Sentences with phrase «began as a mandate»

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Investors were watching Herbalife's earnings report particularly closely because it was the first quarter the company began implementing changes mandated by the Federal Trade Commission as part of a settlement last summer.

In a statement, the Montreal - based airline says the public may feel anxious about potential labour disruption as WestJet pilots begin voting on giving its negotiators a strike mandate.

Mitt Romney, who had both passed an individual mandate as governor and supported Wyden - Bennett, now calls Obama's law an «unconstitutional power grab from the states,» and has promised, if elected, to begin repealing the law «on Day One.»

If complying with the mandate means violating Church teaching, as the bishops seem to say, then non-compliance must begin at the very start.

And China, demographically speaking, is heading over the cliff, as the effects of state - mandated infertility, brutally enforced by a totalitarian regime, begin to be felt.

Jenson and Gassmann skillfully reveal an ecumenical mandate in their work as Lutheran theologians, and their beginning and ending essays provide a frame for the more specific projects of the essays in between.

But, as the FCC became increasingly lax in its congressional mandate to insure that «non-profit organizations obtain the maximum service possible,» individual evangelists discovered the power of broadcasting, and television in particular, and they began to purchase the better quality time which broadcasters were reluctant to provide churches as a public service.

As the ADP talks proceed, the institutional machinery of the UNFCCC process rumbles on as the new institutions established in the past two years, especially the Green Climate Fund, find their footing and begin the work of implementing their mandateAs the ADP talks proceed, the institutional machinery of the UNFCCC process rumbles on as the new institutions established in the past two years, especially the Green Climate Fund, find their footing and begin the work of implementing their mandateas the new institutions established in the past two years, especially the Green Climate Fund, find their footing and begin the work of implementing their mandates.

The motley crew forming its political coalition is liable to disband at the scarcity of pork to feed its political demands, as has been demonstrated all too often since the beginning of Dilma's second mandate in 2015.

The state several years ago began covering yearly Medicaid increases for the city and counties as a mandate relief measure.

The Queens Borough Board's evaluation of the proposed amendments is part of a six - month citywide public review process that began in late September as mandated by the City Charter, and includes separate reviews by Community Boards and Borough Presidents, as well as by the City Planning Commission around mid-December.

As discussions on the city's 2013 budget begin in earnest, some city lawmakers say that a combination of state - mandated expenses,

Mandating aggressive action on lead — as well as other toxic substances — in schools» drinking water is important issue that must be addressed this session, before the next school year begins.

This week has been no different, with some wanting the Prime Minister's 2017 referendum put into law, others wanting a law guaranteeing a referendum before 2015 and still others proposing a «mandate referendum» to take place before the negotiations begin (as Paul Goodman discussed here).

With the cap - and - trade option for carbon reduction buried in the U.S. Senate at least until 2011, yesterday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D — NV) began to drive nails into the coffin for a national mandate on renewable energy, known as a Renewable Energy Standard (RES).

Scientists began organizing only 3 days after President Donald Trump took office, as alarm — sparked by a campaign that in many ways appeared to dismiss the contributions of scientific research — ignited over Senate hearings on controversial cabinet picks and mandates curtailing public communication from scientific agencies.

States such as Vermont and cities including New York and Philadelphia also have begun to implement broad calorie - labeling mandates.

In the early 1940's, enrichment to restore some B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin) and the mineral iron to refined flour began.1 Enrichment is defined as the addition of vitamins and minerals to restore nutrients to levels found in a food prior to storage, handling, and processing.2 In 1996, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration mandated the fortification of enriched grain products with folic acid to help women of childbearing age reduce the risk of having a pregnancy affected with a neural tube defect.3 Similar to the process of enriching foods, fortification also refers to the addition of nutrients, but of nutrients that were not originally present in a food.2

Although some education reforms like the development of the state - run Recovery School District (RSD) began before Hurricane Katrina, the storm fueled the development of new mandates and forced a redefininition of the school system in an effort to reopen schools as quickly as possible.

Some people (mostly software vendors) have begun jumping on the BYOD bandwagon by proclaiming a one - to - one program — in which the school obliges parents to provide their hardware as BYOD with mandated device.

As AP Biology, Chemistry, and Physics teachers begin implementing these mandated shifts in content and pedagogy, this study will analyze the correlation among the types of professional development teachers select, teachers» level of participation and perceptions about effectiveness of this professional development, and their students» performance on the new AP exams.

Starting in the 1980s, states increased the number of courses required for high school graduation, and began mandating students take additional courses in core academic areas such as math, science, social studies and foreign language.

Chicago's experience with accountability provides some lessons for other districts and states as they begin to implement the mandates of No Child Left Behind.

As practice is built around the integration of global themes in everyday learning, you will begin to find that you no longer have to make a difficult either - or decision between test results and global know - how, or between fulfilling mandated curricular requirements and bringing the world to your students.

37 Thanks in part to multiple court orders and strong federal enforcement, school districts began to implement racial integration policies.38 From the 1960s through the 1980s, there was a general growth in school district integration as an increasing number of states and districts heeded Brown's mandate and created bussing policies and magnet schools that joined black and white students across neighborhood boundaries.

Transition planning must begin on or before a student's 14th birthday as mandated by state and federal policy.

(Calif.) A tentative budget agreement still under negotiation would delay Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to pay off all the money owed schools from past apportionment deferrals and use some of those dollars — perhaps as much as $ 450 million — to begin paying down the estimated $ 4.5 billion in unpaid mandate claims.

As many other articles in this issue describe, change for the better rarely begins as a result of bureaucratic mandate but often takes off when educators find like - minded colleagues with whom to plan and implement a visioAs many other articles in this issue describe, change for the better rarely begins as a result of bureaucratic mandate but often takes off when educators find like - minded colleagues with whom to plan and implement a visioas a result of bureaucratic mandate but often takes off when educators find like - minded colleagues with whom to plan and implement a vision.

When demand for the versatile 4 × 4 began to pour in around 1940, production was split between Willys and Ford, as the relatively small Willys - Overland was not able to keep up with the mandated 75 units per day.

Despite Palestinian objections, Jews began to migrate to Palestine in large numbers from 1918 (the area was under British administration until 1948 as a result of the Mandates System adopted by the League of Nations).

Additionally, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, a new federal mandate requiring stricter reporting guidelines on foreign financial assets, often used by millionaires as a way to avoid paying taxes, began implementation in 2013.

As its cash reserves fell below mandated levels and talk of yet another federal bailout began, FHA moved to reduce risks associated with its home loan programs.

Bonds of friendship will form amongst the members of SEALED, but be mindful of which allies to keep close, as The End mandates the player must begin eliminating teammates.

The meeting was a milestone in multilateralism as all countries in the world agreed to finally begin formal negotiations to determine ways the Montreal Protocol can expand its mandate to manage the consumption and production of HFCs.

The California Solar Initiative (CSI) mandated four years ago that all investor - owned utilities in the state must offer a solar rebate, and in 2008 began requiring municipal utilities to do so as well.

Someone would do an almost as useful service by beginning to compile a list of the academic papers that call into question the merits of the emission reduction policies now being promoted — the endless list of regulations, subsidies, taxes, product mandates, and government - imposed «information programs» that all seek to alter energy supply and demand decisions.

But a rule change should be seen as just the beginning of a mandate for law societies to more robustly and proactively foster this skill among lawyers.

What is more, Dombrovskis informed the Parliament that both their cabinets are currently «working in order to come up with pragmatic arrangements to be presented by the beginning or within the first weeks of [the new Commission's] mandate, as demanded by President - elect Juncker».

In 2011, the FDA issued new limits on acetaminophen and began mandating that prescription pain medications limit how much of this ingredient they contain so as to lower that risks.

For example, it was initially proposed that the mandate to begin industrial action should be limited to four months, and whereas, in the Act as passed, it may be up to nine months.

Ontario justice Colin Westman referred to the policy as a tax on «broken souls» in the Toronto Star, and began imposing $ 1 fines to effectively nullify the mandated fees.

As Chinese companies have grown and begun to spread their influence overseas through outbound investment, foreign law firms have endeavored to win M&A mandates from these transactions.

Ambassador Simon - Michel said he had deliberately provided for a broad mandate as it marks the beginning of efforts to define the problem and the international response needed.

Beginning January 1, 2018, Health and Safety Code 1596.8662 requires all licensed providers, applicants, directors and employees to complete training as specified on their mandated reporter duties and to renew their training every two years.

The failure to recognize the mandate for change of the 1967 referendum and to build on it represented a major lost opportunity, whilst the Equal Wages decision is seen by many as disastrous - «the beginning of the end for Indigenous people».

As author Evie Blad points out, this isn't an all or nothing proposition: even if it is not an official part of the new ESSA - mandated system, SEL assessment can still be implemented by states and districts for many valuable ends: «[S] ome states may begin collecting data in those social and emotional areas to get baseline information, to gauge its reliability, and to explore the possibility of incorporating it into accountability systems in the future, [Kristen Amundson, executive director of the National Association of State Boards of Education] said.»

«This has important implications for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the next few years,» continued Kramer, «as Congress has mandated that they must begin to reduce their portfolios by 10 percent per year beginning in 2010.»