Sentences with phrase «doing in a given state»

Researchers, he says, need «to break the data out and look at a rich set of characteristics and compare how kids are doing in a given state to similar kids around the country, rather than just looking at the average scores.»

Not exact matches

«It would give seasonal producers a standing to file anti-dumping claims in the United States, which they usually don't get to do,» said Inu Manak, a visiting scholar at the libertarian Cato Institute in Washington.

A 1992 Supreme Court ruling decreed that online vendors can sell goods without collecting sales tax, as long as they don't have a physical location in a given state.

They act as if name - calling is an acceptable substitute for thoughtful debate, as if anger and intolerance should be our default state rather than the optimism and openness that have always been the engine of our progress... And here in America, we don't give in to our fears.

Don't let the seller give you a few handpicked names; ask for a full list of buyers in your state.

Given that the state didn't fare so well in the war, Marylanders weren't thrilled about the focus.

We covered it during the 2016 presidential campaign, when Donald Trump falsely accused former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of giving away U.S. uranium rights to the Russians and claimed — without evidence — that it was done in exchange for donations to the Clinton Foundation.

Apple Inc and some other tech firms have said they do plan to give people in the United States and elsewhere the same protections and rights that Europeans will gain.

This was not the bank regulators» concern — and bankers themselves saw their main business in lending to fuel real estate, not industry, given what the neoliberals did to Latvia's economy and that of the other Baltic states!

In the Russian Far East, Huawei outcompeted Nokia in a 2017 open tender bidding process to lay an internet cable to the Kurile Islands by agreeing to complete the project at a cost that was 9 percent below Rostelecom's stated maximum contract price.122 Though there have been no specific complaints surrounding the Kurile Islands tender, China's investments in Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practiceIn the Russian Far East, Huawei outcompeted Nokia in a 2017 open tender bidding process to lay an internet cable to the Kurile Islands by agreeing to complete the project at a cost that was 9 percent below Rostelecom's stated maximum contract price.122 Though there have been no specific complaints surrounding the Kurile Islands tender, China's investments in Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practicein a 2017 open tender bidding process to lay an internet cable to the Kurile Islands by agreeing to complete the project at a cost that was 9 percent below Rostelecom's stated maximum contract price.122 Though there have been no specific complaints surrounding the Kurile Islands tender, China's investments in Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practicein Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practices.

And all this avalanche was caused by a not very successful attempt by a porn actress Stormy Daniel to make a photo robot of a man who allegedly threatened her and her daughter if she did not give up attempts to cancel the agreement between her and Donald Trump, forbidding her to publish memories of their not quite platonic relationships, at the time in his life, when he could not imagine himself as President of the United States even in his worst nightmare.

Third, it advocates for governmental actions to promote blockchain's success, such as calls to enact laws that give blockchain the same type of support as the internet had in its early days or to consider blockchain to meet the President's stated goals of building an internet more secure against foreign attacks and generally «doing cyber better.»

It is impossible to make forecasts because we don't know the change in behaviour that this could cause in the manufacturing sector or in Canada, given that they could find other markets, other value chains elsewhere in the world that do not involve the United States.

The United States hasn't given up its seat on the table, but it could certainly take a bigger role than it has in order to ensure that other countries, when they do implement regulations on tech and information, aren't going too far.

It's understandable to lack specific information about regulations given the differences across federal, state, and local lines as well as in regards to what can be done legally online.

[37] Given the state of the newspaper business, Bezos's willingness to sacrifice the old way of doing things in favor of innovation could prove vital.

FRA: Given these political developments, do you see Germany continuing to bear the debt of the rest of Europe in terms of transferring its current account surplus to the less fortunate states of the union... or could it be that Germany considers on leaving the Eurozone?

Given that California alone represents over 40 % of venture capital financing transactions in the United States, I don't think that these documents accurately reflect what is customary in financings.

GFI's science and technology department is involved in the development and promotion of the science of plant - based cultured meat, dairy, and egg technologies.33 They are currently focused on core foundational work — making connections with organizations and writing white papers and «mind maps» — and as such they do not yet have a significant track record.34 They have produced Technological Readiness Assessments — documents detailing the current state of technology, and evaluating where more research is needed.35 All the research GFI does is published, so that the industry as a whole can benefit.36 One of their biggest successes over the last year are the presentations that Senior Scientist Liz Specht gave to various venture capitalist firms.

Given that the United States is Canada's largest export market and the two economies are inextricably linked, there are expectations that should the Federal Reserve raise short - term rates later this year, the BOC may follow as it has done in the past.

If you believe in god, as you have stated, and you live in the west, which you likely do given your good command of english, then you are almost surely christian.

Some people still argue that it is wildly improbable for a given self - replicating molecule to form at a given point (although they usually don't state the «givens,» but leave them implicit in their calculations).

You know very little of the money given in the collection baskets ever leaves the United States, and most that does doesn't go to Rome but to charities.

If we don't give Muslims freedom in the United States (within the confines of the law!)

President Barack Obama has come out in personal support of same - sex marriage, has encouraged states to recognize the rights of same - sex couples to marry and even led the movement to abolish Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but he has kept mum on whether or not he believes the Constitution gives gay people the right to marry.

This is the United States of America, land of the free, last I checked... I don't force my personal beliefs on anyone else, nor do I expect others to force their personal beliefs on me... This family is not harming anyone in living their life following THEIR beliefs... Who gives ANYONE else the right to say they're WRONG because they choose to share their lives as they do?

Far more inspiring during seminary years was listening to Edward Holloway who linked priestly celibacy directly to Jesus Christ and to priestly loving, making it emerge clearly that celibacy is not something a priest grits his teeth and does, but is more a continual state of being, in relationship to Christ, which has its own specific way of giving and receiving love.

In Luke 22:17 - 20, the Gospel states... «Then he took bread and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them saying «This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.&raquIn Luke 22:17 - 20, the Gospel states... «Then he took bread and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them saying «This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.&raquin remembrance of me.»

, Tim Farron has finally given in to media pressure and stated: «I don't... More

But given the post-Benedict turbulence in the Church, which begins to resemble the chaos of the post-conciliar 1970s that Ratzinger rightly deplored (and did much to repair), it would have been useful to get some clearer answers from Last Testament about the months that led up to the papal transition of 2013 — and the reasons why things had come to such a state of affairs before Benedict XVI took the decision to step down.

Just as believing that the earth orbits around the sun does not give me eternal life, so also, none of the beliefs I have just stated in the previous paragraph will give me eternal life by believing them.

Does giving churches lots of tax breaks (real estate tax exemptions are only one of many) hearken back to the Roman Empire in the fourth century, when Christianity was made the official religion of the state?

If the Crucifixion does not express and embody a decisive self - transformation of God, then at most it can only give a guilty humanity a temporary respite from the sovereign power of the transcendent Creator, while at worst it can seal a fallen humanity in its abject state of powerlessness and self - abasement, totally repressing every tendency to movement and life.

Brother, why do you give more allegiance to a theology of men, never stated in words of scripture, (i.e..

ANd verse 26 states they were given over to vile passions in that the women exchanged their natural use and verse 27 states that men did too and states it was shameful and verse 28 states they were given over to a debased mind.

When Rob Bell released Love Wins, a book that made a compelling biblical case against the exclusivist theology that all non-Christians will be condemned to eternal conscious torment in hell, the Southern Baptist Convention released a resolution that stated: «Being troubled, even deeply troubled, by the implications of the biblical text does not give us a reason to abandon the text or force it into a mold that rests comfortably with us.

Of course I also agree with ex-NY Mayor Koch who stated something like, I don't believe in turning the other cheek, I give back as much as I get.

The events they describe could logically have been otherwise, although causally they could be only what they are They could not have been otherwise given their causal antecedents, and since the causal antecedents could not causally have been otherwise, there never were any open possibilities for the state of affairs in question other than the one which does in fact occur.

It does give the impression that he was engaging in some unauthorized religious influence, violating the separation of church and state in that he was using his office as ambassador to further his private religious aims.

The Gospel is the sword of the Church within its God - given domain, and if the Church is doing its job faithfully, it will be exalted as a prophetic advisor to the State, which will result in the State wielding a just sword within its God - given domain.

I write in hopes that despite the large role China is giving to the market, it will not allow the wealthy to take control to the extent they have done so in the United States.

Sodomy, teen pregnancy, more taxes more money to the undeserved, more give aways, more restrictions on personal freedoms, kids taken from parents, parents told they cant punish thier children and the state steps in, country leaders that cant do sh.

This definition does not imply that metaphysics does not deal with reality and only refers to thinking about reality.19 As stated above, in An Essay on Metaphysics, Collingwood does not intend to expound his own metaphysical ideas, but to give a justification of the metaphysical project.

I can state the dilemma in one sentence: how do we give a moral dimension to this triumphant reassertion of capitalism?

For Whitehead explicitly states in the only review of another's book he ever made: «I think that the formalist position adopted in that chapter [Introduction to Universal Algebra], whilst it has the merit of recognizing an important problem, does not give the true solution...» (SPTC5: 239).

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

Mormons don't believe in giving a state sanction to a definition of marriage which is counter to thousands of years of human history.

By this logic — it also states that religious nuts are nothing but tools of society, they have been given the slack of its ok, now they hung themselves with gods will / divine plan — equals in religious eyes — can do no wrong or just repent for the act later on and its still ok!

The text from the Catechism does not mention the Incarnation and focuses on created human nature, stating more carefully andsimply that, given divine transcendence as well as human sin, «man stands in need of being enlightened by God's revelation...»

While he was in captivity, Miep Gies, his Catholic secretary — who had risked her life protecting everyone in the secret annex, and was honored by the state of Israel for doing so — gave Otto a copy of Anne's diary, which Miep had recovered after the Nazis had arrested the Franks — leaving behind the scattered pages from Anne's diary, apparently thinking them unimportant.