Sentences with phrase «engaged in a national competition»

The shelter operated by the nonprofit Animal Friends of the Valleys is engaged in a national competition sponsored by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to save the lives of abandoned or straypets who otherwise would be euthanized.

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«Though we will continue to prosecute the campaign against terrorists that we're engaged in today, the great power competition, not terrorism, is now the primary focus of US national security,» Mattis said in his opening statements at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

The Jewish organization alleges religious discrimination and unfair business competition, on the basis of several California statutes, including the state's civil rights act, which prohibits the refusal to engage in a business transaction on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin or sex.

Mr Joyce also said the Nationals would deliver the changes to the competition law and introduce a so - called «effects» test to crack down on big businesses that engage in anti-competitive behaviour.

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In her short film Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (1989), which was selected for official competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, she engages with both national and personal history through the complex relationship between an aboriginal woman and her dying white foster mother.

Suicide, attempted suicide or any intentionally self - inflicted injury of you, a traveling companion, family member or business partner booked to travel with you, while sane or insane; an act of declared or undeclared war; participating in maneuvers or training exercises of an armed service, except while participating in weekend or summer training for the reserve forces of the United States, including the National Guard; riding or driving in races, or speed or endurance competitions or events; mountaineering (engaging in the sport of scaling mountains generally requiring the use of picks, ropes, or other special equipment); participating as a member of a team in an organized sporting competition or participating as a professional in a stunt, athletic or sporting event or competition; participating in skydiving or parachuting, parasailing, hang gliding, bungee cord jumping, extreme skiing, skiing outside marked trails or heli - skiing, mountaineering, any race, speed contests not including any of the regatta races, spelunking or caving, hot air ballooning, or scuba diving if the depth exceeds 120 feet (40 meters) or if you are not certified to dive and a dive master is not present during the dive; piloting or learning to pilot or acting as a member of the crew of any aircraft; being intoxicated or under the influence of any controlled substance unless as administered or prescribed by a legally qualified physician; the commission of or attempt to commit a felony or being engaged in an illegal occupation; normal childbirth or pregnancy (except complications of pregnancy) or voluntarily induced abortion; dental treatment (except as coverage is otherwise specifically provided herein); amounts which exceed the maximum benefit amount for each coverage as shown in the Schedule of Benefits; due to a pre-existing condition, as defined in the plan documents.