Sentences with phrase «reforms changed parts»

The Conservatives» liberalisation of the British economy in the 1980s and 90s was much - needed and long overdue but there is no question that these reforms changed parts of the North beyond recognition in a very short period of time.

Not exact matches

The changes are part of the kingdom's raft of economic and social reforms within its Vision 2030 program.

Additionally, potential legislative changes, including activities to repeal or replace, in whole or in part, the Health Care Reform Law, creates uncertainty for Humana's business, and when, or in what form, such legislative changes may occur can not be predicted with certainty.

Prince Mohammed, the 32 - year - old architect of Saudi economic reforms, took part in a panel discussion and held up an old - fashioned Nokia phone next to an iPhone to show the size of the change he planned.

Top Silicon Valley investors and leading companies like Airbnb and Uber are beginning to mobilize against the U.S. Senate's tax reform bill, fearing a provision that would change how employees get taxed on any shares they receive as part of their compensation.

He must do this in part because of recent tax changes in the U.S.; in part, because the current income tax system is an impediment to growth; and in part, because he needs to show that he understands the importance of comprehensive tax reform, and remains committed to it despite last year's mistakes.

After Republicans spent the greater part of the year pushing unsuccessfully to repeal Obamacare, tax reform was the last frontier for major legislative change in Trump's first year in office — a reality that served as a major motivator to get the tax bill done by Christmas.

There was large scale social change and governmental reform in the 1960s and as part of that the Church lost a lot of its power and influence.

This included a letter to Children and Families Minister Sarah Teather — who had blocked the enactment of joint birth registration, despite it already being on the statute books as part of the 2009 Welfare Reform Act — a legislative change for which the Fatherhood Institute has campaigned long and hard (often as a lone voice and in the face of opposition from other quarters).

All of the coverage I have seen on this clause of the new law is in praise, but I am not really sure this part of the health care reform law truly represents the «cultural change» it is being called by the media.

First, I could not solely focus my research on mathematics instruction; because the education I witnessed was so integrated and was indicative of best practices, I changed the study to be part of a growing body of knowledge on school restructuring and reform.

Discussing Lords reform and boundary changes, Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne told Radio 4's Today programme «They're clearly part of the same constitutional package.»

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«I agreed to the boundary changes, although on many parts with a heavy heart, but in the knowledge the rest of that agreement, especially for my part Lords reform, acted as a counterweight.»

Perhaps both are possible - maybe primaries as the only reform could weaken parties if they did not come as part of the broader cultural and organisational changes advocated.

For the most part, however, what the first minister served up as part of a long - trailed effort to «refresh» her administration after more than ten years in office sounded familiar: educational reform («most radical change»), more cash to boost economic growth («raising our ambition») and the creation of a Scottish National Investment Bank.

If the current administration and Democratic Congress won't stand up against a corrupt system and even attempt reform, attempt structural change or pull us back from the last 3 decades where BOTH parties have moved firmly to the right, they're part of the problem.

Attorney General Schneiderman praised Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for pushing ethics reform as part of the State budget process, but called for more dramatic changes, even if doing so delayed enactment of the budget.

Perhaps this is just be the British tradition of incremental change, but that is a large part of why the important democratising reforms of New Labour's first term are now rather overshadowed by more traditional governmental instincts.

He paints the change as part of a deliberate and sweeping reform of the party's traditionally centralised operation.

Government reform groups say they are not optimistic, though, that ethics changes will end up being part of the budget.

We were given the opportunity to adopt the AV system in a 2011 referendum, yet it was decisively rejected, with 68 % of voters opting for No on a 42 % turnout, in part the result of the abject failure of electoral reform advocates to craft a convincing case in favour of change.

As part of the campaign, they have released a minute long video that features excerpts from several of Gillibrand's senate floor speeches where she advocates for changes in the Health Care reform bill to provide more protections for women's reproductive rights, more coverage for pregnant women, and funding for women's health clinics.

While the Governor has submitted tax reform proposals as part of the 30 - day amendments, changes to the State tax code should be deliberated carefully, and therefore, are best considered outside the budget process.

Members of New York Communities for Change, the Real Rent Reform Campaign, and Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL - NY) also took part in the protest.

Transparency and comparison of performance against local plans, strategies for support and intervention for struggling areas, and mechanisms for patients to achieve change both in their own care and in local services more widely would all need to be part of a progressive reform agenda.

A commission set up to help reform the Democratic presidential nominating process has voted to restrict the number of superdelegates as part of a slew of changes.

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito defended her plan to reform part of the city's criminal summons structure, stressing the changes will not remove accountability from offenders.

Labour hopes that the changes, introduced as part of Miliband's reform of the party's historic links with the trade unions, will provide a «soft journey» into politics for people who think it is «weird» to join a political party.

Saying «I've been part of a real reform movement in Albany,» Malliotakis characterized her 6 + years in the State Assembly as defined by having «taken on» former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio and promised to similarly move to change City Hall.

The current changes were proposed as part of a series of reforms begun over the past three gubernatorial administrations, and are intended to cut costs and simplify a workers compensation system that doctors, lawyers, labor groups and business interests agree has become a hopeless bureaucratic tangle over decades.

The changes mirror guidelines set forth by the Washington, D.C. - based nonprofit think tank, Police Executive Research Forum, or PERF, which has advised the police department on ethics reforms as part of a three - year, $ 675,000 contract with the county.

But Britain's national network of jobcentres is currently undergoing radical change as the government implements multiple welfare reforms and cuts as part of its continued austerity drive.

In 2010, the incoming Coalition government implemented at least some of the proposed procedural reforms — sufficient to enable Nat Le Roux from the Constitution Society, writing for Democratic Audit, to judge that they had played a significant part in changing the relationship between government and Parliament.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

The plan was announced by leader of the House Sir George Young, who argued that the change in timetable better suits five - year fixed - term parliaments - part of the government's constitutional reform programme.

Unfortunately, under the so - called reform that the governor extracted as part of the redistricting agreement, the proposed constitutional amendment to change New York's process will do nothing to reform the problem of unequal representation.

Then the few good parts need to be combined with other real changes to create real reform.

All are expected to soon be signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio, with the package part of ongoing reforms aimed at changing the culture at Rikers Island and other jail facilities run by the city.

For Mr. Cuomo, calling for wholesale change at Rikers has been in keeping with several other forays he has made into criminal justice reform over the past year, part of a reinvigorated emphasis on liberal issues.

Lord Baker remembers his part in Conservative education changes in the 80s and the National Curriculum reform.

Ironically, the advocacy and organizing approach of these organizations mirrors the early work of the PTA, which was part of a nascent progressive political reform movement that changed the world of child welfare and children's education programs.

As part of her job, McCown lobbied for higher teacher compensations, change in teacher preparation and training, teacher certification and licensure reform, and teacher support improvements.

Reform Means More Than Just Small Research has shown that smaller schools are more effective at meeting students» needs, but just breaking up a school into smaller parts does not necessarily change the climate, according to Indiana University researcher Thomas Gregory.

Secretary Duncan likes to say that RttT is part of a «quiet revolution» in education, with states creating «bold blueprints for reform [that] bear the signatures of many key players at the state and local level who drive change in our schools.»

This view holds that true school reform must be part of a broader social justice campaign led by people of color, which calls for progressive changes to health care, housing, immigration, and economic policies, as well as education.

Thanks also to some shrewd lobbying on the part of Joe Williams of Democrats for Education Reform and Sunday bagel breakfasts hosted by NYSED Commissioner David Steiner, NYSUT agreed to go along (see my story in Education Next) with the changes.

Whereupon, Mathews predicts, we'll change course yet again, part of our pendulum - like approach to education reform: «This new decline of exit tests will almost certainly be followed by another burst of outrage and a renewed campaign to raise achievement.»

There's no shortage of bad news in education these days, nor any dearth of stasis, but at least education reform is a lively, forward - looking enterprise that gets positive juices flowing in many people and that is leading to promising changes across many parts of the K — 12 system.

For instance, first - wave reforms were sometimes part of omnibus education bills that included other policy changes, such as increased spending on K — 12 education.