Sentences with phrase «saw measures passed»

Our members have worked hard to expand and preserve existing programs, and as a result we saw measures passed this session that improve accountability and, in the case of home visiting, increase funding.

In the months leading up to Election Day, Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson was reluctant to commit to bringing the marriage bill back to the floor for a vote, despite the fact that now Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo said seeing the measure passed and signed into law would be a «priority» for his first year in office.

Personally, we hope to see this measure pass not just in Sonoma County, but in other areas struggling with the same issues.

Not exact matches

But by all the measures I can see Reynolds was not putting the Thorns in a significantly more dangerous position with giveaways or poor passes.

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

which is certainly not a slight on the young french national player; like him or not, Sanchez has provided some real world - class performances for club and country in recent years... if you do this move, you need to really clean house or face some serious consequences for the foreseeable future... half measures are rarely rewarded, that's how we got here... tear down the wall... we need to get rid of Giroud, not because he isn't a talented player, his skill - set simply doesn't make sense if we hope to maximize the offensive potential of a quick passing, one - touch scheme... we need to evolve, like Barcelona, who realized you needed to have clinical finishers or face a mind - numbing future of horizontal passes and largely ineffective crosses... Barca went and got Suarez, even though they had Messi and Neymar on the roster (just imagine the possibilities — another in the litany of Wenger «what ifs»)... we need to be as clinical in the boardroom as on the pitch... accept nothing less or move on... personally I would move on from Welbeck, Giroud and Walcott, even Ox if he isn't all in... I think the most intriguing player might be Perez, which runs counter to the thoughts in my head when he arrived late last summer... we need a deep lying DM with quick feet and long ball potential, midfielders who can counter quickly even when they are spread out and 4 or 5 players who know how to attack the lanes (kind of a cross between Barca, Dortmund and Monaco)... this is seriously an achievable goal, one that logically should have been achieved quite a few years ago... did no one in the Arsenal organization see the financial restructuring of the football universe... think of the players we could have had but we weren't willing to cough up the dough only for those individuals to have their value double or triple within a 12 to 24 month period... even if just from an investment perspective these «no deals» represent a failure of monumental proportions... only if you cared, of course

With Neymar drawing defenders towards him Andre Gomes found room on the overlap, collecting a measured pass only to see goalkeeper Kevin Trapp divert his shot wide.

I decided (especially since he wasn't my only kid, and staying in the house for weeks on end wasn't a possibility) after enough days had passed and I just wasn't seeing ANY measure of real success other than occasional timing - based luck, to admit defeat and put him back in diapers.

NYPIRG has released its annual review of the state legislative session in Albany, finding this year was among the sessions that saw the least number of legislative agreements as evidenced by identical bills passing on the floor of both houses, otherwise known as «same - as» measures.

Gillibrand said Congress has a «moral obligation» to pass the measure, which she called the «clearest example of right versus wrong» she has seen during her short tenure as a senator.

The Assembly has passed a measure to allow early voting three times, he said, only to see it sputter in the Senate.

If passed, the measure would see the minimum price for a bottle of wine set at # 4.20 and 90p for a can of beer, but the rise in prices would not be collected in taxes.

As for the DREAM Act, no matter how much supporters would like to see a «clean» bill pass, at least one member of the immigrant advocacy community recognizes the reality of the situation, which is that letting the measure come up for a vote in the Senate is likely a recipe for disaster — an all - but certain repeat of the bill's 2014 failure.

Lawmakers won't be called back for a special session to pass more ethics and campaign - finance reform measures, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he would like to see broader changes included in a constitutional convention.

Collins, a supporter of the tax plan, called Cuomo a «Grinch» and said in a statement that many of his constituents will see $ 100 more in their monthly paychecks once the tax measure is passed.

This year alone, the groups saw major elements of their platforms come to pass, such as tying teacher evaluations more closely to test scores, adding hurdles to earning tenure and increasing the number of charter schools, measures all unpopular with the unions.

In an interview Wednesday Mahoney said she expects the measure will pass the legislature and doesn't see a good reason for lawmakers to oppose it.

Collins, a supporter of the tax plan, called Cuomo a «Grinch» and said, in a statement, that many of his constituents will see $ 100 more in their monthly pay checks once the tax measure is passed.

Advantages such as easiness to adapt it to the specific needs of a company or an organization, and the possibilities that offers the fact that it is used on a technological support, which enables to measure time of the answer of each question or to see how one person pass from a neutral mood to a specific mood, for example.

By comparing the repeat - pass radar observations, scientists hope to measure any crustal deformations that may occur between observations, allowing them to «see» the amount of strain building up on fault lines, and giving them a clearer picture of which faults are active and at what rates they're moving, both before earthquakes and after them.

His wife (Sally Field in age - blind casting) sees the measure doomed to not gather the two - thirds majority vote it needs to pass in the House of Representatives.

Indeed, the very notion of bilingualism is changing; language mastery is no longer seen as an either / or proposition, even though most schools still measure English proficiency as a binary «pass or fail» marker.

The chief sponsor of the measure, state Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D - Essex), said she was unlikely to see the bill passed without the unions» support.

Showing a misunderstanding of standardized test results, the judge did not see much value in measures in which everybody could pass.

But take their philosophical measure: a stony refusal to believe that we ever know what we see, put to a test of things — dull houses, parked cars — that seem too obvious to merit even passing attention.»

After all the warm and cold events, snow falls and melts, swings in ocean currents, and passing of storms, at the end of the summer we can measure how much ice is left and see the sum of all these effects.

Many students were specific about the measures they want to see lawmakers pass: stronger background checks, a ban on military - style weapons and an increase in the minimum age to purchase a firearm.