Sentences with phrase «national policy decisions»

They've had relatively little effect on most State and national policy decisions because a sufficiently large fraction of the electorate does not believe the case has been sufficiently well proven to warrant large - scale tax or regulatory action.

As Canadians have learned more in recent days about the meddling of foreign money in our national policy decisions, they've been speaking out.

And it said that «national policy decisions made now and in the longer - term future will influence the extent of any damage suffered by vulnerable human populations and ecosystems later in this century.»

The effort is called the VIVA Project — Voices, Ideas, Vision, Action — which was created to give classroom teachers a chance to share ideas and take a role in making state and national policy decisions involving public schools.

Contrary to appearances, we're quickly informed, presidents are not really the source of most national policy decisions.

«We expect the outcome of this study to support scientifically sound national policy decisions on bioenergy crops development especially with regards to cellulosic grasses,» wrote Atul Jain, professor of atmospheric sciences at U of I, regarding a paper published by the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.

Not exact matches

First, a sudden change in the investment paradigm — such as that that triggered the May - June 2013 Taper Tantrum or this January's Swiss National Bank decision to alter its currency policy — creates widespread investor demand for portfolio adjustments.

Cabinet ministers have been at odds over policy, including citizenship laws, the national vote on same - sex marriage and competition reform, as well as being left out of the decision loop on a series of «captain's picks» by the prime minister.

Feeley went on to criticize many of Trump's signature national - security and foreign policies, including the travel ban, plans to build a wall along the US - Mexico border, decision to end legal protections for the children of people living in the US illegally, and withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and the Trans - Pacific Partnership.

The animal - welfare standards, along with the company's sustainable - seafood policy (it sells no fish at low levels of abundance), Responsibly Grown ratings, and decision to become the first national grocery chain to label whether products contain genetically modified organisms, all show a bit of Mackey's libertarian streak.

The decision to invoke national security trade protections over the objection of the defense secretary raises questions about the coherence of policy processes.

The judge said in a 91 - page decision that, while the Army Corps substantially complied with the National Environmental Policy Act, federal permits issued for the pipeline violated the law in some respects, saying in a court order the Corps did not «adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill on fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental justice.»

«The administration's short - sighted decision to implement new tariffs is meant to fulfill a campaign promise rather than support robust, pro-growth trade policy,» said Thom Dammrich, President of the National Marine Manufacturers Association.

The Trump administration's economic policy decisions are being shaped by national security concerns.

But at best the story can seem frivolous, and at worst it can feel like a distraction from the damage done by Trump's policy decisions (like, most recently, appointing a man who has called for war with both North Korea and Iran as national security adviser).

One way this could be imagined is for European authorities to have the right to veto some national economic policy decisions.

The reconstructed economics should help determine the direction of both individual economic decisions and corporate and national economic policies.

Despite the fact that even today many in the Confessional Church will not see and admit it, there could have been no other outcome than that this truth of the freedom of the church, despite the claims of National Socialism, should come to signify not only a «religious» decision, not only a decision of church policy, but also and ipso facto a political decision.

• Primary schools should either have a policy statement that describes the SRE provided or give a statement of the decision not to provide SRE other than that provided within the National Curriculum Science Order

He wants to draw attention to the local and particular, where he believes policy decisions should be made, but he refuses to take his eye off the national, where policy decisions are in fact being made,

Lisa: It wasn't so much policy changes, as it was conscious decisions on the parts of leaders of the time to submit themselves to the authority of the first peoples of their regions when making decisions about where their regional and national conferences were to be held.

In regard to the decision - making process in matters of energy policy, the document calls for «a national commitment to anticipate serious threats posed by certain technologies to the quality of the community of life and to design appropriate energy policy.

It is in fact an extension into the field of higher education of the government policy of globalization, that is, of letting the global market decide the pattern of economic development of the nation without intervention from the government in the name of social justice, protection of the natural environment or national self - reliance; it is a decision to make economic growth the ultimate criterion not only of economic development but also of social and cultural development of the peoples of the country.

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) is the British Olympic Associations» (BOA's) decision and policy - making body.

He is also the senior advisor for policy, research, and education at SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), an organization he served as national chairman and chief executive officer for more than fifteen years.

A statement from Conflicts of Interest Coalition, endorsed by 145 national, regional and international organizations, calls for the development of a Code of Conduct in public policy decision - making to safeguard against conflicts of interest.

This includes cancelling the National Breastfeeding Survey that was scheduled to take place in 2015, and would have shown the impact of past policy decisions.

The guidelines contain an overview of international policy, goals and guidelines; background on HIV and infant feeding; current recommendations for HIV - positive women and considerations relating to different feeding options; an overview of the process of developing or revising a national policy on infant and young child feeding incorporating HIV concerns; considerations for countries considering the provision of free or low - cost infant formula; suggestions for protecting, promoting and supporting appropriate infant feeding in the general population; key issues in supporting HIV - positive women in their infant feeding decisions; and considerations on monitoring and evaluation.

When developing national and local policies that affect babies, our policy makers, like everyone else, bring with them often powerfully felt cultural attitudes and personal beliefs that can influence their decision making.

The government is expected to defer activity such as «taking or announcing major policy decisions; entering into large / contentious procurement contracts or significant long - term commitments; and making some senior public appointments and approving Senior Civil Service appointments, provided that such postponement would not be detrimental to the national interest or wasteful of public money».

Former Governor George Pataki continued to make his rounds on the national media circuit today, attacking President Obama's policy decisions relating to homeland security.

The current incongruent decisions by the tribunals must therefore be put to rest with an unequivocal declaration by the Supreme Court, and it is the prayer of all who want to see credible elections endure in Nigeria, that the decision of the apex court gives undisputed support for the card reader, an election tool which was budgeted for, resources allocated and the allocation approved by the National Assembly, this being the universal process of policy implementation.

No President in recent times has exploited that advantage more than President Obama, whose policy achievements have owed much to his powers not of persuasion but (in national security matters especially) of unilateral decision by means of executive orders.

I also noticed that the policy - making process through the National Policy Forum was being slowed down by lack of decisions from the Corbyn opolicy - making process through the National Policy Forum was being slowed down by lack of decisions from the Corbyn oPolicy Forum was being slowed down by lack of decisions from the Corbyn office.

While these decisions may seem in continuity with the previous foreign policy activism of Qatar, in reality there is a profound difference in its «national role conception».

Voters» register debate transcends NDC, NPP — IEA The Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Jean Mensa has defended the policy think tank's decision to hold a debate on the country's voters» register, saying the institute has every right to discuss such national issues.

More broadly, there was a feeling that policy decisions in all areas were being driven by an overriding focus on deficit reduction, perhaps to the detriment of the economy in general and other areas of national life.

«We know we have to prioritize underserved populations and folks that have been marginalized by national decisions,» she added, referring to the impact of President Donald Trump's policies.

The decisions of Labour's national policy forum (NPF) have laid the basis for Labour's manifesto.

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong - Fosu says the development of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the local level.

Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, is of the view that government's decision to set up what it calls a Nation Builders Corps (NBC), which seeks to employ over 100,000 graduates with a budgetary allocation of Ghc600 million, is just a duplication of the mandate of the National Service Scheme.

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last (and perhaps least), Partnership into Power — through a national policy forum (NPF) with final decisions at party conference.

Digital consultations on policy already exist, in the form of the Your Britain website, with policy - making decisions confined to Party Conference each year, and the National Policy Forum, which has been conspicuous in its obscurity this year — failing to meet a single time since Jeremy Corbyn's election, and currently chaired by Angela policy already exist, in the form of the Your Britain website, with policy - making decisions confined to Party Conference each year, and the National Policy Forum, which has been conspicuous in its obscurity this year — failing to meet a single time since Jeremy Corbyn's election, and currently chaired by Angela policy - making decisions confined to Party Conference each year, and the National Policy Forum, which has been conspicuous in its obscurity this year — failing to meet a single time since Jeremy Corbyn's election, and currently chaired by Angela Policy Forum, which has been conspicuous in its obscurity this year — failing to meet a single time since Jeremy Corbyn's election, and currently chaired by Angela Eagle.

A former Director - General of the Ghana Education Service, Charles Aheto - Tsegah says the government's decision to roll out the free Senior High School education policy this year is feasible but there must be some changes in the national budgetary expenditure.

He said members of the National Assembly should understand the ruling party's manifesto and cooperate with the executive to actualise the agenda of alleviating the hardship being faced by Nigerians rather than criticising government's policies and decisions.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) claim their manifesto is ready but STRANEK as a think tank where policies and governance is pivotal of its establishment sees it as unfair to Ghanaians as they need enough time to understudy the manifestos of the various political in order to make good political decisions.

Pakistan's «tribal areas» which are the source of many bombings like the West Bank and Gaza Strip in Israel which is home to many bombers when this was a common occurrence in Israel, are both only weakly under the control of the central national government's authority, but it is much more practicable for Israel to wall off the areas that it does not fully control (which was the single most important policy decision that led to fewer bombings in Israel) than it is to do so in Pakistan.

That means, major policy decisions will be made at the national congress of the Communist Party of China.