Sentences with phrase «focusing on issues such»

Finding Your Way: Guides for Fathers in Child Protection Cases (PDF - 15,808 KB) American Bar Association and American Humane Association (2011) Provides important tips for noncustodial fathers involved in child protection cases, focusing on issues such as the father's legal rights, child support and courtroom etiquette.

The reports came as Canadian First Nations woman Carol Hopkins told the World Congress on Public Health, held in Melbourne this month, that staggering rates of suicide among Indigenous communities worldwide could only be reduced by strengthening culture, rather than just focusing on issues such as drug and alcohol abuse.

She did this by focusing on issues such as access to work and benefits for the lowest - paid workers.

Building on ongoing SEI activities and partnerships, the initiative will take a multi-disciplinary approach, focusing on issues such as:

He has also supported ocean health, focusing on issues such as marine debris, wilderness protection, and clean air and water.

We have trained our team extensively, focusing on issues such as All - Hazard Response, Evidence Collection, National Incident Management System, and Fractious Animal Handling.

She oversees patient education programs and services, focusing on issues such as diabetic health.

He said: «As well as her own extensive and wide - ranging consultations with senior figures from the armed forces, the defence industry, the unions, academic experts and others, Emily is hosting a series of round table events for MPs to inform the defence review, focusing on issues such as intelligence, international relations, cyber-security, terrorism, and the role of special forces, as well as the future of the nuclear deterrent.

The shadow health secretary promised that Labour would run its own Yes campaign, focusing on issues such as preventing workers being «undercut» by EU immigrants, exclusive recruitment from overseas and strengthening enforcement of the national minimum wage.

The 74 - year - old senator's success, including his upset victory in the Michigan primary last week, has been fueled by his appeal to younger voters, who so far have resisted Clinton's efforts to reach out to them through targeted TV ads and an increased focus on issues such as student debt.

In general coverage in tabloid and popular newspapers was more superficial and often focussed on issues such as immigration, racism and migrant workers in the UK.

In a statement from his hometown of Peru, New York, Derrick touted his 30 years in the military — which took him from the Demilitarized Zone in South Korea, to the German border and to domestic posts — but said his campaign would focus on issues such as education, agriculture and income inequality.

Instead, she will lead an effort between the American Federation of Teachers and the state AFL - CIO focused on issues such as wage equity, education opportunities and women in leadership roles.

For the most part, Paladino sought to tamp down his «Crazy Carl» rep and focused on issues such as slashing state spending and the perils of a property tax cap.

Democratic Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee is being challenged by Airmont Planning Board member Thomas Gulla, who is focused on issues such as schools in East Ramapo.

While unsuccessful in defeating Cousins, this result represented one of the largest swings in the country, possibly attributed to Liberal Democrat candidate Greg Stone's student - oriented campaign which focused on issues such as the 2003 invasion of Iraq and Top - up fees.

But there was also internal Labour criticism that he lacked the leadership skills to take the party back into power and that his focus on issues such as zero - hours contracts and taxing the rich was too narrow.

The councilman vowed to focus on issues such as homelessness, the city's struggling subway system, affordable housing, education, lack of diversity in state government and corruption in Albany.

In October in Rwanda's capital of Kigali, Ibrahim delivered the closing address at the annual African Philanthropy Forum, which focused on issues such as improving access to basic needs and fostering political stability.

Jones expects that the companies offering fMRI lie detection will likely conduct new tests «to approximate real - life conditions» for lying, and focus on issues such as whether lie detection results vary depending on the age of the subject.

Many of our discussions are therefore focused on issues such as: re-establishing healthy bowel flora and gastrointestinal health, how to manage blood sugars, and how to stack the odds in your favor of reversing autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

Instead, he focused on issues such as standing, techniques of statutory interpretation, the meaning of the First Amendment, and the importance of judicial restraint.

The National Union of Teachers said that the Government should focus on issues such as insufficient school places, a drop in the number of applicants for teaching and fact that the number of teachers leaving the profession each year is at a 10 - year high and has increased by 25 per cent since 2010.

Also key to the pre-K program's success, says Gonzalez, was preparing teachers through specialized training, which focused on issues such as managing classrooms of 4 - year - olds and how to encourage good attendance among families, a particularly tricky issue for half - day programs.

Visitors included staff from the US Departments of Education and Labor, the District of Columbia public school system, youth programs that focus on issues such as juvenile justice, employment, and education, and representatives from intermediaries that work with cities and other local entities.

«We tailor the impact investment portion of the portfolio based on the priorities of our clients, so environmentally focused clients may have different impact investments than clients who are focused on issues such as affordable housing or diversity,» says TFC Chief Investment Officer Daniel Kern, CFA.

Our trained team focuses on issues such as All - Hazard Response, Evidence Collection, National Incident Management System, and Fractious Animal Handling.

These focus on issues such as product development, market segmentation, demand and supply analysis and, most importantly, marketing and promotion.

Stan Douglas (b. 1960) is acutely aware of the psyche, and his video works focus on issues such as social alienation, social status, and racial conflicts.

Yale Law Women decided to create an extra list after alumni said a list focused on issues such as child care helped perpetuate gender stereotypes, according to Megan Mumford, a co-chair of the survey committee who spoke with the American Lawyer.

Conference program topics focus on issues such as firm leadership, strategic planning, compensation systems, growth strategies, and marketing and business development.

He served as Toronto's mayor from 1978 to 1980 and frequently comments on municipal affairs.He is currently a member of the Toronto Police Accountability Coalition (TPAC), an organization which has focused on issues such as strip searching, the independent review of complaints, racial profiling, video surveillance and police -LSB-...]

During the outsourcing transition and stabilization period, the customer and the service provider are focussed on issues such as whether: (i) the right aspects of the services are being measured; (ii) the service level metrics have been set at the proper level; (iii) the service provider has had sufficient time to implement the infrastructure necessary to deliver the services; and (iv) the tools and processes are in place to track performance.

Focused on issues such as solar power and protecting Virginia's rivers.

Our work focuses on issues such as achieving equality and access for Deaf people.

Researchers focused on issues such as self - confidence, bridging the home - school culture gap, and student and teacher resources.

Dr. Scott's research focuses on issues such as the impact of father involvement for parents and children.

Lisa A. Pendergast: He said he was going to focus on issues such as tax reform, infrastructure and deregulation, not only as it applies to financial markets, but as we have already seen, certain energy markets and the like.

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«Instead of pecking themselves to death trying to figure out how to comply with all the state and federal regulations,» says Breslin, «we help our clients get ahead of the legal issues — such as vacation time, workers compensation and insurance, and they can focus on what they do best.»

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is crafting a special unit to focus on digital health and tackle thorny issues such as creating an appropriate approval / clearance pathway for mobile medical apps.

This one from McMaster University via Coursera is focused more on career issues, and the topics covered sound like a top hits list of common work questions: «Mindshift teaches you essentials such as how to get the most out of online learning and MOOCs, how to seek out and work with mentors, the secrets to avoiding career ruts (and catastrophes) and general ruts in life, and insights such as the value of selective ignorance over general competence.»

The Microsoft founder's organization focuses on addressing issues such as global health, poverty and education, and the new gift from Buffett will likely be spent on those causes.

John Kirton, co-director of the G - 20 Research Group at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, called the summit a «very solid success,» pointing to broad agreement on the agenda, much of it focusing on less controversial issues such as women's empowerment and promoting digitalization.

Sidewalk will focus on addressing major issues in cities, such as transportation, energy use, and cost of living, through innovative products, platforms, and partnerships.

Breadth was fairly good, with advancing issues holding a strong lead over declines, but the distribution of gains focused clearly on battered «leaders» such as EMC, GE, Oracle, Dell, and Intel, all which bounced by more than 10 %.

In particular, attention focused on such issues as the massive growth in corporate and securities litigation risk and the increasing complexity and cost of the U.S. regulatory scheme.

More investors are focused on ESG issues, such as gender diversity, and how they affect corporate and portfolio performance.

Most of the 3,000 ads, which ran between June 2015 and May 2017, focused on divisive issues such as immigration, gun control, gay rights and race.

Because credit card debt is such an issue, her plan focuses heavily on that problem.

A recent program sponsored by the Regulatory Compliance Association provided an overview of the basic due diligence steps that such investors take with regard to investments with hedge fund managers, and focused on alignment of interests, indemnification provisions, liquidity, investor consent and the issues raised when investing through or alongside separate accounts.