Sentences with phrase «of concerted»

The 1916 tract The Domestic Cat: Bird Killer, Mouser & Destroyer of Wild Life; Means of Utilizing and Controlling It, authored by then - Massachusetts state ornithologist Edward Howe Forbush, in original form furnished the quasi-scientific basis for more than half a century of concerted efforts by hunters and birders to add cats to state lists of legally hunted species.

Though they describe their work as a «data - driven systematic review,» [1] it's difficult not to see it as part of a concerted effort to undermine TNR.

I agree wholeheartedly — my goal with the post was to point out that many new puppy owners mistakenly wait longer than they should to make any kind of concerted effort to get their pup out and about.

This kitten was Du - Bu Lambtex, the first rex - coated kitten to be born as a result of the concerted breeding efforts with Kallibunker.

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I would start with more yoga and make meditation a central part of a concerted effort to be happier.

He points out that there is a whole period of shoujo mange that may disappear because of a concerted effort to suppress them in the fifties, which included book burnings.

An APS spokesman said training is part of a concerted effort for teachers to support dyslexic students and help them get their reading and writing abilities up to a good standard.

The research highlighted here illustrates that school turnaround is possible in the presence of a concerted strategy that incorporates evidenced - based best practices: Aggressive action on the part of school districts, resources and requirements, governance and staffing changes, data - driven decision making, and a focus on school culture and nonacademic supports for disadvantaged students.

Many of these schools have been failing for decades, and are lacking any sort of concerted turnaround effort to dramatically improve performance.

Mason sees Honoré Men as «hidden stars» who can, with several years of concerted investment, reach their full potential in a way that breaks through barriers.

26 years of concerted effort, multi-millions in lobbying expenses, and skillful masking of the real intent of «parental choice» has come down to this: the GOP has the legislature, the statehouse, the Supreme Court and the public square.

Research suggests that school turnaround is possible in the presence of a concerted strategy and comprehensive, dramatic actions.

Burke tells Teacher it's hard to say if improved Year 12 results at the school are a result of this initiative, as the approach is only one part of a concerted push over the last four years to improve VCE results.

Perhaps because of this concerted engagement effort, spending on schools is popular and most substantial bond programs are voted through.

That said, this natural, almost invisible, higher order educational use of evermore sophisticated technology and, vitally, the associated learning ecology, has taken the pathfinders many years of concerted whole of school community effort to achieve.

«Trust me, it's not about Scientology,» said its star, Philip Seymour Hoffman, earlier in the year — a mixture of concerted PR voodoo and counter-bluff worthy of Orson Welles, who famously denied that William Randolph Hearst had been any kind of inspiration for Citizen Kane.

Because rather than compartmentalize Gen's issues into movie - friendly tics that separate «normal» from «crazy,» Curtis» potency — apart from his soulfully pinched mug — is in offering up a portrayal of concerted betterment built with the things that make us all human: a swirl of worry, joy, persistence, intelligence, confusion, sadness and responsibility.

But while it provides superior controls and less frustration than Overlord II, it regrettably falls down by failing to offer enough of a concerted challenge.

Can't get the hang of it, despite a couple weeks of concerted effort.

The incidence of cases of Guinea worm disease is steadily decreasing worldwide as a result of a concerted international initiative.

«Our research shows that we could see the benefits of concerted action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within our lifetime.

The Hainan gibbon survives because of concerted work to save it.

Such numbers highlight «the urgency of a concerted international focus on reducing emissions,» says John Topping, founder and chief executive of the Climate Institute in Washington, D.C..

Although bearded vultures are not considered endangered worldwide, they have been almost completely extirpated from their historic central European range — the 125 breeding pairs in Spain are the result of 30 years of concerted repopulation efforts.

«We were able to reveal a sequence of concerted deformations, like the frames of a movie.»

He overlooks the wider context of the academic boycott, which is that of a concerted attempt since 1948 to destroy Israel.

During Thursday's press conference, officials also touted the updated models and tools they have to produce better forecasts for individual storms, part of a concerted effort that has greatly improved hurricane forecasts over the past couple of decades.

Despite the continuing evidence of the growing contribution of vehicle pollution to global warming, acid rain and ground level concentrations of ozone, there is scant sign of concerted thinking on what should be done.

Similar to events at the University of Pennsylvania, it was the result of concerted administrative action to address recruitment and retention of postdocs.

It's unclear whether the incident is the opening salvo of a concerted effort to derail scientific cooperation with the West.

Rather, it is the result of a concerted effort by a small number of politicians and industry leaders to instill doubt in the public.

Figure 2 shows that every successive budget plan over the past two years has allocated more to nondefense R&D than the plan before, in part because of continually improving economic forecasts but also because of concerted efforts to protect R&D programs from projected budget cuts.

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October is «Breast Cancer Awareness Month» and the activity was part of a concerted effort to promote breast health cognizance in the community and raise funds to provide free clinical breast exams, digital mammography, screening, support and education to women in Rockland County without insurance or who are underinsured.

«This is a significant victory for parliament, and follows months of concerted pressure from Labour,» he said.

He has pushed through new green policies in the face of a concerted bid by the Tories to fence off that ground as their own.

Obama's visit to Massachusetts, followed by an evening trip to Miami for two Democratic fundraisers, is part of a concerted attempt by Obama to help preserve the Democratic majority in the Senate in 2014.

With talk of concerted collective action between the unions in the air, Unite union members joined in a protest against public sector job cuts with the TUC.

In spite of the concerted argument of both the looter Government and unconstitutional lootee (now styled judgment debtor), the Supreme Court has granted my application to examine the lootee / unconstitutional judgment debtor on 24th November 2016.

I fear this is the start of a concerted attempt to stage mass civil disobedience.

Top Republican officials on Tuesday described those efforts in some detail to The New York Times, asserting that President Obama's organizational advantage in 2008 will not be replicated this year because of the concerted efforts of a reconstituted Republican National Committee.

Mr. Romney may still lose the election, but committee officials said Tuesday that it will not be because of a lack of a concerted, well - organized effort on the ground.

The Council support is part of a concerted push by city leaders for a «home rule» message that would allow the city to increase taxes on its highest earners.

The appearance, at the National Press Club alongside senator and national progressive validator Elizabeth Warren, was part of a concerted push by de Blasio to become a watchdog for liberal economic values on the national stage.

These actions form part of concerted national efforts to root out the illegal mining menace that has devastated the country's environment.

In support of this, as adults we should endeavour to equip young people with the knowledge and resources to be able to protect themselves against STIs, unintended pregnancy and their consequences; earlier advertising of condoms and pregnancy advisory services will be a step forward in meeting this aim and may contribute to lowering high rates of teenage pregnancy as part of a concerted strategy.

The Salford MP, who was not in the Citroen Xsara Picasso at the time, told the Manchester Evening News the attack was not the result of a concerted campaign against her.

«However air quality is far better than it was 60 years ago after six decades of concerted action.»

I want a Ghana where we do not have a political cycle of three and a half years of suffering and three to four months of concerted effort to buy off the memory of pain.