Sentences with phrase «growing number of practices»

Comfort level A growing number of practices are devoted solely to felines, but you may not be able to locate a cats - only clinic in your community.

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Meanwhile, earlier this week, BuzzFeed wrote about a practice in which it claims a growing number of businesses are paying Facebook to promote positive news stories from publishers as sponsored posts.

Through the data it collects in a growing number of companies, Moss and his team hope to eventually put numbers to the value of just about any office practice or perk, enabling employers to instantly answer questions like, What would make my staff happier — free food at work or a shorter commute?

Increasingly applied in western psychology, the practice of mindfulness comes out of the Buddhist tradition of meditation, and is championed by a growing number of celebrities, athletes and executives.

Another of today's provincial best practices is Quebec's Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, which requires a growing number of vehicles sold in the province to be emissions - free.

Consider as a primer what freer trade accomplishes: In the post-war era, and especially with the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991 — and with it the notion that governments could centrally direct an economy — a growing number of economies rejoined the normal human preference and practice of free enterprise.

The authors said Kalanick had become «a giant liability to the car - hailing company for a growing number of reasons, from sketchy business practices to troubling lawsuits to a basic management situation that was akin to really toxic goat rodeo.

Crowdfunding — the practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people — has grown in popularity since the launch of Kickstarter.com in 2009.

At the same time, government agencies are increasing their scrutiny of employee misclassification due to a growing number of complaints about abusive labor practices by sharing economy companies.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)-- A small but growing number of science and math teachers aren't spending the summer at the beach or catching up on books, they're toiling at companies, practicing the principles they teach.

Small but growing numbers of Christian theologians in Europe and North America have begun to meet regularly with Buddhists to foster mutual understanding and growth, one result of which is the recently established international Society for Buddhist - Christian Studies.4 In addition, following the lead of the late Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, many Roman Catholic monastics have begun to use meditative practices as an adjunct to their own spiritual disciplines (Walker).

Intellectually, there are growing numbers of scientists, technicians, philosophers, and scholars who practice an «advocacy science and scholarship» which challenges head - on conceptions of science, technology, and scholarship as value neutral activities of pure and disinterested elites.

So it is that «growing numbers of people are abandoning religion in practice; on every side they influence literature, the arts, the interpretation of the humanities and of history and civil laws themselves.

There are a growing number of Methodist ministers who have faced formal complaints for violating the church's policy that relates to their teaching that «the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.»

The concept of preaching ministry that we are building here is being practiced in a growing number of places.

But in the same timespan, the number of Muslims in Africa grew from 11 million to 234 million, while the number of those practicing tribal religions shrank from 76 percent of Africans to 13 percent.

The discussion highlighted the need for a substantive parliamentary debate on the current abortion legislation since medical science and practice is raising serious questions over when the foetus becomes viable outside the womb, the current twenty - four week limit for «social» abortion and the growing number of doctors in the UK who are refusing to perform abortions because of the aforementioned.

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The number of profiles continues to grow as we document the practices of more companies.

Infant potty training is also referred to as elimination communication, and it is an approach practiced by a growing number of families in the natural living community.

When the state's prison population was fairly small, the practice did not have much of an effect on legislative districts, but as the number of incarcerated people grew, so did the impact.

«For beginning farmers, a group that includes a growing number of veterans, women farmers like me, and other groups, we do have some opportunities with innovative business models that include more diversified farms, more sustainable farming practice, but there aren't nearly enough of us,» she said, addressing O'Malley.

With another season of scholastic football in full swing at school districts across the country, a growing number of physicians and athletic trainers are re-evaluating how they diagnose and treat head injuries suffered during practices and games.

Luckily, with the rise in demand for doulas, the number of certified birth doulas in the United States has grown to over 7,000 practicing doulas today.

Well, a growing number of fitness experts claim that the practice can help people lose fat and improve their health.

The study's findings (that regular yoga practice can effect statistically significant improvements in sleep habits) back up a growing number of medical professionals» emphasis on altering our routines, as opposed to taking pills, to correct disturbed sleep patterns.

In addition, like conventional medical doctors (MDs), a growing number of naturopathic doctors choose to focus their practices in specialty areas.

An ever - growing number of studies indicates that improved health is one of the likely benefits of practicing yoga.

However, a growing number of health care practitioners are turning to the ancient practice as a way to help their patients feel better.

Some happy customers see this as the ultimate in one - stop medical shopping («Women want to go to one place where they can do it all,» says Beverly Hills, California, gynecologist and cosmetic surgeon Delores Kent, MD.) But as the number of hybrid practices has grown, so have the problems, according to alarming new research.

The major thrust of the initiative will be to disseminate the ideas and practices pioneered by James P. Comer, the Yale University child psychiatrist whose beliefs about the inseparability of social and academic development have been embraced by a growing number of schools.

For instance, our participants use writing to coordinate social practices that haven't always been coordinated via writing, such as their personal lives and a growing number of learning activities.

A small but growing number of teacher union locals have attempted to go beyond the industrial unionism model by fashioning new ways of organizing teaching around high - quality practice and high - performing schools.

A harder task, which a growing number of schools are proving can be done, is to convert an entire school to embrace new practices that fulfill the changing educational demands of our age.

As the basic competency of taking control of one's own learning becomes regular practice among a growing number of educational actors, the possibilities of a more professional service increase.

The growing number of English language learners in traditional classrooms calls for instruction and practice tailored to each student's language abilities and level of mastery.

A rapidly growing number of schools have made a momentous discovery: When teachers regularly and collaboratively review assessment data for the purpose of improving practice to reach measurable achievement goals, something magical happens.

Despite the fact that punitive practices are widespread, a growing number of researchers have found that they are not particularly effective.

So, while it's true that teaching practices that are great for ELLs are great for all students, many educators and districts with growing numbers of ELLs are focusing their professional learning and resource creation on supporting ELLs.

Trauma - informed practices and programs, like guided meditation, Collaborative Problem Solving, and Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) have been successful in a growing number of schools, reducing reactions to trauma and lowering student discipline problems while raising academic achievement.

However, despite improved teaching practice and a growing number of good school places, there are still too many parents who do not have the choice of a good school place for their child.

in the face of rising productivity and affluence, older workers find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment, and especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs; the setting of arbitrary age limits regardless of potential for job performance has become a common practice, and certain otherwise desirable practices may work to the disadvantage of older persons; the incidence of unemployment, especially long - term unemployment with resultant deterioration of skill, morale, and employer acceptability is, relative to the younger ages, high among older workers; their numbers are great and growing; and their employment problems grave; the existence in industries affecting commerce, of arbitrary discrimination in employment because of age, burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce.

But there's a growing number of authors and other entertainers around that do things the way I like (of their own volition — that's how I learned about the practices),

Doylestown Veterinary Hospital has been recognized by the AAFP as a Cat Friendly Practice, a program initiated to improve the health and wellness of the growing number of pet cats.

This misconception will likely produce a growing number of dangerous dogs as misinformed, complacent dog owners fail to practice responsible aggression - prevention measures, thereby increasing insurance claims.

This misconception will likely produce a growing number of dangerous dogs as misinformed, complacent dog owners fail to practice responsible aggression - prevention measures.

With a growing number of pet owners unable to afford veterinary care, the need for charitable help far outweighs the ability of any individual veterinary practice.

The effectiveness of TNR is why the number of programs continues to grow, and why TNR is considered a best practice.

Ubud also has a vibrant wellness scene that includes yoga, meditation, traditional healing practices and a growing number of healthy eating outlets.

From local teachers to expat yoga instructors, there are a growing number of outstanding people with whom to practice in Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo.