Sentences with phrase «present efforts»

An interesting, timely, and well - informed book on the impact of present efforts to eliminate affirmative action in college and university admissions.

To start the dissemination process, fellows present efforts at an end - of - year showcase.

This article presents efforts to support prospective secondary science teachers in learning and teaching about scientific models and the impact of those efforts on their understandings.

Our FAST intervention is based on what has been learned from research on effective professional development and directly addresses the shortcomings of past and present efforts at standards - based reform.

Present efforts toward disarmament are certainly infinitesimal compared to the resources and imagination devoted to the arms race.

With a Nobel Peace Prize behind it, it's back to business for the UN's climate change watchdog IPCC and its head, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri — starting with today's dire prediction that even with present efforts to curb global warming, sea levels could still

And when McDougall criticizes the Roosevelt administration for «pretending its own war effort was a civil religious crusade for human rights and fundamental freedoms,» he ignores that all leaders in all wars present their efforts as a heroic quest rather than a pointless slaughter.

Osun's best bet, therefore, is a post Aregbe - era of stellar developmental strides, anchored on present efforts.

After presenting his efforts to simulate jet noise, an experimental researcher from Virginia Tech approached Nelson to compare data.

The Vision C presents an effort from the Czech brand to move up the market with its vehicle offerings.

The Jam 3.0 (through Aug. 15) This lively group show presents the efforts of seven painters on walls deftly tricked out with feathery patterns by Andrea Bergart and Matt Phillips.

At the EGU General Assembly he led a session on the chemistry, climate and weather feedbacks in the Earth system in which he also presented the efforts at ECMWF to use interactive ozone in the IFS radiation scheme.

The legislative outcome of present efforts to further increase the Child Tax Credit will play out in a political arena in which the prospect of winning or losing typically comes to take precedence over (and sometimes eclipses entirely) the substantive goals that originally motivated legislative interest.

CA can not meet its renewable energy standard with present efforts.

The present effort to transcend the divisions is one of the signs of its continued vitality.

She might have felt that her present efforts to live a good life were not sufficient, that God required more of her to make up for her past.

Wherever black people gather to talk about their struggle for justice, the ghost of Malcolm's presence is there, reminding us of the strengths and weaknesses of our past and present efforts.

At present the effort to hold together in one country two quite distinct cultural and linguistic communities seems to be succeeding.

To ask the members of an ecumenical conference to give, within a fortnight, a diagnosis of the world's ills, an evaluation of the church's previous and present efforts to cure them, a statement of the rights and duties of the church in relation to political and cultural organizations, and a prospectus for future action which will satisfy the legitimate claims of both and promote the welfare of all mankind — that seems to be asking the impossible.

Not only does it pick up our actual memories of public testimony, election, and governance by law, but it draws us toward the perfection of our governance, helping us judge our present efforts.

He said, «May I appeal to the committee and, by extension, the party hierarchy to make sure that something concrete comes out of our present efforts at guaranteeing true federalism in Nigeria.

Nearly a decade later, there has been no legislative action on these aspects of the recommendations of the Uwias and Lemu reports, making the present effort by the Senate and the concurrent effort by the House of Representatives a welcome development.

Despite the quagmire in which their present efforts have landed them, biologists have not in any way despaired of confirming the conventional thesis, that life evolved on earth from natural chemical processes.

While Bertrand Bonello's version starring Gaspard Ulliel and Jeremie Renier (with Willem Dafoe amongst a host of others) is widely believed to be Cannes - bound, the present effort should not be quickly discredited.

After a couple of lessons on the computers they presented their efforts to the rest of the class.

The lesson is decidedly not that reformers should retreat from their present efforts.

(Lorde, 1984) Paying attention to the dangers within student voice by engaging schools through Meaningful Student Involvement honors the legacy of past and present efforts.

A recent study looks at past and present efforts to provide customer protection in light of the MF GLobal bankruptcy

Merlyn Van Voore, Coordinator of UN Environment's post-Paris Conference of the Parties» Priorities, UNEP, presented their efforts to create partnerships with all stakeholders including the private sector and to help reduce the centralization of processes.

Present efforts to keep fuel prices low while simultaneously trying to significantly reduce oil imports and greenhouse gas emissions are inconsistent.

Much of the present efforts toward justice reform is focused on improving public legal education, redesigning justice processes and integrating social services within justice processes.

Enhancing this internal competency can complement the ever - present efforts of schools as they work to create a safe and supportive learning environment by shaping the external environment around the child.

I'm not proposing that we ignore past events that limit our present efforts.

Trauma and Justice Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Presents efforts to reduce the pervasive, harmful, and costly health impact of violence and trauma by integrating trauma - informed approaches throughout health, behavioral health, and related systems.

Training Kin to Be Foster Parents: Best Practices From the Field (PDF - 100 KB) ChildFocus (2008) Presents efforts to adapt foster parent training to the needs and circumstances of kinship caregivers, including Federal licensing requirements and State and county efforts to develop training for kinship caregivers.