Sentences with phrase «general living standards»

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Among the findings: Results from the federally - funded General Social Survey, considered the gold standard on social behavior and one of the few surveys that collects data about sexual orientation and workplace discrimination, show that 42 percent of LGB respondents had experienced employment discrimination at some point in their lives.

But the general point is that high terms of trade, all other things equal, will raise living standards, while low terms of trade will reduce them.»

If the legislation becomes law, it will be good news, said the report's author, Timothy Doyle, vice-president of policy and general counsel at the ACCF, an entity that encourages policy «to promote investment, economic growth, and a higher standard of living for all.»

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Many others live in degrading conditions that call for collective effort to improve the general standard of living.

The free market thus increases the quality and availability of desired goods and thus raises the general standard of living.

I also was aware of the hypocrisy of how «gay» sin, or «non-virgin» sin, or other «moral» issues, were regarded far far differently than sins of omission, white lies, tax fudging, white collar crime in general (who is more sinful, the girl that has sex before marriage, or the CEO that knows his company is lax on pollution standards that affect the health of hundreds / thousands of people and animals that live nearby)

Nevertheless, as the general standard of living rises among those with whom we associate, our notion of a «modest» level of consumption rises.

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA voted today in favor of changing ordination standards to remove language requiring ministers «live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman, or chastity in singleness.»

When, therefore, we have recognized that lawlessness is a rampant peril, we must also see close alongside it the multitudes of people who are merely law - abiding, who accept the dead level of general mediocrity as standard, who are no better than the enforced average, and who in consequence are living alike for themselves and for the social welfare utterly unsatisfactory lives.

They're pretty heavy, bulky, and take a lot of space, however, if you live in such place that you can't use standard and general double strollers — you don't have another choice.

«Families are suffering the tightest squeeze in their living standards in nearly a century,» TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said.

Speaking after the ballot count, Labour leader Ed Miliband explained that his party's strategy in the run up to next year's general election is to «focus on the economy and standards of living».

Through a new web - based portal set to go live July 1, the state Office of General Services will take control of allocating more than 10,000 parking spaces now controlled by individual agencies, which use different standards to award spots based on lengthy waiting lists.

Andrew Harrop, co-author of the report and general secretary of the Fabian Society, said: «The UK has endured a decade of falling living standards.

«Consistent with my own and the party's commitment to the highest standards in public life, it is with great sadness I have decided to resign my position as general secretary with immediate effect.»

His comments about «the economic gains of a recession» were met with anger by TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady, who said: «Not only is the government failing to deal with the living standards crisis, their advisers are revelling in the jobs and wage squeeze that is putting people's finances under strain.»

Speaking at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, Nana Addo stated that, ensuring universal access to education for all children on the continent within the next two decades, will greatly aid the improvement of the general standards of living on the continent.

The code requires members to act in the public interest and in accordance with the seven general principles of conduct identified by the committee on standards in public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.

The 2015 general election will be a living standards election.

NUT general secretary Steve Sinnott said he was «very confident» members would back industrial action, but stressed the objective was to protect teachers» living standards not to strike.

Liberal Democrats under VAT fire In an article for Channel 4 News UNISON general secretary, Dave Prentis, said the VAT rise, along with the changes in the public sector would mean a «cut in living standards for millions of ordinary workers and their families.»

According to the General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress, Dr. Peter Ozo - Eson, despite the exit of the country from recession, there has been no visible improvement in the standard of living, salaries, rate of employment and quality of life of Nigerian workers.

At its heart, Black Panther has a fairly standard comic book sort of story: baddie Ulysses Klaue (a rare live - action Andy Serkis: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, War for the Planet of the Apes), one of the few outsiders who knows the secrets of Wakanda, and who had stolen a small quantity of vibranium decades ago, is up to no good again, with a scary dude nicknamed Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan: Fantastic Four, and both of Coogler's previous films) at his side; they must be stopped by T'Challa, Nakia, and the absolute force of nature General Okoye (Danai Gurira), with an assist from CIA agent Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Sherlock).

In general, assembling the infinity stones demolishes the standard balance of life and death, paving the way for all sorts of changes.

The lessons included are: Religion and life Abortion Euthanasia Death and the afterlife The origins and value of the world The use and abuse of animals The use and abuse of the environment Revise, review and assess Existence of God and Revelation Design argument First cause argument Argument from miracles Arguments against the existence of God Special revelation and enlightenment General revelation Attributes of the divine and the value of revelation Crime and Punishment Crime and punishment Reasons for crime Aims of punishment Treatment pf criminals Suffering and forgiveness Death penalty Revision and assessment preparation Each lesson is fully resourced to a high standard, differentiated, challenging and engaging.

The lessons included are: Religion and life Abortion Euthanasia Death and the afterlife The origins and value of the world The use and abuse of animals The use and abuse of the environment Revise, review and assess Existence of God and Revelation Design argument First cause argument Argument from miracles Arguments against the existence of God Special revelation and enlightenment General revelation Attributes of the divine and the value of revelation Revise, review and assess Each lesson is fully resourced to a high standard, differentiated, challenging and engaging.

In 2015 Dr. Genevra Walters, Superintendent of Kankakee School District 111, reinvented Kankakee's general ed program by implementing a new curriculum focusing on cross-curricular, standards - aligned projects that provided real - life application, and career exploration, through the lens of a project - based learning environment.

The 2001 model, which goes on sale this fall, is identical to the 2000 model except for some new colors, and the General Motors OnStar live navigation and information system has been included as standard equipment on the up - level LS model.

It started life as a show car, used by General Motors to show off the Corvette's new four - wheel disc brakes that were standard equipment on all 1965 models.

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This situation does not only affect the individuals» standard of living, it impacts the American economy in general in one way or the other.

Zhenyu Liu, General Manager, Heng An Standard Life: «Heng An Standard Life continues to go from strength to strength and, once the transaction is complete, it will be another important step for the business, allowing access to more markets.

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In general the idea is for you to have a manageable standard of living.

While most jobs will pay you taking the general standard of living of the area into consideration, this is not always the case.

PALS Animal Life Savers is a nonprofit, no - kill, all - volunteer feline rescue group committed to promoting high standards of animal care and appropriate placement for our locally rescued cats, as well as providing educational materials to potential adopters and the general public by participating in community events.

«BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Los Angeles work in collaboration with the No Kill Los Angeles coalition, other rescuers and rescue organizations, humane organizations and the general public to develop a comprehensive strategy to reach and maintain a life - saving rate consistent with accepted no - kill standards.»

As a general rule, the first 6 months of your Pug puppy's life with you set the standard for how well - trained your Pug will be throughout the rest of their life.

As the standards of veterinary care evolve, dentistry has become a primary focus for general wellness care and improving the quality of life for pets.

Also the diving facilities are of a very high standard and as many divers will already know, the Gili Islands offer some of the best diving in the world.Villa Almarik Resort in Gili Trawangan is so much more than just a dive resort and hosts many weddings as well as sightseeing and general beach holidays on this fantastic tropical island which is desirable to all walks of life.

Combine that with the standard barriers that one might expect from a hockey game (namely trying to chase a small black dot across the screen) and it's hard to imagine most visually impaired gamers enjoying any of the live action gameplay; but again, the simulation modes, like the General Manager mode, should be playable as it uses clear visible text.

Allan Kaprow had a huge influence in the next movements: «Kaprow's happenings paved the way for the international Fluxus groups» actions and the general performance art movement in the late 1960s and 1970s, and also set a standard of interactivity, multimedia, and an art of everyday life that was a huge influence for later contemporary art.»

One of the world's poorest countries, Bangladesh needs stable sources of electricity to improve the general standard of living.

«The question for leaders and governments everywhere is how to rein in dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide emissions without stunting development and reducing living standards,» said James Leape, WWF International's Director General.

A core irrationality of environmentalists is that there is some nonpolluting energy source that can replace petroleum and coal, at no great cost to the general standard of living.

«In the live models considered these was a general reduction in the standard deviation of inter-annual variations in monthly mean SLP (se - level pressure).

You can not take very sparsely populated countries such as those in sub-saharan and central africa, or mountain and jungle covered countries such as those found in central America as examples of a general decrease in standards of living.

Over the years, we have represented many leading companies and institutions, such as Anshan Iron and Steel Corporation, AT&T, Bank of America, Bank of China, Caterpillar, China International Finance Corporation, China Pacific Insurance Company, Citibank, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Hitachi, HSBC, KFC, Lucent Technologies, Marubeni, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Motorola, New York Life, People's Insurance Company of China (PICC), PetroChina, Sina.com, Standard Chartered Bank, Time Warner, Wal - Mart and many others.