Sentences with phrase «on mmp»

This is again due to the collapse of the wholesale market in the 1990's which was almost all mass market paperback, the need then to raise prices on mmps as they moved more heavily into the bookstores, and the costs involved with mmp re the returns system (mmp are «returned» for full refund by ripping off their front covers, returning those to the publishers and the rest of the books are pulped because that's cheaper than shipping those units back, which has been a real mess.)

Furthermore, Spratt says, «the preponderance of the evidence on MMPs is that they don't deter others from committing crimes.»

Spratt believes the federal government should not delay longer in amending legislation on MMPs.

Not exact matches

BOEM's Marine Minerals Program (MMP) is multi-faceted, focusing on coordinated leasing of sediment for extraction, inventorying sediment resources through geological and geophysical surveys of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), and environmental studies and reviews to inform decisions.

Sims» speech also sets out the ACCC's activities in relation to a number of areas of competition law (cartels, anti-competitive agreements and practices, MMP (noting the ACCC has «about» 10 in depth investigations underway)-RRB- and touches on the Harper Review and Murray Report as well as key issues surrounding privatisation, communications and water.

Strengthen CCA to «outlaw predatory conduct that has negative effects on competition, value chain suppliers and ultimately consumers» (p 1); MMP (amend s 46 to outlaw predatory conduct), unconscionable conduct (needs to be strengthened), unfair terms (extend to business and further guidance), collective bargaining (claims ineffective; wants collective boycott option), Code of Conduct (wants mandatory code).

Competition policy (SME focus; need for equity; treat SMEs as «consumers» when dealing with larger businesses - extend unfair terms contracts to small business; need «legal precedents or statutory definitions» as part of unconscionable conduct framework); competition laws (focus on unfair terms and unconscionable behaviour; mention of MMP but not in context of s 46; access - call for broader access; price signalling (not clear)-RRB-; administration

Agriculture - Tasmanian focus; significant regulatory costs for farmers; regulatory impediments to competition (freight - coastal shipping; environmental regulations; government as land owner (not a «good neighbour»)-RRB-; workplace penalties; competitive neutrality; unconscionable conduct and MMP (legislation not adequate); need to educate on competition issues.

Changes to competition laws (milk wars discussion and recommendations relating to MMP (introduce effects test), predatory pricing (recommend Minister direct ACCC to investigate Coles for breach of s 46 relating to predatory pricing), unconscionable conduct (suggest it be defined), statutory duty of good faith, unfair contract terms (seeks «recognition of the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers» and extension of unfair contract terms protection to small business), collective bargaining (seeks relaxation of public interest test for boycott approvals in agriculture markets, increase «ability for peak bodies to commence and progress collective bargaining and boycott applications» on behalf of members - and further dairy specific recommendations, ACCC divestiture power (wants ACCC to have similar divestiture powers to Comp Commission in UK - «simpler process of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use price monitoring powers to «monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of drinking milk») and mandatory code of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman with teeth to ensure compliance»)-RRB-.

3 Overhang With MMP you may have an «overhang» This is a potential mathematical problem which may occur depending on the outcome of the election.

In June 2016, the House of Commons of Canada Special Committee on Electoral Reform was formed to examine potential changes to the voting system with MMP being one of the options examined.

In August 2012, the initial report on a review of the MMP system by the Electoral Commission recommended abolishing the one electorate seat threshold, meaning a party winning an electorate seat but not crossing the 5 % threshold (which the same report recommends lowering to 4 %) is only awarded that electorate seat.

Two referendums were held during the 1990s on the issue, with MMP being adopted in 1993 and implemented in 1996.

[5] This article focuses primarily on semi-proportional implementations of MMP designed to yield moderately proportional election results, similar to the mixed systems used in the UK and referred to locally as AMS.

[7] It was the way that compensatory seats were allocated that made their report the origin of the additional member system, the term which the report also invented, which was then applied along with the much older «mixed system» by English - speaking writers on voting systems to West Germany's system and similar models until mixed member proportional (MMP) was invented for the adoption of the German system proposed for New Zealand in a royal commission report in 1986, which would explain why AMS and MMP have been used as synonyms.

The same effect on motor neuron function was seen when MMP - 9 was inactivated in SOD1 mutant mice using chemical injections or virally mediated gene therapy.

(b) The MRI signal is turned «ON» when the linker between the two magnetic materials is cleaved by MMP - 2.

However, in the presence of the cancer, the linker is cleaved by MMP - 2, which cause the two materials to be separated and the MRI signal switched «ON.»

The design of MMP inhibitors (MMPIs) has largely focused on development of various compounds containing a zinc binding group (ZBG) in their structure, with the hydroxamate being the most potent one.

They include its effects on endothelial cell «differentiation» to yield tubular - like structures, endothelial and tumor cell proliferation, apoptosis, and migration, as well as its effects on extracellular matrix remodelling enzyme activities of matrix metalloproteinase - 2 (MMP - 2) and urokinase - type plasminogen activator (uPA).

Since invasion is dependent on extracellular matrix remodeling capabilities, this inhibitory effect strongly suggested that the two key extracellular membrane remodeling enzymes expressed by endothelial cells, namely, MMP - 2 and uPA could be other main key targets of the pharmacological action of kahweol on endothelial cells.

We also demonstrate the inhibitory effect of kahweol on the endothelial cell potential to remodel extracellular matrix by targeting two key molecules involved in the process, MMP - 2 and uPA.

MMP is available on new and used vehicles.

Any homebuyer with a home loan from the Maryland Mortgage Program (MMP) can apply for their Down Payment Assistance program to help make a down payment on the property, pay for closing costs, or satisfy prepaid / escrow expenses.

For those owners that don't feel like spending close to $ 5,000 on a TPLO procedure, the much less expensive MMP procedure (more than 30,000 procedures have been performed in Europe with much success) provides almost the same level of function post-operatively, is less invasive and has a shorter recover time.

Sadly, I could only find two videos about the MMP procedure, one brief video from a veterinarian in Britain again and another on the web site of the company that provides the hardware for the MMP procedure.

Many articles and videos will also explain the various procedures available, however, the field of veterinary medicine is progressing every day and there is a relatively new procedure (at least to America), developed in Europe, that is being used in America but there are not as many articles or videos on this procedure (MMP), although it has been used in Europe successfully for several years.

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Senior member of the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP), focused on HIV behavioral research to understand risk, barriers to continued care and overall experiences with medical providers.