Sentences with phrase «curbing abuse of»

United's move follows Delta airlines announcing it was introducing restrictions on emotional support animals in hopes of curbing abuse of policy and an 84 percent increase in adverse animal behavior such as urinating, defecating, biting and attacks on flights.

Over 400 MEPs signed a European Parliament declaration on curbing the abuse of power by supermarkets in the European Union.

Numerous official synods and programmes had been drawn up to curb the abuses of moneyraising through Indulgences, and a wide variety of corrupt practices.

with Nigeria's first lady, Aisha Buhari and the leadership of the National Assembly warning that government must do more to curb the abuse of cough syrup, which contains codeine.

She urged them to use their knowledge to serve the society saying «give voice to the voiceless, volunteer to read in your communities, do your part to combat illiteracy, offer talks on women's empowerment and civil rights to curb abuse of all forms».

Heastie also said he would curb abuse of the per - diem pay system by having the State Comptroller monitor how they are being dispensed.

Cuomo says he's continuing to push for a package of ethics reforms that will require legislators to fully disclose their outside income, curb abuses of their daily expense accounts, and end pensions for lawmakers convicted of crimes.

Sen. Charles Schumer called on New York state education officials to curb the abuse of stimulative drugs used to help get students through all - night study sessions.

The program, pushed by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman since last year, and other measures intended to curb abuse of hydrocodone and other prescription drugs have been under negotiation between the Cuomo administration, Schneiderman's office and legislative leaders.

Pennsylvania's politicians, like those in so many states, have neither the stomach nor the will to curb the abuses of charter schools as they drain the public school coffers.

The Federal Trade Commission recently annound operation Short Change, an effort to help curb abuses of consumers by groups claiming to offer help.

Even those Members of Provincial Parliament who expressed concern about this change, such as future Superior Court judge Albert Roy, recognized its importance in curbing abuses of the trial de novo procedure, [10] and none appear to have doubted the capacity of the Provincial Court to adjudicate regulatory offences fully and fairly.

That hasn't stopped the White House from searching out other ways they can curb the abuse of the patent system.

Webcams in the courtrooms would help expose and curb abuses of power by judges and by lawyers.

The news comes at a time that Congress is working on a law, the Innovation Act, intended to curb abuse of the patent system through measures like fee shifting and new legal discovery rules that would make it harder for patent trolls to swamp their targets with litigation costs.

We look forward to working with them and other members of Congress to pass a meaningful patent reform bill that curbs abuse of the patent system, fosters innovation and job creation, and updates the patent law to address the dramatic changes that have occurred in the patent marketplace in the 50 years since the last significant legislative reform.»

CPF supports comprehensive and fair patent reform legislation that will foster job creation, support innovation, protect patent integrity, speedily resolve disputes and curb abuse of the patent system.»

A more likely explanation, suggested by some on Twitter, is that the company wanted the news to coincide with a U.S. Senate committee hearing this week on a bill intended to curb the abuses of patent trolling.

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For years, Twitter has been criticized for focusing more on freedom of speech and anonymity than on curbing abuse and harassment of its users.

As Facebook general counsel Colin Stretch was testifying before three congressional committees on Tuesday and Wednesday, fielding questions from a succession of irate and mostly tech - illiterate legislators, his boss was preparing to break it to investors that curbing Russian information operations and other forms of abuse on his platform will be expensive.

It is part of an effort by CEO Jack Dorsey to curb the amount of abuse and harassment on his service.

Curbing subprime - lending abuses should have been the job of the Federal Reserve, which has a consumer division.

Legislative and regulatory reforms are needed to curb current abuses and preserve the soundness of our financial system.

He raised armies, successfully withstood the attacks of the Lombards, the latest of the Germanic barbarians to invade Italy, made his authority respected in Italy, Sicily, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa, attempted to curb the abuses in the Church in the Frankish domains, inaugurated the Roman mission to Britain, preached frequently, endeavored to enforce clerical celibacy, prompted monasticism and improved the quality of life in some of the houses which were lapsing from their professed ideals, and was the author of voluminous writings on theology that were long standard in the West.

Parents can help curb Teen Alcohol Abuse by wasting no time signing a loved one showing signs of alcohol addiction into an alcohol rehab program.

Democrats in the state Senate introduced a package of bills that they say would lessen special interest influences in politics and curb some on going abuses.

County Legislator Lynne Dixon, County Legislators, the Erie County Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Hamburg Police Department and community supporters announce the passage of a local law that makes adults responsible for allowing minors to consume alcohol on their property in hopes of curbing the careless approach many adults take concerning underage drinking.

MTA Chairman Jay Walder recently called the curbing of overtime abuse «my top priority» in a shake - up he ordered of the agency.

The Senate President expressed his readiness and those of his colleagues to look into the amendment of NDLEA Act in order to curb the prevalence of drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country.

The budget included provisions designed to curb drug abuse, including limits to prescription pain killers and efforts to fight overdoses and other symptoms of addiction.

State leaders yesterday announced agreement on a series of bills to help curb the rampant rise of heroin and other drug abuse in New York.

The City Council passed a package of bills Wednesday afternoon aimed at curbing abuses at so - called «three - quarter houses,» which are unregulated boarding houses critics...

The recommendations cover a wide swath of the epidemic and echo the refrain that curbing drug abuse requires more than a law enforcement approach, but rather a four - pronged strategy that also addresses prevention, treatment and recovery.

P.S: All this isn't to say that the Education Secretary is necessarily right about the unwisdom of new measures to curb media abuses.

All of this spending comes after lawmakers imposed campaign donation limits on public officials to curb the Blagojevich - era fundraising abuses.

The FDA in the Ashanti region says it has undertaken a number of activities to reduce the harmful effects of abusing Tramadol and continues to partner other state agencies to curb the illegal distribution and sale of the drug.

Scharff says while it may not curb abuses by the current crop of politicians, it will attract a different sort of candidate, and representative, over time.

In her remarks, the Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Education, Hajiya Rafa'atu Hammani, said the state was ready to support efforts at curbing drug abuse among students and stressed that all school principals would be properly trained on prevention measures.

Maloney, a longtime champion of 9/11 workers» rights to health care, recently scored a major coup, winning passage of consumer legislation to curb abuses by credit card companies.

Despite the growing use of online support groups such as those on Facebook to help curb substance abuse, attending traditional face - to - face meetings may continue to be more effective for people trying to maintain sobriety, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association's 123rd Annual Convention.

The new data might help inform efforts to curb substance abuse among young adults, «so that we can better target prevention programming to young adults from all walks of life with vital information on substance use disorder prevention and treatment,» Harding said in a SAMHSA news release.

In an effort to curb opioid drug abuse and addiction, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued new rules that limit the accessibility of Whitehall Training specialises in providing clients with Good Clinical Practice Training.

Washington — The Education Department plans to mail nearly 80,000 videotaped copies of 10 short films aimed at curbing drug abuse by students to schools this month.

«Curbing fraud and abuse has always been a bipartisan issue,» said Pauline Abernathy, vice president of The Institute for College Access and Success, a California - based nonprofit.

And activists of color are playing leading roles in the movement to curb these abuses.

There was enough power in prior laws for regulators to have curbed all of the abuses.

Doug Hoyes: - that this has been in the work, the laws surrounding debt settlement services in Ontario are set to change in an attempt by the government to curb these perceived abuses of the debt settlement industry.

The HSUS applauds the Ohio House of Representatives for passing Amended Substitute Senate Bill 130, legislation that will impose new regulations to curb many of the worst abuses of high volume dog breeders.

It also attempts to curb the growing trend of animal abuse and abandonment by educating the public, organizing school programs to teach children compassion towards animals and urging people to «adopt rescued and abandoned dogs rather than purchase pedigreed dogs that are usually imported breeds, not suited to Indian weather conditions.»

The law imposes new measures to curb many of the worst abuses of high volume dog breeders that are prevalent in the state.