Sentences with phrase «prior efforts by»

Bloomberg View writer Leonid Bershidsky contends that the Cambridge Analytica - Trump scandal and prior efforts by the Obama campaign to use Facebook data for their election bids may be little more than a red herring.

There are several times when he veers into spoken - word territory on this album, a reminder that although aesthetics matter more here than on any prior effort by Mr. Lamar, he'll still look past them when trying to make a point.

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Prior shareholder letters insisted the proposals were misguided or ignored the company's efforts to spell out its position that even a world intent on limiting temperature rises would still need more oil — a position shared by bodies such as the International Energy Agency, which sees oil demand rising for some years to come yet.

Prior to leading the company's sustainability efforts, she served as chief marketing officer for Coca - Cola North America, where she built brands by developing some of the company's most historic relationships, including with American Idol and NASCAR.

The Trustee will use commercially reasonable efforts to complete the transfer of Bitcoins to the Trust Custody Account prior to the time by which the Trustee is to credit the Basket to the Authorized Participant's DTC account.

A more likely view, and one held by many competent interpreters, is that this present collection of ten commandments, this Decalogue, this aggregate of «ten words,» probably represents not an original nucleus around which the growing fullness of Old Testament torah formed, not a chronologically prior basic code which was subsequently expanded, but rather a self - conscious, consummately discerning effort to reduce to its most significant essence a relatively comprehensive and detailed body of torah.

I believe that the gluten - free community can help by understanding what the process is, realizing that if you start with the purest of pure product that is monitored and certified by a third party prior to processing and you protect that integrity through the entire process, you can rest assured that every effort has been made to give you a truly gluten - free oat product from the field to your bowl.

In prior posts I've told you about the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), a voluntary effort by the leading food and beverage companies to rein in their marketing of unhealthy foods and drinks to kids.

Prior to the 2016 elections, then candidate Akufo - Addo made every effort to bastardise the decision of president John Mahama for allowing two Guantanamo bay detainees into the country by inciting a sense of insecurity, state of fear, etc, in every citizen.

MAYVILLE - Despite an effort by a Jamestown - based lawmaker, the Chautauqua County Legislature will continue to recite the pledge of allegiance and have someone say prayer prior to the start of each legislative session.

WHEREAS, it was determined prior to the commencement of the last negotiations that culminated with the 1998 lease, that the best interests of the County would be served by engaging special counsel to support the County's efforts.

Led by Indonesian scientists and involving researchers from Griffith University's Research Centre of Human Evolution (RCHE) the team found problems with prior dating efforts at the cave site, Liang Bua.

About one - third of the people surveyed had been reached during the prior 12 months by the early intervention efforts, such as viewing the campaign's documentary on ending stigma about mental illness.

In what the researchers believe is the first effort of its kind to do that evaluation for ambulance versus private vehicle transportation, they elected to analyze the relationship between transport mode and in - hospital mortality (death in the emergency department and prior to discharge) on a city - by - city, trauma system level.

Past efforts to genetically modify sperm cells in animals prior to fertilization have been stymied by the failure of these cells to mature under in vitro growth conditions.

Just prior to the Graphene Flagship winning one of two places (in 2013) for 1B Euros in research funding over 10 years, I wrote a series of posts (Feb. 2, 2012 starts the series, followed by Feb. 6, 2012, and then there was Feb. 21, 2012) where I expressed my admiration for the Brits» stellar efforts.

This segment of the series speaks about the efforts by Northern Abolitionists to eliminate slavery prior to

The result is, by far, Scott's best effort in a prolific decade littered with big - budget epics and franchise installments (the latest in his prequel trilogy Alien: Covenant opened only six months prior), bolstered by some ostentatious performances which tap into the heightened pulp fodder of both the era and the event.

Cassavetes» record had been hit and miss in prior efforts, but he has delivered well in films geared more toward women in such respectable efforts as The Notebook and My Sister's Keeper, which also featured a well - drawn out performance by Diaz in a lead role.

For his efforts, and for stepping up to the plate to adapt Yann Martel's worldwide bestseller (a supposedly insurmountable task previously passed over by M. Night Shyamalan and Alfonso Cuarón), Lee is likely to land on Oscar's Best Director shortlist, following prior nominations from the Broadcast Critics and the Hollywood Foreign Press.

The lavish 25th anniversary two - disc set, produced by Fox DVD maestro David Britten Prior, is a monument of wasted effort.

She said that many schools had made efforts to secede from the school district and gain charters prior to the hurricane, and there was nothing being urged by the federal government.

Building on their prior work — a January 2014 report describing the first year of open online courses launched on edX, a nonprofit learning platform founded by the two institutions — the latest effort incorporates another year of data, bringing the total to nearly 70 courses in subjects from programming to poetry.

Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality: Instead of requiring its teachers to complete minimum degrees or coursework in the subjects they plan to teach, Oregon requires its high school teachers to demonstrate subject - matter knowledge by passing tests in their areas of endorsement prior to certification.

At the same time, she facilitated ongoing improvement efforts mandated at the district level prior to her appointment (curriculum writing, implementation of a commercial mathematics program)-- collaborating with grade team and subject leaders, specialist teachers, and trainers provided by the externally developed mathematics program.

Perhaps (or perhaps likely) this is because for the past decade or so states invested so much time, effort, and money to «reforming» their prior teacher evaluations systems as formerly required by the federal government.

the need for the project, prior efforts for similar projects, and how the project could be implemented by the Middle Level Education Research SIG.

Proposal identifies the need for the project, prior efforts for similar projects, and how the project could be implemented by the Middle Level Education Research SIG.

«We returned the prior grant because it required adoption of the TAP model, which was not a model fully embraced by our teachers, and which we ultimately found was not consistent with our vision of teacher - effectiveness efforts,» said Tony Tagliavia, a media manager for the 80,000 - student Milwaukee school system.

One of the efforts by the NEA's Priority School Campaign was to help get a millage passed to support the Romulus school system, a millage that had been twice defeated prior to the NEA's involvement.

The QRT also drew on prior and current efforts to conduct rigorous research reviews, including standards set by the U.S. Department of Education's What Works Clearinghouse.

Prior to the current effort by NORC under the NSF grant, state - by - state reporting on student assessment programs have been limited to information on subject, grade, and assessment instrument.

The authors suggest that the literacy coach begin by connecting a new initiative to current practice to validate teachers» prior efforts, choose generative practices that raise important questions about teaching, establish teaching credentials by spending significant amounts of time teaching in the classroom, focus teacher training on student learning, use a repertoire of coaching strategies, and get into the habit of regularly videotaping and reviewing lessons and demonstrations.

The report also indicates that the vehicles were modified by CAFEE prior to testing ostensibly in an effort to replicate a prior recall.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

We work extra hard to frontload sales by focusing marketing efforts on front list titles (Front list means this years new titles, as opposed to backlist which means everything publisher prior to this year).

Bookstores do their best to promote events with in - store signage, information on their websites, newsletters and sometimes, advertising, and book publicists do likewise by trying to schedule interviews for the author with local media prior to the event, but sometimes even the best efforts don't pan out.

While efforts by lawmakers and celebrities alike are admirable and necessary to a degree, the success of Vanguard's students may be a testament to the effectiveness of proper guidance prior to college.

VA believes its existing regulations both require and encourage loss mitigation efforts by loan holders and their mortgage servicers prior to the initiation of foreclosure.

There had been two prior general health surveys of the breed: A small private effort conducted by Leos Kral, PhD, of West Georgia State University in the mid 1990s and a larger project mounted by the DNA & Genetics Committee of the Australian Shepherd Club of America in 1999.

The thousands of general public visitors to the events prior to the Westminster Dog Show itself were well - served by the proactive educational efforts.

As a result of this effort, the gallery inaugurates «Love Stories» from the VISIBLE Collection with a gallery walk by Pablo Peinado, curator of the collection, on April 11 prior to the 7 pm reception and launch party.

He soon joined the war effort prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, and he was able to hone his artistic skills by creating camouflage to disguise and protect the airfields being built by his battalion.

As I wrote in the book, prior to the Karl findings, «There has been no lack of similar efforts to account for the hiatus by considering, or reconsidering, certain factors (and conveniently ignoring others), or adjusting the data in such a way as to produce the desired result.

Campus Coordinator University of Wyoming ’17 She / Hers Meghann just finished up coordinating zero waste efforts at an annual social justice conference they have on the UW campus - the Shepard Symposium on Social Justice, including a zero waste event spearheaded by her and some friends the year prior.

The research proposed by Oklahoma State will help to further develop an understanding of the structural and geologic controls on hydrate occurrence and distribution in Walker Ridge 313 and Green Canyon 955 using new techniques to interpret gas hydrate occurrences in existing seismic data, along with well data collected during prior Energy Department research efforts at those sites.

Several efforts to increase the mandatory retirement age for judges met with approval in the House but were not taken up by the Senate prior to adjournment.

The resolution expresses the CBA's view that to achieve «a reconciliation of the prior occupation of Canada by Indigenous societies with the subsequent assertion of Crown sovereignty» as required by s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, an effort must be made to appoint aboriginal judges to appellate level Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Babies born prior to 28 weeks» gestation are particularly susceptible to hemorrhage - related birth injuries, as their bone structure and blood vessels tend to be more fragile, and is more easily damaged by manipulation efforts during birth.

There was no evidence of any effort by the plaintiff, prior to the expiry of the limitation period, to determine the identity and potential liability of the persons who owned, supplied, installed or maintained the water heater.