Sentences with phrase «major policy concern»

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The auditor general has found major flaws in the state government's Buy Local policy, with concerns regarding data collection leaving agencies unsure if the policy is benefitting local businesses.

Piracy is a major concern for Nintendo, and the Japanese game giant has been fiercely protective of its characters, but this policy usually doesn't affect people who legally purchased its games.

Every major sell - off in history has been accompanied by a mix of economic concerns, monetary policy shifts, geopolitical tensions, or some other source of consternation that might make a rational person demand a higher premium for putting their capital at risk.

When asked whether their firms allow employees to trade on their own behalf through external accounts, 61 % of respondents said employees and spouses can trade on their own behalf as long as they report their activities to the company, compared to 51 % in last year's survey; 22 % said their firm's no - trading policy is strictly enforced and is a major deterrent to outside trading activities, slightly down from 25 % in January 2016; 14 % said their company has a no trading policy and that it is clear that violation it is a fireable offense, compared to 12 %; and another 3 % said that while their firms have no trading policies, they are loosely enforced and of little concern to employees, down from 12 %.

We would still need major entitlement reform and related health care reforms (among a whole lot else), but the above policies would give Republicans something real to say about the concerns of many Americans who spent the election just hearing about how the Republicans plan to cut marginal tax rates for high earners.

It is difficult to take proper account of the myriad relevant factors in making decisions on even relatively minor matters like diet, let alone such major concerns as foreign policy or population control.

Michael Dukakis was so concerned about fitting within the ideological mainstream that he chose Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate even though they disagreed on nearly every major policy issue.

A recent full - page advertisement appearing in major U.S. newspapers argues for support of the State of Israel and voices concern over «the recent direction of American foreign policy» in the Middle East.

Specifically, the PBFA has called for: Support for specialty crops; research on plant protein; removing» anti-competitive» policies to bridge the large competitive gap between commodities and specialty crops; support for organic crops; inclusion of transparency and accountability provisions; and referencing «plant - based foods that are major sources of Nutrients of Concern» in 7 USC Section 3157 under «competitive special and facilities research grants.»

I've only recently started following your blog, but school lunches and our general food policies are quickly becoming a major concern for me.

In the first major act of rebellion at the autumn conference voters clearly rejected schools minister Sarah Teather's attempt to water down a motion stating that «conference is concerned by the establishment of academies and free schools under coalition government policy».

Closing tax loopholes appears to be the only area of major accord, where the latest policies are very much aligned to managers» concerns for greater fairness in the tax system.

As you know, I raised these concerns with the chancellor and the transport secretary as soon as the bailout became apparent from the small print of an odd policy statement on 29 November majoring on reversing Beeching rail closures of the 1960s.

The issue of how best government is keeping free SHS students has become one of the major concerns to both critics of the policy, parents and the opposition National Democratic Congress.

The fact there is no mention of this in the policy consultation is a major concern.

While environmental concerns remain a key component of LCV policy, the potential of the sector to revitalise the domestic automotive industry has become a major focus for legislators.

Mary Creagh MP, Labour's shadow environment secretary, said: «The white paper fails to set out a clear plan for major challenges such as reforestation or biodiversity loss; nor does it deal with concerns about planning policy.

So people have a hard time connecting compelling current concerns — such as widespread corruption, or non-competitive elections, or a need for major improvements in such fundamental policy areas as education — with the possibility for reform through state constitutional change.

«In 2011, in one of the first major policy announcements of his leadership, Miliband said that Labour would reduce the headline rate to # 6,000, but this did not amount to a manifesto commitment... the policy was resisted by senior figures (said to include Ed Balls, shadow universities minister Liam Byrne, and policy review co-ordinator Jon Cruddas) concerned about the estimated # 2bn cost.

The two major deal breakers for me are bad return policies or shipping costs, however, when shopping with Zappos I never have to worry about either of those concerns!

There is also a growing concern that previous gains in expanding access to education will erode without a major shift in policies and resources.

This rider allows owners to make premium payments into a single policy that addresses two major life concerns simultaneously.

As policymakers begin work on a major overhaul to the federal tax code, which could include eliminating or changing the deduction, and amid widespread concern about rising student debt levels, leaders should bear in mind that altering the provision would have implications for higher education and tax policy across levels of government.

Harvey says advisors today are concerned on two major fronts: the existing policy at the firm level to prohibit fiduciary arrangements with smaller accounts, and a Department of Labor fiduciary rule proposal that would cut many advisors out of the IRA advice business.

For instance, if paying for college is a major financial concern but you're pretty sure that you won't need life insurance coverage after the kids graduate, than it might make sense to buy a term policy that'll get you through the college years.

Well, the major concern for most of the people while buying the life insurance policy is premium amount and payment of premium.

We apologize for any inconvenience this policy may cause, but the doctors and staff of Galena Square Veterinary Clinic are concerned for clients and patients who need to be seen for major medical issues and must wait for an open appointment time when an earlier time would have been available due to a late cancellation or missed appointment.

(And my concerns have nothing to do with the airline itself --- while I detest them for international upgrades, they have the most restrictive international upgrade policy of the major US airlines — they do have a decent domestic product with pretty pimped out planes, the most inflight wifi of any airline... while American will be about 97 % complete on their domestic mainline fleet by the end of the year, Delta even offers wifi in regional aircraft.)

For this, her only major curatorial project, Murray ransacked the storage vaults and brought to light a wealth of work by women usually consigned to the shadows — reminding us that women have always been a part of art history, even insofar as MOMA»S acquisition policies are concerned, but rarely get their due when that history is presented as images and objects on exhibition.

In the 10th edition of American Government, published in 2005, the authors discuss four types of politics that define the government's response to major public concerns such as environmental policy (limited to several pages in the 600 - page text, less than two of which are devoted to global warming).

In the late 1970's when price inflation was a major economic and political topic of concern, the San Francisco Chronicle published extensive interviews with four Nobel Laureate economists, who were asked to explain their policy solutions to reduce inflation.

James Montgomery, «Wind Energy 2014 Outlook: Major Markets Recover, Battling Policy and Grid Concerns,» Renewable Energy World Magazine (January / February 2014).

But the growing pace of this power shift should be a cause of major concern for Americans, and it should raise serious questions about our economic policies at the highest level.

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HUDSON VALLEY — «Scenic Hudson appreciates the governor's commitment to fund important shovel - ready projects during the Hudson River's Quadricentennial year and his articulation of the need for clean, renewable energy, but we have major concerns for New York's environment and the future of the Hudson River Valley Region,» said Andy Bicking, director of public policy for Scenic Hudson.

With economic public goods, it is usually difficult to determine and reach agreement on efficient policies because they involve estimating and balancing costs and benefits, where neither is easy to measure and both involve major distributional concerns.

As employers and major electricity customers in North Carolina, the undersigned TechNet member companies write today to raise concerns over the energy policy language of H332 (originally found in H760), which we believe would have a significant negative impact on the availability of a clean and diversified energy supply in the state.

The report, to be delivered early in the new year, will be the first response made by Theresa May's administration to a major environmental concern and will have considerable implications for future green policy outcomes.

The Conservatives have expressed concern about foreign foundations making donations to Canadian charities to influence Canadian law and policy, and whether this puts undue obstacles in the way of major Canadian energy projects.

CAMPBELL: The difficulty in talking about the big cases, I look at the little cases, and part of my concern is that where you may see some of the court decisions that become problematic for the areas in which you are involved because, think of the companies, and they may be reasonable size but not huge, that don't have an in - house IT person, don't have an in - house counsel and maybe cloud computing for servers, and they have got a major piece of litigation and they don't have a policy.

As national coordinating counsel to a major property / casualty insurance company, we developed consistent national strategies on policy interpretation, substantive legal positions, affirmative and defensive discovery, corporate testimony and other company - wide concerns.

A related set of arbitrations concerning recovery under a bespoke liability policy covering US risks, for a major pharmaceutical company.

Previously, this was a major concern for some of my clients — getting kicked off their spouse's coverage and not being able to find a new policy.

One major concern raised was that the proposed policy would allow, and indeed, encourage in - house... [more]

Written warning In addition to clarifying the court's approach to evidence filed in support of claims to litigation privilege, the decision serves as a warning to companies which adopt written policies concerning the investigation and reporting of major incidents arising in the course of their business.

Represent two major Arizona universities (including the related technology transfer entity) concerning: (i) patent prosecution (applications) in the fields of medical devices, diagnostics and biotechnology, including new compounds and methods of treatment of disease; (ii) trademark and copyright counseling and applications; (iii) analysis of existing IP policies; and (iv) intellectual property litigation

This is a major concern since permanent life insurance policies are meant to provide coverage for 20, 30, 40 and 50 or more years.

If you don't want to take a medical exam, or if you want quick policy approval but don't have major health concerns, this may be the option for you.

If you have any major health concerns, then you may want to think about a guaranteed issue life insurance policy rather than a whole or term life insurance policy.

You might also consider talking to your immediate neighbors to see what they carry for a coverage policy and how you consider their major concerns compared to yours.