Sentences with phrase «concern about their absence»

Concerned about the absence of black and Latino students in the field of computer science, Margolis launched a three - year study of students» computing experiences at three high schools in Los Angeles — one with a predominately African - American student population, one with a largely Latino student body, and a third with a significant percentage of white students from wealthy families.

SoundOut is concerned about the absence of students on school boards in school districts and state boards of education across the United States, as well as in Canada, Australia, and around the world.

In a recent report the Complaints Commissioner expressed concern about the absence of published information about how and in what circumstances information about live ombudsman cases may be shared between the FOS and the FCA.

Opponents to ABS express concerns about the absence of concrete evidence that these structures have benefited the jurisdictions that allow them and whether such business models would pose a threat to ethics and confidentiality.

As with many similar bank warnings, the organisation is concerned about the absence of a central authority overseeing the bitcoin industry, with «market players in virtual currency systems [providing] only weak security guarantees».

Following my concern about their absence from some of the research material and related discussions, this is a welcome and important inclusion which has improved the report's relevance and credibility.

The Committee, while noting the explanations provided by the delegation, reiterates its concern about the absence of any entrenched guarantee against racial discrimination that would override the law of the Commonwealth.

In 1929, the MJA reported on the Victorian Branch of the British Medical Association's concerns about the absence of medical and nursing care for Aboriginal people in Central Australia.15

Not exact matches

Concerned about Modlin's potentially long absence from work, Lowell turned the claim over to an outside company, Intracorp, that manages workers» compensation cases with an eye to containing costs.

The absence of major concern about debt also echoed recent Chinese statements.

Please note that all questions and concerns about daily operational matters including scheduling and availability, taking sick days or statutory leaves of absence, should be brought to your ETL - HR for resolution.

«We are very concerned about the heavy influence of corporate and pro-business interests, the under - representation of independent voices, and the complete absence of representation from both labour groups and environmental organizations.»

In fact, either or both of the new national team or Axios partnership could be supplemental to Tronc's and the Times» current work — but it's the absence of any explanation that has fueled concerns about both.

«I hope the Brits have better luck than Canadians in convincing Mark Carney to address concerns raised about the absence of women from that nation's bank notes,» said author and historian Merna Forster, one of the Canadian activists.

In the absence of clear understanding, the theology of the cross tends to become sentimentalized, especially in an age that is so concerned about victimization.

But what meets us in Paul's monologue about life and death is precisely the absence of any concern with these alternatives as ultimate at all!

Hence, he is not concerned about the potential absence of Cristiano Ronaldo.

I am not the only one to have raised concerns about the strength in depth of the squad and inability to replace key figures when the need arises — succinctly evidenced by Cesc's absence at Wembley.

Trent said his son, Marc, a pitcher in the league, and other children have been concerned about the possible absence of lights.

In a smaller class, the instructor will be aware of your absence, and may view your lack of attendance as a lack of interest or concern about your performance.

Claims about the absence of colic among hunter - gatherers often concern groups like the San or Baka, peoples who show evidence of long - term genetic isolation from surrounding agricultural populations (Verdu et al 2009; Tishkoff 2004).

• Key quotes from the NAO report: o «The source of many problems has been the absence of a detailed view of how Universal Credit is meant to work» [page 33] o «The Department is unable to explain to us why it originally decided to aim for national roll - out from October 2013» [Para 3.7] o «In early 2013, it (DWP) did not have a convincing strategic plan in place» [3.35] o «It is unlikely that UC will be as simple or cheap to administer as originally intended» [15, summary] o «the Department has not achieved value for money... wider concerns about the Department's ability to deal with weak programme management, over-optimistic timescales and a lack of openness about progress.»

In the absence of any public consultation on such a sweeping package of measures as TTIP represents, anyone concerned about the environment, the NHS, education, civil liberties, public safety or even just democracy in its widest sense, needs to make their voice heard.

Reflecting the growing concern about the target's absence from the Bill, on 16 May the former Special Representative for Climate Change, John Ashton CBE, said «it is vital that the target be restored.

Worse still, the questionable participation of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as observers of the so - called primaries, has brought to the fore concerns of Nigerians about the seeming absence of institutional memory in Nigeria's electoral body.

A number of caucus members have privately expressed concerns, particularly since Cuomo was put on notice in May about the absence of minorities on the statewide Democratic ticket.

Arguing against mitigation by appealing to uncertainty is therefore misplaced: any appeal to uncertainty should provoke a greater, rather than weaker, concern about climate change than in the absence of uncertainty.

The majority of parents (87 percent) said that before using an electronic tracking device, concerns about wandering affected decisions whether to let their child spend time with friends or family in their absence, for example.

IARC's absence and refusal to cooperate reinforces concerns about the Agency's commitment to transparency and accountability, and raises questions about its interest in producing cancer hazard assessments, which can have a meaningful impact on public health.»

In the absence of other symptoms it's hard to get too concerned about slightly off blood lipids.

For those who are concerned about the PG - 13 nature of the movie castrating the zombies, I say let those hang - ups go; there are plenty of zombie makeup effects to satiate your lust for decrepit corpses, and the absence of buckets of blood almost makes it refreshing in a sense.

With their hands stayed by the desire to maintain a cordial working environment, a fear of negative publicity, and concern about costly and time - consuming grievance proceedings, administrators frequently treat the absence of clear managerial prerogatives in contracts as an excuse for inaction.

When the review group visited Bateman Primary School in June it said the leadership team lacked unity and raised concerns about the «absence of strategic and operational plans to implement the Australian Curriculum».

As Bush strategist Karl Rove explained in his book Courage and Consequence: «When Bush said education was the civil rights struggle of our time or that the absence of an accountability system in our schools meant black, brown, poor, and rural children were getting left behind, it gave listeners important information about his respect and concern for every family and deepened the impression that he was a different kind of Republican whom suburban voters... could be proud to support.»

They also identified serious concerns about the consistency, fairness, and value of such practices, including the absence of the voice of the principal in their own evaluation processes.

There have also been protests about the absence of religious education and economics from the list and concerns schools will prevent pupils taking both history and geography, when only one will appear in the league - table results.

If anything feels dated, it's the absence of pornography; the characters wouldn't be less innocent today, exactly, but their concerns about sexual expectations might be different.

This technology is designed for masters concerned or curious about what their pets doing during their absence.

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Mauss is as concerned with history's absences as he is with its remnants: in one wall text, he writes that while researching this period, he realized that he might have known much more about the era if the intervening generation hadn't been decimated by AIDS.

Goodman has a longstanding academic interest in artists» development, which led to a strong concern about the increasing absence of observational drawing programmes in contemporary studies.

In the absence of any explanation of the substitution [Yamal for Polar Urals], there is reason to be concerned about the reasons for using one series rather than the other

She was concerned about the apparent absence of information about climate change in college textbooks.

From a law publisher's point of view, I might have a concern about the potential absence of the certainty and profitability of legal change, which are guaranteed with a reliance upon cases, legislation and other primary and secondary source material.

Whether you are concerned about one particular employee's sickness absence or you believe this to be a problem in your business generally, we can advise you in relation to how to handle this tricky area.

Some stakeholders and commentators have raised concerns about an apparent absence of government records relating to controversial government decisions, which tends to decrease the effectiveness of access to information legislation.

Using the criminal law to close marijuana dispensaries is generally ineffective, raises concerns about proportionality, and is a significant drain on valuable police resources that is difficult to justify in the absence of overt public safety concerns.

Concerns have also been raised about the absence of a system of binding precedent, inconsistencies in decision - making, the cost and time involved in investment arbitration, lack of transparency and the very narrow grounds on which arbitral awards can be challenged.

«If the employer hints at having concerns about the time you'd need off for your maternity leave, cheerfully remind them that, in the grand scheme of things, your maternity leave will be a brief absence over the course of your time with them.

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