Sentences with phrase «at reining in»

Thursday, South Korea's government clamped down on national cryptocurrency exchanges by announcing new legislation aimed at reining in rampant speculation.

State - level actions to boost efficiency and ramp up clean energy will play a central role at reining in power sector emissions and helping the United States meet its climate target to reduce emissions 26 - 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.

The findings were published as representatives of U.N. member states are gathered in Qatar in hopes of hammering out a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 pact aimed at reining in carbon emissions.

One of the most notable climate - related resolutions appeared on Chevron's proxy statement, and was aimed at reining in capital spending on costly and risky new projects.

He simultaneously perplexes the Democratic co-authors of the American Clean Energy and Security Act by rejecting their cap - and - trade effort at reining in heat - trapping gas emissions.

On Earth Day, the leadership of the International Whaling Commission issued a long - discussed proposal for a «peace plan» aimed at reining in expanding whale hunts by Japan, Norway and Iceland that have, in various ways, skirted the longstanding moratorium on commercial whaling.

Despite issuing official sketches of the new car, details continue to remain scarce, but in a move aimed at reining in development costs and providing crucial economies of scale, Audi is thought to have held firm to its original plans to base the road - going production version of the well - received Quattro concept on a modified version of the MLB platform that underpins the A5.

Private companies, the panel's reasoning goes, would be better at reining in costs and keeping their eye on the ball.

Hojo's group is now looking for ways to block TGF - b's tumor - promoting ability without curtailing its effectiveness at reining in the immune system during transplant operations.

Banks, faced with new regulations aimed at reining in risk, are pulling back from providing construction loans, so alternative lenders are stepping in to...

* Schools say tough to buy different portion sizes * Move follows complaints that rule left some students hungry * Change won't undermine overall healthier standards - advocates By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters)- U.S. regulators are relaxing school meal rules aimed at reining in calories and portion sizes after some students, parents and lawmakers complained that new stricter policies left many children hungry.

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters)- U.S. regulators are relaxing school meal rules aimed at reining in calories and portion sizes after some students, parents and lawmakers complained that new stricter policies left many children hungry.

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Southern died in 2016, having already passed the reins at Atco Ltd. to his daughter Nancy, who became president and CEO in 2003.

On Oct. 28, post-budget, it's not hard to imagine her waking up and looking at her to - do list: (1) Fulfill life and campaign pledges to rein in growth in energy industry and take dramatic action on climate change.

The startup phase is when your business is at its most fragile, so rein in costs wherever you can and focus on scaling up

It's a bodybuilder in a three - piece suit, a four - door sedan with a top speed of 204 mph and Rawlings is grinning at the prospect of letting loose the 707 barely reined - in horses under the hood.

Mayer had her son in 2012, a mere three months after she took the reins at Yahoo.

In 1999, when he was made CPW CEO, Powell assumed the reins to a global cereal company at 45.

Susan Cain, TED speaker and author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, cites research conducted by Adam Grant at the Wharton School who found that introverted leaders often get better results, compared with extroverts, because the latter can unwittingly squelch creativity by not giving up the reins and letting people run with their own ideas.

CEO Steve Wynn also lashed out at the Macau government's policy of reining in rampant casino growth by capping the annual increase in gambling table numbers by 3 percent.

Financial advisor Carolyn McClanahan, director of financial planning at Life Planning Partners in Jacksonville, Florida, said the clients who say they don't want to retire often don't want to rein in their spending.

In May, CEO Steve Easterbrook, who took the reins in March with a clear mandate to stop years of sales bleeding at the world's largest restaurant company, announced a series of steps to shake up the companIn May, CEO Steve Easterbrook, who took the reins in March with a clear mandate to stop years of sales bleeding at the world's largest restaurant company, announced a series of steps to shake up the companin March with a clear mandate to stop years of sales bleeding at the world's largest restaurant company, announced a series of steps to shake up the company.

Since taking over the reins in an ambassadorial succession at DuPont, Ellen Kullman has produced 263 % shareholder returns (23 % annualized).

When Jain took over the reins from his predecessor Don Jacobs at Kellogg in September 2001, he had big shoes to fill and formidable challenges ahead.

He argued that the agency has at times exceeded its legal reach and needs reining in.

«The site was out of control, and at 24, I simply didn't have the wherewithal or the experience to rein it in,» says Ivester.

John Chen, who took the reins at the struggling mobile technology company in November 2013, has moved rapidly to try to get the one - time investor darling back on track.

Trump's decision to impose duties on up to $ 60 billion worth of Chinese imports, for example, comes at a time when Washington needs Beijing's help to rein in a nuclear - armed Pyongyang, said Wendy Sherman, a former under secretary of state for political affairs at the U.S. State Department who was the lead American negotiator for the Iran nuclear agreement.

In a clear understatement, Ackman added that taking the reins at Valeant would be attractive to someone who relishes a challenge.

For the myriad of instances in our daily routines in which we find ourselves faced with the mundane — a traffic jam, a line at the grocery shopping, a long shower — giving the brain free - rein to wander is not only acceptable, but beneficial.

Major exporter Russia also hinted that there would only be a loose agreement at the upcoming exporter meeting to rein in ballooning oversupply.

Those benchmarks are the product of more than two years of focusing the company, expanding its product suite for businesses and reining in expenses, Houston said at the time.

With the ousting of former potty - mouthed CEO Carol Bartz, the long - in - the - tooth Internet corporation looked like it had a fighting chance at relevance earlier this year when it hired former PayPal president Scott Thompson to take the reins.

In case his departure raises any questions about who might eventually take the reins after Blankfein, who is 62 and says he has no plans to retire, we have put together a list of the key executives at the firm.

Siddall took the reins at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. in 2013 and quickly changed its culture.

Shortly after arriving from Boeing to take the reins at Ford, in September 2006, Alan Mulally instituted a new system for detecting failures.

The comments, made at a conference organized by a leading U.S. health insurer lobbying group, stoked speculation over what steps the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump may take to rein in lofty prescription drug costs.

At the core of the Crapo bill is the assumption that the Dodd - Frank financial overhaul was overly aggressive and harmed smaller banks in attempting to rein in the larger financial institutions that caused the 2008 financial crisis.

Reining In Rates O'Neil, one of the managers of the $ 26 billion Fidelity Total Bond Fund, said rising bond yields could be reined in by at least three forces: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's commitment to a very gradual program of rate hikes, the traditional aversion to budget deficits by the Republican - controlled Congress, and buying by overseas investors who may use the recent jump in rates to snap up more TreasurieIn Rates O'Neil, one of the managers of the $ 26 billion Fidelity Total Bond Fund, said rising bond yields could be reined in by at least three forces: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's commitment to a very gradual program of rate hikes, the traditional aversion to budget deficits by the Republican - controlled Congress, and buying by overseas investors who may use the recent jump in rates to snap up more Treasuriein by at least three forces: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's commitment to a very gradual program of rate hikes, the traditional aversion to budget deficits by the Republican - controlled Congress, and buying by overseas investors who may use the recent jump in rates to snap up more Treasuriein rates to snap up more Treasuries.

According to Mr. Parker, the former Uber manager in Dallas, increasing the number of drivers on the road by 20 percent at certain hours of the day, or in a busy part of town, can rein in a large fare surge.

If we look at the index's constituents, we find that six metals — aluminum, copper, zinc, gold, silver and nickel — have been the top drivers of performance this year, thanks to a weaker dollar, China's commitment to rein in oversupply and heightened demand.

Yesterday's decision in Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC, the U.S. Supreme Court's third major decision involving the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), continues a trend of reining in human rights activists» efforts to police private businesses» overseas conduct through ATS litigation.

It is not at all clear that China will try to shut down some refiners to rein in overcapacity; instead, it appears China will try to shore them up in a consolidated company.

In a surprise all - hands meeting at the Inspire Theater a few weeks ago, Hsieh, whose $ 350 million in funding and vision turned 60 acres of Downtown Las Vegas into a growing tech city, told his staff he was stepping down and handing the reins over to his lawyer, Millie ChoIn a surprise all - hands meeting at the Inspire Theater a few weeks ago, Hsieh, whose $ 350 million in funding and vision turned 60 acres of Downtown Las Vegas into a growing tech city, told his staff he was stepping down and handing the reins over to his lawyer, Millie Choin funding and vision turned 60 acres of Downtown Las Vegas into a growing tech city, told his staff he was stepping down and handing the reins over to his lawyer, Millie Chou.

On Tuesday, moments after finding out about the layoffs and leadership upheaval at the Downtown Project in Las Vegas, I asked Tony Hsieh by phone why he stepped down as leader of the utopian startup city he had founded, and why he had continued act as head of the ambitious experiment in the desert despite having already handed over the reins to his lawyer and a team of executives.

Novartis set the price for the one - time treatment at $ 475,000, right in line with low - end estimates and one that will put pressure on Gilead to rein in its own price for a rival therapy expected to be approved in the near future.

At the time, a movement was building to rein in zero - tolerance policies that had resulted in severe consequences for in - school infractions, the vast majority of which were only misdemeanors.

One at 9:30 a.m. EST, saying Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is «wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man,» and another at 2 p.m. saying he «won't fail» to rein in Kim.

Dish Network Corp. founder and Chairman Charlie Ergen will retake the reins at the satellite company after accumulating $ 50 billion in wireless airwaves in preparation for a mobile - based challenge to the pay - TV industry.

Satoshi is said to have mined an estimated 1 million bitcoins in the early days before he left the stage and handed over the reins to developer Gavin Anderson, who then rose to assume the role of Bitcoin lead developer at the Bitcoin Foundation.