Sentences with phrase «for robust efforts»

Rather, the results provide support for robust efforts to regulate the for - profit sector, to improve degree attainment and promote income - contingent loan repayment options for all students, and to more fully address the particular challenges faced by college students of color.

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«The minister of finance, supported by the Department of Finance, has ultimate responsibility for the financial system and authority for all financial sector legislation,» he said in a speech in Vancouver in 2009, slamming the door on the efforts of some in Ottawa, including former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, to create a more robust system of financial oversight.

«A hiring freeze at the FDA would conflict with and do significant damage to these bipartisan efforts to fill vacant positions and expand the scientific and technical workforce needed for a robust review of drugs and medical devices,» wrote Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

In my opinion, the two biggest upsides of using Eventbrite is the built - in audience it has as well as the robust analytics on attendees you can use for your future events and marketing efforts.

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In an effort to create a more robust system for the sterling settlements of the United Kingdom, the Bank of England is exploring how it can integrate with distributed ledger technologies.

Sustainability Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, Ga.) The University's 5,000 guest / day dining operation incorporates a comprehensive, closed - loop waste management program through a variety of efforts including a robust organic «Farm - to - Campus - to - Farm» program, water reclamation, aerobic digestion, composting / recycling programs, oil - to - biodiesel conversion and more to significantly reduce costs, minimize environmental impact and qualify the facility for a gold LEED certification.

Analysis Confirms Rice Poses Higher Risk for IQ Loss from Arsenic Exposure than Alterative Grains We recently released the results of one of our case studies supporting this effort, a robust analysis grounded in peer reviewed science, which examines the impacts on children's IQ from eating arsenic contaminated rice based foods.

As reported by the New York Post's Yoav Gonen, Kavanagh joined Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett for a press briefing on the City's proactive response to the threat of the Zika virus, and the need for Congress to fund a robust, decisive effort by the federal government — in New York and especially in warmer places where mosquitoes known to transmit the virus are prevalent — to avert a health crisis in the United States.

«Politicians of all parties must now redouble their efforts through innovative and robust policy development and effective scrutiny of the process of making laws for Wales.

He said the government's efforts at addressing the liquidity problems in the power sector would go a long way to release funds for GRIDCo to execute its critical projects that would make the national transmission system robust and improve reliability of power supply.

Addressing the launch ceremony for the first phase of the interoperability project in Accra on Thursday 10th May, 2018, an elated Vice President Bawumia praised the «hardworking Ghanaians and Ghanaian institutions» whose efforts had resulted in a platform that provides «a financial transactions engine that is versatile, efficient, robust, and enhances patronage.»

Especially compared to Cuomo's union backers, P.E.F. is not known for a robust get - out - the - vote effort.

The campaign will also involve TV and digital ads, social media organizing, and a «robust» grassroots effort, including in Long Island and the northern suburbs — the two regions where the fight for control of the state Senate is expected to be most fierce, organizers say.

Under the next White House Administration, Holdren said, science - based challenges that will require sustained, robust investment include efforts to ensure safe and sustainable food, water, and energy for everyone, reduce greenhouse gases, minimize harm from climate change already underway, combat diseases such as Zika, defeat cancer, improve quality - of - life for those who are aging, prevent devastating asteroid impacts, and send humans into space «not just to visit, but to stay.»

And the claim typically persists for decades once widely - cited, despite the best efforts of serious investigators to critique weak methodologies and flawed interpretation, or even robust demonstrations of a null effect in healthy animals (as the two independent demonstrations that resveratrol does not extend lifespan in nonobese, wild - type mice over a wide range of doses).»

authorizes a robust program including efforts to integrate unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace, development of NextGen technology for air traffic management and research on aviation safety

Their four - year efforts have made very significant progress in breeding for durable resistance against blast in rice varieties that are adapted for Africa, have set the stage for continental surveillance of the disease, and developed a robust collection of resources for outreach and awareness creation.

The performance of Amy Adams (above), who won a Special Dramatic Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Festival for her robust, memorable supporting work, is a prime example of a performance in search of a movie that deserves its efforts.

Federal involvement also carries political risks for private school choice, as the Obama administration learned through its efforts to promote Common Core standards and more robust teacher evaluation systems.

This is further underlined by the agreement's robust transparency and accounting system, which will provide clarity on countries» implementation efforts, with flexibility for countries» differing capabilities.

Established in 2007, the fellowship program is an effort to build robust, multi-state pipelines of effective teachers that are not only well - prepared for the classroom, but will also commit to schools that need them the most.

These objectives are designed to be interlocking efforts that connect opportunities for students, families, and members of the community to create a robust educational experience for children in kindergarten through twelfth grade in Milwaukee Public Schools.

NACSA is to be commended for leading the effort to demand quality in the charter sector and pushing states and authorizers to adopt robust principles and standards and to close failing schools.

• Discounted legal products including model board policies, Student Code of Conduct, and a Personnel Handbook • Access to the Learning Zone, TCSA's robust online training portal, and discounted registration rates for the Texas Charter Schools Conference • Legal information and advice, as well as updates and alerts on specific matters pertaining to charter schools • Tools to engage parents on advocacy efforts with the Texas Legislature • Access to a growing market of solution providers and strategically - aligned partnerships with negotiated pricing and contract terms • Resources and advice for navigating TEA requirements for your school's growth and expansion • Representation in the rulemaking process with TEA to protect the interest of public charter schools

* Choice and Competition — This area of reform has been a nationwide battleground for many years and this session will see a revival of a range of serious efforts in Texas to expand robust education choices to meet the needs of students and their parents, with funding following the child.

A ground - breaking shared school application for the nation's fourth - largest city required a robust marketing and communications effort.

The early years of a teacher's career should build from their preparation experience, with a robust mentoring and induction program for novice teachers seeking to further new teachers» efforts to improve their practice, understand the priorities of their school and school system and build relationships with their colleagues.Through infusing the content of the Five Core Propositions, the National Board Standards and case analysis of accomplished teaching into induction programs and by ensuring novice teachers receive mentorship from Board - certified practitioners, teachers» early - career development will be strengthened.

Key suspension upgrades include a sophisticated new multi-link rear suspension and rigid rear subframe; fluid - filled suspension bushings that greatly enhance ride quality while providing robust isolation from road vibration; stabilizer bars with bonded bushing mounts for improved body control; dual - pinion, variable ratio Electric Power Steering (EPS) that enhances steering feel, performance and comfort; and a Straight Driving Assist feature that reduces steering effort when driving on a sloped or crowned road.

I started to research the topic and, as it turned out, there were two robust cookie decorating books available at that time and a number of books that had some cookie decorating content, but nothing seemed quite what we were looking for in our own baking efforts — and we realize there might be a hole in the cookie decorating market.

This customization effort is fairly robust for a first time out.

Unless more robust efforts are made to control these ravenous invaders, local extinction is a real possibility for some bird species.

Boyce et al. should be complimented for their effort to address a pressing issue and for their use of a historical data set, but the main finding of their paper is not robust.

Adaptation for a High - Energy Planet highlights successful adaptations, connects them to robust socioeconomic development efforts, and explores what they mean for helping communities to thrive in an ever - changing world.

to ensure a robust onshore energy production industry and ensure that the benefits of development support local communities, under this Act, the Secretary shall make every effort to promote the development of onshore American energy, and shall take into consideration the socioeconomic impacts, infrastructure requirements, and fiscal stability for local communities located within areas containing onshore energy resources; and

The report calls for more robust environmental laws and enforcement, calling on nations to «better coordinate their efforts to crack down on environmental crimes, strengthen law enforcement and judicial systems and increase funding for conservation programs to protect endangered animals.»

For the next decade — as the emerging science was becoming increasingly robust, and as international efforts to curb heat - trapping emissions gained steam and calls for action grew more urgent — the company persisted in emphasizing the lingering uncertainties of climate science and the costs of ambitious policies, the documents shFor the next decade — as the emerging science was becoming increasingly robust, and as international efforts to curb heat - trapping emissions gained steam and calls for action grew more urgent — the company persisted in emphasizing the lingering uncertainties of climate science and the costs of ambitious policies, the documents shfor action grew more urgent — the company persisted in emphasizing the lingering uncertainties of climate science and the costs of ambitious policies, the documents show.

In addition, the project has spent considerable effort in creating robust marketing and distribution channels for ICS sales which can be easily accessed by end users.

Voters are angry at the Obama administration for failing to deliver a robust economic recovery — and rightly so — but relatively few of them realize that the administration's efforts to deliver additional economic boosts have been repeatedly stymied by a minority of senators.

In response to this reality, an intense and robust climate communications effort may indeed help by incrementally increasing the public's tolerance for higher energy prices in the name of climate mitigation.

Discovery Headquarters got LEED Platinum for its operations and improvements, a» «top to bottom effort to become carbon neutral through the use of carbon offsets and wind power renewable energy certificates, and a robust employee engagement program to challenge and motivate employees to become involved in recycling and reduction programs.»

Since a large body of evidence links pollution with poor health, and health is an important part of human capital, efforts to reduce pollution could plausibly be viewed as an investment in human capital and thus a tool for promoting economic growth... We find robust evidence that ozone levels well below federal air quality standards have a significant impact on productivity: a 10 ppb decrease in ozone concentrations increases worker productivity by 4.2 percent.

«Here we argue for the adoption of measures to optimize key elements of the scientific process: methods, reporting and dissemination, reproducibility, evaluation and incentives... one analysis estimates that 85 % of biomedical research efforts are wasted, while 90 % of respondents to a recent survey in Nature agreed that there is a «reproducibility crisis»»...» The key to fostering a robust metascience that evaluates and improves practices is that the stakeholders of science must not embrace the status quo, but instead pursue self - examination continuously for improvement and self - correction of the scientific process itself.

It's also considered curious by many in the profession that the same government that spent considerable legislative time and effort to ensure we have a robust regulative regime for qualified solicitors has seemingly failed to recognise that high standards should be applied consistently across the criminal justice system.

From 10 to 15 countries around the world, Android Pay looks set for a pretty robust expansion effort over the next few months.

General Manager, Robust Industries, Denver, CO — July 2014 — Present • Oversee five functional managers and develop departmental goals and objectives for each in alignment with company initiatives • Manage all efforts to recruit and hire the industry's top talent, and verify that training needs are met for superior customer service • Collaborate with other key professionals to oversee the delivery of all product to guarantee it is in line with the quality standards set by executive management • Report goals, strategies, progress, and results to a board of six executive supervisors each quarter • Strategize and implement tactics that enable effective market competition and build brand awareness as well

The fact that technology will continue to decrease time and effort needed for background screening checks is one of the reason Rosen picked this particular trend as one of the «ESR Top Ten Background Check Trends of 2014» In the coming year, employers can expect to see even more robust background screening systems where applicants perform the data entry and also integration with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) where employers can simply click a button to start the background screening process.

We need education and training efforts to be supported by practical resources that set out the issues, values and priorities that impact on research in Indigenous settings, and the steps for planning robust, culturally acceptable research that can really make a difference to people's health and wellbeing.

Child Welfare Policy Brief: Developing a Robust Continuum of Care to Support Foster Youth in Family - Based Settings (PDF - 853 KB) California Child Advocates for Change (2016) Provides guidelines for the Federal government to support States in their effort to reduce congregate care, based on experiences in California.

In an effort to overcome these pitfalls and provide a psychometrically robust measure of the presence of and search for meaning in life, Steger et al. (2006) developed the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ).