Sentences with phrase «councils said»

The councils said this was due to «transient populations» and «above - average pupil mobility» in their areas — but most other London councils did not have any maintained schools with such a high percentage of pupils leaving before GCSEs.

The majority of councils said they did not hold the information or refused to disclose it.

Lieutenant Governor Robert J. Duffy, Chair of the Regional Economic Development Councils said, «The past two rounds of the Regional Economic Development Councils have shown what a difference we can make to local economies by listening to regional business and community leaders.

A number of these councils said that they did not hold the data, and several recommended contacting the GLA instead.

Canada might be a trading nation, but we are mediocre traders: in its report on trade, the growth council said the majority of the country's smaller enterprises don't trade at all.

By tradition, the junior members of the Governing Council say little in public that hasn't already been said by their boss, the governor.

Gold demand slumped to its weakest first quarter since the global financial crisis, the World Gold Council said Thursday.

President Donald Tusk of the European Council said Tuesday the EU will adopt its guidelines for the Brexit talks at a summit on April 29th.

The World Travel and Tourism Council says governments are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on tourism this year.

A spokesperson for the National Security Council said the story was «false».

The Canadian Pork Council said producers aren't expecting a big impact from the 25 per cent Chinese tariffs because there is a lot of pork available around the world.

The National Jewish Democratic Council said Monday that while it has expressed concern in the past about Hagel, the group expects him to following the president's lead in «providing unrivaled support for Israel.»

This, Oxford City Council said, would result in air pollution levels falling to «near - background levels.»

The city council said it needs time to consider zoning laws and lighting regulations «before commercial cryptocurrency mining operations results in irreversible change to the character and direction of the city.»

The city council said in an announcement Wednesday that the plans would result in «historic reductions in air pollution.»

The B.C. Lumber Trade Council says the province exports $ 4.6 billion in softwood lumber to the U.S. each year.

This rhetoric continued after the election: Both Trump's Treasury secretary and the director of his National Economic Council said the plan wouldn't cut taxes on the rich.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council said late Friday it had voted 6 - 3 to rescind the designation that AIG could pose a threat to the U.S. financial system if it faced financial distress in the future.

Irish whiskey and single malt scotch continued their rapid growth with volume growth of 9.1 % and 6.4 % respectively, the council said.

Meanwhile, demand for bourbon and Tennessee whiskey remained strong with overseas drinkers, with exports projected to top $ 1.02 bn for 2014, the council said.

Overall, American spirits exports in 2014 grew by a projected 3.7 % to $ 1.56 bn, the council said.

Industrywide, supplier sales for the US distilled spirits industry were up 4 % to $ 23.1 bn last year, the council said.

Mixed together, US revenues for bourbon and Tennessee whiskey rose by 9.6 % to $ 2.7 bn last year, the Distilled Spirits Council said.

The council said it based the rankings on recent FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics along with its own population data and research.

The leader of the conservative evangelical organization Family Research Council said that evangelicals were happy to give President Donald Trump a «do - over» after a previously unpublished 2011 interview with adult film actress Stormy Daniels revealed that she may have been paid to remain silent about an extramarital affair with Trump in 2006.

«This city, tucked alongside the Everglade Wildlife Management Area on the east coast of Florida, is an affluent one that's intentionally designed to mimic a park,» the council said on its website.

The UK's Natural Environment Research Council said research teams from the two countries will work together on five projects, to receive funding from the Joint UK - China Renewable Energy program as well as financial support from NERC and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

LONDON (Reuters)- Uber's license in the southern English coastal city of Brighton will not be renewed, the local council said on Tuesday, adding the taxi app is not...

Freedman declined to comment, but the executive board of the American Australian Council said in a statement to CNN that the organization «authorized board member Matthew Freedman to have discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency» and that the group sent Pruitt a letter in July asking to host him in Australia during his planned visit.

Firms that accept fewer than 1 million Swiss francs (roughly $ 1m USD) «will be exempt from authorization» the Federal Council said.

In a news release Tuesday, the council said the decision follows a vote on Monday by all bargaining committee members to recommend ratification of a proposed mediation - arbitration process.

The council said if ratified over the coming weeks, the process will conclude collective agreements for all four bargaining committees in health care, nursing, support services, and administrative professionals.

In a report released in May, the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council said that in order for Hong Kong to become a leading fintech hub it needed to focus on key areas in fintech instead of trying to become a «fintech generalist.»

In his fall Update, the Finance Minister supported the Council saying «there is a great opportunity for the government to leverage its investments in infrastructure, by bringing in private capital to the table to multiply the level of investment».

LONDON (Reuters)- Gold demand posted its weakest start to the year in a decade, the World Gold Council said on Thursday, as prices of the metal stagnated and the threat of rising interest rates led investors to seek better returns elsewhere.

The council said its goal isn't to erase all negative images of Islam in Hollywood.

More importantly, the council said, «24» began to feature more Muslim «good guys» and fewer Islamic terrorists.

In response, the Refugee Council said: «With the number of refugees at a record high, we urge the Government to go further and commit to resettling people from around the world, at least at current numbers, for as long as it is needed.»

The Second Vatican Council said: «Let associations and groups be organised through which the lay apostolate will be able to permeate the whole of society with the spirit of the gospel».

What would the city council say if you showed up with $ 10,000 to help renovate the school, fix that road, or clean that park?

Such a policy, the school's Undergraduate Council said, violated anti-discrimination policies.

So when the Second Vatican Council said that «The hour is coming, in fact has come, when the vocation of women is being acknowledged in its fullness, the hour in which women acquire in the world an influence, an effect and a power never hitherto achieved» it was saying something that everyone could see was true, and had important implications.

Ye t the Council said nothing at all about facing the people, and its permission (not requirement) for use of the vernacular included the expectation that Latin and the musical treasury of the Church would also continue in use as a normal part of parish life.

But the Council says: «The Christian who neglects his temporal duties neglects his duties toward his neighbour and even God, and jeopardizes his eternal salvation.»

And in the power of this greater hope he also possesses the lesser hope, which is the courage to change the secular structures of his life, as the Council says.

Christ said nothing bout gay people, however he was very specific on divorce, and yet the Christian's like one from the Family Resource Council say nothing about that, and do nothing about that.

The County Council said youngsters can opt for a virtual tour instead, using a computer.

The Second Vatican Council says that Jesus Christ is not only the revelation of God to man but the revelation of man to himself.

A spokesman for South Ribble Council said: «Our environmental health department has begun an investigation.»

The council said Mr McAteer wasn't dismissed because of his beliefs but because he consistently failed to follow instructions not to discuss them.