Sentences with phrase «great issues of policy»

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With Chinese growth slowing, a paramount issue for President Obama and American business will be learning what the direction of Chinese policy will be — toward greater opening of its market in the tradition of Deng Xiaoping, or much less welcome alternatives.

Leaving aside any potential issues with our hiring policies or company culture, what sort of questions / puzzles / brainteasers can I ask in our online application form or phone interview that can potentially screen those candidates who are motivated by providing great work and service, rather than those who want a «cool» name on their resume?

While I agree that it's important to enact policies with a goal of achieving the «greatest change,» talking to my daughter about the issues important to her also taught me that we — men, especially — should pull up a chair and hear out what changes are needed prior to taking action.

Concluding a book on The Cheating of America Charles Lewis and Bill Allison return the issue of tax evasion and tax policies to the basic question of order vs. anarchy «The role of law is one of the greatest inheritances of civilization, the great bedrock against anarchy and barbarism.

Crisis books usually follow a predictable pattern: first a searing depiction of the problem at hand, then some broad and sweeping assessments of how great changes in attitude might begin to address the issue, and then some piddling and timid policy proposals that clearly won't begin to meet the challenge.

The third — and potentially greatest — issue of the international economy is the possible irrelevance of trade policy as we know it to the digitalised economy.

On the economic and business side, emphasis was put on the importance of being part of single European home market with access to over 250 million people for British business, industry, jobs, and future prosperity; greater bargaining strength in matters related to issues such as energy and trade negotiations; and the ability to take advantage of the Common Agricultural Policy with the price stability and guaranteed food supplies that it brought with it.

The real issue is not, however, that Romney's neo-con inspired foreign policy will inevitably lead the U.S. to ideologically - justified war but because his reckless use of such rhetoric highlights his inexperience in foreign policy and may create far greater problems than he realises.

The issue which is going to have the greatest impact in terms of destabilising the unions» relations with the government is economic policy.

Michael Burgess, FPI board chair, said «Frank Mauro has used his great understanding of fiscal issues and his passion for tax fairness to make the Fiscal Policy Institute the source for progressive policy proposals through five governors and an entire generation of Albany legislative hiPolicy Institute the source for progressive policy proposals through five governors and an entire generation of Albany legislative hipolicy proposals through five governors and an entire generation of Albany legislative history.

@KeshavSrinivasan: During the Great Depression of the 1930s, when banks closed right and left, this became a public policy issue.

But the reality is the skills of a scientist applied to any public policy issue can yield great results.

The results suggest that there should be: improvements to policy and management to champion biodiversity issues; a strengthening of environmental laws and enforcement; recognition of socio - economic issues especially among indigenous and local communities; increases in funding and resource allocation; knowledge, research and development to inform decision making; a greater understanding and protection of the rights of nature and cultural heritage; a more holistic public awareness and participation to bring about change to promote conservation.

But on the scientific issues that probably matter most to policymakers — such as which kinds of countries cause most emissions, who will bear the greatest burdens in controlling emissions, or how international trade affects emissions and policies — the pendulum has swung strongly toward the governments.»

In an accompanying editorial, David Goldblatt, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., of the UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London, and Elizabeth Miller, F.R.C.Path., of Public Health England, London, write that the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts recently decided to revisit the issue of nonspecific effects of vaccines as part of its continued appraisal of important issues that could be relevant to inform global immunization policy.

In view of the increasing activity and attention to the role of science in foreign policy at the highest political levels, we believe the time is right to catalyze greater thought and discussion about issues at the interface of science and diplomacy.

Regardless of your personal opinion about this issue, substance abuse is a fast - growing global problem, linked to a great number of health risks, that needs to be addressed by creating adequate policies.

These incentives are all the stronger because districts make decisions on a wide range of policy, taxing, and funding issues of great relevance to union interests.

In «Teachers Unions at Risk of Losing «Agency Fees,»» Mike Antonucci analyzes the legal and policy issues surrounding agency fees at greater length.

In light of these findings, Plan UK is calling for greater support for teachers to prevent incidents of unwanted sexual contact, as well as high - quality statutory sex and relationships education to teach young people about issues of consent and healthy relationships, and ensuring bullying policies address gender and sexual violence, providing a safe environment for pupils to report concerns.

In the Spring 2013 issue for Ed Next, Richard Colvin wrote about a number of new organizations aimed at giving teachers a greater voice in how their profession works and in education policy.

The issue of greatest concern to the district, however, is not communication or the general goal of accountability; it is the state «s funding equalization policies.

This special issue brief from the Center for Great Teachers & Leaders at the American Institutes of Research is a first step in addressing these policy gaps by offering state education leaders an overview of the current policy landscape, its implications for CTE teacher effectiveness, and next steps for creating aligned and coherent human capital management policies.

And those of us who teach classes about education policy and are constantly looking for interesting, flawed books on education policy are the real winners, as Reign of Error combines a great deal of clear explication of issues with provocative arguments that its readers (such as my future students) can poke holes through.

While a large number of insurers offer simplified issue life insurance policies, Sagicor is a great choice as they offer competitive rates and some of the highest death benefits.

We congratulate the Kunming activists for their success and we will continue our efforts to encourage greater awareness of animal welfare issues, support capacity building, assist in lobbying activities aimed at policy change, respond to distress calls and monitor developments as the Chinese animal protection movement grows.

I think that is a great example of policies and rules being made without trying to understand the issue behind them.

A new website should be of great value to policy - makers to view and understand the relationship between their national emissions reduction strategies and the global climate change problem, issues that must be considered in setting national ghg targets as a matter of ethics.

Actually, a greater recognition of the risk that higher pCO2 isn't due to fossil emissions might simplify the policy issues.

I advocated modest initial precautionary measures to be accompanied by greater research into the reality of the issue, better knowledge of potential impacts and of strategies to deal with it, on the basis of modifying policy as more was learned.

Our greater climate policies must first address the pertinent issue of access to and control over natural resources.

As to this blogs agenda, Ive been operating under the assumption that Dr. Curry believes that the more open the discussion of, and the greater the information flow on, the issues of AGW (both science and policy), the closer we'll all be to answers to the questions.

If not, you're missing a great IGRA journal with their recently published IGRA Green Roof News 2/2015... while the 43 - page issue is full of informative articles and case studies, its main focus is on Urban Green Roof Policies:

However, increasingly, due to issues with liability (great letter for an employee who turns out to be terrible), management and consistency, many employers have policies that prohibit formal reference letters for all departing employees — regardless of their performance.

In denying summary judgment to GE and granting summary judgment to Boston Edison, the Court found that: (1) while the construction work performed by GE met the definition of an improvement to real property for purposes of the statute of repose, public policy considerations necessitated an exception to the application of the statute in cases involving alleged asbestos - related disease; (2) the installation of asbestos insulation was not an abnormally dangerous activity; (3) Boston Edison did not exercise sufficient control over the work at issue to be held negligent; and (4) a premises owner, such as Boston Edison, has no duty to warn where the subcontractor has knowledge of the hazard which is equal to or greater than that of the premises owner.

In this issue of Legal News, find out if your car insurance policy is protecting your family, what the greatest gift of love ever given was, and what the consequences are for pharmacy errors.

Well David is a great law teacher and a wonderful university administrator but his publications show depth in securities and in the policy issues surrounding the Internet, but nothing on the constitution, except for a post-referendum piece on the economics of separation.

Half of the weekly sessions will employ a traditional seminar format designed to allow students to explore in greater detail many of the policy issues underlying employment discrimination law, including scholarly critiques of existing doctrine.

Remember that a much greater percentage of fully underwritten life insurance policies do not get issued versus non-med policies.

The insurance certificate or cover note issued by the insurance company constitutes the only legal evidence that the policy to which the certificate relates satisfies the requirements of the relevant law applicable in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Island of Guernsey, the Island of Jersey and the Island of Alderney.

This handy rider gives you the power to increase the size of the death benefit on your current policy without having to undergo a new medical exam, which is great if you're over 35 or have developed new health issues since you last bought life insurance.

Some types of policies may not be guaranteed issue, meaning the insurer can refuse to insure you if it thinks you pose too great a risk.

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Chris -(I agree; great blog) I had the same question - So taking it a little further — if he was given automatic group insurance when eligible, leaves work down the road due to illness - work signs off on the conversion form that he is eligible, then the insurer says he is eligible & no physical is necessary under conversion and they issue his policy; he pays his premium then he dies within the 2 year period of natural causes, how & what can they contest?

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