Sentences with phrase «often support efforts»

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While he acknowledges that companies can achieve tangible results using social platforms — by, say, promoting a coupon code — their efforts more often support softer PR or customer service goals.

Still, he thinks the low barrier of entry combined with a nonpartisan effort to support troops helped boost his effort in an age where petty spats on social media often dominate one's news feed.

All of that work and support can be seen in the success of the daunting projects CANA often undertakes — its latest effort was the completion of the National Music Centre's Studio Bell in Calgary.

In an effort to support an informed community, we're always working to determine what stories might have clickbait headlines so we can show them less often.

The myth that gay and lesbian people are child molesters often goes unchallenged when spread from the pulpit, and in the 80s and 90s, many Christians refused to support efforts to curb the HIV / AIDS crisis as they believed it to be a «curse from God» that gay people deserved.

All too often churches and church organizations, like tax - supported public agencies, unthinkingly let their benevolent efforts fall into easily definable categories.

On the 21s, I was at OT tonight, a really good turn out over 13k cheering on the reds, top support for a 21 game, Was not really surprised chelsea won, we were big underdogs going in, we did not really test their keeper that often which was a shame, still been a top season for Warren Joyce side, a makeshift defence most of the season and a lack of striker options for most of the season as well, so a great effort just to be in the final, shame we couldnt win it.

As a Leeds supporter I am generally disappointed by the atmosphere generated by the home support at other grounds, which is often drowned out by Leeds fans» efforts.

These government efforts have been supported and supplemented by a constellation of nonprofit groups, often backed by philanthropists with deep pockets and an abiding commitment to addressing educational inequality.

After the first year of the partnership, schools often return to our conferences to receive further guidance and support and to plan for future reform efforts.

They'll just show you how to make simple, delicious, kid - friendly food, support you in your efforts to get it on the table and remind you that, if worst comes to worst (as it often does when the food critics are too young to crayon without supervision) tomorrow is another day.

Appeals for donations of infant formula should not be supported — they hamper relief efforts on the ground, people often donate the wrong kind.

These efforts are often critical of governors and their tools include demonstrations and the use of support from newspaper editorial boards.

Introduced by Seabrook as «a man with integrity, a man that brings about the change that is needed in this city,» Jeffries, often mentioned as a possible challenger to de Blasio for the Democratic mayoral nomination in 2017, expressed lukewarm support for the de Blasio's efforts in reforming the island, but chided him for keeping the union out of the process.

He was full - throated in his support and unabashed in his efforts, often to his political detriment.

Adam Kinzinger — This former Air Force pilot is tight with leadership, often organizing press conferences in support of their efforts, inevitably finds his way into every «Hottest on the Hill» list and stresses over how to stay fit while living Washington's sedentary lifestyle.

«As is often the case, it takes a multiple year effort to build support and to build the coalition that you need to get changes like this made.»

Subsequent investigations did not support the claim, but the excitement got physicists thinking — and more often than not, new thinking leads to new experimental efforts.

If your university has an office that supports underrepresented minorities, that office can often guide your efforts.

His 4 - year tenure was marked by a businesslike approach to legislating, support for modest increases in science spending at a time when House Republicans were focused on budget - cutting, and dogged and often highly critical oversight of Clinton administration efforts to involve Russia in building the International Space Station.

«While he has steered clear of efforts to sell off public lands and supported the Land and Water Conservation Fund, far more often Rep. Zinke has advanced policies that favor special interests,» said Jamie Williams, president of the Wilderness Society, in a statement.

I applaud her efforts to address the social challenges that youth face because of their weight, such as teasing and bullying, and to provide support to children and adolescents who often face these battles alone.»

He noted that this message could support efforts to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy, which are often associated with underage drinking.

Despite Cheung's efforts and a subtle supporting performance by Nick Nolte, the story could have used a good dose of drama to keep it from often seeming lifeless.

Still, we will support their efforts more often than not, because if someone can do it right, it's practically guaranteed to be awesome.

Norma scrapes and claws — often literally — to save her son from murder charges, drug dealers and his own spiraling mental health, but receives little sympathy or support for her efforts.

These students challenge school support and, often, they do not return the positive feedback loop for teachers» persistent efforts to engage.

His post «Pressure as Support for Change» reminds us that even though we are all accountable, it is often the administrators who need to get out of their comfort zone and firmly apply pressure to move the effort along.

Strong chapters on school desegregation, bilingual education, education for the disabled, and school finance all support Davies's argument that «in the 1970s, reform often emanated from... within the federal bureaucracy, from the lower federal courts, and through the energetic efforts of congressional staffers, lobbyists, and public interest law firms.»

Further complicating the politics of reform, charter - receptive local civic and business groups often also support efforts to improve district - run schools — particularly neighborhood schools.

Finn recognized that response and support for victims — though undoubtedly necessary and important — often outweighed prevention efforts.

The enthusiasm, commitment, and testimonies of these teachers often helped governors see the value of supporting the NBPTS effort with incentives for teachers.

Recently, we have seen increasing recognition of the fact that principals often don't have the tools and support to help teachers — shining a light on central offices and their support for principals» instructional leadership efforts.

So, in curriculum implementation efforts, too often new materials are acquired because they are «shown to be effective,» but teachers get insufficient support in terms of what kind of knowledge and skills they need to use those materials effectively.

Put simply, contrary to the arguments of many White Democrats (as well as pundits such as Jonathan Chait of New York, Frank Bruni of the New York Times and academic Mark Lilla), focusing on the efforts of Black, Latino, immigrant, and low - income communities for economic, social and political equality (which has often been derisively called «identity politics»), is critical to Democrat success in winning elections as well as in winning support from younger voters who are also concerned about these matters.

«Schools are often looking at instructional uses,» said Thomas Arnett, a research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation and author of a paper chronicling the efforts of these two organizations to co-develop classroom technology to support personalized learning.

Similar efforts are underway in states and districts from Maine to Mississippi, New Mexico to Wyoming, often led by networks of NBCTs that recruit and support candidates for certification and advocate on behalf of effective education policy that benefits students.

We Raise NJ does not endorse PARCC — it says its efforts are often perceived as pro-PARCC — but it does aim to support New Jersey students who are participating in testing.

As Darling - Hammond et al. (2009) argue: «The duration of professional development appears to be associated with stronger impact on teachers and student learning — in part, perhaps, because such sustained efforts typically include applications to practice, often supported by study groups and / or coaching.»

In this report, the authors, members of the Teachers Learning Collaborative, present the results of a three - year collaborative effort to create an innovative literacy curriculum framework that would support teachers» dual — and often competing — commitments in literacy instruction: (a) to make sure that all students have the opportunity to learn literacy skills and strategies with texts that are at their instructional level, and (b) to make sure that all students have access to, and instruction with, texts that are appropriate to their age level, even if the students are unable to read such materials without support.

(District of Columbia) In an effort to increase economic and educational opportunities for Native American youth, federal officials are looking to unify resources available to often underserved communities with bipartisan support.

Though Blaine's effort was unsuccessful at the federal level, most states adopted some version of his proposed amendment, often in addition to an earlier constitutional provision prohibiting the «compelled support» of religion.

After the first year of the partnership, schools often return to our conferences to receive further guidance and support and to plan for future reform efforts.

Along the way, they often build a support network for their efforts at change.

Federal and state funding sources are often allocated to finance supports and interventions for schools and districts, particularly for those efforts in a state's lowest performing schools.

In the face of a disaster or some other emergency situation, the FAA can and does use its regulatory authority and operational capabilities to sustain the NAS while supporting, often through the DOT - led Emergency Support Function 1 activities, response and recovery efforts undertaken by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial interagency partners, as well as the private sector.

I believe I told Ms. Wood once that I often wish that the community would support our child and sex abuse cases with similar efforts.

Many shelters call themselves «no - kill» in an effort to galvanize public support and make themselves out to be «better» than shelters who do euthanize (often called open - admission shelters).

Often efforts to provide comfort and support to staff only treat symptoms.

With professional support, separation anxiety is often resolved beautifully; however, it requires a great deal of time and effort from the guardian.