Sentences with phrase «rapidly changing issues»

Chances are, if you were working in a library at that time, the rapidly changing issues around access to digital content challenged you and your library.

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A large share of Italian debt issued under domestic legislation does not have any contract terms and is regulated by an Italian law that gives the Italian Treasury ample latitude to restructure the debt... The composition of Italian public, however, is changing rapidly because in January 2013, Eurozone members started issuing bonds with standardized contract terms.

The North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO) announced its 2018 tri-national conference will be held in Vancouver next fall, to address issues and discuss solutions to the rapidly changing state of international business and its impact on global trade.

MONTERREY, MEXICO — The North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO), kicked off its annual tri-national conference in Monterrey on Oct. 25 to address issues and discuss solutions to the rapidly changing state of international business and its impact on global trade.

Ahead of the inter-Korean summit, Iizuka met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday, calling on him to «respond effectively» to the rapidly changing situation to resolve the abduction issue.

High Risk — Income (H / INC) Medium to higher risk equities of companies that are structured with a focus on providing a meaningful dividend but may face less predictable earnings (or losses), more leveraged balance sheets, rapidly changing market dynamics, financial and competitive issues, higher price volatility (beta), and potential risk of principal.

Few industries see change as rapidly as biotech, and that makes issuing predictions for biotech companies a lot like stepping out onto an already - broken limb.

In a pluralistic and rapidly changing society, there are strong pressures on all institutions - especially churches - to maintain a broad common denominator on practical issues.

Not only does Bob not seem to understand the courts» duties, but he seems to ignore that public opinion on this issue is in fact changing more rapidly day by day.

Three of the many issues facing contemporary metropolitan areas impact churches directly: a rapidly growing ethnic and religious pluralism; the ethnic, racial, physical and economic boundaries between city, suburb and country; and the changing economic realities of the postindustrial city.

In a 21st century world where advances and developments in technology are changing rapidly each day, how we use social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace has come to reflect the state of public opinion on countless issues in our society.

With rising house prices and a shortage of well - priced properties, affordable housing has rapidly changed from a social to political issue.

The ESRC's Science in Society Programme that looks to explore the rapidly changing relations between science and the wider society is holding its final event, and will be discussing that science in society issues that have arisen over the past five years of the programme.

The SecurEau team developed water quality sensors to be installed in a drinking water system, which allows an alert to be issued rapidly when abrupt changes in the quality of water are detected.

«Issues such as climate change, increasing global population, scarcity of agricultural land and rapidly changing consumer preferences, particularly in developing countries where there is increasing demand for high quality animal protein,» Associate Professor Wilkinson says.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Almost four years after seeking bankruptcy protection under a barrage of labor issues and rapidly changing appetites, the maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs will take the stage once again as a publicly traded...

For instance, one issue that's been resolved — sadly, I would argue — involved throwing a rock and then changing poses, which would cause Aloy's body «to bend, twist, and spin rapidly.»

The key determinant of our success will not be the number of computers purchased or cables installed, but rather how we define educational visions, prepare and support teachers, design curriculum, address issues of equity, and respond to the rapidly changing world (p. 14)

In a speech last week in front of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos «issued a challenge» to «align your local classrooms with the rapidly changing economies around them.»

Stephen Wilmarth is an education futurist and social entrepreneur who brings innovative thinking to curriculum design issues arising out of rapidly changing workforce needs in a global knowledge economy.

As technologies rapidly change and schools spend millions of dollars, this type of professional development as a form of teacher education is more important than ever in helping teachers utilize the technology effectively and needs to address curricular and pedagogical issues, not only technical ones.

Our character - based curriculum prepares Gulliver students to become global citizens, embodying the 4Cs — critical thinking, communication, creativity, and collaboration — that are essential to facing the complex issues of our rapidly changing world.

As you move to change lane, the system issues a visual warning signal in the exterior mirrors if another vehicle is rapidly approaching your vehicle from behind or is residing in one of your blind spots.

About ethical or copyright issues in a rapidly changing publishing landscape.

Eko Nugroho's multidisciplinary practice uses humor to address social issues, including changes within the rapidly urbanizing society of his native Indonesia, the risk of religious fanaticism, and the breaking of traditional taboos by the younger generation.

, 2013, Tiravanija uses the manga character Annlee — who appears on the artist's Berlin billboards — to explore the complex issues of copyright, identity, status and emotion in our rapidly changing society.

In a Q+A in the 5th anniversary issue of ODDA, a global fashion magazine published in the UK, President Rosanne Somerson 76 ID speaks about how she uses design thinking in leading RISD and why a RISD education is so relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Gwangju Biennale in particular has actively taken up the issue of how art could make its statements on and adjustments to the rapidly changing global environment and social urgency.

In his video Ghost Reader, 2013, Tiravanija uses the manga character Annlee — who appears on the artist's Berlin billboards — to explore the complex issues of copyright, identity, status and emotion in our rapidly changing society.

The key issue for climate is whether the net forcing from these gases is likely to continue to grow rapidly and, since this is dominated by the CO2 changes, the likelihood is that it will.

All of this is reason for everyone and his brother, aunt and sister to greatly reduce their own GHG emissions, and to scream bloody murder till every corporation, institution and governmental body they have any influence over to immediately institute policies to rapidly bring down GHG emissions and look at reliable ways of drawing down atmospheric CO2 levels directly (especially replanting grasslands in the north, tree planting toward the equator where albedo change is not an issue).

«This whole climate change issue is rapidly disintegrating.

Perhaps a more problematic issue is that the statistical relationships between elements of the system are changing rapidly.

The deal arrives days after dozens of scientists, backed by the United Nations, issued a sweeping review of the latest research that says climate change is already affecting life on every continent and in the oceans, and the window is closing rapidly for governments to avert the worst damage expected to occur this century.

But on the core issue affecting the fate of the planet — the need to rapidly reduce emissions to have any hope of keeping climate change to manageable levels — progress was nowhere to be found.

But there is one issue on which the president can, and should, say much more: the strong scientific evidence on human - induced climate change and its impacts on the United States, and the rapidly closing window for action.

Although scientific evidence increasingly shows that fossil fuel consumption has caused the climate to change rapidly, the issue has grown so politicized that skepticism of the broad scientific consensus has seeped into classrooms.

While Grantham acknowledged it was still tough to know how to make money out of climate change, he made the case that investors need to rapidly answer that question because «global warming will be the most important investment issue for the foreseeable future.»

RECENT work by scientists suggests climate change is advancing more rapidly and more dangerously than previously thought, according to Canberra's top adviser on the issue.

This journal is focused on the latest research and policy issues in the rapidly - changing and expanding field of Climate Change.

The Climate Change and Carbon Management Blog focuses on rapidly emerging issues associated with greenhouse gas emissions.

Rapidly changing weather can lead to serious visibility issues, some culprits include dense fog, blinding rain, or a heavy snow squall.

met to learn and discuss some of the very real issues facing our rapidly changing industry.

In the rapidly changing telecommunications industry, our lawyers employ a multi-disciplinary approach to tackling the broad range of issues that face our clients.

Recently, however, because of the rapidly changing technological landscape and the availability of newfound means to encrypt and protect electronic communications, the issue of an attorney's obligations to protect confidential attorney / client communications is being revisited.

Because the law and issues discussed on this web site rapidly and frequently change and because we rely on information provided by outside sources, we make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or at other sites to which we link.

Although this is a rapidly changing area, most legal practitioners lack a proper understanding of the purpose of internal investigations (and compliance programmes) and improperly address the usual issues relating to investigations, including the right to representation and attorney — client privilege (which does not apply to in - house counsel).

Because of the rapidly changing technological landscape and the availability of newfound means to encrypt and protect electronic communications, the issue of an attorney's obligations to protect confidential attorney / client communications is being reconsidered.

You need a team by your side to navigate this rapidly changing legal environment, which is often complicated by multijurisdictional issues.

«We don't know enough yet to know how [fake news] affected the election but we do know that fake news travels rapidly and it can change the conversation, not just by misinforming people but by focusing attention on something that may not be the issue,» Lehrman said.