Sentences with phrase «expand group effort»

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He was one of several high - level Colombian criminals hiding out there, and it's suspected his relocation there was part of an effort by his criminal group to expand into Argentina, which has both a large domestic drug market and is the fifth - largest transit point for drugs bound to Europe and Asia, according to the UN.

Then, if you see certain people consistently posting relevant discussions in your groups or offering very helpful responses, consider the following to expand on your inbound marketing efforts:

We must continue to refine our efforts in Customer Care so that we can adequately serve these customer groups as we expand.

In California, efforts to expand the list of those who could petition for restraining orders to include co-workers and employers drew opposition not only from pro-gun groups like the National Rifle Association but also from the A.C.L.U.

A diversified healthcare company and a global leader in providing solutions to help people live healthier lives, UnitedHealth Group has done a lot of pilots in its efforts to expand work flexibility, and remote work options in particular, to non-exempt as well as exempt employees.

They were, as are most wars, based in power seeking groups, or, concurrently perhaps, efforts to expand resources just as I noted about land and water above.

«This study represents a major milestone for the UC - II ® brand, and it validates our efforts to develop new paradigms for joint health products for the aging population, while also addressing the needs of an expanding group of younger, active, health - conscious consumers,» said Dr. James Lugo, Chief Scientific Officer of the Consumer Health & Nutrition Business Unit of Lonza.

«Our ownership group has been very supportive of our efforts to become the industry leader by providing us with the capital resources we have needed to expand and meet the needs of our retail customers and our valued suppliers,» Green says.

As one of our most dedicated group of donors, you'll make an important commitment to conservation while giving us the stability to expand our efforts and plan for the future.

She led the group's Second Founding fundraising effort in 1984 and expanded the league's Alumnae Association.

Community - based support groups, organizations, and programs, as well as the efforts of peer counselors, expand on the support that women obtain in the hospital and provide a continuity of care that can help extend the duration of breastfeeding.»

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

Along with major efforts to improve some of Buffalo's most - troubled schools, the district is also expanding its programs for special groups of students.

Albany's survey is the latest chapter in an ongoing study: the city's «Broadband Initiative Working Group» was launched back in July in an effort to empower its fledgling wifi system to expand beyond downtown borders.

Among other things, the proposal — which will have to be approved by Parliament — calls for increased consultation with Canada's indigenous groups, expanding reviews to include social, economic and climate impacts, and making greater efforts to explain the kinds of information regulators are using in evaluations.

In an effort to address the urgent need for expanded outreach and communications, a group of U.S. stakeholders agreed to collaborate in the development of a broad set of principles during the 5th Basel Declaration Conference held in San Francisco on February 14/15, 2018.

One key aspect that her research group has devoted its efforts to over the past 15 years is expanding the toolkit of building blocks to include fluorinated aliphatic amino acids to improve the pharmacokinetic and physicochemical profiles of peptide / protein - based drugs and materials, respectively.

In an effort to grow that force, named Diamond Dogs, and expand the group's stronghold, Mother Base, Big Boss takes on paid mercenary missions to fund his private military group.

Washington — Efforts to provide state - by - state comparisons of student - achievement data moved forward last week with the announced formation by the Council of Chief State School Officers of a planning group for a new, expanded National Assessment of Educational Progress test in mathematics in 1990.

In addition, Kentucky and Vermont have incorporated portfolios into their statewide assessments of student achievement — another effort to offer a broader picture of student achievement, and the now - defunct Massachusetts Reform Review Commission convened representatives from various stakeholder groups to devise a strategy for expanding the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System to make it fairer and more comprehensive.

The governors and chief school officers groups pressed the foundation to expand its offer, and it has now agreed to help any state that meets eight criteria, including a commitment to the common standards effort and the ability to link student data to teachers.

The group had anticipated the changes for three years, and it was enthusiastic in thanking President Obama and his wife for their efforts to «expand children's access to healthy school meals.»

«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.

Save for a few NAACP branches (including its affiliate in Connecticut, have stepped up in the discussions over Gov. Dan Malloy's school reform effort, and advocated on behalf of Bridgeport mother Tanya McDowell, who will serve five years for trying to provide her child with a high - quality school), the nation's oldest civil rights group offers nothing substantial on addressing issues such as ending Zip Code Education policies, expanding school choice, addressing childhood illiteracy, and revamping how teachers are recruited, trained, paid, and evaluated (especially when it comes to bringing more black men into the teaching profession).

Gray described the initiative he is leading, CEE - Trust, a network of 18 city - based organizations that support education innovation and reform, and discussed the efforts of a CEE - Trust working group that is exploring innovative ways to rapidly expand the supply of high - quality charter schools in seven CEE - Trust cities.

NCASE supports school - age care and summer learning programs by working with state - wide school - age networks and other community partners to expand learning opportunities for school - age children; identifying and promoting family engagement approaches; and coordinating with early childhood and school - age stakeholder groups and other federal programs to maximize effective service delivery models and minimize duplication of efforts.

That's why in recent years, GreatSchools has expanded data collection efforts in every state to include various types of school quality data broken down by student groups, including students from low - income families, diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, and students with disabilities.

Expanding first to Connecticut and then to Massachusetts, Families for Excellent School has become the preferred money pipeline of choice for a group of corporate elite who seek to anonymously fund the effort to privatize public education in the United States.

While Families for Excellent Schools and the entire charter school industry continue to expand their lobbying efforts, Neil Vigdor, of the Hearst Media Group, reports that Families for Excellent Schools and other so - called education reformers have set up another Political Action Committee that they will be using to reward and punish candidates who support or oppose their agenda.

The group, in turn, successfully beat back efforts by reformers and school choice activists in the Sunshine State to expand choice (and abolish the religious bigotry - driven Blaine amendment banning the use of public school dollars for expanding access to high - quality private school options for poor and minority kids) through the passage of Amendment 8.

is the corporate funded education reform group that is has been at the forefront of the effort to expand the number of charter schools in Hartford, while implementing other aspects of the education reform agenda in the Capital city.

The most despicable cut may very well be Malloy's expanded effort to refuse group home placements for citizens and their families who are in crisis.

To focus our efforts, we divided the Study Group into three committees, each examining one of the three «levers» we have identified to expand educational opportunity.

U.S. - China Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) The CCWG was established pursuant to the Joint Statement on Climate Change issued on April 13, 2013 during Secretary Kerry's first trip to China and is intended to spur large - scale, cooperative efforts to address the climate challenge, including deepening and expanding work already underway.

Under Muller, the VW Group is about to expand its alternative drivetrain efforts by a considerable percentage.

Thanks to everyone's efforts in sales and service, our parent company, the Ken Garff Automotive Group out of Utah, was able to expand with the acquisition of Dewey Ford in 2007.

HarperCollins Christian Publishing's Bible Group expands publishing efforts and new initiatives

Over the past several years, the group has expanded its rescue efforts to include dogs as well as our feline friends and as a result, Happy Home Animal Sanctuary was formed.

The life - saving work we do here at our ever - expanding Port Washington, N.Y. facility takes a group effort from all areas of the organization.

The partnership with Sunwing Travel Group is in an effort to expand the Planet Hollywood to a global scale.

This collaborative work group was created to further strengthen the Walker's efforts at deepening and expanding community engagement and partnerships with the Walker and its programs.

Another was a debate between Adrian Stott, a trustee of the Optimum Population Trust, a British group pushing for greatly expanded efforts to promote family planning worldwide, and Brendan O'Neill, an editor of Spiked, a British online publication devoted to «raising the horizons of humanity by waging a culture war of words against misanthropy, priggishness, prejudice, luddism, illiberalism and irrationalism.»

In e-mail messages and interviews, many other scientists said they supported the group's push for a greatly expanded effort in basic energy research but did not sign the letter because they differed on the appropriate amount to be spent or on some aspects of how such an initiative should be carried out.

As one of our most dedicated group of donors, you'll make an important commitment to conservation while giving us the stability to expand our efforts and plan for the future.

Expand the effort to those other groups.

In an interview over the weekend with London's The Observer, Christopher Wylie, the former Cambridge Analytica employee turned whistleblower, claimed that he helped establish AIQ years ago in an effort to help SCL Group expand its data operations.

Over in the UK, the Rail Delivery Group is considering introducing biometric authentication to allow passengers on the country's national rail network to pay for their travel, in an effort to expand capacity and «harness digital technology».

In Android manufacturers» never - ending quest to expand the term «selfie» into something that can apply to a group self - portrait, Nokia has coined the term «bothie» in its efforts to market its latest smartphone, the Nokia 8.

Executive Management Duties & Responsibilities Provide effective solutions to complex issues such as cost budgeting, pricing strategies, vendor negotiations, revenue projections, purchasing and sales negotiations, business development tactics and industry competition Identify and develop talent among team members with targeted recruitment, focused training efforts and the promotion of a performance - based work environment that leverages individual talents for group benefit Utilize needs - and situation - based assessments to manage costs and capital outlays and determine potential ROI Participate heavily in all marketing, branding, public relations and communications activities Develop leadership team and support staff to aid in efficient business operations, sales and marketing functions, and client service execution, delegating important tasks and assignments while monitoring for effective resolution Lead through example with consistent work ethic, attitude, and professionalism, while performing sales presentations, overseeing market operation and business development, creating new revenue channels and managing key vendor and client relationships Collaborate in all phases of strategic planning with senior - level management, while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding effective acquisition strategies, pricing, market trends, and operational structures Assess and expand key markets and potential business ventures while ensuring operational efficiency and solid execution of corporate mission Create and implement marketing and sales strategies while tracking progress versus established internal and external benchmarks, focusing on both revenue generation as well as cost control Maintain a strong working knowledge of the products, services and respective marketplace, including pricing and regulatory trends, competitor strategies, general economic conditions and other business metrics Act as a liaison between staff, clients, and other management members to resolve issues in a timely manner

Thrive by Five Washington announced $ 1.45 million in home visiting grants for 10 groups today, one of the initial waves in an effort to support and expand a key element of Washington state's 10 - year Early Learning Plan.