Sentences with phrase «sharp practices by»

Dave Prentis, the general secretary of Unison, said the Queen's speech showed the government «had listened» and taken up issues that mattered to people, such as poverty, the environment, care for the elderly, and curbs on risk - taking and sharp practices by the financial sector.

Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, praised the government for listening and taking up issues that matter to people such as care for the elderly, curbs on risk - taking and sharp practices by the financial sector, poverty and the environment.

Not exact matches

«This attempt by Russia is a sharp reminder that Australian businesses and individuals are constantly targeted by malicious state and non-state actors, and we must maintain rigorous cybersecurity practices.»

The methods of form criticism help us to pick out aspects of the gospel accounts of Jesus» conduct and teaching which are in sharp contrast to the current practice and teaching of his day, and which it would not have been in the earliest church's interest to introduce into the material: for example, Jesus» attitude to women, his table - fellowship with «tax collectors and sinners», his refusal of the epithet «good», and Mark's comment — altered by Matthew — that in Nazareth «he could do no mighty work».

So too, attention to congregations whose practice of worship is necessarily shaped by its cultural setting would not be parochially limited to what goes on «within» congregations but rather have to question the value of any sharp contrast between «inside» and «outside» and attend to what is known about the cultural settings that inescapably shape its enactments of worship.

«Immersive and creative videos such as the Paddock to Plate Story help educate and engage consumers by addressing their growing interest in sustainability, meat quality, traceability and animal welfare practices within our industry,» Ms Sharp said.

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

«The distributors shall transport and market LAKE Rice, engage in equitable distribution of the product by avoiding hoarding and other sharp practices and ensure all year round continuous and equitable distribution of LAKE Rice», he said.

We are not talking here about a bit of sharp practice in Labour leaflets that claimed that the Conservatives wanted to take away free bus passes or winter fuel payments, and which were disowned by Gordon Brown.

The study, funded in part by a $ 500,000 grant from the Florida Legislative, was a collaboration between Saleh Naser, UCF infectious disease specialist, Dr. Shazia Bég, rheumatologist at UCF's physician practice, and Robert Sharp, a biomedical sciences doctoral candidate at the medical school.

Precarious progress The sharp drop in the overall number of Ebola cases is a testament to the control efforts by the governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone; the belated arrival of massive international assistance last autumn; and local populations who changed behaviours and practices to better control infection and spread (see «Cases by country»).

Until about this point Soldier is vaguely interesting, but things take a sharp downward turn from there on: on the planet he is taken in by a group of refugees who becomes the target of the new genetically engineered troops who are out on a practice run.

Another reason given by them for the sharp increase is the new GCSE numbered marking model, which came into practice this year.

Very interesting and I have also been considering this in light of the practice of implementation of «pedagogical frameworks» part by part, ASoT, DoL etc where schools focus on one aspect across the school, describing the practice as a narrow sharp focus supported by research to best achieve outcomes.

More importantly, that research details that deeper learning (a) starts with intentional adoption of select best practices (b) works equally well to raise content achievement enabled by the four Cs, (c) develops sharper interpersonal skills (d) increases readiness for advanced study and sends more students off to rigorous colleges without crimping the possibilities to those blocked in traditional schools because of background or income.

Indianapolis, IN (October 13, 2015)-- It is with great excitement that Long - Sharp Gallery presents Silver, Gold, and Bold, an exhibition in three parts, each defined by the widely varied practices of the exhibited artists, at December fair week's premier fair Art Miami (December 1 — 6, Midtown).

Yet, while Made in L.A. appeared as diverse and sprawling as the city whose art it presented, it might also be argued that the bulk of the work on view extended four familiar (and familial) lineages of Los Angeles art that were well represented in «PST»: hard - edge abstraction (represented here in paintings by Brian Sharp and Alex Olson and painterly objects by Lisa Williamson and Brenna Youngblood), found - object assemblage (in the work of Liz Glynn, Ry Rocklen, Henry Taylor, and Erika Vogt, among others), eclectic performance practices (including live pieces by Math Bass, Kenyatta A. C. Hinkle, and Ashley Hunt, as well as the collective Slanguage's array of community - based works at LAXART), and film and video projects that pointed, more or less, to the looming shadow of Hollywood (e.g., Miljohn Ruperto's Seven and Five, 2012, which includes multiple remakes of a 1961 episode of the TV show Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Dan Finsel's The Space Between You and Me, 2012, for which the artist restaged Farrah Fawcett and Keith Edmier's decade - old roll in the clay).

Below is a press release written by Chris Sharp giving you an insiders perspective into Smith's practice, interests, and inspirations.

Obviously from the above, it is challenging to pin down a definition of sharp practice as it is subject to both a wide and a more limited definition by those law societies - and they are legion - that prohibit sharp practice.

there could only be a conclusion of lack of good faith within the meaning of [s 31]... where the fact that the negotiations had not passed an «embryonic» stage was, in turn, caused by some breach of or absence of good faith such as deliberate delay, sharp practice, misleading negotiating or other unsatisfactory or unconscionable conduct.

Keep your negotiation skills sharp by taking professional development workshops or seminars, taking classes and practicing.

One section of the Statute in New Jersey requires that real estate commission agreements be reduced to writing in order «to protect the public from fraud, incompetence, misinterpretation, sharp or unconscionable practice [s]» by real estate brokers.