Sentences with phrase «forefront of this effort»

The company is also at the forefront of efforts to change the oilsands» poor environmental image, investing in the $ 1.35 - billion Quest project, which captures carbon emissions from oilsands operations and buries them beneath the surface.

A California start - up that genetically engineers yeast to produce an acid for fragrances is at the forefront of efforts to reignite a market that fell short of earlier expectations.

Autism Speaks is at the forefront of efforts to improve life for individuals with autism

Those who call themselves «evangelicals» today are also often in the forefront of efforts to bring the gospel to those who have not heard it effectively.

For the past several years Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, has been in the forefront of efforts to establish this new field of studies as a fully respectable discipline.

Amidst the post-modern confusions, however, Australia is like the rest of the West in that the proponents of «marriage equality» are at the forefront of efforts to impose the dictatorship of relativism, in this instance from Perth to Sydney and at all points in between.

As the old models of biblical study break down, Gary - along with his former colleague at Harvard, Jon Levenson - has been at the forefront of efforts to rethink the relations between the historical - critical project and the living realities of contemporary Christian and Jewish faith.

In August, Peter Gumpel, a prominent German Jesuit at the forefront of the efforts to beatify Pius XII, accused some of the Jewish historians on the panel of «a clear propagandistic goal to damage the Holy See.»

Zero Waste Scotland leads on the delivery of the Scottish Government's Circular Economy strategy and other low carbon policy priorities, and is at the forefront of efforts to create a resource efficient, circular economy.

«The London Marathon has been at the forefront of efforts to develop elite marathon events for wheelchair athletes for more than 30 years and this year's fields prove that they are still going from strength to strength,» said Virgin Money London Marathon race director Hugh Brasher.

We also present a schema for how ECE providers might create and embed pilot projects in their local areas, drawing on our experiences in Tower Hamlets, along with a summary of some commonly expressed opinions and beliefs about men in childcare (even among managers and practitioners at the forefront of efforts to boost male recruitment)-- and responses to help unpick these unhelpful myths and stereotypes.

We are completely astonished that the Supreme Court of Ghana which should be at the forefront of efforts to guarantee the liberties and freedoms of all Ghanaians appears to have taken the lead in limiting same.

«The Senate continues to be at the forefront of efforts to battle the state's heroin crisis and was instrumental in securing $ 214 million in this year's budget for measures to prevent and treat heroin and opioid abuse,» said Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has quickly become one of President Donald Trump's leading opponents, using the levers of his office to litigate against Trump's policies, and has put New York at the forefront of efforts to resist the new Republican administration's agenda.

But through them all the true spirit of who we are, what we stand for, and what we strive to become has been at the forefront of our efforts.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York has been at the forefront of an effort to reform a culture in the military that has allowed sexual assaults to go unpunished.

«We will adopt a more assertive, energetic and enthusiastic attitude towards the Commonwealth since there is vast potential to be unlocked and Britain must, along with our friends and allies, be at the forefront of these efforts.»

By some considerable and not irrelevant irony, the Daily Mail is usually at the forefront of efforts to censor comedian Frankie Boyle.

We are at the forefront of efforts to promote tolerance and I am glad we are introducing the Religious Freedom Package to tackle senseless acts of hate,» said Senator Jose Peralta (D - Queens).

The High Commission for Pakistan to the UK finds these remarks by Mr Grieve MP... totally unfounded towards the strong Pakistani diaspora in the UK that contributes nearly # 30 billion to the British GDP and is in the forefront of efforts for cementing inter-faith and multi-ethnic harmony in a country home to millions of people of diverse backgrounds.

LIPA and New York generally should be at the forefront of that effort.

Giant lenses in space are at the forefront of efforts to explore the origins of galaxies.

Since then, the IARCs have been at the forefront of efforts to meet the increasing demand for food.

Nosek has been at the forefront of efforts to clean up his field — he and more than 175 collaborators are repeating a random sample of the hundreds of studies published in 2008 in three major psychology journals — and he and Ratliff are both part of Project Implicit, a long - running collaboration that also provides free software for running behavioral experiments with standardized methods.

Fortified and biofortified foods are at the forefront of efforts to combat vitamin A deficiency worldwide.

The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California is at the forefront of efforts to harness the power of fusion.

At the forefront of this effort is Stanley Coren, a behaviorist from the University of British Columbia, who draws on decades of research to explore the psychological motivations behind dogs» everyday behaviors, as well as what science says about their barks, thoughts, and dreams.

Since then, Allen and his colleagues have been at the forefront of efforts to say whether particular extreme weather events have become more likely due to climate change.

Innovation in Water Sustainability Clearly, it's time for a paradigm shift, and several Columbia Engineering researchers are at the forefront of efforts to design for sustainable water.

«The ASHG and its members have been at the forefront of these efforts.

With $ 20 million over five years, the amfAR Institute for HIV Cure Research will support the work of scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF), the Gladstone Institute for Virology and Immunology (GIVI), the Blood Systems Research Institute (BSRI) and other academic partners who are at the forefront of the effort to cure AIDS, rather than simply treating it as a chronic disease.

While directing an independent research program for almost two decades, Dr. Green was at the forefront of efforts to map, sequence, and understand eukaryotic genomes.

Jain trained as an engineer, and like Churchill, he is at the forefront of efforts to use analytical means to understand human disease.

The education summit convened by President Bush reinforced the status of the nation's governors as being at the forefront of efforts to improve the schools.

Many of the current school leaders were in the forefront of efforts to desegregate the schools beginning in the 1970s.

Coleman's untimely death in 1995 kept him from witnessing the developments that brought school choice out of the realm of academic theorizing and to the forefront of efforts to equalize opportunity for American students.

«States are at the forefront of efforts to improve accountability, equity, and transparency in K - 12 schools through ESSA state plans,» said Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Chair of the NGA Education and Workforce Committee.

The district has been at the forefront of efforts to reduce absenteeism in schools.

Our work with families, strong partnerships with leaders and service providers in immigrant communities, and expertise on legal rights and entitlements place us at the forefront of efforts to improve educational opportunities for these students.

«These school leaders have been at the forefront of efforts in their communities around the country to raise student achievement and provide urban schoolchildren the high - quality education they deserve,» added CUBE Chair Micah Ali, who serves on California's Compton Unified School District Board of Trustees.

Despite employing so - called «dark money» networks of their own (like BTU / AFT's), teachers union leaders have been at the forefront of efforts to restrict the influence of these so - called «dark money» groups.

Both are at the forefront of efforts to help lower - income children get more out of school.

PPCC and 21st Century are at the forefront of the effort to streamline education from preschool through college.

Colorado was at the forefront of an effort to reward teachers who boost student achievement and to get rid of those who do not.

is the corporate funded education reform group that is has been at the forefront of the effort to expand the number of charter schools in Hartford, while implementing other aspects of the education reform agenda in the Capital city.

Committee for Children has long been at the forefront of the effort to prevent child sexual abuse.

Senator Lehner has also been at the forefront of efforts to align K - 12 education with college and career readiness, working with stakeholders from across the country to find innovative solutions to Ohio's challenges.

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