Sentences with phrase «number of measures»

The sections were created in a way to organize the large number of measures into a reasonable number of categories to aid ease of finding appropriate measures for future research.

Although the pace of change has already been very rapid, a significant number of the measures outlined above are due to take effect in 2017.

New Zealand also has number of measures in place to help struggling students.

Considering the six programs (three sites) in which children who were preschool age at random assignment were studied in depth, impacts were found on a small number of measures of child well - being — predominantly in the area of the young children's social skills and behavior.

Tax advisers need to be aware of the impact these changes could have on their clients and of the increasing number of measures which could catch the unwitting tax adviser.

One of the major challenges is the considerable debate about how to define and measure various aspects of social and emotional development, as demonstrated by the confusing and contested terminology, and overwhelming number of measures available.

For example, Google Analytics suggest a huge number of measures.

This is the first report against the HPF and it reports against 64 of the 70 measures (a small number of measures require further development).

In addition to the assessment - based indicators, states have the option to choose from a limited number of measures that can add to the overall picture of how well schools are serving groups of students.

On 6 April a large number of measures that make adjustments to the existing schemes for investigating, restraining and forfeiting the proceeds of criminal conduct came in to force.

He then referred to a «huge number of measures» taken by the government, including bursaries and a «wonderful marketing campaign».

The program had aimed to use a number of measures to wean the country off oil by 2020.

And growth has been brisk by a number of measures.

From Day 1 of her candidacy, Hillary Clinton has made clear she favors a number of measures that, if passed, would have a clear and immediate impact on U.S. businesses.

«The safety of our customers and crew is our top priority and United utilizes a number of measures to keep our flight decks secure beyond door access information.

But a number of measures suggest they are overpaying.

Though the specific details offered were mostly incremental and repeated previous pledges, China for the first time said it would implement a number of the measures by the end of this year, with some steps promised to be put in place as early as June.

The judges assessed team entries across a number of measures including usability, aesthetics, innovation, relevance, and market potential.

A month after 9/11, Congress passed the USA Patriot Act, which, among a number of measures, improved information - sharing among federal agencies, beefed up border security, and expanded the FBI's authority to search phone, email, and financial records without a warrant for national security purposes.

The US News methodology uses a number of measures — like selectivity, employment rates, and bar passage rate — to rank top law schools, and the weighted average of these scores determines the ranking.

The budget seeks to address these skills shortages through a number of measures, including $ 65 million to assist post-secondary institutions to revise their curricula to better align with industry needs.

In running a business, there are a number of measures entrepreneurs can take to free up cash flow and, ultimately, look towards growth and a brighter future.

In short, on a number of measures, the market is exhibiting growing signs of distribution and flight - to - safety.

The government has also implemented a number of measures to help speed the recovery, such as lowering the sales tax on various luxury goods and frontloading some of its own spending.

The task force released its report Tuesday on what cannabis legalization and regulation may look in Canada, including a number of measures to restrict access to minors, such as a ban on advertisements and sponsorships and the use of plain packaging devoid of brand colours or logos.

The port is taking a number of measures to improve its performance, including: expanding hours of operation at the truck gates; shifting more vessel services to Portsmouth Marine Terminal; having activated its truck reservation system at NIT on March 1; and delivering eight new diesel - electric shuttle trucks to Virginia International Gateway (VIG) on February 28.

«Although the French government has introduced or announced a number of measures intended to address these competitiveness and growth issues, the implementation and efficacy of these policy initiatives are complicated by the persistence of long - standing rigidities in labor, goods and services markets as well as the social and political tensions the government is facing,» Moody's said.

«Even though the consumption tax is scheduled to be raised by 2 percentage points, a number of measures to mitigate the burden, such as a reduced tax rate and an increase in welfare benefits for pensioners, and the provision of free education are planned to be implanted,» the report said.

In a statement issued on June 29, Esma said it was discussing proposals that consider «a number of measures that have been adopted or publicly consulted on by EU national competent authorities».

The International Federation of Organic Agriculture (IFOAM EU) said it welcomed the efforts to improve organic production in the bloc, but suggested that a number of measures needed extra clarification.

IFOAM - Organics International has released a position paper that is proposing a number of measures to be put in place to further fortify and enhance the organic sector's available genetic resources in order to safeguard organic integrity and to ensure organic food will continue to meet the highest consumer expectations in this challenging situation.

Mr Joyce is proposing a number of measures to address what he says are the challenges facing farmers following a recent decision by dairy giants Murray - Goulburn and Fonterra to slash farmgate prices for milk solids.

This included a number of measures including ensuring no tickets were sold via general sale and that no red memberships purchased after the draw were able to be used to get tickets in the home end for this match.

In recent years, researchers have taken a closer look at the power of music to not only improve sleep for children of all ages, but also to improve health and well - being on a number of measures.

In an effort to reduce the number of smoking - related deaths, the DoH has introduced a number of measures.

Cuomo pointed to a number of measures he sought this year in the budget, including early voting, the Child Victims Act and others that he said were blocked by Republicans in the Senate.

«A number of measures in Finance Act 2013 were responding to identified inconsistencies between UK and EU law, for example in respect of the right of companies to have the freedom to establish themselves in any EU country, without facing discrimination.

And in the statement released in response to Cuomo kicking off his statewide six - stop State of the State tour, Stewart - Cousins said a number of the measures could have stood a better chance of passing had the Senate flipped to Democratic control.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins in a statement Monday reiterated that a number of the measures Gov. Andrew Cuomo is outlining in his 2017 are those that have been championed by her mainline Democratic conference in the chamber.

In recent years the UK has enacted a number of measures restricting various migration flows, and the present government aims to reduce net migration — the difference between immigration and emigration — below 100,000 annually.

The speaker at the same time said a number of a measures that Cuomo has raised haven't been discussed.

Albany lawmakers worked through the overnight hours into Saturday morning, settling a number of measures at the end of the legislative session.

The Deepening Democracy report recommends a number of measures to limit the impact of political finance on the integrity of elections.

While Cuomo's office has indicated a number of measures have fallen off the budget negotiating table, the governor reiterated that he won't support a budget agreement without ethics reform (Cuomo has referred to this as «approving» a budget, which the governor does not actually do).