Sentences with phrase «important policy positions»

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«If this misguided policy is not reversed,» the authors wrote, «America is at risk of losing its leadership position in one of its most important sectors, one that will shape the world in the twenty - first century.

Whereas, we believe it is important that Alphabet's lobbying positions, and processes to influence public policy, are transparent.

No matter your political position, it's important to stay informed on the policies that will affect your small business, so that come Election Day, you can make the right choice for you.

Fisman and his colleagues rightly assume that these students represent the new liberal meritocrats, the people likely to occupy important positions in government, exercise influence over public policy, and set the tone for establishment institutions.

On most of the questions of public policy we debate today ¯ even many important ones ¯ there is no Catholic position.

This is not to say that we can not come to impassioned, principled positions about how to vote, particularly when dealing with issues as important as sexual assault, bigotry, racism, responsible foreign policy, religious liberty, and the dignity of human life at every stage in its development.

On a number of specific policies, notably parental choice in education, and, more important, on principles regarding the right ordering of religion and public life, JCS is usually and sometimes harshly opposed to the position of the Catholic Church.

Farm Members receive periodical surveys on issues and policies important to organic farmers, so we can be your voice in Washington, D.C. Only farm members are eligible to vote on OFA policy positions and priorities.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

The following key topics offer summaries of the IET's positions on many of the most important policy topics and additional information on those of particular importance to the engineering profession.

On top of this, it's important to note that «austerity» is a means and «growth» an ends; while austerity may never have been a well - defined policy position, growth certainly isn't either.

«It is vitally important the UK government does not undermine its position by supporting domestic policies that run counter to climate change objectives,» said chairman Tim Yeo.

On economic policy and the role of the state there is, with some blurring and important space for nuance, a clear centre - left and a centre - right position.

«What's most important to me is an elected official's position on the issues and how do you support my policies as opposed to their politics and political issues,» Cuomo said.

This is an important statewide position and the state and local experience Anthony brings to this role will assist policy makers from across New York's governmental spectrum.

The conference represents an important milestone in the British Academy's flagship policy programme on the topic and delegates will discuss a wide range of issues including the position of England within the UK parliament, the future of national political parties and matters of English identity.

He can not bring Europe up before or during the election in any way that is not party policy, but I doubt he could restrain himself in a position as important as the Shadow Chancellorship.

The position resides in the Public Affairs Department and will monitor and report on the status of legislation, analyze the impact of various policy and legislative proposals important to the oceanographic community, and help develop policy positions and outreach materials.

Since then, other important pro-teacher groups, like the Progressive Policy Institute, Public Agenda, and the Teaching Commission, have taken even stronger positions.

Similarly, Democrats frequently selected statewide teachers unions as one of the most important groups informing their position on teacher evaluation policy.

Similarly, when asked to select the most and least important actors in informing their position on an education policy, nearly all state education policy makers selected «local school teachers» as one of the most important actors (see Figure 2).

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

Similarly, «your constituents» was among the most frequently selected «most important» voices that state education policy makers consider when taking a position on teacher evaluation policy (see Figure 2).

One survey item asked respondents to rate, on a scale of 1 (not important) to 5 (very important), the importance of various actors in informing their position on teacher evaluation policy.

«This is a very important position» as «he will be the person in charge of the agency that basically decides what is working, what is not, and which way to go next with [educational] policy.»

Because education has not been a top priority for Trump, it will be important to see who he puts in positions of power to influence or control education policy, and whether they will partner with states to accomplish their objectives through incentives or simply cede control to states.»

«NSBA applauds lawmakers in the House and Senate for their commitment to passing a modernized law that preserves important federal cornerstones, such as equity and excellence, while establishing a «new federalism» in education policy — upholding local governance and creating a new federal - state - local partnership to ensure that states and local school board members are better positioned to provide all students with a world class public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Association.

In spite of overwhelming evidence and bipartisan agreement on the important role teachers play in shaping children's lives, recent policy initiatives have only served to heap scorn on teachers while concurrently cutting positions, freezing salaries, and removing classroom support.

In this position, she plays an important role in policy and management issues affecting elementary and secondary education.

«That a set of government officials, especially in education, would seek to limit the kinds of discussions around some of the most important policies in education not only in Victoria but in the world, is a very worrisome position to take.»

That's why it is important to reevaluate your life insurance policy every time your business goes through a phase of change (becoming more profitable, acquiring more debt, hiring employees at key positions, etc.).

If you keep multiple open positions of the same size and same currency pair, this new trading policy may mean important changes to how you manage these trades.

One of the most important ideas for me is to not only talk about the policy positions of the candidates, but the way in which the candidates campaign.

We said at the time that we had discontinued contributions to several public policy research groups whose position on climate change could divert attention from the important discussion about how the world will secure the energy required for economic growth in an environmentally responsible manner.

«We have discontinued contributions to several public policy research groups whose position on climate change diverted attention from the important discussion on how the world will secure the energy required for economic growth in an environmentally responsible manner.»

«So, imagine you are a climate scientist and climate change ideologue, and want to «take down» the single organization (or individual) that is doing the most damage to the movement (i.e. with the end result of thwarting CO2 emissions / stabilization policy)» And why would you ever imagine that this activity was as or more important than working on evidence supporting your position?

In 2007, Exxon pledged in its corporate responsibility report that it would no longer contribute «to several public policy research groups whose position on climate change could divert attention from the important discussion on how the world will secure the energy required for economic growth in an environmentally responsible manner.»

Look at assylum seeker policies, the ideological position that borders should be open to low information leftist voters even though the means has killed some 1200 people, it's the same thing, ideology is held to be more important than individual people.

IPCC can, however, distinguish between prescriptive and descriptive questions that arise in relevant socio - economic literature about climate policy - making, identify important ethical and justice issues that arise in this literature, where there is a consensus on ethics and justice issues in the relevant literature describe the consensus position, where there is no consensus on ethical and justice issues describe the range of reasonable views on these issues, and identify hard and soft law legal principles relevant to how governments should resolve ethical and justice issues that must be faced by policy - makers.

It is important that you use your position and visibility to influence United States government policy and also change the perceptions of the MSM and U.S public in this matter.

[46] It is important to note that the determination as to whether public policy should intervene to render the exclusion clauses unenforceable should take place after the factual record is established, at which time the trial judge will be in a position to carefully examine whether there are public policy reasons to decline to enforce the liability exclusion clauses: Tercon, para. 119.

«The criminal rules working committee will proceed with the final subject areas in accordance with its mandate under the Rules of Court Project, but we thought it important to make the legal community aware of the settled policy positions in connection with challenge for cause proceedings even though it may take some time for the positions to be implemented in rule form.»

These are important to ensure the continuity of the policy even if the parent expires or not in a position to continue the policy.

Equally important is to avoid any type of policy that automatically disqualifies any person for any position on the basis of a criminal record.

Sales, Marketing and Business Development — Duties & Responsibilities Lead through example with consistent work ethic and professionalism, while aiding and performing sales and marketing presentations, overseeing business development functions, and both managing and leveraging key business relationships Perform needs - based analyses and situational assessments for clients to position most appropriate products and services, generating increased revenue through improved close ratios Collaborate in all phases of strategic planning with senior - level management and customers, including cost budgeting, pricing strategies, vendor negotiations, revenue projections and industry competition Provide continuous assessment of key markets and potential clients, while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding effective business acquisition strategies, prospecting techniques, client service, pricing, and market trends Identify and utilize talent among team members with focused product and service training along with the promotion of a performance - based entrepreneurial environment that leverages individual talents for group benefit Utilize support staff to aid in effective sales, marketing, and client service operations, delegating important tasks and assignments while providing timely follow - up to ensure task completion Address key customer and vendor queries while resolving them in an expedited manner, promoting sustained revenue growth through client retention and the leveraging of cross-sales opportunities Create, implement and achieve marketing and sales strategies and promotional programs, while tracking progress versus established internal and external industry benchmarks with a focus on revenue generation, cost control, networking, and staff success Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of respective products / services and related marketplaces, including pricing and regulatory trends, customer demands, competitor strategies and industry developments Collaborate effectively with all relevant parties, conveying information in a clear and concise manner while listening effectively to critical input, critiques, suggestions and guidance as well as adhering to all related laws, policies, procedures and guidelines Act as a liaison between clients, vendors, sales and support staff, and executive management

In particular, it was important that the Australian Government did not abrogate all policy and implementation issues to this single position.

These positions provide an important source of recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees, who have the appropriate skills and knowledge to enable more effective development of the policy and delivery of programs and services to the Koori community.

While the National Association of Realtors ® has no policy or position on the issue, it's important for Realtors ® across the country to be up - to - date on the laws in their jurisdiction since there could be legal and financial implications for their real estate - related transactions and the clients they are helping buy, sell or lease properties.

By identifying, analyzing and coordinating policy positions, The Roundtable's business and trade association leaders seek to ensure a cohesive industry voice is heard by government officials and the public about real estate and its important role in the global economy.