Sentences with phrase «on a strong note by»

«Governor Rick Snyder is ending his term as governor on a strong note by drawing a crucial connection between Michigan's economic stability and postsecondary education attainment in his 2018 State of the State Speech.

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Kerr says Naked is differentiating itself by focusing on fruits and vegetables and through its inclusion in the «chilled subcategory,» which she notes has experienced strong growth.

U.S. stock indexes suffered their biggest losses in 3 months Monday, having finished 2014 on a fairly strong note, with the Dow gaining 7.5 % on the year, while the S&P 500 improved by almost 12 %, and the Nasdaq gained more than 13 %.

«Gold is holding above the 50 - day moving average in spite of a stronger dollar, helped by lower U.S. yields and physical demand,» she noted in a report on Thursday.

«The housing market is closing the year on a stronger note than earlier this summer, backed by solid job creation and an economy that has kicked into a higher gear,» said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the NAR.

Bensten noted on the call the «strong bipartisan opposition» to the prior rule issued by DOL in 2010, stating that he believes «there is still a bipartisan» opposition to the direction DOL will take with its new plan.

The speech concludes by reiterating the importance of keeping a strong focus on durably lifting growth prospects and noting that policies beyond central bank actions need to do more in this regard.

Nolte added that despite concerns about the valuation of the FAANG stocks, something he noted has persisted for years with little impact on the stock prices, the group's prospects remained strong by many measures.

An interesting note: «The same phenomena and portents of the sudden darkness at the sixth hour, a strong earthquake, rent stones, a temple entrance broken in two, and the rising of the dead have been reported by multiple ancient writers for the death of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BC.»

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

An interesting note, which should not be ignored: «The same phenomena and portents of the sudden darkness at the sixth hour, a strong earthquake, rent stones, a temple entrance broken in two, and the rising of the dead have been reported by multiple ancient writers for the death of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BC.»

Noting this as a priority for company growth, CEO Mark Mednansky has been a strong supporter of positioning females in leadership and has established internal programming (called FEED: Far Exceeding Expectations Daily) to help ensure Del Frisco's Restaurant Group creates a positive and inclusive work environment for its By offering a benefits package complete with fully paid medical for managers, 401K retirement plans and insurance for females and their families, Del Frisco's is able to provide female staff with a sense of security and the ability to focus on job and potential career advancement.

The early focus on strong Latino hiring and outreach operations has been repeatedly called for by Democrats who note that Clinton was popular among Latino voters in the 2008 primary against Obama, but must show she is serious about addressing their concerns during this campaign.

The council bosses in a statement signed by Caretaker Chairmen of Iwa LCDA and Oorelope Local Government Area, Sulaimon Ajani and Okunlade Samuel respectively on behalf of their colleagues, noted that contrary to Shittu's claim, APC under the leadership of Governor Abiola Ajimobi «has continued to wax stronger and has become the only hope for the masses in the state as a result of the visionary leadership provided by the governor».

So the report notes that the current «pause» in new global average temperature records since 1998 — a year that saw the second strongest El Nino on record and shattered warming records — does not reflect the long - term trend and may be explained by the oceans absorbing the majority of the extra heat trapped by greenhouse gases as well as the cooling contributions of volcanic eruptions.

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After all of the noble talk on the red carpet, the audience heard only the occasional mention from men of the «strong, intelligent and righteous women» in their lives (as noted by Best Supporting Actor winner Sam Rockwell).

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In response, the government noted the «worrying picture» in schools, including «some very disturbing evidence about the sheer volume of sexually predatory and abusive behaviour experienced by young girls», but said existing legislation on the issue within the Government Equalities Office was «already strong» and would not be immediately changed.

A recent review (McCarty & Wiley, 2011) notes that «there is compelling empirical evidence that strong, additive, academically rigorous Native language and culture programs have salutary effects on both Native language and culture maintenance / revitalization and student achievement, as measured by multiple types of assessments.»

Noting the «worrying picture» in schools, including «some very disturbing evidence about the sheer volume of sexually predatory and abusive behaviour experienced by young girls», the government said existing legislation on the issue within the Government Equalities Office (GEO) was «already strong» and would not be immediately changed.

Buoyed by rising employment and Wall Street profit - taking, along with voter - approved tax increases, California finished its 2012 - 13 fiscal year on a strong note with revenues coming in some $ 2 billion more than was forecast, according to new figures from the state's fiscal officers.

A review of the April 17 letters by Education Week, a national newspaper that focuses on K - 12 education, found «Wisconsin was strong in an area noted as a weakness for a number of other states — helping special populations, such as English Language Learners transitioning to the Common Core state standards.»

The authors also note that RTI can be an effective part of school turnaround by enhancing strong leadership, a focus on instruction, and staff commitment and integration.

«shares the strong commitment of this Government to promoting and improving social mobility and building a country that works for everyone; notes that there are now more than 1.4 million pupils in England attending good or outstanding schools than in 2010; and welcomes the opportunity afforded by the Schools that Work for Everyone consultation to seek the widest possible range of views on how the Government can build upon these successes and awaits the outcome of the current consultation.».

If you have any doubt how strong Ford's F - 150s made from recycled aluminum are, note that only the Ford F - 150 scored «Good» on a round of pickup truck crash tests conducted by IIHS.

Edmonds went on to explain some of the challenges, as well as list by name a few of the more noted editors who have a strong background in web or digital publishing.

- the game's shading mechanism has changed, which allows for increased gear texture quality - all graphical aspects and programming mechanisms have been built up from scratch for this sequel - maximum resolution is 1080p in TV mode - a bigger focus for Nintendo was the 60 frames per second - occasionally the resolution will be scaled down when there is too much ink displaying on the screen - Nintendo reduced the CPU load and refined the way to use CPU power effectively to maintain 60 fps in all matches - weapons were tweaked to let players be more creative by thinking about unique weapon characteristics and their best uses - weapons are designed to be effective when they are used during the right occasion - Special weapons are stronger than the original ones when used in the right situation, but weaker otherwise - the damage and effect of slowing down your movement when you step in the opponent's ink are reduced from original - you can jump up in rank if you're good enough, but only up until S - you can't jump up from C, B or A to S + - when you win battles in Ranked mode, the Ranked meter fills and your rank goes up when its fully filled - when you lose a battle, the gauge does not decrease, but the meter starts to crack - once the meter reaches its limit, it breaks - when the meter breaks, you have to start over again from the beginning or from a lower rank - highest rank is still S +, but if you fill up the Ranked meter, you get numbers after the alphabet such as «S +1», «S +2» and so on - maximum number is «S +50», but this number will not be displayed to your opponent - you are the only one to see it, and you can check it on your own status screen - Ranked Power is calculated by an algorithm to measure how strong each player is with minuteness - this will determine if a player's rank is worthy of receiving a big jump (like from «C» to «A»)- Ranked Power has no relation to your splat rate, and is more tied into to how well you lead your team to victory - you won't drop off more than one rank even if you play poorly - stage rotation time was changed to two hours - this was done because the devs expected people to play for an hour or so, but they found people play much longer - with Salmon Run, Nintendo considered how to implement a co-op oriented mode in a player - versus - player type of game - the devs will monitor how users are playing this mode to see if there's some tweaks they can throw in - more Salmon Run maps will be added in the future, but Nintendo wouldn't comment on adding more enemy types to the mode - rewards are changed each time Salmon Run is played - you can obtain rewards when playing locally, but not gear - originally Nintendo had an idea for this mode, but had no background setting, enemy designs, etc. - Inoue suggested that it should be salmon - themed - when Nintendo hosted the Splatfest that pit Callie against Marie, the development of Splatoon 2 had started - the devs had already decided to have the result reflected in the sequel - they even had an idea to announce the Splatfest with a phrase «Your choice will change the next Splatoon» - the timing to announce a sequel wasn't right, so they decided against this - they eventually released a series of short stories about the Squid Sisters to show how the Splatfest affected the sequel's story - Nintendo wouldn't say if Marina is an Octoling, and noted that Inklings are not paying attention to this too much - Inklings don't care about appearances, as long as everyone is doing something fresh - the Squid Sisters had composers who produced their songs, but Off the Hook are composing their music by themselves - Pearl is genius artist, but she couldn't find a right partner because she's a bit too edgy - she eventually found Marina as a partner though, and their chemistry is sparkling right now - Nintendo is planning a year of content updates for Splatoon 2 - when finished, the quantity of stages will be more than the original - some of the additional stages are totally new and some will be arranged stages from the first game - not all original stages will return and they are choosing stages based on the potential for them to be improved - Brella is shotgun-esque weapon, so the ink hits your opponent more if you are closer - it can shield damage when you open it, but the amount of damage has a limit and once it reaches it, it breaks - you can shoot ink, but you can't use the shield feature when it breaks - the shield won't prevent your allies ink - there are more new weapon categories which haven't been revealed yet - there are no other ranked modes outside of the three current options - the future holds any sort of possibility, but the devs didn't get specific about adding more content like that - for the modes, they adjusted the rule designs so that players will experience the more interesting aspects

In Winnipeg, Wanda Koop and Eleanor Bond are two image painters of note whose work is characterized by a strong and emblematic approach with both working on a large scale.

Michael Rosenfeld Gallery attracted private and institutional collectors and curators, and finished the day with a $ 450,000 sale of one of their Beauford Delaney paintings; Lehmann Maupin reported «strong sales throughout the preview» on paintings by Hernan Bas, which range from $ 30,000 — 200,000 each; Marian Goodman Gallery associate director Emily - Jane Kirwan told us their Giuseppe Penone booth garnered «fantastic interest»; Mnuchin Gallery partner Sukanya Rajaratnam noted that reception of their booth was «extremely positive»; and by 7:30 pm, two of Betty Cuningham's Bill Traylor works, each priced over $ 100,000, had been dotted red (a pricing practice the dealer still embraces).

Do you think that in the same way that the Solanki et al paper on solar sunspot reconstructions had a specific statement that their results did not contradict ideas of strong greenhouse warming in recent decades, this (the fact that climate sensitivity projections are not best estimates of possible future actual temperature increases) should be clearly noted in media releases put out by scientists when reporting climate sensitivity studies?

On global temperature trends, one thing to note is that the 1997 - 2001 period was one of a strong La Nina (cool) followed by a strong El Nino (warm) followed by a strong La Nina (cool).

The compartments inside the ocean and in the soil can then be manipulated at will to recover k (t) and T0 and the delta13C steps at the times of the El Nino but the many assumptions to be made cast a strong doubt on such modelling; note than between IPCC's AR4 and AR5 the difference between preindustrial flows between compartments and todays assumed flows has been changed very significantly (from 2 to 14 Gt - C for the absorption by the plants) and the air - ocean exchanges reduced by 10 Gt - C!

Note that even for the strongest absorption line, the measurements rely on obtaining ultra-high purities of nitrogen because any small contamination by CO or CO2 overwhelms the measurement:

my percentages using data from Evans and Puckrin: Figure 1 shows the strong CO2 peak (Winter measurement) as noted by SoD in earlier comments, and in corresponding Table 2, we see that CO2 accounts for about 80 % of the back radiation on a water free basis.

Writing at the time of his departure, I noted that Hudson was well regarded by some for providing a strong hand on the tiller that «steered the good ship «Chancery Lane» away from its previous course colliding with every iceberg that came its way»; before it was accused of selling its criminal defence members (to mix watery metaphors) down the river (see «A thorny situation», 164 NLJ 7601, p 8).

It's worth noting that the global numbers suggest strong growth in messenger apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger too, but these platforms don't currently publish user numbers for individual markets on a consistent basis, so it's tricky to map country - by - country performance and growth.

This candidate's education section ends on a particularly strong note by mentioning being the «Founder of the Cornell Chess Club», an addition that indicates leadership, critical thinking and strategizing skills.

End the interview on a strong positive note by thanking and acknowledging the time the interviewer spent meeting with you.

Responsibilities for this Administrative Assistant job include: • Responsible for scheduling appointments, giving information to callers, making travel arrangements and otherwise relieving officials of clerical work and minor administrative and business detail Set up and maintain paper and electronic filing systems for records, correspondence, and other material • Answer office telephone and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals • Locate and attach appropriate files to incoming correspondence requiring replies • Greet office visitors and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate person based on their needs • Open, read, route, and distribute incoming mail or other materials and answer routine letters • Complete forms in accordance with company procedures • Review work done by others to check for correct spelling and grammar, ensure that company format policies are followed, and recommend revisions as needed • Compose, type, and distribute meeting notes, routine correspondence, and reports Qualifications: • Must have Associate's Degree or 2 - 3 years work experience in the field or in a related area • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with demonstrated expertise in Word, Excel and PowerPoint • Strong attention to detail and follow - up skills Pay for this position is $ 15.00 / hr plus overtime as needed.

Note the applicant begins with a strong objective statement by focusing on her interest in the amusement restaurant experience.

However, it is important to note that substance use or abuse is not by itself dispositive on custody, and may be outweighed by other factors, such as the existence of a strong relationship between parent and child or evidence that the other parent has a history of violent behavior.

«The housing market is closing the year on a stronger note than earlier this summer, backed by solid job creation and an economy that has kicked into a higher gear,» he said.

Commenting on more of today's Case - Shiller report, Blitzer also noted that the Southwest and the West saw the strongest year - over-year gains as San Francisco home prices rose 24.5 % followed by Las Vegas (+23.3 %) and Phoenix (+20.6 %).

Ryan discusses the death of Osama Bin Laden; Ryan reviews the economic news of the week; Ryan notices the correlation between increased home sales and interest rate drops; Louis notes we can't expect the housing market to be supported by further decreases in rates as they are already near historic lows; Ryan explains that interest rates change once every four hours; Ryan notes the difference between getting a quote and being locked in to an interest rate; Ryan advises the importance of keeping in touch with your mortgage lender; Louis notes that interest rates change a lot faster than home prices; Ryan notes that the consumer confidence was up, Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's decision to keep interest rates where they are and to continue the $ 600 billion QE2 program; Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's view that inflation is nascent; Louis notes that not only does the Fed not see inflation that exists but disclaims any responsibility for it; Louis asserts that there is a correlation between oil prices and Fed policy; Louis discusses Ben Bernanke's assertion that the Fed can't control oil prices but that they somehow can control the impact of higher oil prices on the rest of the economy; Louis also remarks on Bernanke's view of the dollar - the claim that a strong dollar can be achieved through the Fed's current policy as it is their belief that they are creating a sound economy and therefore a sound dollar; Louis notes the irony of the Fed chastising Congress» spendthrift ways — if the Fed did not monetize the debt, Congress could» nt spend; Louis noted that as Bernanke spoke the prices of gold and silver rose as it seemed that the Fed has no interest in cutting off the easy money; the current Fed policy will keep interest rates low; Ryan notes that the Fed knows that they can't let interest rates rise because of the housing mess; Louis notes that the Fed has a Hobson's Choice - either keep rates low or let interest rates rise and cut off the recovery.