Sentences with phrase «more direct efforts»

But what of more direct efforts at civic education, such as the civics courses that most states require public schools to teach?

We already have, since some approved drugs intervene in cancer cells» specific metabolic needs, but research into how altered metabolism promotes cancer is leading to more directed efforts.

Not exact matches

As Fortune has reported, Mexican products have performed increasingly well in the $ 100 billion U.S. beer market, especially as more companies direct their marketing efforts toward this country's growing Hispanic population.

In recent years, however, Noise Solutions has adopted a much more targeted and directed approach to growth, a strategy that depends on a lot of advance work and then a direct sales effort.

To drive traffic to the stores we direct our efforts in guiding you to implement a variety of marketing tactics and the development of a Local Store Marketing plan which includes proven tactics such as on - site sampling, direct mail campaigns, bounce back coupons, loyalty programs and more.

According to a Defense Department memo obtained by Military Times, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness will direct «an effort to form a working group to determine changes to military personnel policies necessary to provide the Military Departments increased flexibility to organize, train, and equip more ready and lethal forces.»

This is reflected not only in the emergence of consumer - directed health insurance benefits, which are designed to give consumers more «skin in the game,» but also in an array of direct - to - consumer outreach efforts, many of which aid patients in navigating the health care system and managing their own health and wellness.

Using budget toward employee wellness initiatives may seem secondary to other efforts with a more direct link to revenue growth.

The Jenkins Panel promotes a higher proportion of direct funding support for innovation commercialization while retaining traditional tax credit based support for science and technology R&D efforts, more in keeping with what most other countries do.

On the other hand, if you have a coworking space in the direct vicinity of WeWork or in a relatively untapped market, their marketing efforts might do you more harm than good, as we saw last year when WeWork employees started to reach out to other workspace members in the hopes of getting them to sign a lease with WeWork.

Prior to joining Bullhorn, J.R. led call center optimization efforts for AT&T Mobility, directing the call center strategy for more than 100 contact centers.

Today SIL works alongside speakers of more than 1,600 languages in 100 countries, and more than two million people have learned to read and write as a direct result of SIL's literacy efforts.

«Unfortunately,» said Pro Mundi Vita of the Vatican's attitude toward the Latin Americans» lay - directed renewal, «the church's efforts have been directed more toward preserving discipline, order and doctrinal purity than the great work and challenge of being evangelical.»

While no Christian disagrees with these efforts, some Catholic, Orthodox, liberationist and ecumenical Christians tend to reject these emphases because they fail to evoke direct social action in the more usual sense.

The efforts of the education and welfare bureaucracies often seemed directed toward their own perpetuation more than toward meeting the needs of the populations they were created to serve.

I understand that it doesn't say much negative about the companies, but the timing of its release coincides with the «Chick - fil - a» protest day and is a thinly veiled attempt to lump more Christian companies into the mix with Chick - fil - a (likely in an effort to direct some of the outrage toward others in addition to Chick - fil - a).

If you'd like your efforts to go toward more specific parties or areas of need, you can browse the fundraisers on YouCaring to make more direct connections with the people and organizations you want to help.

Bergson uses the term «image» to indicate an immediate, direct «finding» which is more «mental» than raw sensation, but less than an «act» of cognitive apprehension.2 Roughly, «images» are the «raw material» of «intellectual effort.»

I'm glad I've done it, but for the time being I'm going to be selling the flour direct and concentrating my effort on creating more support for those of you who struggle to bake or get to grips with the gluten - free life.

Your efforts would be so much more effective directed at the club, the owner, Gazidis, demanding more spending, more ambition.....

«We need to direct even more effort toward making sure mothers have the support they need in hospitals, workplaces and communities to continue breast - feeding beyond the first few days of life, so they can make it to those six - and 12 - month marks,» says William Dietz, director of CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity.

The group New York Unity PAC, an effort fueled in part by Republican activists who back same - sex marriage legalization, reported spending more than $ 210,000 on ads, direct mail and robocalls, in its recent 10 - day post primary filing.

Europe, too, would benefit from more direct investment from China and further efforts to open up the Chinese market.

The administration, as you know, has obligated more than $ 1.5 billion to support response and recovery efforts, which includes more than $ 600 million now, already approved in direct assistance to hundreds of thousands of individuals impacted by the storm.

«Whether that effort will actually produce plans that people will then vote on that will then actually save money, there might be some more simple and direct ways to achieve savings rather than put counties through that effort,» said Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, D - New York.

«Whether that effort will actually produce plans that people will then vote on that will then actually save money, there might be some more simple and direct ways to achieve savings rather than put counties through that effort,» said Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

They understand the importance of the allied effort in Afghanistan / Pakistan and I think they would appreciate more direct approach by politicians.

They claimed that an effort to open direct discussions this morning between the more sympathetic Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman, and Alistair Darling, the Labour chancellor for three years, had been vetoed by the Lib Dem leader.

The K Street set also directed an additional $ 270,000 to the Hillary Victory Fund, Clinton's joint fundraising effort with the Democratic National Committee and more than 30 Democratic state parties, during the same reporting period.

As predicted, infants made a greater effort to communicate, making more «vocalisations», when the adult made direct eye contact — and individual infants who made longer vocalisations also had higher brainwave synchrony with the adult.

«The plan was to detonate the charge in order to give a near miss the appearance of a direct hit, in order to give Moscow the appearance that our efforts were more successful than they were,» Aspin said.

The signing of the bill comes after the Trump Administration has made it clear that it wants NASA to stop focusing on climate research, and direct more energy outwards, towards space exploration efforts.

The study, published online March 16 in the journal Addiction, highlights the need to direct more veterans» suicide prevention efforts to those with drug or alcohol problems.

For these sorts of extremely low load high velocity movements, where smaller muscle groups are the prime movers (such as the rotators and deltoids), maximum effort work should be more directed towards the core, with the athlete concentrating on high resistance abdominal rotations and back / shoulder movements to build up the structures that support the arm.

But before I point you toward specific inner thigh exercises, I want to make a few points about inner thigh work that I hope will help direct your efforts toward a more effective workout.

Some brands are opting for a shoppable feed; but others, like Revolve, are going for a more direct approach by adding items» «style codes» (similar to SKU numbers) on Instagram and Snapchat posts in an effort to help its followers quickly and easily identify the pieces worn by popular celebrities or influencers.

WEBSTA's profile assessments provide insight into how people react to posts, so you can more confidently and purposely direct your efforts toward an engaged audience.

The AARP Employer Pledge Program is a national effort to help employers solve their current and future staffing challenges and direct job seekers to More doctors, patients turning to telemedicine for emergency care.

Michael Radford directs, but his effort is more to show off the music than to delve into the souls of his characters with much complexity.

Critics Consensus: Suicide Squad boasts a talented cast and a little more humor than previous DCEU efforts, but they aren't enough to save the disappointing end result from a muddled plot, thinly written characters, and choppy directing.

Critic Consensus: Suicide Squad boasts a talented cast and a little more humor than previous DCEU efforts, but they aren't enough to save the disappointing end result from a muddled plot, thinly written characters, and choppy directing.

Movie - Return to Never Land not only screams «direct - to - video» sequel, it feels like one of the more mediocre video efforts.

One could only imagine what the result might've been if the impressive technical efforts were married with a more personal script and bolder directing.

Even more impressive — this list is restricted to directing efforts only, not the countless works Spielberg has produced in his time, and does not account for inflation.

That's not to say Hutton can't be good — he directed such films as Kelly's Heroes and Where Eagles Dare to much success, but he needed to put in little effort in making a more suspenseful vehicle for Blue Eyes, here in his first film in ten years.

This first directing effort by screenwriter Gaghan («Traffic») generates a few suspenseful moments, but its leaps between past, present, and future are more confusing than artful.

The critics consensus on the site sums up the reviews as follows: ««Suicide Squad» boasts a talented cast and a little more humor than previous DCEU efforts, but they aren't enough to save the disappointing end result from a muddled plot, thinly written characters, and choppy directing.»

Still, for the modest effort it is, it's skillfully directed and acted, with more than enough developments to hold your attention for its modest 98 - minutes, right up to the tense, action - packed ending.

Thankfully, Braff holds off on the whimsy and indie cliches that have defined his previous directing efforts, instead delivering a straightforward and feel good little comedy that banks on the appeal of its starring trio more than anything else.

Written and directed by Ben Younger («Prime»), his first effort in more than a decade, and produced by Martin Scorsese, it tells the story of Vinny Pazienza, professional boxer who held world titles in the lightweight, light middleweight and super middleweight divisions.