Sentences with phrase «policies than statements»

Asked about the effects of Trump's likely economic policy on the euro, Draghi swerved easily with a «too - early - to - tell», saying «I'd rather comment on policies than statements.»

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The statements provide less detail than would an official record of the policy meeting, but they may accomplish the same thing — so long as the governor continues to be forthcoming.

It acknowledged in its latest policy statement on March 1 that the most recent consumption and housing data suggest that economic growth probably was «slightly stronger» in the fourth quarter than forecast.

The Fed, Wednesday's statement notwithstanding, will likely have to get more, rather than less, aggressive in its efforts to «normalize» interest rate policy.

It said in the policy statement that U.S. investment, the most important indicator of demand for Canadian exports, «is on a lower track than expected.»

In a statement, it added that it is likely to stick with its low interest rate policy longer than it previously expected.

A spokesman said in a statement: «At Twitter we've launched more than 30 policy and product changes over the past 18 months, all with the aim of making our platform safer.

Support came from the less hawkish than expected Fed statement on Wednesday, following its widely anticipated decision to leave policy on hold.

But investors and policymakers will comb over the Fed's policy statement for clues about whether the central bank plans to raise rates more quickly than previously telegraphed.

TORONTO — Sarah Petrevan, senior policy advisor for Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the release of Ontario's 2017 Long - Term Energy Plan: «Ontario's long - term energy plan provides more direction than details, but it stays the course in building a modern, affordable and flexible energy system.

The move reflected dollar weakness caused by a less hawkish than expected Fed statement following its widely anticipated decision to leave policy on hold.

But the dollar may drop anyway if the expected rate rise is accompanied by a more dovish - than - expected policy statement and / or projections.

The U.S. dollar weakened during what was a choppy session a day after the Federal Reserve ended a policy meeting with no change in rates and a less hawkish statement than investors had anticipated.

You cut through the modern politics and hand waving and what you have is that for at LEAST 200 years and probably more (longer than we've been around as a country) Christians were «held in contempt» to the point that for about 10 of those years several emperors pursued active policies of extermination (that's what the «actually persecuting» statement refers to - think holocaust type policies) that included some of the worst type of tortures known to humanity.

Responding to threats real and imagined — and the report documents both kinds of dangers — we adopted methods «more ruthless than the enemy,» as a major 1950s policy statement advised, and our adversaries became ourselves.

A new study from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding found 30 percent of Muslims agreed with the statement «I believe my faith community is more prone to negative behavior than other faith communities.»

• Primary schools should either have a policy statement that describes the SRE provided or give a statement of the decision not to provide SRE other than that provided within the National Curriculum Science Order

Rather than address the issue in detail in this paper, we commend to all the Council's policy statement on «Violence in Electronic Media and Film.»

Nevilles statements were further echoed by club legend Ian Wrights interview following the CC cup beatdown opining that the Arsenal players don't respect or fear Wenger, who attempts to rule the dressing room with a policy of appeasement rather than an iron fist.

Picture this, we don't come out of the gate firing on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough time for the first - teamers to build chemistry, several key players aren't even playing because of Wenger's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the Confed Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things were to happen, which is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how long do you think it will take for Wenger to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it's these sorts of comments from Wenger which are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will be come Friday, let alone on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many times his own words have come back to bite him in the ass... I think he does this because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he's more than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having to answer to the likes of you and me... that might have been acceptable during his formative years in charge, when the fans were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent times those words have been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only be construed as outright fabrications... it's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him to show his managerial acumen through his actions, we can't seem to get him to shut - up... I beg you to prove me wrong Arsene

N.J.S.A. 18A: 40 - 41.5 (2010) provides immunity from liability for school districts for the death or injury of a person due to the action or inaction of persons employed by or under contract with a youth sports team, provided there is an insurance policy of not less than $ 50,000 per person per incident, and a statement of compliance with the school district or nonpublic school's policies for the management of concussions and other head injuries.

According to a policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), one - fifth of all SIDS deaths occur while the child is in the care of someone other than parents.

The authors of this policy statement remind us that, on average, 8 to 10year - olds spend nearly 8 hours a day with a variety of different media, and that older children and teenagers spend more than 11 hours...

«The experience of having a baby is very different at home than it might be in a birthing center or a hospital,» said Dr. Kristi Watterberg, the policy statement's lead author and a pediatrician and neonatologist at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

The new policy statement still emphasizes the importance of safe baby sleep basics like putting babies to sleep on their backs and not placing anything inside the crib other than a tight - fitting bottom sheet.

Readers may be surprised to learn, as I was, that the AAP really has no formal policy focused on the feeding of flavored milk to children, other than brief mentions in its policy addressing sugar - sweetened beverages in schools, where flavored milk — along with plain milk, fruit and vegetable juices and water — is cited as a «healthful alternative» to sodas, and in the academy's statement on increasing children's bone density and calcium intake.

Some dental malocclusions have been found more commonly among pacifier users than nonusers, but the differences generally disappeared after pacifier cessation.284 In its policy statement on oral habits, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry states that nonnutritive sucking behaviors (ie, fingers or pacifiers) are considered normal for infants and young children and that, in general, sucking habits in children to the age of 3 years are unlikely to cause any long - term problems.285 There is an approximate 1.2 - to 2-fold increased risk of otitis media associated with pacifier use, particularly between 2 and 3 years of age.286, 287 The incidence of otitis media is generally lower in the first year of life, especially the first 6 months, when the risk of SIDS is the highest.288, — , 293 However, pacifier use, once established, may persist beyond 6 months, thus increasing the risk of otitis media.

In an effort to halt the rising rates of childhood obesity, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement, Snacks, Sweetened Beverages, Added Sugars, and Schools, recommends families take a broader approach to nutrition, considering children's whole diet pattern — rather than simply the amount of sugar, fat, or specific nutrients in individual foods.

However, on policy alone, it is clear from Nuttall's public statements that he is very far from Labour core beliefs and is in some respects even more of a hardline right - winger than his predecessor Nigel Farage.

Still, Ms. Mark - Viverito's 52 - minute speech amounted to a clear statement of legislative intent, with the speaker outlining more than two dozen policy ideas aimed at helping less affluent New Yorkers.

Clearly vulnerable Democrats would rather exit Congress voluntarily than be forced out by voters because of their support for Obamacare and other disastrous Democrat economic policies,» Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon, the National Republican Campaign Committee chairman, said in a statement.

A CML statement said: «The factors that determine lenders» rate - setting policies are more complex than simply the level of the bank base rate.

Warsi's remarks, which reinforce criticisms made before the weekend by the former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, who chaired the cabinet subcommittee on immigration from 2010 to 2015, undermine Rudd's insistence in her statement to the Commons last week on blaming officials for thinking about policy rather than people.

«By implementing a new policy of issuing a summons rather than arresting New Yorkers for possessing small amounts of marijuana, the mayor and commissioner have taken a significant step towards ensuring fewer New Yorkers face the consequences that arrest records bring,» Mr. Torres said on November 10 in a joint statement with Councilmen Carlos Menchaca, Donovan Richards and Antonio Reynoso — all of whom came out today in support of the Right to Know Act.

The inclusion of the two New Yorkers — who chair the policy and communications centers — underlines the reality that all presidential budget proposals are designed more as political statements than an actual realistic budget that the Congress will consider and pass.

The one house budgets are viewed more as political statements from the two parties, more than actual policy.

Focusing on health outcomes, particularly protection against sexually transmitted infections, rather than penile sensitivity, the American policy statement supports routine circumcision of newborn males, while the Canadian policy does not.

While die - hard congressional opponents of President Obama's climate policies did respond to the mid-December news that nearly 200 nations had accepted a long - sought deal, those statements were fewer and less vitriolic than expected — especially considering that the White House was claiming the accord as a cornerstone of the president's climate legacy.

The policy statement also makes a commitment to reverse the decline of state funding of R&D which, in recent years, has dropped from more than 1 per cent of GDP to less than 0.5 per cent.

If ethics are to do with morals — then when we talk about ethical fashion it has to mean more than just a vague statement or policy here and there.

Stocks were hammered hard on Thursday in response to increasing nervousness following Wednesday's more - hawkish - than - expected Federal Reserve policy statement.

In a statement released by Pearson, John Fallon, chief executive, said that although the company's competitive performance had been «strong» in recent years, «cyclical and policy related challenges» had presented trials which were «more pronounced and persisted for longer than anticipated».

Other school characteristics associated with better student achievement included: more time spent on English instruction; teacher pay plans that were based on teachers» effectiveness at improving student achievement, principals» evaluations, or whether teachers took on additional duties, rather than traditional pay scales; an emphasis on academics in schools» mission statements; and a classroom policy of punishing or rewarding the smallest of student infractions.

We believe the report's recommendations mirror the recent policy statement released by the National Education Association and further highlight the organization's ties to union interests rather than its commitment to students of color.

Voting against the action were Richard W. Fisher, who believed that, while the Committee should be patient in beginning to normalize monetary policy, improvement in the U.S. economic performance since October has moved forward, further than the majority of the Committee envisions, the date when it will likely be appropriate to increase the federal funds rate; Narayana Kocherlakota, who believed that the Committee's decision, in the context of ongoing low inflation and falling market - based measures of longer - term inflation expectations, created undue downside risk to the credibility of the 2 percent inflation target; and Charles I. Plosser, who believed that the statement should not stress the importance of the passage of time as a key element of its forward guidance and, given the improvement in economic conditions, should not emphasize the consistency of the current forward guidance with previous statements.

Spend more than a few moments looking at an insurance policy of any kind, and you'll quickly learn that absolute statements like «all electronics» are few and far between.

As for other funds offered in the plan, the complaint says that, rather than taking advantage of the plan's economies of scale, as required by its investment policy statement (IPS), to reduce the investment expenses charged to plan participants, Philips North America selected and maintained high - priced share classes of mutual funds, instead of identical lower - cost share classes of those same mutual funds which were readily available to the plan.

«In light of a stronger focus on fiduciary responsibilities, more than three - fourths (76 %) of survey respondents said they have implemented an investment policy statement, compared to 60 % in 2015,» researchers explain.

«NRMLA shares Secretary Carson's optimism that recent policy changes will help sustain the HECM program, which more than a million senior households have used to supplement retirement savings and age in place,» Bell said in the statement.

While still far from perfect, the new statement is much stronger than its previous iteration, which more closely mirrored the weak policy of the American Veterinary Medical Association.