Sentences with phrase «few years of discussion»

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A few years ago, the notion of negative interest rates was a purely academic discussion.

«After a few years, employees came to us saying there weren't any opportunities for growth,» recalls Melissa Sonberg, who was part of those discussions and now serves as executive - in - residence at Desautels faculty of management.

I travel to China pretty regularly — about 3 months of the year, and based on discussions with a few locals, a lot of new developments are unaffordable, even for highly skilled workers like factory managers or engineers.

Discussion needs to begin, and there is no better place for that to happen than in this journal, founded by one of the few who recognized those implications many years ago.

This was illustrated a few years ago when President Harry S. Truman appointed a Commission on Higher Education which later issued its report under the title Higher Education for American Democracy and began its discussion with definitions of the dogmas and the goals of democratic society.

I like an illustration of this which I used in a class discussion in May, 1927, a day or two after Lindberg's flight across the Atlantic, which seemed almost as sensational an achievement then as the first flight to the moon a few years ago.

you've solved the discussion that's been going for thousands of years in a few words.

The 26 - year - old Hernandez is right there with Justin Verlander in any discussion of the best pitcher in baseball, but he's had too few moments in which he could express that kind of joy on a baseball field.

The reigning two - time Most Valuable Player was never truly part of the discussion that dominated the regular season and the offense didn't roll through him like it had in the past few years.

In most schools, the first few weeks of the school year are dedicated to discussions of class rules: incentives and disincentives, rewards and punishments, stickers and pizza parties, detentions and suspensions.

A few years ago, I met with a nurse - midwife for my annual screenings and as part of that discussion she reviewed my health history and current life style.

Library and Park District officials in a few weeks will mark the one - year anniversary of when they began discussions for a joint campus facility on Naperville's south side.

The article found on the link above, I know is a few years old, however as a constituent of Mr Clarkes and having held discussions with him through the local association I would suggest that this view has not waived.

Of course it is difficult to predict how this career might change in the next few years, with the current discussion of Web - based journals that are considering different models of peer review and editorial handlinOf course it is difficult to predict how this career might change in the next few years, with the current discussion of Web - based journals that are considering different models of peer review and editorial handlinof Web - based journals that are considering different models of peer review and editorial handlinof peer review and editorial handling.

While the past few years have seen substantial federal and private research funding for infectious disease genomics research, there has been little discussion of the possible ELSIs - for individuals, groups or larger society - of using genomic information in the management of infectious disease.

For those few who have been involved in energy policy discussions for decades, the resurgence of such arguments is incredible, since similar claims made 50 years ago proved to be totally inaccurate.

Assuming that the Local Bubble or Chimney was created by the supernovae of young, massive stars during the past few million years, some astronomers have been looking for their probable source among the 27 member B stars of the Pleiades moving group, which are located towards the nearest part of Gould's Belt of massive hot, OB - type stars (more discussion in pdf).

The term aesthetic has been the topic of many bodybuilding discussions these past few years.

I was at the PBNHC conference this year (when a few speakers mentioned this can help) and heard Esselstyn speak a few months ago, at which time he suggested I try this (along with brazil nuts, which I found the video discussion of).

If what you claim is true (i.e. working and living in US for many years), you should know that it is customary in North America to be called on a first name basis without having any connotation of «peerness» so knock down your sense of superiority a few notches when / if you decide to return to this discussion board.

However, as I've known Alex for a few years, it turned into a back and forth discussion with some of his gripes about interviews as well.

This matter was even a subject of discussion a few years ago at Herb Allen's Sun Valley retreat.

For much of the past few years, reflecting general concerns about the quality of public schooling, discussions of magnet schools have centered on their potential for providing intensive instruction in such subjects as science and mathematics, serving as models of effectiveness, and increasing family choice within the public system.

Over the years I've participated in many discussions of English curricula at the secondary and post-secondary level, and few topics arouse more tension than that of a recommended reading list.

The main topics covered were: 1) the respondent «s perceptions of the major state - level policy initiatives of importance over the last few years (allowing the respondent to determine the starting year / policy); 2) specific policy initiatives in two arenas: accountability and promoting school leadership; 3) a discussion of the policy initiators and actors, and their stakes and stands on major policy initiatives; and 4) their comments about the way in which groups and individuals work together or separately to exercise influence over educational policy.

In this paper, we reflect upon, revisit, and rethink the original guidelines for using digital technologies to prepare social studies teachers in an effort to facilitate theoretical and practical discussions that may, once again, serve as a foundation from which to approach the preparation and development of social studies teachers over the next few years.

In this paper, the authors reflect upon, revisit, and rethink the original guidelines for using digital technologies to prepare social studies teachers in an effort to facilitate theoretical and practical discussions that may, once again, serve as a foundation from which to approach the preparation and development of social studies teachers over the next few years.

We have a few projects throughout the year in which groups get up and present a PowerPoint and discussion plays an essential part of instruction in my daily lessons.

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).

A study was put out a few years ago by Kathy Holmes of the University of Newcastle that examined asynchronous discussions, which we know are designed to facilitate conversation just like in the face to face classroom.

But over the past few years, a number of new efforts have sprung up purporting to give teachers a say in policy, and their emergence is extending discussions about «teacher voice» in unexpected ways.

In addition to Dr. Takahashi and Tom McDougal, a few Chicago teachers with several years of Lesson Study experience have served as discussion moderators and knowledgeable others.

Among the topics put forth at morning sessions on Thursday, January 17, at the Digital Book World Conference + Expo were a discussion on how Kobo is helping independent bookstores reach the e-book market and a look at consumers» attitudes toward e-books and how they've changed over the course of just a few years.

It's still early in the year - long competition, so only a few reviews have been posted so far, but there's already a lot of great discussion about the contest.

The Future of Digital Publishing question has been one of the most popular discussions at major conferences in the last few years.

My big take away from her story (and Barry Eisler's recent move away from traditional publishing) is one that I haven't seen get much discussion — namely, the opportunity that independent e-publishing offers to authors in the face of the industry's contractions over the past few years.

In the last few years, there's been a great deal of discussion about where the tipping point would be with e-books.

Granted, the board announced preliminary discussions in June, but after the drip feed of bad news & near - incompetence in the last few years, I had little faith they'd manage a sale... let alone a good sale!

A few years ago, the notion of negative interest rates was a purely academic discussion.

«In those first few years, my husband and I had a lot of discussions,» she says.

If having put off her altering a few months would give me more good years with her now... There's no time machine for us but perhaps others can make better educated decisions about the age of altering based on this discussion.

A few years back I attended a panel discussion at Animal Care Expo where Barbara Carr, then director of the Erie County SPCA, talked about the Ogre of Procrastination.

Credit should also be given to those of you who have written over the last few years, your questions often lead to new topics for discussion, just like this article:)

While discussion of media products» value has turned the past few years to focus on inclusive portrayals of race or gender, the mentally ill remain underserved.

An idea of «Frankenstein Painting» (in response to discussions about «Zombie Paintings» over the past few years) include forms of abstraction that attempt to spark life and animate the canvas as its own entity.

In the past few years, these issues have spawned a growing body of literature and occupied many a TV panel discussion, but Anastas and Gabri approach this complex of ideas through intimate formats that demand more sustained attention, such as long video interviews and extensive notes.

The volume also holds up a mirror to the rapidly changing context for Guyton's work, which in a few short years shifted from discussions of the widespread use of modernist motifs in art during the early 2000s to others revolving around the artwork, anticipating its continuous circulation as digital media became ubiquitous in art and culture alike.

I have had the pleasure of meeting Don a couple of times — a few years ago now — and we had some interesting discussions about the hydrosphere and land - hydrosphere interactions.

In the tradition of NWEI's discussion courses, below are a few questions for reflection and consideration as you enter this New Year.

(1) A few years back, there was much discussion of the terrestrial «missing carbon sink».