Sentences with phrase «from existing practices»

They were all hand - picked, plucked from existing practices, and induced to change roles and come work for the team; and each was picked on the basis of being superior to his or her colleagues in the areas that matter most to precedents — drafting skill, rigour, work ethic, and legal reasoning, plus that special temperament that loves meticulous work and getting things elegantly right.
(This was seen as a significant departure from existing practice, and many lawyer groups intervened in the appeal hearing of the case to get more clarity on the law.)

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For example, a new dentist who borrows from a bank to buy a practice may then need other services that she does not even know exist, such as payroll management or credit - card clearing.
The amendments now in force, including the soon - to - be eliminated facilitation payments exception, reinforce a strong message from the Canadian government that it is «redoubling» its efforts to curb any existing foreign corrupt practices of Canadian businesses.
The about - face move came less than two months after the authority barred the practice, known as the on - balance - sheet model, to prevent fintech companies from directly competing with existing banks and financing companies.
I think you're unwilling to tolerate differences in opinions, practices, or beliefs (intolerant), strongly partial to your own group, religion, race, and politics and intolerant of those who differ from you (bigot), and lacking knowledge and information (ignorant) in our laws and why they exist.
«I studied philosophy and law and then practiced law in big international firms in Amsterdam and Brussels for seven years before dramatic circumstances in my life brought me and my wife to consider an invitation from Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna and Grand Chancellor of the ITI, to come to Austria to help him with building up and professionalising the ITI, which at that time had existed for only 7 years and which was dealing with serious financial problems and battling for its survival.
The latter is a complex set of beliefs, practices, and rituals that have existed on the Indian subcontinent from time immemorial.
But a close study of America's religious history yields precedents and equivalencies to virtually everything that exists today, from the demythologizing deism of Thomas Jefferson and the séances of spiritualists to the utopian settlements that practiced everything from celibacy (the Shakers) to free love (the Oneida Community).
The Kingdom of God is a reality here and now, but can be perfect only in the eternal order... The primary principle of Christian Ethics and Christian Politics must be respect for every person simply as a person... The person is primary, not the society; the State exists for the citizen, not the citizen for the State... freedom is the goal of politics... Freedom, Fellowship, Service — these are the three principles of a Christian social order, derived from the more fundamental Christian postulates that Man is a child of God and is destined for a life of eternal fellowship with Him... Love... finds its primary expression through Justice — which in the field of industrial disputes means in practice that each side should state its own case as strongly as possibly it can before the most impartial tribunal available...
T.M.Philip's essay in it on «A History of Baptismal Practices and Theologies» points to a wide variety of practice and understanding that existed in the churches from NT times and says that the historical perspective would help us «to maintain a certain flexibility and openness in the light of the new questions and challenges presented by our present historical situation».
Many of the elements basic to a Christian way of life were first basic to a Jewish way of life: a reverence for the Scriptures; a sense of the sacred; respect for the law; humility before the transcendent; the cherishing of the human capacity for reflection and choice; the sharp taste of the existing (as distinct from non-existing), and of being (as opposed to nonbeing), and therefore of the blessed contingency of this created world; the practice of compassion; the ideal of friendship with God and of «walking with God»; the habit of prayer; and a sense of the presence of God during the activities of every day — all these are habits of life that Christians share with Jews and have learned from Judaism.
Those that wrote the gospels were several degrees removed from Jewish culture, practice and belief, which if an historical Jesus existed, he would have undoubtedly followed to the letter.
Topics will include best practices within the bulk wine industry, ways to maximize ROI from existing infrastructure, and new ways to reach customers.
For example, we know from existing research that social and emotional skills are critical to young people's academic success (Farrington et al., 2012), and that children must have the opportunity to practice and develop SEL skills such as empathy, perseverance, and collaboration, in order to thrive in careers, in family, and in community as adults (CASEL, 2015; Farrington et al., 2012; Pellegrino & Hilton, 2012).
Our study draws from this existing research and was designed to examine the ways in which camp is a learning environment that provides kids with opportunities to practice and develop SEL skills.
Guidance Materials: The Board of Education has produced a Model Wellness Policy (2012) based on science, research, and existing practices from exemplary states and local school districts around the country.»
From 1927 until the mid-1980s, certain measures existed in Ontario to preserve anonymity between birth parents and adoptees; this was consistent with adoption practice elsewhere in Canada and the United States at that time.
The Model Dual Language sites will also host visits by staff from other schools with the intent to share best practices and strengthen other sites» existing or prospective Dual Language programs.
Distinct from the process of electoral alliances in that the political parties remain separately listed on the ballot, the practice of electoral fusion in jurisdictions where it exists allows minor parties to influence election results and policy by offering to endorse or nominate a major party's candidate.
The traditional ethos of the Conservative Party has been to countenance incremental change to maintain existing institutions, whilst eschewing measures that would radically depart from accepted practices.
To develop the nomogram, the researchers created a virtual population model representing U.S. men aged 50 to 84 years from 1975 to 2005 and applied existing data on PSA levels, biopsy practices and cancer diagnosis patterns to learn about cancer progression in patients with and without screening.
The 20 Challenges, addressed by a team of education experts, range from «Enable students to build on their own enduring, science - related interests» to «Shift incentives to encourage education research on the real problems of practice as they exist in school settings.»
Researchers will integrate existing scholarly literature with new empirical findings from a survey of science communicators, case studies of science - relevant legislating, and qualitative interviews with policymakers to propose a set of best practices for presenting science to policymakers.
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report on the land use requirements of solar power plants based on actual land - use practices from existing solar facilities.
In her own life, Jha looks for any and all existing opportunities to practice mindfulness, such as her 15 - minute trip to and from work each day.
Some clinical applications are exempt from human subjects regulations (eg, research conducted in an educational setting involving normal educational practices, research involving the collection of deidentified existing data, research and demonstration projects).
The project also includes an extensive coalition of community organizations and major health systems to collectively reduce the incidence and mortality from the most common cancers in San Francisco that are known to be affected by existing prevention practices or better screening.
Guidelines and statements exist to help inform scope of practice, and this webinar series from the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) will use clinically appropriate cases to address best practices in the genetic testing of children and adolescents.
Whether you're new to the world of wellness or looking to deepen your existing practice, mindbodygreen's online classes and training programs allow you to learn from best - in - class experts from anywhere in the world.
Our Eating Psychology Coach Certification Training is an 8 month distance learning program that you can take from anywhere in the world to launch a new career or to augment an already existing health practice.
Gone are hours spent Googling new diet trends or trendy supplements — through Ayurveda we are able to find the perfect practices for your unique constitution, treat existing health concerns, and prevent new ones from popping up.
There's a whole new range of experiences for students to take inspiration from, with three quarters (75 per cent) believing that VR can support blended learning, and embedding into existing practices will improve the classroom.
If clear standards of professional competence do not exist, we typically (and appropriately) hesitate to prohibit some individuals from practicing a profession.
The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women's and youth movements, community and faith groups and others to call for action from world leaders in the global North and South to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty.GCAP adds to existing campaigning on poverty by forming diverse, inclusive national platforms that are able to open up civil society space and advocate more effectively than individual organisations would be able to do on their own.
At an event last week at the National Press Club, the group unveiled a new report, «The Science of Learning,» which summarizes existing research from cognitive science and applies it to classroom practice.
There's a whole new range of experiences for students to take inspiration from, with three quarters believing that VR can support blended learning, and embedding into existing practices will improve the classroom.
But we can change that for example ~ ABPCs Powerful Conversation Networks that developed from their facilitated work described above are communities that share best practices from teacher to teacher; they now exist in 175 schools.
The question is how to learn from the existing success stories and from effective private - sector employment practices, and how to bring these lessons to scale for schools across the country.
Last spring, educators from around the world gathered at the Ed School to learn how to close the frustrating gap that sometimes exists between research and practice.
The CAS Network of Excellence (NoE), free to teachers, provides access to good practice and support from other schools, to free help from world leading universities, and a wealth of support from the existing 26,500 CAS members who include university academics, IT professionals from global corporations and outstanding teachers in over 3,000 schools across the UK.
Eleven studies examined the relationship between teacher leaders» practice and student outcomes; findings from these studies suggest that a positive relationship exists, although these studies examined different aspects of this relationship.
In response to a query from me on behalf of NCOGS he said:»... we want to ensure that the schools system continues to benefit from the expertise of the best people in local authority teams and it recognises that there is some very effective practice within local authority school improvement teams and we expect that the strongest people in them may establish new academy trusts or take up positions within existing ones.
To enact these policies effectively, educators need protection from contradictory and overwhelming demands, training in viable alternatives to existing punitive discipline responses — including access to viable job - embedded professional learning communities — and sufficient and ongoing support for implementing new and better practices.
In 2011, the court issued a ruling in the case, protecting 45 low - income schools from budget - based layoffs, a direct challenge to the existing practice of basing teacher layoffs solely on seniority.
Innovation Network Schools are public schools made possible by recent state laws giving IPS and other districts the authority to convert existing district schools into autonomous schools that are exempt from many IPS administrative practices and state regulations.
You might find that you can improve on your existing practices with specific elements from the model.
Meeting these demands requires teachers to develop assessments, use existing instruments, and interpret data from many sources to tailor classroom practice.
A School - Based Behavioral Healthcare Framework adopted in Alameda County to inform practice — intended to: create a common reference from which educators, service providers, funders, and evaluators can collaborate; serve as a training and technical assistance tool for current, new, and potential partners; serve as a foundation for schools, districts, and providers to target improvements in existing school - based behavioral health systems; and function as a basis for evaluation improvement efforts,
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