Sentences with phrase «need for reform of»

A recent article in the Washington Post highlighted the need for reform of the Federal government's Senior Executive Service.

The need for reform of that sentence is urgent, she says, but guidelines requiring the passing of sentences of imprisonment on defendants over 21 of around 30 years before they are even considered for parole, are equally in need of revision.

In terms of the need for reform of civil litigation costs, nothing has changed.

Geraldine Morris, solicitor and technical editor of Butterworths Family Law Service, says the case highlights the overwhelming need for the reform of the law relating to cohabitants.

It also demonstrates the urgent need for reform of our insolvency laws.

According to the Law Commissions, every consumer group that responded to its consultation agreed with the need for reform of the «unduly uncertain» law following this decision.

You didn't touch a nerve, you were simply making statements that were simply silly and unbefitting a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada (or, perhaps, if befitting a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, indicative of desperate need for reform of that institution).

Among those exploring the need for reform of legal education are several highly regarded law school deans and legal educators.

There is an overwhelming need for reform of the dog breeding system.

We agree with the president and education secretary on the urgent need for reform of our education system, and their assertions that everyone — educators, policymakers, students, parents, and community and business leaders — needs to assume greater responsibility for improved outcomes in our schools.

The institutional dimension of culturally responsive pedagogy emphasizes the need for reform of the cultural factors affecting the organization of schools, school policies and procedures (including allocation of funds and resources), and community involvement.

The trial was delayed for two years to permit extensive pretrial discovery and to allow completion of a pending Texas legislative investigation concerning the need for reform of its public school finance system.

His «On the Need for Reform of the H - 1B Nonimmigrant Work Visa in Computer - Related Occupations», published in the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, is considered required reading by skeptics of the tech industry's claims of worker shortages.

The shadow chancellor will acknowledge the need for reform of the EU but will hit out at David Cameron's policy of offering an in / out referendum, warning the Tories are «flirting with exit» for narrow political party interests.

«This seems to be a case of utter hypocrisy and I hope that the government will take the need for reform of this law very seriously and end this double standard between the two houses of parliament.»

While we have always recognised the need for reform of the EU, the Liberal Democrats have been perceived as being too tolerant of its failings,» he said.

«We accept the need for some reform of regulatory structures but those who criticise London's way of regulating also need to remember what has been achieved by the FSA and the insurance industry.

The agitation grew so great that when the rector of the university, Nicholas Cop, delivered an inaugural address in 1533 suggesting the need for reform of the church, it provoked outrage, and obliged Cop to flee for his life.

Young players are not just often better, they're also always cheaper, and it's created an obvious need for reforming some of the basic principles of baseball's salary economics.

«Beyond the need for reforms of Libya's oil sector, it is hard to think of a more obvious contemporary example than Libya to demonstrate the need for new international standards of transparency and accountability for the extractive industries,» said Carini.

Not exact matches

The Panel's final, overarching recommendation was that Canada needed a «Canadian Competition Council» to continually review the state of competition in Canada and make recommendations to government for further reform.

He has been outspoken on a number of issues lately, particularly regarding the gridlock in Congress and the need for less regulation and tax reform.

Tax reform has been a major focus for a GOP in need of a legislative win since their failure to repeal Obamacare.

Mr. Kalanick, your company has shown signs of needed reform for years.

The outside world needs to apply a different kind of pressure: a diplomatic and economic push for regime - led reforms, commercial investment, and reduced military spending.

Candidate Hillary now talks up the need for criminal justice reform to undo the 1994 crime bill her husband championed; decries the wages on American workers of NAFTA and subsequent free - trade deals he ushered in; and calls for cracking down on a financial sector he helped deregulate.

That raises doubts about a key argument for proponents of federal immigration reform: that companies need looser rules to import overseas workers because there aren't enough job candidates in the United States who can fill specialized skills, namely in science, technology and engineering.

In an op - ed for The New York Times, Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, and David Cole, a professor of law and public policy at Georgetown University, write that many liberals and conservatives alike acknowledge the US criminal justice system needs reform.

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's hearing featured a string of critics who rebuked Bresch for raising the price of a product with life - or - death implications, especially one that needs to be replaced almost every year and in a therapeutic space where Mylan has more than 90 % market share.

OPINION: Labor will need to compromise if its budget plans are to pass the parliament, and a push for upper house reform may not be out of the question.

Beyond these concerns, of course, we still need to fix problems that have been with us for some time during the crisis: unacceptably high unemployment, especially among young people; high levels of debt in many countries; and the need to complete the financial reform agenda.

The Spanish government has been noteworthy in its pursuit of well - directed actions to address Spain's debt and banking - system problems, and the Spanish public has demonstrated an understanding of the need for austerity and reform measures.

Europe needs a stronger banking union, including a cross-Continental guarantor of deposits; structural reforms to improve growth prospects; more monetary easing; and better plans for budget - cutting in the countries struggling to convince global investors of their financial stability, the fund said.

What are the challenges and opportunities for CEOs looking to do business in these zones and what reforms are needed to increase the flow of investment?

When growth is most needed, when a country is suffering from excessively high levels of debt, it is hard to find many cases in which the aggressive implementation of reforms led to growth rates fast enough for the debtor to grow its way out of debt.

I will argue that most economists have an incoherent understanding of China's rebalancing needs, and for this reason many if not most of the reform proposals of the past few years, about which economists widely agree and even celebrate, are in many if not most cases largely irrelevant.

This highlights the need for worldwide policy reform to remove many of the barriers that obstruct responsible mining.

The three main areas where my direct advice went unheeded were the following: (1) the need for large - scale financial assistance [29] for Russia, which I deemed (and still deem) to have been essential to molding a political consensus around reforms, and to bolstering the financial situation enough to achieve a modicum of success in the fight against hyperinflation; (2) the need for strong monetary and fiscal policy to achieve a rapid end to inflation [30]; and (3) the urgency of establishing a social safety net [31], especially in health care and pensions, to ensure an adequate social and political base for societal transformation and democratization.

Ultimately, if some of the controversial measures that are possible offsets for corporate rate cuts are dropped, the scope of the reform package may need to be revisited.

Retailers also need a workable program for obtaining visas for guest workers, reform of the H1B visa system for high - tech workers, and a mechanism to provide earned legalization for undocumented workers already in the country.

The 45 - minute meeting with Rep. Duncan touched on a number of issues: softwood lumber, labor shortages and the need for a guest worker program, the long - term renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program, housing finance reform, and local growth and development.

But De Gregorio acknowledges the challenge they present going forward and fears that, particularly at a time when growth in the region is slowing and external circumstances are changing, a flair for populism and the power of vested interests might undermine the process of continued economic reforms needed to foster, among other things, shared prosperity and social inclusion.

Worst of all is the pension plan for MPs — both because its exceptionally lavish benefits are totally unfunded, and because it's the scheme for elected representatives who need to lead national reforms.

In no particular order these included: a dysfunctional bankruptcy framework; an immature domestic capital market; withholding taxes on foreign capital; corruption (particularly at the state level — the Modi government has made progress at the federal level); policy and renegotiation risks (a number of legacy and high profile tax eases are yet to be resolved); land acquisition costs (and legal risks); and, the need for tax reforms.

Recently, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the principal bank to the world's central banks, hinted at the need for microeconomic reform when it warned that central banks were «overburdened» and called for policies other than monetary stimulus and low interest rates to tackle the issue of slow global growth.

Nonetheless, to ignore the absolute need for simplification and reform of the tax system, and the contribution it would make to a strengthening economy and a sustainable fiscal framework would represent a complete lack of «political leadership and courage» by the Minister of Finance and the government.

But if the price of Greece staying in the eurozone is a reversal of much needed reforms, it will still count as a loss for Europe.

Of the many shortcomings of the pre-Fed currency and banking system, none struck sincere reform proponents of all kinds as being in more dire need of correction than the tendency of the nation's bank reserves to flow into the coffers of a handful of New York banks during seasons apart from the harvest, combined with the annual (and occasionally mad) harvest - time scramble for those same reserveOf the many shortcomings of the pre-Fed currency and banking system, none struck sincere reform proponents of all kinds as being in more dire need of correction than the tendency of the nation's bank reserves to flow into the coffers of a handful of New York banks during seasons apart from the harvest, combined with the annual (and occasionally mad) harvest - time scramble for those same reserveof the pre-Fed currency and banking system, none struck sincere reform proponents of all kinds as being in more dire need of correction than the tendency of the nation's bank reserves to flow into the coffers of a handful of New York banks during seasons apart from the harvest, combined with the annual (and occasionally mad) harvest - time scramble for those same reserveof all kinds as being in more dire need of correction than the tendency of the nation's bank reserves to flow into the coffers of a handful of New York banks during seasons apart from the harvest, combined with the annual (and occasionally mad) harvest - time scramble for those same reserveof correction than the tendency of the nation's bank reserves to flow into the coffers of a handful of New York banks during seasons apart from the harvest, combined with the annual (and occasionally mad) harvest - time scramble for those same reserveof the nation's bank reserves to flow into the coffers of a handful of New York banks during seasons apart from the harvest, combined with the annual (and occasionally mad) harvest - time scramble for those same reserveof a handful of New York banks during seasons apart from the harvest, combined with the annual (and occasionally mad) harvest - time scramble for those same reserveof New York banks during seasons apart from the harvest, combined with the annual (and occasionally mad) harvest - time scramble for those same reserves.

The University of Alberta - based Parkland Institute released a new report this morning, Ending Pay to Play: The Need for Political Finance Reform in Alberta: «Given the consensus that exists between the government and official opposition to ban corporate and union donations, it should act immediately to do so.

The current pickup in inflation in the eurozone seems likely to be temporary, and while the region's growth rate has improved, there is little sign of the political appetite for the structural reforms needed.