Sentences with phrase «number of discussions about»

We have had a number of discussions about this at UVic around the faculty lunch table, and are bewildered why some students feel compelled to do this.

«Over a course of time, there were a number of discussions about making a clear distinction between the positions of the Senate and governor,» said James W. Wright, an upstate senator who retired this year.

Not exact matches

«It's not just about hitting that number in your class profile, it's about the broader initiative of changing the discussion at that boardroom table, changing the landscape of business,» says da Silva at Rotman.

In the course of the fascinating discussion, which ranges from Houston's early computer obsession to his ideas about building a successful startup culture, Houston boils down his advice for ambitious young people into an incredibly simple if slightly quirky three - part formula: a tennis ball, a circle, and the number 30,000.

Some brands will also include the phone number of a senior manager in their replies to a negative response so that they can take the discussion about the incident offline.

«This proposal is the culmination of a number of prior discussions between Mylan and Perrigo about the compelling strategic and financial logic of this combination,» Robert Coury, Mylan's executive chairman, said in a statement.

Sopko wrote that historically, the number of districts controlled or influenced by the government has been falling since his office began reporting on it, while the number controlled or influenced by the insurgents has been rising — «a fact that should cause even more concern about its disappearance from public disclosure and discussion.»

Strategically the sales professional must keep the focus off the offer and create an arena of fairness in mediating discussions about the numbers in a mutually beneficial fashion — one where she does not settle for less than what is desired.

And it also sparked discussion about the validity of demands by black activists and others at a number of universities for what some have called «safe spaces» — that is, a space without intrusive or divisive elements like the media.

During our discussion Monica asked me a number of questions (in addition to the questionnaire that assess your risk profile that Vanguard emails you before your call with a Vanguard Personal Advisor) not just about my finances and tolerance for risk, but about my life — what did I love to do, how often did I travel, what kind of lifestyle do I want to live in 5 and 10 years, and then finally the most important question — when would you like to retire?

There were a number of discussions in the media about coworking, what it is, the benefits and more.

And in the last year, discussions about the number of women speaking at Christian conferences and events have led to some UK event organisers announcing their commitment to gender parity and others taking steps to achieve more balanced line - ups.

A number of years ago another prof at Iowa State was singled out and his peers and got him fired because he wanted an open discussion about evolutionary theory.

Usually this statement surfaces when the discussion is about increasing ethnic minority enrollment or increasing the number of women and ethnic - minority faculty.

After last week's discussion about the future of Protestantism at Biola, there are a number of important practical questions which remain unanswered.

Due to the large number of emails I get these days, I rarely can get into long explanations or discussions via email about why this is true.

It does not cover the large number of people present in most congregations who have complex, mixed feelings about abortion, and who are discouraged that polarization over the issue often preempts any helpful discussion.

In all this health care discussion, another fact has been forgotten: many Catholic schools have been offering insurance that covered birth control for many years in a number of states, including New York where despite the recent brouhaha, not a peep was heard about this until now.

«In the discussions we have had with our shareholders, and I'm talking about the top 10 to top 15 shareholders which is in excess of 50 per cent of our register, and we've talked to them a number of times now because of all the different takeover bids.

In a good number of internet discussions, you will find arguments about the use or non-use of EVOO in cooking that focus on the issue of smoke point.

A spokesman for the Football Association said: «We continue to remain in discussions with a number of parties about FA Cup partner opportunities.»

But we are certainly not the only interested party by any means and the Palermo president Maurizioni Zamparini is making no bones of the fact that he is in discussions with a number of different clubs about the young star's summer transfer, or that he is doing everything he can to maximise the price, as revealed in a report by The Mirror.

A: What was telling about that blog post was not so much the number of people who viewed it or commented, but the tenor of the discussion and the way it continued over time.

Imagine Childhood: It had been a number of years since the shop closed and often we found ourselves drifting into discussions about the importance of good, quality gifts for kids.

Discussion of uncertainty about numbers of British home educators, despite a study which attempted to discover the number.

Home schooling numbers undertain (BBC, UK, 23-2-07) Discussion of uncertainty about numbers of British home educators, despite a study which attempted to discover the number.

The discussion online seems to be focusing on sugar per se and my feelings about it — as if I just couldn't countenance the number of sugar grams in HISD breakfasts for one more minute, threw up my hands and marched off the committee in a huff.

In common with agrowing number of older voters, what young people don't care about is the sort of politics that you and I rather like - the knockabout, the earnest discussions, the thrill of electoral organisation and campaigning.

In a small number of cases, patients complained about the doctor's unprofessional attitude, illustrating the sensitive nature of the discussions necessary when patients request contraception.

Speaking in the Commons this afternoon (where the number of Tory MPs appeared to significantly exceed the number of Labour MPs), the Conservative leader David Cameron said that the issue at stake in discussion of the Constitution / EU draft Treaty was whether this Government was serious about listening to people or not.

«There were a number of discussions especially about the safety issues that our members face,» he said.

It's difficult to understand the thought process behind an acceptance that fixed - term parliaments, candidate selection and the number of MPs can be valid and relevant to the situation we are in, but that any discussion at all about the electoral system is not.

Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: «While the NUT has had a number of policy differences with the Conservatives, particularly over «free schools», Michael Gove has always been open to discussion with the union about his plans.

1 June 2007 In the current discussion about raising the cap on the number of foreign technical and scientific workers, the voices of the Americans most directly affected are going largely unheard.

The research environment is in flux, however, as booming numbers of new Ph.D. s seek training and jobs, and discussions about funding and evaluation raise questions about the quality of Chinese research.

In the current discussion about raising the cap on the number of foreign technical and scientific workers, the voices of the Americans most directly affected are going largely unheard

The point is, in the interview, both the interviewer and the interviewee would have read the same book, the discussion would then go off in any number of direction [s]; and it's about whether the applicant can understand the issues, can understand the narrator.

That's the take - home message from a global survey of Ph.D. and master's students published today, which adds to the meager but growing literature on the subject and corroborates anecdotal evidence and discussion about the topic from recent years, including a number of personal tragedies and numerous testimonials and concerns expressed on social media and elsewhere.

«They visited Brookhaven a number of times and we had discussions about this,» he says.

I know a number of cases in which I've had discussions about this with them.

The leopard print is fun, particularly coming on the heels of our discussion about your work outfit challenges — a number of people said they never know what to wear with red, and as Selina Meyer showed us, red and leopard look great together.

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Blu - ray Highlight: «Behind the Scenes of Kevin» isn't your typical making - of featurette, but rather an intelligent discussion about the movie with interviews from the cast and crew on a number of topics like adapting Lionel Shriver's controversial novel for the big screen, casting, production design and the film's various themes.

The discussions were useful in getting everyone to think about the number of factors that can increase young people's vulnerability to gang involvement.

The pack includes: A long colourful display banner A display border with colourful Hermit crabs An A4 word card to use when writing about the story and sea creatures A title poster for display Word and picture cards of the different sea creatures in the story Word cards with words relating to the story on sea shells Sea creature flash cards Sea creature fact cards with simple facts about the sea creatures in the story Tracing pattern worksheets Match the label to the correct sea creature worksheet Colour photographs of different sea creatures and underwater scenes - great for discussion and displays Design a new house for Hermit crab worksheet Label the sea creatures worksheets A Hermit crab fact book to make and complete Fact posters about Hermit crabs with colour photographs Sequencing picture cards for the story Cut and paste sequence worksheet What happens next worksheets My favourite part of the story worksheet Comparing my house to Hermit crabs house worksheet - with different version for different abilities Cut and paste the months of the year with pictures of the corresponding sea creature Month cards for display with corresponding sea creatures Beginning, middle and end worksheet Count the different sea creatures on the shell worksheets An alphabet line on Hermit crabs A number line to 30 on different sea creatures A crab face mask to make - in colour and black and white Writing paper with themed borders Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves.

Indeed, project methods require a vast array of accoutrements: charts, matrixes, Venn diagrams, page numbers, graphs, reading marathons, bookmarks, book corners, book bags, book celebrations, jazzed up «book talk,» and great discussions about how to live «readerly lives.»

Considering the number of participants in the discussions about the law, the regulations were developed relatively quickly, according to Hickok.

The pack includes: Powerpoint - A Powerpoint about the festival of Hanukkah - when it is, what is eaten, how it is celebrated - the pages could also be printed off to enable you to create a class book for the children to read Photographs - Colour photos of a Menorah, a Dreidel, Hanukkah Gelt and people lighting the Menorah candles - great to add to your displays or for discussion Word cards Fact cards - Fact cards about the festival of Hanukkah Display banners - 2 different large titles for displays «Happy Hanukkah» and «Hanukkah» each with Hanukkah themed pictures Display border - A colourful display border with Hanukkah themed pictures - this can be printed as many times as you need to use on a display border of any size Writing pages - A collection of decorated A4 border pages - great for the children's work or to add to your writing area at Hanukkah Colour page border - A collection of colour A4 border pages - a great way to quickly display the children's work Colour posters - A set of A4 information posters with pictures of Gelt money, Menorah, Dreidel and Potato Latkes Display lettering - Large letters spelling «Hanukkah» which are decorated with pictures linked to Hanukkah - Great for a larger display Hanukkah story - The Hanukkah story for you to read aloud to the children Colouring posters - A collection of posters for the children to colour - these could also be printed smaller for the children to use on their Hanukkah cards Bookmarks - A collection of Hanukkah themed bookmarks for the children to cut out and colour Number line - A number line to 50 on colourful Dreidels Alphabet line - An alphabet line on candles - this could also be used for other festivals or a part of a birthday display Colour posters - A4 posters with pictures of images associated with Hanukkah Songs and rhymes - A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes about Hanukkah including two number rhymes Recipe - A photo recipe to make Latke cakes - a popular Hanukkah dish - the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game - A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel - A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet - Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about HaNumber line - A number line to 50 on colourful Dreidels Alphabet line - An alphabet line on candles - this could also be used for other festivals or a part of a birthday display Colour posters - A4 posters with pictures of images associated with Hanukkah Songs and rhymes - A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes about Hanukkah including two number rhymes Recipe - A photo recipe to make Latke cakes - a popular Hanukkah dish - the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game - A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel - A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet - Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanumber line to 50 on colourful Dreidels Alphabet line - An alphabet line on candles - this could also be used for other festivals or a part of a birthday display Colour posters - A4 posters with pictures of images associated with Hanukkah Songs and rhymes - A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes about Hanukkah including two number rhymes Recipe - A photo recipe to make Latke cakes - a popular Hanukkah dish - the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game - A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel - A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet - Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanumber rhymes Recipe - A photo recipe to make Latke cakes - a popular Hanukkah dish - the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game - A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel - A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet - Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanumber of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanumber of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about HaNumber dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanukkah

A collection of resources for Harvest Festival and a simple Powerpoint which would be great to use for an Assembly A long «Harvest Festival» banner and a «Harvest» banner Large letters each decorated with ears of corn - great to use for a larger display Various display borders - print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Decorated cards with songs and rhymes about Harvest Festival Topic word cards Information cards about Harvest Festival - each card is decorated with pictures of fruit and vegetables Large colour pictures of harvest foods - these are in colour and also in black and white so could be used for art work A4 work borders in black and white and colour - these could be used for writing borders or to mount the childrens work A Powerpoint about Harvest Festival - the pages of this could also be printed to make into a book A number rhyme card and props to use when singing the rhyme - «On the Farmers Apple Tree» A fruit and vegetable matching pairs game A Harvest themed picture bingo game Colour photos of Harvest, Fruit and Vegetables etc - great for displays and for discussion Harvest themed colouring sheets