Sentences with phrase «implement sweeping plans»

Since the island is technically a creature of the state, which is running the place under a 99 - year lease from the city, the public authority in charge — the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC)-- has less red tape to wade through in order to implement sweeping plans.

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Lyons contrasted the previous government's approach to that of the Bank of England, which prepared substantial contingency plans to deal with any market fallout from the initial shock of the referendum outcome, and then quickly implemented a sweeping programme of new monetary easing, cutting interest rates to a record low of 0.25 %, and extending quantitative easing.

Walsh, an independent who swept into office this past year by promising a nonpartisan approach to politics, has said he plans to keep in place policies enacted by former Mayor Stephanie Miner, though, that do not require police to arrest people based on immigration status — a policy frequently implemented by sanctuary cities.

In a surprise move, following intense pressure from Congress and the media, the White House announced in late April 2002 that it was retreating from implementing its own, less sweeping restructuring plan.

The Mind Trust and the outside experts it hired to craft its plan say they found no better way to actually implement the sweeping overhaul it has proposed than to put IPS in the control of the mayor.

As an overhaul of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)-- the sweeping federal education law that sets most national school policy — continues to lag in Congress, Duncan is beginning to get answers about the viability of his plan to relieve states of the law's requirements in exchange for implementing some of his choice reforms.

The Irda had announced sweeping regulatory changes for all unit - linked insurance plans (Ulips), an investment linked insurance product, which will be implemented from September 1.