Sentences with phrase «new powers over»

The California legislature, with the enthusiastic support of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, passed a bill last summer that seemed to grant the dynamic mayor significant new powers over the sprawling Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the nation's second - largest, with 873 schools spread across 700 square miles and 27 cities.

«I would want evidence that the genome, once modified, is reasonably stable,» he says, to prove that it will maintain its new powers over time.

And what about this from late March, in the New Statesman again, calling for the Mayor of London to have new powers over rent and wages.

The agreement grants Cuomo new powers over responding to federal cuts, empowering the Division of Budget to enact its own plan.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has promised a Welsh parliament with sweeping new powers over ports, energy and a greater say over policing.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has promised a Welsh parliament with sweeping new powers over ports, energy and a «greater say» over policing, at the Welsh Labour Conference in Swansea.

Elected Mayors and town hall leaders will get sweeping new powers over local services in a fresh wave of devolution deals.

The campaign comes as Holyrood gets new powers over welfare, including the ability to top up existing benefit payments.

We desperately need a new vision of our own meaning and purpose, one that will give us the wisdom to control the new powers over Nature that we are acquiring, one that will give us a new direction and a new hope.

Cuomo would be given vast new power over the Port Authority, including the authority to unilaterally remove and appoint commissioners, under draft legislation that has been privately circulating among Albany lawmakers this week.

That didn't stop the Confederacy from telling Coulson all about it though, which in turn made General Talbot desperate to use his new power over gravity to team up with the Avengers and protect the world.

Not exact matches

McGahn's staff also reportedly misled Trump about his power over Comey to keep him from taking any drastic actions, The New York Times» Michael Schmidt told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow last month.

Proposed board reforms to Canada's deposit - taking institutions and insurance companies under the new guidelines include: appointing directors with relevant financial services experience; more board control over enterprise risk; enhanced director training, self - assessment and external reviews; and certain powers that allow boards to better direct and monitor management.

Horizon Power will trial a new method of charging residents and businesses in Port Hedland for electricity, with the aim of giving customers more control over their power uPower will trial a new method of charging residents and businesses in Port Hedland for electricity, with the aim of giving customers more control over their power upower usage.

While the most persistent threat is to our electrical power grids, a new mapping effort by the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows how the hazards of geomagnetic storms are not the same all over Earth.

But May is also facing pressure from the many pro-Remain lawmakers in her ranks, who are up in arms over a new «EU Withdrawal» bill that will effectively allow the government sweeping powers to change laws already in force without consulting parliament, once the U.K. leaves the EU.

The U.S. generates over 1.7 million megawatt hours from coal - fired power, compared to less than 100,000 megawatt hours in Canada, and U.S. coal generation is expected to remain roughly constant through 2040 absent any new regulations.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

The 43 - member Board of Governors is the seat of power at AMPAS, with ultimate authority over corporate management, control and general policies, including Oscar rules and the invitation of new members.

The statement on Thursday comes amid a growing debate over the use of powerful new gene editing tools in human eggs, sperm and embryos, which have the power to change the DNA of unborn children.

There is a fascinating battle under way over states» rights and taxation, with federal Treasurer Peter Costello wielding his new - found power as chieftain of the biggest pot of gold the nation has ever seen — the GST.

In the beginning of the film, superheroes are forced to retire by the government when public outrage over the heroes» unchecked power reaches new heights.

Over the next year, the company totally rewrote the code that powered the site, did a top - to - bottom redesign, and launched a new version.

Time's Up is a brand new alliance of over 300 women who work in the entertainment industry, who have joined forces to address sexual abuse and correct the widespread imbalance of power for women in entertainment and beyond.

New research from North Carolina State University and the University of Colorado Boulder finds that steep declines in the use of coal for power generation over the past decade were caused largely by less expensive natural...

We explore the waning power of the KKK, the argument over whether a New Mexico school shooter was a racist finally seems settled and more.

The financial sector wins at the point where you don't see that the prices that the banks are inflating are asset prices — real estate prices, bond and stock prices — and that the role of commercial banks is to increase the power of wealth over the rest of society, over labour, over industry, to create a new ruling - class of bankers that are even more heavy than the landlords that were criticised in the last part of the 19th century.

Even these entities have little power over newer drugs under patent or drugs with only one manufacturer.

Doug's book challenges us to look at disruption more than by assuming that one form of retail will win over another - simply put, the book forces us to understand the power of personalization and customer engagement - the lifeblood of our new retail world.»

This narrative, in its most extreme version, says that cryptocurrencies today are like the internet in 1996: not just new technology but a radical new kind of technology, belittled or ignored by most, which has slowly and subtly grown in power and influence over the last several years, and is about to explode into worldwide relevance and importance with shocking speed and massive repercussions.

MarketWatch: New power will give some companies an edge over their rivals.

The news of Gorka's departure was greeted with resignation by Trump loyalists, who believe the president has handed over too much power to military officers and former generals — including his new chief of staff, John Kelly, and national security adviser H.R. McMaster — and is losing any connection to the base that elected him.

To make sense of all of this data, a new onboard computer with over 40 times the computing power of the previous generation runs the new Tesla - developed neural net for vision, sonar and radar processing software.

In December 2016, CEO Elon Musk teased a new «Tesla Supercharger V3» with over 350 kW power output and off - grid solar and Powerpack systems.

In the February 2009 version of their paper entitled «Not so Dumb Money: The Prognostic Power of Investor Sentiment over Time», JÃ ¶ rdis Hengelbrock, Erik Theissen and Christian Westheide measure the predictive power of German and U.S. investor sentiment indicators and test whether the market responds immediately to the release of new sentiment Power of Investor Sentiment over Time», JÃ ¶ rdis Hengelbrock, Erik Theissen and Christian Westheide measure the predictive power of German and U.S. investor sentiment indicators and test whether the market responds immediately to the release of new sentiment power of German and U.S. investor sentiment indicators and test whether the market responds immediately to the release of new sentiment data.

In the aftermath of the worst ice - storm Toronto has ever had (but let's not forget hard - hit smaller municipalities in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick), a virtual army of heroes has emerged — hydro workers, on 12 - hour shifts around the clock over the Christmas period, steadily restoring power to hundreds of thousands of «customers.»

With over a 100 financial institutions already using Ripple powered solutions for counterpart to counterpart transactions, the further of SBI Holdings new partnership would be a profitable asset.

Southern has struggled over the past few years with cost over runs from the construction of two new nuclear power plants (Vogle and Kemper).

New Democrats have said from the beginning that Christy Clark should not have signed over decision making power on B.C. projects to the federal government for the Enbridge project and Kinder Morgan expansion project.

At the end of 2013 there were more U.S. wind power megawatts (MW) under construction than ever in history: Over 12,000 MW of new generating capacity was under construction, with a record - breaking 10,900 MW starting construction activity during the fourth quarter.

Legislating a new urban resource extraction policy, which requires mandatory consultation with urban municipalities before approving energy development projects within their boundaries, ensures licences are compatible with municipal development plans, and grants municipal governments veto power over the final licencing decision.

For most of the hour - long session, the court's conservatives appeared skeptical about imposing new limits on the president's national - security powers over immigration.

Over the last decade, a new industry has emerged with the potential to alter the balance of power between banks and their customers: internet - only banking.

To replace the Treasury conducting its fiscal operations independently from the banking system, New York banks urged more power over public finances and to establish the Federal Reserve to increase the supply of money (a more «elastic» issue) in response to banking needs.

Over time, the stock market has reached new records, powered by economic and earnings growth.2 We expect both to continue: The domestic economy is picking up a little speed, helped by improving growth in the rest of the world, and company earnings have benefited from better sales, the weaker dollar and still - low interest rates.

Where Bitcoin's transaction speeds average 7 transactions per second, new blockchain - based currencies are already approaching thousands of transactions per second; Bitshares claims they can process 100,000 per second.In fact, a newspaper in Winnipeg, Canada, has already begun to use a micropayment system to charge per article for its news content and projects earning over $ 100,000 in digital revenue.Blockchain could tilt the balance of power towards individuals, not publishing powerhouses.As mentioned previously, YouTube and Medium have dramatically increased content creators» access to audiences and established a more democratic, popularity - based promotional scheme.

You're assuming that at some point in the history of the world NEW genetic information was added to a living thing (which doesn't happen) and then it happened over and over together with the power of natural selection until we arrived at modern man.

(6) Such a new ecumenical initiative would, over time, create the conditions for the possibility of a Russian Orthodoxy that is not in thrall to Russian state power, and that could be a partner in the re-evangelization of Europe because its leadership had rediscovered the power of the Gospel.

In some states, like Ohio, fights have broken out among anti-abortion activists over how to use their new - found power, with one faction pushing for sweeping new restrictions and the other urging more incremental limits that they say will withstand legal challenges.

The exultant New Testament view that Jesus triumphed over the principalities and powers in the resurrection offers a sure foundation for enduring hope.