Sentences with phrase «first major effort»

The Quest Carbon Capture and Storage project would be the first major effort to capture and store greenhouse gas emissions from Canada's energy - intensive oil sands operations.

Besides, curator Philippe Vergne's first major effort for the Walker (fifty artists, catalogue, website) has been in the works for a time and may just stand out from the crowd.

The first major effort to canvas the genomic landscape of advanced prostate cancer has revealed that many patients may carry some type of genetic abnormality that can be targeted with existing or potential drugs.

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It will be a long week in Washington with a lot of moving parts that could overshadow the tax reform effort, which Republicans hope will be the first major legislative win since Trump took office.

Launching a new product can require so much effort, that getting it shipped is a major accomplishment, but in reality, it's just the first step towards creating your dynasty.

It is among the first companies in the United States to have the landfill diversion efforts at its plants verified by NSF International Strategic Registrations, a major milestone in the food industry.

One major development that has driven much of that growth and become the center of the company's research and development efforts came in 2002, when it first produced pellet - fired smokers.

Building on major trends and successful regional efforts, including the first five viticulture chapters of the Lodi Winegrower's Workbook, the Code was first published in 2002 to help all California vintners and growers continuously improve and adopt sustainable practices.

Head - cracking jolt finds unsuspecting target in Army's Fertig as he fires ball over head of Mount Washington's Goalie Bo Moore (22) and gets whacked for effort by Defenseman Merrick (26) in season's first major lacrosse game, won by Army 9 - 8 at Baltimore

He was a major component of the defensive effort that turned first - and - goal from a foot away into a 23 - yard field goal late in the second quarter.

Joao Mario continued his efforts to secure another major tournament spot for Portugal, as he played the first 61 minutes in their Cristiano Ronaldo led 2 - 1 comeback victory over Egypt on Friday.

Mr. Figueroa was another player in the major effort to increase the minimum wage in the state, first for fast food workers and then for everyone.

Labour will on Wednesday launch its first major attack on Ukip for being «more Tory than the Tories» in an attempt to head off Nigel Farage's efforts to woo former left - wingers in the north.

In his first major initiative, Ryder said he would create the Commissioner's Community Council, an effort to «develop and reinforce trust» between the police department and various Nassau communities.

One of Rep. Chris Collins» first major legislative efforts took a big step forward, as the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved his bill establishing a grant program that aims to fund innovations being created at the nation's universities, research institutes and laboratories.

The speech outlined Mr. Stringer's first year in office — touting audits that uncovered waste in the New York City Housing Authority and city schools, his efforts to bring more transparency and open elections to the boards of major corporations, and his ClaimStat program to track suits against the city.

Reed focused on the future, as Democrats from the state reveled in watching the implosion of the first major legislative effort of the Republican Congress under President Trump, a Republican.

It is widely recognized as the first step toward ambitious national standards in science for all students and a major influence on current efforts to reform science education in the U.S., including the National Research Council's A Framework for K - 12 Science Education (2012) and the Next Generation Science Standards released by Achieve in 2013.

Krane said the most encouraging example of reform efforts is that of Iran, the first country in the world to replace major subsidies with a universal cash transfer program for households.

A major new finding that will significantly advance efforts to create the world's first antibody - based AIDS vaccine was published today by researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology.

In an effort to reduce its notoriously bad traffic problems, Jakarta installed its HOV regulations in 1992, using a «three - in - one» policy that required three passengers in each vehicle on some major roads, between 7 and 10 a.m. and between 4:30 and 7 p.m.. However, it suddenly scrapped the policy in 2016 — first for a week, then for a month, and then permanently.

Although this is not the first major health crisis that HealthMap has covered — the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic was one of its largest efforts — the Ebola outbreak has pushed the site in new directions in an effort to provide information for a variety of institutions, including the WHO, the United Nations and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The mouse clinics participating in INFRAFRONTIER all contributed to major European phenotyping projects such as the European Mouse Disease Clinic (EUMODIC) project, the first internationally coordinated large scale phenotyping effort, which produced and phenotyped 500 IKMC knockout mouse lines.

The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Nov 16, 2015, shed light on efforts to accurately date the period when major mammalian groups first evolved.

The studio (Paramount) wanted some major changes to be done in what was his first directorial effort, trying to curb some of the nastiness that Helgeland had given to his main character.

The saga is the first limited series originally commissioned for Netflix and, with its sweeping vistas and deliberate pacing, also represents the latest small - screen effort at the kind of old - fashioned storytelling the major studios have all but abandoned.

This was the first major film shot by Vilmos Zsigmond, who fled Communist Hungary in 1956 and spent a decade shooting cheap exploitation pictures and the occasional independent effort, and he helps Altman establish his signature style with the film.

All the more painful because it is a year after the first female presidential candidate for a major political party was taken down by a united effort of a country that apparently just wasn't ready.

Like screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker's first major film effort, «Seven,» this one will leave you surprisingly giddy with anticipation at whatever seedy horror is around the corner — a credit to its style, sense of humor, and engagingly eccentric ensemble.

It's kind of weird, honestly, though as Morgan is his first major directing effort one supposes it's understandable.

On Nov. 4, Doss gets his long - overdue Hollywood treatment with «Hacksaw Ridge,» star Andrew Garfield's ticket to major awards consideration and Gibson's first directorial effort since 2006's «Apocalypto.»

That's the vision behind the Hamilton Project, a major new effort to get the musical in the hands of kids, first in New York City, and eventually nationwide.

Under the umbrella of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) the group coordinated a major effort in 2010 to urge the New York State legislature to lift a charter school cap that had been a stumbling block in the state's first bid to win a federal Race to the Top (RttT) grant.

What began last spring with a simple question over lunch with Dean Kathleen McCartney became the inspiration for a major fundraising effort by a group of first - year Ed.D. students.

(L to R) Beth Schueler, Lisa Utzinger, Janine de Novais, and Liz Hale Rozas What began last spring with a simple question over lunch with Dean Kathleen McCartney became the inspiration for a major fundraising effort by a group of first - year Ed.D. students.

At first, it may seem counterintuitive to suggest that a massive, well - intentioned education - reform effort — supported on both sides of the political aisle, by major philanthropic foundations, and by some prominent voices in the civil - rights community — could be anything other than a blessing for American education.

«Our belief is that Memphis is poised to be either the first or among the first major urban centers to fully and deeply transform public education for all kids — in our case, without having had to suffer a hurricane to get there,» said Barbara Hyde, the president of the Hyde Family Foundations, a philanthropy in Memphis that funds some of the efforts.

In California's first two major parent trigger attempts — first at McKinley Elementary in urban Compton and then at Desert Trails Elementary in the tiny desert town of Adelanto — the efforts driven by parent unions proved divisive and hostile.

Last year, when Achievement First was fighting to open charter schools in Rhode Island, RI - CAN (the Ocean State's ConnCAN affiliate) ramped up a major public relations effort to soften opposition to the out - of - state charter school chain.

The District has made a good faith effort to implement the 2007 law that placed public schools under mayoral control, but there is no evidence that the change in governance has been a factor in improved standardized test scores, according to the first major independent study of D.C. school reform.

Five major funders of such efforts gathered in Seattle on June 18 - 20, 2009 for one of the first national conferences on the subject.

Here are major milestones in the life and times of this popular VW: 1934: Hitler orders development of «people's car»: the Volkswagen.1938: Ferdinand Porsche sets the Beetle's final form.1939: Construction of factory begins in Wolfsburg, 100 miles west of Berlin.1941: First Beetle production vehicles come off the line.1941 - 44: Only 1,000 Beetles are produced during World War II because most resources are devoted to war effort.

In its effort to make a mark in the domestic SUV market and leaving the incumbents a lot worried, American auto major Fiat - Chrysler on Monday launched its first locally - made Jeep Compass, at an attractive price of Rs 14.95 - 20.54 lakh with petrol and diesel options.

It's been almost 15 years since that first effort, and the major publishers are still doing what they did back then — which is to load up the effort with so many restrictions, digital locking that renders the books essentially useless, and absolutely no desire to change retail pricing even though production costs for digital books is almost zero, and more.

Through this major funding effort, researchers, for the first time, will have the resources they need to work towards establishing the causes and pre-dispositions for bloat,» said Dr. Shila Nordone, Chief Scientific Officer of CHF.

Now celebrating a century of saving animals in need, our First Responders have been rescuing animals of every kind and have been involved in virtually every major disaster relief effort from Pearl Harbor to 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the Joplin, Missouri and Moore, Oklahoma tornadoes, the Japanese and Haitian earthquakes, and Superstorm Sandy.

In retrospect, I wish I would've made a better effort to find the private check - in area because I think the VIP check - in is a major component to the first class experience and help sets the tone for your Private Room visit.

The decision is a major first step forward in the government's efforts to remove Belize Barrier Reef from the List of World Heritage in Danger.

But with very little in the way of change when compared to the first Star Wars Battlefront and a story that falls flat once you look past the protagonist, Star Wars Battlefront II is a major disappointment, and a poor effort from a studio who have become renowned for making top quality shooters.