Sentences with phrase «other small commitments»

Between the kids, the blog and a few other small commitments, I have bee falling epically behind.

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«The U.S. has obviously been clear about where it stands with the Paris Agreement, but it is heartening that 19 other countries reaffirmed their commitment to the agreement,» said Thoriq Ibrahim, minister of energy and environment for the Maldives and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, a group of countries vulnerable to the effects of global warming.

Overall, concluded political scientist Yun - han Chu, who studied Asian Barometer surveys about East Asians» commitment to democracy, «authoritarianism remains a fierce competitor of democracy in East Asia,» in no small part because of the influence of China's ability to foster economic success without real political change, providing an alternative model that is clearly visible to other East Asians, who travel to China, work with Chinese companies, buy Chinese products, and host Chinese officials.

Prime Minister Harper and Finance Minister Joe Oliver were so confident that this commitment was a «no - brainer» that the Prime Minister announced in a «mini-budget» in October, the Family Tax Cut, and increases to the Universal Child Care Benefit along with a number of other small initiatives.

WASHINGTON — President Obama pressured the heads of the nation's biggest banks on Monday to take «extraordinary» steps to revive lending for small businesses and homeowners, drawing a firm commitment from one large bank to make more loans and vaguer assurances from others.

Other economic policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategies.

Because there is only a small amount of academic literature on religious freedom (including virtually no mention of it in the four major academic human rights journals) the State Department should make a short - term commitment to provide seed funds to better understand the linkages between religious freedom, national economics, political development, and other fundamental liberties.

Eisenberg had such passion for Rollers, a small indie film, that he not only maintained his commitment to the role throughout its two years of fundraising but also helped its producers with casting choices and other key decisions.

What is required is professional brand planning that includes a small regular financial commitment from the brand owner to get serious about their intentions in the UK and ultimately other EU countries.

From my understanding Leicester have relatively small squad with no other commitments but the EPL.

Some tasks are ongoing and require a time commitment; others are small, one - off roles.

Other candidates have similar, if slightly smaller, commitments.

This is much more likely to happen if you are cramming your online dating activity into small slots of free time between all your other commitments.

Small words to the feelings of life, love and commitment stand out more than others, and many online relationships have started in some other phrases such as a woman could write that it was looking for an honest man who can love their children.

A newcomer to a predominantly Latino high school in the small California town of McFarland, Coach Jim White (Costner) recognizes the boys» exceptional running ability, their unwavering commitment to family and each other, and their impressive work ethic.

They have to manage the increasingly complex demands and fast - flying deadlines of school and extracurricular commitments, they have to think abstractly about moral and ethical dilemmas big and small, and they have to make decisions about personal responsibility and safety, among other daily challenges.

Will some be at risk more than others: small schools, those with high pupil mobility that isn't recognised, those in highly deprived areas, schools with PFI contractual commitments?

Like other ambitious small schools across the country, they share several commitments.

The repayment plan takes other financial commitments into consideration and instead of making a huge lump sum payment, you can make small installments.

On the flip side, taking longer to pay off your military loan will make your payments smaller and easier to manage when you have other financial obligations and commitments to consider.

Samoyeds are way better with kids, strangers, and other dogs, though I think (but I could be wrong) that american eskimos are better with small animals (mine had a non-existant prey drive as an adult, but that could have been unique to him and our training) Every dog requires a commitment to daily exercise and training, and these two are no exception.

Our commitment is to provide quality veterinarian care throughout the life of your dog, cat, or other small pet.

In addition to being a secure profession with competitive wages, becoming a vet assistant requires a smaller financial commitment than many other veterinary professions.

It is our commitment to provide quality veterinary care throughout the life of your dog, cat or other small pet.

NWEI's Executive Director, David Macek, shared, «I have been so amazed by the commitments of communities, small and large, and their contagious encouragement to each other.

Indeed, analysis by my colleague has shown that such commitments only get us 65 percent of the reductions we need to meet the 2 degrees C goal, to say nothing of the 1.5 degrees C goal that Tuvalu and other small island nation states have pushed for.

Thanks to its unique geography and commitment to environmental preservation, small but mighty Costa Rica meets a huge amount of its energy needs using hydroelectric, geothermal, solar, wind, and other low - carbon sources.

Center for American ProgressWith other smaller changes in global emissions projections — including a decrease due to the recent economic downturn and reduced emissions from deforestation and loss of peat lands — the high - end abatement path so far from the Copenhagen Accord commitments leaves us only 5 gigatons short of the 44 gigaton goal by 2020 — two - thirds of the reductions needed to achieve climate safety (Figure 3).

You read about other attorneys blogging but are hesitant in fear because of the unknown time commitment; you see small businesses using Facebook for connecting with clients and the community, yet you're still not sure how sharing pictures of you and your family at the Grand Canyon will help your law practice.

In recent blog posts discussed in Parts 1 and 2, Dr. Richard describes how to overcome those personality traits: seek buy - in (while avoiding sticks and carrots) and apply strategies at the outset, including: putting the request in terms of what motivates the partner, envisioning next steps, making the commitment public to the partner's peers, creating small partner groups to discuss how to proceed, explaining why the project has meaning, removing obstacles and pointing to role models, as well as recognizing success at milestones within the overall task, creating a spirit of friendly competition, showing success by others to leverage the «bandwagon effect,» circulating success stories and getting visible support from thought leaders.

In this case (a CP case with a small number of images, no other bad conduct, a very sympathetic defendant history, and a demonstrated commitment to rehabilitation), Judge Real explained that 48 months was enough custody time, despite the 60 - month man - min, because of lifetime s / r.

Other small agencies registering large declines in employee satisfaction and commitment included the Office of Management and Budget, which fell 14 points, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which dropped 13 points.