Sentences with phrase «key part of its agenda»

Though she lived in New York City, outside the natural - gas - rich Marcellus Shale, in 2014 she was a key voice in the anti-fracking movement and now makes protection of the district's waterways a key part of her agenda.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made anti-sexual assault legislation on college campuses a key part of his agenda in 2015.

Now I serve as education strategist for the organization, which includes directing two key parts of their agenda: creating an app that will work for a teacher distribution channel like EdModo, and deepening the feedback model that is a core part of the application and platform.

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As for the ecumenical part of the equation, the Holy See seems to accord highest priority to avoiding anything that might give offense to the Russian Orthodox Church, which it perceives to be one key to advancing a broader agenda of ecclesial reconciliation between Christian West and Christian East.

Nigel Bowles recently wrote on this blog that President - Elect Trump will be able to push through key parts of his policy agenda in the coming four years, because of the powers afforded to him by the US Constitution and because collective action problems within Congress will prevent meaningful attempts to block his agenda.

Johnson has said he will make diversity and inclusion a key part of his tenure and agenda, but he's faced criticism over gender and ethnic diversity in hiring during his four years prior to being elected.

Until now attention on Mr Cameron's «big society» agenda has not extended into localised public services, but he is now arguing that decentralisation of public services is a key part of the idea.

Despite deep resistance from the neighborhood and elected officials, the de Blasio administration has thrown its support behind the developer's rezoning plan in hopes of bringing more affordable housing to the city, a key part of the mayor's agenda.

David Cameron's «Big Society» initiative is a key part of the coalition government's agenda.

At least part of the reason is that key officials — including two - thirds of the Albany's ruling troika — either dislike or are indifferent to Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose legislative agenda was the biggest casualty in this year's legislative session.

As Tim Montgomerie noted earlier today, Britain needs an agenda for keeping talented people in Britain and moving to a low tax economy should be a key part of this.

«As a key part of our 2015 Opportunity Agenda, we will cut small business taxes to their lowest rate since 1917 and will ensure Empire State is truly open for business.»

Family values, another key part of the government's agenda, will also please frustrated Conservative MPs.

The former PM was also open about the fact that he supported key parts of the coalition government's agenda.

WASHINGTON — Upstate New York's Republican members of Congress are likely to face tough decisions on five issues this year that are a key part of President Donald Trump's agenda.

Versions of both bills had been introduced in previous Congresses, and their revival was widely expected as part of Republicans» continuing efforts to block key parts of Obama's environmental agenda.

Welcome: Ferenc Friedler (vice president, National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary) Part A. IPBES in the Sustainable Development Agenda Thomas Koetz (IPBES Secretariat): IPBES: key functions, structures and an overview of its work programme Ivar Baste (IPBES Bureau): IPBES in the broader international governance landscape followed by a panel discussion with the two speakers and Jacqueline McGlade (UNEP chief scientist).

Interactive lectures from key opinion leaders and emerging young scientists, poster sessions with abstracts published in Brain Stimulation and extensive opportunities to network with colleagues, along with an exhibit showcase featuring the latest neuromodulation technologies are all part of the main conference agenda.

Furthermore, the committee concluded that outdoor education has a key role to play in the social inclusion agenda, offering children who may not otherwise have the opportunity the simple chance to experience the countryside, or other parts of our heritage that many others take for granted.

Although the program predates the Obama administration, the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included $ 3.5 billion for helping the nation's persistently low - achieving schools, and the president has used the program to encourage key parts of his education agenda.

This week also brought a startling story about another key part of the Right's education agenda, the rapid and still too unaccountable expansion of charter schools, which in many cases have developed into profit centers for shady operators instead of the «laboratories of education innovation» that we were promised.

However, the inescapable truth of the matter is clear: Political cowardice has played a key part in Parliament's intransigence, and the only way the issue was going to get back on the policy agenda was for another case to reach the Supreme Court.

The EYLF is part of the Council of Australian Government's (COAG) reform agenda for early childhood education and care and is a key component of the Australian Government's National Quality Framework for early childhood education and care.

The Race for Results Index will become a continuing part of our data agenda, with updated reports planned for future years when we hope to see many more children meeting key milestones on the path toward opportunity.