Sentences with phrase «given competing priorities»

On an issue like earthquake - risk reduction there is constant tension, given competing priorities, over how much to spend to limit deaths in a seismic shock that might come tomorrow, or not for decades.

Not exact matches

The priority the government gives to different reforms set out in the coalition deal, the extent to which it implements them, and the personnel involved promise a welter of competing pressures that Merkel will need all her political skill to balance.

2017 launched with so many competing priorities that it has been difficult to give everything the attention it needs.

In an e-mail sent yesterday afternoon, extramural research chief Sally Rockey told the heads of NIH institutes that during the 11 - day window, «hESC awards should be given priority including non-competing continuations, and new and renewing competing awards.»

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If there are conflicting / competing requests for access to services, priority will be given to Research Components and Pilot Projects directly supported by the P50.

Of course, this one will have to compete with the various possible movies competing for Scott's typically busy schedule, but Deadline's report makes it sound like he's making this a priority, particularly given the people involved.

Science is rarely given top priority on a primary school agenda, but as a nation, if we are to compete on an international level, we must engage more people with science, writes Danielle Spencer.

He said both education systems deserve more resources, but tying them together gave lawmakers the political cover to fund other priorities while schools competed for limited income tax resources.

Given the competing financial goals we face — buying a house vs saving for our children's tuition vs saving for retirement — it can sometimes be difficult to work out our priorities.

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For the moment, there appears to be no answer given the deep partisan divide in Washington, the primacy of concerns about the sputtering economy and mounting deficits, and the distraction of the usual menu of competing priorities.

Meanwhile, the weight given to different parts of the strategy will help reveal which of the competing political priorities behind the energy union has won out.

But, given the host of competing problems — a deep economic recession, the urgent need for health care reform, geopolitical instabilities in the Middle East and elsewhere, soaring federal debt, and so on — selling the electorate on a set of fundamental changes in the way we consume and produce energy in the short run — and congressional appropriators on making the large investments needed to bring these changes about in the long run — will be a tough task, even for Barack Obama and his newly appointed team of highly competent advisers, and a Congress that has given every indication that it will take up and give priority to climate legislation.

So if Parkinson is right to claim that «Even if coal were free to burn, power stations couldn't compete», it would be because solar, in spite of the sun being free, costs more than coal, and it is given priority on the grid.

Justice Morris Fish stated that the true task of the law is to balance the competing interests of the state and the individual, not to give absolute priority to one or the other.

However, the competing right to protect against defamation has been given priority in Canada.

Instead of competing with who will spend the most money on gifts, if possible, make a priority list together and either divide the list or combine financial resources and get one big gift you can each contribute to and give to your child.