Sentences with phrase «curbing abuses in»

On Dec. 5, 2013 the U.S. House passed the H.R. 3309 «Innovation Act» aimed at curbing abuses in the patent litigation 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.

Republican legislators who are championing the bill (HR 5049) say it's needed to curb abuses in a system that led to an $ 80 million projected cost overrun for NEON and forced NSF to fire the contractor on the $ 433 million project.

Not exact matches

For some time now, Twitter has been trying to curb abuse and harassment on the service, after admitting that it hasn't done enough to stop trolls and deliberate misbehavior in the past.

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

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.

The prevailing wage law was begun in the 1920s, and McMahon admits it was well - intentioned, designed to curb worker abuses that were prevalent at the time.

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.

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».

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 Assembly and Senate were to vote on legislation they say will curb abuses against disabled people in state care.

Advocates for the elderly recently gathered in downtown Buffalo to discuss efforts to curb elder abuse

The Assembly and Senate have passed legislation they say will curb abuses against disabled people in state care.

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.

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.

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 TraininIn 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 Traininin providing clients with Good Clinical Practice Training.

Baltimore — Public - school officials here have launched a five - year effort to identify and curb learning and behavioral problems in young children that could lead to depression, drug and alcohol abuse, and delinquency.

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.

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.

New York, in particular has taken strides to curb abuses by several leading debt settlement companies.

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.

Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Virginia passed similar laws last year, and this important legislation will help to curb puppy mill abuses in Maryland — as well as preventing puppy mills from setting up shop in Maryland in the future.

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

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.

After reining in Wall Street analysts, curbing mutual fund trading abuses and corralling some of the biggest insurance companies in the industry, what do you do for an encore?

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Hoping to curb these abuses, NCIB is putting the spotlight on slip and fall fraud, in addition to workers» compensation fraud.

«It may be due to the new scheduling order and patent procedures implemented by some judges in [Delaware] to curb litigation abuse and streamline patent litigation,» said Tyler T. VanHoutan, a Houston - based partner at Winston & Strawn.

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

This legislation takes a major step forward in curbing the worst abuses of patent trolls, and CPF supports efforts to move the bill promptly through the House Judiciary Committee and toward full House approval as quickly as possible.

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.»

Federal grant continues home visiting services statewide Thanks to a $ 11.5 million federal grant, pregnant women and parents with young children living in some of Washington state's highest needs communities will continue to get the home visiting services that are proven to curb abuse and neglect and give children and families a great start.

Thanks to a $ 11.5 million federal grant, pregnant women and parents with young children living in some of Washington state's highest needs communities will continue to get the home visiting services that are proven to curb abuse and neglect and give children and families a great start.

$ 4.6 million allocated by the Commonwealth government to programs to curb alcohol and drug abuse and anti-social behaviour among young people in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities.

Maybe M.P.s should be given a vote on the performance of high profile (unelected) bureaucrats at regular intervals during a government's life cycle, in a democratic attempt to curb «Abuse of Dominant Position» by said unelected czars.

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.