Sentences with phrase «more significant activity»

And in the 1970s we saw even more significant activity by Brown's closest allies including: changing pollution regulations to benefit his family's Indonesian oil monopoly; killing Sundesert; and lobbying Mexico's President to approve a natural gas project.

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New tools, such as AMPs (administrative monetary penalties) allow the Commission to be more effective in its enforcement activities, as we have demonstrated in the case of DNCL (the Do Not Call List) and the significant penalties that were recently imposed.»

Most small businesses spend 6 hours per week or more on social media activities, but a significant amount also spend 11 to 20 hours per week.

Among the more significant changes are Privacy Shortcuts, an easier - to - use Activity Log and a new Request and Removal tool for managing photos you're tagged in.

The New York Fed also reported that the regional housing sector had a less consequential effect on regional economic conditions than in other parts of the nation where housing played a more significant role in dampening economic activity.

While growth in the core product line has been encouraging, it appears that many investors feel a more significant rebound will eventually come from M&A activity of business development deals.

«A significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale - retail sales.

A recession is sometimes technically defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction, however, many economists define such a pullback in growth as a significant fall in activity across the economy that lasts more than a few months.

Huntington, for example, contends that «far more significant than the global issues of economics and demography are problems of moral decline», an «increase in antisocial behavior», decay of family structures, weakening of the «work ethic», and decreasing commitment to intellectual activity.12 Similarly Brzezinski refers to a current global crisis of spirit which has to be overcome if the human race is to regain some control over its destiny.

More significant today than the church's activity in connection with the ecclesiastical arts is the deeper motivation which is revolutionizing the church's whole attitude to symbolic expression.

In the background of every significant human activity is the discovery of something in the cosmos that we can rely on, depend on, have faith in, and the more we know about the universe the more we find factors here that answer our trust so that we can act on the basis of their dependability.

Activity in Christchurch is a significant driver, with residential construction consents in that city more than doubling compared with the previous corresponding period.

Club president Perez has no qualms about offering such a fee and sees the deal as an investment that will be more than repaid in commercial activity with kit sales alone likely to cover a significant portion of the outlay.

More significant, the choice of this central campaign frame meant several MPs who were willing to be listed as Yes voters, were unwilling to do anything else which would associate themselves with that anti-politics message, from writing opinion pieces in local newspapers to endorsing campaign activities to their own party members.

Recent works report that inflow and outflow activities were most significant eleven billion years ago (at redshift ~ 2), and were about a hundred times more active relative to those in the local universe.

A tax on sugar - sweetened beverages such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas, and sports drinks would reduce obesity in adolescents more than other policies, such as exercise or an advertising ban, and would also generate significant revenue for additional obesity prevention activities, say researchers writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In the Arthritis & Rheumatology study, significant predictors of persistent joint pain included being a college graduate, headache, knee pain, missed work, normal activities effected, four or more days of initial symptoms, and four or more weeks of initial joint pain.

Promoting the power and consequence of science «is more important than ever right now,» particularly as critics question the role of evidence - based science in policymaking and as Congress considers significant proposed cuts to federal funding for scientific research that drives innovation, said Tobin Smith, vice president of policy at the Association of American Universities, during the March 27 S&T Policy Forum session «Advocating for Science: More Than a One - Day Activity.&ramore important than ever right now,» particularly as critics question the role of evidence - based science in policymaking and as Congress considers significant proposed cuts to federal funding for scientific research that drives innovation, said Tobin Smith, vice president of policy at the Association of American Universities, during the March 27 S&T Policy Forum session «Advocating for Science: More Than a One - Day Activity.&raMore Than a One - Day Activity.»

After reviewing a 30 - year catalogue of events, they found no significant evidence that large quakes regularly trigger tectonic activity 1000 kilometres or more away.

At the same time, it's more critical than ever to study it, as solar activity can pose significant threats to our technologically driven society.»

The findings are significant, Brivanlou notes, since they indicate that existing treatments that were designed to block HTT activity may actually do more harm than good.

It is more common than many people realise, has a major impact on the health and activities of individuals with the disease and it is associated with a significant risk of dying prematurely — reducing average lifespan by about 25 years.

«The findings of this study are exciting because they support the idea that combining these two targeted oral therapies results in significant activity in ovarian cancer, more so than olaparib alone,» said Joyce Liu, M.D., MPH, the lead investigator and medical oncologist at the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana - Farber Cancer Institute, Boston.

NIH research fuels the pipeline of discovery and innovation necessary to prevent, treat and cure our most vexing diseases and it has a significant economic impact, supporting more than 350,000 jobs across the United States and contributing some $ 60 billion annually in economic activity....

In 1996, when climate research was more certain about the link between fossil fuel combustion and climate change than during the time of Shaw's memo, Exxon's new chairman and chief executive Lee Raymond said in a speech in Detroit: «Currently, the scientific evidence is inconclusive as to whether human activities are having a significant effect on the global climate.»

1/17/2008 Rapid Effects of Intensive Therapy Seen in Brains of Patients with OCD In a study that may significantly advance the understanding of how cognitive - behavioral therapy affects the brain, researchers have shown that significant changes in activity in certain regions of the brain can be produced with as little as four week... More...

This also suggests that training with low muscle glycogen may be counterproductive for athletes who compete in high intensity events where CHO oxidation plays a significant role in performance, and that this type of training may be more suited to preparation for ultra-endurance activities.

This significant association persisted even after controlling for other factors that could increase the risk, such as smoking, physical activity levels, alcohol consumption, diabetes, heart disease, dietary factors and more.

According to Bennett - Ramseur, yogis regularly activate «slow twitch muscle fibers which improve our endurance but can not generate significant force, while quick explosive movements found in weight training activate more type 2 muscle fibers, which improve our explosiveness, strength, and power, but can not sustain activity for long periods of time.»

Not only does forest bathing enhance NK cell activity, but it also increases their number, and for a significant length of time: the positive effects lasted for more than a week after the forest excursion.

Their findings showed that even though squats generated significantly more muscle activation than both the horizontal and vertical leg presses, there was no significant difference in EMG activity when compared to the other exercises.

There was also a significant reduction in LPS - induced intestinal permeability and a significant rise in stool Lactobacillus species, neither of which was noted with the unfermented blend» «Similar research has been documented with fermented and unfermented herbs used for gastrointestinal disorders, that is, more pronounced anti-inflammatory activity and minimization of LPS - induced gene expression with the fermented blend [150].

The group fed during the light phase gained more weight, despite the absence of any significant differences in calorie intake or activity over the course of the experiment [Fig. 2 (30)-RSB-.

I am not very athletic but would love to get out more for dates and activities with a significant other.

This pattern of results — and the positive and significant (albeit small) correlation between age and the ratio of time engaged in online dating activity to total time online — suggests that the older adults in our sample focused proportionally more of their time online on efforts to establish romance than did their younger counterparts.

He describes his expertise as being able to tackle three types of problems: Successful schools wanting an outside sparring partner or coach to promote internal collaboration strategies; schools wishing to further develop specific sectors of their activities; and finally, schools that have more significant problems.

More Easter / Holy Week Resources Holy Week and Easter - Set of 7 Information Sheets and Comprehensions The content includes all the significant events of the Easter story: — Palm Sunday - Maundy Thursday and the» The Last Supper» - Judas» Betrayal - Good Friday - The Crucifixion - The Resurrection - The appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene and the disciples - Easter Sunday Holy Week and Easter PowerPoint Lesson and Activity Pack This resource contains 1.

Activities include: - measuring distance with ruler function - calculating area - using longitude and latitude - mastering Google Earth tools and applications - understanding continents, countries - exploring Google Sky, Moon and Mars - zooming in to significant landmarks - investigative work on the ground - and much more.

While schools often hold mock elections that coincide with national ones, the election of an actual representative for the school makes the activity more significant for the students because the outcome is «real» for them, believes Principal Christopher Sanita.

In contrast, more frequent use of manipulatives / calculator or movement / music activities was not associated with significant gains for any of the groups.

The idea that our network of more than 23,000 schools, operating in hugely different contexts, could be overseen from the DfE's central London headquarters was always a nonsense, so I expected a significant increase in RSC activity as the percentage of schools that are academies neared 50 per cent.

The research study described in this paper focused on the blending of current teaching and learning theory with technology advances in the form of computer animation vignettes to make lessons more effective and significant in students» learning activities (Bailey et al., 2006; Schank, 1997).

While significant challenges remain to the reliable measurement of outcomes, the extent to which schools are actively promoting life skills development through the curriculum, extra-curricular activities and dedicated programmes — particularly for those from more disadvantaged groups — should be included in Ofsted inspection criteria.

Schools have already had to make significant cuts to courses, support services and enrichment activities, and there will be further pain to follow without more investment.

Robert Marzano has conducted more than 60 educational studies showing that there is a significant effect on students» academic achievement when games and activities are applied to their learning process.

Whilst we all want to see Physical Education taught in a physical setting, with a significant proportion of moderate to vigorous physical activity, the subject can evolve to put more...

In effect, while principals and their co-leaders exert a significant influence on teacher access to professional learning opportunities, their power to influence the quality and impact of those activities on teacher knowledge and skills may be more limited.

In a country where only 27 % of the population is reported to have internet access forcing newspaper to be strictly digital will mean a significant portion of the population will be cutoff from news access and more importantly, a clear picture of the activities of their government.

Most of its smartphone activity came in the later part of the year and was criticized for a significant amount of overlap, where the delayed Droid Bionic shipped in September only to be supplemented by the more advanced Droid RAZR just two months later, triggering confusion as well as resentment from early adopters who bought the Bionic.

So, while bad credit indicates that you have more than enough credit activity than the person with no credit, there are too many significant blemishes on your credit report that may discourage lenders from wanting to work with you.