Sentences with phrase «said about the participation»

«I'm encouraged,» Rawlings - Blake said about the participation of all city schools.

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«Even nowadays, people who hear about participation medals or torches or winners medals being available can't believe it,» she said.

But the analysis says raising the work - force participation rate of women by 4.5 percentage points by 2032 would lift Canada's potential growth to about 1.9 per cent.

Environment Minister Iain Rankin said Friday that regulations are being developed that would make participation mandatory for about 20 large industrial emitters including Nova Scotia Power, Northern Pulp, Lafarge, and large oil and gasoline companies such as ExxonMobil, Imperial and Irving.

If your company gets selected for a full - scale audit, Reish says to expect «a tedious and time - consuming process, where they'll check everything about participation, contributions, and much more.»

South Korea has said it is still in discussions with China and other countries about possible participation.

Uber says the gender data has about 99 percent participation while the race / ethnicity data represents more than 75 percent of the company.

«The opioid epidemic is intertwined with the story of declining prime - age participation, especially for men, and this reinforces our doubts about a rebound in the participation rate,» Mericle said.

When some Evangelical magazines and websites wrote snarky things about my participation in my gay son's wedding, several prominent Evangelicals contacted me in private and said, «You did the right thing.»

We who proclaim Christ ought to have enough faith that our Lord is what we claim him to be, to permit such men and women to have, if not full then some limited, participation in Christian life in the community of faith; for we are confident, or we should be confident if we really believe what we say about Jesus, that such fellowship with him in the company of his people will lead them more and more deeply into the true significance of his person.

In most of these themes — the centrality of eschatology, a renewed interest in the church as theological locus, Trinity as determinative for all that is said about God, salvation as participation — Pannenberg is in line with much recent theology.

When to this we add what has been said in the preceding chapter about the «risen life» in God, made specifically available to men and women through their participation in Jesus Christ «risen from the dead», we have a «de-mythologized» portrayal of what «happens after death» which speaks deeply to authentically Christian faith.

As someone who is committed to increasing political participation and passionate about Christians engaging with what politicians actually say, rather than what we've heard them say, I believe it can be helpful when a politician chooses direct modes of communication rather than allowing their words to be mediated through the press.

(And I'm not talking about Heaven and Hell here — cos it says we won't know about that, I'm talking about participation in bringing about God's Kingdom here on earth.)

It was an exercise in delusion, if not hypocrisy, because all that we said about equality, life, liberty, public happiness, freedom, the right of assembly, participation, and the other noble principles applied in fact only to the white man, not to the majority of persons in this country, who at that time were red, or to a sizable minority who were black and in chains.

Of course, as John goes on to explain, if we deny what Jesus reveals to us through His blood, and say that we are not guilty of sacred violence toward others, then we simply have not yet seen the truth about the blood of Jesus and have not owned up to our own duplicity and participation in human scapegoating and violence.

That said, I rush to point out that it is a splendid document about human participation in God's creative work, marriage, and the link between sex and babies.

Much contemporary treatment of history has put just such an emphasis on anamnesis; much is said about the vital entrance of the historian into the past, a participation which has the effect of making that past come alive again in the present.

Writing in The Times, Kate Lampard, chairwoman of GambleAware said: «As a society, we should be concerned about the rising risk of harm from wider access and more regular participation in gambling on future generations, resulting in a possible public health crisis in gambling addiction.»

Everything said about human beings must cohere with this view of their participation in the world and, with all the world, in God.

«When Tossed announced the salad contest, I was inspired to enter because I thought that this would be a great opportunity to create a healthy and enticing salad named after LAUP and to help raise awareness of our wonderful non-profit organization, as well as recognition about our participation in next year's 2013 L.A. Marathon,» Andrade says.

Coles said supplier participation in the ARC program was at all times voluntary and that it consulted with smaller suppliers about the value of expected benefits from the program.

«Our members» participation speaks volumes about their passion for the continued growth and revitalization of our industry and their excitement about attracting younger consumers to vending,» said Mathews.

Coleman said yesterday when asked about the midfielders participation in the Euros this summer: «I am hoping he is going to get a couple of games in with Arsenal but who knows?»

It was assumed that Noah would return to the team for the FIBA World Cup, but when asked about his participation Noah said, «I live my life day to day, and I feel like the NBA season is, it's brutal.

«We hope these findings will help foster discussion both about how changes in pediatric athletic participation over the past 20 years may be impacting injury rates and how we can best develop youth injury prevention programs and athletic participation guidelines,» said Marc A. Tompkins, MD, an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Minnesota.

Participation in a federal summer meal program that helps children from low - income families plunged about 25 percent in Illinois last year, an anti-hunger coalition said Thursday.

About 95 percent of schools are reportedly meeting the standards, but GOP lawmakers backed by the School Nutrition Association (SNA) said the provisions have led to an increase in food waste and a dramatic decline in student participation over the last three years.

McDonald's uses the occasion to tout its participation in the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (but you already know how I feel about that group — see «Fox Guards Henhouse: Industry's «Self - Regulation» of Children's Food Advertising «-RRB-; it promises to set up a «Kids» Food and Nutrition Advisory Board;» it says the company will submit to third party verification of its efforts, the results of which will be reported publicly; and, my personal favorite, executives from the company will go on a «listening tour» next month to learn more from parents and nutrition experts on the role McDonald's can play in improving child nutrition.

Park board President Steve Randich said the district, whose funding ability is limited by the tax cap, would have to study the costs before giving an answer about its participation.

Lead author Dr. Nathan Churchill, a post-doctoral fellow in St. Michael's Neuroscience Research Program, said there was growing concern about how participation in contact sports may affect the brain.

Actress Kristin Kreuk broke her silence about her participation in NXIVM, the Albany - area organization whose leader has been charged with running a sex - slave cult, saying she left five years ago and is «horrified and disgusted» by what it became.

One respondent related how the participation of British Libyans in the war in 2011 was essentially about pride; «It was to protect our land, our family, our tribe,» she said.

Addressing the women's conference he said: «Wide participation in policy making leads to more support for the policies we get, leads us to that movement that will bring about the end of this government but - beyond that - the end of the system of inequality and injustice in our society.»

Kombiz Lavasany, another Drinking Liberally activist who was in attendance, said Franken gave a speech about the importance of building social capital as a form of democratic participation that transcended voting.

Proponents have argued that the change will boost sliding voter participation — something the commission is «deeply concerned» about, Charter Revision Commission Chair Matthew Goldstein has said.

Speaking on Starr Today, Seidu said: «I have not received any communication about my participation in politics... I'm not happy about the violence and I have told them to stop.

Responding to a concern raised by one of the speakers, Kate Henshaw (a Nollywood star and politician) in her presentation about youth participation in the electoral process, the INEC Chairman said, «women, youth, People Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) have always been at the fulcrum of the Commission's plans.»

«I am extremely humbled by the outpouring of support and I am very excited about moving forward as our outreach to donors continues to bring diverse participation from our community,» Patel said.

Rep. Grace Meng (D - Flushing) said the team's proposal «creates a venue for families to make memories, to learn about teamwork and to encourage healthy participation in sports.»

There were signs of a more immediate change in policy as Tory MPs said they had been given the impression by Gove that ministers were becoming lukewarm about continuing UK participation in the European arrest warrant.

Ellwood also emphasises Saudi Arabia's participation in talks aimed at bringing about a resolution to hostilities in Syria, adding: «You could arguably say that they would not be taking place without Saudi Arabia at the table.»

Responding to a concern raised by one of the speakers, Kate Henshaw, a Nollywood star, on her presentation about youths» participation in the electoral process, the INEC Chairman said, «women, youth, People Living with Disabilities and internally displaced persons had always been at the fulcrum of the commission's plans.»

Evangelicals have lower science education and participation rates than the general population, suffer from a strain of anti-intellectualism within their ranks, are not always well served by a commitment to revelation over discovery, and possess undue trust in religious leaders — particularly in areas about which those leaders generally have little expertise, he said.

Broadening participation, said Crawford, is not about keeping business from going abroad (which one could not really stop) but about developing an IT workforce with a more competitive edge.

The process should include broader participation by groups and parties whose safety, livelihoods, and quality of life are affected by decisions about the lake and river system, the report says.

As the Lindau Nobel Meetings in Physics take place about once in four years, and only about 500 young researchers are allowed a one - time participation, one could say that the competition is similar that of the Olympic Games.

«Ten years ago we tested a similar mailing that didn't talk about participation being mandatory [and] the self - response rate dropped by 20 percentage points, from about 50 % to 30 %,» Treat says.

It's all about the inner flow and participation,» says Rea.

Yagan said he wants to broaden participation in the Chicago program to about half a dozen other Midwest cities.