Sentences with phrase «marked by efforts»

Her tenure was marked by efforts to broaden the pool of candidates from which the institute selects the researchers it supports.

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The series, which was released Wednesday, marks the biggest media effort to date by the social aggregator and comes on the heels of its new news site Upvoted.

«The minister of finance, supported by the Department of Finance, has ultimate responsibility for the financial system and authority for all financial sector legislation,» he said in a speech in Vancouver in 2009, slamming the door on the efforts of some in Ottawa, including former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, to create a more robust system of financial oversight.

The initiative by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, is part of the couple's philanthropic efforts to better life for all children in their daughter's generation.

But the effort has been marked by stumbles, including menu misfires and complaints that food was too pricey or the portions were too small.

Mark Britt of iflix says the firm's latest effort is an attempt to reach a much bigger audience by offering content for free.

Without comprehensive immigration reform, which President Barack Obama estimates could lead to an expansion of up to $ 250 billion in economic output, this effort marks the latest in a patchwork of initiatives proffered by the administration.

And since intellectual property law is largely defined by individual countries, they have to make a continual effort to find ways to defend their mark in every country they care about.

Lynch leaves office following a nearly two - year tenure marked by massacres carried out by violent extremists, including the shootings at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida; persistent hacking from overseas, including Russian government efforts to meddle in the U.S. presidential election; and an election - season investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server that entangled the Justice Department in presidential politics and led to criticism for her ill - timed meeting on an airport tarmac with former President Bill Clinton.

MENLO PARK, CA — In an effort to ensure the impartiality of content shared on its platform, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday that the company would address accusations of silencing conservative voices by deleting Barack Obama's profile.

If a licensee would acquire 1000 units per month over a 4 - 6 month period through their offline efforts and / or through online efforts they would net ~ $ 2,100 per month with the heavy lifting done by; 1) Mark Cuban (and / or associates) in Financing, 2) Buybak.com in Software and Receiving, 3) Amazon.com in Warehousing, Pick, Pack, Ship and Marketplace Sales and 4) Citibank / Visa in payment processing.

Fiserv's 1Q Results Marked By Internal Revenue Growth, 25 Percent Growth In Mobiliti Financial services technology firm posted results on Tuesday (May 1) that met on the top line, beat on the bottom and showed continued traction in internal revenue growth and digital efforts.

The move marks yet another notable effort taken by the Singapore government to promote the application of blockchain tech as part of its wider push for the city - state's fintech development.

Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday finally broke his silence about the abuse of data on the platform by Cambridge Analytica, promising to redouble efforts to safeguard user privacy after the exposure of the massive data breach.

Announced at the first meeting of a cryptocurrency exchange study group established by the FSA in early March, the data release marks the latest effort by the financial watchdog in bringing greater transparency to the industry following a recent hack of one of the domestic exchange Coincheck.

The year 2006 may for most people mark the tenth anniversary of the 1996 Welfare Act, signed by Bill Clinton, after he had vetoed two previous efforts, and just before crucial midterm elections that November.

A second set of marks of excellence in theological schooling comes into view when we turn to reflect on the concreteness of a theological school: Its concreteness consists in part in its having institutionalized practices of governance, and its schooling is excellent to the extent that its polity leaves room so that the effort to understand God can be genuine by being free to err.

Edited by Gregory Wolfe and Dana Gioia, it will mark a triumph for Trower's efforts, and a revival for Thompson, whom Gioia calls «the best Catholic poet of the latter half of the 20th century.»

The book moves back to the judge's childhood and youth, marked by his dead mother's absence; his father's stroke, damaged speaking ability, and death; his courtship; and his professional advancement built on his father's political connections, while moving forward to encompass his wife's stroke and subsequent decline and his effort to sustain his self - sufficient mode of existence while mourning her death.

Let this time, then, be marked by a personal and community effort of attachment to Christ in order that we may be witnesses of His love.

The effort to display Roman mastery over the nascent Christian faith by covering up its holy spot had, in fact, marked it for future veneration.

Observer wrote on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 2:32 pm, stating, «Mark, Yep, keep ignoring what the Bible says about the rich so that more effort can be made by Christians to trash others like gays or doctors performing legal operations.»

The centuries which witnessed the mounting vigor in the Catholic Church in Western Europe were also marked by striking efforts to think through afresh basic issues of the Christian faith.

Fuelled in part by the rise of the health and wellbeing trend, consumers are marking a conscious effort to improve their diets and lifestyles.

Marking the first time the restaurants, owned by Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp., and St. Jude partnered on a national giving campaign, the effort far exceeded initial goals thanks to the generous support of the restaurants» guests, stakeholders and parent company.

They lost each time, but Hall of Famer Hall, whom they had chosen in the expansion draft even though he was 36 years old, put up a valiant, Smythe - winning effort that was reflected more by his GAA (2.43) than his won - loss mark (8 - 10).

To add insult to injury, it was Stoke's first effort on target in the game and Mark Hughes» side took full advantage as they look to pull off a surprise by denying Chelsea a win.

By the 20th minute, Messi had put the visitors in front with another well - taken strike, and he completed his hat - trick just after the hour - mark with a beautiful solo effort.

But the hosts took the lead in controversial fashion just after the half - hour mark as Kieran Gibbs saw his shot blocked on the line by Andrew Robertson before a Sanchez effort was saved by Eldin Jakupovic and the ball bounced off the hand of the Chilean and in.

Not only was the result a harsh reflection on a great team effort by the Andalusians but also it could mark the start of this team's decline.

Rooney was searching for his 100th Premier League goal at Old Trafford for Manchester United and the closest he came to getting it was on the hour mark but his side - footed effort from 20 yards was blocked away by Pape Souare two yards from his goal - line.

Having secured all three points for Antonio Conte's side in a 1 - 0 win over Sampdoria last week, the Argentine capped a dominant display by the hosts - marked notably by a brace from Chilean Arturo Vidal - with a fine individual effort in the 80th minute.

It has been a completely different story under Mark Hughes who, despite his best efforts in retaining the team's resilient qualities, has a fight on his hands just to keep the Cottagers in the Premiership judging by how disappointing the first half of the season went.

Next month marks my 10th year of blogging, and one of the beautiful evolutions I've witnessed during this time is the uptick in social good efforts by bloggers, brands, and celebrities alike.

Mark appreciation of your teen's efforts by offering to make a favorite meal, go to a favorite restaurant, host friends at your home, or plan a fun weekend activity of your teen's choosing.

Conflict certainly existed, but there have also been mutually enriching exchanges, and we need to engage in collective efforts to salvage these more hopeful parts of our common history in order to construct a narrative that is not marked by «us «vs. «them `, but is testimony to our shared history and capacity to coexist peacefully.

Given the ugly tone set earlier in this race by former candidate Thomas Lopez - Pierre who criticized a black supporter of Mark Levine for «sucking Jewish cock,» one might imagine that the remaining candidates would make an effort to avoid certain linguistic clusters.

The board's case against Mark - Viverito centered on the acceptance of «volunteer efforts» from The Advance Group's president Scott Levenson, who volunteered to work for Mark - Viverito in 2013, according to a disposition document obtained by POLITICO.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo will headline a fundraiser for Democrats in the State Senate, a boost to his party - mates that marks a deepening commitment by the governor to their efforts to re-take the chamber.

A pair of police reform measures vigorously opposed by New York City's largest officers union is moving toward passage in the City Council, a last - ditch effort by its departing speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, who has staked her legacy on criminal justice reform.

Referring to strong ongoing lobbying efforts by seniors and their Council member allies (chiefly led by Council Members Margaret Chin and Paul Vallone), Mark - Viverito acknowledged the «active,» «vocal,» and fast - growing population of aging New Yorkers.

The fundraising appeal, written by Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, goes on to cite efforts by Senate candidates like Rob Simmons (Conn.) and Mark Kirk (Ill.) to court Palin and the conservative wing of the party she represents; «if they win, they will be doing the bidding of Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and their legions of fans,» adds Kerry.

They gathered for an update held by Councilmember Mark Levine and community groups on current relief efforts.

Introduced at the end of July by City Councilman Mark Levine, the bill has since gained the support of 12 fellow councilmembers through the lobbying efforts of Levine's staff and parents at P.S. 163, a West 97th Street elementary school that would neighbor a construction site under a plan to build a 20 - story nursing home development.

The speech marks a renewed effort by Mr Cameron to gain control of the political agenda after being forced onto the back foot by recent events.

The initiative is not quite as large - scale as efforts spearheaded by Councilman Mark Levine and Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson to establish a «right to counsel» — the right to a lawyer in any kind of court, not just criminal courts.

The Wandsworth factor and demographic change go in favour of making Tooting a Tory gain for Mark Clarke and the loss of Labour votes to the BNP looks like going to aid Simon Jones» campaign to oust Jon Cruddas in Dagenham and Rainham; «Mr Expenses», Alan Keen, is more vulnerable than the figures suggest in Feltham and Heston (the current projection shows his wife, Ann, being defeated in neighbouring Brentford and Isleworth); Tory candidate Ed Northover wrote only this week about his efforts to win Leyton and Wanstead from Labour, whilst ConservativeHome has previously noted the energetic campaign being waged by Chris Philp in the redrawn Hampstead and Kilburn seat where he is now in genuine contention.

The Summit on Latinos was a multi-coalition effort supported by NYC's Latino elected officials including Speaker of City Council Melissa Mark — Viverito; Council Members Ydanis Rodríguez, Carlos Menchaca, the city's top academic institutions the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, CUNY, the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, the Jaime Lucero Mexican Studies Institute at CUNY, the CUNY Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies, and community organizations such as the Hispanic Federation.

Three days before Election Day, Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley courted Latino voters at a rally with former Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno — marking an effort by the challenger candidate to pick off votes from a community that traditionally...

Our reporter gathered that efforts to sit Onjeh down for a one - on - one chat with Mark by his associate had being futile, as the opponent seems to be adamant and was not ready to shift ground.