Sentences with phrase «government study said»

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Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, said higher oil prices lessen all the worries from 2015 and 2016 about the Saudi government's ability to maintain its commitments, but the consolidation of power in the hands of the Crown Prince also is significant for the market and investors as his reform program is widely regarded as critical for Saudi Arabia's future prosperity.

«We were able to come up with a road map to achieving this and because it was so thoughtfully done, it was then very easy for other governments to look at it, study it, and say, «Wow, everyone can work with this?

The government said in March that it was studying the dangers posed to wildlife and the environment by the plastic microbeads, and on Thursday said the scientific review was still underway by Environment Canada along with an assessment of triclosan and phthalates.

But Andrei Sulzenko, a fellow at University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, who has worked on and studied expert - advice panels like the Jenkins committee, says any proposal that demands a «machinery of government» change is bound to meet stiff resistance.

«Government policy is pro — productivity,» says Andrew Sharpe, executive director of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards.

The Edelman study also notes that distrust of media and government is part of a larger theme in the U.S., with most of those surveyed saying they don't feel that the U.S. political or social system as a whole is serving their needs.

Major donors have been looking at people other than Jeb Bush,» said Anthony Corrado, a professor of government at Colby College who studies campaign finance.

One study says the close relationship between the government and banking insiders during the financial crisis affected trades.

He said, «If we have a large number of complaints the federal government should study that and consider taking action.»

The study's authors say they used the same methods researchers developed in a 2009 report titled «State and Local Government Sales Tax Revenue Losses from Electronic Commerce,» compiled by business professors at the University of Tennessee.

Bricker said those are safe numbers for Harper, noting that international studies show that governments with approval ratings over 40 per cent have a strong chance of getting re-elected.

Kenney, meanwhile, refused to take the government's bait on the «no outing kids» legislation, but also refused to say much of anything at all, keeping his caucus quiet while it studied the new bill.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- After more than 40 years of study, the U.S. government says it has found no evidence that common anti-bacterial soaps prevent the spread of germs, and regulators want the makers of Dawn, Dial and other household staples to prove that...

«The Chinese government played the role of an indispensable enabler,» said Minxin Pei, a professor at Claremont McKenna College in California who studies Chinese politics.

The Harper government has said it's still studying how best to proceed on the issue of competition, roaming and tower sharing among carriers in Canada.

A new study, called Private Companies, Professionals and Income Splitting, says a mid-range estimate on the the loss to government coffers is about $ 500 - million based on 2011 tax data

George Ford, chief economist for the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Public Policy Studies, said EPB got the equivalent of $ 2,000 per customer in federal subsidies to build its citywide fiber optic network Ford said other government - owned utilities, such as one in Bristol, Va., have gotten $ 7,000 or more per subscriber to add telecommunications services that compete against private companies such as AT&T, Comcast and Charter Communications.

«I'm not a partisan actor, but I actually think this is the worst thing that the Harper government has done for Canada,» the former co-chief executive of RIM said in an interview after studying large sections of the 6,000 - page document, released to the public last week.

«It would be very expensive for the government to build its own 5G network, and the government would have to find enough spectrum, which is in short supply these days,» says Darrell West, vice president and director of governance studies at The Brookings Institution and founding director of Brookings» Center for Technology Innovation.

A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office study said the FDA inspects foreign drug manufacturing facilities about once every 11 years.

His study eviscerates the government's claim about how low - and middle - income Canadians are the big winners here,» said Rick Smith, Executive Director of the Broadbent Institute.

If the Tories go ahead with plans to double the contribution limit on tax - free savings accounts, it will cost the government billions of dollars and benefit only the very wealthy, two separate studies released Tuesday say.

Milos Barutciski, a lawyer with Bennett Jones LLP in Toronto familiar with the SNC - Lavalin affair and who has co-operated with authorities on certain aspects of the case, said he believes the Trudeau government will study both allowing deferred prosecution agreements and changing the mandatory blacklist provisions in the Conservatives» controversial government procurement rules.

Imagine that after careful study a government official — say, the president or one of the party leaders in Congress — reaches a considered judgment that a particular course of action is best for the country.

The police statement said the suspect was studying general organic chemistry at Spain's government - backed Higher Council for Scientific Investigations.

CT's past coverage of Germany includes interviews with a cabinet member in chancellor Angela Merkel's government about evangelical political engagement, a German church planter who studied under Tim Keller, and a Berlin - based journalist who says that Martin Luther would have driven most of Germany's bishops from their pulpits.

CSW said Apostle Bernardo de Quesada, another leader in the same network, complained this week that government officials had interrupted bible studies held in private homes and attempted to intimidate the homeowners into stopping their religious activities.

However, a joint study by the Government of South Australia and Women's & Children's Hospital says differently.

Bode said the government should permit irradiation of the school food it buys — a technique many food safety advocates oppose because it has not been extensively studied.

Dr. Daniel Taber, the new study's lead author from the Institute for Health Research and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said students who receive free or reduced - price lunches from the government tend to be more obese, but that may be due to their families» low - income status.

The American Chemistry Council has defended the chemical, saying scientists» concerns over Bisphenol A were «distinctly at odds» with findings from other studies by both government organizations and scientific bodies.

South of the border, the American Chemistry Council is disputing the findings, saying, «the chemicals studied here are shown to be at extremely low exposure levels and well below government - set safe levels.»

The American Chemistry Council has defended the chemical, saying scientists» concerns over bisphenol A were «distinctly at odds» with findings from other studies by both government organizations and scientific bodies.

Basically it means the government is saying that if you study anything that isn't medicine or a practical science, you can f**k off.

Dr. Nkpah said: «After a study of the approach, loud pronouncements and long delays adopted by the government on the globally celebrated implementation, the Ogoni people are not persuaded about the sincerity of the President Muhammadu Buhari - led federal government whose earlier promises were designed to score cheap political points.»

On giving diaspora Nigerians a chance to participate in elections, president Buhari said his government was studying the scenario, stressing that what was utmost was to make the process more credible.

The Business Council also said Gov. Andrew Cuomo already has announced plans for a commission to study options for government - sponsored alternative retirement plans, called NY SMART, and they'd like to see those results first.

If this week is any indication, expect a late - December blizzard of studies, reports and surveys predicting doomsday scenarios for New York's schools, cities and other government entities if a tax cap goes through — despite a poll saying that voters clearly want the mechanism.

Commenting on the research published today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «The independent Institute for Fiscal Studies has confirmed what the NUT has been saying since the Government announced its cuts programme.

The grassroots survey, which is not sanctioned by a government agency, was announced Tuesday at the New York state Capitol, where Health Department officials in June released the results of a controversial study they said found no evidence of increased cancer rates in Hoosick Falls.

Jamison Dague, director of infrastructure studies for the Citizens Budget Commission of New York, a nonprofit government watchdog group, said the MTA has long wanted to abolish some of the work rules.

But the Public Relations Officer of Exton Cubic, Sammy Gyamfi, said that, his outfit was currently «studying the letters received from government» before «seeking redress by taking the necessary legal steps.»

The statement said «though the government has till date not issued a comprehensive response to the Lecture delivered by Dr. Bawumia a fortnight ago, we are encouraged by the suggestions made by the Head of the Economic Management Team and Vice-President, H.E. Kwesi Bekoe Amissah - Arthur, over the weekend in Sunyani, that the government is still studying the Lecture and will in due course respond comprehensively to the Lecture.»

«This office will continue to review all options moving forward to ensure that the federal government meets its clear legal obligation to fully study the potential risks to New Yorkers» health, environment and public safety before allowing fracking in the Delaware River Basin,» Schneiderman said in a statement.

Challenging a Clarkson University study that revealed proximity to lands classified as Wilderness generates up to a 25 percent premium on property values, the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board says the connection between Wilderness classification and economic benefit is far more nuanced.

The Cuomo Administration report has angered business groups, who say the study is skewed, and does not look at impacts a two thirds wage hike would have on small business owners, small farms, and local governments and school districts.

ALBANY — For Gov. Cuomo, his prickliness last week at a female reporter asking a question about sexual harassment in state government should be a case study for male politicians on how not to handle the hot - button issue — and could come back to haunt him, Democratic operatives say.

As part of a response, Cuomo said he'd continue a «shared services» panel that compels local governments to study ways to make savings and earmark $ 225 million in state funds to match homegrown proposals.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seen in Albany on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, said Monday that he'd continue a «shared services» panel that compels local governments to study ways to make savings.

Speaking during a courtesy visit by the participants of Senior Executive Course 40, 2018 Study Group from the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, at the Government House Port Harcourt on Monday, Governor Wike said: «What we have seen in most cases is that security lapses are a result of political interference.