Sentences with phrase «damaging practices in»

One of the most damaging practices in education policy, in Connecticut and nationwide, is the misuse of standardized tests for purposes for which they were never designed.

Friends of the Earth welcome the European Commission proposal to ban damaging practices in the food supply chain to give farmers and small businesses more certainty.

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Thankfully, with a bit of work and a bit of practice, you can improve your efficiency at holding meetings, and repair the damaged reputation they might have earned in your office.

Wells Fargo's annual meeting is on Tuesday in Des Moines, Iowa, 1,800 miles away from company headquarters, where top executives have been scrambling for nearly two years to contain the damage from a sales practices scandal

Rushing wants Disney and the other companies to stop the tracking practices, destroy any personal data that they obtained thus far, and seeks «nominal and punitive damages in an amount to be determined at trial.»

And if the corporation failed to measure up — because of problems like unfair labor practices, environmental damage, unsavory tax practices — and rehabilitation failed, the government would place the company in «moral bankruptcy.»

Though President Donald Trump's view that China's economic practices are unfair is an important point, some of the countries potentially damaged by the proposed steel and aluminum tariffs are U.S. allies in Europe — this situation plays right into the hands of Beijing.

Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating Cohen's business practices, including whether there were any crimes committed as part of a possible pattern or strategy in 2016 of buying the silence of people who could have damaged Trump's candidacy, according to people familiar with the probe.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

Established best practices for STM / SSA are needed to promote safety, incentivize space companies to operate under the U.S. flag, and defend American companies against parties that cause damage or injury to U.S. business interests in space.

The consequence of this practice can be very serious, resulting in major property damage and / or personal harm.

If the federal and state governments come in and slap new regulations and oversight on these companies, it's their own fault for practicing elitist arrogance in an attempt to shape a specific narrative that damages the very fabric of a society where the first amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the rights of free expression and free speech.

If the federal and state governments come in and slap new regulations and oversight on these companies, it's their own fault for practicing elitist arrogance in an attempt to shape a specific narrative that damages the very fabric of a society where the

I can appreciate that religion in general, and christianity as it is oft times practiced has damaged more than a few people, but one might want to ask is that ALWAYS true or sometimes?

The practice of mandating that insurance must pay for more and more stuff can be and has in many cases already been taken to damaging extremes.

In those cases the court deferred to the judgment of the Air Force that the free - exercise claim of a Jewish officer who wore his yarmulke on duty could not be accommodated; it deferred to the judgment of correctional authorities that the free - exercise claim of a Black Muslim to attend Friday afternoon religious services could not be accommodated; it deferred to the judgment of the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service that building a logging road through a national forest was necessary despite the damage to religious practices of Native American tribes in that area; it deferred to the Internal Revenue Service's ruling that Bob Jones University was not entitled to tax exemption because of its religiously motivated rule against interracial dating and marriage on campus; it deferred to the judgment of the secretary of labor that a religious community must pay its members the minimum wage for work they performed in the group's business although the members said they had religious objections to being paid for their worIn those cases the court deferred to the judgment of the Air Force that the free - exercise claim of a Jewish officer who wore his yarmulke on duty could not be accommodated; it deferred to the judgment of correctional authorities that the free - exercise claim of a Black Muslim to attend Friday afternoon religious services could not be accommodated; it deferred to the judgment of the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service that building a logging road through a national forest was necessary despite the damage to religious practices of Native American tribes in that area; it deferred to the Internal Revenue Service's ruling that Bob Jones University was not entitled to tax exemption because of its religiously motivated rule against interracial dating and marriage on campus; it deferred to the judgment of the secretary of labor that a religious community must pay its members the minimum wage for work they performed in the group's business although the members said they had religious objections to being paid for their worin that area; it deferred to the Internal Revenue Service's ruling that Bob Jones University was not entitled to tax exemption because of its religiously motivated rule against interracial dating and marriage on campus; it deferred to the judgment of the secretary of labor that a religious community must pay its members the minimum wage for work they performed in the group's business although the members said they had religious objections to being paid for their worin the group's business although the members said they had religious objections to being paid for their work.

Low - intensity conflict is so broad in scope, so cynical in outlook, so damaging in practice that it presents Christians and churches in the United States with a situation similar to that faced by the Confessing churches in Nazi Germany.

Gestalt therapy can help women repair the damage of sexism in their lives by enabling them to stop giving their power away to men and to sexist institutional practices.

In conventional practice, for example, the operators of international networks could not be held liable for damages caused as a result of transmissions.

Yet if there is such a thing as truth in our beliefs and practices, then ignoring those truths is not an expression of mercy, but a form of spiritually damaging confusion — dangerous for the individual, and dangerous for the believing community as a whole.

Don't you see that contradictions in doctrine and practices really damages the Body of Christ?

Looked at positively, this «life for life, eye for eye» sentiment no doubt marked an advance in juridical concept and practice at some time in the distant past, in the sense that it limited damages.

Produced by the EA Theology Advisory Group (TAG), the report outlined how «spiritual abuse» is a seriously problematic term because attempts by some to use it for safeguarding laws «would be unworkable in practice, potentially discriminatory towards religious communities, and damaging to inter-faith relations».

The cane is never burned or sprayed, a damaging practice to the cane and the field and lethal to the local wildlife trapped in the fields.

If found to be true, these supermarkets and dairy processors will have broken UK law under the Competition Act 1998, which «prohibits agreements, practices and conduct that may have a damaging effect on competition in the UK».

Mr Sims discusses gaps in the law which can damage economic efficiency and also do not reflect international best practice.

Red Bull suffered around # 50k worth of damage when Verstappen ran over Bottas» broken T - Wing in practice.

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4000 babies dying a day from unsafe forumla feeding practices in the developing world, and you think a bit of snark on twitter is more «damaging»?

The suit seeks unspecified damages as well as changes in hiring practices to include reference checks and public searches.

We thrive to achieve this in the least possible amount of time and through practices that do not create damage to your property or furniture once the baby proof device is removed and no longer needed.

By blabbing to the whole internet about this intimate practice, Maile conflates breastfeeding and sex — and, in so doing, inadvertently damages the lactivist cause.

More damaging is the common donor impulse to send infant formula or breast milk substitutes to disaster zones, undermining breastfeeding practices already in place and efforts to get new mothers to nurse.

«Letting babies get distressed is a practice that can damage children and their relational capacities in many ways for the long term.

If you are a lactation professional who works to correct the «damage» done by «just one bottle,» this book will provide you the evidence you need to discuss this issue with mothers, families, physicians, and hospital staff to change supplementation practices in your area.

This practice is used by doctors to detect complications like low oxygen and heart issues that can cause brain damage, seizures and even death in babies.

For 99.9 % of that time it was in a tribe's best interest to get their child trained efficiently, a practice that has continued across most of the globe without the slightest bit of damage to worldwide psyche.

The measures «do not address the fundamental implication of the very serious decline in commercial fishing productivity and the damage that present fishing practices and other activities are doing to the marine ecosystem,» Ms Lucas added, commenting on a report by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution 2004.

In a release late in the evening of June 16, Nathan M. Schaefer, the Pride Agenda's executive director, said, «This issue is nonpartisan; we're all in agreement that harming LGBT youth is unacceptable and we must put an end to this damaging and discredited practicIn a release late in the evening of June 16, Nathan M. Schaefer, the Pride Agenda's executive director, said, «This issue is nonpartisan; we're all in agreement that harming LGBT youth is unacceptable and we must put an end to this damaging and discredited practicin the evening of June 16, Nathan M. Schaefer, the Pride Agenda's executive director, said, «This issue is nonpartisan; we're all in agreement that harming LGBT youth is unacceptable and we must put an end to this damaging and discredited practicin agreement that harming LGBT youth is unacceptable and we must put an end to this damaging and discredited practice.

The practice of leaving concessions legally obtained in an environmentally damaged state should be stopped, and the land left in such that in time it can regain its natural usefulness.

Additionally, a very damaging consultant's report was released in January 2015 in which an overwhelming majority of highway workers interviewed stated that Ballard's system of management is fraught with favoritism and illegal promotional practices directed only towards those who help him get re-elected every two years.

One example of this research is the practice of using stem cells taken from a healthy eye's limbus, the area around the cornea where stem cells are stored, to create a layer of healthy cells to replace damaged ones in the cornea, the transparent, dome - shaped layer of cells covering the front of the eye.

On practice of course we have seen that it still happens, but it is showing up, that same kind of routing itself around damaged structure behavior occurs even in parts of the Web that we wouldn't have expected.

This practice is clearly damaging the environment and increases the health risks of people living in these areas, and thus should be stopped,» Vengosh said.

«Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing practices: New research finds dynamite, poison still common fishing methods.»

The researchers found that total fishing efforts in the area expanded by more than 240 per cent between 1960 and 2010 because of an increase in damaging fishing practices and number of fishers.

This is not a new practice, as flood - damaged vehicles are sold every year in various parts of the U.S., according to New Jersey Business.

Essentially, «title washing» is a practice involving moving a vehicle to different states and changing ownership multiple times in an attempt to destroy any record of damage.

On the heels of a damaging laboratory outbreak that sickened 27 students, leaders at China's Northeast Agricultural University last week dismissed two administrators, apologized for insufficient safety practices, and offered thousands of dollars in compensation to the students, who contracted brucellosis while dissecting goats in an anatomy course last December.

Additionally, she says, these women may increase their risk of hair loss by frequently engaging in damaging hair styling practices like braiding, weaves and chemical relaxing.