Sentences with phrase «responded by passing»

The French government responded by passing a package bill last year that includes several measures to lure young people into labs and to spur innovation.

Bruno responded by passing the bare minimum and letting his members go home, leaving quite a number of big ticket items on the table, and even backing out of a previously agreed upon three - way deal on Wicks Law reform.

Thousands of readers responded by passing on the information through social media and soon SafBaby became one of the most trusted and visited eco-conscious parenting blogs in the U.S. — ranked in the top five out of thousands.

The Ohio legislature responded by passing a statute known as the «Art Modell law,» named after the Browns / Ravens owner, forces an owner of a sports team that uses public resources to give six months notice of their intention to relocate and give local people and municipalities a chance to purchase the team.

Not exact matches

You respond by explaining that you are having a horrible day because a close family member or cherished pet just passed away.

In 2002, Congress responded to scandals at Enron and other companies by passing the Sarbanes - Oxley law.

Even when we pass on a deal, we respond quickly and provide transparent reasons for our decision, often accompanied by a humble acknowledgement that we could be wrong and what evidence could disprove our hypothesis.

The Chicago suburb of Deerfield, Illinois, passed a surrender and confiscation ordinance for «assault weapons» Monday night and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) responded by filing suit on Thursday.

Lively, with representation by Liberty Counsel (an evangelical legal organization), responded that in both the U.S. and Uganda he exercised constitutionally protected speech rights; that he opposes violence and neither committed nor plotted any; that Uganda did not in fact pass a proposed draconian anti-gay law, and that in any case Uganda's political institutions, instead of himself, are responsible for its political decisions; and that the court lacks jurisdiction and the plaintiffs lack standing.

The decision responded to two appeals brought by Walter Pierce, the governor of Oregon, about the Oregon Compulsory Education Act of 1922, a voter - passed initiative....

Congress and the White House responded with the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002, passed by overwhelming majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives and signed by a president who called it the most important securities legislation since 1934.

God is not wholly beyond the passing flux of events, but includes them, responds to them, and is himself influenced by them.

I rarely take the time to respond to someone I agree with... but this was too good to pass by.

Or do we reach the true meaning of Biblical language by passing through a process of secularization that stills all human language about God, thereby allowing man to respond passively in faith to the full and final language of God?

And Moses responds, in effect, By all means, Lord, bring it to pass, but not through me.

That biblical story is the bedrock of my faith and the faith of my church, and always I, with my church, am called to hear that history and respond to it, pass it on and live by its promise.

Like, for example, consider how you personally respond to the following actual, randomly selected social media post: «Catch some serious southwest flavor with our Tex Mex Loaded Chips before they pass you by,» with a photo of the chips being passed around a table.

UBS analyst Ben Gilbert said retailers were responding to the shrinking pool of supplier funds by using fresh rather than packaged food and groceries to lure shoppers, improving their private label offers and using price «creep» (price rises that are not passed on to suppliers) to boost margins.

He responded by torching the Jayhawks with three passing touchdowns in a 41 - 3 win.

Why you should watch: Utah installed a pass - first, uptempo offense this season with Troy Taylor as its new offensive coordinator, and the Utes responded by averaging 29.5 points (58th in the country) and 256 passing yards (43rd) per game.

Manufacturers responded to the restrictions by allowing buyers to return their old bats to be «dampened» — by, for example, cracking them open and sticking foam inside — in order to pass the new rules.

There are many reasons why an ambulance or other emergency response team might be unavoidably delayed in responding to an emergency (traffic, distance, inaccurate directions to the location, etc.) and each minute that passes reduces the victim's odds of survival by 10 % or more.

We all know how children can be quite demanding at any age and if you are facing calls for attention, supplies or assistance from your kids in the car, it can be tempting to try and pass them the food or drink they want or respond to their crying by driving faster.

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Governors Andrew Cuomo, Chris Christie and Dan Malloy of Connecticut responded by sending a stern letter to every member of the House in hopes the bill will pass before the new year.

He suggested that fundamental change was being passed without sufficient debate, but Downing Street responded by insisting that the government has a clear mandate «to tackle Britain's deep - rooted problems».

The defence secretary spoke out as the coalition was accused of spoiling tactics after it responded to a call for heterosexual couples to be granted the same rights to enter into civil partnerships by announcing plans for a review that would be delayed for five years once the legislation is passed.

In addition to responding to the Journal News, the Legislature passed a resolution aimed at curbing gun - related deaths by reinstating a program which distributes gun locks to county gun owners.

Asked last month whether he would veto the bills if they passed, de Blasio responded only by talking about how they were subject to change.

«Mr. Mohrer ticked off a list of possible repercussions if the council passes a bill proposed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission to limit new for - hire vehicle licenses issued by the city: Uber cars would take longer to respond to passengers, fares would increase, customers would flee the service and surge pricing would become more common.

Mr. Cuomo believed he could get the votes to pass a gun control measure in the Senate, but any doubt was erased by a Dec. 24 ambush in Webster, near Rochester, in which a lone gunman set fire to a car and his house, then killed two firefighters who responded.

After all, under its Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York has responded to December's Newtown tragedy by passing legislation banning assault weapons and making it harder for seriously mentally ill individuals to legally obtain firearms.

Governor Cuomo, whose 2013 SAFE Act was one of the toughest packages of new state gun laws to pass in recent years, responded to Gabey's shooting by calling greater national gun control measures.

Both Ryan's and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's offices have responded to requests from Democrats to return from recess by saying that Senate Democrats should pass the bill already passed by the House.

We've now seen PBNYC get thousands of previously disenfranchised New Yorkers involved in the political process and respond to critical needs in the community that were passing by without attention year after year.

So, when they brought the MTEF, we said that we will subject it to critical analyses and not rubber stamp it and then it was in the media that National Assembly should be blamed for not passing the budget in time, I responded by telling them they brought empty documents.

He, in fact, responded to City Council's lack of passing this misguided bit of legislation by distributing feminine hygiene products among the members of city council, and encouraging city residents to contact their council person directly for thier product needs.

An energy bill also passed by the Senate in 2016 contained similar language, and more than 60 scientists responded with a letter outlining their concerns.

The pilot responds to the puffs by tilting away from them, and the suit passes those signals on to the helicopter's steering controls.

Normally, northern cardinals listen to tufted titmouse predator alarm calls and will typically respond by fleeing or freezing until the danger passes.

In the study, researchers modelled three ways that the soft drinks industry may respond to the levy: reformulating drinks to reduce sugar content, passing some of the levy to consumers by raising the price of sugary drinks, and using marketing to encourage consumers to switch to lower sugar drinks.

THE FIRST 12 PEOPLE TO RESPOND (via «Contact Joyce» on home page) WITH THEIR FULL NAMES WILL BE NOTIFIED by e-mail of PASSES FOR FOUR!

Previously, federal involvement in education had been minimal, even after Congress responded to the Russians» launch of Sputnik by passing the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) in 1958.

The bill, passed last month by the legislature, responds to the wishes of some parents who wanted a longer summer, as well as the tourism industry, which has pushed for extended summer breaks to boost profits and ensure the availability of student workers.

Some will respond by redoubling their efforts to ensure that they pass the test or accumulate the proper number of credits in core academic subjects.

MacInnes, in his role as former Assistant Commissioner of Education for the Abbott Districts, was once asked by the Senate Education Committee why children in the former Abbott Districts were not learning what they needed to know to pass state assessments, to which he responded, «I don't know.

Two weeks have passed and the State Department of Education still hasn't responded to a Freedom of Information request for a copy of the Operations Plan that Windham filed for the new Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy, but a staff person at the Department of Education has confirmed that the document filed IS NOT the version approved by the Windham Board of Trustees.

Dealers have responded by convincing their state legislatures to pass franchise laws that protect their businesses by limiting what actions an auto maker can take.

It takes forever to respond to throttle inputs with a downshift, to the point that most of the time you're halfway through a passing maneuver by the time you get the power you wanted.

Even though the August 3 deadline has passed, the CRA says you should still respond, either by paying the tax or sending in more information to dispute the tax.