Sentences with phrase «important agenda for»

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Furthermore, it is important that we not get too distracted by the stimulus debate and work together to promote an agenda for long - term economic growth for the country, which should include reform of a tax system that has grown out of control, finalizing trade agreements, kickstart a lagging regulatory harmonization agenda and ensuring young Canadians have the skills to compete in a global market place.

What's important for entrepreneurs with ambitious agendas is that they understand why they have chosen one approach over the other, how they have organized their infrastructure and culture to make it happen, and where they will integrate growth or scale with other competitive factors to make it harder for others to emulate their success.

Advancing a modernization agenda such as this should be a top priority, but it carries risks if not carefully managed.In areas where management is looking for change, it will be important to not seek unnecessary confrontation and to ensure that union leaders and members are treated with respect in the bargaining process.

This list is not exhaustive, but it need not be so; more important than any one of the specific items above is the general principle that crafting a reasonable agenda for dialogue requires a commitment to allowing the other party to define itself on its own terms.

Well, he is biased, bigoted, who thinks there should be no privacy for anyone except himself, who hasn't done anything worth mentioning, who drives a self important, self righteous agenda and prone to make logical leaps where there is no logic..

This overall agenda would not differ from those of most liberal Protestant or Jewish groups — except in the high level of consensus, and in the fact that the most important religious goal for UUs is «a community for shared values» (rather than theology or personal growth or social change or experiences of transcendence).

Indeed, I still believe that the question of an adequate paradigm for theology as a public form of discourse remains the most important item on the contemporary theological agenda.

Lunch is an important meal because it helps to curb cravings for foods that might work against your heart healthy agenda.

These all continue to be key priorities for PepsiCo, and are important goals in our PwP 2025 agenda.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

We are developing #MITEY in recognition of the need for individuals and organisations to network on a national level around this important agenda — something that has become very obvious to us through a local project we have been working on in London, aimed at increasing recruitment of young men into the childcare profession.

- The Department of Education, which has for years pushed an agenda that places paramount importance on schools» test scores, especially in reading and math, leaving no time for the nutrition education which is such an important part of helping children learn to make sensible eating choices.

• explain current policy requirements for mainstreaming father - inclusive practice across all teenage pregnancy and Children's Centre services; • offer guidance on key steps to take to enhance outcomes for children through developing father - inclusive services; • showcase examples of effective father - inclusive practice in teenage pregnancy and Children's Centre services; • help managers plan their response to this increasingly important policy agenda.

There are few other positions important enough for the elder sibling, who has already been foreign secretary and is too unsympathetic to Ed Miliband's civil liberty agenda to go to the Home Office.

«While I expect this fight to continue, it is my hope the administration can put this destructive chapter behind them and focus on solving our country's important issues, including funding infrastructure, creating jobs for working - class Americans, and developing a meaningful urban agenda to tackle the serious challenges facing America's cities,» said Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner in a statement.

Despite the NHS being named as the most important issue for voters, how far will Brexit dominate the news agenda and drown out domestic issues?

In accepting this responsibility on behalf of his colleagues, Speaker Heastie has stepped forward at an incredibly important time for New York as a whole, and I look forward to working with him to enact an aggressive agenda that ensures economic opportunity for all, improves and reforms our education system, ensures justice in perception and in reality, and restores trust in our government.»

Policy agendas for important issues like the 421a tax abatement and New York City rent laws are being set by publicly elected leaders who have become dependent on the real estate industry's onslaught of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.

The facts do not seem to count with you as long as your agenda is served.Clearly your not interested in reading the truth and accepting the facts behind the creation of this very important legislation for our community.That Albany is a mess is not our doing.

State Senator John Bonacic said: «I am so grateful that Governor Cuomo made this project an important part of his housing agenda, and offer my congratulations to Warwick Properties for a job well done.»

This forum will help set the agenda for the next phase of innovation for Cornell researchers, growers, state officials and other university partners in this important initiative.

In a swing across Central New York today, Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, says it's important that New York is be a leader by passing the agenda that ranges from health care to economic issues, because states are where women's issues are languishing.

The Republican leader said it's important for the whole state that the city succeeds economically, but argues a Democratic takeover of the Senate will give de Blasio and his liberal agenda more power in Albany.

Our tracker on what issues people think are the most important this week showed pensions moving up the agenda, with 38 % of people naming pensions as an important issue for their family, second only to the economy.

«We have recently made great progress in Albany by passing a good budget and passing it on time; and this state legislature - the 234th legislative session - has the opportunity to do even more and produce a record of real achievement for the people of this state: addressing New York's rent laws is an important part of that agenda.»

Speaking as one of the guests on The Agenda with Tom Bradby Mr Shapps said it was still important for MPs to be on Twitter: «Politicians can either hide away or they can be out there.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said he thought Quinn gave «a very solid address» and said that State of the City speeches provide an important opportunity for elected officials to set their agendas for the coming year.

Mr. Cuomo has called ethics reform the most important issue of his second term, particularly after Mr. Silver's arrest, which occurred just a day after Mr. Cuomo laid out his agenda for the year.

The number of people in the UK who accept the racist and fascist agenda of the BNP must be far less than 1 % of the population and there is no justification for giving them such an important platform.

As state lawmakers have returned to work and Governor Andrew Cuomo has been inaugurated for his second term, one of the most important issues on the agenda in Albany will be housing related.

Gordon Brown's conference speech contained one announcement which is perhaps more important than many people realise: the prime minister's commitment to legislate for the goal of ending child poverty offers an important example of how entrenching Labour's legacy, defining its future agenda and testing the Conservative claim to be «progressive» all go together.

«It's an important opportunity for public service to really have an impact on the lives of regular people, and I feel very privileged that I have the chance to be part of these debates and to move an agenda for to help real New Yorkers,» Gillibrand said.

«This gene has been on the agenda for human sex development, but it's quite important that a case has now been reported.»

Legal counseling is not a typical agenda item for a science confab, but it's become an important one in today's political climate, scientists say.

The 2030 Agenda can be as important for supporting the development of knowledge - based and innovative societies around the world as for making near - term progress on the 17 SDGs.»

«We come to Budapest with an important mission,» said UNESCO Assistant Director - General for Natural Sciences Flavia Schlegel at the WSF opening ceremony, «to explain what science can do to fully realize» the 17 goals — ranging from addressing climate change, to ending hunger, to working toward responsible consumption and production — laid out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

That's why it's very important to emphasize the innovation agenda — for the U.S. and now for 19 other countries, Mission Innovation as well as the parallel investor initiative led by Bill Gates.

The 2018 Federal Budget provides more than $ 1.2 billion for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), affirming the important role that nanotechnology continues to play in the Administration's innovation agenda.

The center's initial research agenda includes development of a new battery of specialized assessments for identifying the full range of abilities of autistic adults and to identify the factors that are most important for their long - term success in the 21st century workplace.

I would love it to go on about a slew of other important issues to me, (fiber, fermentation / gut health, not fearing traditional soy products, lifestyle, etc,) but that gets too complicated, confusing and controversial for this particular agenda.

Character education — important for building strong, resilient learners — is once again top of the agenda thanks to...

Indeed, the Douglas County reform agenda is shaped in important ways by the advantages its students enjoy and the concomitant effort to raise the bar for teaching and learning.

No one has played a more important role in framing Massachusetts» education reform agenda and in maintaining support for its successful implementation over the last two decades than Paul Reville.

American philanthropy, by local and national foundations, corporations, and wealthy individuals, has played many important roles in K — 12 education: creating new schools, underwriting research, funding scholarships, testing hypotheses, generating new curricula, invoking ideals, setting agendas, bolstering training, and building a case for policy changes.

Albert Shanker commented that while revamping NAEP didn't top the education lobbies» agenda for the ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) reauthorization cycle then under way, strengthening the assessment system was «one of the most important things we can accomplish in this round» of federal education legislation.

Marie Kostick concurs: «One of the most important things that I look for is someone who is willing to be a team player, someone who does not have his or her own agenda, someone who is excited about teaching and about children, someone who is not afraid to take on a challenge or accept a couple of extra duties.»

When we turn to her practical agenda, we can see just how important the teachers unions are to the Broader, Bolder coalition: most of the key reforms Ladd proposes have nothing to do with ending poverty in any direct way, but instead are directed toward employing more professionals for tasks outside the regular K — 12 classroom:

This important agreement informed the standalone goal and targets on education proposed by the UN Open Working Group and decided by the UN General Assembly as the basis for integrating sustainable development goals into the post-2015 development agenda.

The traditional education system in China is often criticized for encouraging conformity, being highly examination - oriented, discouraging the development of students» creativity, and bolstering authoritarian teachers for whom the rigid and centralized curriculum is a more important agenda than catering to individual differences among students (Cheng, 2004).

In a follow - up study, Sherin and van Es (2009) identified three primary research agendas for the use of video in supporting teacher learning: increasing pedagogical repertoire, developing content knowledge for teaching, and «learning to notice» important features of classroom interactions.