Sentences with phrase «for better public services»

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Last April, Daimler launched Moovel, a series of apps that allow users to book and pay for public transportation and see how well it integrates with other transit options, such as bike - or ride - hailing services, to get to a final destination.

A search engine that understands queries and answers the call of the public's cry for better search results and providing one search service would be a heck of a thing.

Bonds get their «tax - free» status because the money raised by the bond issue is usually for a «public good or service» such as schools or roads.

It usually starts like this (at least this is how it started for me when I earned my scar tissue): you own or work for a startup that sells a product or service and are looking to contract out some work instead of hiring inside staff because, well, you're strapped for cash — things such as fulfillment, public relations and web design are all common applicants.

The government will maintain momentum as it moves forward to transform public services by changing the way programs and services are delivered, to ensure results and better value for money.

For example, federal loans can often be a better option for borrowing — even if you could get a lower interest rate on a private student loan — because federal loans have advantages private loans don't have, such as the opportunity to choose income - driven repayment plans or qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness ProgrFor example, federal loans can often be a better option for borrowing — even if you could get a lower interest rate on a private student loan — because federal loans have advantages private loans don't have, such as the opportunity to choose income - driven repayment plans or qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Progrfor borrowing — even if you could get a lower interest rate on a private student loan — because federal loans have advantages private loans don't have, such as the opportunity to choose income - driven repayment plans or qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Progrfor the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

For example, if you work in the nonprofit sector you may be better off pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

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The speech lists five key fundamentals that should stand Australia in good stead: a strong institutional framework (including the rule of law, respect for property rights, a well - functioning public administration, and a well - established regulatory system); our people, who are diverse, well educated, have a «can do» mentality and a demonstrated capability for adjusting to change; a large endowment of mineral resources; large tracts of agricultural land and an ability to produce high - quality clean food; and an established services industry with the potential for considerable expansion as average incomes in Asia rise.

If you have federal student loans and a) have too many different payments to keep track off or b) would like to qualify for different repayment plans like income - driven repayment or Public Service Loan Forgiveness, consolidation might be a good idea!

Similar to other agencies, Equifax also offers paid credit monitoring services for $ 5.99 per month, allowing you to track changes to all three scores as well as any new credit or public record activity.

These credit - reporting agencies also offer a wider array of business credit services [3], like public records of critical business information such as liens and judgments, as well as corporate profiles for high - risk credit decisions.

For its part, the PSAC ran an effective campaign against public service cuts — one of the best I can remember.

I have worked for some of the biggest and best known companies in the world and the level of waste and incompetence is really not that different than government especially in countries like ours where the public services are pretty good.

«Our buildings are in good shape and we fully expect them to perform to their rated window design,» said Dane Theodore, assistant superintendent of Facilities Services for Brevard Public Schools.

GORDON T LONG: Right now I am pretty well restricted to my work because I am retired, I'm an investor, I just manage my own money and I do this work to really narrow in on where my investing should be, but I publish and put all of this at www.matasii.com and there's a subscription service for it depending on what kind of detail you want to go down to, but a lot of it is right out on a public page.

Horgan committed to making things better for survivors of sexual violence and for those fleeing abusive homes by making sure crime prevention dollars go to deliver much - needed services that keep more women safe, improving public policy, directing more funding to provincial and community based programs that directly serve women and children, and increasing funding to violence prevention and intervention programs by $ 8 million a year.

Depending on the borrower's income and debt load, income - driven repayment plans can be better options for borrowers who will qualify for loan forgiveness — particularly Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

While working in public service should be commended, staying in your role just for loan forgiveness is not always the best option.

The government would own it for the public good and allow private companies to offer services on it.

Politically, we need to provide much better formation for those young Catholics who would aspire to a life of public service; we also need to enhance our support — including spiritual support — for those already embarked upon this noble vocation.

The culture of consumerism and the chase for material symbols of wealth and security have sometimes come to be dominant; the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment in many has slowly begun to degenerate into empty and sterile ritualism; the legitimate thirst for education has often become perverted into an obsessive drive to acquire with the greatest speed the formal diplomas necessary to gain entry to jobs offering the easiest opportunities to make the quickest rupees; political statesmanship in some areas has begun to depreciate into an opportunities race for power and position; the spirit of SEVA (Service) to the nation has intermittently begun to be suffocated in many, by the abuse of discretions, sometimes mediated by a bloated bureaucracy itself enmeshed in a vast network of multiplying paper and self - proliferating regulations; menacingly many good and decent people even in public life, have come to be corroded by a culture of demanding corruption; and some potentially creative lawyers, have begun to take perverted pride in mere «cleverness», rendering themselves vulnerable to the prejudice that they are a parasitic obstruction in the pursuit of substantive justice.

We would even suspect that he was using his good public service record as a coverup for his abuse at home.

The great issues of our time are moral: the uses of power; wealth and poverty; human rights; the moral quality and character of society; loss of the sense of the common good in tandem with the pampering of private interests; domestic violence; outrageous legal and medical costs in a system of maldistributed services; unprecedented developments in biotechnologies which portend good but risk evil; the violation of public trust by high elected officials and their appointees; the growing militarization of many societies; continued racism; the persistence of hunger and malnutrition; a still exploding population in societies hard put to increase jobs and resources; abortion; euthanasia; care for the environment; the claims of future generations.

The most obvious way is for the government to operate its own general press, radio, and television services for the public good.

The waqfs were created for a great variety of services, such as the building and upkeep of water conduits, fountains, wells, roads, sidewalks, bridges, kitchens for the distribution of free meals, guest houses, homes for widows, schools, libraries, mosques, tekkes, cemeteries, open — air places for prayer, caravansaries to lodge full caravans of men and animals, clock - rooms for telling time, bakeries for distributing bread and cakes to the poor, dispensaries, hospitals, public baths, shaded land on the roadside.

In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state, and I feel that my actions as a parishioner are different than my actions as a public official and that the people who elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.

Since higher education was usually thought of as a religious enterprise as well as a public service, it seemed natural for church and state to work hand in hand, even after the formal disestablishment of the churches.

Give awards for service of merit: annual awards to the best public service programs on local TV; special «Service Citations» to media leaders in the community; a prize for the best local TV or cable program in the comservice of merit: annual awards to the best public service programs on local TV; special «Service Citations» to media leaders in the community; a prize for the best local TV or cable program in the comservice programs on local TV; special «Service Citations» to media leaders in the community; a prize for the best local TV or cable program in the comService Citations» to media leaders in the community; a prize for the best local TV or cable program in the community.

The best friends that capitalism has in this country today are the antitrust laws, the graduated income tax, the inheritance taxes, the social security program, and all the other legislation that has tempered the capitalist system, spread the wealth, provided for adequate public services, and created the great middle class that makes the American economy strong.

You get the Obama administration's contraceptive / abortifacient mandate on steroids and a full - scale legal assault by Clinton Administration 3.0 on the capacity of religious institutions to be themselves as they understand themselves to be: communities of religious conviction with a right to their own moral integrity, not mere instruments for delivering whatever the government deems to be a public service or a public good.

By constantly reminding the world that salvation history is the interior, if you will, of world history, and that salvation history tells the world's story in its full depth and against its most ample horizon, the Church does the best service it can do for the world, including that part of the world we call «public life.»

«The ACCC considers that the proposed collective bargaining arrangement is likely to result in public benefit, particularly for these small business owner drivers, in the form of transaction cost savings, better market information for the supply of air freight courier services, and the development of more efficient contracts and business practices with Toll Transport.»

Our Mission: To improve the business climate for members by playing a proactive role with the legislative process, public safety entities and the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, as well as implement innovative and useful membership services to promote the moral, social and intellectual advancement of members of the Michigan Licensed Beverage Association.

We use mobile technology to better understand the demand for and evaluation of public services by speaking to those that they affect most, the people who use them.

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though

The project focuses on education and training about LGBT issues for teams, players, media and fans, as well as producing and broadcasting public service announcements.

Speaking as a US parent, I believe the «disruptive» defense for putting kids «in their place» (as well as the «safety» bit - see mother and toddler kicked off a public transit bus for noise) are often mere red herring in a culture that, no matter what lip service it may pay to «what about the CHILDREN?!»

It also welcomed the unveiling of the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights as an opportunity to ensure that the workplace and public services reflect the changing needs and aspirations of men as well as adding pressure to end pay and job discrimination against women.

The Equalities Act 2010 in the UK creates a clear protection for breastfeeding women, in that service providers (including all public services, as well as restaurants and cafés) can not refuse to provide an equal service to a breastfeeding woman, and this applies no matter what the age of the child.

«It's the best gift you can give your child,» says Trudy Carpenter, director of special services for Ledyard public schools in Connecticut.

Good schools — private and public — also attract and keep families, while a wealth of community services allows residents to look no further than their back yard for help and fun.

The Chicago Public School food service department will try both the food - based and nutrient - based programs for what best fits its 600 lunch programs, says Jack Costello, food service director.

Even just a cursory Internet search shows that breastfeeding promotion materials framed in terms of «the risks of formula feeding» are currently being used by some state breastfeeding coalitions, two hospitals, two private corporations, the Departments of Public Health in California and New York, the City of New York, as well as The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs in at least five states... The United States Department of Health and Human Services» Office on Women's Health publishes a 50 - page guide to breastfeeding that points out that «among formula - fed babies, ear infections and diarrhea are more common».

Nina Hansen, vice president of operations for the Enosburg Falls - based Abbey Group, which runs the food service programs at 70 Vermont public and private schools, as well as schools in New York and New Hampshire, said these unpaid bills are a problem in many districts, but none of the schools her company serves would stop a student from eating because of it.

In addition to helping parents make the best and most appropriate decision for themselves, the information provided here should also be of use to educators, health professionals, public health officials, the media, sleep researchers, child protective services, coroners, forensic pathologists, anthropologists, psychiatrists, psychologists and other social scientists, as well as researchers in a variety the developmental fields including human biology.

In my opinion, introducing a for - profit service provider into a public education environment amounts to an abdication of responsibility that does little more than put the corporation's well - being over the welfare of children.

«This directive draws it strength with appointment letter given to you dated 26 August 2009, under reference NDHQ paragraph which reads «You will be subject to the Civil Service Law 1993 (PNDCL327) the Public Service Commission Act 1994 (Act 482) and any statutory instruction made there under and other general or department instructions as well as administrative directive for the time being enforce», the letter said.

But making the argument for austerity is simply not good enough for workers committed to public service who have had minimal pay rises for years.

And we need to stop engaging in a narrative that blames voters for Tory failures in managing our economy and for ideological budget cuts that have stretched our public services to breaking point.The left are good at diagnosing problems, but too often we shy away from pitching solutions.