Sentences with phrase «measures like cuts»

The plan includes unpopular measures like cuts to subsidies for the poor and raising fuel prices to lower debt.

Investors in the PFC will now prepare to negotiate a restructuring plan — they will likely push for the government to take on austerity measures like cutting costs and raising taxes.

Aron Ralston (James Franco), an adventurous mountain climber, gets trapped under a rock while mountaineering and resorts to drastic measures like cutting off his hand by himself in order to survive.

Not exact matches

Ultimately, deep cuts to Medicaid — still preserved in the new bill — could be its undoing among moderates like Nevada's Dean Heller (who now says he's undecided but has previously trashed the GOP's proposals), Ohio's Rob Portman (who expressed some skepticism about the legislation Thursday), and Alaska's Lisa Murkowski (who was able to wrangle a very Alaska - centric measure into the BCRA, though it's not clear if that will be enough to win her vote).

And although Flaherty has hinted at the possibility of spending cuts to offset lower - than - expected revenues, it's far from clear that these measures are necessary: the deficit looks like it will come in below target for 2012 - 13.

I understand that the OWS movement is looking to minimize economic disparites via handfull of measures — IE: revoke the laws that grant corporations «personhood», cut the Delaware loophole that allows conflicts of interest, and separate commercial and investment banking systems like the U.S. did in the early 20th century.

Even after legal challenges stalled implementation in states like Georgia and Idaho, 17 states now have measures in place cutting off abortion around the 20 - week mark, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

Prep: Finely chop 1 medium shallot, 2 — 3 T / Zest one lemon and chop finely / Cut lemon in half for squeezing / Measure 1/4 C white wine (optional) / 2 T butter / 1 t salt and pepper or lemon pepper to taste / Measure 2 C Arborio rice / Bring 6 cups of liquid to a light simmer — this can be plain water, any broth, clam juice, tomato juice, or a combination / Pieces of seafood like clams, halibut, salmon, shrimp — which are optional, can be chopped into bite - sized pieces in advance, or while rice is cooking / Add pieces of almost any vegetable — some will need to be par - boiled or sautéed before adding about mid-way through cooking time / I like to add rehydrated wild mushrooms and their broth, chopped kale or chard, thin spears of asparagus when in season.

(In case, like Anna, you are contemplating painstakingly cutting out 12 individual circles, fold up a piece of parchment paper into a small, thick square with 12 layers so you can measure once and cut once;)-RRB-

No one is getting cut this weekend, but seniors like Jackson are there to set the standard for everyone else to try to measure up to.

Give her age - appropriate jobs in the kitchen, like peeling vegetables, measuring and adding ingredients, and cutting soft fruits and vegetables.

The government have already announced some measures to cut the deficit, like a two - year public sector pay freeze.

The mayor slammed the governor for the cut and for failing to introduce measures like pension reform, which he has been aggressively lobbying for in recent weeks.

Faced with a reduced transport budget, many councils are cutting back on new road safety measures, like pedestrian crossings and 20mph zones.

Austerity measures, like the hiring freeze and departmental spending cuts, will help the city «achieve fiscal sustainability,» Walsh said.

An advocate for the measure accused Cuomo of «stalling,» and suggested he has not pushed for it in the way he has with competing agenda items like tax cuts.

Measuring how and where emissions occur can support carbon - cutting initiatives like eco-lanes that prioritize alternative fuel vehicles and eco-driving practices, or encourage system operators to optimize traffic signals for greater throughput and less fuel consumption.

If Elsevier cuts off access again, German researchers who want to read articles from Elsevier journals, among them Cell, The Lancet, and Physics Reports, will have to resort to measures such as interlibrary loans — or go to pirate sites like SciHub.

It is named for the female's ovipositor, which looks like a saw and is used to cut holes in plants where she can lay her eggs, giving them a measure of protection from predators.

Companies like LeanPath, a scale - like technology that measures and tracks scraps and is helping IKEA cut down on its food waste by 50 percent by 2020, and consulting services like Foodprint Group, which is currently strategizing how food mecca Eataly can produce less waste while remaining cost efficient, are getting the word out that less food wasted means less money wasted, too.

Raw Creamy Avocado Pesto Yield: about 1/2 cup You will need: food processor, cutting board, knife, liquid measuring cup, measuring cups and spoons 1 cup fresh basil 1 avocado, ripe 1/2 cup walnuts 3 T hemp seeds 2 cloves garlic 1/4 cup olive oil (for a more sauce like consistency, add 3 - 4 T... [Read more...]

I see it over and over: People will take drastic measures to cut out foods like gluten, dairy and grains on an autoimmune diet, take 10 supplements a day and spend hours at the gym.

Usually a soup, stirfry, pasta, salad, meatballs, whole chicken, or something of the like — cut up carrots, celery, zucchini, tomatoes, cucumber etc into 5 containers for morning snacks for the week (usually 1 - 2 cups)-- Measure 1/4 cups of nuts like almonds, cashews, peanuts, pistachios, into 5 containers for afternoon snacks for the week — prepare one or two easy sauces in my food processor to use for snacks or in salads i.e. hummus, artichoke dip, pesto, etc

But once I was reassured that I was measuring and cutting my fabric correctly, my handmade pillow cover came together like a dream.

Because I was afraid of the hatband also being too small which would result in the hat sitting on the top of my head like a pancake (strangely enough... not the look I was going for), I measured my head and then cut my hatband out at that measurement + seam allowance, sewed the hatband together at the sides, and tried it on to make sure it fit.

McDonagh sets up what looks like a cut - and - dry, David - versus - Goliath story, only to shrewdly complicate it with multidirectional empathy, dividing our allegiances among his whole cast of characters; even the most seemingly detestable, like the lumbering moron cop that Sam Rockwell plays, are afforded a measure of humanity.

The organization takes a holistic approach to selection, rather than «using a blunt instrument like cut scores on Praxis or content exams, which can dramatically impact diversity in a negative way,» says Anne Mahle, who currently serves as senior vice president for public partnerships but led recruitment for many years.149 Although the average GPA of corps members is 3.42, TFA maintains a relatively low cutoff requirement of 2.5 and instead places greater emphasis on candidate evaluations designed to measure characteristics that TFA's research has shown its most effective teachers share.

This is despite new accountability measures for state schools that favour academic subjects, like the EBacc, and funding cuts that have seen some state schools cut back on their creative offer.

We have adopted discipline by choosing our words carefully, like the carpenter who measures twice, cuts once.

The tablet measures 126 x 175 x 10 mm, weights 240g, and as we can see from the images, the Noteslate Shiro shows off a sleek white body, and its clean - cut edges make it look like a portable notebook.

If the FOMC cut the Fed funds rate to 3 %, that might normalize things, but for now they will be content with half measures like temporary injections of liquidity.

If the American Gem Society Laboratory were to measure the Brian Gavin Signature Cushion Cut Diamond from edge - to - edge, like a traditional square cut diamond with pointed corners, the outside diameter measurements would result in an inaccurate representation of the surface area of the diamoCut Diamond from edge - to - edge, like a traditional square cut diamond with pointed corners, the outside diameter measurements would result in an inaccurate representation of the surface area of the diamocut diamond with pointed corners, the outside diameter measurements would result in an inaccurate representation of the surface area of the diamond.

Cross contends that across - the - board measures like tax cuts are rarely the best answer if governments are really striving to help those struggling to achieve or maintain middle - class status.

I understand the need to keep innovating and testing new ideas, However in this case, this seemed more like a cost cutting measure than a benefit to the customer.

Unfortunately, the reorganization will cause some former Eidos employees to lose their jobs, making this seem like as much a cost cutting measure as it is a marketing strategy.

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Like Young, Bradford represented his nation at last year's Venice Biennale and, in what was something of a monumental year for the American, unveiled Pickett's Charge, a suitably monumental suite of paintings (collectively measuring more than 100 linear metres) that reinterpreted one of the defining moments of the American Civil War (the subject of an 1883 cyclorama by French painter Paul Philippoteaux, itself reinterpreted in Bradford's work) in a work of cut, torn and scraped layers that reflects on the complexities of history, its interpretation and its impact upon the present sociopolitical climate in the US.

What has happened to Stella — cut out from today's portrait — suggests that you should remain wary of shifting fashions in taste, particularly in a period like ours that does not have powerful convictions about how best to measure art of enduring value.

Looks like all that climate legislatin» going on in the US right now is contagious — Canada has just announced that it will likely follow suit and move towards carbon cutting measures of its own.

I understand it is because in the last few years the temperature of the Earth has actually cooled so, rather than lose the momentum they had gained to make political inroads to underwrite global measures to control societies» behaviors when it comes to things like use of fossil fuels, proponents decided to cut their losses and change the term so they wouldn't be obviously wrong to the masses as it snowed on various global warming rallies.

They say that by packaging reductions in greenhouse gas emissions with other environmental measures, like cutting other power plant emissions, they could win concessions on other pollution rules.

Consequently, Europe must take more serious steps to cut back its own emissions, but also it must act according to the principle that the polluter must pay and must finance adaptation measures and disaster relief in regions like in Latin America and the Caribbean.»

For a while now, schemes that aim to encourage the mass uptake of home energy upgrades — essential for cutting carbon emissions from our building stock — have tended to fall into two camps: those that focus on shallow measures like cavity wall insulation and new boilers, and deep retrofit like the Passive House Institute's Enerphit standard.

Countries, states, cities, and companies are taking action, partly out of concern about climate change, but also because such action is in their own economic interest — either directly (through money - saving efficiency measures like LED street lights) or indirectly (by saving lives now cut short by air pollution).

Canadians should measure proposal like Redford's «40:40» — referring to a 40 per cent cut in the carbon - emission limit and a $ 40 - per - ton tax on production above that limit — by whether overall emissions will actually stop growing.

Even if something is intended to relieve immediate issues like water shortages, the good intentions don't excuse half - measures and short - cuts.

At a time where applying austerity measures seems to be the new norm, courts, like all other public institutions, are in dire need of identifying cost - cutting measures that won't negatively impact citizens» rights, and ODR could be one such measure.

And additions like Managed Apple IDs have made it easier for multiple kids to share the same device, as a cost - cutting measure.

While Apple is indeed looking into cost - cutting measures, the more affordable iPhone will still come with Face ID, as the new edge - to - edge display of the phone won't allow for Touch ID, just like it's the case on the iPhone X. KGI says this model alone will account for approximately half of all shipments of the 2018 iPhone lineup, especially thanks to the price.

Advocacy groups say this is by design, and that companies like Apple are keeping supposedly neutral standards bodies from implementing environmentally friendly measures that could increase device longevity and cut down on the number of new units manufactured.