Sentences with phrase «measures against a group»

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With epic cinematography, «Amazing China» — produced by China Central Television and the state - owned China Film Group Co. Ltd. — articulates a message of how China would like to be seen as it pursues President Xi Jinping's vision of a globally resurgent nation, against a reality that doesn't always measure up.

«We would urge caution against EU - only measures that could run the risk of creating double taxation,» Chas Roy - Chowdhury, head of taxation at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a group representing accountants worldwide, said.

Republicans and trade groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have fought back against the measure at every turn, saying it will be too expensive, could mislead investors and is not material to a company's financial statements.

The Alaska measure led by about 52 - 48 percent with all precincts reporting preliminary results early on Wednesday, and groups for and against the initiative said it had passed.

SHANGHAI — A Chinese regulator announced on Friday that it had taken disciplinary measures against the Anbang Insurance Group, a financial behemoth that has tried to invest tens of billions of dollars overseas, for the improper sale of two investment products.

A: The pay - for - performance model measures the company's weighted average executive compensation percentile rank for its top five executive officers against the company's weighted average performance percentile rank within a group of 15 peer companies.

Although billions of dollars are being expended annually on family planning services in less - developed countries, and such programs have been promoted by various governments at the national level for four decades, there are only a few studies that have attempted to measure the demographic and health impact of family planning against a «control group» — a similar area which lacks the service.

Nevertheless, as a general rule, identifying as a heterosexual person today amounts to declaring oneself a member of the «normal group,» against which all deviant sexual desires and attractions and temptations are to be measured.

But industry lobbies, including the Australian Industry Group, the plastics industry, the forest products industry and fruit canner SPC Ardmona, which currently enjoys anti-dumping protection against imports from Italy, welcomed the measures.

Morgan Schneiderlin — 7/10: Lasted just 44 minutes before he was replaced by Michael Carrick as a pre-cautionary measure ahead of United's vital final Champions League group game in the week against Wolfsburg.

The regime is carrying out violent measures against Islamists and youth — two major groups that can not afford to be alienated — signalling the regime's struggles to control a significant segment of the population via peaceful means.

Measured against other leading countries the report also reveals that Britain has a higher ratio of 18 - 24 year old road user deaths relative to other age groups, and a higher proportion of deaths on roads where the speed limit is 60MPH or above.

He says his group is also against some measures that could be more likely to pass, including public campaign financing, and a higher minimum wage in some cities in New York.

Republican Sen. Greg Ball over the weekend released a statement dismissing the lawsuit filed by a conservative group against same - sex marriage, saying the measure was approved in a small - d democratic fashion.

The governor's aides worked with several advocacy groups, including the Brady Campaign in Washington, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence and the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in San Francisco, to develop a package of measures that would be comprehensive but also politically achievable.

He also attacked her for voting against de-funding the group ACORN, a measure that was later ruled illegal.

The A.F.L. - C.I.O., the Conservative Party, the Sierra Club, the National Abortion Rights Action League, legislators of both parties and Change New York, the anti-tax group, were united against the measure,» wrote Richard Perez - Pena, for the New York Times, on November 5, 1997, just before the con con vote that year.

But civic groups fought against the measure, arguing instead for a long - term permit that might nudge negotiations over relocating the arena so that Penn Station might be rebuilt and expanded.

And yet a coalition of conservative Christian groups continues to insist that this measure exposes them to litigation from those seeking to force them to hold civil partnerships against their will.

Roskoff and Johnson were particularly angered by the fact that Kruger voted «yes» on the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act in 2002 (a measure Gentile voted against, sparking the wrath of gay groups that supported him), but refused to support marriage.

A group pushing to expand the statute of limitations for child abuse victims to file criminal and civil complaints against their abuses have begun robocalls trying to persuade Buffalo Sen. Chris Jacobs to embrace a measure it supports.

A number of upstate lawmakers, along with gun rights advocacy groups, were pulling for DeFrancisco, who voted against a strict gun control measure known as the SAFE Act, which is largely unpopular upstate.

Moderate Republicans like Faso could be key to passing the measure in the House, after several conservative lawmakers and powerful conservative groups came out against the bill.

Topics in the Q&A included the source of money for the City's planned pre-K advertising campaign, the City's target number of pre-K applicants, whether Speaker Silver thinks the proposed income tax surcharge should be pursued next year, how the pre-K selection process will work, how the City will cover the approximately $ 40 million annual gap between the estimated cost of pre-K and the amount provided in the state budget, when parents will learn whether their pre-K application has been accepted, how the City will collect data and measure success of the pre-K program, whether the existing pre-K application process will be changed, how the City will use money from the anticipated school bond issue, the mayor's reaction to a 2nd Circuit ruling that City may bar religious groups from renting after - hours space in public schools, the status on a proposed restaurant in Union Square, a tax break included in the state budget that provides millions of dollars to a Bronx condominium project, the «shop & frisk» meeting today between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bratton and a pending HPD case against a Brooklyn landlord.

A long list of environmental groups in New York is urging voters not to call a constitutional convention, adding their voices to a growing list of organized groups allied against the measure on November's ballot.

After wave of threats against JCCs, IDC announces Religious Freedom Package Legislative measures crackdown on hate against all religious groups Albany, NY — After four bomb threats were lodged against Jewish Community Centers in New York, members of the Independent -LSB-...]

Her group investigated the cancer's risk against a woman's size, as measured in body mass index (BMI).

Each group in the study, therefore, had four measures of «seroconversion,» or the buildup of a significant army of antibodies against each type of HPV.

He has amassed praise from some Western conservation groups in large part because he has repeatedly voted against measures to sell off public lands.

As physical activity is a well know protective factor against cognitive decline, it would be interesting to know if any measure of aerobic fitness or exercise index (current or past) are at disposal to examine possible differences between those groups.

Back in 2002 a group of educational travel companies came together and pioneered a robust verification scheme which featured an audit of all members every year by independent experts By measuring against a comprehensive code of practice that had been developed with, amongst others, health & safety experts, teachers» unions», head teachers» associations, outdoor advisors and top legal advice, the audit ensures all aspects of a company's business was examined, this includes worldwide health & safety management, financial security, consumer protection, fair terms and conditions and, for when it does go wrong, a commitment to independent arbitration.

In 1986, Robert J. LaLonde compared non-experimental estimates of a job training program's impact on welfare recipients against the program impact measured by a randomly assigned comparison group (LaLonde 1986).

The achievement of virtual - school students should be measured against that of students from similar population groups, since a student's income level, for example, can more closely correlate with student achievement than whether that student is studying traditionally or virtually.

That's when the focus became making sure all students were accounted for in their academic learning and that each group of students were measured against their peers.

Schools will be required to publish details of their pupils» progress, which will be measured against the average achievement level of all children in England in the same year group.

Do they measure this year's group of students against last year's group?

In June, a group of educators, parents and school districts filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado that seeks to enforce Amendment 23, a voter - approved measure that called for more school funding.

We have measured these practices against standards derived from the Principles and Indicators for Student Assessment Systems, a 1995 publication by a coalition of education and civil rights groups working together through the National Forum on Assessment.

A leading vocalist against the disciplinary measures implemented in No Excuses charter schools, Ramon Griffin draws similarities between them and historical practices used to colonize «inferior» groups of people.

It's why the use of VAM (Value Added Measures) can not contribute valid or reliable data to a teacher's effectiveness rating — because VAM is a predictive model based on comparing a set of actual student test scores against a hypothetical group of scores.

This includes the American Federation of Teachers, with the help of another group of so - called social justice players to lobby against the accountability and standardized testing measures that have helped more children gain high - quality education.

Although Hinde Group does not use rigid stop - loss rules, it has other measures in place to protect against large losses that could develop from so - called «thesis creep.»

Return on equity Return on equity measures a year's worth of earnings against shareholders» equity (the difference between a group's assets and its liabilities).

A similar problem exists when measuring against a peer group using the same target year.

One positive benefit from a risk perspective is that this group of investments, when measured against their comparable common equity, has a much lower beta than I would have originally expected.

As the FT reports, the group looked at 2,500 funds (including both equity and bond funds), and found that only 18 % of them managed to beat the index they were measuring themselves against.

PIJAC, California stores, the American Kennel Club, and many other groups stood strong against this measure.

You also get a ground - pound for good measure, and can even grapple an enemy in order to bash their face in or throw them It's not a complex or in - depth system of offensive options, but it's still quite fun to unleash a hailstorm of strikes against a group of enemies and then watch them go hurtling backwards.

These shifts, measured against celestial timing used by indigenous groups, are affecting traditional ways of life that date back thousands of years.

Well, this is exactly what a group of Canadian researchers have simulated in an attempt to measure the potential effects against global warming.