Sentences with phrase «determined efforts by»

These cases provide an important reminder that the exclusion provisions under the Convention must be narrowly construed and that its provisions have an autonomous meaning, notwithstanding what seem at times to be determined efforts by the Home Office to cast the exclusion net as wide as possible.

I would «base [my] info on inre the non-existence of God, heaven and hell, etc» on the absolute lack of even a shred of hard verifiable evidence for these extraordinary claims, and the fact that even after thousands of years of frantic and determined efforts by the most ardent and intelligent proponents of these claims, they still have been completely unable to demonstrate them in any testable manner.

The letter notes that the current backdrop of strong and balanced global growth is underpinned by a resilient global financial system that is the product of determined efforts by the G20 and FSB over the past decade.

Mishkin noted «I am less optimistic about the prospects for core PCE inflation to move much below 2 % in the absence of a determined effort by monetary policy,» adding that «a substantial further decline in inflation would require a shift in expectations, and such a shift could be difficult and time - consuming to bring about.»

Later, Mrs. Clinton recalled Mr. Trump's stream of insults to women over the years, a determined effort by her to rally female voters to her side.

«The joint operation between the Brigade and Nigerian Air Force who provided air cover and tracking, was part of the determined effort by the military to rout out terrorists in the general area and open more roads hitherto held by the terrorists for public usage.

His report sets out compelling evidence of a determined effort by people with a shared ideology to gain control of the governing bodies of a small number of schools in Birmingham.

But that it will take a determined effort by government, businesses and individuals to do so.

Not exact matches

We are determined to respond to this by increasing our efforts and investment in security and will be doing everything possible to prevent a recurrence.

According to a Defense Department memo obtained by Military Times, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness will direct «an effort to form a working group to determine changes to military personnel policies necessary to provide the Military Departments increased flexibility to organize, train, and equip more ready and lethal forces.»

Despite your greatest efforts, what actually happens in your company is determined largely by your company's culture.

The company confirmed recently it had shed its team of Trending editors in an effort to make trending features, determined in part by artificial intelligence algorithms, more objective in topic selection.

Like Zuckerberg today, Murdoch was undeterred by the Chinese government's paranoia about Western media and personally led a determined effort to persuade Chinese leaders to allow News Corp to beam its television signals into China.

While it's hard to say if the punishing number and intensity of storms were due to climate change, climate scientists have now determined — in two separate research efforts — that Hurricane Harvey's record - blasting rains (best measured in feet for much of Houston) were likely amplified by climate change.

A judge still has to determine whether to accept the terms of the settlement, but an Uber spokesperson pointed out that the company has made a number of changes to the way it handles pay, and emphasized diversity efforts made by the company that address many of the stipulations in the settlement.

The main man in this regard was Mr. Paul Boothe, an unassuming, consummate federal civil servant who proved in the heat of battle that he could negotiate with the best of them. If only all our public officials were as determined and skilful in their efforts to pro-actively win real investment and real opportunities for our industries. The St. Catharines announcement is in large part the fruition of the efforts by Boothe (and all the other stakeholders in last year's rescue, including the provincial government and the CAW) to negotiate a package that was much more than a bailout. Rather, it was a recipe for a reaffirmed Canadian presence by these two lynchpin manufacturers (GM and Chrysler).

These have made no determined effort to examine the unequivocal evidence that he exists through the creation or by the Bible.

Jesus Christ is the «Elect One,» not by some effort of human nature alone, for that would not be real election, but by God's eternal purpose which «from the beginning of the world» — and long before it, too, if we may so speak — has determined that «in the fullness of the times» there shall be just such an actualization of the potential God - Man relationship as Christian faith discerns in Christ our Lord.

New York City emergency medicine specialist Stephen Wall has endorsed a program in which patients who suffer trauma or cardiac arrest are afforded some resuscitation efforts, but if these fail and the patient is pronounced dead (as determined by a remote authority), CPR will be continued — on the dead patient — until a relative or other surrogate can give consent for organs to be harvested.

Ogden, while paying tribute to the constructive efforts of Bultmann, Bonhoeffer and Tillich in the fight against supernaturalism, nevertheless notes a fundamental weakness in them, namely, that «the conceptuality these theologians employ is insufficiently developed, so that what they mean when they speak of God is left obscure or uncertain or else their conception of God is still determined by the same metaphysical - theological premises by which the supernaturalism they seek to transcend is itself determined.

A Christian theology that respects the meaning of the biblical narratives must begin simply by retelling those stories, without any systematic effort at apologetics, without any determined effort to begin with questions arising from our experience.

For Christian ethics, the effort is to determine how certain moral behavior is consistent with, or even perhaps required by, the tenets of Christian faith.

Despite all the determined efforts to maintain a triumphal optimism about the liberating possibilities of weight loss, the oppressiveness of fleshly disciplines may well prevail, as the command to love oneself, including the body, is contradicted and undermined by the directive to amend its defects and unceasingly refine its contours.

The same is true of many media reform efforts: by attempting to get people excited about liberal bias in the news, or nudity or profanity in a particular program, or the ideological bent of a certain series, or whether a network is «Christian,» concerned leaders have diverted the attention of viewers from the most important problem, the basic point, namely, that the whole process - of - television is providing us with a worldview which not only determines what we think, but also how we think and who we are.

The memorial and ceremony reflected the universal, private meaning of this urgent imperative, its determined effort to overcome death by a supreme personal act of perpetual memory.

The historical problem presented by the Gospels is, then, not the problem of determining whether the character of the early Christians, their faith, and the exigencies of their life and work have colored and overlaid the facts of Jesus» teaching and life, but is, rather, the problem of determining just how we should use our knowledge of this fact in our efforts to get back to the so - called historical Jesus» own words and life.

The public square must always be open to all - at least in theory that is supported by determined effort.

She questions the godliness of any woman who would choose to work outside of the home, arguing that «we need mothers who are not only family - oriented, but also family - obsessed... Too many women rush headlong into a career outside the home, determined to waste no time or effort on housework or baby - sitting but rather seeking to achieve position and means by directing all talents and energies toward non-home professional pursuits.»

The strengthened version is presupposed by the basic idea at work in the standard view of omnipotence, viz., that if A is omnipotent, A has power sufficient to overpower whatever effort B may make to determine its own activities for itself.

The study also included an effort to determine how much agreement exists between individual members» views and the official theological positions of the church, first by interviewing theologians to determine what the official positions were, then by surveying pastors to see if these positions were taught, and finally by surveying members about their own beliefs.

But people are likely to think that big brother is supposed to solve every problem not just the big ones, and are therefore likely to amend their theory by trying to establish a hierarchy of need to determine where big brother should exhaust his effort.

We do not need to fear that it will be overthrown by the honest and reverent effort of biblical critics to determine what actually happened to give rise to it.

Martin it is not by works that we are saved but by grace that none should boast.Works do not get us us closer to God but good works come from a heart that loves God and desires to please him.John 3:16 is clear if we believe in Jesus Christ we shall have eternal life it is based not on what we do or have done but by the grace of God that has been poured out upon us because of Jesus Christ.God always gives us assurances or promises the condition to receive eternal life is to believe in Jesus Christ as the one who has saved from our sin.Personally i believe that the continued walk will determine our reward from the Lord again its not based on our effort but a trust or faith in God.This does not effect the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ.

Food prices are determined by the cost of production and manufacturing and are affected by changes in commodity costs, as well as production, including sustainability efforts.

If you believe the latest Arsenal transfer rumours, which is always a risky business by the way, then it looks like Arsene Wenger is making a determined effort to sign the young Brazil international striker Gabriel Barbosa from Santos.

Most fans aren't stupid and will be patient with the boys given the current limitations of the side Wenger will put out, so the players on display need to respect that by putting in a determined, committed effort.

The Diaper Bank supports the efforts of the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) by increasing awareness within our state and community; by informing elected officials; by obtaining Diaper Need Awareness Week proclamations for an annually determined week in the month of September; by hosting diaper drives; and by promoting opportunities for supporters and advocates to talk and help raise diapers, and dollars in support of diaper need.

Other shifts include the USDA issuing a directive saying that farmers could use pesticides on organic crops if «after a reasonable effort» they determined it didn't contain any chemicals restricted by the organic labeling rule.

The reason for NOT expending effort tp «conduct a wide scale attempt» by targeting the subset of non-citizens is that it has been determined time and again that the number of non-citizens that attempt to vote is exceedingly low (but admittedly greater than zero).

Cuomo, meanwhile, touted on Wednesday the regional economic development plans, which he framed as an effort to give more control to local officials, even as the awards themselves are determined by the state.

Among other things, according to people who have been interviewed by investigators, the grand jury probe is trying to determine whether Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's re-election effort benefited improperly from money in the federal fund.

In a statement on Wednesday, the university said that Mr. Kaloyeros's decision was a response to an internal change in how the membership of the two boards is determined, and motivated by an effort to avoid the appearance of a conflict between his role as president and the school real estate efforts.

Idris said that the parameters for registering a political party was determined by the Constitution, adding that INEC was making effort to ensure that the increasing number did not became a challenge in an election.

And speaking on Tuesday, Cuomo insisted he and his office were trying to determine why the lanes were closed, which has since been found to be a political payback effort conducted by the staff of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

These reforms are being effected in the context of our determined anti-corruption programme and this effort can not succeed without a competent and committed civil service corp led by your good selves.

Today, the English Defence League increasingly marches in town centres decrying «radical Islam», followed by the police - whose efforts at crowd control are often criticised for their use of force - and are met with groups of determined anti-fascist demonstrators.

At the center of the story of Trump's early days in the White House is a president determined to go big but increasingly frustrated by the efforts of his small team to contain the backlash.

WHEREAS, in determining its target contribution pursuant to the Paris Agreement, the United States, under the leadership of President Barack Obama, submitted a target contribution plan intending «to achieve an economy - wide target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 - 28 per cent below its 2005 level in 2025 and to make best efforts to reduce its emissions by 28 %.»

«I worked with Jerry for many years and I always came away impressed by his determined efforts as our Chairman and his attention to detail as a legislator.

WHEREAS, it was determined prior to the commencement of the last negotiations that culminated with the 1998 lease, that the best interests of the County would be served by engaging special counsel to support the County's efforts.