Sentences with phrase «rather than the current system»

Miliband took the biggest gamble of his time as leader yesterday when he confirmed that only individual union members who actively opt - in to supporting Labour would contribute to the party, rather than the current system of an automatic «affiliation» fee paid by three million union members.

Trade unions would have at least a third - although all payers of the political levy would be enfranchised, rather than the current system which enfranchised just the more politically committed.

Rather than the current system of open consultation for every teacher at Alliance, UTLA would only allow one «exclusive local representative of the faculty in matters relating to enforcement or administration» to speak or negotiate on behalf of staff with their supervisor about employment related issues covered in the contract.

The most substantial change will likely be that by having a mobile index, Google can run its ranking algorithm in a different fashion across «pure» mobile content rather than the current system that extracts data from desktop content to determine mobile rankings.

Not exact matches

Measures such as these would simplify the tax system rather than make it more complicated as the current proposals do.

Examples of such projects providing marginal benefits are: improving financial reporting systems through better information technology, minor tweaks to supply chain logistics, cutting back on marketing or increasing low - cost advertising (like social media), «rationalization» of head count, holding average wages as low as possible, squeezing suppliers a little bit, not repatriating earnings to stave off taxation, refinancing rather than retiring debts, and the share buyback that is insensitive to a company's current stock price.

Rather than doing away with the need for a CCP like The Clearinghouse or Euroclear, this blockchain essentially acts as an uber - CCP with all the collateral, margin and regulatory capital requirements associated with the current transaction clearing system.

On the one hand, Minsky said, this could benefit undergraduate students whose debt would be paid off after 15 years on an income - driven repayment plan, rather than having to wait 20 or 25 years under the current system.

While Madigan would have Illinoisans believe it would only be a tax increase on the rich, recent history and Illinois» spending problems dictate the middle class would face tax hikes under a progressive tax system — where income is taxed at increasingly higher rates, rather than the current flat rate of 4.95 percent.

Take away: Chances are these restrictions will be removed sooner rather than later, as China has conceded on the THAAD issue and reluctantly accepted that the THAAD system will not go away anytime soon, given the current tensions on the peninsula.

I actually think that if we could emphasize this system more, rather than the current «tithe» system, it would help missionaries raise funds for their work.

Great points, especially the fact that our current system was established by Roman Emperors, rather than by Jesus.

Those sorts of businesses that have direct relationships with their producers are clearly going to be better for the eaters as they serve as a kind of conduit between the two, rather than a brick wall like the current system (I'm looking at you, ColesWorths).

They also want to scrap the new system that allows an NPB team to cancel a posting if they don't like the contract the player signs: Under that rule, NPB teams receive a percentage of a player's contract, rather than the current $ 20 million maximum.

That this House is concerned that the provisions of the Infant Formula and Follow - on Formula Regulations 2007 are disrespected in the UK, as evidenced by the current promotion for Nestlé SMA infant formula by Tesco in breach of Article 23 of that regulation, the near identical labelling of infant and follow - on formula to make them cross-promotional in breach of Article 19 of that regulation, the widespread advertising of infant formula brand names and logos in breach of Article 21 of that regulation and the use of idealising text and images on labels in breach of Article 17 of that regulation; therefore rejects the Department of Health's proposals to decriminalise certain of those requirements, such as labelling provisions in planned draft legislative proposals, related to EU Regulation 609/2015 which will replace these 2007 regulations; and stresses that any move to a system of Improvement Notices must have the purpose of speeding up compliance and be backed by prosecutions rather than giving companies who have flouted the law for many years additional time to comply.

As children have a right to be cared for by both parents the state should be improving the overall chances of this happening, rather than stacking obstacles against this outcome as the current tax system does.

Ultimately, people will gravitate towards closed rather than open primaries in my view: (i) open primaries would need state involvement so are a deeper proposition (you need to run them concurrently and they would be too costly for the parties if done properly); (ii) vested interests may well prevail if the proposed reform is not building on the current system (as indeed they have in the Tory party where they experimented with this quarter - heartedly).

Dr Osei believes revenue collection is inefficient and said strengthening the country's current systems to boost tax collection should be considered rather than increasing taxes, which, he feels, will be a disincentive for people to invest.

This is not really relevant to my answer as what I am proposing is tied to making current political system more accessible / transparent to average person, rather than getting into what people decide.

A critical flaw of the current system is that the «slab» structure of the tax causes distortions in the market as rates are applied to the entire value of the property, rather than the marginal value above each threshold.

Proponents, however, predict that even more people will work, because the current welfare system actively discourages welfare receivers from taking small jobs (if you make less money per month than you get welfare, that money is subtracted from welfare, so you end up with the same amount of income whether you work or not) and that the reason for unemployment is rather lack of jobs than lack of people's motivation to take them.

As the Congressional scholars Thomas Mann and Norman J. Ornstein have declared (see It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism), the current Congressional polarization is not a balanced polarization; it is rather «asymmetrical» with the GOP extreme right the stronger player.

Hester admitted that RBS's focus on implementing new computer systems rather than upgrading current ones was partially to blame for the disaster.

Rather than concentrating on improving the current system and insuring the timely designations and re-authorizations of state certified MWBE companies and their entry into the universe of state contracting, the law increases the arbitrary power of the director of the program while complicating the reporting systems required of contractors.

There is already a moratorium in effect, and changes to the current system should be considered as part of the process the New York State Education Department has already outlined, rather than by short - circuiting it.»

But many knowledgeable Democratic friends contend that the strengths of the current arrangement outweigh the dangers, for exactly the reasons Stu cites above — campaign collaboration through a central system is a strength, a feature rather than a bug.

Claims by the Secretary of State for Wales that the current devolution settlement does not need major changes are misguided and could help to entrench an unsatisfactory system in place where the courts become the final arbiter of laws rather than the electorate, the Welsh Liberal Democrats Assembly Member, Peter Black has said.

«The new statutory exemption will help to clarify what is a trivial benefit in kind and we welcome a movement towards a more «principles based system» rather than the current subjective one.

He argued this would encourage reform of the party funding system by creating a greater incentive for a broader base for party funding, rather than the current reliance on a smaller number of bigger donors.

When combined with a fair electoral system it could mean the renewal of our democracy and crucially, a future of coalition politics rather than our current stale two - party sham.

But many systems of proportional representation are preferable to the current FPTP electoral system that is dividing rather than uniting the United Kingdom.

And the NEC also agreed by 8 votes to 6 to keep the current system under which the Chair has only one vote, rather than an extra casting vote.

Hillis: So, what we're thinking about is, rather than trying to prop up the current, shaky system — which actually works very well for many purposes — build a simplified system to the side, which has these other properties of robustness and uses the bandwidth differently, as Bill said, for robustness, security generally; things that the Internet doesn't do well.

If cyclical extinctions do occur, the current thinking goes, it's the solar system's trip around the galaxy, rather than another star's trip around our solar system, that causes the die - offs.

Contrary to current beliefs viewing gang structure as hierarchical and clan recruiting processes as rigorous, Red Gang members described their gang structure as a loose social network into which individuals drifted through friendships with current associates; similarly, gang leadership was said to be the result of personal dexterity — individuals ascended to command status because of their personal traits — rather than the outcome of a selective system imposed from above.

Rather than looking to forests to solve the current climate crisis by capturing carbon dioxide, he suggests targeting our «energy system,» which continues to create the pollutant.

Among the new law's mandates is the creation of a clinical trial registry as well as an active surveillance system — rather than the current network of anecdotal reports from doctors and companies — that would spot problems with approved drugs faster.

Interviews conducted by Reform found that the current top - slice arrangement is creating a system in which the headteacher views the academy as a «client buying into the chain service», rather than as a branch of the chain, which can lead to tension between headteachers and chain leadership.

With better measures of academic growth and a little extra money, states could attract providers to underserved populations, rather than discouraging them as a result of the requirements of current accountability systems.

I am so frustrated by the current system based primarily upon assessment of tests and examinations - «learning to forget» - and classes structured around age groups rather than ability level.

CORE would also roll back the clock on the percentage of students who must score at proficient or better for a school to meet the annual growth target to the 2010 - 11 level of 67 percent, rather than the current rate of 90 percent, giving schools time to implement the new system and see some results.

Skeptics of eliminating failing grades must acknowledge that, in our current system, we move students forward grade by grade based largely on «seat time» rather than mastery of academic skills and content.

The current delivery model that has been in place essentially unaltered for over eighty years is flawed because, in spite of all the good work done on standards and accountability in recent years, the system remains primarily «input» and compliance driven rather than «output» and performance driven.

A revised set of GCSE exams are going to be graded by numbers - from 9 down to 1 - rather than the current letter - based system in a process that will be phased in from next year.

The current system, with its heavy focus on student achievement scores, results in predictable patterns linked to poverty rather than the contributions of schools.

Mentally tossing aside what is, in order to consider what might be, is an exercise that can help us see the present in all its strangeness — revealing features of the current system as products of history and happenstance, rather than of intelligent design.

The cash balance would guarantee all teachers a pre-determined rate of return — 5 percent in this example — and provide a steady accrual of retirement benefits rather than the current back - loaded system.

That would mean the new Lexus ES — which will be underpinned by the new Toyota TNGA Platform — extending its offering from just a front - wheel drive setup to one which includes a four - wheel drive option, probably a 4WD option using an electrified back axle rather than a mechanical 4WD system, at a price point which sits somewhere between the (cheaper) ES and the current GS.

In a curious design choice, rather than utilizing the excellent Uconnect system found throughout much of parent company FCA's current vehicle roster, this system is bespoke to Alfa Romeo.

TED Talk / Sir Ken Robinson: A case for how our current education system stifles creativity, rather than encourages it.