Sentences with phrase «moved them to action in»

But in February 2003, the local school board made a textbook decision, a decision that made the parents coalesce and moved them to action in a way that had not happened since the school opened in 1999: The board decided to eliminate math textbooks for middle schools as a cost - cutting measure.

This is a book that will stimulate debate and that will, Lynas hopes, move us to action in the hope that this is a disaster movie that never happens.

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We move through the world feeling in control of our actions; and the decision to purchase something is no different: We think we bought that new product because it had the best features, the best price or the best look.

«If U.S. rates move too quickly, they will dislocate [high yielding] assets more broadly and the most liquid emerging markets will not be immune to a selloff,» he added, pointing to the 2013 taper tantrum as an illustration of this idea in action.

At the same time, they filed an action in Delaware Chancery Court seeking expedited proceedings to confirm that their move is legally valid.

Known as a «225 Action,» the Delaware filing would allow the current board, including the five targeted directors, to remain in place temporarily but would also bar the board from making any moves outside the normal course of business.

The move by these hugely successful companies is, in fact, only the latest in a slew of corporate actions aimed at reconfiguring healthcare in the U.S. — a system where outcomes, for the most part, remain woefully disconnected from costs, and where those costs continue to soar without the mooring of reason.

Whatever we, as a culture and species, think we're doing to decrease waste and pollution, our actions are in a whole other world, moving in the opposite direction.

«Our hope is that by moving her closer to the NYSE she will encourage more companies to take action,» said Cyrus Taraporevala, SSGA's president and CEO, in a statement.

Customers inevitably will take some action to demonstrate that they have moved from one step to another in the emotional - value stream.

In addition to the new sub-pages, Facebook is also adding new calls to action buttons («Call Now,» «Send Message,» and «Contact Us») and moving them to the top of the screen on mobile devices.

The move to 100 % of the Montney project is a major coup for Calima that will be sure to raise its profile with the oil and gas heavyweights of North America who are eager to get a share of the action in the liquids - rich basin.

The move is part of a renewed national groundswell of action to prevent further gun violence, inspired by the student activists who survived a recent school shooting in Florida

This is just the second move in what analysts fear could be a series of retaliatory actions leading to a slowing of international trade, which could have a serious drag on the US economy.

While coal jobs are unlikely to come back in droves with this or other actions the administration is taking, the move would make good on Trump's promise to rescind regulations that «unduly burden the development of domestic energy resources.»

He moved the New York headquarters from its legendary two - floor digs in SoHo to a new headquarters uptown, where the 90 bookers would be closer to the media and fashion action.

One CEO said to wait and see what happens in the U.S. before taking action, while another wrote: «Get a real guarantee that they will not move the work due to Congressional pressure.»

Protest group Climate Direct Action said the move was in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which has protested the construction of a separate $ 3.7 billion pipeline carrying oil from North Dakota to the U.S. Gulf Coast over fears of potential damage to sacred land and water supplies.

After you've committed to taking action and captured your commitment in a trusted place, get the message out of your inbox and move on.

«This single action by the Clark government will ensure that tens of thousands of middle - class British Columbians will be able to move from renters to homeowners,» association president Paul Taylor said in a release.

As you move closer to action, narrow your focus to two or three prospective investors and then really dive in to determine which is the very best fit for your business at this stage.

«The action of «moving things from A to B» or following through as promised builds a surprisingly rare reputation that can be leveraged in a number of ways as it builds the confidence of others,» write Pfeffer and Walker.

Creating content in formats that make it easy for your target audience to consume it increases the probability that you will move them to action — starting a conversation with you.

However, the prosecutor, US attorney Serrin Turner, said he found little to no distinction between the actions of both Shrem and Faiella, arguing that both crimes led to serious drug trafficking; that he was «moving drug money - not in the traditional way - online - but moving it nevertheless».

If you do decide to move forward, you can either provide a traditional business loan or invest in the business by taking an equity stake, but the two actions are different.

It's a logical and smart move: all three have made climate action a priority at home and abroad, and in light of the international climate agreement reached in Paris last year, it makes sense to work together on this crucial issue.

Therefore, the best plan of action is to sit on the sidelines primarily in cash until the market shows us the direction of its next move.

After the initial move out in $ BITA, we put this high - momentum stock on our watchlist to observe subsequent price and volume action.

Based on yesterday's (May 23) bullish intraday price action, in which stocks shook off substantial early losses and reversed to finish flat to higher on increasing volume, it appears as if we will see a move higher in the main stock market indexes over the next several days.

It never hurts to lock in profits on partial share size when a breakout stock or ETF has broken below its 10 - day moving average because such price action frequently leads to a deeper correction.

On the other hand, a large temporary cash position makes sense for market timers, who believe they have the skills to move in and out of asset classes and profit from such actions.

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This includes facilitating and coordinating action, organizing around and advocating for our companies, and participating in conversations to move the industry, and our portfolio, forward.

Boston developer Mount Vernon Co. is moving to where a big piece of the action is in the multifamily market.

Our words can move other people from a fear - based mindset in which they see obstacles as insurmountable, to a positive mindset where they see that change is possible and take action.

In order for MAN1 to be successful and impact the results of the 2016 presidential election they needed to locate the key voters that could swing the election and establish creative ways to reach and interact with this audience to move them to action.

In bonds, Friday's tepid unemployment report was accompanied by a substantial decline in both real and nominal yields - enough to move the Market Climate in bonds to a condition of both unfavorable valuations and unfavorable market actioIn bonds, Friday's tepid unemployment report was accompanied by a substantial decline in both real and nominal yields - enough to move the Market Climate in bonds to a condition of both unfavorable valuations and unfavorable market actioin both real and nominal yields - enough to move the Market Climate in bonds to a condition of both unfavorable valuations and unfavorable market actioin bonds to a condition of both unfavorable valuations and unfavorable market action.

With a clear four - step methodology to help readers move from idea to action, templates for readers to map out their problems and the opposing ideas for solving them, and with practical and memorable stories, from music mogul Jay - Z, to the founder of Vanguard Group, Creating Great Choices was written with MBA students, business managers, non-profit and government agency leaders, teachers, and even elementary school students in mind.

The euro, which had already been near its lowest level in 11 years on expectations of action by the central bank, weakened further against the dollar, falling about 1 percent to around $ 1.14, a move that could help European exporters.

Although this has been leading to moderately bullish price action in select blue - chip stocks such as $ IBM, more explosive, high - momentum moves have been coming from various commodity - based ETFs (which have a low correlation to the direction of the overall stock market).

On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew told The New York Times that the Obama administration was considering executive action to discourage corporate «inversions» — transactions in which American corporations move their tax residency abroad by being «bought» by smaller foreign firms, in order to reduce their American corporate tax bills.

With the strong move off the July 2012 low, the price action of FXE should continue to consolidate in a tight range, and ideally not retrace more than 38 % of the rally from the July 27 low to September 14 high.

Then, in this technical trading commentary published one day later, we stressed why the most profitable swing traders are those who learn to merely react to the market's price action that is presented to them at any give time, rather than those who attempt to predict the direction of the next move.

Posing this question sparks a shift in business thinking from an apathetic focus on risks to an action - oriented move toward designing and seizing opportunities.

The second Muster, being held today (April 14) in Washington, D.C., moves from laying the groundwork to taking action.

Inadequate flood protection infrastructure, which right now might not contain high tides in El Nino years; Lack of action on annual sediment removal from spring freshets, which each year move over 30 million m3 of sediment and leave about 3 million m3 of silt in the navigation and secondary channels of the lower reaches; and, By the end of this century sea levels at the mouth of the river could potentially rise more than one meter due to climate change overtopping the diking system.

«Bitcoin price staged a strong rally to break past the short - term channel top and aim for the longer - term resistance... Buyers are taking control of bitcoin price action... Moving averages are in line with the 4 - hour bullish channel support at $ 610, adding to its strength as a floor.

The U.S. government has warned that it would take «swift economic actions» if the Venezuelan government proceeds with a July 30 move to rewrite the constitution to consolidate power in the hands of President Nicolas Maduro.

As I've also noted, a further advance in the S&P (barring other important breakdowns) would also move us to a constructive position regardless of valuations or interest rate action.

In FIVE STARS: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great (St. Martin's Press; June 5, 2018) bestselling author of Talk Like TED, Carmine Gallo argues that mastering Aristotle's «ancient art of persuasion» — combining words and ideas to move people to action — is the key to standing out and getting ahead in the age of In FIVE STARS: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great (St. Martin's Press; June 5, 2018) bestselling author of Talk Like TED, Carmine Gallo argues that mastering Aristotle's «ancient art of persuasion» — combining words and ideas to move people to action — is the key to standing out and getting ahead in the age of in the age of AI