Sentences with phrase «issued by the merit»

These initiatives were identified as a direct result of a series of studies, including one issued by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) in September 1997.

Not exact matches

He opened his whirlwind speech by touting his administration's new tariffs — 25 % on steel imports and 10 % on aluminum imports — before wading into the issues surrounding North Korea, previewing his 2020 campaign slogan, discussing the merits of giving drug dealers the death penalty and attacking a series of familiar targets.

«We agree that justification is not earned by any good works or merits of our own; it is entirely God's gift... Faith is not merely intellectual assent but an act of the whole person, involving the mind, the will, and the affections, issuing in a changed life.

His merit is to avoid narrow concepts and to refrain from making the antagonisms under which he himself had to suffer by the center of his theology.22 Looking at his dealing with ecological issues it becomes clear that Boff is not fixed on his context but willing to take up issues from outside and translate them into his context.

Indeed, can't I equally argue that Neal Lawson risks narrowing his coalition of support for electoral reform by suggesting that the existence of a national campaign on PR means postponing or vetoing any consideration of party reform issues on their merits (where he seems to argue that the principle would be one he would support, were it not for this context)?

These basic facts being established, there should be no insuperable difficulty in arriving at decisions on the Korean problem if the issues are resolved on their own merits, without being burdened by extraneous matters not directly related to Korea, such as Formosa or China's seat in the United Nations.

Furthermore, the City Council is way too broad in their proposed protection — without addressing income - based, merit based appropriate protection and the issue of lucrative subleasing and collection of key money by tenants (I have the pdfs of the ads).

Tsoho, who expressed his doubts about the locus standi of the plaintiff, said, «Nevertheless, the court will consider the merits of the issues raised for determination by the plaintiff.»

However, the game is bogged down by inconsistent storytelling, unintuitive puzzles and pacing issues throughout its runtime, making the merits much more difficult to appreciate.

For the second year in a row, the media is rightfully outraged by #OscarsSoWhite but it also marks the third year in a row that a Mexican - helmed film dominates the Oscar conversation, an issue that barely merits a mention within a discussion that remains — for better and for worse — locked into seeing this in terms of black and white, sometimes at the expense of more nuanced visions of diversity.

On four issues — Common Core, charter schools, tax credits, and merit pay for teachers — the poll examines whether President Trump's endorsement of a policy has a polarizing effect on public opinion by telling half of the sample the president's position while not supplying this information to the other.

To read the new study, please see «Merit Pay International,» by Ludger Woessmann, which appears in the Spring 2011 issue of Education Next.

Included in the PowerPoint: a) Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost - The Fundamental Economic Problem - The Meaning of Scarcity and the inevitability of choices at all levels (individual, firms, govt)- The basic questions of what will be produced ow and for whom - The Meaning of the term «Ceteris Paribus» - The Margin and Decision Making at the Margin - Sort run, long run, very long run b) Positive and Normative Statements - the distinction between fact and value judgements c) Factors of Production - the rewards to the factors of production: land, labour, capital and enterprise - Specialization and division of labour d) Resource Allocation in Different Economic Systems and Issues of Transition - decision making in market, planned and mixed economies - the role of the factor enterprise in a modern economy e) Production Possibility Curves - shape and shifts of the curve - constant and increasing opportunity costs f) Money - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past exam papers.

Charter and merit - pay supporters outnumbered opponents by 2:1, but a near plurality of the public refused to take a position on either issue, revealing just how much further into the public consciousness reform ideas need to penetrate.

Support for merit pay climbed by just 6 percent when respondents were exposed to positive research evidence on the issue.

Though most teachers chose to participate, and the success rates for certification were quite high, some expressed criticisms that echoed issues often raised by merit pay critics: for example, that three classroom visits (some of them prearranged) were inadequate for evaluating teaching performance objectively and that separating the staff into levels strained relations among teachers and hurt morale.

Several of the issues raised by Goldrick - Rab have no merit and none undermine the primary conclusion of our study.

National Survey also reveals increased support for virtual schooling, support for charter schools rises sharply in minority communities CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).

CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).

One of them, Shavar Jeffries, president of the Democrats for Education Reform, an influential political action committee supported heavily by hedge fund managers favoring charter schools, merit - pay tied to test scores and related reforms, issued a statement that went so far as to say that the original draft on education was «progressive and balanced» but that the new language «threatens to roll back» President Obama's education legacy.

Their concurring in part and dissenting in part opinion argued: (1) the court should not have reached the issue because: «n reaching the merits of the Section 10 challenge, the court ignores the fact that the Duncan complaint (which raised the Section 10 challenge) was dismissed by the district court for failure to state a claim under NRCP 12 (b)(5);» and (2) the issue is one of first impression, which the justices, in dissent, said is «not as well - defined and easily resolved as my colleagues suggest,... the proper action here, had a majority of this court not determined that SB 302's funding is unconstitutional, would be to remand this matter to the district court for further proceedings and factual development as to this claim.»

The issue Debate is raging in Australia surrounding the merits of using apex predators (dingoes C. lupus dingo) to conserve native fauna by reducing the abundance or area of impact of mesopredators (introduced red foxes Vulpes vulpes and feral cats Felis catus), which have largely been

That si what a 10/10 means: A game that does everything well with no issues that detract the experience Games should be rated by their own merits and not some personal criteria, like you criteria here saying a 10/10 game needs to bring something new.

Still, that's no reason not to curl up by the fire with a glass of nog or nog substitute and listen to I «Snow Miser» Coleman and Jay «Heat Miser» Petrequin discuss why Star Wars «eighth episode is easily one of the best movies of the year, extol the merits of DOOM «s Switch port (now that Bethesda's bothered to fix some of the more glaring issues), catch up on some of the year's best games, movies, books, and music; and review Bridge Constructor Portal which, to the surprise of no one who was actually paying attention, did not turn out to be a stealth reveal for Half Life 3.

I fear that any attempt I make to objectively look at a NES game's merits on the new system would eventually be tainted by this one glaring issue and my review would degenerate into criticism of the Virtual Console service and not the game itself.

However, I am astonished that instead of arguing the merits of the issues raised by the exhibition, she turned her review into a personal attack on the curator.

Of course there are still other issues to weigh in assessing the merits of the widespread use of Bt corn, including evidence that the toxin expressed by the inserted genes is showing up in streams.

Rather, that information is generally only used by agenda - driven individuals and groups as an attempt to shift the focus away from where it should be — on the merits of the issues.

Even if you did rebut all ten points, it would have little effect on the general public's understanding of the issue — other than to note that the «ten points» were important enough to merit rebuttal by an expert, so there must still be large uncertainty.

Although the mainstream press is not the least interested in the actual scientific merits of any climate issue, they are certainly quick to push on the public the unsubstantiated disaster hyperbole that is fabricated by needy climate scientists.

This system (which was introduced several years ago in the «Sky Trust» proposal) has some merits compared with the economist's favorite approach of tax cuts, namely that the Cap - and - Dividend scheme addresses some of the distributional issues that would be raised by using the auction revenue to fund tax cuts (which could favor higher income households).

You seem to have missed the distinction michael; the piece by Dr Curry is an opinion piece based on her own experiences as a scientist, a climate scientist and as someone who as actively tried to further the discussion - unless i'm mistake Dr Curry has clearly stated that she still thinks there's merit in the theory, but has issue with the methods and presentation (though leaving an open mind for uncertainty natch #).

«The merits of each of Exxon's claims involve important issues that should be determined by a court, however, this Court is not the proper venue to rule on the merits of Exxon's claims,» Kinkeade wrote in his transfer order.

When the theory is supported by around 20 lines of evidence, discussing only one and dismissing the rest as «unconvincing» amounts to evasion of the issues rather than discussion of them — whatever the merits of your particular discussion.

5) Counsel is informed or discovers the existence of information which has been falsified or should have been but has not been provided by the solicitor, client or any Litigation Friend, of which counsel was not aware and which counsel could not reasonably have anticipated, which materially affects the merits of any substantial issue in the case;

Nothing in the opinion of this Court, therefore, may properly be regarded as an adjudication on the merits of the constitutional issues presented by these cases, which raise the question of the validity not of the private agreements as such, but of the judicial enforcement of those agreements.

Where an application is made by the appellant the issue of a PCO should be considered afresh by the Court of Appeal upon its merits, but where the beneficiary of a PCO has succeeded in the court below, it will usually be the case that a PCO will also apply in the Court of Appeal (para 47).

In the light of the «non-rigorous approach» expounded by Waller LJ, Lady Jusitce Smith went on to explain that those issues that might be sufficiently important to merit a PCO falling within a range; in this regard, she made the following three observations (at para 75): «First, there is no absolute standard by which to define what amounts to an issue of general public importance.

Such a case may start from Ukraine in terms of negotiations, then proceed judicially in Greece, security measures (ship arrest) may be taken in Romania; when it comes to enforcement of the judgement, and a Russian insurer is involved refusing to pay under LOI issued for release of the ship in Romania, you have to initiate enforcement proceedings in Russia, whereas the said vessel may have been arrested by the claimants for the second time in Bangladesh, on the same claim against the new ship owner, where the court decides that it will hear the case against the latter on the merits.

Zac has also advised a local authority on various issues related to the amendment of its constitution (led by Anya Proops) and has advised on the merits of a claim for judicial review by a business alleging breach of its rights under A1P1 (led by Amy Rogers).

Is there a triable issue which in the interests of justice should be resolved on the merits and not disposed of by deemed admission?

This post focuses mainly on the human rights issues, but the judgment of McFarlane LJ, described as «magisterial» by Sir James Munby, merits reading in full.

1) That the test is whether there is a triable issue which, in the interests of justice, should be determined on the merits and not disposed of by an admission of fact.

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The most important factor which is often overlooked by some experts is the issue of causation and understanding that it is not enough just to deal with liability, for the case to have merit.

While no letter of intent has been signed, a memo written by Newberry this week updating Patton Boggs partners on a range of issues — which Reuters first reported on — notes that Wells Fargo, accounting firms Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and legal consultant The Zeughauser Group have been retained to evaluate the merits of a union with Locke Lord.

Please ensure that any wage claim filed with DLSE that has a meal or rest period issue is reviewed by your Senior Deputy prior to making any final determination on its merits.

Based on the summary provided by counsel for the defendants of the contents of the video I can not conclude that I will be prevented from determining the issue on the merits.

The issues before the Court were whether, assuming for present purposes that the allegations made were true, the claims of UK complicity for unlawful detention and mistreatment overseas at the hands of foreign state officials were inadmissible or non-justiciable on their merits by reason of the principles governing state immunity and / or foreign act of state.

The reasons show that the Tribunal did not distinguish between the material filed by the parties in relation to the Government's motion to dismiss and the materials filed in relation to the merits of the complaint and it considered material filed outside of the motion context in deciding the issues before it.