Sentences with phrase «eleventh state»

New York emerged from the 1776 Battle of Long Island to become the eleventh state ratifying the Constitution after the Revolutionary War.

The state earned its independence on July 9, 1776 and eventually became the eleventh state to join the union.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 313,398 civilians reside within Michigan's eleventh state senate district.

(CNN)- Delaware became the eleventh state in the nation to legalize same - sex marriage Tuesday after the State Senate approved the measure and the state's governor signed it into law.

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As far as steel goes, China is the eleventh largest exporter to the United States, generally accounting for less than three percent of steel imports over the last few years.

In the eleventh century Dante would probably have been almost as incensed about imperial intervention in the affairs of the Church — at least in the abstract — as he was in the fourteenth about papal intervention in affairs of state.

It is dear in any case that during the twelfth and eleventh centuries they formed a powerful pentapolis made up of the five tightly coordinated city - states of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath (the last not yet identified), which ultimately gained control of most of Canaan west of the Jordan.

We have very little information about the state of affairs of Christians from the eleventh to the fifteenth century.

Anchin's eleventh annual State of the Food and Beverage Industry Event, devoted to issues facing food and beverage manufacturers, distributors and retailers, was held on June 8, 2017 at Club 101 on Park Avenue.

Anchin's eleventh annual State of the Food and Beverage Industry Event, devoted to issues facing food and beverage manufacturers, distributors and retailers, was held on June...

Those represented the second, fifth, seventh, eighth and eleventh games on Ohio State's schedule last season, respectively.

City OTB Chairman Meyer «Sandy» Fruscher sent a letter to state Racing and Wagering Board head John Sabini yesterday, indicating the layoffs approved as part of an eleventh - hour plan to keep the bankrupt gambling operation open are underway.

New York's eleventh - hour failure to pass cap - lifting legislation has been widely cited as one of the key contributors to the state's second - to - last placement among RttT competitors in the first go - round.

New York's approval of same - sex marriage in an eleventh - hour vote on Friday night was a historic moment in human rights for this state, this country and, yes, the world.

At the time of her retirement, Boxer ranked eleventh in seniority in the United States Senate, and was the most senior junior Senator from the retirement of Tom Harkin in January 2015 until her own retirement two years later.

That year, the party almost failed to give him their endorsement, until his eleventh hour pledge to oppose the state senate's Independent Democratic Caucus, a group of breakaway Democratic legislators giving the numerically smaller Republican conference an effective majority.

Barring any eleventh - hour agreements, expect some tough talk from Cuomo directed at Skelos and company during his State of the State speech.

New Hampshire's eleventh Cheshire state house district is represented by Republican Representative John Hunt and Republican Representative John E. O'Day.

The problem lies not simply with Ross's controversial, eleventh - hour decision last month to add a citizenship question to the decennial census, although civil rights groups, local and state governments, and business leaders believe the question will depress participation and jeopardize an accurate head count in 2020.

The United States ranks eleventh in production but is a major exporter.

This year's recipients are Marisa Bober, a mathematics teacher at Charlestown High School for grades 9 - 12; Elise Cucchi, a seventh grade humanities and French teacher at the Mary Lyon K - 8 in Brighton; Xavier Rozas, who has built an integrated media program to support and highlight staff and student achievements at The English High School in Jamaica Plain; Christopher Tsang, a sixth, seventh, and eighth grade humanities teacher at The Harbor School; and Tanya Milner, an eleventh grade United States history and freshman Advancement Via Individual Determination teacher at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.

This is the third consecutive year that problems have plagued the state testing, including the year when the tests were cancelled entirely at the eleventh hour.

Vocabulary lists created for ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade curriculums allow students to familiarize themselves with language in the books from the Common Core State Standards.

Connecticut has already rejected the SBAC exam for eleventh graders, and CEA representatives on the state's Mastery Examination Committee are advocating for a better approach for students in grades three through eight.

A bill that eliminates SBAC testing for eleventh graders and calls for an examination of SBAC's impact on younger students tonight passed the State House of Representatives after passing the Senate last week.

That's an eleventh - hour change to the REPA II package, which the State Board already approved in principle by a 9 - 2 vote in early December.

Education advocates Friday hailed the eleventh - hour defeat of controversial efforts to rewrite state rules on teacher evaluations that they said would have weakened initiatives in Los Angeles and elsewhere to improve the quality of public school instructors.

Governor Malloy announced today that the state has received approval from the U.S. Department of Education to use the SAT as the mastery exam for eleventh graders in place of SBAC.

On 11th Anniversary, No Child Left Behind Law in Tatters As the federal No Child Left Behind law's eleventh birthday arrives Tuesday, California is one of the few states that still must meet its requirements.

Although we did not consider it in this analysis, State A also mandates a state - developed writing test in the fourth, seventh, and eleventh grState A also mandates a state - developed writing test in the fourth, seventh, and eleventh grstate - developed writing test in the fourth, seventh, and eleventh grades.

The state's position on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium test has been clear: federal and state laws require the districts to give the test to all students in grades 3 through 8 and in eleventh grade.

The bill cleared the state Senate and House by large margins, but only after eleventh - hour brinksmanship that gave anti-abortion forces the assurances they demanded.

In 2005, the Public School Forum published the results of its eleventh biennial study group, offering detailed strategies to provide every child in the state with an

In 2005, the Public School Forum published the results of its eleventh biennial study group, offering detailed strategies to provide every child in the state with an equal opportunity to obtain a sound basic education, as guaranteed under the North Carolina Constitution.1 Public School Forum (2005).

Despite the fact that parents can't opt children out of state tests, the state Department of Education said it's looking at ways to reduce the testing burden on eleventh - graders by combining the SBAC with a school - day SAT, since 80 percent of students in Connecticut already take the SAT.

State officials are banking that their aggressive approach will turn around the state's dismal education record, but, as the third - through eleventh - graders there began testing last month, the immense challenges the state will face in meeting its goals are already appaState officials are banking that their aggressive approach will turn around the state's dismal education record, but, as the third - through eleventh - graders there began testing last month, the immense challenges the state will face in meeting its goals are already appastate's dismal education record, but, as the third - through eleventh - graders there began testing last month, the immense challenges the state will face in meeting its goals are already appastate will face in meeting its goals are already apparent.

New Iberia is the tenth largest city included in our study and the eleventh most populous city in the state of Louisiana.

Concord is the eleventh most populous city in the state of North Carolina and the tenth largest city in our study.

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

The Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum brought together for the eleventh consecutive year key players from the private and public sectors to share the state of the art around climate change migration, and reach out to cooperation agencies, potential investors and service providers.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) with a 2016 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award for the eleventh year.

New Iberia is the tenth largest city included in our study and the eleventh most populous city in the state of Louisiana.

Following an eleventh - hour order instructing voting officials in Alabama to keep the digital ballots generated in Tuesday's Senate election, the state's Supreme Court has issued a stay to block that d

We are hopeful that Nevada wants to pursue the goal of being a decentralized blockchain - friendly state, and that the legislature did not realize the full import of its eleventh hours change to the blockchain definition.Thus, if Governor Sandoval signs the bill, we plan to reach out to Nevada state legislators to discuss a bill in the next session that amends the law amend to only exempt blockchain activity on decentralized systems that rely on verification by independent parties using multiple machines that promote the honesty, integrity, validity, and immutability that blockchain represents.

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's planned deal with US carrier AT&T Inc to sell its smartphones in the United States has collapsed at the eleventh hour, people with knowledge of the matter said, in a blow to the Chinese firm's global ambitions.

Teaching eleventh grade students U.S. History from the early beginnings to current United States events.

Hot Springs is the eleventh - largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County.

Yakima is the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, and the state's eleventh largest city by population.

The Committee welcomes the reports submitted by the State party and the additional oral and written information provided by the delegation, while regretting the late submission of the tenth and eleventh periodic reports.

In August 1999 the Committee reaffirmed its conclusions on native title and, in recognition of the views of the Australia government regarding the broader context of addressing Indigenous issues, also decided to «continue consideration of this matter, together with the tenth, eleventh and twelfth periodic reports of the State party, during its fifty - sixth session in March 2000».