Sentences with phrase «on key institutions»

He says HIV programs for MSM must concentrate on key institutions such as the media and government policymakers; confront religious leaders and their claims that homosexuality is both a sin and a legacy of Western colonialism; independently fund agencies serving MSM; and bring the force of U.N. agencies to bear in support of human rights and good governance.

Credit market conditions are still very difficult in the aftermath of the events of the last year, and pressure remains on key institutions — as shown clearly over the past week.

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The federal banking regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, also last summer said it was reviewing domestic retail sales practices at Canada's key banks, focusing on «risk culture» and «the governance of sales practices.»

Rebecca Schreiber, a Certified Financial Planner in Silver Spring, Md., says the key is to determine your comfort level with a bank, rather than focusing on the institution's size.

As recently as March 10, 2018, American, EU, and Japanese officials agreed to cooperate on addressing unfair Chinese trade practices within the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework.27 The keys to pushing back against China's unfair practices are: maintaining a strong relationship with allies in Europe and Asia; being a reliable partner; and upholding multilateral institutions like the WTO.

Meanwhile, bond markets are concentrating as key participants, such as asset managers, shrink in number but expand in size.8 As a result, market liquidity may increasingly come to depend on the portfolio allocation decisions of only a few large institutions.

As the American economist Samuel Bowles notes, excessive reliance on financial incentives can undermine virtue, despite a growing awareness that key markets and institutions simply will not function without some commitment to virtues such as fairness, honesty, and trust.

Key steps along this path include completion of the transition to full implementation of Basel III, including new liquidity requirements; enhanced prudential standards for systemically important firms, including risk - based capital requirements, a leverage ratio, and tighter prudential buffers for firms heavily reliant on short - term wholesale funding; expansion of the regulatory umbrella to incorporate all systemically important firms; the institution of an effective, cross-border resolution regime for systemically important financial institutions; and consideration of regulations, such as minimum margin requirements for securities financing transactions, to limit leverage in sectors beyond the banking sector and SIFIs.

The free - flowing conversation touched on key topics ranging from regulatory hurdles to how Wall Street's elite institutions view digital currency from an investment standpoint.

Notice the rural, working - class focus, as well as on the difficulties in being a man in full when all the key relational institutions — beginning with the family — are broken.

Focusing on church decisions in the late 1980s and on key theological leaders, Burgess documents how the church moved from offering a cautious, even veiled statement of an alternative worldview to advocating alternative institution building.

The economy is currently one of the central government's key instruments for putting pressure on the Catalan institutions.

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Saturday morning: «Almost the entire government machine is spending its time seeking to wrench us out of the key economic and political institutions of the EU.

Thus, not only do rural people have a greater democratic say in how their local governments are run, they also have a greater democratic say in how some of their key utilities and economic institutions are run, and are far more likely per capita to serve on the governing boards of such institutions, (even though, as in the case of governments, they have far less formal training and expertise in doing so than their urban counterparts running investor owned corporations that do the same things in urban areas).

Programmes from practising engineers, technologists and key industry speakers are streamed live and / or on demand and include: • Lectures and presentations from major IET events • Product demonstrations and showcases • Interviews with experts from industry and academia • Reports, news and commentary from exhibitions and trade shows • Research seminars from Universities and research Institutions • Training sessions for IET volunteers

He has advocated for making the Eastern Parkway subway station in his district, which is near a variety of major cultural institutions and heavily utilized, accessible for PWDs and is not on the 100 «key stations» list.

ALBANY - A state senator who holds a key swing vote on the bill to legalize gay marriage says he does not believe the measure will pass without specific exemptions for religious institutions.

The other key area is the post hoc scrutiny of government spending achieved by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), acting on the reports of the independent National Audit Office, the UK's «supreme audit institution» (or SAI).

Sen. Greg Ball, a key GOP swing vote on gay marriage, warned a bill will never pass without significant exemptions for religious institutions.

During the week Fellows develop a year - long plan for public engagement and institutional change that builds on the skills and connections developed during the training in a way that focuses on their own discipline, community, and home institution as well as other key audiences.

One key barrier to application seemed to be the university's continuing image as a white, male institution, and appointments, particularly for more senior posts, were assumed to be based on an «old boys network», rather than on merit.

First off, you need a detailed understanding of your institution's tenure process (timelines, procedures, clock - stopping policies, and so on); criteria (the particular balance of the three key criteria — research, teaching, and service — and what counts for which); standards (the performance threshold for each criterion, especially research); and the evidence needed to document your accomplishments (what needs to be in the tenure dossier).

The extensively peer - reviewed IPBES assessment reports focus on providing answers to key questions for each of the four regions, including: why is biodiversity important, where are we making progress, what are the main threats and opportunities for biodiversity and how can we adjust our policies and institutions for a more sustainable future?

The acquisition of the most advanced financial and risk - management technologies translates into a competitive advantage for those financial institutions which are able to rely on the expertise of highly quantitative personnel in a wide range of key technical positions.

The Canadian Association of University Research Administrators is a national association of individuals committed to advancing the profession; to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of research administration at Canadian universities and other post-secondary institutions; to maintaining a strong presence and coherent voice on key issues relevant to research; and to fostering co-operation and links with other organizations active in the management and administration of research.

Other key factors that make a good impression on would - be supervisors include carrying out the Ph.D. projects for a supervisor with a good reputation (cited by 57 percent of respondents); having an interest in studying new fields of science (46 percent); and coming from a good research institution (38 percent).

The approach of the GCN is to build on the influence of key institutions — neighborhood cafes and Americans» infatuation with coffee — to try to raise environmental awareness and spur individual action.

The proposed closures are «a redirection of spending,» as the Smithsonian focuses on a few key disciplines, says Lawrence Small, a former investment banker who last year took over as secretary of the 150 - year - old institution.

The types of research performed at the institution focus on four key areas: basic science, translational research, clinical research, and prevention and personalized risk assessment.

These workshops at the Van Andel were the first in which all of the key modules presented at the annual Cold Spring Harbor Workshop on Leadership in Bioscience (a four day intensive workshop for new scientific leaders) were offered at another institution.

Implementation Before an institution begins to improve its website information, including the addition of a statement, certain stakeholders must be brought on board — particularly key members of the senior administration.

Part absurdist comedy about the institution of marriage, part paranoid Kafkaesque fantasy, it's a minor - key reverie on the way our own lives can sometimes feel alien to us.

They helped establish Sundance as an institution, and the films they later unveiled on the world stage gained crucial external validation from audiences and key voting bodies.

Many of The Second City's former pupils have come out to support the film school, including Steve Carell, Keegan - Michael Key, Eugene Levy, Tim Meadows, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Bob Odenkirk and Martin Short, are all alums of the famed institution and currently sit on the film school's advisory board.

Ten states make funding to public institutions of higher education contingent on meeting key outcomes.

The consultation will focus on developing opportunities in three key areas: the organisations and institutions that children and young people experience; the physical environment that children and young people grow up in; and the social environment that children interact with.

The Seminar on Advancement Leadership provides a distinctive opportunity for leaders of public and private institutions in the United States and abroad to ask important questions, gain practical insights, and learn new information about key issues affecting institutional advancement planning and execution in the company of interesting and interested colleagues, knowledgeable faculty, and expert practitioners.

This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 15 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 93 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (21 sheets) Unit's lessons include: * Introduction to the AQA GCSE Media Studies course requirements * Introduction to the four key concepts * Activity focused on pupils» own consumption of media texts * Detailed research into the history of the media - creating a timeline of people, technology and institutions * Applying Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to film media * Introduction of camera shots, angles and movement * Film terminology «speed - dating» to introuce key media language * Analysing a mise - en - scene * Analysing a film trailer: genre conventions and audience appeal * Creating genre - specific typography and writing a commentary * Analysing logos and slogans * Exploring stereotypes in the media * Music industry terminology and genre features * Analysing a CD album sleeve: genre conventions and audience appeal * The history ofvideo gaming * Video gaming genres and gratifications * Analysing a video game cover: genre conventions and audience appeal

In addition to this, receiving regular reports on risk management actions in order to monitor the institution's key risks and clearly identifying a person responsible for strategic risk management within the institution remain vital risk management arrangements.

• Make funding of teacher preparation programs at public institutions contingent on meeting key outcomes, as 10 states do for public institutions as a whole;

Most crucially, we attend key professional meetings and host on - site meetings where we will offer specific recommendations about how lessons from these programs can be drawn on by (or transferred to) other individuals, programs, and institutions that seek to offer appropriate quality liberal arts education in the years ahead.

In this, the last in a series of free discussions about key education issues, our panel will address which arrangements best support innovation in education and whether the focus should be on saying which schools and colleges are effective or if we should concentrate more on helping every institution improve what it does for young people.

The process involved document reviews, artifact reviews, multi-day on - site visits, interviews with authorizing institution members, and interviews with other key stakeholders in the authorizer's context (e.g., charter associations, school leaders).

He described three matters policymakers must understand before taking action: principals» place on their state's policy agenda; six possible levers that could trigger change; and their state's unique context, including the ways in which key education - related institutions interact.

The survey by The Key, a leadership and management support service, also revealed that almost 90 per cent of school leaders thought cuts to council services had a «detrimental impact» on the support their institutions received for SEND, and 88 per cent believe initial teacher training does not adequately prepare teachers to support pupils with additional needs.

They envision a three - pronged systemic remedy: a continuous improvement approach for addressing educational opportunities; targeted high - leverage interventions focused on key transition points and needs; and stronger connections between schools and other institutions and systems affecting the development and well - being of children and youth.

Use the menu on the left to learn more about key services available from the Florida Virtual Campus to support distance learning and student services at your institution.

Going without Wi - Fi was key to the Navy's promotion of the new device as the institution currently bans the use of Kindles or iPads on its submarines, fearful an enemy could be able to hack into the tablets and corrupt the mission's goals.

Since its founding in 1869, Goldman Sachs has played a key role in shaping many of the world's defining moments for companies, institutions, markets, and industries while forming long - term client relationships based on integrity and innovation.

The FBI focuses its efforts on money laundering facilitation, targeting professional money launderers, key facilitators, gatekeepers, and complicit financial institutions, among others.