Sentences with phrase «important policy areas»

It would not be «reasonably practicable» to meet the government's fuel poverty targets if that meant diverting money from other similarly important policy areas.

The Minister of Environment, a member of the Green party, has stated publically that a climate law, a climate panel and carbon budgeting are important policy areas to him.

It provides concrete advice to lawmakers around two important policy areas, yet no one would mistake it for IES - style, gold - standard research or evaluation.

It follows that, under the present conditions, to remain relevant in increasingly important policy areas such as climate change, the EU must reinforce its negotiating capacity.

He has shown very little interest in the most important policy area for any government.

This is an important policy area to examine now: «In an era of growing coastal populations and rising sea levels, decisions made after one disaster strongly influence our vulnerability to the next.»

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have also singled out education as an important policy area, calling for a «pupil premium» to commit additional funding to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Not exact matches

But you can see that this area of the transmission mechanism is important to the successful medium - term conduct of policy.

«In terms of the percentage increase for [Universal] compared to other insurers, we can not speak to other insurers» situations but an important consideration is that [Universal] has continued to serve the residents of South Florida by consistently writing policies in that area,» Miller said in an email statement.

«However, just as Jokowi has managed to win their support for passing important bills, it is not impossible for him to make his way to adopt a strict policy in the area of law and order.

«The belief that corruption is the important issue in the country is shared only by the minority living in urban areas and towns who have been beneficiaries of economic liberalization policies mandated by western countries.

In important areas of public policy regarding the human person, relationships, justice, conflict, the care of the poor etc, a spiritual and moral world view is still needed.

When Archbishop Antonio Mennini was appointed as papal nuncio in London, observers of the affairs of the English Church had a good look at his record, for clues to what his policy would be in one of the most important areas of a nuncio's work: making recommendations to the Congregation for Bishops and the Holy Father on who to appoint to dioceses which become vacant.

«For years, dog whistle press releases have spewed from the Home Office like summer wedding confetti, leaving this important area of public policy in disarray.»

Returning to the speech, I applaud the very talk of a renewed industrial policy - and am of the view that a distinctive Labour agenda in this area is AS important as that over public services.

The six reports released today covered a wide variety of important areas of European policy, including the single market, health, taxation and foreign policy.

There are other policy areas which are important but do not have to be decided now.

Pakistan's «tribal areas» which are the source of many bombings like the West Bank and Gaza Strip in Israel which is home to many bombers when this was a common occurrence in Israel, are both only weakly under the control of the central national government's authority, but it is much more practicable for Israel to wall off the areas that it does not fully control (which was the single most important policy decision that led to fewer bombings in Israel) than it is to do so in Pakistan.

Mr Mulholland said: «Pushing a bill through in any area, never mind in one so important as the NHS, with so many professional organisations and medical professionals opposed is not a sensible or acceptable way to make policy and it is time to get people round the table and find a different and acceptable way forward.»

An important component of rethinking LCV policy would be to address how vehicle users utilize emerging transport solutions, in particular how they drive and when they use these vehicles, whilst maintaining mobility for all areas of society.

I would welcome the appointment of Eric Pickles as chairman of the party, as I think he is an excellent campaign strategist - but more importantly because it would get him away from areas of policy formation in the field of local government where I believe that, despite his apparent experience, he has been too focussed on areas which appeal to the tabloid newspapers and has not fought hard enough over important issues such as local government powers and planning.

Important new research is emerging in this area that needs to be brought to the attention of policy - makers — hence the need for the conference that Next Wave reported on.

Science covers news in all areas of science, from geology to genetics, as well as science policy and issues important to the scientific community, such as science, technology, engineering, and math education and sexual harassment.

«Shedding light on trends in the burden of stroke among Medicare beneficiaries may provide important information for policy purposes, including describing the past and current scope of the condition, assessing the potential effect of stroke prevention interventions on a national level, and identifying areas where resources can be targeted more specifically and effectively,» says lead investigator Margaret C. Fang, MD, MPH, an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, who also serves as the Medical Director of the UCSF Anticoagulation Clinic.

Those findings raise important policy questions in areas ranging from education and health to juvenile justice and social welfare, researchers said at a Capitol Hill briefing organized by AAAS.

«We're concerned about the lack of transparency in science... and a possible ethical breach in not disclosing potential conflicts of interest in an area with important public policy implications,» says Kert Davies, Executive Director of CIC in Alexandria, Virginia.

But there are many areas in which science has important things to say to citizens and policy makers.

The role of exemption policies may be especially important for pertussis, which remains present in certain areas of the United States and has been increasing in incidence during the past decade.

«Globally important wilderness areas — despite being strongholds for endangered biodiversity, for buffering and regulating local climates, and for supporting many of the world's most politically and economically marginalized communities — are completely ignored in environmental policy,» James Watson, director of science and research initiatives at the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York and the study's lead author, said in a statement, adding that we probably have only one to two decades to turn this around.

Ecosystem - based approaches provide an important route to sustainable action and represent a vital insurance policy against irreversible damage from climate change, whereas failure to acknowledge the relationship between climate change and biodiversity and failure to act swiftly and in an integrated manner could undermine efforts for improvements in both areas.

We wanted education to be the first of the four policy areas that we worked on because we think it's so important.

«These are the core policy areas that were the most important to us when George was president,» says Mrs. Bush.

The accessibility of higher mathematics to related subject areas and therefore policy makers is an important element to emphasize, especially with regard to vulnerable locations and indigenous populations in locations such as Ecuador, which are under threat of development (Pappalardo, Marchi and Ferrarese, 2013).

Chronic absenteeism and discipline demonstrate just two areas where CRDC data sparked important policy change.

This in fact has made moving to rational policy positions more difficult, particularly in areas of personnel policy where vested interests are especially important.

[xi] Early reading proficiency is an important policy priority, and state legislators are right to focus attention in this area.

Fully understanding what drives parents» choice of school is important in developing policy in this area, and to raise school standards.

Four important areas for supporting sustainability are addressed: designing and implementing interventions, garnering the support of key stakeholders, aligning policy, and developing capacity and infrastructure to scale up interventions.

Promoting Student Achievement through Improved Health Policy is a quick primer of the CDC's «Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child» model, which highlights 10 important areas for connecting health and learning: health education; physical education and physical activity; nutrition; school health services; counseling, psychological, and social services; employee wellness; safe physical environments, social and emotional school climate; family engagement; and community involvement.

Although Virginia requires that its secondary teacher candidates pass a Praxis II content test to teach any core secondary subjects, the state permits a significant loophole to this important policy by allowing general social studies licenses, without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within this discipline.

In Roadmap for Early Childhood and K — 12 Data Linkages, DQC and the Early Childhood Data Collaborative (ECDC) recommend focusing on seven key areas to inform policy discussions and decisions; chart the progress of children, programs, and the state; strengthen and support the early childhood workforce; pinpoint best practices and areas of need; allocate scarce resources; and make other important education decisions every day.

The state, however, permits a significant loophole to this important policy by allowing a combination science license, without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within the discipline (see Goal 1 - G).

However, when it comes to a hugely important area of public policy, pensions, the unions are more often allies than adversaries with investment...

In this paper we report on work estimating the stability of value - added estimates of teacher effects, an important area of investigation given public interest in workforce policies that implicitly

In this paper we report on work estimating the stability of value - added estimates of teacher effects, an important area of investigation given public interest in workforce policies that implicitly assume effectiveness is a stable attribute within teachers.

Unfortunately, Hawaii permits a significant loophole to this important policy by allowing both general science and general social studies licenses, without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within these disciplines (see Goals 1 - G and 1 - H).

Unfortunately, Idaho permits a significant loophole to this important policy by allowing both general science and general social studies licenses, without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within these disciplines (see Goals 1 - G and 1 - H).

Washington permits other significant loopholes to this important policy by allowing both general science and general social studies licenses without requiring subject - matter testing for each subject area within these disciplines (see «Secondary Teacher Preparation in Science and Social Studies» analysis and recommendations).

This four - page policy brief outlines reasons after - school opportunities are important and identifies five key areas that strategic policy efforts that can strengthen after - school opportunities including recommendations to ensure after - school opportunities for disadvantaged and older youth.

All of the important parts of your policy remain intact, and you can often compare the policy side by side with a policy from the state you moved from and they'll track word for word in many areas.