Sentences with phrase «effectively than a government»

Most controversially of all, if the government believes that working families should keep more of their earnings (to spend more effectively than government can) then why means - test child benefit - the only remaining recognition in the tax system of the cost of raising a family - in order to preserve free bus rides and winter fuel payments to well - off over 60s?

Not exact matches

There's no question that the Trump administration is prepared to effectively trade access for favorable coverage, in what appears to be an even more shameless way than previous governments.

[2] Indeed, to my mind, the value of these initiatives has been less the «integration» aspect than the progress made in enabling eight local bond markets to function more effectively for foreign and domestic investors and, not least, for the governments and other borrowers of those countries.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

By purchasing these securities outright (rather than through a well - defined repurchase agreement), the Fed is effectively obligating the U.S. government to either guarantee them or to absorb any future losses.

Recognition of marriage serves the ends of limited government more effectively, less intrusively, and at less cost than does picking up the pieces from a shattered marriage culture.

«Partnering with the Ivorian government, with the support of the World Bank, allows Mondelēz International to have a greater impact and to protect forest areas more effectively than any one actor could on its own,» says Hubert Weber, Executive Vice President and President Mondelēz Europe.

It would be a far more effective way to see if you're right than to use government to impose a top - down, one - size - fits - all orthodoxy and effectively outlaw what real scientists call a control group.

She said that rather than concentrating more on the artistic depiction of the Awolowo bust, what should be considered is the desire of the State Government to inspire the unborn generations about his legacies, adding that immortalizing our heroes is surely one way of spurring present and future generation of Nigerians to effectively connect with our past with a view to committing them to the vision and ideals of our founding fathers.

For more than two years, Reinvent Albany has been spotlighting the systemic corruption risk in the subsidy empire operated by SUNY Poly's Alain Kaloyeros and effectively controlled by the government's office.

«In 2014, effectively the government changed the rules and said that if you shoplift and if the value is less than # 200 it should not be deemed serious.

Conservative backbenchers and party members alike want to see it retain its own distinct identity, and a sense that Liberal Democrat concerns are more important to Downing Street than their own helps to explain, at least in part, recent rebellions and discontent, and hence the Government working less effectively than it might.

And it can be turned from imagination to reality if the Government holds its nerve, and its leadership plans its strategy and tactics more effectively than it has this week over child benefit.

«The Wards and Local Government Congress Committee charged with responsibility for the conduct of Wards and Local Government Congress elections for Zamfara State chaired by one Ambassador Dauda Danladi arrived Gusau, Zamfara State effectively about 11.00 pm on Friday 4, May 2018, less than 12 hours to the said congress elections scheduled to hold at 10.00 am of Saturday 5th, May 2018.»

Even some Tories wonder how a Cameron government would tackle issues like poverty (as he promised to do more effectively than Labour) and climate change without more state intervention.

More than 30 years ago, the U.K. government recognised that new Ph.D. s were heading into the job market without several vital skills, such as knowing how to communicate effectively with co-workers or work as part of a team.

Biden did help secure a $ 264 - million cash infusion in the most recent government spending bill that will support cancer work at the National Cancer Institute, but the obstacles to attacking cancer effectively are more than just financial.

In their joint cover letter, the quartet noted that they «would be able to do a better job than any one person could do» because collectively they offer varied skills in journalism, statistics, and business — not to mention literature professor Renee Ward's «research on monstrosity and hybridity,» which, they write, prepares her well «to interact effectively with various levels of government.»

The FTC program is effectively a means - tested voucher program, but it is called a tax credit scholarship program because rather than being funded directly by the government it is supported by corporate donations to non-profit organizations (which distribute the scholarships).

The way to effectively reform Congress lies in supporting and voting for candidates who uphold the belief in a stronger local government rather than a stronger national government.

Basically — if you think you'll have a long life — then you should delay as long as possible since you're effectively «buying» an inflation adjusted lifetime annuity backed by the US government at a lower rate than you could buy it on the private market.

Many types of income, including retirement and government benefits, are effectively exempt from creditors because of statutory provisions that prohibit alienating or assigning benefit payments to anyone other than the beneficiary.

Bringing together more than 100 leaders in health care, the environment, nonprofits, government and business, Jarvis will lead discussions on how the NPS can most effectively help drive health and wellness initiatives in America's local, state and national parks, and how parks can promote healthier lifestyles leading to reduced health care costs.

Rather than blame Fairtrade for falling short in one study, consumers need to take responsibility to pressure «companies and governments to do more to effectively tackle poverty and to achieve sustainable rural transitions of benefit to all segments of rural society, as well as protecting the environment for all our sakes» (NRI).

Combining our longstanding and market - leading labor and employment team with deep crisis management experience and the investigative backgrounds of former leaders from the US Attorney General's Office, former federal prosecutors, state prosecutors, and leaders from other government agencies — including a special team of more than 30 female attorneys — we built a team over decades that can strategically and effectively manage complex internal investigations on behalf of clients and defend them in the matters that result when allegations of harassment by a top member of management becomes a crisis.

Imagine settling your personal injury claim for a substantial six - figure amount but then learning that you owe the government more than that and that your health insurance benefits are effectively being suspended!

Perform intelligence liaison functions collaborating with other organizations, and effectively presenting organization's needs and establishing effective and efficient working relations with more than nine government agencies.

The rights agenda presented by the Minister's speech effectively strips away the right of Indigenous Australians to define their own destiny, governance and culture as autonomous peoples and promotes their absorption within rather than their co-existence with the Government's neo-rationalist conception of society as an «aggregation of individuals».

For the Government and their institutions to work effectively with Aboriginal people, a form of governance is required that involves positive relationship building between communities and government institutions and how they operate within the laws of the nation, rather than just how the Commonwealth Constitution implements a formal framework to implement their own laws (Reilly 2006; Sullivan 2007; Hunt & SmGovernment and their institutions to work effectively with Aboriginal people, a form of governance is required that involves positive relationship building between communities and government institutions and how they operate within the laws of the nation, rather than just how the Commonwealth Constitution implements a formal framework to implement their own laws (Reilly 2006; Sullivan 2007; Hunt & Smgovernment institutions and how they operate within the laws of the nation, rather than just how the Commonwealth Constitution implements a formal framework to implement their own laws (Reilly 2006; Sullivan 2007; Hunt & Smith 2007).

The GSE market has expanded the credit box for borrowers more effectively than the FVR government channel has in recent years.