Sentences with phrase «major test on»

Galileo passed its second major test on arrival day when the orbiter fired its engines to slow itself into the planned orbit around Jupiter.

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 - The Republican - controlled U.S. Congress was approaching a major test on Thursday of its ability to overhaul the federal tax code, as lawmakers prepared for their first full - scale vote on sweeping tax legislation.

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 - The Republican - controlled U.S. Congress was approaching a major test on Thursday of its ability to enact sweeping tax cuts, as lawmakers prepared for their first full - scale vote on tax legislation.

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 - The Republican - controlled U.S. Congress approached a major test on Thursday of its ability to enact sweeping tax cuts, as lawmakers prepared for their first full - scale vote on tax legislation.

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Here we've compiled a list of seven fascinating individuals whose careers will be worth watching in 2014 — some are new at their job, while others have major tasks on the horizon that will test them in significant ways.

But his question is whether Theranos could have really developed a way to run as many tests as it offers (more than 240 so far) on the large scale needed at hospitals and in major labs without relying on already existing machines to automate processing.

We conducted some testing on what the effects would be, but in hindsight it was not nearly enough for such a major decision.

President Donald Trump visited Texas on Tuesday to survey damage from the first major natural disaster to test his leadership in a crisis, as record rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey lashed Houston and tens of thousands of people fled deluged homes.

Dimon, who is the longest - serving CEO of the major banks, said that he had undergone tests including a CAT scan, PET scan and a biopsy, which showed that the cancer is confined to the throat and the adjacent lymph nodes on the right side of his neck.

This alarms many in academia, as business majors have «the weakest gains during the first two years of college on a national test of writing and reasoning skills.»

The last major explosion SpaceX suffered was in September 2016, when a pressure vessel failed and caused a Falcon 9 rocket to blow up during a launch - pad test, destroying a satellite payload on top.

He also describes at length the Fed's latest mandatory stress test on Chase and all major banks, noting that the Fed estimates Chase would lose $ 55 billion pre-tax over nine quarters in those unlikely circumstances — «an amount that we would easily manage because of the strength of our capital base.»

On Watch, which Facebook began testing earlier this month, more than 2 billion users can see hundreds of shows from the likes of Vox, Buzzfeed, Discovery Communications (disca), Walt Disney's (dis) ABC as well as live sports like Major League Baseball.

Under Muhlhauser — who joined the company in 2005 and became CEO the following year — Celestica is focused less on such «commoditized» products and instead establishing itself in new, higher - margin fields where major players currently do the majority of design, testing, manufacturing and quality control themselves.

A MAJOR exploration drive by Australian Gold Resources Limited in the Murchison mineral field will not only focus on vanadium but also test the potential for gold and base metals mineralisation.

Last year, all the country's major banks passed the tests and then proceeded to splurge on share buybacks and dividends to investors.

To validate transactions during the test, EWF will rely on 10 major energy companies that have signed on as affiliates.

«BIDDING WAR» IN AIRLINES: In a research note to investors, Stifel's DeNardi argued that the Sprint / T - Mobile merger announcement and approval process was the first major test of the Trump administration's view on consolidation.

Although crude prices have improved in the last 12 to 16 months after testing lows of $ 26 a barrel in February 2016, supply continues to cater to demand effortlessly, putting a lid on any chances of a major turnaround in prices.

On Tuesday, CME Group announced that the platform, which includes technology from companies AlphaPoint and BitGo, is being tested by a select few «major financial institutions» and will be available later this year.

We don't know why Trump decided to fire Flynn (the stated reason that he «lied to Mike Pence» doesn't pass the laugh test), whether he was told of the domestic abuse allegations against then - White House staff secretary Rob Porter, what's on the Apprentice outtake footage that producer Mark Burnett is keeping locked up, why exactly Trump handed some choice Israeli intelligence to the Russian foreign minister, who financed the hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, or any of a dozen other major questions about Trump.

Second, White focused on the SEC's plan to improve its grasp of portfolio composition risks and operational risks by: requiring better data reporting and risk controls, particularly with respect to derivatives; mandating that investment advisers create transition plans to prepare for major business disruptions; and requiring large investment advisers and funds to submit to annual stress testing.

By drawing on these two sources of data, the researchers were able to produce an analysis that is better than that of the two other major quantitative researchers in the field, George Barna and George Gallup; it is the standard against which other research on teens should be tested.

I think that they would avoid tests on any of the major faiths holy days just out od respect, but there isn't much of that going around these days.

On underground tests, Russia has made a major concession to submit to veto - free on - site inspection, though fear of espionage has made her hesitant to accept the frequency of inspections we demanOn underground tests, Russia has made a major concession to submit to veto - free on - site inspection, though fear of espionage has made her hesitant to accept the frequency of inspections we demanon - site inspection, though fear of espionage has made her hesitant to accept the frequency of inspections we demand.

So, I went back to Red Robin, obtained a sample of the barbecue sauce they use, and conducted a side - by - side taste test of all the major brands on the market.

Investors have dumped shares in Blackmores amid a Chinese crackdown on foreign foods, just as the market darling faces one of its biggest tests with a major assault on the Australian infant formula market.

However, the commission, in its report into agricultural regulation released on Thursday, cautions the test is unlikely to help farmers concerned about being squeezed by major retailers.

Major UK retailers have published their testing results on campylobacter contamination in UK produced fresh whole chickens.

I made this for my Nursing class the night before a major test (and brought them in for everyone on test day) and they went over SOOO well!

It's one of the major events on the GT and prototype racing calendar, with a vast array of cars hitting the track for the test.

Gordon was suspended on April 29 by Major League Baseball for testing positive for exogenous Testosterone and Clostebol, both performance - enhancing drugs.

Another reason the 2002 tilt between the Spartans and Jackrabbits isn't as high on this list is because both teams had to survive earlier tests in a major doubleheader in Hawaii.

Rory McIlroy will have his balky back tested on Monday following this week's Players Championship, but in the meantime the newly married, four - time major champion appears to be safely in the mix come the weekend at TPC Sawgrass.

Brendan: I think Quail Hollow will work out fine as a major championship test, although we've heard some slight grumbling already about some of the Tom Fazio - redesigned holes on the front nine.

Toro Rosso have suffered their first major setback of winter testing after managing just one lap in the afternoon session on day five in Barcelona.

MILAN: Maurizio Sarri's Napoli face a major test of their Serie A title ambitions when they take on champions Juventus Friday night in their San Paolo Stadium.

The game against the Aviva Premiership club will be the first major test of the Oxford side as they build towards their attempt to make it a «Magnificent Seven» wins in a row over arch-rivals Cambridge in The Varsity Match at Twickenham on Thursday, 8 December.

We can also test suction on breastpumps and carry parts for the major brands.

Plastic particles found in bottled water David Shukman BBC Science editor CLICK HERE http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43388870 Tests on major brands of bottled water (including Nestlé and Danone) have found that nearly all of them contained tiny particles of plastic.

Whether your 2 - year - old is on the verge of a major tantrum, your 10 - year - old is frightened about things in the news or your teenager is anxious about an upcoming test, mindfulness can help them cope.

Thompson's focus was on major strongman competitions and federations that do not promote the drug testing of their athletes and competitors.

«It's a major victory,» said Bob Schaeffer, a leading national advocate for limits on standardized testing.

This is a test of 1990s - style politics (when Cuomo came of age), where politicians try to play everyone against each other and capture the support of major outside interests, against today's politics, where winners are chosen based on how well and directly they can connect with voters.

One could easily suggest that his swamp to which he refers is cluttered with Bush's own crap: the security failure that allowed 9/11; two unnecessary ground wars in Muslim countries; wars that involved the silly nation - building rationale and which were not paid for; tax cuts that failed the trickle - down test and produced huge deficits / debts; a major attack on Social Security in promoting privatization; and the de-regulation and laissez - faire style that allowed the mortgage and bank meltdown.

«But even those who disagree with him generally on matters, on a referendum in particular, I think they will admire him for showing leadership and guts on a major issue and therefore this is a test of him and his approach to leadership as much as to the issue itself.»

David Cameron faces a major test of his premiership this weekend, as Conservative backbenchers put pressure on him to retreat on Lords reform and gay marriage.

GOP House leaders delayed their planned vote on a long - promised bill to repeal and replace «Obamacare,» in a stinging setback for House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump in their first major legislative test.

In what could become a major conflict between Trump and local governments, the showdown on «sanctuary cities» likely will result in legal challenges testing how far the White House can go in dictating its priorities.