Sentences with phrase «several efforts by»

The move to bring Echo devices to India is the latest among several efforts by Amazon to establish a larger presence in the country, a quickly growing market for e-commerce operations.

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After exceeding several hiring goals, Starbucks is ramping up its employment efforts and plans to create 240,000 jobs globally by 2021.

The move follows several other AI - related fraud protection efforts by Mastercard, and could indicate a push on the company's part to develop a full - suite solution.

Several workers also told the Guardian that they were fired from the factory just before Ramadan, the Muslim holy month that began at the end of May, and rehired a month later in what they believe was an effort to make them ineligible for a religious holiday bonus that is required by Indonesian law.

Dark Matter comes just a couple of weeks after the anti-secrecy organization released a trove of documents describing how the CIA over the last several years has targeted electronics made by a slew of prominent tech companies to further its espionage efforts.

He was one of several high - level Colombian criminals hiding out there, and it's suspected his relocation there was part of an effort by his criminal group to expand into Argentina, which has both a large domestic drug market and is the fifth - largest transit point for drugs bound to Europe and Asia, according to the UN.

This issue is at the core of efforts by several tablet manufacturers to bridge the gap with hybrid devices.

The deal, which is subject to approval by a U.S. bankruptcy judge, would be the culmination of efforts by the Weinstein Company over several months to find a buyer.

H.B. 929 Status: Failed Relates to promotion of cybersecurity in the Commonwealth, initiates several efforts to promote economic development, research and development, and workforce development of the cybersecurity industry in the Commonwealth, creates two new matching grant funds, adds one administered by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority for private entities that collaborate with one or more public institutions of higher education on research and development related to cybersecurity.

In addition to pledging a total of $ 3 million in grant funding to recovery and relief efforts to assist pets and pet owners in need, the company's PetSmart Charities philanthropic arm coordinated deliveries of several truckloads of critically needed pet food and pet supplies as part of its Buy A Bag, Give A Meal program to communities deeply impacted by the hurricanes.

The Bank of Japan has implemented negative interest rate policies and a quantitative easing program several times the relative size of efforts formerly implemented by the Fed.

Thor switched up brokerages for several of its listings — from 530 Broadway to several Fifth Avenue properties — in an effort to unload assets burdened by the retail crisis.

ORLANDO, Fla. — June 24, 2016 — Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE: VAC) is pleased to announce, as a member of the Orlando business community, it will be making a $ 25,000 donation divided among several local organizations coordinating support and healing efforts to those who have been so profoundly affected by the tragic event on June 12, 2016.

If content marketing predictions made by leaders like Joe Pulizzi, Sarah Mitchell, Carlos Abler, and several others are any indication, 2016 could truly be the year when brands finally start to de-silo their content efforts and operate as fully functional publishers.

The donation details can be found on the cryptocurrency exchange's blog: «Join this campaign and help the efforts made by the RED CROSS in Mexico by using the hashtag #BitcoinAidMexico and make a donation to one of the following accounts: Bitcoin (BTC) 1DaHfXsoPfZ2jznJhB62vR3QEVFhhZ2tMREthereum (ETH) 0x88B6021aE4BB9830f2E9D5BB38B83427b9D7ffEcRipple (XRP) rEFMdiTbLmZq5ZiMGrWGoyP48DMFqXjNkM [No Destination Tag required]» The Red Cross thus far has been able to set up collection and relief centers in several areas affected by the earthquake, especially in the southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, benefiting around 24,000 people.

Meanwhile, christians in the United States continued their campaign to deny legal rights to gays, while continuing to pour funds into efforts to make gay behavior a criminal offense, punishable by death, in several African countries.

The past two years have seen the appearance of an informative Encyclopedia of the American Constitution (4 vols., edited by Leonard W. Levy [Macmillan]-RRB-, several outstanding studies on its intellectual background (including Forrest McDonald's Novus Ordo Seculorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution [University Press of Kansas] and Morton White's Philosophy, The Federalist, and the Constitution [Oxford University Press], at least one pathbreaking effort to trace the document's role through the years (Michael Kammen's A Machine That Would Go of Itself The Constitution in American Culture [Knopf]-RRB- and a gaggle of good books on its religious themes (see Martin Marty's review in The Century [«James Madison Revisited,» April 9.

Tyagi Bill supported by the Prime Minister Desai restricting religious conversion and also the discrimination of scheduled caste converts to Christianity in the special benefits to people of the scheduled caste background, may be mentioned as violations of the covenant on the part of the State; and the Christian people have been unhappy at giving up minority communal safeguards and many efforts to organize Christian political parties off and on have been made in several states especially in the South by Christians.

The preacher who is doing his reading these days has been encouraged by the fact that there are a number of recent attempts «to find a new way through from exegesis to the sermon».1 That these efforts among biblical scholars, systematic theologians, and practical theologians are taking place has several clear implications.

Niebuhr introduces his own constructive discussion with several statements which are not only a correct report of the biblical - theological situation in our time, but also provide material for our effort to say something useful about the theme of this lecture: what are the requirements for preaching which are suggested by this search for a proper theological method?

Our freedom of speech has already been ridiculed and distorted by several of these mainstream outlets (as expected), giving validation to our cause and efforts.

During the past year Louisville's news has been dominated by several seemingly disparate issues — the troubled relationship between the police department and the African - American community; efforts to build more mixed - income housing in the city; adoption of a regional plan intended to moderate suburban sprawl; disagreement about the number and location of proposed new Ohio River bridges linking Louisville and southern Indiana; a campaign to attract high - tech business to the downtown area; and a lively election campaign around the issue of a city - county merger.

In the present section, several more specific ways are presented by which the effort to uncover the ethos of a congregation is pressed: (a) listening for narrative elements, (b) participant observation, (c) guided interviews for value patterns, and (d) corporate moral inquiry.

Several anthropologists, studying the difference between magic and religion in primitive peoples, have indicated that the latter (religion) is much more an intended conformity of things human with the divine, whereas the former (magic) is the effort, by use of formulae or rites, to bring the divine into conformity with things human.

Again and again we have remarked that some of the chronic evil seemingly inseparably associated with mankind has displayed several of its colossal dimensions among peoples who have called themselves Christian, but that repeatedly efforts to counter this evil, some of them at least partly successful, have been put forth by men and women inspired and sustained by Christian faith.

The effort to characterize construals of the Christian thing in the particular cultural and social locations that make them concrete will involve several disciplines: (a) those of the intellectual historian and textual critic (to grasp what the congregation says it is responding to in its worship and why); and (b) those of the cultural anthropologist and the ethnographer [3] and certain kinds of philosophical work [4](to grasp how the congregation shapes its social space by its uses of scripture, by its uses of traditions of worship and patterns of education and mutual nurture, and by the «logic «of its discourse); and (c) those of the sociologist and social historian (to grasp how the congregation's location in its host society and culture helps shape concretely its distinctive construal of the Christian thing).

The cookbook is conveniently divided into chapters by the recipes» cook time and effort level (15 - 25 minute meals, 30 - 45 minute meals, 5 - 10 minutes prep, slow cooker meals, etc.), and features several gluten - free recipes.

The company's efforts to be a exemplary supplier have been noted by several of its customers.

In February 2015, a sub-population of Murray hardyhead were translocated to this site from the South Australian Riverland, as part of ongoing efforts by several agencies to restore the population of this endangered fish species.

The documents point to efforts by the sugar industry to lay blame on fat — in which the industry succeeded for several decades in making fats we now know to be crucial to our health as the number one dietary enemy.

Frank led an effort that made King Arthur a national brand by the turn of the 21st century; several years ago he and his wife, Brinna, sold the company to us, the employee - owners.

Positive Wine Industry Survey Results, but PR Efforts Still Needed: Survey results released by Sonoma State's Wine Business Institute last week ran contrary to the impression given by several recent stories about the wine industry clashing with locals about vineyard and winery development

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

That effort, largely led by Sohn, achieved its fulfillment on May 7, 1988, when a $ 22,000, 6» 5 bronze statue of Trice depicted as a student reading his famous letter was dedicated on campus in a ceremony attended by several of his relatives.

Ince would draw in several defenders before releasing to Laurent Depoitre, who had rolled off the side of the defensive unit to create space, and Town's striker would see his side - footed effort comfortably palmed away by Nick Pope, who had been relatively quiet until this chance.

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Rare Illinois Turtles Making Comeback With Help From Chicago Museum - DNAinfo.com Chicago - March 10, 2016 Twenty years of collaborative efforts between several wildlife organizations are starting to pay off for an endangered turtle hunted by poachers, run over by cars and eaten by a multitude of predators.

Following several public meetings and many discussions with High School District 214, whose swim teams used the indoor pool for practices and meets, about a combined effort to renovate and expand the pool, a plan was approved by the Park Board in December 2002.

In the effort to help our co-mommies and their children in the war - stricken village in Marawi, 100 Mommy bloggers from Mommy Bloggers Philippines community had collaborated to bring boxes of Nutri10Plus Syrup, DayCee Vitamin C Syrup and several toys, to a hundred kids in Marawi through SinagTala, a non-profit organization headed by Ms. Kaye Koo.

And the counter reaction to that has been a much bigger effort done by several hospitals to make the experience better, lessen interventions, use CNMs instead of residents and provide several tools to avoid c.sections, so that you can have the safety of an early intervention without being bed ridden and forcibly tied to a monitor and an IV at the hands of OB wannabes.

Mayfield has concentrated his efforts on the youth of Waukegan by starting up several free programs through the district.

Yesterday I wrote an impassioned post about efforts by House Republicans to gut the funding for several pieces of legislation that I personally value, including the new school food regulations, the new food safety law and the new voluntary guidelines for marketing junk food to children, along with funding for food assistance programs like WIC.

«The operation which lasted several hours in the Forest in Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State that led to the release of the two (2) South African Nationals was made possible through coordinated efforts led by Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State.

The cause of the explosion is immediately not known but several tanker vehicles have been burnt while efforts by a combined team of military and personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service with support of the National Ambulance to save lives.

Over the past several decades, he has been called to service on numerous occasions by governors and mayors during times of crisis and today, I too am turning to him to assist me in my continued efforts to stabilize New York's economy.»»

Trump was so flattered by the effort he agreed to hear a pitch from the two Western New Yorkers and several other GOP leaders on why he should run.

Cuomo announced several new efforts by the State Police to combat gang violence in upstate cities.

At 9 a.m., Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo will be joined by Sheriff Patrick O'Flynn and several town supervisors to discuss response efforts to flooding along Lake Ontario, Mayer's Marina, 7 Lake Rd., Webster.

Klein, a Bronx Democrat who leads the growing, seven - member conference, sharply rebuked the efforts over the last several days by mainline Democrats to unify the conference by involving Cuomo and putting public pressure on him through various left - leaning advocacy groups and the Working Families Party.

ALBANY — As a result of several years of efforts by Agudath Israel of America and the unwavering support of New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, it appears that rabbinical college students in New York State will, for the first time ever, be eligible to receive Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) grants.