Sentences with phrase «on poor practices»

«It will be a powerful tool to enable supply teachers to influence the market, shining a spotlight not only on the poor practices of bad agencies but also highlighting those agencies that treat their teachers well.

The corporate watchdog's crackdown on poor practices in insurance add - ons and financing sold through car dealerships has seen $ 120 million returned to customers.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

On Wednesday, Bill Belichick was asked for his thoughts on the poor offensive line play around the league, and he argued that it's the result of the NFL's practice policOn Wednesday, Bill Belichick was asked for his thoughts on the poor offensive line play around the league, and he argued that it's the result of the NFL's practice policon the poor offensive line play around the league, and he argued that it's the result of the NFL's practice policy.

Successful entrepreneurs understand that the failure at the front line was ultimately the responsibility of the person on top with the flawed strategy, poor hiring practice, or bad management skills.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

It is this conviction that Yahweh is recognized by his intervention on behalf of the poor that explains the denunciations in the Jeremiah traditions of the falsehood of Judaite faith.3 For prophets to speak words of peace in the name of Yahweh to a people who practice injustice is to speak a lie, for it is not Yahweh who has sent them (Jer.

I quite agree with Caso that a big problem currently has been the eroding of faith on the part of creditors due to poor business practices.

Rather than spending the majority of our income on buildings, salaries, and church programs, so that only what is left over goes to help the poor and needy, maybe churches could reverse this practice, so that a majority of the money that a church receives goes toward feeding the hungry, helping the poor, and serving those who are outcast and rejected in society.

In view of such insensitivity, some local churches refuse to cooperate with mission teams, and insist on working only with those development and evangelistic practices that empower the poor without exposing them to the embarrassing rich.

Similarly, he judges his true followers to be those who practice a style of living based on the needs of the poor (Matt.

Their argument ignores the common practice of imposing environmental risks on one group (usually poorer, less powerful, and often rural) for the benefit of others who suffer none of the environmental risks.

I don't care what my progressive friends say; there's little doubt in my mind that if Jesus lived among us today, he'd be hanging out at Wal Mart, not to endorse the company's business practices, but to love on the people — the poor, the sick, the whackos, the mulleted, the morbidly obese, the sluts, the drunks, the perverts, the lost, the lonely, the bent over, the motherless, and the tragically disconnected.

I'm going to practice on Thomas first... poor guy.

But fortunately, just as poor land - management practices are contributors to climate change, use of good on - farm...

I gave up alcohol, I focused on my diet and what I was feeding my poor sick body, I set myself a goal to enter a body building competition, and I started practicing what I preach.

Low productivity on cocoa farms as a result of poor agricultural practices, nutrient depleted soil, and aging cocoa trees are keeping many farmers in a state of poverty.

The proposed Harper competition reforms can boost national prosperity and help turn the tables on many years of past poor infrastructure policies and practices, ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said today at an Infrastructure Partnerships Australia conference in Sydney.

Addressing the Infrastructure Partnerships Australia Conference in Sydney, ACCC Chairman Rod Sims discusses how the proposed Harper competition reforms can boost national prosperity and help turn the tables on many years of poor infrastructure policies and practices.

The Mavs were practicing for a game against the Golden State Warriors at the Potrero Hill Rec Center in one of San Francisco's poorer neighborhoods, and after the workout they played Ping - Pong on the club's slightly lopsided pool table.

Personally, I think it's curious how many physicians and mothers - to - be place such a high emphasis on the 0.11 % risk reduction of neonatal mortality from hospital births, while thinking nothing of engaging other common practices (i.e. poor dietary habits, overuse of antibiotics, participation in contact sports) that certainly increase their child's lifetime risk of chronic disease, injury, or even death.

Further research is needed on barriers to implementing recommended practices in these areas, on whether poorer maternity care practices are linked to lower breastfeeding rates in these areas, and on evaluating other factors that might be contributing to these disparities.

Activities have been directed by three objectives; namely, generate new data on the distribution and determinants of healthy growth; communication and advocacy on the link between poor complementary feeding and growth, and supporting countries to set and implement stunting reduction agendas; and assisting countries to roll out the WHO Child Growth Standards while promoting best practices for growth assessment and infant and young child feeding.

Impact of counselling on exclusive breast - feeding practices in a poor urban setting in Kenya: a randomized controlled trial

Rather than follow the usual practice of passing them on to second hand stores or employees, Zhang lined up all the defective fridges, took a sledgehammer and, with the help of Haier employees, smashed them to pieces to show that the company would not tolerate poor quality.

Veterinary surgeons, farmers and the animal medicines sector agree that antibiotics should not be routinely used on a prophylactic basis to compensate for poor husbandry practice.

Truth is many on the left, both professionally in the party and socially via the vote, supported section 28, believe homosexual practice to be wrong, thinks the EU erodes their freedom not enhances it, and finds state - funded baby - killing to be a poor indicator of a supposedly «civilised» society: whatever the middle - class metropolitan «progressives» might sneeringly say.

In the House of Commons, Kyle sits on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee where he questioned Mike Ashley, boss of Sports Direct, over poor working practices in his warehouses.

In addition, the mayor proposed scrapping tax breaks for condominiums and ending the practice of entrances based on income, or «poor doors.»

We have focussed on ethics in construction which is an environment vulnerable to modern slavery and the abuse of migrant workers, poor payment practices and money laundering; so it is particularly pleasing that the work of the CIOB Academy has been recognised at these awards.»

Notably, in June 2012, Standard and Poor's Ratings Services lowered the county's long - term general obligation bond rating to «BBB - «from «BBB +» and rated the management practices as «vulnerable» based on overly optimistic budgeting.

In addition to compiling head - to - head rankings, OECD collects data on educational policies and practices around the world, with topics ranging from how countries educate their poorest students to parental attitudes toward the importance of an education.

The research noted there was no major difference between first and third year students, and therefore procrastinators are likely to continue their poor practice unless something is done to tackle it early on.

Since yoga improves cardiovascular health, a regular yoga practice can cut down on those doctor visits, not to mention the dangerous results of being in poor cardiovascular health.

However, poor production practices by greedy palm oil industry leaders have also cast a negative shadow on this otherwise remarkable oil.

Because of the tension, trauma and poor posture inherent in today's workplace, it is no surprise that head - on - neck and neck - on - thorax imbalances serve as some of the most common pain generators driving people into bodywork and movement practices.

Bacterial infection may also contribute to inflammation, clogged pores and acne outbreaks from poor hygiene practices in much the same way acne can develop on your cheeks.

Even though turmeric has proven to have anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and even cancer - inhibiting properties (1,2), it is still not yet widespread in western medicinal practices because of its poor bio-availability (ability for body to use it) on its own.

(Only in years to come will we look back on the entertainments of this decade and be shocked at how grimly colorless they were, trapped in a hue - killing triple - headlock of CGI, 3 - D, and poor projection practices.

Such practices are justified on the grounds that holding a child back for poor performance only undermines self - esteem and aggravates learning problems.

For him, tracking is based on another «dangerous myth,» since the practice of taking «poor children... assigned to tracks and taught less challenging lessons» assumes that «disadvantaged children could not learn.»

«This regrettably comes as no surprise as our evidence shows the toll that excessive workload, lack of resources, and poor management practices are taking on the health of teachers.

The old fashion procurement practice with its low levels of productivity, often poor quality finishes, most certainly more material waste and on site control, over run on contract periods and in turn costs.

Rather than focusing on how to «fix» poor and working class youth, they challenge us to acknowledge the ways these youth and their families are disenfranchised by educational policies and practices that deny them the opportunities enjoyed by their wealthier peers.

The bottom line: reading comprehension is a slow - growing plant, and the demand for rapid results on annual tests may be encouraging poor classroom practice — giving kids a sugar rush of test preparation, skills, and strategies when a well - rounded diet of knowledge and vocabulary is what's really needed to grow good readers.

After the No Child Left Behind Act took effect, for example, the new federal requirements on adequate yearly progress incentivized poor practices in the classroom, such as drill - and - kill teaching to the test.

Assisted reading practice: Effects on performance for poor readers in grades 3 and 4.

In practice, poor - performing charter schools are finding ways to live on.

On the other hand, the continued argument becomes whether or not there is a relationship between poor student achievement and the hiring practices of charter schools, which employ inexperienced and / or uncertified educators.

Schools must root their behavioral practices in a «why» that is based on adequate research to avoid developing systems on a foundation of poor mindsets about students.