Sentences with phrase «of substantial policy»

While we can not be certain whether the higher performance of network schools is because good schools were the ones to expand or whether networking, by itself, had a positive impact, our results nonetheless add considerably to the sparse information currently available on a question of substantial policy interest.

We took the accolades together, we now must take responsibility together if we are declining in the polls and will forge a future together in the spirit of unity and on the basis of substantial policy.»

Not exact matches

Ayyadurai also claimed that GMO foods are not regulated enough to be considered safe, pointing to the FDA's policy of «substantial equivalence,» which says that GMOs are equivalent to non-GMO foods that have been conventionally bred over longer time scales.

But the Fed also knows that the apparent inability of the Congress and the White House to agree on taxes and spending will leave the U.S. fiscal policy on an arbitrary path of substantial restraint.

The prices of gold, precious metals, and precious minerals are subject to substantial price fluctuations over short periods of time and may be affected by unpredicted international monetary and political policies.

For those countries that are less far along in this transition, policy still reveals a substantial degree of ambivalence about the benefits of integration; and doubts about their ability to limit the risks in greater exposure to volatility.

To acknowledge this potential is to acknowledge the merits of investing substantial intellectual capital into strengthening our understanding of the policy challenges and implications of global economic and financial integration.

«Unless quite substantial tightening of monetary policy is delivered, the lira will remain volatile,» Rabobank's Matys said, adding the central bank may have to consider an emergency policy meeting beforehand, as was the case in January 2014.

Stocks suffered their first substantial round of losses in weeks yesterday, as a negative reaction to the Fed's last policy meeting gave traders a good excuse to sell and lock in profits from the current uptrend.

Substantial changes in commodity prices present important policy issues, both for macroeconomic policies working on the demand side of the economy, and for structural policies that work on the supply side.

Mishkin noted «I am less optimistic about the prospects for core PCE inflation to move much below 2 % in the absence of a determined effort by monetary policy,» adding that «a substantial further decline in inflation would require a shift in expectations, and such a shift could be difficult and time - consuming to bring about.»

And given how low rates are and the political aversion to the use of fiscal policy a substantial slowdown could have very severe consequences.

That uncertainty necessarily adds to the normally substantial degree of uncertainty we face in making monetary policy judgments.

The yuan's slow and substantial appreciation over the past decade indicated Beijing had abandoned the use of foreign exchange (FX) policy to stimulate the economy.

We believe that our pledging policy effectively mitigates the risk that forced sales of pledged shares could prompt a broader sell - off or further depress a declining stock price, while providing our officers and directors with reasonable flexibility to use their FedEx shares as collateral for loans for needed liquidity and encouraging them to retain substantial ownership of their shares.

Property and casualty insurance companies invest a substantial percentage of book value and policyholder «float,» which is money they hold until policy claims are paid out but do not own, in investment - grade bonds, particularly corporate bonds.

The price of commodities is subject to substantial price fluctuations of short periods of time and may be affected by unpredictable international monetary and political policies.

Some market participants have argued that housing's contribution to real GDP is but a shadow of its former self (2.6 % in 2015 vs. 3.3 % in 2005), but a substantial decline will still weigh on Federal Reserve's policy reaction function (especially given still - fresh memory of the housing downturn).

The idea was that politically independent central banks would take control of monetary policy from government treasuries that had become the de facto monetary policymakers during World War I and had created substantial inflation in many countries.

The University of Calgary's School of Public Policy released Fiscal Policy Trends Thursday morning which suggests the provincial debt will impose substantial burdens on future taxpayers.

In the first several months of the administration, Navarro quickly developed a reputation as an aggressive debater and played a substantial role in trade policy discussions.

These actions, along with the board's assertion of «substantial liquidity» just months before the collapse and a progressive dividend policy (apparently at the expense of employees» pension fund contributions), have prompted questions on whether oversight failures relate to coziness with management, or simply competence.

The deterioration in conditions over the past year has reflected a combination of circumstances including the decline in intra-regional trade, the substantial fiscal policy tightening implemented during 1997, and the poor condition of the Japanese banking system.

«In short, under his leadership US IRF policy can advance human rights and, at the same time, make substantial contributions to the national security of the United States at very low cost.»

Because the birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.

We need to say that it is possible for an individual to have faithful reasons for hanging on to substantial wealth: if, for instance, that person uses ownership in a business to pursue policies with important benefits to society, or is able to provide jobs for people that no one else would hire, or is able because of keeping their wealth to accomplish some unique and valuable good that at least equals the good that could be realized if this wealth were wisely given away.

They concede that even their conditional acceptance of nuclear deterrence may reinforce a policy of arms buildup, and they know that historically deterrence has not «set in motion substantial processes of disarmament.»

When faced with a substantial issue such as media and violence, therefore, the first step has been for policy - makers to try to establish a clear, empirical and «objective» body of «facts» as the basis for their decision - making.

To help ensure that Rainforest Alliance, Inc. (the «Rainforest Alliance») complies with the highest standards of financial reporting and lawful and ethical behavior, the Board of Directors of the Rainforest Alliance (the «Board») has established the following procedures for the reporting of illegal or unethical conduct in connection with the Rainforest Alliance's finances, corporate policies, or other aspects of its operations, and the retention and treatment of such complaints, including confidential, anonymous submissions received from directors, officers, employees, and volunteers who provide substantial services to the Rainforest Alliance (who are referred to in this policy as «volunteers»).

The bill implements a substantial number of the competition law reforms recommended by the independent Harper Competition policy review and agreed to by the government in its response to the review.

There is a substantial body of scientific and policy activity through major Australian Government programs that recognise, promote and evaluate the opportunities to achieve multiple objectives through revegetation and plantations.

Board Members covered by this policy will disclose their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members.

Despite substantial improvement, as of 2013, implementation of several of these maternity care practices and policies was far from optimal.

For six of these steps, substantial improvement in reported hospital implementation occurred from 2007 to 2013, including having a model breastfeeding policy (11.7 % to 26.3 %), assessment of staff competency (44.6 % to 60.2 %), early initiation of breastfeeding (43.5 % to 64.8 %), rooming - in (30.8 % to 44.8 %), teaching feeding cues (77.0 % to 87.3 %), and limiting use of pacifiers (25.3 % to 45.0 %).

The national improvements in maternity care supportive of breastfeeding from 2007 to 2013 are substantial; however, more work is needed to ensure that all women have access to evidence - based maternity care policies and practices supportive of breastfeeding.

It has been an honour to negotiate and then serve in the first coalition government of modern times which has substantial achievements both in reducing the economic dangers faced by our country, and in making progress with policies to tackle climate change and provide energy security.

But what comes through the pages of Hearts and Minds is Oliver's ability to carry out substantial research to get at the truth of how to implement or change policy, and impartiality to motivate able people — politicians, civil servants and business types to enthusiastically help him.

FoE director Tony Juniper said: «New policies are urgently needed to cut UK emissions, which have risen under Labour despite promises of substantial cuts.

«By placing a substantial number of injuries into categories that presume little to no compensation, the Board has made a policy judgment that exceeds questions of medical improvements and worker healing.»

As we reach the second half of this coalition government's term in power, Umunna has a golden opportunity to build substantial business policies for Labour.

Any substantial increase in the number of states with legal recreational cannabis for adult consumption would represent an important milestone for US drug policy reform.

«In regards to substantial policy on the floor of the House and Senate, nothing,» said Reed, who hails from Corning and represents much of the Southern Tier.

IPSOS Mori data shows that Labour held a substantial advantage over the Conservatives on economic policy throughout its period of government until 2008.

The policies were indeed very similar — both based on a substantial amount of soft power, which Turkey owed to its status of a successful Islamic democracy and Qatar to its enormous wealth and being the headquarters of al Jazeera.

What is emerging is the outline of a left Keynesian policy, based on substantial public investment, a national investment bank and regional banks, the reform of company law to secure pensions and prevent dividend abuse, a proactive industrial strategy, the promotion of co-operatives and industrial democracy.

«There appear to be new difficulties from top to bottom, from central policy - making, through loss of expertise resulting from the substantial staffing and organisational changes caused by the re-organisation, down to the ability to deliver at a local level.

As the Tories assemble today for their conference, in substantial disarray of their own making, nowhere have they screwed up so conclusively as in their policies towards women.

But just as importantly — and perhaps more importantly from a future perspective — we fully expect to be a direct and substantial participant in the formulation of the policies and procedures that come out of this inquiry.

The record also supports the obvious proposition that these substantial numbers of voters who help select the nominees of parties they have chosen not to join often have policy views that diverge from those of the party faithful.

Background on the Warm Front and the successor scheme: Since 2000, when the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme was re-branded as Warm Front, with substantial additional funding and the introduction of heating measures to supplement insulation works, the scheme has formed a major element in fuel poverty policy.