Sentences with phrase «leeway from»

If you can go when demand for a new house is low, you should be able to get more leeway from sellers.

In 2011 the department invited states to submit plans that implemented education reforms, set high standards for all students, and closed achievement gaps in exchange for leeway from certain No Child Left Behind requirements.

In addition, while the large majority of teachers want to integrate social and emotional skills into their curricula, many simply do not have the resources, training, or leeway from their superiors to do so.

He is still the commissioner who seems to get the most leeway from the mayor he serves.

Clearly there is much more leeway from the rule book during the playoffs.

But it's about time we had a bit of consistent leeway from the men in black!

Dow Jones reported that the referendum is slated for July 5, which would require a few more days of leeway from the euro zone.

Not exact matches

A good rule of thumb is to give leeway to employees who have personally discussed a conflict in which in - office appearance has reduced their productivity - something that can be measured over time and revisited after a few work from home trials.

That the tax bill expands the charitable contribution limit to sixty (from fifty) percent of AGI gives taxpayers additional leeway to make the necessary charitable contributions.

When President Trump lays criticism upon Germany for its massive current account surplus Merkel has little leeway to respond as German corporate interests continue to benefit from a currency way to weak for its economic prowess.

Because these substances are largely absent from unmodified cocoa, however, chocolate lovers who are careful about what they buy have a lot more leeway.

Over the years this hardheadedness has discouraged other managers from even bothering to bid for our players, knowing that they are given no leeway in negotiations.

A fugitive from cage fighting isn't going to get much leeway.

After seeing Khedira against Schalke, and even giving him a bit of leeway because it was a poor RM performance, I am far from convinced he will be any sort of answer.

Officials have been given more leeway to make calls from across the court.

Bellerin is only back from short break so his fitness isnt up to speed yet Ox is on his weak side as you see when he turns back always so give them a little leeway.

At least West Brom are in poor form, with just one win from their six home EPL games, so maybe the prof has a bit more leeway.

From what I remember, teams like City and Chelsea who have one owner are allowed more leeway regarding annual debt than a team like Arsenal who have the Kroenke / Usmanov thing going on.

There must be some leeway in there for more money to be squeezed from the public in China, India, Indonesia (all big populations).

Players in their favour are allowed leeway and get away with fouls by selective vision from officials and without any FA questioning and very little media hounding.

Well, most of you reading this don't need to learn, but large swathes of the wider fanbase certainly do; when will fans accept that young players usually take time to settle, as do players coming to England from overseas, so when a new signing ticks both boxes maybe they deserve a little leeway?

There was interest from a few Championship teams, and Zelalem was given some leeway to choose where he wanted to spend the first part of this season

You go on in many posts about how you are a working mother as well... only a mother who works from home, though still working, has much more leeway than one whom does not.

Aside from giving Scotland more leeway in negotiations with the UK and more time to allow the treaty amendment process to run its course in Europe, this would also permit Scotland to start the process of formulating a new constitution prior to independence.

Osborne's current spending reduction plans are incredibly tight, despite the extra leeway given to him by a positive outlook from the OBR.

Federal law allows leeway for money from a party's «federal account» — which is regulated by the FEC and intended to promote election of federal candidates for Congress — to be spent on «federal election activity» such as «get - out - the - vote» activities on behalf of congressional candidates that also could benefit a candidate for state office.

What we do know is that virtually every boundary is going to have to change because the legislation leaves so little leeway for variation from the set electorate quota of 76,000 voters per constituency.

Two New York state lawmakers from the Hudson Valley are behind legislation that would grant judges greater leeway to permit facility dogs in the courtroom in an effort to help certain witnesses through difficult testimony.

He said tactics include tailoring job specifications to favor certain people; delaying hiring from lists to allow favored candidates to apply; discouraging higher - scoring candidates from taking positions by mentioning salary restrictions and reclassifying titles to allow leeway in hiring.

And while Ive grown up to see the truth behind most misguided convictions from my middle school years — for example, that a white, fringed - leather jacket is an asset to any wardrobe — I clung to the belief that a modest (OK, tiny) bust at least afforded me some leeway when it came to getting screened for breast cancer.

Of course, there are exceptions to any rule and these circumstances dictate a little more leeway, but I have yet to find any condition that completely kept a parent from feeding their child any healthy food whatsoever.

Another reason for weight gain from drinking diet drinks is that people may subconsciously think that because they are drinking a diet soda, that gives them more leeway to eat more of everything else, hence consuming more calories overall.

At the same time, there is a great deal of leeway given and an overall lack of emphasis / push for people to obtain ingredients from the best possible, preferably local sources.

They're more forgiving, flattering and this one from Pink Blush even has some side ruching to give you that leeway to get two sides instead of one.

While there are 26 to pick from, they're all rather specific and don't seem to give you as much leeway as other sites to express your own individual likes or personality.

«THE WHITE RIBBON» Michael Haneke's latest answers more questions than we have come to expect from the ornery auteur; that lack of interpretive leeway keeps this from the teasing heights of his best work, but Haneke has never been more in command of his formal and technical gifts.

His track record shows that a director with a distinctive style who's given leeway by the studio to deviate from the norm can make a crowd - pleaser that brings in the big bucks at the box office and also lands critical accolades — whether it's by reimagining comic book movies as political commentary (in the Dark Knight trilogy), sci - fi as quasi-post-apocalyptic family drama (Interstellar), or detective noir as psychological drama (Insomnia, Memento).

Selah and the Spades: an Overture (2014), the multi-media exploration into the dynamism of teenagehood in a fictional small town that her first feature film is based on, has been profiled by Filmmaker Magazine and IndieWire, and the feature film has gone on to receive development grants and support from Cinereach, the Leeway Foundation, and Small But Mighty Arts, among others.

Part of their success in crafting this funny film comes from giving their actors the leeway to go for jokes where they find them.

I've found they have the leeway to get out in front on equity, recruiting deserving students from diverse backgrounds and locations, rather than being governed by the zip code in which their building happens to be located.

Because the use of direct instruction is one of Advantage's selling points, its school principals have no leeway to deviate from this approach.

In other words, should students from low - income families or families that speak English as second language be given some leeway when it comes to testing cut - off scores?

11 While the ruling called for more urgent action from districts to desegregate their schools, the ambiguity of the phrase provided ample leeway for officials such as those in Prince Edward County to implement delaying tactics.12 In fact, in the years following the Brown rulings, Virginia's NAACP chapter continuously fought county officials in court as they refused to set a start date for integrating the public schools.

Teacher certification arises as another common sticking point in any discussion about charters, which generally get more leeway to hire more uncertified and nonunion teachers, which they say lets them recruit people who don't come from the usual teacher - education tracks.

Making schools independent from their local council and giving head teachers much greater leeway in whom to hire, and what to teach, isn't new.

Changes in the legislation would give states more leeway on what types of programs and initiatives they can support and allow states to set performance goals while eliminating the U.S. Department of Education's authority to withhold funds from underperforming programs.

Automakers have some leeway in the placement of the anchors, and vehicle seat designs vary from highly contoured to flat and bench - like.

And you may have less leeway in submitting an image that's a different shape from your book.

ESSA is the latest authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Act and differs from NCLB in that it grants significant leeway to states in a wide range of areas.

Some thought that Rowling should be allowed any leeway she likes, considering that her level of fame can sometimes be a burden, as from this commenter on Google +: