Sentences with phrase «defined as agencies»

Many theological schools are openly and clearly defined as agencies of particular Christian denominations.

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In the case of the U.S., our own Supreme Court has already defined greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act as dangerous pollutants that must be regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency.

(The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines this as «Level 4» autonomy — the agency's highest level.)

Rating agency Moody's said in a note on Friday that it would define a non-payment at GDB as a default «regardless of [a debt] moratorium law's provisions.»

In granting the CFTC's preliminary injunction, Judge Weinstein agreed with the agency's 2015 finding that bitcoin and other virtual currencies are «properly defined» as commodities.

If the deficit is due to an economic recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth in real gross domestic product, or to «extraordinary events», such as a natural disaster or war, that results in an «cost» of more than $ 3 billion, then the operating budgets of departments and agencies would be automatically frozen to pay for any wage increases.

Fair Credit Reporting Act: Ancestry is not a consumer reporting agency as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act («FCRA»), and the information that you can access on the Services has not been collected in whole or in part for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports, as defined in the FCRA.

A big part of the uncertainty comes from the fact that many regulatory agencies can't decide exactly how to define cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

There are, of course, many different agencies keeping up different phases of what we have defined as the life of the spirit, but they are not sufficient, even when taken all together, for they do not give the dynamic of an organized faith.

«85 What the report fails to acknowledge, of course, is that Protestantism (as well as Catholicism) in the United States achieves this harmony by relinquishing to civil agencies the authority to define God's commands.

To argue that the corporation's defining objective is «enhancing corporate profit and shareholder gain» leads, in his opinion, to unacceptable conclusions: «To say that a corporation's only goal is to make money would be to define the business corporation — for the first time in American or English law as I understand it — as a kind of shark that lives off of the community rather than as an important agency in the construction, maintenance, and transformation of our shared lives.»

Inadvertently, those process thinkers who think of the Jesus - event as the common element of form that is the defining characteristic of the society called the church can be interpreted to depict the Jesus - event as having agency, as the mind of the organism, in a manner of speaking, that subsumes the individuality of it members.

Special post-16 institutions as defined below, play an important role, frequently offering specialist provision for low - incidence needs, they can receive high needs place funding directly from Education Skills and Funding Agency (ESFA).

We also support the global public health recommendation on optimal infant and young child feeding, defined by UN agencies as exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months followed by safe and appropriate complementary feeding with continued breastfeeding until the age of two years or beyond.

With the spying agencies and corporations pushing through a new infrastructure of social control in pursuit of state power and limitless accumulation, it is up to us, as digital citizens, to fight back and define a new regime of protections and entitlements.

For the purposes of this section, a State sector agency means any part of the State services as defined in section 2 of the State Sector Act 1988, any Crown entity within the meaning of section 7 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, and any State enterprise within the meaning of the State - Owned Enterprises Act 1986.

The Customer (defined as law enforcement agency or District Attorney's Office), agrees to allow the Forensic Laboratory to determine, based upon existing policies, when submitted items will not be examined as requested.

(b) No officer of the County Committee, District Committee or Divisional Committee or of any of their subcommittees, no member of the Executive Committee and no employee of the County Committee shall use or attempt any party position as a means of undue or improper influence to secure from any state or local agency (as those terms are defined in Public Officers Law 73) for that officer, member of the Executive Committee or employee or others with whom the person has a family, employment, business or financial relationship any benefits, privileges or exemptions not generally available to members of the public.

Any Western New York business, municipality, school, school district, or other agency that meets the requirements of the regulations for a CESQG as defined in 6NYCRR Part 372 may participate.

It stated, «Characterising IPOB as a terrorist organisation will likely incite hatred and antagonism against its members, and instigate security and law enforcement agencies to launch and inflict violence against them, while conditioning some members of the public to think that all members of IPOB are indeed defined by that characterisation.

The governor is seeking to add political consultants — defined as individuals who are paid to help a candidate win election — to the roster of individuals registered with the agency.

That filing, which has been called the most important environmental lawsuit ever to go to the Supreme Court, demanded that the Environmental Protection Agency regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act — something the plaintiffs saw as a very reasonable request since the Clean Air Act defines a pollutant as a substance that is damaging to humans.

Moreover, as the various S&E constituencies — disciplinary societies, government agencies, industry groups, and general scientific societies — develop training plans and programs of their own, they tend to focus on narrowly defined interests.

The agency defines a medical device as «an instrument that is... intended to affect the structure or any function of the body,» she says.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or USEPA) defines a pesticide as «any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest».

Almost 9 percent of the state — a swath stretching from Monterey on the central coast to Bakersfield in the Central Valley — is in the most - arid category, as defined by the National Drought Mitigation Center, a project of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, that works with federal agencies.

Some dictionaries and government agencies define swamps as forested.

Bystanders were defined as other persons who were present and had intervened but had not been dispatched, as defined by the Utstein guidelines for reporting cardiac arrest.18 Of the 11 EMS agencies, 9 had implemented protocols for dispatch - assisted CPR instruction prior to the study period.

Science Europe defines itself as new European lobbyist representing many national funding agencies and some performing organisations.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), whose drug code governs the Olympics and other events, defines gene doping as «the non-therapeutic use of cells, genes, genetic elements, or the modulation of gene expression, having the capacity to enhance athletic performance» [source: WADA].

The ACS defines junior faculty as investigators at the rank of assistant professor or equivalent who are eligible to apply as a principal investigator for grant support from national agencies.

The Environmental Protection Agency has defined «sick building syndrome» as the result of inadequate ventilation, chemicals, and biological contaminants that can affect your physical comfort, concentration, and energy levels.

The agency rejects anyone who has committed an act defined as criminal under Australian law.

The two have partnered to relaunch Defining Artists as a boutique talent agency for film and TV actors.

4th Grade Lesson — Define and give examples of goods as objects that satisfy people's wants and services as activities performed by people, firms, or government agencies to satisfy economic wants.

Personalized learning means student agency, defining curriculum by real - life skills, defining learning expectations, encouraging self - knowledge, and teachers getting to know their students as people.

Educational records are defined as «those records, files, documents, and other materials that contain information directly related to a student, and [that] are maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a person acting for such agency or institution.»

Working for the past 20 years to define the characteristics and fundamental elements of an evidence - based high - quality induction program that accelerates the development of both teachers and their students, New Teacher Center (NTC) established the Teacher Induction Program Standards (TIPS) in an effort to create an industry standard that can be adopted by school districts, educational institutions, state agencies, and policymakers as the benchmark for success.

The Training and Development Agency for Schools, define differentiation as; the process by which differences between pupils are accommodated so that all students have the best possible chance of learning.

In these cases, the agency defined as the «supervisory union» was retained, but component agencies associated with the unions were removed.

McGraw - Hill's Higher Education site defines an independent school as «nonpublic school unaffiliated with any church or other agency.»

As documented under Section 1114 (b)(1)(A) of Title I, Part A the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), a local education agency receiving Title I funds must conduct «[a] comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school (including taking into account the needs of migratory children as defined in section 1309 (2)-RRB- that is based on information which includes the achievement of children in relation to the State academic content standards and the State student academic achievement standards described in section 1111 (b)(1)»As documented under Section 1114 (b)(1)(A) of Title I, Part A the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), a local education agency receiving Title I funds must conduct «[a] comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school (including taking into account the needs of migratory children as defined in section 1309 (2)-RRB- that is based on information which includes the achievement of children in relation to the State academic content standards and the State student academic achievement standards described in section 1111 (b)(1)»as defined in section 1309 (2)-RRB- that is based on information which includes the achievement of children in relation to the State academic content standards and the State student academic achievement standards described in section 1111 (b)(1)».

A state entity is defined under ESSA as a state educational agency; a state charter school board; a Governor of a state; or a charter school support organization.

In a largely overlooked action last month, the California State Board of Education formally designated another 56 local educational agencies as failing as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

(Colo.) As lawmakers take a stronger role in defining school success, more and more legislatures and state educational agencies are also trending away from setting certification goals around operations and programs as a means of communicating competence to the public, according to new researcAs lawmakers take a stronger role in defining school success, more and more legislatures and state educational agencies are also trending away from setting certification goals around operations and programs as a means of communicating competence to the public, according to new researcas a means of communicating competence to the public, according to new research.

The data collected will be used and shared only as defined in our contract with those designated state educational agencies.

With NCLB Waiver All but Dead, State Officials Look to Soften Federal Sanctions In a largely overlooked action last month, the California State Board of Education formally designated another 56 local educational agencies as failing as defined by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

(14) RATING AGENCY. - The term «rating agency» means a credit rating agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as that term is defined in section 3 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c (a)-RRB--RRB-.»

(a) Any contract in excess of $ 2,500 entered into by any Federal department or agency for the procurement of personal property and nonpersonal services (including construction) for the United States shall contain a provision requiring that, in employing persons to carry out such contract the party contracting with the United States shall take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified handicapped individuals as defined in section 7 (6).

[187] According 23 U.S.C. § 601 (a)(14), «the term «rating agency» means a credit rating agency identified by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as that term is defined in section 3 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c (a)-RRB-.»