Sentences with phrase «more and more states attempted»

As more and more states attempted to make up for massive budgetary losses by insisting that... [Read more...]

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«[T] argets of cyberbullying were almost twice as likely to have attempted suicide» compared with peers who were neither victims nor perpetrators, and also far more likely to think about suicide, according to Pennsylvania State University's Charisse L. Nixon.

The EU is on alert for Chinese attempts to drive a wedge through the bloc as more states on the periphery line up to join the European fold, diplomatic observers and sources said.

As more states begin to enact legislation regulating virtual currency businesses, those watching and working in this arena have begun to question whether California will make another attempt to enact virtual currency business regulation.

Given that the traditional banking industry is regulated by the federal government, most banks have been slow to accept (and service) legal dispensary and related business activity, even if individuals or businesses are legitimate under state law and attempt to... Read more»

It had to do with not upsetting Muslims about appearing disrespectful of Islamic law as that could potentially push more Muslim extremists to become active in attempting to harm the United States and its allies.

But more than that, it attempts to draw a line between the person and his or her state of being, his or her life.

He attempts to discover which of the cases under comparison might be taken to exhibit more clearly the essence of experience, and then moves to state it in a form sufficiently neutral to apply to the other cases as well.

On the other hand, a true - believing Gnostic, oriented to a transcendental state of being, would have to see the computer as the means the Demiurge uses to imprison humans more securely in the world of time and matter in which the rigged environment frustrates any attempt at transcendental relief.

I began this chapter by stating that through my experience as a pastor I have been moved out of a rigid, moralistic legalism into what I believe is a more loving and more compassionate attempt to discover the best alternative within the particular circumstances of each person's life.

Take into account the fact that the majority of the 23 million addicts in the United States never even attempt recovery, and her story is even more remarkable.

But it is sadly absent in modern US attempts to foster democracy in Islamic States, which look more like secular wishful thinking and risk reaping more of the whirlwind of 9/11.

The United States is the country where, more than any other, the ideal of a religiously tolerant political order has been enshrined in a constitution, and interpreted by the judiciary, in such a way as to attempt a consistent separation between church and state.

My purpose, therefore, is not to provide a systematic critique of the book, but rather to comment on two of its more interesting aspects, namely: (1) its argument that the Federalists, in writing the Constitution, were actually defending the principle of the «neutral» state, and (2) its attempt to apply «neutral state» principles to the issues of abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia.

Before I attempt to answer this important question about what Jesus means when He says «go and sin no more,» let me state two disclaimers.

Last year and this, more than half the states saw energetic and committed legislative attempts to allow assisted suicide, including in Wisconsin, Maryland, and Colorado.

After 1689 the Anglican cleric was more inclined to defend the order of Church and State than to attempt to improve or guide it.

In conclusion it is stated that the aforesaid Jurors declared Thomas More falsely, traitorously and maliciously by craft imagined, invented, practiced and attempted wholly to deprive our sovereign Lord and king of his dignity, supreme head in earth of the Church of England, to manifest contempt of the king and in derogation of his royal crown..

Leveraging its proximity to two major colleges — the University of Northern Colorado and Colorado State University — the company is launching an Internet marketing campaign to create more direct interaction with its contemporary adult consumers in an attempt to grab even more market share among the coveted 21 - to -35-year-old demographic.

Treasury has also singled out several commercial brands in its troubled United States operations as «non-priority» but won't divulge which ones they are, as it attempts to move higher up the value chain and divert more investment into the luxury end of the market.

Dumped it out on the counter to pat into a circle, and added more flour then in an attempt to get it to a state where I could cut it into triangles (still didn't really work), but the dough was still so soft and oozy that the scones didn't hold their form and spread out a lot while baking.

Ohio State entered the day averaging 19 triple attempts per game, and it had only shot more than 30 once.

He was sacked twice but still averaged a solid 8.0 yards per pass attempt, including sacks; this is even more impressive when you factor in the fact that Penn State couldn't run the ball to save its life (Zach Zwinak and Bill Belton: 30 carries, 80 yards) and he faced a lot of second - and third - and - longs.

They forced 4 three and outs, probably more than Iowa, MSU, Penn State combined, 6 punts, 4 field goal attempts, and a turnover.

There were more than a few people who called Penn State's victory over Ohio State flukey, due to Penn State winning thanks to a blocked FG attempt and a few TD drives keyed by explosive passes.

McKeever and new assistant Jasmine Cannady, a recent Sacramento State graduate who played for the Hornets, have emphasized conditioning in practice to open things up in an attempt to score more easy baskets and possibly wear down opponents.

It was never more evident than the state final in which he hit his first five 3 - point attempts and sparked his team's wire - to - wire victory over Centennial - Corona.

The state is attempting to catch up with the legalization, and does have a state supported sight with some articles on BF and MJ, some pretty good pt handouts... but was hoping you might have more — Thanks again for this awesome sight!

Expect new enhanced membership rewards shortly, an outreach program which will identify all organizations working with perinatal mood disorders and attempt to form meaningful collaborations, and finally there is the continuing move to create more and more PSI state chapters.

nick, I do not doubt your sincerity in the least, but we can attempt to create our little nonviolent social utopia here in NY state and it will just force our government to continue to tax everything they possibly can, more and more.

But his attempt to cast himself as in the same boat as marginal Democrats in a Democrat - dominated state is certainly an interesting approach — one some of his more conservative colleagues might look askance at, and the Democrats more than likely won't let go unchallenged.

To attempt to add another layer of bureaucracy to the list of these institutions at a time when more than half of the 36 states of the Federation can't even pay their workers» salaries, is to say the least, reckless and unpatriotic.

Already prior to the financial crisis, since the early / mid - 2000 s, the Commission had attempted to coordinate European aid policies more closely for the sake of reducing fragmentation and enhancing their effectiveness by committing the EU institutions and member states to one common policy.

«This is a sad and frankly pathetic attempt by (Republican opponent Julie) Killian to distract from her and her Trump allies» extremist pro-gun agenda of allowing more guns in our schools and allowing the NRA to control our state government,» said Mayer spokesman Doug Forand.

Bold, international state - building projects have been attempted across the globe in the past several decades: the Balkans, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and more recently Iraq.

Part of Koch's problem is that the powerful State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver didn't sign — it's unclear why Silver would want more Republicans to have a say in how districts are drawn — and beyond that, attempting to shame legislators into doing anything doesn't always work.

«The Nigeria Police Force hereby implores members of the general public to disregard and discountenance the claim of plot by the IGP against the Senate President as a ruse, unfortunate and an attempt to divert Police investigation into the killings of more than Eleven (11) innocent people from kwara State and other States of the Federation in the recent past by the killer squad who operate under the guise of a cult group.

Turaki Vanguard, in a statement signed in Abuja yesterday by its coordinator of the group, Dimeji Fabiyi, said, «We are alarmed to read the account of Mr. Segun Adewale on the crisis bedevilling the erstwhile ruling Peoples Democratic Party and our consternation is more confounding because of the witless attempt by the factional chairman of the PDP in Lagos State to string the Turakin Adamawa to the crisis in the PDP.

Added Elia: «Transgender youth are valued members of our schools and communities across New York State, yet statistics show that more than half of them will attempt suicide at least once by their 20th birthday.

«We are however not unmindful of the battered image of the APC in Ekiti State and the attempt to change the narrative to «Fayemi's government truly plunged Ekiti into debt, but Fayose's government has borrowed more.»

Venezuela's move looks more like a desperate attempt to divert attention away from it's current dismal economic state, and to associate it's currency with the wild speculation taking place around bitcoin right now.

Adeyeye, a former minister of state for works, said that «if President Buhari retains these ministers in the face of the serious allegations against them, he will show that the entire judicial corruption saga is nothing more than a deliberate attempt to blackmail the judiciary in order to subjugate it and make it a rubber stamp institution of the administration.»

While much is made of the continuity between Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell, Diana Abbott and others with the legacy projects of the Labour left, and the absurd attempts by self - proclaimed «moderates» to conjure up the ghost of the early 1980s; the far more significant phenomenon is the discontinuity with the establishment consensus about austerity economics, and the development of economic policies by John McDonnell and his team which commit a future Labour government to calibrated state intervention for a capitalist economy that works.

But the larger significance is that it signals Andrew Cuomo's takeover of the state party apparatus, and the beginning of his attempt to set the table more favorably for himself should he be elected governor — pardon me, if he runs for governor.

For the remainder of the 2010 election, expect more of the same from Pawlenty — an orderly attempt to hand out donations to aspiring candidates and visit a number of swing states through his role as vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

In response, Mayer said, «This is a sad and frankly pathetic attempt by Killian to distract from her and her Trump allies» extremist pro-gun agenda of allowing more guns in our schools and allowing the NRA to control our state government.»

«These actions, as well as testimony that Percoco required employees to obtain his permission to leave State employment and otherwise attempted to control their post-State-service employment, also demonstrate Percoco's control over State employees, making it more likely that Percoco directed State employees to take official action,» a letter from prosecutors to U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni stated.

Rangel is one of the state's more liberal members, and a longtime advocate for immigration reform, gun control, and the Affordable Care Act — positions that often put him on the opposite side of votes from Hochul, who was attempting to defend her seat in a heavily Republican district.

However, last November, Empire State Development, the state agency that is currently managing SUNY Poly's economic development projects, did announce that Fuller Road Management and its sister entity, Fort Schuyler Management Corp., would follow «key provisions» of the Open Meetings Law and «conform» to the requirement of the Freedom of Information Law in an attempt to be more transpaState Development, the state agency that is currently managing SUNY Poly's economic development projects, did announce that Fuller Road Management and its sister entity, Fort Schuyler Management Corp., would follow «key provisions» of the Open Meetings Law and «conform» to the requirement of the Freedom of Information Law in an attempt to be more transpastate agency that is currently managing SUNY Poly's economic development projects, did announce that Fuller Road Management and its sister entity, Fort Schuyler Management Corp., would follow «key provisions» of the Open Meetings Law and «conform» to the requirement of the Freedom of Information Law in an attempt to be more transparent.

«Same smoke, same mirrors, same attempt to blame others for his decision to lay off thousands of teachers, despite increased state aid, hundreds of millions in new revenues and a surplus that has grown to more than $ 3.2 billion,» United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said in a statement.