Sentences with phrase «party as an incentive»

«Too many times, education classes focus on how to reward students and how to use parties as incentives,» agreed Bridget Sullivan, principal at Warren (Massachusetts) Elementary School.

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Alternatively, as has also been an issue in the context of the switch to smart electricity grids, where the transmission system owner remains part of a vertically integrated firm, it has an incentive to implement network upgrades in a manner that excludes third parties from the competitive segments.

in the case of our directors, officers, and security holders, (i) the receipt by the locked - up party from us of shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock upon (A) the exercise or settlement of stock options or RSUs granted under a stock incentive plan or other equity award plan described in this prospectus or (B) the exercise of warrants outstanding and which are described in this prospectus, or (ii) the transfer of shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, or any securities convertible into Class A common stock or Class B common stock upon a vesting or settlement event of our securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase our securities on a «cashless» or «net exercise» basis to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such options or warrants (and any transfer to us necessary to generate such amount of cash needed for the payment of taxes, including estimated taxes, due as a result of such vesting or exercise whether by means of a «net settlement» or otherwise) so long as such «cashless exercise» or «net exercise» is effected solely by the surrender of outstanding stock options or warrants (or the Class A common stock or Class B common stock issuable upon the exercise thereof) to us and our cancellation of all or a portion thereof to pay the exercise price or withholding tax and remittance obligations, provided that in the case of (i), the shares received upon such exercise or settlement are subject to the restrictions set forth above, and provided further that in the case of (ii), any filings under Section 16 (a) of the Exchange Act, or any other public filing or disclosure of such transfer by or on behalf of the locked - up party, shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that such transfer of shares or securities was solely to us pursuant to the circumstances described in this bullet point;

The table above does not include (i) 5,952,917 shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance under our 2015 Incentive Award Plan (as described in «Executive Compensation — New Employment Agreements and Incentive Plans»), consisting of (x) 2,689,486 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of options to purchase shares of Class A common stock granted on the date of this prospectus to our directors and certain employees, including the named executive officers, in connection with this offering as described in «Executive Compensation — Director Compensation» and «Executive Compensation — New Equity Awards,» and (y) 3,263,431 additional shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance and (ii) 24,269,792 shares of Class A common stock issuable to the Continuing SSE Equity Owners upon redemption or exchange of their LLC Interests as described in «Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — SSE Holdings LLC Agreement.»

They view Bitcoin as the first successful digital medium of exchange without a trusted third party based on combining cryptographic tools and incentive systems that prevent double - spending.

The Huffington Post: Southern Jewish Communities Recruit Newcomers, Offer Incentives As Populations Dwindle On a recent Tuesday night at Rojos, a trendy Mexican restaurant on the south side of the city, a group of women were kicking off an unusual welcome party for someone they'd never met.

Program, which offers incentives such as pizza parties to elementary school students to attain reading goals set by their teachers.

From throwing a potty training party to whipping out M&M s as incentives to just letting your kid take the lead — there's a ton of advice.

I wince when I hear about teachers rewarding kids with candy and see ice cream and pizza parties being used as incentives.

Research into party discipline, such as that by Christopher Kam, suggests that party discipline is driven by a combination of socialisation, positive incentives offered by party leaders for toeing the party line, and disciplinary measures party leaders can impose for breaking party discipline.

Thus, the proposal maintains an incentive for all parties to campaign to raise turnout as doing so increases the total proportion of seats that are available for them to win.

Both coalition parties have a clear incentive to stay in power for the full term, as it's the only hope they have of not losing seats at the next election.

Akash Paun of the thinktank explains: «In a single party government, no matter how divided they may be, as you approach the next election all the incentives are to unify.

If they signalled they wouldn't do so, two immediate points of interest come to mind: 1) If Labour were the largest party, or even in a whole UK majority, but the Tories were the largest rump UK party, the Liberal Democrats could more easily claim a renewed coalition with the Conservatives was preferable to a centre - left alliance, since a government that would lose its majority within a year would be unable to govern effectively; 2) A Labour or Labour - led government following a «yes» vote would have an incentive to push back the date of independence as far as possible.

The National Popular Vote legislation is good for the senate Republicans as it should be an incentive for the party's presidential candidate to campaign in the state.

On Thursday, Cuccinelli told reporters that he thought he had struck a deal with the RNC but that party officials pulled out over one issue: Cuccinelli's request for a a delegate bonus as an incentive for states to hold closed primaries.

Former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, who made this known at the party's manifesto launch at the Accra International Trade Fair Centre in Accra, said, «the NPP will pursue aggressive industrialization based on value addition; provide tax and related incentives for manufacturing businesses; investing in skills training and apprenticeship, as well as providing resources for small businesses and start - ups to emerge and flourish.»

Under this fourth consequence of the possible electoral arithmetic, policy for non-Scottish areas of the country would be partially formed by a party that has never received a single vote in those areas, is completely unaccountable to the electorate and has an electoral incentive in ensuring that another part of the country, Scotland, gets as large a slice of the national budget as possible.

The NRCC may not be as concerned with taking out a future statewide candidate (its concerns are more immediate and narrow), but state parties, local Republicans and, increasingly, independent groups have extra incentive in some cases like the ones mentioned above.

However, that's not a guarantee third parties are going to choose to do so, at least without incentive, so long as PS3 continues to perform so well.

Both parties have too many incentives to play to their bases as the mid-term elections approach.

The all - party Commons education select committee agreed with the NGA that the # 25,000 offered to primary schools as an incentive to create a MAT should also be offered for those federating.

Manufacturer incentive data is provided by third parties and believed to be accurate as of the time of publication.

Manufacturer incentive data and vehicle features is provided by third parties and believed to be accurate as of the time of publication.

Any OEM Rebates Incentives and Special Financing shown are provided by our licensed third party source any cash rebates are direct from OEM to consumer unless noted otherwise.Vehicle specific information is based off standard equipment and therefore exact configuration color specifications and accessories should be used as a guide only as they may not be accurate.

Manufacturer incentive data & vehicle features is provided by third parties & believed to be accurate as of the time of publication.

Fee - only means the advisor doesn't take commissions, product incentives, or third - party payments as hidden compensation.

These boutique apartments serve as great family accommodation and are also suited for groups, wedding parties, incentive and business travel.

Sony is in a strong enough position not to have to offer it's first party exclusives as an incentive, but if they did this it would cement their position as the clear winners of this generation not only in sales but also in innovation and value, leaving the company in the strongest possible position to enter the next generation with the PlayStation 5.

In fact, there is little incentive to experiment with any other party, as the difficulty practically makes the choices for you.

More on Pay - As - You - Throw and Trash Metering UK to Introduce Pay - As - You - Throw» Scheme for Trash UK Conservative Party Gets Grouchy Over Trash Metering It Pays to Recycle in Chicago Here is an Incentive to Recycle: Money

[Parties [are encouraged to][may][support and] implement][The [mechanism][framework] for] policy approaches and positive incentives for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation; and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks [and associated non-carbon benefits]; as well as [the [mechanism][framework] for] alternative policy approaches such as joint mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests; [and also the associated non-carbon benefits]; [which] consist of the decisions, methods and guidance already adopted under the Convention; [Parties are encouraged [to support their effective implementation][to implement] the [mechanism [s]-RSB-[framework [s]-RSB--RSB-.

Linking necessitates an international agreement on emissions levels between parties as linking changes the incentives to set an emissions target.

But, he added, «It still remains challenging to attract investment in Virginia due to the disparity in incentives to solar in our state as compared with our neighboring states, especially for behind - the - meter third party owned solar.

Paragraph 2: Parties are encouraged to take action to implement and support, including through results - based payments, the existing framework as set out in related guidance and decisions already agreed under the Convention for: policy approaches and positive incentives for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries; and alternative policy approaches, such as joint mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests, while reaffirming the importance of incentivizing, as appropriate, non-carbon benefits associated with such approaches.

As the Chicago Tribute reports, some are experimenting with not only on - site babysitting services, but also offering birthday parties and open play hours, to give parents more choice and incentive to join in.

He adds that Sir Rupert «has long viewed [the hourly rate for determining costs between the parties] as a reward for the incompetent and an incentive to make a meal of everything».

This meant that while the main purpose of Pt 36 was to provide an incentive to parties to make offers and to settle cases, «a subsidiary purpose must be to prevent injustice from the normal consequences as a result of non-acceptance of a part 36 offer».

While some firms may be hesitant to switch full - time to flat fees, as it can be difficult to predict the time and expense of certain matters, a fee structure with incentives might be more appealing to both parties.

All of the actors in a mediation — the parties as well as their counsel and other advisors — are responding to particular known and unknown incentives.

For spouses whose current employment contributes towards a pension or retirement plan, filing a marital dissolution action as soon as the parties separate reduces the incentive for the other spouse to drag out negotiations and increases the amount of one's client's retirement that he or she can expect to keep.

So long as the ultimate result is uncertain — i.e., remittitur hasn't issued — both parties have some incentive to reach an agreement.

As opposed to «allowing» the use of retired lawyers where one party could be incurring substantial costs while the other incurs none - therefore having no real «incentive» to resolve the issue as it then just becomes about their timAs opposed to «allowing» the use of retired lawyers where one party could be incurring substantial costs while the other incurs none - therefore having no real «incentive» to resolve the issue as it then just becomes about their timas it then just becomes about their time.

This 0.5 % to each gives incentive to both parties to have the contract come to a happy conclusion, as the tokens hold monetary value.

The TNT token provides an economic incentive to secure the network and serves as a method of settlement between parties to access network resources.

Organized and executed area sales blitz's along with incentive and referral programs for clients and third party organizations such as HelmsBriscoe, Conference Direct and MaxVantage.

- An exciting and fun team based working environment - A culture that provides financial reward for individual achievements - Incentive schemes, golf club membership, a staff pension scheme, company events, such as Goodwood Races, Christmas & Summer parties and team nights out

Because this latter approach enables native title to survive the grant and enjoyment of non-Indigenous rights, there is an incentive to both parties to reach an agreement as to how their interests can co-exist.

In addition to required mediation, there shall be other incentives to mediate such as priority on the court docket for a contested hearing if parties do not resolve all issues in mediation and require a court hearing or award of attorney fees for parties that attend mediation at an early stage and against parties that unreasonably resist or delay mediation.

We also consult with the advisors about the parties» equity incentives, such as restricted stock units.»