Sentences with phrase «more general efforts»

The point is that focusing meaningful pressure on individual schools is more likely to prompt a response than are more general efforts at promoting competition.

Because of the contentious environment that surrounds evaluation and monitoring, respondents said, the effort to build trust is a key component of their more general effort to help schools and districts identify areas in need of improvement.

Mechanisms to transport information on current reading position between Reading Systems is out of scope (a solution to this problem should be part of a more general effort to add support for interoperable annotations to EPUB).

Not exact matches

Legislators have announced efforts to improve the visa process and retain more highly skilled, foreign - born workers, but perhaps unsurprisingly considering the general lack of productivity in the current congress, these efforts have been largely ignored by lawmakers.

Glen Lucas, general manager of the BC Fruit Growers Association, said the Chinese tariffs will be disruptive but is hopeful that American efforts over the last 20 years to develop export markets will prompt Americans to sell more to other markets.

«Our efforts are paying off by shifting our focus to thinking more like a group of speciality retailers and less like general merchant,» said Wetmore.

For copies of the letters from New York State Comptroller DiNapoli and for more information on efforts by District Attorney Gascón and Attorney General Schneiderman to combat «Apple - Picking,» visit the

For copies of the letters from New York State Comptroller DiNapoli and for more information on efforts by District Attorney Gascón and Attorney General Schneiderman to combat «Apple - Picking,» visit the San Francisco District Attorney's websiteor the New York State Attorney General's website.

So much so, that in January, Buterin (who can speak some Mandarin) downgraded from «general partner» to «advisor» of Fenbushi Capital, a venture capital firm headquartered in China; opting to dedicate more time and effort to his brainchild, the Ethereum network.

If you have even just a general baseline of marketing offers, you can re-work this very content to suit the needs of your various marketing personas and segments, saving you a lot more time and effort than crafting brand new content from scratch.

Jack Marcum, denominational researcher for the PCUSA, says that «general efforts to recruit more inquirers and candidates for ministry seem misguided....

One of the project's more recent efforts has been to rescue from general oblivion the never - published third volume of Bentham's Not Paul, but Jesus.

In theory, it's a great idea and no one is more deserving of a spot next to Cinderella or Belle than the general of the Royal House of Alderaan, but as one online publication was quick to point out, «the Disney Princess line isn't a commemorative campaign, it's a marketing effort.»

This piece of history could have been lost forever, but through the efforts of Western Specialty Contractors, general contractor Beal Derkenne Construction and Slingshot Architecture, this building will stand for many more years to come and continue to be enjoyed by the city's residents,» said Western Des Moines Branch Manager Tom Longer.

On a related note to pre-schooler drama, I am currently reading One More Time... by Amy McCready in an effort to change the way we discipline and parent in general.

People really need to think and remember why Managers not Wenger but Managers in general stick Central players on the flanks, Its for their development to learn how to track back and cover the flanks Everyone must be stupid to think Wenger does nt know Ozils strength is through the middle but Hes a manager and he knows his weakness was being on the flank and not contributing to defsensive duties Anchelotti noticed that and thats when Ozil got punished being subbed off for not putting in enough effort getting comfortable playing through the middle without tracking back, Wenger noticed this including Joachim Lowe so they played him on the wings to learn how to track and defender instead of giving the candy to the baby and letting him get what he wants through the middle hes learned the ard way the same way Wilshere had todo getting pushed over to the left when we all knew Wilsheres game is through the middle Even Santi has had to play on the left and look at his improvement defensively now he tracks back and puts in a shift in defense because he knows since leaving Monreal or gibbs for dead when he was played on the left, You guys need to Study football more and how World Class managers Develop the Squad and Individuals with there weaknesses and lazyness.

For more information and to support the Boston General Store's efforts, check out their fundraising page.

Fund API's 2007 General Operations Budget - Funding the remainder of our 2007 budget now will allow us to strengthen our organization and its efforts by fortifying our reputation and outreach, and will place API in a more secure financial position.

I really thought that the community was going to be more supportive in general of each other and each other's efforts and say «hey if you are supportive of breast milk then you are on my side.»

People tend to think Whole Foods and organics in general are more expensive and lack coupons or go on sale but the truth is they do it's just takes more effort to catch the sales and find the coupons.

The Customs Union and the more general Eurasian Union project are an effort to foster re-integration in the former Soviet space.

In the meantime, the council bosses said the 57 LGAs and LCDAs in the State would deploy security personnel and Vigilante to the main streets in their neighborhood to combat the menace, and also deploy more tippers and trucks to complement ongoing efforts to evacuate waste from road medians and in the communities, just as they urged Community Development Associations (CDAs) and the residents in general to team up with government to restore a clean environment across the State.

The parliamentary tactic reflects David Cameron's effort to prevent any more Commons defeats ahead of the general election, as he desperately tries to present the image of a united party.

By supporting parties, opinion makers, and other political organizations much of the effort, and most of the knowledge and thinking needed to keep democratic governments more or less responsible can be off - loaded from the general populous.

And Mayor Byron W. Brown, running for re-election with only nominal competition in the general election, was suddenly back on television, spending a total of $ 106,500 in little more than two weeks on ads, campaign literature and a get - out - the - vote effort for himself and his fellow Democrats running for countywide office.

Espaillat's effort to join the Senate Democrats» is a bit more complicated, as he's running in a four - way primary for the seat in the 31st SD (upper Manhattan and the Bronx) that Sen. Eric Schneiderman is giving up to run for state attorney general.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) vowed that the coalition of Democratic state officials would continue to oppose President TrumpDonald John TrumpMexican presidential candidate vows to fire back at Trump's «offensive» tweets Elizabeth Warren urges grads to fight for «what is decent» in current political climate Jim Carrey takes aim at Kent State grad who posed with AR - 10 MORE's efforts to ban travel from nations the administration says do not meet information - sharing requirements, calling the ban «discriminatory.»

Spokespeople for both the inspector general's office and the governor's office vigorously insisted that the I.G. is fully independent from any executive influence and a spokesperson for Cuomo argued that there was nothing inappropriate about the governor's dual efforts: calling for more oversight of the university systems while seeking their leaders» backing for his top 2017 proposal.

But David Laws, the former schools minister, said that Farron had done more than just undermine the party's general election efforts.

It said the, «The Theatre Commander operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Yusha'u Mahmood Abubakar, commended the efforts of the troops and renewed the call for the troops and the public to be more vigilant and security conscious particularly at all check points, markets, worship centers, motor parks and schools.

Indeed, in his efforts to raise a billion dollars of private money, Obama became the first presidential candidate in the general election in over 30 years to back out of public financing, an idea which is now more or less kaput.

Healey's also kept a busy political schedule, traveling throughout the state and the nation to support Democrats up and down the ticket, including Democratic female attorney general candidates through the Democratic Attorneys General Association's 1881 Initiative, an effort to elect more female state attorneys general, which Healey co-general candidates through the Democratic Attorneys General Association's 1881 Initiative, an effort to elect more female state attorneys general, which Healey co-General Association's 1881 Initiative, an effort to elect more female state attorneys general, which Healey co-general, which Healey co-chairs.

The agreement echoes an effort from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman who's been pushing for state law changes that would speed up the foreclosure process and put more people back into abandoned homes.

Erie County Legislators Lynne Dixon, Joseph Lorigo and Ted Morton joined the New York State Attorney General, along with local, county and state officials, at a press conference today to support efforts to aid victims who were subjected to price gouging during the November storm that dumped more than six feet of snow on their districts.

«The joint operation between the Brigade and Nigerian Air Force who provided air cover and tracking, was part of the determined effort by the military to rout out terrorists in the general area and open more roads hitherto held by the terrorists for public usage.

March 5, 2010 Pomona hearing 1:00 - 4:00 PM Health and Mental Health Transportation, Economic Development, Environmental Conservation Rockland County Fire Training Center Auditorium 35 Firemen's Memorial Drive, Pomona, NY 10970 Contact: Dan Moscato at [phone] or [email protected] March 12, 2010 Bronxville hearing 4:00 - 7:00 PM Education, Labor and Family Assistance Public Protection and General Government Concordia College Sommer Center for Worship & the Performing Arts 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville, NY 10708 Contact: Shelley Andrews at [phone] or [email protected] The Hudson Valley Delegation of the New York State Senate In an effort to ensure the Hudson Valley is fairly represented in all legislative matters before the Senate, nine local Senators representing the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester have formed a bipartisan delegation to more effectively advocate for the needs and concerns of their constituents.

Critics counter that his effort to wield more oversight at the Port via an inspector general reflects an effort to intimidate Port leaders into doing his bidding.

«The more we know about listening in demanding environments, and listening effort in general, the better diagnostic tools, auditory management (including hearing aids) and auditory training will become,» Sacchinelli said.

General Motors Corp. will soon report back to the government on the progress of its restructuring efforts, and many analysts believe the giant automaker will ask for more taxpayer money to help it weather the storm.

A study of 610 general practices has found that efforts to curb the spread of antibiotic resistance do not lead to more complications like meningitis

There is also a general friendliness associated with Gladstone, which I appreciate, as well as its recent efforts to be more progressive, diverse, and inclusive.

If your aim is to point out the weaknesses in climate research in general, then surely time an effort of all sceptics would be better spent scrutinising more recent work

If your aim is to point out the weaknesses in climate research in general, then surely time an effort of all sceptics would be better spent scrutinising more recent work, than a single 7 year old paper.

We found that the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in people with severe mental illness (SMI) was higher in more recent studies, which suggests that our efforts so far have been unsuccessful in reducing the health gap between people with SMI and the general population.

As part of efforts to improve my general diet and health, I started juicing, but after a while switched over to blending; (less waste, less cleaning, feeling more full etc) A typical mix is 80 % vegetables, 20 % fruit.

Having constant access to a pool of potential matches at their fingertips is making people more impatient, causing unrealistic expectations for first dates and a general decline in effort.

The general agreement seems to be that though going to a bar or club is much more fun, though the effort and time it takes to hit on people makes it not so appealing especially since there is a much better alternative.

While that earlier effort focused heavily on the flat romance between John and Mila Kunis» Lori (whose absence here is surprisingly explained with solid reasoning and not at all distracting), Ted 2 is more about MacFarlane's trademark blend of pop - culture riffs, nonsequiturs and general juvenile humor that is sure to be gobbled up by his key demographic (young men), but won't convert anyone on the fence.

I'd favour «Persepolis» more if it was fresher in voters» memories, but I think precursor momentum and a general aura of «importance» will swing it the way of the other animated effort.

It has everything you'd expect, and while there are streamlining and quality of life efforts to make the game more accessible, the gameplay systems in general seem to be a natural continuation of ideas expressed in Monster Hunter 4.