Sentences with phrase «for poor practice»

There's no reason to believe that such a system will validly identify and remove those who are unable or unwilling to improve; will improve the effectiveness of all others; will identify excellence in teaching or leadership; will provide incentives for good practices (or avoid incentives for poor practices); or will enhance school environment and working conditions.

The state of Ohio is in the process of implementing a new authorizer accountability framework that imposes consequences for poor practices.

Nikkei reports that Japan's Financial Services Agency will hit some cryptocurrency exchanges with penalties and suspend others for poor practices.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

On Wednesday, Bill Belichick was asked for his thoughts on the poor offensive line play around the league, and he argued that it's the result of the NFL's practice policy.

Lightspeed delineated myriad reasons for the industry's woes: the economy, shady billing practices, poor customer service.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

It is this conviction that Yahweh is recognized by his intervention on behalf of the poor that explains the denunciations in the Jeremiah traditions of the falsehood of Judaite faith.3 For prophets to speak words of peace in the name of Yahweh to a people who practice injustice is to speak a lie, for it is not Yahweh who has sent them (JFor prophets to speak words of peace in the name of Yahweh to a people who practice injustice is to speak a lie, for it is not Yahweh who has sent them (Jfor it is not Yahweh who has sent them (Jer.

Jesus eschewed worldly wealth Jesus made it quite clear that rich people must give away all their worldly possessions to enter his kingdom (Mark 10:21, Luke 14:26 - 33, Luke 18:18 - 22), he stood for the poor and underprivileged (Luke 12:33), and Jesus and the early apostles practiced communal life sharing all possessions (Luke 3:11, Acts 4:32, 2 Cor 8:13).

As the bishops developed ways to make this concern front and center in the church, a passion for the poor began to «seep out of the churches» into the horizons and practices of the empire.

There once was a jealous old god Who gave Joe's wife Mary a prod For she was so sultry He practiced adultery While Joe was asleep, the poor sod.

Princeton historian Peter Brown takes up this issue of care for the poor as it was practiced in the fourth and fifth centuries of the Christian era.

For those who are less initiated, like the poor Japanese Christians, a religion of outward practices is permissible, but that too tends of its nature towards an ever less visible and more spiritual mode of being.

As superior of the Oratory, he would oversee Smethwick, Harborne, the new workhouse, the ragged school, the Oratory school, his writings, his help for the poor, and his daily community practices, which included waiting at table, hearing confessions, baptising and marrying.

Wesley and his early followers similarly sought to reform the Anglican Church from within through eucharistic practice, the pursuit of holiness within disciplined small groups, and ministry for and with the poor and dispossessed.

Since 1806 Mexico has suffered military intervention at least ten times by U.S. troops, and if there are no interventions in the offing now, perhaps it is largely because the U.S. has been shoring up the rule of one party, which wins rigged elections and then fails to challenge U.S. investment and business practices that increase human suffering for campesinos and urban poor there.

Outside of Jerusalem the church did not adopt such a radical practice of sharing communal resources, but the special concern for the poor was continued.

The verse 2 Thessalonians 3:10 «For even when we were with you, this we commanded you: that if any would not work, neither should he eat» is mostly used by conservatives as the explanation of their anti-Christian behavior, however this was common practice among communists, and the real sense was that the bourgeoisie should not exploit the poor.

They have modeled the Christian practice of caring for the poor and learning to recognize and oppose oppression.

I suggest that we consider habitual care for the poor as another important discipline, that we make it a routine part of our Christian life and practice.

, and yet they still want to sob about poor atheists so badly mistreated for their hypocritical practices.

Considered from this perspective, compulsory fasting and abstinence, practiced regularly, routinely, and in common, was a recognition by the Church that identification with the poor and hungry, with those who know themselves to be needy before God because they were needy among men, is not an option for Catholics, but a necessary and definitive sign of their redemption, as essential in its way as attendance at Mass..

Christians always saw this time as one for alms - giving, the practice of giving to the poor and needy.

We are the poorer for letting such practices get away from us.

Their argument ignores the common practice of imposing environmental risks on one group (usually poorer, less powerful, and often rural) for the benefit of others who suffer none of the environmental risks.

The most profound declaration of faith I can make is practicing the Catholic teachings about human dignity and about what my faith calls the «preferential option for the poor» in my everyday life.

Not that Nehru's concept of the socialist pattern had done much good in practice to the poor sections, but it provided room for it.

They do not include, for example, Catholic Charities» extensive network of 1,400 charitable agencies serving 18 million people; the Catholic Health Association's 600 hospitals and 300 long term care facilities serving 20 million people; or the Campaign for Human Development's efforts to organize and empower the poor, with 200 local antipoverty groups working to improve policies, practices and laws affecting low - income people.

For example, the Bible is frequently quoted in support of opposition to portrayals of sex and violence in the media but not often to challenge the practice of western media corporations destroying poorer indigenous cultures by selling cheap western entertainment that under - cuts local programming, even though protection of the poor is a strong biblical message.

Our own practice of justice, which inevitably includes careful social programs and planning for the needs of the poor, is a necessary condition for God's becoming manifest in our historical and social existence.

The natural next question for me was, «How can I claim to live like Christ if I continue to buy into labor practices that exploit and dehumanize the poor?»

The black folk are poor less individualistic than those who are better off, they have, for generations, practiced various forms of economic sharing.

In addition to simply getting the numbers right, diligence can also uncover poor management practices and some items inadvertently overlooked (i.e., opportunity for the buyer).

(The mostly poor and Buddhist farmers wouldn't have considered raising cattle for meat, even if the practice hadn't been banned by Japanese emperors for more than a millennium.)

Ghee is a type of clarified butter that originated in India and has been used for centuries in Ayurvedic health practices to address myriad health issues like poor digestion and inflammation.

«I see a really bright future for organics but it saddens me that this bright future will only emerge due to the poor practices that non organic farming and food production have taken throughout history driven mostly by profits.»

China has been called out in the news numerous times in the past few years for its poor environmental and waste management practices, excessive application of chemicals and fertilizer, and lack of government and food safety regulations.

The global market for vanilla has experienced tremendous volatility in recent years, as the entire supply chain has struggled with price fluctuations, limited supply and poor farming and harvesting practices that harm the quality of beans.

The Mavs were practicing for a game against the Golden State Warriors at the Potrero Hill Rec Center in one of San Francisco's poorer neighborhoods, and after the workout they played Ping - Pong on the club's slightly lopsided pool table.

Those skeptics (and others) point out that in the 1960s and 1970s, «project - based learning» was used in some low - income schools as a euphemism for the practice of having poor kids build Lego models and doodle in coloring books while the rich kids across town learned how to read and do math.

Because even in a developed country like the UK, poor breastfeeding practices are costing the UK at least # 40 million in costs for infant health and # 18 million in costs for women's health (UNICEF reports ***)

Stick with countries that are not notorious for lax safety standards, not to mention poor environmental and unfair labor practices.

The connection between the lack of ancestral parenting practices and poor health outcomes has been documented for touch, responsiveness, breastfeeding, and more (Narvaez et al., in press).

Poor feeding practices, including failure to exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months, are a «major threat to social and economic development,» according to the Global Strategy.

Also, the last doctor to use such poor statistics to prove an agenda was the guy who tried to say vaccines cause autism, and he lost his license for doing so, so this doctor should be very worried (but apparently she doesn't even practice anymore).

Activities have been directed by three objectives; namely, generate new data on the distribution and determinants of healthy growth; communication and advocacy on the link between poor complementary feeding and growth, and supporting countries to set and implement stunting reduction agendas; and assisting countries to roll out the WHO Child Growth Standards while promoting best practices for growth assessment and infant and young child feeding.

Veterinary surgeons, farmers and the animal medicines sector agree that antibiotics should not be routinely used on a prophylactic basis to compensate for poor husbandry practice.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black is demanding tough action over mobile phone insurance in the light of the recent Financial Conduct Authority investigation which found poor claims handling, poor sales practice, anti-customer exclusions in the small print, and poor product design.

The issue is a new subprime lending crisis waiting to happen, a practice that HBO host John Oliver blasted over the summer for offering the working - poor, with little or no credit, rates too good to pass up which ultimately leave individuals paying astronomical amounts for used vehicles.

In addition, the mayor proposed scrapping tax breaks for condominiums and ending the practice of entrances based on income, or «poor doors.»