Sentences with phrase «raised by our efforts»

Not exact matches

By the midway point of the gala, more than $ 3 million had been raised to support the efforts in Haiti, though the fundraising continued throughout the night toward what will amount to a larger number in the millions.

Over the past few years, the Obama administration has made an effort to address the issue by proposing to raise the federal minimum to $ 10.10 an hour.

The Bank of England Thursday raised U.K. interest rates for the first time since 2007, in an effort to support the pound and head off inflationary pressures caused by a slump since the U.K. voted to leave the EU 16 months ago.

That effort, which put supply and demand in more of an equilibrium, raised prices by a few dollars (interestingly, before actual implementation).

The Securities and Exchange Commission shut down an effort by restaurant review startup Munchee to raise capital via digital currency, a.k.a. an initial coin offering, saying the deal constitutes the unregistered sale of securities.

Ideally, it will raise revenues to help fund efforts to combat the speculators» ill effects, while also potentially shrinking the public hazards by reducing their prevalence.

But learning doesn't happen by itself; it's got to be part of an ongoing effort and commitment to continually iterating and raising the bar.

One of the individuals we spoke to has been falsely accused by online hackers of cybersecurity breaches in the past, according to The Times, raising the possibility that a calculated effort is being made by some hackers to frame a teenager over the hack.

Dayen raised the issue recently in his analysis of controversial rule changes proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which coincide with SEC efforts that could water down already inadequate corporate disclosures.

Unilever (U.K.) SCORE: 73.18 Essentially a holding company for numerous consumer brands, Unilever has been raising its public visibility by attaching its own logo to marketing efforts

New details about the National Security Agency's ability and efforts to decrypt digital information could raise concerns not only about the security of data held by business, but also the software and services marketed to protect that data.

A recent effort by Starbucks and its customers raised approximately $ 455,000 for the USO and will provide thousands of VIA ® to troops.

Wide distribution over the internet • Low cost, efficient, transparent capital • The «great equalizer «• Media / PR, awareness • Increase customer engagement and • Evangelize backers into investors (customer acquisition) • Reduce risk by getting feedback on new launches (product or ventures) • Market research Access to Capital Marketing Platform Validation • Raising funds via crowdfunding markets is a very public and transparent • Protect your IP and speak to a lawyer • Crowdfunding takes a lot of effort and commitment • The majority of Ideas fail to reach their funding goal • How will this affect your companies brand?

These campaigns take lots of marketing effort — but the end reward, should you raise your funds, is a startup loan and validation of your business idea by many potential future customers for your business.

However, I think the awareness - raising effort is primarily directed at the public, and in particular those who can, by way of investment choices (whether as a shareholder or a tourist), put economic pressure on those decision - makers.

There are certainly hopeful signs like the efforts by the five ex-presidents and their «One America Appeal» to raise money for relief.

He raised Yellen's ire by arguing that the Fed should temper its efforts to minimize unemployment because those policies encourage financial risk - taking, which can undermine long - term growth by destabilizing markets and causing new crises.

In the wake of his victory, the prime minister called on Japanese companies to raise wages by 3 % as part of his efforts to fuel higher consumption and inflation.

It also followed some recent wild tweets by Musk about building a cyborg dragon, how his eyebrows can grab things and an April 1 post in which he wrote, «Despite intense efforts to raise money, including a last - ditch mass sale of Easter Eggs, we are sad to report that Tesla has gone completely and totally bankrupt.

Corporate Bond — A long term bond offered by a corporation in an effort to raise outside funds.

Postmates, the San Francisco startup best known for food delivery, has hired the investment bank founded by famed Silicon Valley dealmaker Frank Quattrone to advise it on fund - raising efforts or a possible sale, according to three people familiar with the arrangement.

In an effort to bypass the rules and costs associated with getting listed on an exchange, many startups now are opting to raise funds by issuing their own digital currency based on blockchain technology.

It is widely believed that Bae angered government officials by taking photos of severely malnourished children and orphans in North Korea, in an effort to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis.

The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework of life, and the student should raise questions about the meaning of what he studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not in a spirit of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own as fairly as possible, respecting the integrity of the student by avoiding undue imposition of the lecturer's beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the classroom presentation of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to exist.

While emphasizing that salvation takes place by grace, on the basis of the work of Christ rather than human effort or achievement, the Catechism seems reluctant to engage with the questions raised above and does little to reassure the anxieties of any readers familiar with the sixteenth - century debates.»

Tomorrow night, you can participate in Earth Hour, a global effort to raise awareness about climate change by turning off nonessential lights for an hour...

This essay is an effort to reflect on some of the problems raised by Dr. Thomas J. J. Altizer's serious attempt to show that a Catholic death - of - God theology is possible.

The psychologist in charge hid, by actually misreporting, the news that the boy, despite the efforts of his parents to treat him and raise him as a girl, had constantly challenged their treatment of him, ultimately found out about the deception, and restored himself as a male.

The Council gave formal approval to many of the measures taken by Urban and Gregory in their effort to raise the level of the Christianity of Western Europe.

But it is a temptation which is only now entering its critical phase, now that Man has raised himself to the point of being able to measure both the immensity of the Time that lies before him and the almost limitless powers made available to him by his concerted efforts to seize hold of the material springs of the world.

That said, I hope that those of us who keep talking about love avoid sabotaging our efforts by failing to embody it, both among the «least of these» and among our brothers and sisters who raise thoughtful concerns about how all this talk of love will affect our doctrine.

We should not be deceived by efforts to raise the minimum wage.

Although Chabad's menorah campaign is making some headway in the courts, the majority of American Jews continue to oppose Lubavitch's efforts to raise Jewish consciousness by placing menorot in public places as both profane and dangerous to Jewish interests in this country.

Our sponsors: OXO, Dixie Crystals, and Land O» Lakes will match dollar for dollar what is raised by this grand carb - o - tarian effort, so if you can, please donate!

In appealing the federation's decision, de Bruin argued that the machine used to analyze his sample was faulty, that his testosterone numbers had barely exceeded the permitted level and that these numbers had been raised by his body's effort to fight glandular fever.

Although Iwobi's confidence is appreciated, he should be putting his effort into raising the level of his own performances by practicing ball retention, intelligent passing, judgement in knowing when to pass to a team mate in a better position and when to shoot on goal himself, knowing where the goal is and hitting the target.

Before the opener the closest the sides came to raising the pulse of the fans was when Carrick almost got a touch to a Rooney delivery from a free kick and at the other end, Pugh had an effort blocked by Valencia.

Safer Internet Day is part of a wider and long established effort by the European Union to raise awareness of illegal and harmful content for children.

Thanks to the fundraising efforts by Camp Mighty attendees, plus a donation from the Ace Hotel (amazing, btw, if you find yourself in Palm Springs), we raised $ 25,000 for charity: water, which translates to clean water for 1,250 people.

The Diaper Bank supports the efforts of the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) by increasing awareness within our state and community; by informing elected officials; by obtaining Diaper Need Awareness Week proclamations for an annually determined week in the month of September; by hosting diaper drives; and by promoting opportunities for supporters and advocates to talk and help raise diapers, and dollars in support of diaper need.

The analysis also compared children who were raised by adoptive mothers to children who were raised by their biological mothers in an effort to tease out the influence of genetics and parenting styles on any link between prenatal smoking and behavior.

Park District Director Rick Julison lauded the efforts by village athletic associations, civic clubs and the Deerfield Park Foundation to raise about $ 25,000 to purchase and install system components.

«Raising human offspring is such an effort that it is cooperative by necessity, and our study shows that human fathers are biologically wired to help with the job.»

The «What My Father Means to Me» Essay Contest was created by the National Center for Fathering (NCF) in 1992 in an effort to raise awareness about the importance of fathering.

But if Sweetgreen's goal was to raise awareness about school nutrition (and not just garner a lot of publicity for its restaurants, which it did in spades), I fail to see what it accomplished by holding American schools up to an unrealistic international standard — whether the standard is unrealistic because it's inaccurate (Greece) or because the country in question invests far more time, money and effort than the United States in feeding its children (France.)

The developments at D.C. Central Kitchen converge precisely with the public school system's recent efforts to introduce fresher, healthier foods, as well as the «Healthy Schools Act» approved earlier this year by the D.C. Council, which not only raises nutritional standards for school food but provides bonus funding for every meal that contains a locally grown component.

Together with our partner agencies and through community efforts, Make A Change Diaper Bank works to strengthen families in need and in crisis by providing them with a reliable and adequate supply of free diapers while raising awareness of the need for diapers.

Every dollar helps, and we appreciate the fundraising and awareness - raising efforts made by all!

Instead, Cameron and Osborne were fighting against a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), a policy backed by Germany, France, Bill Gates and the Pope among others, which, even on modest estimates, could raise billions for domestic and international efforts against poverty and climate change.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia has quietly dropped plans to raise passing scores on Common Core Regents exams in English and math by the year 2022 — plans originally pushed as a linchpin in efforts for students» strengthened academic performance and preparation for college and careers.