Sentences with phrase «key reforms in»

One of the key reforms in MERA, that CCER conveniently neglected to mention, was that it established a «Foundation Budget» for all districts; in other words the minimum budget required to «adequately educate» all of the students in that district.

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«There's a clear risk that the reforms, which already fell short in a number of key areas, will be watered down even further.»

The French government is to unveil final details of proposed labor reforms Thursday in what is seen as a key plank of President Emmanuel Macron's political and economic strategy for the next five years.

The French ideas about turning the euro zone into a virtual federal state, with its own finance minister, budget, and executive and legislative authorities will probably be among the key talking points in a reform program that is supposed to lead to a tightly integrated economic and political union.

If key areas of reform were implemented in Western Australia then the state's economy could double in size in the next 20 years, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA's latest report.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

The House set the ball in motion recently, passing legislation to repeal and replace key components of financial reform put in place in 2010.

Tech's impact on the health - care industry, the impact of tax reform and how drugs will be priced in the future were key topics.

President Trump kicks off a big push for tax reform in Missouri on Wednesday, bringing renewed focus to one of the key political battles shaping up this fall.

«The difficulty the Republican majority is having addressing a key political priority suggests that lawmakers might ultimately need to scale back their ambitions in other areas as well, such as tax reform.»

That raises doubts about a key argument for proponents of federal immigration reform: that companies need looser rules to import overseas workers because there aren't enough job candidates in the United States who can fill specialized skills, namely in science, technology and engineering.

Recently, Bloomberg reported that Jamie Dimon was a key player in an industry - wide effort to roll back a provision of the Dodd - Frank financial reform bill that would have required banks to split their derivative trading units from the rest of the bank.

With deadlock in the Senate it will be harder to pass key legislation needed for economic reforms.

As China looks to reform its health care sector, technology will play a key role in driving development and the goal of universal health care for all citizens.

b) We have a do - nothing, fractured Congress that won't address key issues like immigration or tax reform, but has wasted time and taxpayer money 65 + times in a futile effort to repeal Obamacare.

Senior Portfolio Manager RJ Gallo provides his take on tax reform and key issues for muni bonds in 2018.

During the visit, Chen mentioned distributed ledger technology as one of the key components to the «development and application of fintech,» and highlighted that he and Xing Yujing, the head of the People's Bank of China Shenzhen Central Sub-Branch, agreed that mainland China should reinforce a solid relationship with the Hong Kong and Shenzhen financial sectors by engaging in «pilot schemes» in order to support «the process of the nation's reform and opening - up.»

He recently took some time to talk with deBanked about the key themes in the Canadian market in 2018 — from minimum wage, to the impact of US tax reform on the Canadian economy, to ISO opportunities — and BFS Capital's role there.

In his speech, Yifei emphasized the importance of 2018 for China's long - term economic strategy, and discussed how the central bank's gold and silver department used problem - oriented, market - oriented, and livelihood - oriented «philosophy, style and methods» to promote reform and innovation in «key areas» of «currency bullion» as well as «currency gold and silver business.&raquIn his speech, Yifei emphasized the importance of 2018 for China's long - term economic strategy, and discussed how the central bank's gold and silver department used problem - oriented, market - oriented, and livelihood - oriented «philosophy, style and methods» to promote reform and innovation in «key areas» of «currency bullion» as well as «currency gold and silver business.&raquin «key areas» of «currency bullion» as well as «currency gold and silver business.»

Should the federal government continue to abdicate leadership in key policy issues of health care, pension reform, Aboriginal issues, education and research, and modernizing Canada's infrastructure?

Past achievements include building the case for deficit reduction in the 1980s and early 1990s, for consolidation of the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans in the late 1990s, a series of shadow federal budgets and fiscal accountability reports in that began in the 2000s, and work on marginal effective tax rates on personal incomes and business investment, which has laid the foundation for such key changes as sales tax reform, elimination of capital taxes, and corporate income tax rate reductions.

And sure enough, just hours after Comey testified, the House of Representatives voted to repeal key parts of the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which has contributed to an alarming number of small bank closures since its passage in 2010.

VANCOUVER, B.C. — SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 — The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is pleased to announce the launch of a new «Contemporary China» research report series that explores the emergence and evolution of key sectors in China, including financial technology, health care and state - owned enterprise reform.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A healthy global economy offers support while structural reforms are putting domestic growth on a self - sustaining path in key countries.

Other key risks this quarter include a referendum on reforms in Italy and policy surprises from central banks.

In addition to this general statement, the Party also provides a detailed summary of its policies in key areas, including health care, the economy, democratic reform, education, the environment, and social justice and issueIn addition to this general statement, the Party also provides a detailed summary of its policies in key areas, including health care, the economy, democratic reform, education, the environment, and social justice and issuein key areas, including health care, the economy, democratic reform, education, the environment, and social justice and issues.

Contrast this with the U.S., where the legislation most able to unite the party in power (tax reform) is now behind us, and where key mid-term elections lie ahead.

Business and consumer surveys broadly continued to suggest the post-election bounce in sentiment was intact, despite signs some policy initiatives from the Trump administration — including key tax and health care reforms — might take longer to implement, and in some cases be less radical, than earlier indications.

Investors» risk appetite appears to be improved by positive economic data out of China, Japan and other key economies, an agreement between US political parties that avoided a government shutdown, and progress in tax reform negotiations in the US, among other things.

The central bank would play a key role in the so called «three arrows of Abenomics», a three - pronged strategy that comprises aggressive monetary easing, flexible fiscal policy, and supply side reforms to spur private investments.

Fink argues that a key reason for the limited payoff to reform efforts was insufficient attention to forcing through corporate governance changes and implementing capital market reforms that could provide alternative channels for funding and competitive pressure on lagging firms in the services sectors to improve their performance.

Wall Street maven Carl Icahn will advise President - elect Trump on matters of regulatory reform, giving the famed investor a key say in how his own industry is monitored.

So far, structural reforms that could lift this long - run average rate have been most evident in peripheral economies, with little sign in key core economies (such as France) of the necessary political will to grasp this nettle.

They're impatient with the idea of entitlement REFORM — mending, not ending, the key features of our minimalist safety net — because they think we live in REVOLUTIONARY times with high constitutional significance.

For example, the Italian Nuovo Dizionario di Liturgia, published in 1988, speaking of the post-Vatican II liturgical reform, states that: «the Paschal mystery has become the foundation of, and the key to, the meaning of the entire Christian liturgy».

The story of the nun, Dame Morel, in the reform of Port Royal, who was ready to give up all of her luxuries but one — all but the key to her little private garden — is the story of men everywhere whom Kierkegaard sought to lay hold of in these Edifying Addresses.

In summary it could be said that Pope John Paul, assisted by Cardinal Ratzinger (surely also a key figure in this movement for reform) has rebuilt the foundations of the Catholic faitIn summary it could be said that Pope John Paul, assisted by Cardinal Ratzinger (surely also a key figure in this movement for reform) has rebuilt the foundations of the Catholic faitin this movement for reform) has rebuilt the foundations of the Catholic faith.

The key there has been not export - driven agriculture but the opposite: the most thorough land reform in the world, reform that has given immense numbers of people the security of a small plot of land.

This mystery of Mercy, which is the key to the interpretation of the Council, found its ultimate expression in the liturgical reform and the promulgation of a renewed rite of the Roman Mass by Paul VI in 1969.

ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, addressed the Infrastructure Partnerships Australia Conference in Sydney today, pressing the case for implementation of key Harper Review reforms: see Sims, «Competition key to restoring Australia's productivity» (Infrastructure Partnerships Australia Conference, Sydney, 4 September 2015).

Thus a view could be taken that quite simply, no, it is not the greatest challenge in world football, providing the the club decides to reform itself in key areas such as its transfer strategy and buys the right players, so Klopp can build a team that can really challenge for the title and in Europe — which he is capable of doing, with the right assets at his command.

In our paper Addressing Fatherlessness: how Government can strengthen the active presence of fathers in their children's lives, we outline the key policy reforms politicians should be making to tackle fatherlessnesIn our paper Addressing Fatherlessness: how Government can strengthen the active presence of fathers in their children's lives, we outline the key policy reforms politicians should be making to tackle fatherlessnesin their children's lives, we outline the key policy reforms politicians should be making to tackle fatherlessness.

Louise also has a special interest in succession and health law and has worked with key government departments, judicial stakeholders as well as the legal and the medical profession in furthering policy law reform in these areas.

The new School Meal Flexibility Rule... reflects USDA's commitment, made in a May proclamation to work with program operators, school nutrition professionals, industry, and other stakeholders to develop forward - thinking strategies to ensure school nutrition standards are both healthful and practical... This action reflects a key initiative of USDA's Regulatory Reform Agenda, developed in response to the President's Executive Order to alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens.

He urged the workers to continue to put in their very best and key into the state government's reform agenda aimed at enhancing productivity and ultimately the Internally Generated Revenue, IGI.

Macri's ability to carry out these reforms ultimately lies in politics and here public opinion may be a more binding constraint than either Congress or key interest groups.

A key point in the drama comes when the camera lingers on Cameron's expression as he tells Tory backbenchers that Labour may have just offered the Lib Dems electoral reform without a referendum.

The bill would overhaul a key component of a contentious education reform bill that was pushed through by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2015, much to the consternation of the New York State United Teachers.

One key question is how to secure popular involvement in the type of far - reaching democratic reform that is needed.