Sentences with phrase «reduced number of peers»

The government on Wednesday set out areas of agreement between it and the joint committee: a mainly elected chamber, elected members voted on a system of single transferable vote, staggered elections with one third coming up for renewal at a time, peers to serve 15 - year terms, current peers to leave in stages, a reduced number of peers, and powers to expel peers.

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By contrast, changes such as reducing the number of hereditary peers in 1999 have been effective, as have retirement provisions introduced in 2015.

In his first term Tony Blair reduced the number of hereditary peers to a fraction of what they were and planned to go further.

It admits that the overall increase of 25 in the coalition's number of working peers, compared to Labour's extra five, will reduce the number of defeats Labour is likely to be able to inflict between now and the next election.

Reducing the number of methyl tags on the histone keeps the DNA inaccessible, and researchers in Brunet's lab had previously shown that worms lacking COMPASS activity lived about 30 percent longer than their peers.

We find also that an increase in the number of children from troubled families reduces peer student math and reading test scores and increases peer disciplinary infractions and suspensions.

An increase in the number of children from troubled families reduces test scores for other students in the class and increases peer disciplinary infractions.

Collector III (9/2007 — 9/2008) • Aided non-prime borrowers in bringing loan payments current utilizing a variety of related programs, providing customized solutions based upon individual financial needs • Assisted team manager with maintaining and distributing month - end numbers to peers, providing relevant information to help staff achieve all individual as well as team monthly goals • Created and facilitated various training classes to assist peers with negotiation skills, reducing the past - due loan balances outstanding while improving departmental bottom - line • Coached prime and HAD agents on negotiation skills as well as objection handling and time management

The book offers a number of recommendations in terms of how to reduce a child's «peer orientations» and replace them with an active adult or «parent orientation» and it is for this reason that I would recommend it to my clients.