Sentences with phrase «officials say the change»

Coalition officials say the change is helping speed up Iraqi military gains, but it marks a steady escalation of US involvement in Iraq that could undermine the sustainability of Iraq's territorial victories.

Coalition officials say the change is helping speed up Iraqi military gains, but it marks a steady escalation of U.S. involvement in Iraq that could undermine the sustainability of Iraq's territorial victories.

Officials say changes Illinois has made in how it categorizes student performance — called cut scores - on standardized tests mean parents and community members must look beyond the report to evaluate how well the...

Tompkins County has already been making moves to restrict the sale of tobacco, and while some are feeling a little put out, elected officials say the change isn't meant to take away freedoms.

City officials say the change is necessary to implement its «Vision Zero» program to reduce traffic deaths.

When the co-payment increase to take effect in April was announced in late 2015, Thruway officials said the change was bringing the retirees» cost of health care coverage in line with other retired state workers.

Education officials say the change punishes schools that were just starting to put improvement plans in place, and jeopardizes the progress those plans may already have sparked.

Officials said the change is needed to protect drinking water supplies from cryptosporidium, a parasite found in animal waste, and other disease - causing microorganisms.

Justice officials say the change is needed to enforce federal laws regarding voter eligibility by determining who is a citizen.

University officials say the changes are a sign that Phillipson, the former dean of medicine at the University of Toronto (U of T), has been listening since taking charge of CFI in February 2004.

District officials say the changes would boost productivity, a claim disputed by the unions representing the affected workers.

Department officials say the changes are technical in nature and are proposed to conform to the 2017 education bill H.B. 7069.

Airport officials said the change should mean safer trips for travelers by «eliminating short weaves and merges.»

Other White House officials said the changes made by Mr. Cooney were part of the normal interagency review that takes place on all documents related to global environmental change.

Not exact matches

And Savage says he and other officials within Alberta Environment have been asked to prepare more research in anticipation of talks to consider changes to the province's climate strategy.

The White House had no comment on specifics of the discussions, but an administration official said China should change its behavior and take action to change the trajectory of its trading relationship with the U.S.

Fed officials say they still do not know much about how the new administration will change policy.

Officials said Friday that the chiefs believe the extra half - year would give the four military services time to gauge if currently serving transgender troops are facing problems and what necessary changes the military bases might have to make.

According to The Washington Post, a TSA official said «there has been no nationwide policy change requiring people to remove food from their carry - ons to get through security.

They thought about making the name change back to «Google Enterprise» official, Greene says.

«Over the last year the global march to tackle climate change has been unwavering,» Andrew Light, a fellow at the World Resources Institute and a former State Department climate official, said in a statement.

The Government has said it is «committed» to bringing in positive changes for transgender people, including reviewing gender markers in official documents.

«Once you've highlighted an issue and brought it to people's attention and shined a spotlight, and elected officials or people who are in a position to start bringing about change are ready to sit down with you,» Obama said, «then you can't just keep on yelling at them.»

U.S. pressure had changed the calculus for Kim, one official said.

Meanwhile, officials say they haven't seen any change to tourists» plans in the wake of the Orlando shooting.

Separately, Torstar says the officials also visited its corporate offices in Toronto to seek more information about the deal in which 41 newspapers changed hands and 36 were closed, mainly in Ontario regions served by multiple publications, at a cost of nearly 300 jobs.

Airlines for America, a U.S. trade group, said the changes «are complex security measures» but praised U.S. officials for giving airlines flexibility in meeting the new rules.

«Everything seems pretty chill this morning,» said the official — who also cautioned that things could change without notice.

The «complete refusal [by prison officials] to acknowledge that something needs to be changed is really, really scary,» Starsia said.

Pakistan officials said that the visit «will provide an opportunity for the Commonwealth to see for itself that their fears about the political change in...

Bitcoin Gold developers said the Linux version of its official wallet app was not changed during the incident.

Didi officials said the disruptive change sweeping the industry meant there was a clear mutual interest in new players like itself and traditional manufacturers working together to develop and improve ride - hailing and sharing platforms.

Merchants want new rental services for bicycles that don't need to be returned to a shop or docking station to be banned until rules can be created for them.City officials sent the city's operators a list of rules that apply to all businesses this week.Supporters say the bikes have changed perceptions...

At the same time, a few officials «noted that the changes in tax policy could boost the level of potential output», the minutes said.

The changes are largely welcomed by senior administration officials, who say the president's time is too valuable to be wasted on chitchat and hangers - on.

A 60 - day comment period prompted several changes to the regulation, state officials said.

An industry official said there would not be any tariff exclusions for countries or products except for imports required for military equipment needs, though Trump could still change his mind on the issue if he faces prolonged criticism in the coming days.

But even in that arrangement, the board says, the official name of the building used in legal documents - «200 Riverside Boulevard at Trump Place» - wouldn't change.

The officials said money to pay for the jobs creation would come from a one - time revenue boost from measures such as changing depreciation rules or having a one - time fee on earnings held overseas.

If changes to the Department of Labor fiduciary rule are not made soon, the chances of any concessions go down sharply, industry officials say.

Some pension officials said they don't plan to make drastic changes based on GASB's decision.

From Paul Schwartzman: «District officials say that the changes would end nuisance legal challenges, reduce the cost of doing business in Washington, and expedite the construction of housing units that the city needs.

Perdue made the comments a day after Trump hosted a meeting with Cabinet officials and senators to discuss potential changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard to help refiners who say they are struggling under the program.

EDMONTON — In breaking the PC promise to ensure that high ranking officials employed by Alberta's boards and agencies are covered by sunshine rules, Prentice is proving that nothing has changed under his management and his PC government will continue to protect the high salaries of government friends and insiders at the expense of transparency and accountability, said NDP Leader Rachel Notley.

The official said China had not changed its behavior, despite years of negotiations in the World Trade Organization and economic dialogues with the last three administrations.

Trump felt it was important to make the change now, as he prepares for possible high - stakes talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as well as upcoming trade negotiations, three White House officials said.

But among the Fed officials who met in Washington this week, Powell said, «there's no thought that changes in trade policy should have any effect on the current outlook.»

The company, Canada's No. 2 pipeline operator, released a letter sent to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other department officials saying that increased carbon levies for Alberta oil sands producers and new Canadian targets for greenhouse - gas emission cuts should serve to help assuage U.S. concerns that approving the C$ 8 billion ($ 6.41 billion) project would increase climate change.

«There needs to be a fundamental, systemic change and a real commitment to market opening by China,» said one senior administration official.

Neither Vatican nor Brazilian officials have said those plans will change.