Sentences with phrase «increasing numbers of citizens»

Politicians are pushing new policies, but still, increasing numbers of citizens are getting stuck inside elevators, stuck with dangerous ones, if not stuck with the stairs.

As pressures mount, an increasing number of citizens commit suicide by jumping off the towering public apartments.

Dr. Carol Smith, Commissioner of Health and Mental Health, Ulster County Department of Health and President, NYSACHO said, «NYSACHO fully supports the Governor's and New York State DOH's initiative to increase the numbers of our citizens who are vaccinated against the flu.

In this way the city not only further integrates the data at its disposal across different key sectors, but also makes these sectors more appealing and user friendly, increasing the number of citizens that actually use them.

Not exact matches

Polis hopes to increase the number of EB - 5 Regional Center Program visas — for foreign investors or entrepreneurs that create at least five jobs for U.S. citizens or legal immigrants — to 10,000 from 3,000; and create a new class of eligibility called Startup Visas.

In the past five years, in a reversal of previous practices, the number of elderly Japanese citizens living by themselves has increased by a startling 30 per cent.

It was the announcement by Mukherji and D' Sousa that the Christian Community had decided to forgo special communal representation in the legislature and other communal safeguards so that there would not be political exploitation of increase of numbers through conversion that there was a spontaneous decision in the Constituent Assembly to include propagation of religion as a fundamental human right of the citizen.

While harsh competition between companies, countries, towns and workers generates exclusion and insecurity for the increasing numbers of people, in the North and also in the South, there does appear to be an awakening of citizens and of social forces.

An increasing number of people find themselves marginalized, second - class citizens unable to control their own destiny and unable to understand what is happening around them.

I'm not sure what is your definition of «genocide» or even «real genocide» but the number of Arabs living in Israel as full fledged citizens INCREASED TWELVE TIMES SINCE 1948.

Indeed, although net migration is negative among British nationals, recent increases in net migration tallies have been attributed largely to decreases in the number of British citizens emigrating.

Earlier this week the Department for Work and Pensions select committee published evidence that the reduced cap was leading to sharp rises in the number of people affected outside London, with increased workloads for Citizens Advice and homelessness charities as people struggled to cope with the sudden loss of income.

«Since Thursday, none of the insider chatter has increased the number available jobs for his constituents, eased local parents» anxiety over the upcoming school year, or dealt with our senior citizens» fright over the proposed closing of senior centers throughout our community,» Johnson said in a statement distributed by her campaign.

«As for the number of EU citizens coming to Britain, National Insurance Number (Nino) registrations to adult overseas entering the UK for the period 2012 - 2013 show an increase of 50 % Spaniards, 44 % Greeks, 43 % Portuguese, 36 % Hungarians, 35 % Itanumber of EU citizens coming to Britain, National Insurance Number (Nino) registrations to adult overseas entering the UK for the period 2012 - 2013 show an increase of 50 % Spaniards, 44 % Greeks, 43 % Portuguese, 36 % Hungarians, 35 % ItaNumber (Nino) registrations to adult overseas entering the UK for the period 2012 - 2013 show an increase of 50 % Spaniards, 44 % Greeks, 43 % Portuguese, 36 % Hungarians, 35 % Italians.

The increase has been driven by a big growth in the number of European Union citizens coming to Britain.

The Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), aims to significantly increase the number of students who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents receiving post secondary degrees in the computing disciplines.

The likelier scenario is a population implosion marked by increasing numbers of older, healthier citizens, and more women in positions of power, a situation that could be beneficial for child rearing, philanthropy, diplomacy, and other aspects of our civilized life.

The bill allowed NSF to develop a new program to increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents with undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

The numbers of foreign - born workers in S&E increased from 14 % to 22 % from 1990 to 2000 — with increasingly higher percentages at higher degree levels, while U.S. citizens earned fewer S&E bachelor's degrees from 1985 to 2000.

Mark Mywords opposes any increase in the number of H - 1B visas as «not in my best interest,» but he is reluctant to express his opposition because of «the emotions and repercussions that must be borne if citizen - postdocs and faculty speak out on this issue.»

Even though there are more academic positions available, the increase in the number of foreign nationals recruited for these positions limits the number of positions that remain open for U.S. citizens at Ph.D. - granting institutions.

Between 2013 and 2014, the number of RI citizens diagnosed with syphilis increased by 79 %.

An increase in the number of complaints from senior citizens has brought.

Martin reaches out to senior citizens and high school students to increase the number of volunteers working one - on - one with students.

Parents and other citizens won't stand for years of further delay in increasing the number of effective teachers.

With almost 40 % of citizens unsure of whether or not they are taking advantage of the tax incentives available to them, an increasing number of people are handing over too much money each April.

The result of this is a threefold whammy: 1) unlicensed activities continue at the same rate (or increase as the human population increases); 2) a significant number of pet owners who want to be law - abiding citizens give up banned breeds, quit feeding neighborhood cats or terminate valuable breeding programs rather than operate illegally or cope with unreasonable laws and increased fees; and 3) because demand for many beloved breeds does not decline when a law is passed, people who know little about breeds or breeding move into the void to fill demand.

Eligibility for the program has been increased to include citizens of South Korea who are participants in the Smart Entry System (a trusted traveler program in that country) and a limited number of citizens of Qatar..

For the 12 months ending 30 June 2009, there has been a 17.67 % increase ** in the number of Working Holiday Visas granted to British citizens.

According to one theory, the increased radiation received by hundreds of thousands of citizens will cause an increase in their cancer rate — but an increase too tiny to detect amid the large number of cancers that will occur anyway.

Powell is also the executive director of the National Physical Science Consortium, a partnership among government agencies and laboratories, industry, and higher education dedicated to increasing the number of American citizens with graduate degrees in the physical sciences and related engineering fields.

New Jersey and France want to ban it; farmers and concerned citizens in Pennsylvania and New York are up in arms about it; documentaries about it were up for Oscars and put the industry in a tizzy; increasing numbers of studies say it's far more environmentally damaging than we've been told and the Secretary of Energy has just appointed a panel to study it.

The advancement of technology, the growth of Native American casinos, the increasing number Fortune 500 oil and gas companies in Oklahoma, and government regulation in the health care industry, has created more exposure to otherwise hardworking, law abiding citizens.

For example, grants have been given to Avon & Bristol Law Centre and North Liverpool Citizens Advice Bureau enabling them to dramatically increase the number of people they can help in their local communities.

Traditional models of legal service are breaking down: a growing number of ordinary citizens can not afford a lawyer to help them navigate basic legal issues, while lawyers in large organizations are under enormous pressure to find new ways to reduce cost without increasing legal risk.

Unfortunately, the increasing number of unclothed and under - clothed citizens venturing out in public is not enough for the general public to perceive the depth of the crisis, or the urgent need for reducing the numbers of under - tailored.

An increasing number of insurance providers are offering insurance discounts to the Eco-friendly citizens who are driving alternative fuel or hybrid vehicles.

As the life insurance industry becomes increasingly more competitive, the number of companies that are willing to make more concessions for senior citizens is only going to increase.

The healthcare industry is seeing a huge increase in medical services sought by an expanding older generation in the country and by the increased number of newly insured citizens through the Affordable Care Act.

By increasing the number of insured citizens, coupled with a growing aging population, the Affordable Care Act is anticipated to be a key demand driver for Tucson medical space.

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