Sentences with phrase «of curb cuts»

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For now, the group is cutting ever deeper, and Saudi Arabia's Al - Falih chided nations that haven't been implementing their fair share of the curbs at the opening session of the Jeddah talks.

Netflix has said BitTorrent use in Canada has been cut in half since the company set up shop and independent studies have found the same — that legal services such as Spotify curb use of shadier ones wherever they pop up.

The cuts show the immense power large asset managers have to curb fees they pay banks and the diminishing role of sell - side research at a time when Wall Street firms are facing a slump in stock trading commissions.

BEIJING China's city of Handan has ordered steel mills to cut production by around 25 percent as part of new measures to curb pollution from April to mid-November, according to a statement on Friday.

During a major industry gathering in Houston this week Ali al - Naimi, Saudi Arabia's oil minister, ruled out the possibility of cutting output, damping hopes of more aggressive action to curb a glut estimated by some traders to be as large as 2m b / d.

I wanted to try to alter his diet to curb the bad behaviors, but lots of things seem to have either food coloring, high sodium content (I am trying to cut reduce sodium for weight loss), or could not be easily made on work nights (I get home at 6 - 630 pm).

I went through 4 rounds of Nystin, cut out all sugar, dairy, wheat (got rid of those baby pounds but did not curb the thrush!)

Two thirds of Lib Dem voters said that on balance they supported the coalition's plans to curb spending and reduce the deficit, though a high proportion were also worried about the pace and depths of the cuts.

Ognibene also criticized Crowley over the Council's approval of a new high school for Maspeth without concessions for neighborhood children and a curb cut for buses, suggesting she could have won the concessions from the city School Construction Authority if she had consulted more Council members behind the scenes before the vote.

Dissenting justice campaigners, legal aid lawyers and those who've witnessed the rot setting in (from swingeing legal aid cuts, curbs to judicial review, an interpreting service in freefall, probation chaos and threats to withdraw Britain from the Human Rights Act) will be highlighting the urgent need to halt the destruction of our justice system and abide by the principles of the medieval charter.

Some observers, including the editorial staff of the Saudi Gazette, have expressed sympathy for Egypt's position, stressing Cairo's need to defend its territory from Islamist militants: «Egypt's curbs on movement through its crossing with the Gaza Strip is a security decision that had to be taken even though it has cut off imports of medicine and aid to the impoverished coastal enclave... Egypt had no other recourse but to seal the tunnels although it is not a decision without physical and political risks.

The shark fin bill that Mr. Carter mocks, for example, would curb the practice worldwide of cutting off fins, throwing sharks back into the sea without the ability to swim and consigning them to a cruel death.

Russell supports a 70 percent cut in the military budget; legalization of marijuana; a «single payer,» government - run health care system; campaign finance reform; and tough curbs on greenhouse gas emissions.

Many in the PLP genuinely believe Labour will be unelectable unless it pledges cuts in benefits, or curbs on immigration, and are now struggling to resolve the contradiction of convincing the membership to want the same things that they think the electorate wants.

The advocates want the court to accept the conclusions of a report released in August that found up to 80 % of sidewalk curb cuts in the city do not meet the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act and to order the city to come up with a plan to fix the situation.

A plurality of 45 percent says they will be about the same financially as a result of the new tax law — which cuts federal tax rates but curbs deductibility of state and local taxes — while 33 percent say they will be worse off, and only 15 percent say they will be better off financially.

Cutting back on the consumption of ultra-processed foods could be an effective way of curbing excessive added sugar intake in the US, conclude the researchers.

Currently, China is working on a pledge to curb emissions intensity — the amount of carbon pumped into the atmosphere per unit of gross domestic product — but has not indicated when it might cut absolute emissions.

Talks likely to continue, but slowly Japan, meanwhile, focused on ways to curb more emissions by midcentury instead of by 2020; Saudi Arabia, like India, insisted that the burden of doing more to cut emissions falls squarely on the shoulders of industrialized countries — which, within the world of U.N. climate talks, does not include Saudi Arabia, despite its wealth and vast oil resources; and Qatar, which is hosting the next major climate conference but which has historically played a quiet role in the talks, did not offer a submission.

But cutting global (GHG) emissions by 50 percent by 2050 is a major challenge that would require curbs on the smokestacks of power generators and the tailpipes of vehicles as well as a halt to deforestation, among other efforts.

He says the only answer may be immediate cuts in emissions of carbon dioxide from burning of fossil fuels, which would curb the amount of bleaching and limit acidification of oceans that results when they absorb carbon dioxide.

Advocates for cuts also see a chance to curb leaks of methane from natural gas production and distribution pipelines.

OSLO, Nov 30 (Reuters)- Climate scientists are tracking an erupting volcano on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali for clues about a possible short - cut to curb global warming by injecting sun - dimming chemicals high above the Earth.

Curbing dangerous climate change requires very deep cuts in emissions, as well as the use of alternatives to fossil fuels worldwide.

It helps curb appetite, and may help cut the risk of heart disease.

There's nothing left to «cut out» of my diet and eating too much or trying to curb my appetite is not my issue.

With this list of food to cut from your kids diet, you can kick artificial food coloring and sugar to the curb.

I've already shown it to you in the post Recent Finds Leann's Curb Finds, and then I showed you the details of how I cut it down to size in the post DIY Desk / Hutch Modification.

SRE can also contribute to curbing rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (vital at a time of cuts to sexual health services) and has been flagged as a key tool for tackling sexual harassment in schools.

Removing the XL1's battery pack and electric motor would cut 230 pounds from its 1753 - pound curb weight, but to save money engineers would add some of the weight back by using aluminum instead of magnesium wheels, steel brakes in place of carbon fiber, and glass rather than polycarbonate side windows.

- traction and stability systems fairly eager to cut in - nine speed auto can't deliver truly fast swift shifts - hefty curb weight - Lack of stiffness - smell of hot brakes - Shimmying over rough surfaces.

First up, thanks to the utilization of materials like high - tensile strength steel and aluminum in the body, the Q5 cuts upwards of 200 pounds from the curb weight, depending on the trim level.

Finally, I wouldn't be surprised if Maserati cut some of the curb weight and added a little chassis stiffness, just to round it out.

The Land Rover Range Rover's interior has been rafted from some of the finest leathers and woods available, and not only is this vehicle's cabin a sight to behold, but Land Rover engineers have dramatically cut the SUV's curb weight through the extensive use of aluminum, giving it better handling and a smoother ride that further contributes to its excellent comfort.

What's more, the car featured here is equipped with the lightness - adding Weissach package, which cuts a total of 18 kg (39.7 pounds) from the final curb weight.

Rather than just cutting free the front two wheels from the rest of the drivetrain, Lambo engineers have completely retuned the car's suspension — due in part to the lighter overall curb weight.

The slight size reduction, as well as the use of lighter materials, including 41 - percent aluminum body construction, helps cut 716 pounds from its curb weight.

I hit a curb and cut the sidewall of my tire.

I'm used to curb cuts, but at home in New York I'm aware of intersections without them, or with broken or what seem to be very small cuts.

Limiting the usage of these tools cuts them off from their friends and curbs their social life, which is why it makes an effective punishment for cyberbullies.

The National Academies, fulfilling a congressional request, have issued a trio of invaluable reports affirming the scientific case for a growing and largely harmful human influence on climate; proposing a path and strategies for curbing American emissions of heat - trapping gases; and urging the country to work to cut risks attending life with no new «normal» climate patterns or coastlines.

I don't know how you miss this big rock or how you cut the curb so tight you end up jacked up on the rock,» said Brangwyn Jones, who lives in the northwest community of Sage Hill.

Family Planning: The world has focused for years on curbing the scourge of H.I.V. in Africa, but population groups say this effort, while laudable, has raided money for family - planning programs that could cut the risk of infection and also help speed the transition out of poverty in the world's poorest places.

That the threat posed by the buildup of heat - trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from human activities is sufficient to justify a concerted, sustained effort to curb, and eventually deeply cut, such emissions.

And assertions that such losses are the new normal distract from glaring opportunities to cut unnecessary (and costly) exposure to this danger in the West, even as the grander task of curbing emissions of greenhouse gases proceeds.

Target 3: Cut the Carbon - Intensity of GDP by 17 %: Slower energy demand growth combined with increased non-fossil energy supply curbed Chinese emissions growth in 2012.

These strong conclusions have a lot of scientists and policy experts pushing for prompt action, after decades of waffling, both to cut the odds of the worst outcomes by curbing greenhouse gas emissions and by boosting resilience to climate extremes — whatever the cause.

The lack of a shared long - term goal for cutting emissions represents a mixed result for President Bush, who had pledged last year to bring together most of the world's biggest economic powers — later called «major economies» by the White House — and produce a shared long - term goal for curbing greenhouse - gas emissions by the end of 2008.

But, given the failure of decades of pledges and agreements aimed at curbing emissions, I suggested it was time to move away from a longstanding focus on numerical goals — such as 350 (parts per million of CO2), 80 percent (in emissions cuts) by 2050, a 2 - degree limit on warming — and toward the goal of maximizing the suite of traits I described in those eight words.

Now President - elect Barack Obama has a ripe chance to work with Chinese leaders and take the climate lead, according to a variety of people trying to forge new efforts to cut long - term climate risks by curbing emissions.