Sentences with phrase «providing means of controlling»

This can help distract children, give them a sense of achievement and provide a means of control, which can be helpful to reduce anxiety.

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Because individuals often provide services for others while maintaining independent control over the means and methods of their own work, the use of independent contractors fosters an entrepreneurial spirit while giving firms that contract with such individuals an increased flexibility that promotes efficiency and innovation.

Because the birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.

Over the millennia is has provided an occupation and a living for millions of people, and a means to control the masses.

Socialism and communism are based on the principle that the means of producing goods and providing services — such as all factories and companies — should be owned publicly and controlled and planned by a centralized organization rather than being controlled by members of a small class of wealthy people.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

That night José Delgado — a pioneer in the control of behavior through electrical and chemical means — spoke of the fact that his researches raised questions that required answers not provided by scientific knowledge as such.

you said «provided you keep calories under control» — so does that mean you have to count calories even if you're controlling the number of carbs?

As the US Federal government pays for a greater and greater fraction of health care, I see it as inevitable that an increasing amount of care is provided by mid-level staff as a means of cost control.

Home automation takes the technology a step further, providing the means to preschedule laundry, wash dishes, control sound systems, monitor water usage, and inventory the contents of the refrigerator.

Our work has already helped inform infection control policies and provides the means to monitor the effectiveness of these.»

As well as providing a means of contactless transport for delicate biological cells and electronics, or dangerous materials, sound control could enable microgravity experiments at low cost.

The authors also provide experimental validation for using active genetics as an efficient means for targeted gene insertion, or «transgenesis,» and single - step replacement of genetic control elements.

They also discovered that adding a small amount of water to their solvent increases the assembly rate and provides a new means for controlling the process.

The method provided scientists not only with a simple and robust way to assess structural properties of 2D materials but also with new means for controlling the complex properties of optical radiation at subwavelength scales.

«Outpatient status» means the status of a servicemember assigned to (a) a military medical treatment facility as an outpatient; or (b) a unit established for the purpose of providing command and control of members of the Armed Forces receiving medical care as outpatients.

These effects are mediated at least in part via p38 MAP kinase, thereby providing multiple means for rapid control of Oct4 transactivation in response to complex extracellular stimuli throughout early development.

Synthesis under high pressure provides a reliable means to control growth of certain other materials (e.g., diamond and cubic boron nitride), so the Strobel team decided to pursue that approach for clathrates.

Bread can be a low - fat, low - sugar source of energy that provides a variety of vitamins and minerals and can help with satiety and appetite control, as long as you know what to look for — which means that in order to make the most out it, you need to learn a few facts about good ol' bread.

We selected this dose of vitamin D for the supplement, whereas the participants receiving the control diet consumed 120 g halibut 2 times / wk, canned tuna 2 times / wk, cod 2 times / wk, and 2 eggs / wk, which provided them with a mean of 300 IU of vitamin D daily; they also participated in balance and gait training outdoors.

The Internet is changing everything: providing voice to the voiceless, undercutting power - yet also creating new means of control as forces push back against authority.

Providing the highest - quality education means creating rich opportunities to learn by addressing the educational factors that are under the control of schools.

A Curriculum Council is an effective means of providing leadership, coordination, and quality control of curriculum and instructional improvement efforts.

They will be prisoners of their own minds, to be controlled by the children of those who have the means to provide a REAL education.

-- The term «blended learning» means a formal education program that leverages both technology - based and face - to - face instructional approaches --(A) that include an element of online or digital learning, combined with supervised learning time, and student - led learning, in which the elements are connected to provide an integrated learning experience; and (B) in which students are provided some control over time, path, or pace.»

Tables 3 and 4 provide the summary of ANCOVA comparing the mean scores of the students» fraction concepts in experimental and control groups with respect to post-FKT scores for procedural knowledge and conceptual knowledge responses, respectively.

Every state has long participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which tests students in reading and math (and sometimes in other subjects) in grades four, eight, and twelve under carefully controlled conditions and provides a rock - solid means for comparing performance.

The new bill gives control back to state and local governments by allowing them to create their own school accountability and teacher evaluation systems so as to provide greater flexibility in deciding how much weight test scores hold as a means of performance measures and teacher qualification.

You must also provide a signed statement that the incorrect form was used inadvertently or as the only means of conducting a test, in circumstances beyond your control, and the steps you have taken to prevent future use of non-DOT forms for DOT tests.

(b)(1) Contracting officers may permit telegraphic bids to be communicated by means of a telephone call from the telegraph office to the designated office provided that procedures and controls have been established by the COCO for receiving and safeguarding these incoming bids.

Between LCD and switchgear sits a touchscreen, showing audio, phone and destination presets, providing an alternate means of controlling car functions.

The new Brake Assistant and the pre-loading function on the brakes significantly improves the overall quality and efficiency of the brake system: As soon as it detects application of the brakes in an emergency by means of information provided by the hydraulic PSM control unit, the Brake Assistant builds up the brake pressure required for maximum stopping power.

It is controlled by means of a high - resolution touchscreen including proximity sensor, while LED light strips provide an additional indication of the charge status.

The adoption of G - Vectoring Control provides what Mazda says is a unified means of regulating longitudinal and lateral g - forces affecting the car's dynamics.

For very small publishers Amazon provides the best means of controlling and maximizing the display of this information, not an intermediary.

Effectively providing this type of protection means losing control of the assets you convert to an annuity.

The kind of controls you are mentioning can't be put on individual trades; as stock exchanges are meant to guarantee / provide neutral ground for the price to be determined by demand / supply.

Except as provided in subdivision (2a) of this section, «control» means the power to vote more than twenty percent (20 %) of outstanding voting shares or other interests of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, or trust.

The Underwriting Agreement between the Trust and Northern Lights Distributors, LLC («NLD») provides that the Registrant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold NLD, its several officers and directors, and any person who controls NLD within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act free and harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending such claims, demands or liabilities and any reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) which NLD, its officers and directors, or any such controlling persons, may incur under the Securities Act, the 1940 Act, or common law or otherwise, arising out of or based upon: (i) any untrue statement, or alleged untrue statement, of a material fact required to be stated in either any Registration Statement or any Prospectus, (ii) any omission, or alleged omission, to state a material fact required to be stated in any Registration Statement or any Prospectus or necessary to make the statements in any of them not misleading, (iii) the Registrant's failure to maintain an effective Registration statement and Prospectus with respect to Shares of the Funds that are the subject of the claim or demand, or (iv) the Registrant's failure to provide NLD with advertising or sales materials to be filed with the FINRA on a timely basis.

The Underwriting Agreement between the Trust and Ceros Financial Services Inc. («Ceros») provides that the Registrant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Ceros, its several officers and directors, and any person who controls Ceros within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act free and harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending such claims, demands or liabilities and any reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) which Ceros, its officers and directors, or any such controlling persons, may incur under the Securities Act, the 1940 Act, or common law or otherwise, arising out of or based upon: (i) any untrue statement, or alleged untrue statement, of a material fact required to be stated in either any Registration Statement or any Prospectus, (ii) the breach of any representations, warranties or obligations set forth herein, (iii) any omission, or alleged omission, to state a material fact required to be

Both use bio-active enzymes to provide gentle, non-irritating control of ear problems, which means that they can even be used long term for dogs with chronic issues.

Our mission is to provide moral, financial, and medical support for those fostering homeless pets; to end the practice of euthanasia as a means of population control, instead relying on spay and neuter and trap and return programs; and to create a sanctuary for animals not yet placed in foster or permanent homes.

In show dogs and racing dogs, it provides an effective means of maintaining fitness and toning muscle, particularly in the winter months, and is a valuable aid to weight control in the obese pet.

«The invaluable information gathered in this report provides the foundation for all stakeholders to move forward working together to reduce the number of homeless and stray pets and, ultimately, end the need for euthanasia as a means of population control.

Provides accessible and affordable spay / neuter solutions for companion animals and free - roaming cats with the goal to eliminate euthanasia as a means of population control.

Spay and Neuter Kansas City provides low - cost spay and neuter services for underserved areas of the city and families in need as a means of animal population control, to lower shelter intake, and for those pets to have healthy lives.

Originally, animal control laws served two purposes: 1) to provide a basis for the protection of the public's health, and 2) to provide a means to prosecute animal cruelty.

As technology and research continues to progress, we are committed to providing the best means of humane animal population control available and look forward to the day when non surgical sterilization is safe and effective.

Some feral cats that are sterilized through the TNRM program are adopted as barn cats, providing a natural means of controlling rodents.