Sentences with phrase «dire need for reform»

Though we have no guarantees that the Super Hero will be successful but in this time of dire need for reform, it is a risk worth taking,» stated Teasley.

Some members of the state Legislature acknowledged these issues and the dire need for reform.

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Of the many shortcomings of the pre-Fed currency and banking system, none struck sincere reform proponents of all kinds as being in more dire need of correction than the tendency of the nation's bank reserves to flow into the coffers of a handful of New York banks during seasons apart from the harvest, combined with the annual (and occasionally mad) harvest - time scramble for those same reserves.

This leads us to the second big problem that Spain faces: The dire need for overarching economic reforms that increase its competitiveness and bring back growth.

«This reflects the dire fiscal circumstances the city faces, the devastating impact of increasing pension costs and the desperate need for aggressive reforms,» said Marc La Vorgna, a mayoral spokesman.

The recent release of these two reports and the ongoing corruption trials of two legislative leaders have put the spotlight on New York's dire need for state action on ethics reform, yet as Bob Hardt wrote in a recent NY1 column on the issue, «Never aggressively pushing campaign finance reform or transparency, Governor Cuomo seems content to play the master of Albany's current political game rather than rewriting its rules.

New York, NY — StudentsFirstNY today released an ad addressing the dire need for fundamental reform of the education system.

When Duncan's testimony broached the broader idea at a March Congressional hearing, the House Appropriations Committee chairman, David Obey, a Democratic representative from Wisconsin — which finished 26th out of 41 entrants in the first round of the Race — reminded Duncan of the states» dire need for basic funds and signaled his skepticism about the Race reforms, declaring, «When the sailboat is sinking, my top priority would not be to put a new coat of varnish on the deck.»

The UK government's provision for uninsured drivers is in dire need of reform.

While many small firm lawyers scoff at Chesler's recent advocacy of a policy they've used for years, the dire economic situation we're in right now might finally be the act of creative destruction big firms need to reform.

The decree therefore implies that a court could be left to chose between forgoing the use technology — something that could have dire consequences for access to justice — or using technology that is incompatible with current procedures — forcing a procedural reform that would be dictated not by access to justice needs, but by software developers» financial interests.