Sentences with phrase «major role of government»

People must have the technical means both to speak and to listen if they are to participate in the process of governing themselves, and a major role of government lies in securing and protecting these means.

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The Carnegie Report, so named for industrialist Sir Roderick Carnegie's role as inquiry head, was the first major piece of economic advice the newly elected Court Government received.

Acknowledging the presumed benefits of separating the roles, reports sponsored between 1992 and 2004 by national governments, major stock exchanges, or both in at least 16 countries outside of the United States have recommended splitting the functions.

She argues that «the uncertainty the government injects in the economy plays a major role in the length and severity of recessions.

In 2013, the federal government continued, as in the past, to show its ideological arrogance; its unwillingness to confront major economic challenges; its disdain for Parliament; its aversion to openness and transparency; its rejection of a federal role in working with the provinces to strengthen the Federation; and its inability to adopt evidence based policy.

Chances for a major breakthrough improve as local, state, and federal levels of government each play increasingly responsible roles in mental health.

Above all things, the problem with the GOP according to Mann and Ornstein in a recent column in Salon, is that it «aspires to rewrite the social contract and role of government developed and affirmed over a century by both major political parties.»

We see a major part of our role in the international movement is to put pressure on our government and Australian - owned companies to be better global citizens, and to do that we need all of you to join us and work collectively for radical food system transformation.

«And perhaps the role of the Lib Dem campaign [did too], in that... the so - called Clegg - mania might have to some extent burst David Cameron's bubble as the inevitable leader of a major Tory government.»

Government should seriously consider introducing a new role of Infrastructure Minister to back major projects, and pension funds would be more likely to invest in schemes if several smaller proposals were packaged together, a former Cabinet Minister has said.

In the major debates of the past two or three years, the Orange Book tendency has whittled away at broadly centre - left policies on, for example, public spending, income - tax rates and the role of local government in education.

The theocracies found in Iran and Saudi Arabia, where the clerics play a major role in government (or have the final say on any government action in the case of Iran), tend to be the exception, rather than the rule.

The Catholic shift against Labour and in favour of the National government played a major role in Labour's losses.

Topics of discussion and presentations included an overview of the New York State Association of Counties; New York State Open Government Laws; Major Policy Issues Affecting Counties; Introduction to County Finance and Budget Issues; County Government Structure in New York State; Ethics in Government; Adopting Local Laws; and Role of the Clerks of Legislative Boards.

Details have been released of the selection panel for the new inspector and one name stands out: Lord Oliver Henley, former Tory minister at the Home Office and Defra under the coalition, as well as serving in numerous government roles under Margaret Thatcher and John Major.

Ian Taylor is president of the oil trader Vitol, the world's biggest oil dealer, which is hoping to play a major role in the future of the Libyan oil industry under the new government.

All the productive sectors are referred to as economic sector, and they will be a major bloc as a subcommittee of parliament, and they coordinate the activities of the economic sectors of his cabinet, as it may be, and he wanted me to bring my experience as a [former] minister of finance, as somebody who has done a similar job in Uganda, as somebody who has done a similar job in Liberia, to bear on his government; so I'm playing a coordinated role for the economic sector as it were.»

U.S. researchers will play a large role in a new panel established by Brazil's government to study the future of science in the country, where a major R&D budget cut ordered by the government this year has researchers fretting.

A major part of his role will be to ensure that high - quality advice is available across government departments as they deal with the legal and regulatory consequences of the UK's decision to leave the European Union, says Graeme Reid, a science - policy researcher at University College London.

«Scientists, especially those without administrative positions, rarely play a major role in the final decision of government matters.

Should the government play a major or minor role in the lives of American citizens?

Enter the remaining cast of characters, both major and minor: the janitorial staff of the classified underground wing of the compound, Zelda Fuller (Octavia Spencer in a role written for her by del Toro) and the mute Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins, radiant in a star - making role); the attending government scientist Dr. Robert Hoffstetler (Michael Stuhlbarg), also a Russian double - agent; and, of course, Elisa's next door neighbor, Giles (Richard Jenkins, deserving of a Supporting Actor nomination), who frets about growing older and his hair loss, pines for love with a local pie shop employee and shares his passion for musicals with the equally besotted Elisa (they sit side - by - side on the sofa performing a quick soft shoe).

Since 2002 the the Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA) has played a role working with the government on behalf of a major contributor to off - site construction, assisting the industry sector to have a fair playing field in competing against its traditional counterparts.

It recaps the major differences between philanthropy and government, beginning with a useful distinction between two «different worldviews about the role of foundations in a liberal democracy.»

The federal government has also taken a major role in implementation by funding state consortia that are overseeing the development of next - generation assessments aligned to the Common Core standards.

«Parents who opted their children out of state exams in recent years became the focal point of major education debates in the country about the proper roles of testing, the federal government, and achievement gaps,» writes Education Week's Andrew Ujifusa.

Taking on the role of Dan Carson, players then played through multiple levels while they assisted the resistance forces in toppling a puppet - government and deflect a major nuclear strike on New York.

Every layer in the process (including large author teams, extensive review, independent monitoring of review compliance, and plenary approval by governments) plays a major role in keeping I.P.C.C. assessments comprehensive, unbiased, open to the identification of new literature, and policy relevant but not policy prescriptive.

In 1997, Schücking and her colleagues played a major role in initiating a massive campaign to reform of the German Government's Export Guarantee facility, Hermes.

As a bureaucrat in the Kennett Government he played a major role in stopping, for a time, the national adoption of energy performance standards for home appliances that had been agreed by all the states.

There are those on one side who see unintended consequences of probable government attempts at mitigation for AGW, given the current dominating political philosophies, as something worse than even some rather severe effects from AGW, and those on the other hand that see a major role for government in these areas that mitigation would encompass no matter what the future may hold for AGW.

This first study, State Enabling Legislation for Commercial - Scale Wind Power Siting and the Local Government Role, reveals that local governments play a major role in siting decisions in 48 of the 50 staRole, reveals that local governments play a major role in siting decisions in 48 of the 50 starole in siting decisions in 48 of the 50 states.

The study's author, Robert Brulle, refers to these organizations as the climate change counter-movement, and concludes that their outsized influence «has not only played a major role in confounding public understanding of climate science, but also successfully delayed meaningful government policy actions to address the issue.»

One major role of the media is, after all, to be the government watchdog and as such it's understandable to usually focus on lackings and suggested improvements.

He played a major role in compelling the federal government to take action to recognize the medicinal values of marijuana through his representation of countless people suffering from AIDS, cancer, and multiple sclerosis who had been charged as a result of using marijuana for medicinal purposes.

This work led to changes in the relationship between Ontario, First Nations and the forestry sector and a major Supreme Court of Canada decision strengthening the role of the duty to consult and clarifying that both federal and provincial governments must honour and implement treaties.

A major issue emerging from last year's government consultations on the issue was the role of fair dealing and the need to update the Copyright Act to better conform with judicial interpretation and general practices.

Our financial regulatory reform experience was cemented by our prominent role in advising clients, including the U.S. and U.K. governments, during the Financial Crisis of 2008; and the exceptional quality of our legal team that includes former top regulators, former senior in - house counsels to major financial institutions and former Supreme Court law clerks, all of whom combine Washington regulatory experience with the practical insights of transactional lawyers.

Before this role, Gary founded and served as President of PeopleWise, one of the first national pre-employment screening companies in the United States, providing online databases and automated background - screening services to Fortune 1000 employers, government agencies and major staffing firms.

Public sector services also play a major role in the city which is home to some of the largest NHS and government departments in Scotland.

In her role as the Early Childhood Collaboration Lead, she works across government agencies and within the Department of Education to ensure that the needs of children with disabilities are addressed in major initiatives, including the Preschool Development Grants.

Although government incentives do not appear to play a major role in respondents» decisions to develop green properties, 47 % of corporate users and 46 % of developers indicate that government incentives somewhat impact decisions.