Sentences with phrase «of changes sought»

«We have no reason to believe he's backing off» his support for the type of changes sought in DeGette's bill, said Amy Rick, president of the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio saw his relationship with Cuomo and legislators strained, but won much of the change he sought to 421 - a in order to incentivize affordable housing construction.
Any notion that Roberts, Klein or Romm will come up with a communication approach or political innovation or «Occupy» - style campaign that could produce the pace of change they seek where it matters (think, again, of India, China and regions with no energy choices outside of firewood, dung or kerosene) is as doubtful to me as my notions of fostering a culture of innovation, care and connectedness may be to them.

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Recognizing that carbon emissions resulting from consumption of these fuels is driving catastrophic global climate change, my role as leader of the company is to ensure that Virgin provides financial support to non-profit groups that are exploring renewable energy and seeking market - based solutions to climate change, like the Carbon War Room.
As for our own group of happiness - seeking employees, we haven't built an entire campaign designed to reimagine our workplace, so it's probably overly ambitious to think that our experiment with the Plasticity app can bring about massive change.
Launched in 2015 around the birth of the couple's daughter Max, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative seeks to make social change through engineering, science, and education.
While a small business owner tends to get stuck in a particular market, with a particular revenue stream and low growth rate, an entrepreneur is continually seeking change opportunities to break out of flatlined growth and find new markets, customers and employees to drive growth.
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American sanctions on heads of state are rare, largely reserved for instances where the U.S. is seeking a change in government leadership.
The new measures would build on a number of energy — and environment - related executive orders signed by Trump seeking to gut most of the climate change regulations put in place by predecessor President Barack Obama.
(However, she adds, if you or a loved one exhibits changes in memory noticeable to others, or periodic bouts of a lack of insight or failure to pay bills on time, seek the advice of a healthcare professional.)
Whether they're tackling world hunger, improving education or helping people rent out the things they aren't using, companies of all sizes are seeking ways to make positive change in the world.
This quality of believing passionately in the change you are seeking — politically, socially, or in business — has power even when many are against you.
According to David Yonkof, vice president of sales and marketing at global trade management software provider Precision Software, «future proofing» means seeking solutions that can be adapted to support innovation even as regulatory requirements change.
Additionally, as the nature of work continues to change, prodded by technological advances that maximize worker efficiency at the expense of regular work schedules, more workers are seeking supplementary income.
But a closer examination of the argument reveals a mindset that seeks to punish women rather than create positive change.
But change is coming as the British icon seeks to adapt to the decline in traditional «snail mail» and compete with the likes of Federal Express and UPS.
Guests on Aliya Janjua's monthly podcast, Confessions of Successful Asian Women, tell stories of how they have defied marginalization and worked their way up to success, pioneered in their fields and sought to change paradigms or fight injustice through their work.
The changes are a sign that U.S. parent company Sears Holdings, which owns nearly 93 % of the Canadian division, «is seeking to revive the Sears Canada retail franchise and is not simply planning to harvest the company's declining cash flow,» wrote Desjardins Securities analyst Keith Howlett in a recent note.
But his next steps also carry risks as he seeks changes that could spawn more of a popular backlash than he has previously faced, including a proposed overhaul of unemployment benefits which aims to tighten conditions for these subsidies.
Due to the growing complexity of business and the rapid pace of change, coaching will become even more common as more SMBs seek help on working through complex problems quickly,» offers Emergent as their final prediction for 2017.
Dynamic — a proclivity to seek change and adapt based on your mode of work, mood, circadian rhythms, and a myriad of other factors.
Instead, they seek common ground based on an aspect of the change they are creating and how that will impact each individual's success and agenda.
On LinkedIn, the company says it «seeks to change the paradigm in energy storage by developing a completely new class of electrical energy device.»
Beth is Founder and President of Get Hired, LLC, a career coaching firm specializing in Gen Y and individuals seeking a career change.
It does not matter what you're facing in life, which obstacle you're trying to overcome — if you are willing to generate that state of willingness, that's your doorway to making the effort, taking the steps, dealing with the setbacks, and ultimately creating the progress and change in your life that you're seeking.
But instead of getting in on the game, he sought to change it from the inside.
In the case of Tazreen, Li & Fung had acquired a new subsidiary that placed orders at the factory, but the changes sought by Li & Fung had not been made 11 weeks later when the fatal fire occurred, a company spokesman said.
With the entire House on next year's ballot — and about one - third of the U.S. Senate up for a vote, too — the stakes are high for those in the Bay Area who seek to erode the GOP's control of Congress and erect a new bulwark against Trump's agenda in areas like immigration and climate change.
46 percent of employees cited a lack of opportunity to learn new skills as a top reason for seeking a change.
The ruling marks the latest setback for the Trump administration as it seeks to roll back regulations aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Separately, Torstar says the officials also visited its corporate offices in Toronto to seek more information about the deal in which 41 newspapers changed hands and 36 were closed, mainly in Ontario regions served by multiple publications, at a cost of nearly 300 jobs.
Expanding your education is important because it will keep you abreast of pertinent knowledge to advance in your current career track, or to seek a career change.
Pipeline Angels seeks to change the face of investing by helping women and non-binary entrepreneurs with bootcamps and investment opportunities.
They seek input on products, solicit suggestions for improvements, make needed changes and keep supporters informed of completion and delivery dates.
NexPoint Capital, Inc. is a non-traded business development company («BDC») that seeks to provide investors access to the unique opportunities offered by the historic changes to our nation's healthcare economy as a result of significant demographic and governmental changes.
Seeking to improve employee satisfaction and reduce turnover as well as save on real estate costs, PwC has changed all of its offices into coworking spaces and strengthened its work flexibility options.
Long's declaration claims there has been a groundswell of shareholders seeking to change their votes since Greenlight went public with its dispute.
In his keynote at Modern Customer Experience, Shashi Seth, SVP of Oracle Marketing Cloud, said that shift to revenue goals reflects the changed world we live in — a cord - cut world where users spend more time on technology, more time in their social spaces, more time seeking instant gratification.
Given the dramatic changes the proposals make to the structure and planning of professional and private corporations, it is imperative that your clients are aware of the potential changes and they seek advice on how they could be impacted.
Although, that is slowly changing as an increasing number of «reward travelers» seek to maximize their credit card points to pay for these travel expenses.
The report shows how investors continue to seek accountability on climate change risk and corporate political spending, but have growing concerns regarding the treatment of women.
We are seeking to require prior consent and approval of any changes made to the LIBOR or reference benchmark rate in the final credit agreement as a condition of investing.
Enabling legislation allows for the spending on statutory programs without having to seek annual approval by Parliament, unless changes to the parameters of the programs are being sought.
The proposed combination reflects the blurring of traditional boundaries in health care, as established companies seek to find their footing in a rapidly changing environment.
[Breaking News]: Securities Regulators seek comment on proposed changes to OM exemption and two new proposed reports of exempt distribution
The creators of Signal, the encrypted messaging app widely used throughout security community — as well as by journalists, activists, and others seeking to stymie government surveillance — announced on Wednesday a major change to the organization's makeup.
Martijn Wilder, Baker & McKenzie partner in charge of global environmental markets and climate change, said the firm hadn't done much climate litigation in the past but the pace of inquiries from companies seeking reassurance about any potential liability had quickened.
While President Trump sought to allay jittery currency markets that monetary policy had not changed, candidate Trump supported the Federal Reserve's suppression of interest rates and did not want to see a rising dollar:
In summer 2016, for example, a major T&C s change sought to link WhatsApp users» accounts with their Facebook profiles (and thus with all the data Facebook holds on them)-- as well as sharing sensitive stuff like your last seen status, your address book, your BFFs in Whatsapp and all sorts of metadata with Zuck's «family» of companies.
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