Sentences with phrase «great national importance»

Typically only three Justices sit on an appeal case but five justices are assigned when it is a matter of great national importance such as when the constitutionality of a piece of federal legislation is at issue.

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As the Asia Pacific Gateway, it is of regional and national economic importance that Greater Vancouver has a safe, reliable and efficient mobility network.

'' I Am Your Child A list of great resources to help answer many parenting questions, from a national, nonprofit organization that raises awareness about the importance of early childhood development.

«Although the results of this study cause us a great deal of concern» said Ekwoge Abwe, coauthor of the study and manager of San Diego Zoo Global's Ebo Forest Research Project, «we are encouraged that it highlights the importance of the proposed Ebo National Park where we have been conducting a long - term and ongoing research and conservation program geared towards the protection of primate species and the reduction of the bushmeat practices that directly affect them.»

Now that we've unlocked its genetic secrets, loblolly pine will take on even greater importance as we look for new sources of biomass to drive our nation's bioeconomy and ways to increase carbon sequestration and mitigate climate change,» said Sonny Ramaswamy, director of USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), which funded the research.

He was the first president since John F. Kennedy to do that, and if you read that speech, which is still on the web I believe — both at the Academy web site and my friend Ralph Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences, is in the front row — and it's also on the White House web site — what you will find is although the president was clear about the practical applications of science and technology to our great challenges as I've mentioned, he probably spent two thirds of that talk talking about the importance of basic science; the importance of fundamental research in science and technology to our national well - being; and the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics edNational Academy of Sciences, is in the front row — and it's also on the White House web site — what you will find is although the president was clear about the practical applications of science and technology to our great challenges as I've mentioned, he probably spent two thirds of that talk talking about the importance of basic science; the importance of fundamental research in science and technology to our national well - being; and the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ednational well - being; and the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.

Beginning in 1988, one year after The Great March on Washington, D.C., National Coming Out Day has grown to become a global importance.

And that now it is of great importance that a national strategy on this matter is established.

For 20 years, NCTAF has worked to drive and inform the national dialogue about the importance of great teaching, especially in hard - to - staff schools.

In closing, Under Secretary of the U. S. Department of Education Ted Mitchell, who shared that his father was a high school guidance counselor, spoke of the great importance of equity in education and the national movement to expand college readiness, college access, and college completion.

Today Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and the greater region influenced by the Persian culture (such as Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and Dagestan) celebrate this national epic.The work is of central importance in Persian culture, regarded as a literary masterpiece, and definitive of the ethno - national cultural identity of modern - day Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

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August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and although this isn't exactly a «pet holiday», this is a great conversation starter for the importance of vaccinating pets.

Significance of Haleakala National Park Haleakala National Park was created on August 1, 1916, to protect the Haleakala Crater, a place of great importance in the Hawaiian...

Conserving its outstanding natural and cultural values for the benefit of local, national and international communities is of the greatest importance.

Recent exhibitions Everything and More at The Whitney Museum of American Art (2015); Interiors at Castello di Rivoli (2015); and past shows include Visitors, Governor's Island, New York (2015); Cloud Cover, CCS Bard College, Hessel Museum, Annandale - on - Hudson, New York (2015); The Importance of Being a (Moving) Image, National Gallery, Prague (2015); The Great Acceleration, Taipei Biennial, Taipei (2014); Phantom Limbs, Pilar Corrias, London (2014); A Minute Ago, High Art, Paris (2014); Chance Motives, Sculpture Center, New York (2013); Geographies of Contamination, David Roberts Art Foundation, London (2013).

Recent exhibitions include Visitors, Governor's Island, New York (2015); Cloud Cover, CCS Bard College, Hessel Museum, Annandale - on - Hudson, New York (2015); The Importance of Being a (Moving) Image, National Gallery, Prague (2015); The Great Acceleration, Taipei Biennial (2014); Phantom Limbs, Pilar Corrias Gallery, London (2014); A Minute Ago, High Art, Paris (2014); Chance Motives, SculptureCenter, New York (2013); Geographies of Contamination, David Roberts Art Foundation, London (2013); and Uncanny Valleys, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York (2013).

Recent solo and group exhibitions and screenings include: «Everything and More», Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2015); «Palisades», Serpentine Galleries, London (2015); «Cloud Cover», CCS Hessel Museum, New York (2015); «The Importance of Being a (Moving) Image», National Gallery, Prague (2015); Taipei Biennial, «The Great Acceleration», Taipei (2014); «Phantom Limbs», Pilar Corrias, London (2014); «Geographies of Contamination», David Roberts Art Foundation, London (2014) and BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), New York (2014).

The # 60,000 prize has a major impact on both the winning museum and their chosen artist: for the winning museum, the award allows the acquisition of an ambitious work of contemporary art of national importance, and for the winning artist (who may be showing widely nationally and internationally but whose work is not represented in collections in this country), the award is a stepping stone to greater visibility and provides access to national and international audiences.

For the winning museum, the award allows the acquisition of an ambitious work of contemporary art of national importance, and for the winning artist (who may be showing widely nationally and internationally but whose work is not represented in collections in this country), the award is a stepping stone to greater visibility and provides access to national and international audiences.

Attracting this caliber of talent will enable us to bring even greater value to our students and accelerate our commitment to building a museum of national and global importance.»

Given that we all depend upon records of all types for all proper transactions, any one of which could become evidence related to a legal proceeding or service, or a decision made about any of us, there can not be a national standard of greater importance.

The day - long summit brought together top experts to discuss legal reform's importance to the greater business community and national economy.

Who and What: Each year, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform convenes the nation's top legal minds in D.C. for a high - impact discussion on the current state of legal reform and its importance to the greater business community and national economy.

The Chinese government has attached great importance to the emerging blockchain industry and listed it in the «Thirteenth Five - Year» National Informatization Plan (the macro-economic plan of the Chinese government, which has been in implementation since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and is revised every five years).

But in terms of national policy matters it was of great importance.