUM, Edelman is vigorously recruiting advisors seeking to join a big RIA that has indeed successfully established itself as abiding by the fiduciary standarAs for his own king - size national financial planning practice, with $ 16 billion in AUM, Edelman is vigorously recruiting advisors seeking to join a big RIA that has indeed successfully established itself as abiding by the fiduciary standaras abiding by the fiduciary standard.

The Roundtables generated multiple policy recommendations on issues such as standard setting; monitoring and enforcement, expanding the role of women in trade policy and practice, and linking trade treaties with human rights protection.

BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry, and the company's previously disclosed review of strategic alternatives.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

In addition, as with all advisors today who currently offer fiduciary advice, under the DOL rule, the advisor need not avail him or herself to the entire universe of products, but may determine the firm's «shelf» of product solutions that serve his business practice and clientele best — using standards for selection and adhering to them.

It is standard practice to think of these sites — and the traffic they drive, in isolation — simply as things that are.

If it's true that Osama bin Laden was just a criminal who hijacked the religion of Islam and not a true Muslim as some Muslim apologists claim, then why is is then so important that his remains be taken care of in accordance to standard Islamic burial practice?

You do not carry the responsibility for your wife, nor for other men, nor by any comparative standard with other men, but only as an individual, before God, where it is not asked whether your marriage was in accordance with others, with the common practice, or better than others, but where you as an individual will be asked only whether it was in accordance with your responsibility as an individual.

It was from Collingwood, as he indicates in the prologue to the third edition of After Virtue, that he came to recognize that «what historical enquiry discloses is the situatedness of all enquiry, the extent to which what are taken to be the standards of truth and of rational justification in the contexts of practice vary from one time to another.»

The process of draining logic and meaning from everything came to full fruition in the 1960s and 1970s, when it began to be felt profoundly in the daily lives of many Americans, with such things as the proliferation of «alternative lifestyles,» the diluting or jettisoning of academic standards at every level, the increasing inability of the legal system to make in practice sufficient or consistent distinctions between victim and victimizer — among many others too familiar to all of us to need spelling out.

The Stenberg dissenters repeatedly cited and quoted Justice O'Connor's abortion opinions from the 1980s, in which she had criticized the Court for operating as «the nation's ex officio medical board with powers to approve or disapprove medical and operative practices and standards throughout the United States.»

As of October 2016, the project has enrolled 7,000 farmers (88 % of the project's total target), who are registered in the Olam Information System (OFIS); completed basic training in order to optimize sustainable yields and other income opportunities; introduced record keeping practices by distributing log books to 1,000 farmers; promoted farmer group development in a Training of Trainers (ToT) session; trained 10 new lead farmers on best agricultural practices that were then integrated with climate - smart agricultural Practices (CSA) and the Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) Standard; as well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the program teaAs of October 2016, the project has enrolled 7,000 farmers (88 % of the project's total target), who are registered in the Olam Information System (OFIS); completed basic training in order to optimize sustainable yields and other income opportunities; introduced record keeping practices by distributing log books to 1,000 farmers; promoted farmer group development in a Training of Trainers (ToT) session; trained 10 new lead farmers on best agricultural practices that were then integrated with climate - smart agricultural Practices (CSA) and the Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) Standard; as well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the program teaas well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the program teaas conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the program team.

This project was started as a tool for setting the standard for best practices in raising hogs.

Ranging from a «5 - egg» to a «1 - egg» rating, the producer's score is dependent on the quality of hen laying housing conditions, compliance in meeting USDA expectations and organic standards, as well as the organization's transparency in releasing information surrounding their egg production practices.

Fast growing economies of China and India, a former powerhouse in Japan, an increasingly affluent South Korea, and the fast - growing Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).61 Each possessing multiple regions and demographics that demand varying tastes, sizes, prices, packaging and branding, as well as differing in standard business practices, routes to market and competitive landscapes.

«Ensuring that the high expectations consumers have for organic foods are met preserves the organic seal's reputation as the gold standard for agricultural production practices,» Laura Batcha, CEO of the Organic Trade Association, said in a statement about the USDA's proposed rule.

In Seaboard's news release following the investigation, the company defends its permanent immobilization of pigs in gestation crates as standard «U.S. industry practices,» despite repeated representations in other public materials that exceeding industry standards is «what separates Seaboard from other companies.&raquIn Seaboard's news release following the investigation, the company defends its permanent immobilization of pigs in gestation crates as standard «U.S. industry practices,» despite repeated representations in other public materials that exceeding industry standards is «what separates Seaboard from other companies.&raquin gestation crates as standard «U.S. industry practices,» despite repeated representations in other public materials that exceeding industry standards is «what separates Seaboard from other companies.&raquin other public materials that exceeding industry standards is «what separates Seaboard from other companies.»

Where laws and / or regulations do not exist or are in conflict with generally accepted best practice, suppliers should adopt the highest standard applicable to their situation by reference to leading safety standards such as the Global Food Safety Initiative and Global G.A.P. McCormick expects that all agricultural suppliers will take steps to ensure that agricultural products can be traced back to their source of origin regardless of whether or not this is legally required.

He just needs a chance the same as Burke, he has an instinct for scoring goals and not many have that, he will never be a great passer or header or tackler but very few have that nack of being in the right place ie Lineker or Greaves don't laugh I know he is a long way from there standard but they had to start at the bottom to, if you watch him he never panics in front of goal he hits the target and forces the keeper to make saves, He needs to sharpen up his pace owner 2 yards and practice his shooting and practice his timing of runs to stop off sides.

In many instances I risked the practice's and my own credibility, my license, and even my freedom because as a practitioner working outside the norm, I could face criminal charges for supporting a woman's individual rights when those decisions differ from the standard of care or from what the average jury member would choose for their own healthcare.

Evaluate informed consent standards and processes currently in use and develop improved standards to be used as best practice guidelines.

As our boycott successes page explains, the boycott has forced some changes in policies and practices and was instrumental in bringing in the marketing standards the World Health Assembly has adopted over the years.

The responses by corporations and government are just the latest examples of consumer pressure leading to changes in standard practices in the food industry, such as housing hens and pregnant sows in cramped cages and feeding antibiotics to livestock.

I was the picture of health — eating well by almost any standard, practicing yoga several times a week, spending lots of time outside in the beautiful California sunshine, and getting as much sleep as possible while raising an active toddler.

The holiday season is a time when it is easy to let standard practices slip a little, so especially with patients that might be more sensitive (such as some in the baby loss community) being additionally mindful to their needs during a traditionally hard time of year is important.

Built to a LEED platinum standard, the Center is «an operating demonstration project for sustainable design and construction practices,» serving as a prime gathering space for those in the field.

We have developed practice guidelines in conjunction with other homebirth midwives, evidence based research and the current midwifery literature; they reflect our philosophies and professional standards for practice, and they are reviewed and evaluated periodically as needed.

Once attached to a player's helmet (a hockey version is available now, versions for football, lacrosse, and ski and snowboard helmets will be introduced in 2012) The ShockboxTM sensor measures the G - Force of a hit to the helmet from any direction, and then sends the data wirelessly via Bluetooth to the athletic trainer, coach or parent's smart phone to alert them when the athlete suffers a traumatic head impact that may be concussive so they can be removed from the game or practice for evaluation on the sideline using standard concussion assessment tools, such as the Standardized Assessment of Concussion, Sports Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT2) or King - Devick test.

Keep in mind that most reports that CPM / lay midwives / direct entry midwives use to try and legitimize their practices here are compiled from data that uses numbers from midwives in places like Canada, Australia, the UK and New Zealand, where the standard education and training is university level and the midwives are independent practitioners and able to attend women in hospitals as well as at home.

As a member in good - standing of the BCIA (Baby Carrier Industry Alliance), we promote best practices and all of the latest recommandations of the industry, notably in regards of applicable safety standards (ASTM / EN).

I am a midwife and as an Infant Feeding Lead in a maternity unit I have the responsibility for leading on the implementation of the Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) best practice standards.

Based on longitudinal studies which were begun in the 1950's, the CWLA reversed this position in 1986 (unanimously) recommending «open adoption as standard practice.»

Enhanced rates for accredited programs assist with the costs associated in meeting higher standards such as implementing developmentally appropriate practices, providing lower staff / child ratios, and...

I am a health visitor and lactation consultant, and as infant feeding coordinator have led implementation of the Baby Friendly Initiative best practice standards for Medway Health Visiting Service and Sure Start Children's Centres, achieving full accreditation in February 2016.

As of now, regulations regarding nutrition and physical activity practices in child - care settings are limited and vary widely among and within U.S. states (the regulation of formal child - care settings primarily occurs at the state level though Head Start programs, which are subject to federal performance standards).

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.

Why we do it... As a member of the Co-op America Business Network, Bean Products, Inc. conducts business according to standards that reach beyond contemporary practices in addressing the needs of consumers, employees, the community and the environment.

However because they lack a full staffed administration office, as is standard in hospital - based medical practices with larger budgets, they fail to reach all their goals.

In fact, the issue has become such a concern that the White House, NFL, the NCCA, and other similar entities have recently taken steps to better understand the risks of concussions, enhance safety standards, and improve existing practices so as to ensure player safety.