Sentences with phrase «efforts of this group»

In fact, despite the best efforts of a group of companies called pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), such as CVS Caremark and Express Scripts, mail order pharmacies only fill a paltry 1 out of every 10 prescriptions.

I applaud the efforts of this group in launching this service.

In addition to Niebuhr, figures such as John Bennett, Francis P. Miller, Georgia Harkness, and Henry P. Van Dusen played major parts in the development of a «Christian realism» that also shaped the beginnings of the World Council of Churches and - she indicates but does not argue - continues, mutatis mutandis, to mark the efforts of groups such as the Christian Coalition today.

The lobbying efforts of this group contributed to the liberalization of abortion laws in the State of New York before Roe v. Wade, and no doubt had an indirect effect on that decision itself.

If she remains true to her supernatural call, the Church can not acquiesce in War for War, however camouflaged or excused, must always mean the effort of a group of men to achieve their purpose... by inflicting destruction and death on another group of men.

These conclusions suggest that the «public square» has never been — and can never be — denuded of values, despite the best efforts of some groups to promote the historically false argument that American society is based on a strict separation of faith and public life.

Nonetheless, organic growth was 4 per cent, helped by the continued efforts of the group to strengthen its position in the functional health and wellness category.

The «Lunch Line» takes a look at the efforts of a group of students in Chicago who try to change the way kids eat.

It took the efforts of the group Riverkeeper, which advocates for clean water in the Hudson River, to convince the DEC to investigate sewage contamination from a discharge pipe maintained by the City of Troy and Rensselaer County Sewer districts.

The «supermoms» have become a frequent presence in Washington, D.C., in large part thanks to the efforts of the group's co-founder and senior director, Dominique Browning.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of groups like ACT UP and TAG, the country has made substantial progress on the issue, but remember this battle when society inevitably finds another population to stigmatize and stand up before it's too late.

(In French and English with subtitles) Pray the Devil Back to Hell (Unrated) Feminist documentary chronicles the extraordinary efforts of the group of visionary women who spearheaded the peace movement which led to the end of Liberia's decades - long civil war and the rise to power of Ellen Johnson - Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state.

... much of the learning that school pupils do results from the shared efforts of a group of staff, from interactive learning processes among the students, and (as the idea of the «hidden curriculum» indicates) from the working of the institution around them (pp. 221 - 222).

Redeemable points can be accumulated — not just by an individual leaner, but by the collaborative efforts of a group.

The efforts of the group are likely to be included in an application the state may make to receive a waiver from federal No Child Left Behind requirements for next year, which punish schools unable to meet rising national performance benchmarks.

«It's not necessarily new work, but it is certainly expanding work,» said Kim Cook, executive director of the National College Access Network, an organization that helps coordinate the efforts of groups focused on increasing college access.

KermaTDI is the combined effort of a group of really bright and enthusiastic people who are passionate about the turbo diesel market.

No, this could only have been the result of the carefully plotted efforts of a group, and it would have to have been supported by a government or some organization with very big money.

Since 2003, when the Alliance was founded, the dedicated efforts of these groups, including Animal Care & Control of NYC, have the saved the lives of more than 250,000 cats and dogs.

Without the tireless efforts of these groups working to place homeless animals with permanent families and educating the public about the responsibilities of dog ownership, many more of these wonderful, adoptable pets would needlessly be put to death each year.

There is no universal definition of «no - kill» that is understood by animal welfare professionals, and the general public, despite efforts of some groups to create such language.

[2] The term «shelter access» has come to be a label generally applied to the legislative efforts of groups who oppose euthanasia of animals in shelters in all or nearly all cases.

Since 2003, when the Alliance was founded, the dedicated efforts of these groups, including Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC), have saved the lives of more than 275,000 cats and dogs.

We anticipate being able to show the community the results of the efforts of our group of enthusiastic volunteers and to also provide them with an opportunity to get behind the Reef Restoration Foundation and others like them, including the opportunity to invest donations into these volunteer - based programs.

In 1974 it was saved once again and is currently safeguarded thanks to the efforts of a group of ardent rail enthusiasts known as the Friends of the Kyle Line.

Georgia Aquarium's Conservation Field Station (GACFS) aided in the timely rescue efforts of a group of stranded loggerhead sea turtles from the coast of North Carolina.

Slowly but surely, however, the combined efforts of groups like Tiga, the ELSPA and major publishers is beginning to make a difference to how both the public and politicians view the industry and give it the support and credit it deserves.

Inspired by the organizing efforts of a group of black Southern lawyers known as the «Greenville movement,» George H. Woodson, one of the NBA's co-founders, organized the first convention of what was then called the «Iowa Colored Bar Association» in 1924.

The residency exists because of the continuing vision and efforts of a group of artists who are from or have moved to this special part of Norway.

Economist John Quiggin appears so concerned at the direction of events that he claims «mainstream science is on the verge of being overturned by the efforts of a group of dedicated amateurs» (The Australian Financial Review, April 23).

The achievement of the SE4All objectives will also depend critically on the efforts of a group of countries with a relatively large impact at the global level, while state - of - the - art technology transfer to developing economies will be essential.

Edited by Bob Burton, CoalWire is CoalSwarm's weekly news bulletin that summarizes the most significant developments affecting the global coal industry and highlights the efforts of groups around the world working on coal - related issues.

The lobbying efforts of groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) was a major factor in the changes in legal and societal treatment of drunk driving.

We recognize that for it to be successful, we'll take the collaboration and efforts of groups, companies, people all around the world.

About Blog - Facts and Legal Aspects.South China Sea: News and Analyses is a non-profit, independent project run by volunteering efforts of a group of Asian scientists to contribute to promote better understanding of South China Sea and East China Sea disputes.

The Sunshine DreamLift — a one - day, whirlwind adventure to the Magic Kingdom that is organized by The Sunshine Foundation of Canada — has been made possible through the efforts of a group of residents led by Re / Max Twin Cities Realty salesperson Ted Ward - Griffin, who formed the Dream Tree committee.

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Bart Smith, cohead of the ETF Group at Susquehanna, is spearheading efforts in crypto for the firm.

The group is also one of the GGFR1 partners to receive an award for its efforts, in September 2015, when its Nigerian affiliate was recognized for achieving flare - out on the Ofon offshore field.

The U.S. Small Business Administration, widely considered near useless to high - tech startups, has made two efforts in as many weeks to woo this innovative group of entrepreneurs.

Industry groups have not yet finished establishing all of the technical standards to allow 5G gear to interact, so Verizon will rely on its own preliminary standards effort, known as the Verizon 5G Technology Forum.

In 2011, efforts by American Airlines Group Inc. to elude the distribution firms by providing its own schedule and fare data directly to larger online travel agencies triggered a series of lawsuits over access to such data.

To give one example, Climate Mayors is a group of U.S. mayors committed to working with one another to boost local efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and support aims for «binding federal and global - level policymaking.»

So what happened when independent experts rated the efforts of the two groups?

The most immediate aim of the group, which calls itself «the Problem Solvers caucus,» was to stabilize the shaky individual health insurance marketplace, said Congressman Tom Reed, a Republican from upstate New York, who co-led the effort with Congressman Josh Gottheimer, a freshman Democrat from New Jersey.

While this allows users from one network to communicate with users from another network without having to install multiple IM clients, it may also encourage attackers to concentrate their efforts on these protocols that represent a larger group of users.

Cohn's departure would further set back those efforts and perhaps give the upper hand in the White House to a group of advisers seeking to scale back foreign trade, said a Wall Street executive who asked not to be named.

Their lobbying effort will begin once MPs start debating the government's budget implementation bill, which in its current form would apply the taxes to all but a small group of cannabis - based drugs.

Some of Lee's efforts to improve training and step up Google's presence at historically black colleges have resulted in programs like Africans@Google, a group for employees of African descent, and the Black Googler Network.

Examining modern campaign politics, the open - source movement and some of the few recent bright spots in the traditional music business, Benkler isolates a handful of «design levers» — «elements of successful cooperative human systems that we can employ to motivate [people]... to contribute to the collective effort rather than exclusively pursue their own interests (at the expense of those of the group).»

France's defense and foreign ministers were in the United States on Wednesday for talks with other members of a U.S. - led coalition on increased military efforts against the group, which has urged followers to attack France, among other enemy countries.