Sentences with phrase «progressing on key»

The Race for Results report contains an index that compares how children are progressing on key milestones across racial and ethnic groups at the national and state level.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT ® project released today the first Race for Results index, a report that builds on the well - known KIDS COUNT annual data book by comparing how children are progressing on key milestones across racial and ethnic groups at the national and state levels.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) said Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a friend and has made major progress on key progressive issues to earn her support.

Gillibrand said that Cuomo is a friend and has made major progress on key progressive issues to earn her support.

After keeping largely silent as his priorities for New York City in Albany withered over the last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio today ripped Gov. Andrew Cuomo, accusing him of seeking «revenge» for perceived political slights by stymieing progress on key issues.

Talks over completing the 2017 - 18 state budget blew up on Wednesday as Senate Republicans, frustrated with a lack of progress on key deals, signaled they're leaving the Capitol until an agreement is reached.

He added that early priorities for Chris Grayling are likely to include making progress on key decisions such as runway capacity, the Stonehenge tunnel and the Lower Thames Crossing.

Despite the lack of details being made available or the seeming lack of progress on key issues facing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature, lawmakers were confident they could wrap up work by Wednesday, the scheduled end date for the legislative session.

The legislative session is drawing to a close in Albany and progress on key electoral reforms so far is largely absent.

According to multiple sources, the governor advised the leaders of the new alliance to emphasize «progress on key issues,» such as campaign finance reform, stop - and - frisk and increasing the minimum wage.

The research finding suggests that scientists are making progress on a key meteorological goal: forecasting the likelihood of extreme events more than 10 days in advance.

Forecasting reports for the SBAC and other high - stakes state assessments are part of the Achieve3000 platform's robust reporting package, which also empowers teachers and administrators to monitor their students» progress on key literacy skills and mastery of state standards as well as forecast their Lexile reading growth.

Despite these gains, the rate of progress has varied among these racial / ethnic groups and differences by race / ethnicity persist in terms of increases in attainment and progress on key indicators of educational performance.

Prichard Committee members have long taken great interest in tracking the Commonwealth's educational progress on key measures, including the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), or «The Nation's Report Card».

«If France really wants to remain the guardian of the Paris Agreement,» added Lucille Dufour, policy adviser for Reseau Action Climate in France, «it must bring forth all of its political weight to drive forward progress on key issues like adaptation and loss - and - damage.»

despite the significant commitment of governments of all persuasions over a long period, progress on key indicators of social and economic well being for Indigenous Australians has only been gradual; and

This is despite the absence of an outcomes focus to policy making, accompanied by a demonstrable lack of progress on key issues and slow progress on other issues.

Not exact matches

The border is one of three key issues, along with citizens» rights and money owed by the U.K., that require «sufficient progress» toward a resolution during the Brexit negotiations before the EU will allow talks to move on to Britain's future relationship with the bloc.

Freeland said there was good progress this week on autos, which she calls the key issue of the talks.

The entrepreneur should also meet with the executive team and key management personnel on a monthly or quarterly basis to evaluate the progress with the strategic plan.

«That should be viewed as a positive development by the (Bank of Canada), though progress on reducing the «key vulnerability» of elevated household debt will likely be very slow,» RBC economist Josh Nye wrote in a research note.

However, you can make some progress by following the rules and touching on a few key ingredients.

«That should be viewed as a positive development by the Bank of Canada, though progress on reducing the «key vulnerability» of elevated household debt will likely be very slow.»

«Some progress has been made on the key issues being watched closely by governing council, particularly the dynamics of inflation and wage growth,» the bank's statement said.

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According to Manta CEO John Swanciger, in a statement to Latin Post, the organization's key mission is to «keep a pulse on all things small business,» and one method to monitor progress has been through surveys.

«Fitness trackers combine the key ingredients for motivating people to reach their health goals like setting goals, self monitoring, getting frequent feedback on your progress, revising the goals as needed, social support and developing a sense of self - efficacy.»

For example, faster labour force growth will encourage firms to invest not only to meet greater demand but also to equip these additional workers with machines and other capital to raise their productivity.5 The rate of technological progress is also a key factor, since a faster pace of innovation raises the return on each additional unit of capital, stimulating firms to invest more.

This demonstrates the leverage in our business model and the progress we have made on this key strategic initiative.»

This voluntary initiative is designed to help organizations and individuals apply key recommendations on how to advance the role of women in leadership and board positions from the B.C. Economic Forum to your organization (as appropriate) and measure the progress.

Significant progress on three key issues is needed for discussions to move on to the post-Brexit trade relationship between the UK and European Union (EU): the rights of EU citizens in the UK and vice versa, the UK's financial obligations to the EU, and the Irish border.

«Now, the question, after over a full year of progress and tremendous strides in accountability, opening access to care, improving access to benefits, tackling mental health, and strengthening relations with stakeholders, is whether the President is ready to turn the keys to the VA over to ideologues who have designs on having VA go the way of railroads, airports, energy companies, postal services, and other businesses that have been privatized — and have also proven profitable for a few,» he said in the statement.

Progress on deregulation is also a key theme to watch as it may enable bigger banks to increase their leverage ratio.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Troubles in a key new engine program are slowing progress on margins.

There's a lot to unpack in that single quote, but a key idea is that progress — and instituting real, lasting change — only happens because there are people willing not to give up on fighting for it.

At both of these, progress was made in defining the intent and purpose of the World Council and in preparing various statements on key problems involving ecumenicity and the responsibility of the Church.

The Accountability Framework, an initiative being developed by a coalition of leading environmental and social organisations (including the Rainforest Alliance), will provide a clear pathway for companies on the sustainability journey — including key milestones and benchmarks to evaluate their progress.

From Liverpool's point of view, following on from selling Philippe Coutinho in January, they'd be losing another key figure in their side and will be at risk of upsetting the balance and progress made this season.

After a brief stint at Southampton, he's gone on to make 109 appearances for Spurs, cementing his place as a key figure in Mauricio Pochettino's side's progress over the last two seasons.

I have followed the progress of the players and the team closely and I could see our team evolving into a title - winning side as players who we brought through matured and our key signings had such a positive influence on the team.

That brings to the key issue at the club that has plagued and hindered its progress — when Sir Alex Ferguson, the all - seeing eye that watched over the operations on and off the pitch and David Gill, the Chief Executive who oversaw transfers at the club stepped down at the same time allowing Ed Woodward — the Commercial know - it - all and David Moyes — an unlucky individual simply in the wrong place at the wrong time joined hands to deliver Marouane Fellaini in the end of their first transfer window.

Friday night's action sees all three Italian Champions League sides — Napoli, Juventus and AS Roma — in action before key European games next week on which their progress to the knockout phase depends.

Like Campbell, Cole had progressed through the academy at his club before becoming a key player on the left flank and his rampaging runs from the back and outstanding defensive qualities were pivotal in Arsenal's successes at the turn of the century.

West Ham snapped up Lanzini in the summer on loan from Al Jazira and he has been a revelation in midfield, becoming a key part in their progress this season.

Key defender Eric Bailly has been making progress week by week and seeing that Armenia international Henrikh Mkhitaryan seems to be on top of his game as well, Manchester United have a good chance of winning the Premier League trophy.

While Arsenal may not seem to be making any progress regarding the contractual situations of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, the Gunners do seem to be working hard to secure the futures of other key players in the squad and now the Daily Mirror have gone on to report that the Premier League outfit are ready to trigger extensions for veteran duo Santi Cazorla and Per Mertesacker.

This app provides personalized reports that allow you to follow your child's progress across key areas of development which I think is a fantastic idea so that I know what areas to work with my son on.

Key to the child's success is the always forward progress they are able to make based on the types of words and sentences and the loving word help that is provided for each word.

Education, counseling, support, skilled assessment of your progress, and both physical and emotional health are key aspects of gentle, comprehensive midwifery care, with focus on prevention rather than intervention.