Sentences with phrase «giving less priority»

«Donors are giving less priority to education,» says Manos Antoninis, a senior policy analyst at UNESCO who co-authored the report.

It has become the evidence that females have started giving less priority to the careers related to neuroscience due to discrimination of authorities in terms of hiring.

Edgecombe County school board chairwoman Evelyn Wilson said she was glad to see the program begin on the north side of the district, an area that she said traditionally has been given less priority in the past.

For example, securely attached students experienced more fear of failure at the middle of the first semester in college than at the end of high school, felt less comfortable seeking help from teachers, and gave less priority to their studies.

Not exact matches

In late January, Obama will give his fifth State of the Union address, setting his agenda for the final stretch before the 2014 midterm elections render him less able to focus Washington's attention on his own priorities.

The regulator also agreed that the distribution Sun News enjoys is less favourable than that of some foreign news outlets, and wrote that distributors «should give priority to the carriage of Canadian programming services.»

Being aware of the AIDS statistics in Africa, of the rapid growth of the church there, and of studies that suggest that the promiscuity of African Christians is not markedly less than that of non-Christians, it has concluded that AIDS must be severely affecting the African church and that it is imperative that Adventists give it priority.

These are some of the principles on which the schools of thought based their decisions: all things are fundamentally allowable, unless specifically prohibited; toleration and the lifting of restrictions should be the aim of legislation; eradication of mischief is the aim of administration; necessity permits benefiting by things not otherwise allowable; necessity is given due appreciation; preventing mischief has priority over bringing about welfare; commit the lesser of two evils; mischief is not removed by mischief; one should suffer private damage to avert general disaster.

For ever since Pius Xll's Mediator Dei and also at the Second Vatican Council the liturgical prayer has been given such priority over the private prayer of individuals and groups that — despite papal warnings — one is easily tempted to think that private prayer is more or less superfluous, especially if we are as involved in our liturgical prayer as we ought to be.

they give a high priority to evangelism: they will have one church service in the week devoted to evangelistic outreach or will give prominence to a call to faith in special services (however, this is less true of some Exclusive groups which keep themselves separate from society).

Then after the bid on Vardy and after buying Xhaka I realized a top striker is not Wenger's priority so I started to hope for a lesser striker but at least one that could give me hope (Morata, Hernandez etc) of not having to see Giroud start every week.

I was first thinking that we need a regista-esque player (to ease the pressure off Pjanic) but given that a) Marchisio has looked very elegant in pre-season and b) perhaps Allegri is going to put some faith in the up - and - coming Betancur, I suppose that has become a lesser priority (although I'm wary of jumping the gun on this).

The estimated percentage of US children aged 2 to 5 years and 6 to 11 years classified as overweight increased from 5.0 % and 6.5 % in 1980 to 10.4 % and 19.6 %, respectively, in 2007 -2008.1-3 The increase in childhood obesity was also observed among those aged 6 to 23 months, from 7.2 % in 1980 to 11.6 % in 2000.1 Given the numerous health risks related to childhood obesity,4 - 7 its prevention is becoming a public health priority.8 It has been reported that feeding practices affect growth and body composition in the first year of life, with breastfed infants gaining less rapidly than formula - fed infants.9 - 14 There is also evidence that breastfed infants continue to have a low risk for later childhood obesity.15 - 18

I think that honestly, now that I look back on it, the priority needs to be the toddler because they're taking in so much and as long as the baby, the new born is nursed and happy, I really recommend baby wearing for this because the, you know, the baby is going to be happy and content in there and just giving that attention to your toddler because you'll notice less tantrums, less fits, a happier toddler means a happier house.

Women are less present in positions of power because they are taught, from an early age on, to shun particularly «male» careers and give priority to others, more focused on care and communication, for instance.

Its highest priority recommendation is giving every child the best start in life, as later «interventions» are proven to be less effective.

Recently Stephen Kinnock and Emma Reynolds came up with a proposal which they described as a «fair and managed two - tier migration system», in which higher - skilled migrants would be given priority and less skilled migrants would be classified in the lower tier.

Those instructions will give NSF less flexibility to redistribute funding to meet its priorities.

«Existing regulations can be applied strictly or less stringently, and programs can be pursued enthusiastically or given a low priority.

Influenza remains a major health problem in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.4 Those who have been shown to be at high risk for the complications of influenza infection are children 6 to 23 months of age; healthy persons 65 years of age or older; adults and children with chronic diseases, including asthma, heart and lung disease, and diabetes; residents of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implications.

The busier we get, the less priority we give to time in the Word and in prayer.

Often though, even in our mid - to late - twenties, these qualities are given less of a priority than what other people think of the person we date.

Defending music In England, the result of May's general election has given the Conservative party unbridled power to pursue its education reforms, with the imposition of an unreconstructed English Baccalaureate contributing to teachers» fears that music and the creative arts will become less and less a priority for their SLTs.

Are we to assume, given San Francisco Unified's use of Teach for America teachers (holders of intern credentials, rather than preliminary or clear credentials)-- in Superintendent's Zone schools (the district's lowest - performing schools, so grouped because the district has acknowledged the magnitude of its achievement gap) no less — that San Francisco Unified is violating the legal hiring priority?

Most of Rhee's agenda runs counter to what parents identify as their top priorities, including small class sizes, less high - stakes testing, improving neighborhood schools, recruiting and retaining strong and experienced teachers, and giving parents a real voice in governing schools.

Helping families clarify priorities for how they spend their time, giving them stronger relationships and less - stressed lives.

Liberal Democrats are less likely to give top priority to maintaining low energy prices (49 %) than moderate or conservative Democrats (72 %).

They are particularly central among scientists, who may often give less weight on economic issues — most of them would have chosen another carrier, if the economic factors would dominate in their priorities.

While the massive state companies are less efficient than smaller private ones, they give the government better control of its national priorities including cleaning up the air.

(Sec. 1514) Directs the EPA Administrator to: (1) establish an Advanced Biofuel Technologies Program to demonstrate advanced technologies for the production of alternative transportation fuels; (2) give priority to projects that enhance the geographical diversity of alternative fuels production and utilize feedstocks that represent 10 % or less of domestic ethanol or biodiesel fuel production during the previous fiscal year; and (3) fund demonstration projects to develop conversion technologies for producing cellulosic biomass ethanol, and for coproducing value - added bioproducts (such as fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides) resulting from biodiesel fuel production.

When there were shortages of candidates, employers often gave interview preference to candidates most likely to take the job, while giving lower priority to candidates whose goals might be a better fit for someone else (since that candidate would be less likely to accept an offer).

If they're less important, they'll act out until they are given priority.

What we're doing here is putting the most significant actions at the peak of your mountain first and giving everything else a lesser priority, even though it would seem simple to do the low - priority task because it's quick and easy.