Sentences with phrase «big change in policy»

The big change in policy is that even if the e-books are delivered, customers still have the option to get a full refund.

The fact is, it was PURE's 1999 complaint alone that forced the biggest change in the policy, that is, ending the use of Iowa test scores alone as the retention trigger.

The World Health Organization has projected 1 billion smoking - related deaths in this century without big changes in policies.

Moreover, since this new reality is painful to contemplate, and requires big changes in policy and behavior that are at the outer limit of our ability, it is all too easy to fall into the psychological state of denial.

Not exact matches

«Major tax increases or policy changes such as big hikes in the minimum wage will probably do more harm than good,» says Dahlby of the sort of programs necessary to satisfy vocal public - health boards.

«Today's decision is a sea change but a very gentle one; not a big - bang u-turn in ECB monetary policy,» said Carsten Breski.

Only now, thanks to changes in government policy among other factors, the cast of contending princelings is shifting, causing one big name VC to publicly bet on an less - often - mentioned possibility — Canada.

The euro fell to a two - week low versus the dollar, for its biggest weekly drop in two months, as investors trimmed record high bets before a European Central Bank meeting next week where policymakers are largely expected to signal no change in policy.

Absent these bigger - picture policy changes for now, however, business owners like Fisher of TripShock expect the economy to motor on, at least in the short term.

«This is the day we step up, at long last, to one of the world's biggest problems — the pollution that is causing climate change,» Premier Rachel Notley said as she announced her government's new policy in Edmonton on Sunday.

If you have major cities with major mass incarceration problems, where progressive DAs are coming in, you are going to see big changes to mass incarceration in terms of the policies that are pursued.

Taylor notes that most companies can adapt to changes in policy, even big ones, with adequate warning — about six months to a year.

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Eamon Javers tells us why the nation's change in its hostage policy could be a big boon for some businesses.

Healthcare is big business in South Florida, but the industry is changing as policies and politics impact the Affordable Care Act..

«All of our plans on disaster recovery are premised with the federal government coming in with a big chunk of short - term FEMA money and then a big chunk of long - term bailout money,» said Edward Richards, director of the Louisiana State University Climate Change Law and Policy Project.

And how big is the constituency that would back major changes in our public policies?

He doubted there would be any big jolts to the wine market from shifts in free trade policies and other policy changes.

but a t some point he lost it, and is not because of his stinginess to buy players, our core is good and has been for sometime now, his biggest problem was adaptation, change to the new EPL, his philosophy dating back 20 years does not work anymore and he knows it, because of this his biggest flaw all others came out to light, lack of rotation of his players favoring some over others, stubbornness that applies to his transfer policy buying for the future just as he had 20 more years ahead, players playing out of their natural positions, ARSENAL FLOPS who knows under other Managers they could have been great, for some reason they were signed in the first place, they must had some talent, best example is Campbell....

Arsene Wenger seems very happy with both the present keepers, and with his new policy of not changing a winning side I can see Ospina staying in the starting XI from now until he makes a big enough error for Cech to be brought back in.

what sickened me bout henry was the way he celebrated, i could understand if hed curled 1 in the top corner but he knew he had wronged and you cant call that celebration «instintive» as a neutral i understand you can not appreciate the injustice we feel considering fifa also blatantly changed their policy to suit the bigger nations in the play - offs, this in itself is a scandal but because it was only ireland to suffer the bad luck nobody in world football cares, lucky tho that it was 15000 irish fans in that stadium last night as i can only imagine the damage if it had been other less behaved nations..

AW has changed nothing abt youth policy, l think that the inevitable was always going to happen; we have some many of these players already in the first eleven eg Jack, Song, Fab etc with so many ready to impress but unused say JET Vela Which means our squad is now bigger so much that we can play 11 youths with experience to face teams Newcastle.

A big difference now in China is the change in the «one child only» policy.

But here's the fundamental problem: the Tea Partiers may have mobilized against Obama and his policies (and in part be motivated by fear of him and the demographic changes he represents), but they're also opposed to big chunks of the Republican establishment.

Cuomo's budget plan contains at least two major policy shifts that the governor admits «pose dramatic change» that will unsettle the «big players» in Albany.

Senator Savino, a former high ranking union official, says municipal union leaders in New York City have not yet been adequately briefed on a policy that would represent a big change for public pensions.

Bill Hammond, health policy director for the Empire Center, projected that another big change in the bill would cost the state's Medicaid program another $ 2 billion annually.

That is why at our conference, instead of trying to create some artificial dividing lines between Liberal Democrat policy and Conservative policy, my message will be: if you want rid of Gordon Brown and the big brother state, and if you care about our schools, our quality of life and our liberties, then join us in one national movement that can bring real change.

SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: State Sen. Neil Breslin says changing sexual harassment policies in the state to make them tougher will be one of the big policy decisions facing lawmakers as the session gets underway.

This time Corbyn contemplated sweeping changes to his shadow cabinet, recognised that such a move would trigger unwanted resignations on an impossibly big scale, stepped back from such a move but still sacked stroppy dissenters and made a significant move in relation to defence policy.

The «nitty - gritty» of how patents are developed and then protected is a big issue when it comes to the role technology can play in the future of energy security and climate change policy, for example.

«With just a small change in policy New York can make a big difference for a majority female workforce.

With a new research commissioner arriving in Brussels, and big policy changes on the cards, explains how scientists could be affected.

Changes in U.S. climate policy — and not just in the supply and cost of fuels — will play a big role in accelerating or slowing shifts in the U.S. energy mix, Quigley and the authors agree.

That is a big change for a country with a proud history in science and environmental policy.

«This is a big change in administration policy and we're very pleased,» Dreier says.

While warming cities will bring big energy costs, researchers say they may also offer important insight into the role of local policy in climate change mitigation.

«Programs or policies that help reduce the cost and difficulty of making long - term changes or that bring in whole communities to make long - term changes together can help support people to take big steps that have a meaningful impact on the climate.»

After years of providing little or no support for hardware and services needed to support robust internal wireless networks, the FCC made some big policy changes in 2014.

But we'd be wise to assume that big, major trends in the economy like unemployment rates and wages have at least as big of an impact on teacher mobility as specific education policy changes.

Big trends in the economy like unemployment rates and wages have at least as big an impact on teacher mobility as specific education policy changBig trends in the economy like unemployment rates and wages have at least as big an impact on teacher mobility as specific education policy changbig an impact on teacher mobility as specific education policy changes.

Will policy tweaks suffice or do we need a total system overhaul — and a big change in the reform priorities that can bring this about?

One of the biggest changes in education policy since ESEA was enacted is that there are many more actors in the field, says Schwartz.

Since systemic reform requires big changes in philosophy and policy, these three pieces were particularly welcome: David Osborne applied his steer / row framework to teacher empowerment in charters, Politico showed what D.C.'s robust charter sector is accomplishing, and Fordham offered a terrific taxonomy of state - level school governance.

Two big changes in American education policy have been good for kids in general, but not particularly good for Catholic schools, especially the urban variety.

Two big changes in American education policy over the past several decades have been good for the country and for kids in general, but not particularly good for Catholic schools, especially the urban variety.

Those who follow federal education policy are well aware of a few big changes wrought by the Trump team, but another quintet of recent ed - related developments in Washington begs for attention.

Those who follow federal education policy or work on education at the state level are well aware of a few big changes wrought by the Trump team (with some help from Congress) in its first hundred days, including wiping out the late Obama ESSA accountability regs and easing off on bathroom access rules.

The bigger effect of the policy change, they said, would be a reduction of «test anxiety» in city schools, something that Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged during his campaign to make happen.

Obscure laws can have a very big impact on social policy, including obscure changes in the United States federal tax code.