Sentences with phrase «by the race for»

The summer of our discontent (economic, political, you name it) has been made glorious circus by the race for the governor's seat.

The outcome for the senate seat in the general election will be heavily influenced by the race for governor.

And yet for all that, the contest for governor has been largely eclipsed by the race for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Christopher J. Dodd, a Democrat and the longest - serving senator in Connecticut history.

Some academic researchers, pharma executives, and other experts have decried this explosion of trials as a counterproductive glut motivated more by the race for money than good science and warned that many of these efforts may not finish because of a lack of participants.

The result is voluntary school segregation by race for whites and blacks, which is entirely consistent with a large literature demonstrating that Americans prefer to live among co-ethnics, and that this preference is particular strong for blacks.

Although states vary in their children's racial and ethnic make - up, all states are becoming more diverse and all states have disparities in well - being across the different measures used by Race for Results to contrast well - being among children of different backgrounds.

Not exact matches

He recalled that another student in his class shattered the record, in part by racing down the slide for life head - first, instead of the slower, safer method that everyone else used.

After the Michigan race, Dale managed to drive three more races — for a time, he convinced himself his symptoms were caused by allergies or illness — but once diagnosed, he missed the remainder of the season.

A search for «UFO» led to videos by David Icke, a veteran conspiracist who claims that the Earth is ruled by a secret race of «lizard people.»

«We expect the sleds to be in Germany by Friday... if for some reason they do not arrive in time, we will rent sleds for this weekend's races.»

Through sharing her experiences and increasing awareness, West wants to be noted less for her race and more for her achievements — from 2005 to 2006, XynoMedia has increased revenue by 46 percent, projecting 2006 sales to reach $ 1 million to $ 2 million.

It's a concept another Canadian, Brad Katsuyama, has already championed on Wall Street, and one embraced by an emerging faction of securities markets participants beleaguered by the ongoing arms race for ever - faster trading technology.

Written by broadcast journalist Katy Tur, the New York Times - bestseller is part - memoir, part - recap of her life on the road as the NBC News pool reporter for the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential race.

Nike - endorsed elite runner Eliud Kipchoge has run the world's fastest marathon time but missed finishing under the two - hour mark by only 26 seconds — a gap of just one second per mile for the distance of the race.

Polls show the race is tight and that the large «Together for Yes» block formed by pro-independence parties from the rest of political spectrum will need support from the smaller CUP to secure a 68 - seat majority in Catalonia's 135 - seat parliament.

Hassabis's company, which was acquired by Google in January 2014 for a reported # 400 million, is arguably leading the AI race.

Polls ahead of the referendum had shown a tight race, but a projection for SRF public television showed the initiative failing by a clear margin of 55 % to 45 %.

For further reading, see «Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law» by James Whitman, published by Princeton University Press.

Facebook has also come under criticism for the disclosure that it accepted ads aimed at «Jew - haters» as well as housing ads that discriminated by race, gender, disability and other factors.

The surge in prices was caused by a simultaneous decrease in ticket inventory and increase in demand as brokers raced to pull down speculative online ticket quotes — what they had believed to be good offer prices for tickets prior to Jeter's retirement announcement — before fast - clicking fans could take them up on old quotes, said Matcovich.

He's referring to a weeklong, 500 - mile relay race, launched last July by Nerdist and Lucasfilm, that features teams of runners in Star Wars costumes raising money for the Make - A-Wish Foundation.

General Fusion: The corporate world's tiny player in the race for fusion energy By Don Sutton August 01, 2012 Burnaby's General Fusion is racing giant government mega-projects to discover the key to fusion energy.

For example, after he was widely condemned for retweeting a graphic of homicide data delineated by race, FactCheck.org found that «almost every figure in the graphic is wrong.&raqFor example, after he was widely condemned for retweeting a graphic of homicide data delineated by race, FactCheck.org found that «almost every figure in the graphic is wrong.&raqfor retweeting a graphic of homicide data delineated by race, FactCheck.org found that «almost every figure in the graphic is wrong.»

The increase in the fee will allow HD + to expand and enhance the customer experience, as evidenced by the agreement with RTL, announced this week, for HD + to broadcast live Formula OneTM Grand Prix races in UHD.

This map, created by labor and employment - focused law firm Fisher Phillips, highlights legislative differences between states by showing which ones have gender - specific pay protections, gender - specific protections as well as protections for other categories (such as race, religion or national origin), or no state - specific pay equity laws at all.

Mr Drake - Brockman noted that an employee who was terminated or disadvantaged by an employer for a discriminatory reason - for example, on the basis of sex, race or disability - would still be able to access «unlawful termination» remedies under the new workplace relations laws or seek redress under State and Federal anti-discrimination laws.

His goal is to raise the level of awareness and sensitivity surround race relations by exploring the question of «can we use our skill for good?»

German auto group Daimler AG (DDAiY) has been granted a license by the state of Nevada to test self - driving trucks on public roads, as the United States and Europe race to establish a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles.

And at the end of a race — in 2010, for example, I won by three seconds — if I'd have stopped, I would have lost.

Why this should be so — why the success of the Jewish minority should be so particularly resented by other peoples — is a complicated question which is rendered more complicated by the fact that anthropologists are now generally agreed that the Jews are not a race in any scientific sense of the term — no more of a race, for example, than the Germans.

Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour titles and banned for life from bicycle racing in 2012 by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency after it accused him in a report of engineering one of the most sophisticated doping schemes in sports.

Be prepared for the annual race to send packages to all corners by doing the proper advance legwork.

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For example, they cite Schultz's idea earlier this year that began Starbucks» «Race Together» campaign, which asked baristas to start a conversation with customers about race relations in America by writing the phrase on to - go coffee cRace Together» campaign, which asked baristas to start a conversation with customers about race relations in America by writing the phrase on to - go coffee crace relations in America by writing the phrase on to - go coffee cups.

If he manages to win gold in all three races, his nine career gold medals would tie Paavo Nurmi and Lewis for the most by a track and field athlete.

The conundrum for retailers is that they can hardly stand idly by when the competition is trotting out bigger discounts than ever, earlier than ever, worsening a race to the bottom that has bedeviled retailers for years, and clearly continues to.

The incident led to further accusations of past plagiarism by Biden, and he ultimately withdrew from the race for the Democratic nomination

Republicans on Friday quickly condemned the lewd comments about women made by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in a 2005 conversation, and some called for him to drop out of the race.

Founded by former Alphabet Inc. executive Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander, formerly of Uber Technologies Inc., Argo AI could be a strategic and valuable move for Ford to secure its place in the autonomous vehicle race.

BCH, considered as the true remaining Bitcoin as intended by the Satoshi Nakamoto white paper, currently leads the race among digital currencies wishing to become a true competitor against both PayPal and Visa for making payments.

In the race to advance data - driven electioneering strategies pioneered by successive Obama campaigns, Cruz has turned to Cambridge Analytica for its unparalleled offering of psychological data based on a treasure trove of Facebook «likes», allowing it to match individuals» traits with existing voter datasets, such as who owned a gun.

In this close, sales reps offer a deep discount or free add - on, and explain the freebie by telling their prospect they're in the race for a sales contest.

The race for the late Jim Flaherty's seat heats up, with alleged mishandling of expenses by the Tories» high - profile candidate

Race to the bottom: A term for dog - eat - dog competition by which countries compete by cutting wage levels so as to produce in the cheapest market, not by raising wages and labor productivity.

It is the policy of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to provide equal opportunity in employment throughout the corporation for all qualified applicants and employees without discrimination against any person because of a person's race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex / gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and breast feeding), national origin, ancestry, gender identity, gender expression, legally - protected medical condition, physical or mental disability, age, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

With those stats from the city of Oakland's Department of Race and Equity in hand, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to overhaul the nation's first equity program to set aside 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis business permits during the first phase of permitting for people affected by the War on Drugs.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

However, critics point out that the program is very expensive (largely paid for by the public), that the technologies are risky, that the threat rationale isn't very strong and that this will affect international relations, and could lead to an arms race.

The path for large investors has been smoothed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board Options Exchange, which have been racing to roll out Bitcoin futures contracts.

Take over from a visionary founder whose play for world domination is only half finished (and who is still a majority owner by votes), fix a broken workplace culture, win an existential race (and legal battle) to develop autonomous vehicles, and find a way to turn a profit in a business that has lost billions of dollars a year.