Sentences with phrase «make general policy»

Like school officials, the majority of pastors in mainline denominations have done little apart from making general policy pronouncements.

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A report from the nonpartisan Fiscal Policy Institute's Immigration Research Center, for instance, looked at data from the Survey of Business Owners and the American Community Survey and determined that though immigrants make up 13 percent of the U.S. population in general, they make up 18 percent of small business owners, and that immigrant - owned businesses account for 14 percent of private sector employment.

Perhaps it makes sense to conclude with the more general observation that changes in the size of global capital flows and the accompanying imbalances increase the importance of sustaining the credibility of monetary policy, because they increase the costs of a loss of credibility or a negative shock to credibility.

Providers will make it a point to give the necessary aid to help these programs run full speed ahead and guarantee that these projects get to run out smoothly, as in general, nonprofit organizations are similarly insured as those who are in the private sectors, there are just some particular needs, ideals and requirements that they have to accomplish for them to be able to provide the necessary policies for those who work within their businesses.

«I think from the administration's point of view, this is an opportunity to make a very major pronouncement on its foreign policy and its European policy,» said Alexander Vershbow, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia and a former deputy secretary general of NATO.

Among the hires Facebook is seeking to make are privacy and public policy managers, a government outreach manager, associate general counsel positions, and a couple of policy managers to help draft positions on tech and video policy issues.

A conscious effort to remain aware of Google Policies can prevent you from falling victim to a Google AdWords ban and can help you to make better decisions when it comes to the optimization of your Google AdWords campaign, which in turn can help to improve the success of your online marketing efforts in general.

And a republican form of government makes it less likely that factional interests — that is, those groups that defend substantively wrongful and improper public policies — will be able to exercise their plans of oppression against the legitimate rights or interests of the community in general and the individual in particular.

Key staff members who help the company's operations run smoothly include General Manager Sherry Hibshman, who carries out company policies and supervises other managers; Food Scientist Brandy Kendig, who tests flour to make sure it conforms to government regulations; and Mike Gingrich, who is in charge of the milling operations.

In collaboration with well - known artists, entrepreneurs, policy makers and the general public, Adopt the Arts is dedicated to improving the academic performance of every child, through the gift of making music and art.

This included a research summary aimed at professionals and the media, called The Dad Deficit, for our Maternity campaign and a more general summary of our policy stance for our relaunch as the Fatherhood Institute, called The Difference A Dad Makes.

«Hollinsclough Primary is an outstanding school, the only one in the country which makes practical emphasis on individual development both by allowing flexi - schooling as a general school policy.

These are two of the calls that the Institution of Engineering and Technology is making to government across policy areas including energy; education; manufacturing; IT and communications; and transport ahead of the general election.

The more general problem I see with a recall law is that it would make it much harder for a government to pursue policy choices which will only yield their full results in the long run.

This linked well to a later question which candidly asked Ms. Khar as to whether Pakistan's foreign policy was made by the civilian cabinet in Islamabad or by the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.

Douglas Alexander made some similar - ish points at the General Election of 2010 book launch, from a «debates good and here to stay, but need to avoid squeezing out policy scrutiny».

Schneiderman has held this policy for some time, though he has not talked about it in publicDick Dadey, with the reform group Citizens Union, says the Attorney General has made a wise decision.

Sky - high contribution limits — $ 41,000 for statewide races in the general election — mean that candidates spend more time courting big donors, who in turn exercise disproportionate influence over policy - making.

A new liaison committee was established with members of the TUC General Council, the NEC, and the Labour Shadow Cabinet, which gave the unions direct access to policy making.

Responding to the comments made by the Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw on the number of teachers leaving the system to teach abroad, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «This is another stark consequence of government policy.

However, the Attorney General did penalize Dare — by barring him from working in a financial or policy making role in New York State charities for 10 years.

In my judgment these decisions can only be made by those with close knowledge of both the roles and the multiple choices and preferences and capabilities of individuals as well as the Party's general policy direction and policy cohesion.

Hogan famously voted for his own father as a write in candidate in the general election and has made little comment on Trump's policies beyond that (This isn't new.

Jack Dromey, deputy general secretary of the TGWU, said the government should adopt «sensible» policies that avoid making criminals out of law - abiding economic migrants.

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said that the government's austerity policies like tuition fees and the scrapping of the EMA have made things worse for young people.

«The office of Attorney General, through the Department of Law, has enforcement, regulatory and policy - making functions that can have significant impact on individual businesses and on industry sectors.

Emotion is seen by many as a less - reliable basis for creating public policy (and decision - making in general) than reason because...

Commenting on the Education Policy Institute's Closing the Gap report into the progress made by the Government to narrow the pupil attainment gap, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union, said: «The findings of this report are sadly unsurprising.

Just officially detailing already well - known cost over-runs and obvious mistakes made by Whitehall typically earned the PAC Chair more headlines than engaging with more difficult task of fostering more general and sustainable improvements in systems and policy - making.

The Attorney General's funding will make a significant difference for the programs that receive it,» Kristin Brown Lilley, Director of Policy Advocacy for Empire Justice Center said.

«And when you talk about a Sessions being considered as attorney general, he's making it explicitly clear what his intent is and that is to continue to support that kind of sets of laws and policies across this country.

This is done against the general principle set out in the Ministerial Code that when Parliament is in Session, the most important announcements of Government policy should be made in the first instance, in Parliament, and taking into account the importance of the issue and the other business before the House.»

Cuomo made the decision to end the newly enforced policy, after Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that he would end the 90 - day deletion policy for his office.

With education policy set to play an important part in the May general election campaign, debates around the future direction of the school system will take place against the backdrop of fast - paced reforms made during the coalition's time in office.

Labour is seeking to exploit the government's weakness and press home the anti-austerity arguments made during the general election campaign by holding a series of debates on key social policy issues.

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — President Trump's deportation policies have immigration officers swooping into courthouses, making arrests in record numbers, and preventing legal citizens from exercising their right to a fair trial, according to allegations from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

On Thursday in New York, Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is expected to make a decisive statement on India's nuclear policy before the United Nations General Assembly.

Pohl hopes that studies such as this one «will enhance our general understanding of historical and future extreme climate variability, allowing policy - makers to make better - informed decisions for coastal communities.»

Various federal agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Healthe and Human Services, have made general recommendations that institutions review and consider conflict - of - interest notification policies.

AAAS counts more than 143,000 individual scientists, engineers, science educators, policy makers, journalists, and interested citizens among its members, making it the largest general scientific organization in the world.

They add and delete programmes, and in general make policies without the agreement of the researchers themselves, who are, at best, merely «consulted».

«In general they're making progress, but at this point, early in the game, we're not able to draw definitive conclusions about how they're doing,» says water policy expert Kenneth Reckhow of RTI International in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, who chaired the panel.

Powell told the Cabinet: «If a challenge were successful, legislation would be needed but such legislation would not lay the government open to the criticism, which would be made if they initiated legislation now, that they were seeking to impose fluoridation as a general policy.»

The NIH Grants Policy Statement indicates that in general the PD / PI may make changes in the methodology, approach, or other aspects of the project objectives.

«But the returns are also high, and if we take key principles into account we can begin shaping the policies and practices that could help make cellulosic biofuels a triple win for the economy, the climate and for environmental sustainability in general.»

But while the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is due to issue a report soon on public access at U.S. research agencies, it reportedly will make general recommendations and will not require an NIH - style pPolicy is due to issue a report soon on public access at U.S. research agencies, it reportedly will make general recommendations and will not require an NIH - style policypolicy.

The outcomes of the project have been made available to the various interest groups, companies, livestock management bodies, policy - making bodies, research centres, end users and the general public.

This relationship is protected by a Good Governance Policy, making both parties accountable to the general public.

Professor Anne Glover, Scientific Advisor to President Barroso of the European Commission, addressed the General Assembly on her vision on the importance of European Science and Science Based Policy Making.

In 1996, in response to these concerns, Varmus, then director of NIH, impaneled a group of experienced clinical investigators and academic health center administrators to make recommendations that might guide the NIH toward policy changes to alleviate the concerns in the clinical research community.14 Several of the panel's recommendations have been implemented, including increased support of the General Clinical Research Center budget, expanded support of training in clinical research, and the establishment of NIH - sponsored educational debt relief programs for clinical investigators.15 - 18 The panel also recommended restructuring of NIH peer review groups so that patient - oriented grant applications would be evaluated by study sections in which at least half the grant applications involve patient - oriented research.