Sentences with phrase «of national focus»

We have taken the early lead in issues such as crude - oil transportation by rail and white - nose syndrome, both of which have become subjects of national focus and concern.

Kathy Ward - Cameron, the executive director / founding president of the Early Literacy Institute, has been on the leading edge of the national focus on early literacy and practice - based coaching for early childhood practitioners for over two decades.

Readmission rates of adult patients to the same hospital within 30 days are an area of national focus and a potential indicator of clinical failure and unnecessary expenditures.

Lead poisoning has gained renewed attention in recent months because of the national focus on Flint, Mich..

We have also seen that this approach of Betting Against the Public works particularly well in «big games» or «games of national focus.»

Not exact matches

Miller Lite has also aligned with community partners that focus on entrepreneurship and technical resources, including the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Milwaukee Urban League, Chicago Urban League, Urban League of Greater Dallas and North Central Texas, the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the National Association for Asian American Professionals.

In all of these negotiations, the administration is focused on quotas that will restrain imports, prevent transshipment, and protect the national security,» the White House added.

While national media coverage of politics in Quebec has been overwhelmingly focused on the specter of separatism and Parti - Québécois's proposed charter of values, a recent CBC - Ekos poll found that the majority of Quebeckers are most concerned about jobs and the economy.

Immediately, though, the companies are focusing on expanding a national grid of rental hubs.

The two - page document, marked «Top Secret,» mentions a draft decision paper that focuses on the «relative merits of retaining [deleted in document] as a high - priority secret national security installation versus the merits of the NASA belief that there would be domestic and foreign problems created by withholding the photograph.»

DELAYS in the rollout of the National Broadband Network may have been the focus of heated discussion in a Senate estimates hearing last week, but Geraldton - based Market Creations has seized the opport

Third, for those in Congress who worry that a more aggressive national security team in the White House may push the President too quickly to use military force, this week should focus their concern about the increased risk of military response to Iranian actions.

Steve studied politics at the University of London, with a focus on world economic development, IMF, World Bank and WTO; and journalism at the National Council for Training Journalists.

The Tories are committing $ 44.9 million over five years to expand the focus of the National Anti-Drug Strategy from illicit street drugs to prescription drug abuse as well.

The reviews apparently focus on aspects of these companies» products and technology — such as data storage and encryption — and whether they might endanger China's national security.

«Though we will continue to prosecute the campaign against terrorists that we're engaged in today, the great power competition, not terrorism, is now the primary focus of US national security,» Mattis said in his opening statements at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

In all of these negotiations, the Administration is focused on quotas that will restrain imports, prevent transshipment, and protect the national security.

There has to be way more tank - filling than tank - draining,» says Ruben Nieves, former Stanford University men's volleyball coach and current national director of training for the Positive Coaching Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in Mountain View, Calif., that focuses on teaching and encouraging positive character - building in youth and high school sports.

As part of his investigation, Mueller is focusing on whether Trump obstructed justice when he removed his national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and fired FBI Director James Comey, according to two U.S. officials.

«Jeb Bush has a big interest in Latin America, and I expect he would follow in the footsteps of [his] father and brother in being more internationally focused on trade issues,» says Todd McCracken, president and chief executive of the National Small Business Association, a business advocacy group.

Now he's stepping down as CEO of the fast casual restaurant company — in large part to focus on a problem that extends beyond the restaurant realm: what Shaich says is short - term thinking in capital markets and the national debate.

CHICAGO, April 4, 2018 / PRNewswire / — Water Street Healthcare Partners, a strategic investor focused exclusively on the health care industry, and Sarnova founder, Matthew D. Walter, announced today that they have completed the sale of Sarnova, the nation's premier national distributor of health care products to the acute care and emergency medical services (EMS) markets, to Patricia Industries.

Startups that focus on quality assurance and smooth transactions are the name of the game, says Flynn, whose Shasta Ventures invested in Turo, a national peer - to - peer car - rental platform.

The 2016 Global Innovation Index, which is an annual ranking of the innovation capabilities and performance of economies around the world, focuses on national policies, but it's individual leaders who can make a difference by driving innovation within organizations and creating a conducive environment for innovation to thrive.

A leading global university centred in Asia, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is Singapore's flagship university, which offers a global approach to education and research, with a focus on Asian perspectives and expertise.

Henceforth, «great - power competition,» not terrorism, must be the primary focus of U.S. national security, the report declares: «The central challenge to U.S. prosperity and security is the reemergence of long - term strategic competition,» primarily from China and Russia.

But even with more young Canadians hitting the books, a big part of our national discourse on unemployment is focused on the lack of good or appropriate work once they graduate.

Entrepreneurs living in the Paris of the Plains can focus more time on business and spend less time worrying about paying the rent, considering housing is 59 percent less than the national average.

Britain's National Audit Office warned of risks in the sector in 2013, highlighting a government focus on what it called «short - term savings».

Instead the focus was on the legitimacy of the documents Mapes had collected — photocopied memos purportedly written by Bush's squadron commander, and secured from Bill Burkett, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Texas Air National Guard and a known Bush critic.

Bank of Nova Scotia, National Bank and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce are also mixing things up, but so far eschewing the high - tech lip gloss, arguing its better to focus on becoming a better partner for consumers.

Ballmer realizes that he's not going to singularly solve American poverty so he's narrowed his focus to role - model projects in the Seattle area, home of Microsoft; Ballmer's hometown Detroit area; and LA, home of the Clippers and then supporting select national projects.

The first group of so - called debt hawks sees another Great Recession coming and wants national governments to focus on austerity programs aimed at deficit reduction because rising sovereign debts are behind our current economic woes.

Thaddeus R. Miller, an Arizona State University scientist who helps lead a national research network focused on «Urban Resilience to Extreme Events,» said in an email that boosting the capacity of cities to stay safe and prosperous in a turbulent climate requires a culture shift as much as hardening physical systems:

Over the last two years, the movement has brought national attention upon the issue of minimum wage, with a special focus on how much fast - food chains pay workers.

It is a uniquely modern question prompted by the dovetailing of Apple's new technology, which uses a fingerprint - based Touch ID to unlock the latest iPhone, and the heightened focus on government intrusion and surveillance of emails and communications, as demonstrated by the National Security Agency scandal.

The likes of Comcast, the Motion Picture Association of America, and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association have issued statements decrying the new proposal, with most of the complaints focused on the FCC's ability to watch over licensing terms.

«Our number one focus,» Miller explains, «is to create a level playing field between local ownership and the national chains that get all kinds of tax incentives.»

«It's also part of a civic duty,» said Joo Yu - min, an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy whose research focuses on mega-events in Asian cities.

Most of it focused on whether Sumner had swindled his relatives in winning control of the family's movie - theater business, called National Amusements.

Ever since Sumner re-asserted control last summer with the Labor Day ouster of one - time favorite Tom Freston as CEO of Viacom, Shari has largely receded from any visible role, instead focusing on operating the 120 movie theaters owned by National Amusements.

According to a report by Look Sharp, a national college recruiting organization, 81.1 percent of graduates reported that their internships helped them shift career directions by changing the focus of classes or majors.

According to the New York Times, black students have never been responsible for mass shootings that drove the national conversation about gun safety and minority schools have never been the targets of such attacks, leaving civil rights groups wondering why black students would be the focus when seeking to address an issue that plagues white, male students.

All alumnae and students will participate in the NextGen event during the National Conference, focusing on building the next generation of the women - owned business network.

Announcing the trade actions, the White House said «in all of these negotiations, the administration is focused on quotas that will restrain imports, prevent transshipment and protect the national security.»

This grade was awarded as a result of the budget's focus on incentives to promote small and medium - sized businesses, improve gender diversity in business, and bolster national infrastructure.

When I'm 65 is a groundbreaking national documentary and engagement program focusing on the realities of retirement in the 21st century and the financial choices that all Americans need to make to plan for a financially secure future.

This is a big, complex issue that requires a focussed national housing plan by senior government, to include new supply of affordable social housing.

«In all of these negotiations, the administration is focused on quotas that will restrain imports, prevent transshipment and protect the national security,» the White House said in its statement Monday evening.

Based on our research of current financial curriculums, the focus on investing and the inclusion of an entire unit on investor protection makes «The Basics» guide unique among the national curriculums available today.