Sentences with phrase «main authority on»

The IPCC referencing in turn lends a certain amount of credence to the published article and it gets quoted as a main authority on the matter, and in effect creates a circular enhancement process.

As stated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species, the northern elephant seal has recovered from near extinction and population growth and is expected to continue over the coming decades.

The researchers are calling for guidelines produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, the world's main authority on species that are at risk of extinction, to be updated to include cautionary messages on some methodologies of climate change risk assessment.

Not exact matches

Ken Bentsen, president and CEO of SIFMA, noted on the call that while all of the trade groups represent members nationwide, about 27,000 advisors in Texas are registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and that Texas ranks third in the U.S. in terms of the number of advisors and fourth in the number of broker - dealers, which «underscores the fact that this is a Main Street issue.»

The main concern is that without the support of the two largest economies, the rules - based system of international trade can quickly lose its authority, leaving the world economy on a slippery slope towards a full - scale trade war.

Under current House rules, Main Estimates must be tabled on or before March 1st in order for the Government to receive interim supply (a spending authority) for the period from the beginning of the fiscal year to late June, when the Main Estimates are formally approved by Parliament.

The question is presented as part of a larger discussion on the nature of philosophical and imperial authority, yet it is clear that the imperial part of the argument is not necessary to its main thrust, as a result standing out all the more.

Since hundreds of land mines still litter the forest on the side of the main road into Osijek, authorities worked quickly to pick up the refugees on route.

On the other hand, the reasons that we can not make the church the main authority of the Christian faith in spite of its obvious, irreducible importance are as follows:

«After a century of intense theological activity, the churches in most places seem no closer to unity,» reports Alan Falconer, the director of the Faith and the Order Commission of the WCC to a major meeting in Tanzania.32 Konrad Raiser, the General Secretary of the WCC, has called on the main Christian traditions — the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant and Pentecostal churches — to start preparations in the year 2000 for «a universal church council to reconcile the main issues, including the authority of the Pope.»

AiG's main thrust is NOT «young Earth» as such; our emphasis is on Biblical authority.

Like all revolutionary movements, fascism in power had to restore order and prop up its own authority, diminishing revolutionary ardor; but fascism in its main thrust sought to remake the human world, to forge a new future» whether based on futurist ideas, as with Mussolini, or on an imagined pagan past, as with Hitler» that would break decisively with the corrupt and weak present.

McMahon feels like a real waste for these two to be spending their attention on, but at least Sunday's main event advanced the story and introduced stronger tensions, while opening up a space for Daniel Bryan — SmackDown's other authority figure — to get on McMahon for directly interfering in the match, twice, after what was clearly an unintended kick from Owens.

But here's the thing, you use Murphy and his analysis as your main authority to prove Wenger's ineptiitude on the day, when the tone of the man himself, Murphy, is completely different.

Landfill remaining the main destination for municipal waste disposal (46 percent of total waste is landfilled on average according to environmental NGOs) despite considerable policy effort by EU authorities to increase waste separation and deter waste production at the source.

The Port Authority has brought on former US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to investigate the Kennedy Airport water - main debacle that left tens of thousands of passengers stranded, officials announced.

Nicole Ficeto, the town's grants coordinator, briefed the board on the State Environmental Facilities Corporation's Intermunicipal Water Infrastructure Grants Program, detailing how the town and the water authority could partner to apply for a grant for drinking - water infrastructure improvement, in this case to extend water mains to residential properties serviced at present by private wells.

The forum, which was on the theme: «Diversifying Our Generation Sources, Strengthening the Base Load Sources to Support Industrial Growth,» seeks to get a holistic picture of the power situation from the three main actors, the Volta River Authority, GRIDCo and the Electricity Company of Ghana.

«EU enlargement creates prosperity across Europe says David Lidington... but Tory MPs worry about more immigration Main Parliamentary authorities clamping down on «political» material in the Palace of Westminster?»

One day after lifting a «boil water» public health advisory, the Erie County Water Authority on Sunday reported 11 separate water main breaks in parts of Amherst, Depew, Hamburg, West Seneca, Lackawanna and Lancaster.

A person was stabbed Friday morning at the Delavan - Canisius College Metro Rail station on Main Street, according to Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Transit police.

As was the case last month when, on the day State Senator John DeFrancisco of Syracuse joined with members of the Public Authority Control Board to approve the clean water fund raid, a sewer main broke in his hometown and shut down streets.

On Wednesday, the main contenders for the Labour leadership all rejected the idea of the 10 % pay rise recommended by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

The main need, he adds, is for more habitat and biodiversity data to complement and expand on the IUCN Red List, rather than relying on the Red List as a singular authority on extinction risk.

Based on the main character Lisbeth Salander, a misunderstood genius with a cache of authority issues — Summerville has this to say about the visual essence of the collection... «Salander's look is very real and very lived in, with pieces that her character has worn for a long time, like her jackets that act as her armour to shield her from the world.

Users are also advised to check the membership page on the main site as the website holds the sole authority to change subscription rates.

Ragussis» film portrays this with might and main, going back to the origin of the concept of what is takes to rightfully exercise authority on a subject.

Only Great Britain, adopting a very totalitarian government whose main purpose is to drive all refugees from other countries out, remains intact as a ruling nation, although the standard of living has been on a serious decline, with the brutal police and other authorities systematically torturing and killing those they deem as outsiders or troublemakers.

The main activities implemented in the program by the students, under the coordination of their teacher, are: (1) analysis of the problems of the local Roma community; (2) selection of a problem for in - depth study by the class, a problem that can be solved through local public policies; (3) collecting information about the problem from various sources, including members of the Roma community, public institutions, NGOs, specialists, and analysis of possible solutions; (4) drafting a public policy that could solve the problem; (4) developing an action plan to influence public authorities to adopt the public policy proposed by the students; (5) organizing a showcase at local level in which students present their projects; (6) reflecting on the learning experience.

Do not assume that all of the students in that identity group know about or are interested in talking about the topic at hand, and be careful not to put those students in the position of being the «authority» or main possessor of knowledge on the topic.

Main task focuses on the use of sources of wisdom and authority from the Upanishads.

Negotiators for the U.S. House and Senate have agreed on a framework to revise the main federal education law, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, that would give more authority to states.

NCTR believes states can use their authority under ESSA to support improvements in their teacher preparation systems through teacher residencies and by focusing on four main policy areas:

TCSA's main comment regarding the proposed district partnership rules was that the Commissioner does not have the rule - making authority under SB 1882 to impose additional eligibility and performance requirements on partnerships between districts and open - enrollment charter schools.

The main character, Grace, grew up in the woods but when her forest ranger father disappears while on patrol, she fights town authorities, tribal officials, and nature to prove he's alive.

Being a keynote speaker presents you as an authority on a topic — which is the main reason for delving into the nonfiction genre.

Broad emerging - market funds are mutual funds that focus on the entire spectrum of stocks domiciled in nations classified as emerging or developing by one or more of the main indexing authorities.

After describing cruelty in much the same way as it was shown on the Oprah Show, the Main Line website says: «Don't sit by, day after day, and watch your neighbor's pet suffer, call the proper authorities and report the abuse.

Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) Authorities have issued the highest - level warning possible after volcanic eruptions from Mount Agung on the Indonesian resort island of Bali forced the closure of the island's main airport and evacuation of thousands of residents living nearby.

The story goes like this: The Inca ruler is borne on a royal litter from the Koricancha, or Temple of the Sun, to the Huacaypata, the city's main square, where he commands the local authorities to govern fairly.

Owing to the APEC summit to be held in Bali, airport authorities have decided to close Bali Denpasar airport on the main VIP travel days immediately before and after the conference.

A couple of significant items of note in this week's news: Bali Airport Closures in October Owing to the APEC summit to be held in Bali, airport authorities have decided to close Bali Denpasar airport on the main VIP travel...

Part Woody Allen, part cheeky postmodern critique, these mini statements pick at the authority of artspeak and the unique language that the art world has come to rely on, presenting Singer as the main object of ridicule.

Past appointments include senior adviser at Lazard, an independent director on the main board of British Railways, the Port of London Authority, Canary Wharf plc. and the England board of Bank of Scotland.

Eyes of the Ancestors: The Arts of Island Southeast Asia at the Dallas Museum of Art is edited by Reimar Schefold, professor emeritus of the anthropology and sociology of Indonesia at Leiden University, in collaboration with Steven G. Alpert, an author, consultant, and connoisseur of the arts of Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim, with contributions by Steven G. Alpert; George Ellis, former President and Director of the Honolulu Academy of Arts; Nico de Jonge, Vice-Director of the University Museum of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands; Vernon Kedit, an authority on the weaving traditions of the Saribas region (Sarawak, Borneo); Reimar Schefold; Achim Sibeth, former curator of the Southeast Asian collection at the Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt / Main; and Roxana Waterson, a social anthropologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore.

An 8 - foot by 12 - foot version is on view inside the main entrance to the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

An Evening on John Singer Sargent with Richard Ormond Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 7:00 pm Main Hall, Torpedo Factory Art Center Richard Ormond, former Director of London's National Maritime Museum and former Deputy Director of London's National Portrait Gallery, is also one of the world's leading authorities on John Singer Sargent.

It is only propped up by the billions of vested interests in all derivatives of the CO2 scheme and now that post modern science has been unmasked for what it is - a pretext -, the true face of political activism, the social sciences in which you pulled your «denier» term, is showing up, eagerly expecting that after years of brainwashing, fear mongering, propaganda spewed on the masses through main stream media - often linked to vested green interests Thomson Reuters for instance -, that «action» will come thanks to uneducated zealots, incapable of understanding the science, eagerly parroting arguments of authority and willing to serve their new masters.

Jim D, If you credit Feynman's own anecdotes about his work at Oak Ridge, his main contribution was insist to authorities that (despite the obvious security concerns) the workers had be told something about what they were handling (particularly the effect of water on criticality) so that they didn't accidentally kill everyone and / or lose the war.

Beijing is to ban the sale and use of coal in several regions including its six main districts by 2020 cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduce air pollution, according to an announcement by local authorities on Monday.