Sentences with phrase «group against a major»

Making an issue of using test scores to evaluate teachers means taking on powerful teacher unions, pitting a core Democratic interest group against a major goal of the Obama administration.

A notice of intention to sue has been filed by a bird conservation group against a major wind power installation.

Not exact matches

To capture these varied factors, the people analytics team examined qualitative surveys from the three major employee groups and compared the information to sales performances (stacked against quarterly quota).

The numbers underscore why major health industry trade groups like the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Psychiatric Association, and others have all endorsed legislative reforms they believe can help turn the tide against gun violence.

Testifying against the proposal were states, environmental and health groups, and virtually every major truck and engine manufacturer.

SEATTLE, Washington, Melb - ourne... during the past 18 months, at major meetings of groups such as the WTO, IMF and G - 8, these and many other cities have seen hundreds of thousands of people protesting against the globalised economy and the institutions t

In a statement, the president and founder of the group China Aid, Bob Fu, said, «His arrest marks a major escalation in the crackdown against those who oppose the forced demolition of crosses.

Despite the clamour for places, there are prominent campaigns from the country's major secularist groups against faith schools.

A military coalition of nearly 9,000 soldiers from Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Benin has recently made some major strides in their fight against the radical Islamic terror group Boko...

Just days after criminal charges were filed against a rabbi in Germany for performing circumcisions comes major news from Yair Rosenberg in Tablet magazine: America's leading group of pediatricians is set to endorse the procedure.

Just weeks before, the Vatican issued a major report condemning the groups that represent most American nuns, saying those organizations had promoted «radical feminism» while neglecting teachings against homosexuality and abortion.

A military coalition of nearly 9,000 soldiers from Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Benin has recently made some major strides in their fight against the radical Islamic terror group Boko Haram, and now, they're asking militants to give up and repent.

On Tuesday, a coalition of major Muslim, interfaith and civil rights groups will announce a new campaign and website to push back against politicians and others they say are trafficking in anti-Muslim rhetoric.

UCLA major assets are Linebacker Mike Ballou, a good group of runners headed by Tailback Greg Jones and a delightful first - half schedule: once by this week's opener against Oregon State the Bruins meet four teams that won a total of five games in» 68.

We'll be in pot 2 this year so we'll be playing against at least one major team in the group stages hopefully, though there are one or two weaker sides like Benfica in pot 1.

Costa failed to score at last summer's major competition in Brazil as the then reigning champions of the world were knocked out at the group stage and his one and only goal for the Spaniards came in a routine 4 - 0 Euro 2016 qualifier victory against Luxembourg in October last year.

A major study published in the UK (Birthplace in England Collaborative Group, 2011) has examined the risks of planned home births, comparing them against planned deliveries in hospitals and midwife units for low risk women.

The regime is carrying out violent measures against Islamists and youth — two major groups that can not afford to be alienated — signalling the regime's struggles to control a significant segment of the population via peaceful means.

In a major ruling, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has won its case against the Department for Education (DfE) over its refusal to publish a list of all groups proposing to establish Free Schools.

The MirRam Group was hired by William Ackman of Pershing Square Capital to organize Latino opposition to Herbalife, which Ackman has bet against in major stock shorts.

The 2017 budget was to ensure confidence in the economy — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:52 The cedi remains relatively stable against he major currencies — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:51 Interest rate in 2017 continue to decline — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:50 Inflation continue to decline in 2017 — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:48 We have returned to a robust growth after 2016 recorded the worst growth in three decades — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:47 The call to relieve our country and people from a wretched existence is urgent — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:45 The should not simply be a statement to share the national cake between different groups but it should capture how a nation comes together to meet the challenges of our time — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:45 We plan on providing opportunities as many Ghanaians as possible.

Schenectady County on Thursday filed a lawsuit against several major pharmaceutical companies, accusing the group of manufacturing America's opioid crisis for profit.

Neither the Democratic association nor its GOP counterpart created a separate Connecticut affiliate four years ago, but the step may be a precaution against potential claims of illegal coordination with Malloy, a major fundraiser for the group.

Acknowledging the current administration's fight against corruption, the group noted that, «corruption has been the major barrier that stands between them and a higher living standard.»

The issue was used with devastating effect against Democratic candidates in several upstate districts, but it is relatively inoffensive to major G.O.P. donors and business groups.

The tougher choices down the road could include major cuts in state education spending — the political third rail for many lawmakers; or what are euphemistically called «revenue enhancers,» also known as higher or new taxes; or a cap on state spending, which such powerful labor groups as the teachers and health - care workers unions fight against tooth and nail.

Against the backdrop of continuing Boko Haram attacks in the North East states especially now through the soft target approach of using suicide bombers, a senior army officer has pin - pointed access to illegal funds as one of the major factors emboldening the terrorist group.

Fayose governor challenged the DSS to tell Nigerians those who sponsored the Tuesday protest in Abuja by a group that called itself National Support Groups for Good Governance, (NASUGG), saying «When protesters went round major streets in Abuja on Tuesday, protesting against Governor Wike, where was the DSS then?

H. contortus has become resistant to all major treatments against parasitic worms, so its genome is a good model to understand how drug resistance develops in this complex group of closely related parasites and will also reveal further potential drug and vaccine targets.

No, says a major pressure group, which thinks that autonomous offensive weapons should be banned under treaties like those against landmines and cluster weapons.

This assessment means that species have been checked against a list of criteria published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, a time - consuming process that has been completed for only three per cent of marine species, with no assessments at all in three quarters of the major groups of marine animals and plants.

Scientists headed by Ferran Azorín, CSIC research professor and head of the Chromatin Structure and Function group at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), have discovered why histone 1 is a major protection factor against genomic instability and a vital protein for the organism.

Published electronically today, and in the the July 27, 2000 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, the Edmonton group's methods have been hailed by researchers as a major breakthrough in the fight against diabetes, which affects an estimated 16 million Americans.

Regular awards - watchers will know that the NSFC is generally the most highbrow of the critics» groups, as well as the most independent - minded — last year, they went wholly against the Oscar grain, giving Best Picture to «Waltz With Bashir» and four major awards to «Happy - Go - Lucky.»

Although Students For Education Reform has yet to file their IRS forms for this past tax year, in their first three years of business the group collected at least $ 6 million from corporate education reform groups, including a major start up grant form Democrats For Education Reform, an anti-union, anti-teacher, pro-charter group that have run attack ads against the Chicago Teachers Union and other groups speaking out for the rights of teachers and students.

FEA president Joanne McCall said the group would not drop its legal challenge, one of two major lawsuits pending against the program.

Our Philadelphia founding member, Helen Gym, shared news reports that her group, Parents United for Public Education, and others have filed an ethics complaint against the William Penn Foundation and the Boston Consulting Group, alleging that BCG was acting as a lobbyist when it developed a plan for the School District of Philadelphia including major school closures and charter expansion, funded through and at the direction of the foundagroup, Parents United for Public Education, and others have filed an ethics complaint against the William Penn Foundation and the Boston Consulting Group, alleging that BCG was acting as a lobbyist when it developed a plan for the School District of Philadelphia including major school closures and charter expansion, funded through and at the direction of the foundaGroup, alleging that BCG was acting as a lobbyist when it developed a plan for the School District of Philadelphia including major school closures and charter expansion, funded through and at the direction of the foundation.

As this line of research continues to mature, students will be able to think of readiness in terms of four or five levels of knowledge and skill cross-referenced against a dozen or more pathways that comprise groups of occupations, careers, or college majors.

His image became synonymous with protest against the government and the oppressions of society after Alan Moore and David Lloyd had the lead character in V for Vendetta wear a Guy Fawkes mask; the mask was later picked up by the protest group Anonymous and has become a major cultural icon.

Someone holding this portfolio has a balance of 60 % stocks and 40 % bonds; the stocks are highly diversified across three major global groupings; and the bonds are split between those which are protected against inflation and the long - term bonds which are most valuable in a market panic or sell - off, when they (unlike everything else) tend to go up.

While Major Nelson was getting the crowd jazzed about standing in groups and lines, he picked five random people in attendance to get up on some multiplayer action... against Cliff Bleszinski and the Gears of War voice actors.

Outlined on the game's website Inquisitor — Martyr is «a game where you can develop your character for years in a huge, persistent open world sandbox and shape the outcome of major events» Players will have «the opportunity to create communities, build allegiances or wage a secret war in the shadows against other power groups, sometimes even attacking fortresses of other players and maintaining your own.»

There were only a few artists, such as Paraskeva Clark, Robert «Scottie» Wilson, Albert Franck and Jock Macdonald (a major figure as both painter and teacher), who worked against the dominance of the Group of Seven and their followers in the Canadian Group of Painters.

We should note that the artists mentioned above don't constitute a «movement» in the manner of something like Cubism or Abstract Expressionism, forged by a group of friends and rivals in the bohemian bars and coffee shops of a major city as a revolt against the prevailing aesthetics of the day.

Collectivism has been a major force in South African art pretty much since the New Group, a vanguard of white modernist painters, declared themselves, in 1938, «united against junk.»

Led by five major works by Sigmar Polke, arguably the greatest grouping of Polke works ever offered at auction, which realized # 16,252,500 / $ 20,608,170 / $ 26,117,770 (see single sold prices below), tonight's sale saw strong bidding from international buyers resulting in half of the lots (49 % / 21 lots) selling above estimate, many for double or even five times of their pre-sale estimate — like Aggregate (2004) by Anthony Gormley which sold for # 1,258,500 / $ 2,022,410 / $ 1,595,778 against an estimate of # 150,000 - 200,000.

It is about the objects that have played a part in social change, and continue to do so — from a Suffragette teacup to the masked Trini dolls made by the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, Mexico, to anti-apartheid badges to the gorilla masks worn by the art - activist group Guerrilla Girls as part of their protests against the shockingly low number of female artists represented in major galleries in the US.

Judge William Alsup had requested this tutorial to bring him up to speed on the fundamental science before proceedings begin in earnest in a case brought by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, on behalf of the people of California, against a group of major fossil fuel companies, addressing the costs of climate change caused, they argue, by products those companies have sold.

On one hand, most major green groups have either come out against, or just failed to take a stand on, the most significant piece of environmental legislation on the ballot: Initiative 732's carbon tax.

But he has received fees from two groups which lobby against taking action on climate change — Friends of Science and the Natural Resources Stewardship Project — both of which receive major funding from energy companies (12).