Sentences with phrase «of considerable effort»

But it represents the culmination of considerable effort and reflection by intelligent and thoughtful lawyers.
Moreover, despite broad bipartisan support, the SRCA is still yet to get a floor vote in either chamber of Congress after three years of considerable effort.
In light of the considerable efforts under way to implement a macroprudential approach to enhance financial stability and the increased focus of policymakers on monitoring emerging financial stability risks, I see three key principles that should guide the interaction of monetary policy and macroprudential policy in the United States.
It seems that the author of that piece sorely neglected to consider that segment of the indie author population who aren't the break - out superstars, but rather the mid-listers and below mid-listers, like the indomitable Joe Konrath, who are dedicated to their craft and increasing their presence as authors, dedicated to building a loyal readership by publishing good quality books; those indie authors who are proud to be authors — and are reaping the rewards of their considerable efforts, both in sales and in loyal followers.

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And in order to generate competition you need to be having as many conversations as you possibly can, which takes considerable effort over a period of weeks or months.
Gates» foundation has also focused a considerable amount of money and effort toward K - 12 education in the United States.
All efforts would now, instead, be directed to helping the considerable number of victims across Mexico:
It took some considerable effort for Canada to pry its way into the talks in June of 2012 (it actually joined the negotiations in September of that year after the completion of Congressional review of its interest), after having initially rebuffed the invitation to join the TPP's predecessor, the P4.
Furthermore, in our experience we know that the Department of Finance spends a considerable amount of effort in developing their direct program expense forecast, taking into consideration potential wage increases, the profile of various transfers and subsidies, provisions for valuation, the sun setting of various programs, etc..
As inconsequential as it sounds to expend considerable efforts on the visual aspect of marketing, its ability to yield greater customer engagement is indisputable.
With rates so low for so long, banks have come up with a considerable variety of products in an effort to make CDs more attractive to their customers.
That concept is not easy to teach or warm one's hands over without considerable effort, but it is not impossible to convey even to young children the sense that the real meaning of Christmas lies precisely in the combination of magical ceremonies and the grown - up message that in the very midst of our human selfishness, the waylaying love of God has broken through to us unconditionally.
Among the most important concerns for which considerable effort is necessary bears upon the twin values of environment and development.
While I believe in both and the possibility of both, I do not underestimate the intensity of situations that may take a considerable amount of effort and time.
It has taken a considerable effort to dull the natural abhorrence of suicide to the extent that people now talk about it being legal to commit suicide and argue for a right to suicide.
In contrast, the approach to the reality of the divine which I have termed «the way of distinction» draws a fundamental difference between God and the world, and exercises considerable effort to maintain this difference in the face of recurring tendencies to weaken or erase it.
He can be very disillusioned if he has observed such a law (that of burial of the dead in the earth, for example), perhaps at the cost of considerable moral efforts and personal sacrifices, and now suddenly has to see that things — if we may so express it — are all at once much easier.
In «The Grammar of Baptism» (December 1991) the Rev. Alvin F. Kimel, Jr. argues with considerable ingenuity against the efforts of feminists to «reform» the name of the Holy Trinity, from its current benighted state of «Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,» in the direction of «non-gender-specific terms.»
That said, she puts considerable effort into reviewing and engaging in the discussions that happen in the comment sections of her blog articles, on Facebook, and on Twitter.
Surpassing even the considerable efforts of Bradley, McTaggart, Royce, James, Peirce, Bergson, Alexander, Lotze and a host of other important practitioners of the metaphysical art, Whitehead developed a truly novel and original metaphysical stance that is sufficiently complex so as to border either on the profoundly esoteric or the arcane and obscure.
There was, in the early part of this century, a considerable stirring of effort to rethink nature so as to take account of this new development.
In Scotland during the time of devolution we have seen a considerable effort to reshape the values of our society.
Though the HHS mandate represents an expansion of government power into the heart of many religious institutions, efforts to resist this expansion were portrayed by HHS Secretary Sebelius as a «war against women,» a label that has stuck and a narrative that the Democratic party during its Convention sought to make a dominant theme of the campaign» it would seem, with considerable success.
The second task, that of penetrating existing media with religious images and vocabulary, requires considerable organization, time and money, making national efforts more feasible than local ones.
In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.
The perversities of fallen humanity could not entirely be overcome, but they could, with considerable effort and ingenuity, be manipulated in the direction of the common good.
The considerable effort required to fit a myth to the cultural data of a congregation is best undertaken for the good of the church itself, not for one's private entertainment or academic purposes.
Whilst missionary efforts met with considerable success in the Americas, Australasia and Sub-Saharan Africa, Christianity, despite considerable support in the Philippines and South Korea, remains very much a minority religion in most Asian and North African countries, where the great faiths of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam have been long established.
Considerable effort has been extended to demonstrate the inclusiveness of the Whiteheadian metaphysical stance.
While considerable care and effort has been taken in the gathering of the data and compilation of the news and information, visitors should note that errors and / or omissions may occur.
CODEX is currently reviewing the definitions of food fraud in considerable detail and this work is expected to inform current efforts to achieve better consensus on the terminology around this issue.
A considerable effort is thus being made to significantly improve the quality of d'Agassac's main wine, but also that of the whole range because plots previously allotted to the leading wine will now enrich the quality of the other wines produced by the domain.
His influence at Stoke City this term has been considerable — he's scored 22 per cent of of their league goals — and if the club are to retain their top flight status it would be largely due to his efforts.
Soon after the Civil Eats piece came out, four Nutrition Services employees devoted what must have been considerable time and effort (not to mention the taxpayer dollars that directly pay their salaries) to write a scholarly article for the Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk entitled «Sugar In School Breakfasts: A School District» s Perspective.»
It is also worth noting that you'd have to apply a considerable amount of force when shaking the milk to break the protein molecules: imagine the effort it takes to hand whip heavy cream!
Machine washable: Just tossing your compression sleeves in the washing machine instead of hand washing them will save you considerable time and effort.
Teaching children the importance of a balanced diet requires consistent, long - term efforts, but considerable evidence shows that schools have — and are seizing — the opportunity to help young Americans develop healthy eating habits.
Finding the best baby gliders for your nursery can take a considerable amount of time and effort.
There is considerable work remaining in our efforts to support the successful growth and development of our children.
Landfill remaining the main destination for municipal waste disposal (46 percent of total waste is landfilled on average according to environmental NGOs) despite considerable policy effort by EU authorities to increase waste separation and deter waste production at the source.
In the press release and communication efforts around the second report released early this year, the IPCC went to considerable lengths to portray the climate change challenge as one of «risk management».
Excavating these can be of considerable value and academic researchers need to make far more effort in this kind of work.
This builds on considerable, unprecedented EU - level effort to improve the harmonisation of European aid practices in a decentralised way.
But in competitive districts the new targeting scheme makes it possible for campaign assemblages to leverage their considerable resources to actually expand the electorate in significant ways, both in terms of persuasion efforts and get - out - the - vote efforts — and when the stakes are high enough, even through voter registration efforts.
Paradoxically, in recent years, considerable efforts to harmonise donor activities in the EU have been followed by an increase in the level of fragmentation of EU development cooperation rather than convergence.
In the early years of the Cuomo Administration, oil giant Exxon - Mobil put its considerable political clout behind an effort to get New York to allow fracking; a controversial type of drilling that allowed for the extraction of natural gas.
That is despite some of those countries (like Greece) having endured some considerable pain in their efforts to tackle their deficits.
Speaking to Joy News on the sidelines of the NPP Thanksgiving Service at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, Dr. K.K Apraku stated that an Akufo Addo's government will require a lot of effort and considerable time to make the project a reality.
Even as the support of other allies wanes, the White House has spent considerable time and effort cultivating the right — the one constituency it knows it can not afford to alienate.
As an activist for education, a member of several anti-common core groups, and the administrator of the Stop Common Core In NYS Dutchess County page, I spent considerable time and effort in promoting the Stop Common Core ballot line.
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