Sentences with phrase «increases general support»

Not exact matches

US Air Force Major General James Hecker said the A-10s were returning to meet an increased need for close air support in a campaign targeting Taliban revenue sources including drug - producing facilities and in counter-terrorism operations.

The commonplace argument that increases in the volume of immigration, by themselves, lower wages and take jobs from Americans - an argument which Attorney General Jeff Sessions used to defend ending DACA - has neither empirical nor theoretical support in economics.

Simon Cockerell, general manager at Koryo Tours — a Beijing - based firm that brings foreign tourists to North Korea — said he's witnessed a definite increase in government support for sports.

Last month the Canadian high - tech lobby group Information and Communication Technology Council along with Music Canada jointly made the case for increased government support of arts education, especially music, on the basis that music students «performed better in general intelligence skills such as literacy, verbal memory, mathematics and IQ,» are more creative and have better social skills.

Our general and administrative expenses increased sequentially in absolute dollars during 2009 and 2010, as we invested in our infrastructure to support our growth in operations by hiring employees and utilizing outside consultants on project initiatives, including international expansion efforts.

General and administrative personnel increased by 49 % in the period from September 30, 2014, to September 30, 2015, primarily reflecting additions to our customer support, risk operations, legal, compliance, and finance teams.

This represented a sharp increase from the Liberal Party's seven seats in the 2001 general election, and a slight increase in popular support.

This occurred most drastically in the 2009 Calgary - Glenmore by - election, where the PC candidate support dropped by 24.7 % compared to the previous general election (the Wildrose saw its share of support increase by 28.8 % in that by - election).

For example, the general support of the working classes for the Reform Bill of 1832 gains in significance when placed against their bitterly disappointed aspirations for voting rights and their increased awareness of class discrimination.

As Ramesh Ponnuru pointed out, increasing immigration is very unpopular with both the general public and Republican primary voters, and yet most of the 2016 Republican presidential candidates supported increasing immigration.

America's support for «the right to die» increased significantly during the 1980s, according to data in the National Opinion Research Center's annual General Social Survey.

«There is tremendous opportunity for Annie's — with the scale of General Mills — to increase the organic ingredient supply needed to support the rising consumer interest in organic foods.»

The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding, ¶ the National Prevention Strategy, ** and the addition of maternity care objectives to Healthy People 2020 † † have also helped increase focus on the importance of maternity care in helping women establish breastfeeding.

The referendum campaign greatly increased support for independence, which is highly correlated with SNP voting in the General Election, as well as further dividing the Scottish party system, which was already split by attitudes towards independence.

21 March 2011 — UGANDA Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will reduce budget support for Uganda in the light of the increase in government spending prior to the last general election.

26 April 2011 — UGANDA Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 21 March (WA 126 - 7), what assessment they have made of the allocation of the budget support for Uganda from the United Kingdom, in particular in relation to the increase in spending by the Government of Uganda prior to the last general election in that country.

For instance, Labour's overall share of the vote increased in 2015, relative to the 2010 General Election, by 1.5 %, but the extent of the party's support / seat losses in Scotland to the Scottish National Party (returning with just 1 of the 41 seats that the party had won there in 2010) meant that most of the 701,147 votes won by Labour in Scotland were effectively wasted votes.

The Labour Party was defeated heavily in the 1983 general election, winning only 27.6 % of the vote, its lowest share since 1918, and receiving only half a million votes more than the SDP - Liberal Alliance who leader Michael Foot condemned for «siphoning» Labour support and enabling the Conservatives to greatly increase their majority of parliamentary seats.

Yesterday I argued that if the Conservative Party doesn't increase its support among Britain's black and minority ethnic (BME) communities then in the medium to long term it will cease to be a party capable of winning general elections.

«It should be noted that Labour's increased support in this poll predominantly comes from individuals who did not vote in the 2015 general election but are expected to vote this time around.»

The theoretical aim, for which there was general support across the political spectrum, was to simplify the benefits system and increase the incentives for people to work, rather than stay on benefits.

While the Liberal Democrats are obviously a long way below the share of the vote they achieved at the General Election, they have recovered from the despairs of Kennedy's ousting and, if anything, the trend now seems to once again be in their favour, with the last three published polls all showing small increases in their support.

Contrary to widespread belief, Labour's share of the UK popular vote increased by 1.4 percentage points between the 2010 and 2015 general elections (from 29 to 30.4 per cent), despite the collapse of Labour support in Scotland.

Sanders acknowledges that he has voted to cut funding for NASA on multiple occasions, but has said: «In general, I do support increasing funding for NASA.»

«Our findings support recommendations of increasing the intake of a variety of nuts, as part of healthy dietary patterns, to reduce the risk of chronic disease in the general populations,» said Marta Guasch - Ferre, PhD, lead author of the study and research fellow at the department of nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

«Available research does not support the claim that increasing science literacy will lead to appreciably greater support for science in general,» the report concludes.

Dr. Pandya also serves as medical director for the DFW Vitiligo Support Group, whose mission is to educate those with vitiligo about the diagnosis and treatment of vitiligo, to provide support for those affected by vitiligo, and to increase awareness of this disorder in the general Support Group, whose mission is to educate those with vitiligo about the diagnosis and treatment of vitiligo, to provide support for those affected by vitiligo, and to increase awareness of this disorder in the general support for those affected by vitiligo, and to increase awareness of this disorder in the general public.

Following the murders at Charlie Hebdo in January, the agency funded several new research projects on security and violence — for example, into new mathematical models for social interactions — and increased its support for research on human behavior, the Middle East, the Muslim world, and religions in general.

We have also incurred incremental overhead costs related to our construction activities, including general liability insurance coverage, increased travel costs for site visits as well as other minor expenses related to the project, including those for supplies, tools and temporary administrative support.

Moreover, I hope that maintaining an open line of communication between scientists and the general public will help to increase awareness and public support of these important issues.»

Its mission is to increase access to and improve the quality of addiction treatment, to educate physicians, and other health care providers and the public, to support research and prevention, to promote the appropriate role of the physician in the care of patients with addictive disorders, and to establish addiction medicine as a specialty recognized by professional organizations, governments, physicians, purchasers and consumers of health care services and the general public.

Due to predicted population increases and a general trend towards urbanization, land that provided enough rice to feed 27 people in 2010 will need to support 43 by 2050.

In 1996, in response to these concerns, Varmus, then director of NIH, impaneled a group of experienced clinical investigators and academic health center administrators to make recommendations that might guide the NIH toward policy changes to alleviate the concerns in the clinical research community.14 Several of the panel's recommendations have been implemented, including increased support of the General Clinical Research Center budget, expanded support of training in clinical research, and the establishment of NIH - sponsored educational debt relief programs for clinical investigators.15 - 18 The panel also recommended restructuring of NIH peer review groups so that patient - oriented grant applications would be evaluated by study sections in which at least half the grant applications involve patient - oriented research.

Let's say, I know more of the artificial, but in general, do you get the compensatory growth in the tendons to support the increase in muscle mass?

Typically caused by old running shoes, improper arch support, increased intensity with running, or simple overuse, achilles tendinitis may also occur in older people because of the general weakening of connective tendons.

Supplementation with Curcumin may also provide a subtle increase to HDL - C, and functionality in the elderly or injured; a subtle decrease to blood pressure, general oxidation, lipid peroxidation, and triglycerides; and subtle support for long - term joint function.

Circulating testosterone levels decline with increasing age but do not appear to be significantly affected by the menopausal transition.8 As early as the 1940s, testosterone was reported not only to alleviate menopausal symptoms but also to restore libido.9 In recent years, evidence has accumulated supporting the hypothesis that the decline in endogenous testosterone levels is associated with menopausal symptoms, including decreased libido, worse moods, and poorer quality of life.10 Clinical trials have demonstrated that exogenous androgens in conjunction with estrogens can ameliorate symptoms affecting sexual function and general well - being.11, 12 In addition, studies have found beneficial effects of androgen therapy on bone mineral density.13 - 15

Nevertheless, the general pattern of results was surprisingly consistent and, overall, supported Hypothesis 2, which predicted that degree of involvement in online dating increases (rather than decreases) with age.

The reason you should do this is pretty simple in that they will be supporting you as AI controlled generals in later levels so increasing their strengths is nothing but a good thing.

Gov. William A. O'Neill of Connecticut presented a $ 4 - billion fiscal 1985 budget to the General Assembly that calls for a 10.8 - percent increase in spending overall and an 11.8 - percent increase in state support for education in grades K - 12, according to Gordon Frassinelli, assistant state budget director.

There are a number of resources available to help increase general awareness and build capacity to support learning under the Common Core among parents, including:

As federal, state, and local budgets potentially respond to Endrew F. and state and local pressures, it is important to remember that these increased supports for general education require funding — so transferring spending out of the general program to specific services clearly identifiable as benefiting solely students with disabilities could backfire.

And they find that knowing how much the average teacher earns lowers support among the general public for salary increases.

In particular, we wished to explore the general issue of whether professional development, which we view as targeted support for leadership, is more or less important than pressure to increase achievement, which is a major component of state policy.

Each district school board shall provide funding for the professional development system as required by s. 1011.62 and the General Appropriations Act, and shall direct expenditures from other funding sources to continuously strengthen the system in order to increase student achievement and support instructional staff in enhancing rigor and relevance in the classroom.

Hundreds of black male students look to benefit from mentoring, career advice and general support as a project to reduce truancy and increase graduation rates among that demographic was announced Wednesday.

SFUSD district staff are committed to inclusive practices, but acknowledge that increased teacher support is needed to ensure that both special and general education students benefit from an inclusive model of instruction.

We can't increase the general fund contributions to Affordable Housing Investment [AHIF] fast enough to support every compelling affordable housing project, when projects a decade ago required $ 5 or $ 6 million in gap financing and current projects need $ 20 million.»

«The biggest thing we've learned from this report is that general support for technology in the classroom has been increasing, and more and more you hear of administrators talking about technology in the classroom not as a special thing, but as the norm,» Sidharth Kakkar, co-founder and CEO of Front Row, said in an interview.

Legislation approved by the 2010 General Assembly increases the level of state support and guidance in the development of charter schools in Virginia to ensure that local school boards receive quality charter school proposals.