Sentences with phrase «efforts against the nation»

At the time, the DEA's Diversion Control Division was ramping up enforcement efforts against the nation's wholesale drug distributors — including Sunrise — warning them and drug manufacturers that they would be held accountable if they failed to report suspicious orders.

Not exact matches

The sanctions are the latest against third - country companies and individuals in an effort to exert greater economic pressure on Kim Jong Un's regime, which has conducted regular missile and nuclear tests in defiance of United Nations resolutions and has developed weapons that may be capable of hitting the continental U.S.

Republican senators who had previously assailed the nation's debt burden — including Senators Jeff Flake of Arizona and James Lankford of Oklahoma — eventually fell in line to support the bill after efforts to include a backstop against growing deficits failed.

The Argentinian peso tumbled more than 15 % against the dollar in early trading as the South American nation's central bank stepped back from its efforts to protect the currency, forcing the bank to reverse course to stem the slide.

Our selfish isolationism, our refusal to participate in the effort to build a world order of peace and justice through the League of Nations, our aloofness from the World court, our scuttling of the London Economic Conference, our interference with the free flow of goods by high tariffs, our Oriental Exclusion Act, our arming of Japan for her war upon China, are a few of the counts in the indictment which the God and Father of all mankind must bring against us.

Their position does not in fact preclude a concern for, or efforts to achieve, the common good, but it is a warning against supposing that there is one common way for all groups to relate to the nation and the common good of its people.

These two strands conflict, of course, on questions of gay marriage and marijuana decriminalization - whenever the individual liberty so prized by libertarians bumps up against the efforts favored by social conservatives to Christianize the nation.

French's is increasing these efforts by supporting Feeding America ® — a nationwide network of food banks that leads the nation in the fight against hunger — and providing 1 million meals * to families in need during the 2015 holiday season.

I say, no more war against nations and rather to pinpoint our efforts to eradicate evil within and without wherever it tries to raise its ugly face.

The results Nigeria achieved came about as a result of these and other efforts and these are essential steps to initiation of sister African nations in the fight against corruption.

«Whereas we have restated our total support for the war against corruption, we insist that Mr. President's unceasing blanket negative labeling of citizens, in a country where millions of honest and hardworking individuals / firms are genuinely contributing daily to the development effort, is indeed a disservice and injurious to the nation and the people.

Lower Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Cap by 30 Percent Between 2020 and 2030 - Cuomo «has called upon RGGI states to join New York in an effort to continue to lead the fight against climate change and drive the nation's transition toward a clean energy economy.»

The conference discussion comes as Democratic activists around the nation ramp up protests against Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare... Last weekend, conservative Rep. Tom McClintock (R - Calif.)

NEW ORLEANS — Vice President Biden called on the nation's leading cancer researchers to accelerate progress in the fight against the disease by sharply boosting collaborations and data sharing and by giving him advice on how to make the federal government a forceful ally in the anti-cancer effort.

Like 300, Meet the Spartans chronicles the youth and training of Spartan king Leonidas (Sean Maguire), his defense of his nation against the invading Persian army of Xerxes (Borat's Ken Davitian), the efforts by Leonidas» wife (called Queen Margo here, and played by Carmen Electra) to help rally political will for her husband's cause, and the Spartans» bold last stand.

According to the Harvard Crimson, «The effort is part of a larger national movement started by United Students Against Sweatshops that criticizes Teach For America, a nation - wide program that recruits college graduates to teach in low - income communities for at least two years, for undermining the quality of public education.»

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

Combine these realities with moves such as the AFT's failed lawsuit against New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's school reform efforts and revelations such as those last week by Dropout Nation, and suddenly, the pitch from teachers» unions is as failed as their vision for American public education.

As Dropout Nation noted last month, AFT, along with National Education Association, is struggling to gain support for its efforts against accountability (and, more - importantly, standardized testing) from civil rights groups such as Education Trust and NAACP.

Dog bite prevention week is a nation - wide effort to protect against dog bites.

Will she support the efforts of local No Kill activists who are trying to reform their shelters by publicly speaking out against uncaring shelter directors as she once so vocally spoke out in their defense, crisscrossing the nation to derail the brave and tenacious efforts of No Kill advocates?

While efforts have been limited in the offending nations mentioned above, this year the association was successful in spurring five law enforcement raids against large piracy operations in the state of California, resulting in seizure of piracy materials and numerous arrests.

In his resignation letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki - moon, Pachauri said he'd planned to step down on Nov. 2 last year after the release of the final portion of the panel's fifth climate report, but «close friends and colleagues advised me against that action and to continue with outreach efforts worldwide.»

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Applicants who are willing and able to make a substantive contribution to their home nation's efforts against climate variability with what he / she has learned from APCC

With the nation's increased awareness to protect the environment, prosecution efforts against violators of environmental laws have also increased.

January 9, 2017 — «The nation's capital is joining several other heavily Democratic cities in pledging to spend tax dollars to defend illegal immigrants against efforts by the incoming Trump administration to deport them.

A spokesman for the American Tort Reform Association today called this morning's arrest and filing of federal corruption charges against New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver a «turning point» in the effort to combat abuses in the nation's # 1 judicial hellhole... → Read More: ATRA Calls Corruption Arrest of NY Speaker Sheldon Silver a «Turning Point»

«Our efforts to combat terrorism, however, do not fixate on one individual, and we remain completely focused on protecting our nation against violent extremism of all kinds.»

On Thursday, MoviePass shaved 10 of the busiest AMC locations off its app in an effort to take a hard position against the nation's largest movie theater chain.

After 9/11, this nation launched an aggressive effort against terrorism.

It is incomprehensible, in the face of a protracted nation - wide effort to remove their children, that the suffering could have been ignored, and that so few people spoke out against it.