Sentences with phrase «national definitions of»

However legitimate from the standpoint of the gospel itself, such a movement was a denial of the church's location in suburban retreat, at cross-purposes with the national definition of Sunday, and a repudiation of the member's participation on the basis of the church's ability to provide yet another route out of the world.

Three years after the National Governors Association announced that all 50 members had agreed to standardize their states» graduation - rate formulas, the group is only marginally closer to its goal of a truly national definition of high school graduation rates, according to NGA data released late last month.

It provided the first national definition of a heatwave in January 2014, describing it as:

However, until mangroves are included in the national definition of forests, many countries will be unable to access carbon incentives, improved governance, jobs and a range of other benefits under the global REDD + programme.

Not exact matches

For example, a large national clothing retailer with thousands of stores would have the employment levels at each of their stores reported in the small business segment numbers, so you'll need to take their definition of «small business» with a grain of salt.

It will take some time before we know if Canada met the other definition of a recession used by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research and Canada's C.D. Howe Institute.

Seems basic enough, but according to a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board, that definition doesn't provide a full picture of the employment landscape.

In this article in The Tyee, Andrew Nikiforuk levels some very serious allegations with respect to the National Energy Board, suggesting that the Board has been captured (see * below for definition) by industry, that it can not be objective because it is industry - financed, and that it does not appropriately balance the interests of energy companies -LSB-...]

The White House's National Economic Council will be performing «industry outreach» regarding the Department of Labor's redraft of its rule to amend the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, according to an industry official.

Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's definition du jour of the «national interest» in the Kinder Morgan pipeline has not been subjected to serious journalistic scrutiny, writes Georgia Straight Editor and former investigative journalism instructor Charlie Smith, in a commentary that points a finger at Canadian media fixtures like Evan Solomon, Rosemary Barton, Vassey Kapelos, Anna Maria Tremonti, Michael Enright, Carol Off, and Eric Sorenson.

Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's definition du jour of the «national interest» in the Kinder Morgan pipeline has not been subjected to serious journalistic scrutiny, writes Georgia Straight Editor and former investigative journalism instructor Charlie Smith, in a commentary that points a finger at Canadian media fixtures like E

(For this reality check, the definition of «venture fund» means funds run by venture capital organizations that are members of the National Venture Capital Association.)

The legal definition of how much can be squeezed out is becoming a political issue pulling national governments, the IMF, ECB and other financial agencies...

But in a country where a discussion on the definition of its national identity has remained a taboo for decades and tensions between communities endure, such a tragedy usually feeds support for populist parties in the longer run.

Jumbo loans are excluded from the survey because by definition, jumbo loans exceed the national conforming loan limit of $ 424,100; or, $ 636,150 in such «high - cost» areas as Los Angeles, California and Montgomery County, Maryland.

Software solutions manage the definition, operation, maintenance and configuration control of the National Ignition Facility

As a federal court stated in a 2011 decision upholding the foreign national prohibition statute and regulation — a decision affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court: «It is fundamental to the definition of our national political community that foreign citizens do not have a constitutional right to participate in, and thus may be excluded from, activities of democratic self - government.»

The new definition of broadband adopts the minimum speed threshold of the national broadband availability target proposed in the National Broadband Plan, the Fnational broadband availability target proposed in the National Broadband Plan, the FNational Broadband Plan, the FCC said.

According to the National Institutes of Health's definition, however, pluripotent embryonic stem cells are «the embryonic source of all cells of the body.»

He's not only changed people's perception of who can be president, some scholars and pastors say, but he's also expanding the definition of who can be a Christian by challenging the religious right's domination of the national stage.

Despite this split, the group still represents people with the same spiritual beliefs, said Stetzer, who recently worked with the National Association of Evangelicals to create a new definition of «evangelical.»

It has not taken long for Dolan's role as spokesman for the Catholic Church on the national stage to draw him into a prominent debate that was occasioned by a controversial action of President Obama regardingthe definition of marriage.

''..., but he's also expanding the definition of who can be a Christian by challenging the religious right's domination of the national stage.

Vice president for research and studies at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Marc F. Plattner represents an organization whose definition of democracy is much more stringent in its demands with criteria of democratic inclusivity (as shown in a short essay by its funding officer, Louisa Greve, cited below).

a very thin skinned religious person who basically focuses all of his energy on worshiping on himself... What do you call it when the President disregards the definition of radical islamic muslims... wolf in sheep clothing... The bigger issue at hand is the economy, job creation, national debt, and maintaining a good middle class... all of which over the last 4 years has been failing..

They did so partly by offering more radical definitions of the independence of self and national identity, a development whose literary - philosophical correlative and sequel could be found in the life and work of Emerson, his «Transcendental» brethren, and their Romantic and existentialist disciples, from Walt Whitman to Henry Miller and Norman Mailer.

An answer to the problem of national self - definition in America is provided by the advocates of the «neutral» state.

Justice for women would involve a just definition of development which implies that women participate in defining national development.

(This lack of clarity is why LifeWay Research and the National Association of Evangelicals sought a more accurate research definition.)

(National Association of Evangelicals and LifeWay Research Evangelical Beliefs Research Definition)

Morris identifies the definition of marriage, the right to life, government vs. private health care, the national debt, and religious freedoms as key issues.

What is your definition of a war crime by a national leader, and how are you not one who is included in that definition?

More than two decades ago, when the U.S. Congress passed its 1990 Farm Bill, a congressional mandate was included in the bill (Title 21) instructing the USDA to create a national legal definition of «organic» that would provide reliable, uniform, enforceable standards for any food bearing the term «organic.»

Mierlo / Singapore, 29th August 2017 — A very important and significant step forward for Colouring Foods and Chinese consumers: the China National Food Industry Association has published a new Group Standard (T / CNFIA 101 - 2017) to provide regulatory certainty and clear criteria for the definition of Colouring Foods.

That's why Helou chose the Australian Competition Tribunal route, based on national interest and national champion arguments, rather than sticking to a narrow definition of whether a local takeover might decrease domestic competition.

Yet Abbott was more circumspect, despite being under increasing pressure from his National party colleagues to put a stricter test around the definition of the «national interest» and to block the sale of Australian agribusiness GrainCorp to the US multinational Archer Daniel National party colleagues to put a stricter test around the definition of the «national interest» and to block the sale of Australian agribusiness GrainCorp to the US multinational Archer Daniel national interest» and to block the sale of Australian agribusiness GrainCorp to the US multinational Archer Daniel Midland.

Every student who has entered the ninth grade — the NCAA's definition of a «prospective student - athlete» — is eligible to sign a National Letter - of - Intent.

Homegrown Player Definition — UEFA defines locally - trained or «homegrown» players as those who, regardless of their nationality, have been trained by their club or by another club in the same national association for at least three years between the age of 15 and 21.

«Definition of «parent»: the word, «parent» is to mean, throughout the document, «mothers, fathers carers and other adults with responsibility for caring for a child» — in line with the National Service Framework for Children, which has the same dDefinition of «parent»: the word, «parent» is to mean, throughout the document, «mothers, fathers carers and other adults with responsibility for caring for a child» — in line with the National Service Framework for Children, which has the same definitiondefinition.

Creative Child Magazine is a national monthly parenting magazine that expands the definition of creativity by providing originality and spontaneity to parents seeking resources to nurture their child's creativity.

A search of the literature during the 1980s and 1990s identified seven studies with definitions and criteria that permitted comparison with the national Australian data.

In an effort to reduce contact above the shoulders and lessen the risk of injury in high school football, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee developed a definition for «targeting,» which will be penalized as illegal personal contact.

The financial regulatory system operates de facto on a national basis monitoring major financial institutions operating within the national territory, deciding on detailed rules and interpretations governing inter alia the definition of riskiness of assets, the computation of capital, on and off balance sheet items and so on; it also in principle takes a view of the systemic risks which may arise within the national financial system.

Monday Questions — Civil servants training and development; progress of the national offender management service prisoner co-ordination group; flow of road traffic in the UK; definition of an exceptional case needing surgical and medical care through the NHS Legislation - Crime and courts bill

The basis for indirect support for the press in the United Kingdom, for example, continues to be the definition of a newspaper as publications that «consist of several large sheets folded rather than bound together, and contain information about current events of local, national or international interest.»

At the national level, definitions were introduced with the main purpose of keeping records of stocks and flows of international migrants.

A 1953 United Nations recommendation referred to the definition of «permanent immigrants» as non-residents (both nationals and aliens) arriving with the intention to remain for a period exceeding a year and of «permanent emigrants» as residents (nationals and aliens) intending to remain abroad for a period exceeding one year (United Nations, 1953).

The Wikipedia definition of the term «white nationalist» is «A type of nationalism or pan-nationalism which holds the belief that white people are a race and seeks to develop and maintain a white national identity.»

The Republican National Committee voted unanimously Friday to reaffirm the party's commitment to upholding the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, upending party efforts to grow support among younger voters.

The widened definition of «national security» in the post September 11 world, it is argued, gives public authorities too much licence.