Sentences with phrase «concerns at last week»

A new principal pay plan enacted this year by the General Assembly drew pointed comments and concerns at last week's State Board of Education's (SBE) meeting.

Originally Published in the Public School Forum's Friday Report on 8/11/17 — A new principal pay plan enacted this year by the General Assembly drew pointed comments and concerns at last week's State Board of Education's (SBE) meeting.

The Observer has been told that the defence secretary, Philip Hammond, and the education secretary, Michael Gove, raised their concerns at last week's cabinet meeting, saying the changes, which are strongly backed by Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats, should not be a legislative priority.

Not exact matches

HAVING spent three days at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) confer - ence in Brisbane last week, it is probably appropriate for me to report on the state of the nation, insofar as financial planners are concerned.

U.S. jobs data lit the fire at the end of last week, with higher - than - expected wage increases prompting inflationary concerns.

I think we need to be concerned that we also saw last week at the Republican convention that Trump and his allies made changes to the Republican platform to make it more pro-Russian.

Last week, Cook met with Trump at the White House to discuss a number of issues, including concerns about China and trade.

As I emphasized last week, even if we had no concern at all about a second wave of credit strains, we would still be fully hedged here based on the present combination of rich valuations, overbought conditions, overbullish sentiment, and hostile yield pressures.

That will change soon, if Poloz can shake off some of the concerns that, as he acknowledged in a speech last week, keep him «awake at night» — such as record - high home prices and household debt, lagging youth employment and cyber threats that could disrupt Canada's financial system.

At a House Financial Services Committee hearing last week, Stumpf said he believed that the arbitration process was fair, but that the bank would pay for a mediator to assess any additional customer concerns.

Speculation the takeover would not be completed has been fired up by a series of setbacks, including early concerns about capital gains tax owed to the government of Sierra Leone by Sierra Rutile shareholders, an extended review by German anti-trust regulators, and then last week the revelation of «geotechnical risks» at the target's tailings dams.

North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile last week which landed in the Sea of Japan, raising concerns that more parts of the U.S. could be at risk of an attack.

Joseph Knippenberg raised a serious concern at First Thoughts last week about the way University of Central Florida professor Charles Negy reacted to students arguing for the validity of Christianity.

During the hearing last week, the court heard evidence from Frost, Green and four character witnesses, all of whom were shocked at the allegation that Frost had faced, according to Christian Concern.

Australian dairy farmers, who aired similar concerns about the level of payments they receive from dairy companies, were told at a conference last week that the price they receive for their milk is predominantly influenced by international markets.

«It's made me better every step of the way,» says Thomas, who was taken aback last week — and concerned it would affect his motivation — when he was named to the All - Pro team along with his idol from his college days at Texas Tech, Junior Seau of the San Diego Chargers.

Liverpool fans, however, will be concerned at seeing Barca players talking about Coutinho again, following Andres Iniesta's quotes on the Brazilian last week.

While a dozen rival teams were frantically unloading the contracts of unwanted players at the NBA trade deadline last week, the Denver Nuggets literally had more life - and - death concerns.

One of the prime concerns in stumping up the cash in January related to the injury the midfielder was still recovering from at the time but the talented starlet has returned to full fitness and been in outstanding form in recent weeks helping Jens Keller's side to a run that has seen the Veltins - Arena side lose just one of their last 15 Bundesliga fixtures.

After finishing 17th in the Premier League last season and having lost Sam Allardyce to the England job last month, concerns will certainly be growing at Sunderland in the coming weeks.

Last week Swansea allowed a three goal lead to be pegged back at home to Wolves and that would concern me greatly if I was relying on Swansea to keep it a tight game.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte made it clear at the end of last week that he wants to add one or more defenders to his squad before the end of the summer transfer window, adding that he is concerned about a situation where a key defender is suspended or injured.

Indeed, just last week, I spoke to a concerned parent at an elementary school in Lunceford's district who would be a perfect candidate for the PAC, but it's my understanding that she can join only if I step down.

Indeed, just last week I shared with someone at HISD Food Services my concern over the daily serving of pizza and this person agreed with me, saying more needed to be done to make sure kids knew about the «main» food line (the one serving non-pizza entrees) and that the pizza was just «an extra» line.

Last week, several parents at a Bethesda, Maryland high school expressed concern over the planned attendance of a Gatorade sales rep at a mandatory pre-season meeting for student athletes.

The big takeaway for this: any symptom or problem that can't be alleviated or seems to last a long time (at least two weeks straight, most of the time) is reason for concern.

«It appears the review has looked at a narrow period and not covered the period in the latter half of 1984 and may not have addressed some of the concerns raised by UK politicians in the last three weeks, eg threat of sanctions by India against the UK, Germany, Canada and USA towards the end of 1984 for sympathising with Sikhs in the Diaspora.

He said at a meeting last week the new chairman cited his involvement in the federal investigation regarding Russian collusion, as he discussed the billing concerns.

Lord Carlile told BBC Radio 4's The World At One: «Lord Rennard was absolutely very concerned personally not to do any possible damage to the party in the run - up to last week's local and European elections.

Given the events of the last two weeks, I imagine Republican donors are less concerned with the polling numbers and more concerned with the impression the Republican campaign is giving of being completely inept, particularly in light of the revelation that Romney's staffers are paid more to achieve less than their Democrat counterparts (though Rachel Maddow shared an amusing story this week suggesting that wealthy Republicans had no problem throwing money at a sinking ship [skip to the 2 minute mark]-RRB-.

At the same time as Labour prepares to attack the party head - on, Ed Miliband and his shadow ministers have been referring disparagingly to a «Westminster elite» that must get back in touch with public concerns over the last week.

SARANAC LAKE — Young voices, American Indian voices, science and silent words drawn across protest signs delivered messages of concern and hope at the Adirondack Climate Coalition march here last week.

At last week's BMA conference, doctors called for the programme to be delayed because they were concerned about patient safety under the potential new system.

Look at what happened last week with the so - called Kids» Strike, organised by an anonymous group of concerned parents under the moniker «Let Our Kids Be Kids».

Barbara Young, Chief Executive at Diabetes UK, said: «We are very concerned that at a time when numbers of people with diabetes are increasing — data last week revealed a 130,000 new cases in the past year — we are seeing a decrease in frontline diabetes specialists.

The comments echo what Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters at a news conference last week, namely the tax cap this year is part of a growing concern local government leaders have shared with lawmakers and the Assembly is potentially supportive of making even broader changes than last year's modifications.

Security measures vary at concert halls, theaters and large retail stores in New York City, raising concerns among some New Yorkers after last week's attacks at similar «soft targets» in Paris left 129 dead.

Earlier on Wednesday, Gauke said he would end the helpline charge for claimants calling on mobile phones, an issue raised by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at last week's prime minister's questions, calling it proof that ministers were listening to concerns.

Carlile told BBC Radio 4's The World at One: «Lord Rennard was very concerned personally not to do any possible damage to the party in the runup to last week's local and European elections.

Schumer (D - N.Y.), in a one - on - one meeting last week, asked Mattis to follow up on the senator's concerns about radioactive materials at the state Superfund site.

The Ulster Town Board will consider ways of cracking down on the use of personal fireworks in the days leading up to and following next summer's Independence Day after a local resident discussed her concerns before councilmen at a meeting last week.

The Erie County Legislature got its first look at the 2015 Road Project List at the end of the last week, which outlines the administration's plan to tackle infrastructure concerns.

At the meeting last week, several council members expressed concern that the compromise would leave officers to police themselves.

One of dozens of canine - concerned bills floated in Albany this year, a bill that would allow dog owners to eat with their animals at outdoor cafes passed the Assembly last week.

Ministers first hinted at concessions last week, amid signs of a brewing Tory revolt and concerns that similarly harsh measures could be enacted on them by a future Labour government.

«Although there were concerns raised about last week's announcement, after a comprehensive review of the issues at stake, I have determined that a Special Election on Primary Day is the most cost - effective, expeditious way to ensure that the people of the 38th District are appropriately represented in the Assembly.

The federal licenses for the Diablo Canyon plant, near San Luis Obispo, are valid for at least another decade, but opponents were citing seismic and tsunami - related concerns even before last week's magnitude 9.0 quake off the coast of northern Japan

I took a field trip to the big city last week, to attend the Union of Concerned Scientists» and George Washington University School of Public Health's conference, «FDA at a Crossroads.»

Last week, a bipartisan pair of U.S. senators introduced a bill that would streamline the red tape involved in studying potential bioweapons as well as address safety concerns at the nation's biodefense labs.

Well, as far as I am concerned, there have been a couple of exceptions in the last week — the fire at Windsor Castle and the scuppering of Dounreay.