Sentences with phrase «significant government support»

The government news release said the company «received significant government support» to set up a studio here.

However, ensuring quality requires significant government support and even with two - thirds of children already in preschool centers across China, the Ministry of Education plans to provide universal access for one year of preschool and almost universal access for two years before primary school by 2020 — and Shanghai, in particular has been outpacing the rest of the nation.

Not exact matches

CB: The Quest project is an interesting example, because it took a significant amount of government support to get it up and running.

Government incentive and educational infrastructure are significant support systems, but the backbone of any global leader in technology and innovation is the entrepreneurs themselves.

Student clubs with which I am associated have received significant support from both government and industry.

The Russian Government is determined to see this project succeed, however, and has provided significant subsidies and financial support from the National Wealth Fund.

Starbucks shares the concerns expressed by the Netherlands government that there are significant errors in the decision, and we support the Dutch government's appeal efforts.

The government continues to predict balanced budgets over the three - year term, though there is a significant change in the debt profile of B.C., notably our taxpayer - supported debt, which is scheduled to increase more than 17 % over the next three years.

Such developments within academic disciplines are highly significant in a society in which the social sciences are viewed as instruments for the clarification, support and advancement of the government's philosophy and policies.

As the Pope still has significant influence over the less educated masses in these parts of the World, he has exercised this power by: (a) Using some of the Vatican's incomprehensible wealth to educate these vulnerable people on health family planning and condom use; (b) Supporting government programs that distribute condoms to high risk groups; (c) Using its myriad of churches in these regions to distribute condoms; or (d) Scaring people into NOT using condoms, based upon his disdainful and aloof view that it is better that a person die than go against the Vatican's position on contraceptive use.

The public support of your Government for these measures will make a significant difference.

If it is the case that not intervening would have led to a significant massacre within this week / fortnight, there is a pragmatic lesser evil case for on balance supporting a not very well thought through intervention (the US has clearly not spent a long time doing this), and a stalemate, and then looking to the Arab League to mediate a political settlement over time in which the government can't win by massacre.

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

Thereafter, assuming the election of a government «which reflects the will of the people and is prepared to govern in the interests of all Zimbabweans,» DIFID expected there would be «a significant scale up of support.»

SJuan correctly argues that these words were never supported by any significant actions (laws, Government decisions etc.) and this is also emphasized by the presence of Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania in the Government (as of now, they are officially in the opposition, but they support current coalition) who ensures some checks and balances when taking decisions that might affect the Hungarian minority.

Government Chief Whip Nick Brown puts out statement saying there is «no significant support for this unhelpful gesture».

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

It must, however, be difficult for serving officers to understand how the most recent «significant» change, which included performance and role pay, supported by national and local Government and Chief Officers through the PNB, now appears to fail to find any support in those three bodies.

The government has criticised unions calling strike action without a significant enough level of support.

«The government believes FAS offers significant support to those who are closest to retirement age and represents the appropriate level of assistance that should be expected of the taxpayer,» it says.

The agreement finally reached on the local government pension scheme after the government made significant concessions has rather less to do with official generosity than fear about the consequences if the scheme were so eviscerated that hundreds of thousands of local government workers might decide there was no point in continuing to contribute to it since, if they walked away, they would still get the same amount of money in retirement from means - tested income support.

In this country, the government's deficit reduction plan still commands public significant support, a factor the left should not forget.

Even in 2010 there was significant movement as Lib Dem support fractured and support for the government's cuts programme ebbed away.

The decision by the Liberal Democrats to exercise a party whip, and abstain instead of vote on whether to support Jeremy Hunt marked a genuine and significant rift in the government.

«In spite of these challenges, a lot of significant achievements have been made to improve the rights and welfare of children through democracy and good governance which enabled strong government commitment and support for the implementation of child - focused programmes, immense support,» noted.

And although it is unclear how deep or prolonged the current crisis will be, one thing remains — without government support we could be without significant progress in innovation in the renewable energy sector by the end of the year.

However, last year Congress did provide significant support for R&D, and we hope that both branches of government will work in partnership to provide sustainable funding for research in the next year as well.»

«The opportunity for these projects to use significant time on the world's best scientific instruments is occurring in part because of the limitations in government funding for these facilities,» Worden says, noting that flat or shrinking NASA and National Science Foundation budgets for astronomy have left the Parkes and Green Bank radio telescopes — as well as many other observatories — scrambling for new sources of financial support.

«There is significant rhetorical support — but not when prioritized against other areas of government spending.

The committee supports an ongoing significant federal role but also supports important roles for state and local governments.

3) The Hungarian Brain Research Program, initiated by the government in 2012, and launched in 2014, aims to support brain research projects in which Hungary has significant local expertise or traditions, and which are of considerable scientific, clinical or societal importance.

Now that the United States is easing its embargo following the restoration of diplomatic ties last year, Cuba's organic honey exporters could see significant growth if the government supports the industry, bee keepers said.

Today it is clear that suppliers have worked hard to provide the level of quality required by schools; we are seeing a significant shift in expenditure towards CPD to support the perpetual Government policy changes.

From old to new Our commitment to rebuilding this country's dilapidated sports facilities lends significant support to the government's aim of delivering a mass participation community sports legacy from the 2012 Olympic Games.

If the government starts to think about the problem in a new, less reactive way and start making significant investments in education to focus on the whole - person and support a whole - school approach we can eliminate our mental health issues.

Over the past decade, school districts across the country have invested billions in creating wired classrooms and schools, with significant financial and moral support from government at all levels.

AB: Until now there is no significant support from the government.

In the latter years of the 20th century, the federal government not only became far more involved in civil rights, surveillance of behavior and misbehavior on educational sites, and financing of education for the less wealthy; in conjunction with the governors of many states, the federal government also played a significant role in testing of students, evaluation of progress toward national educational goals, and even support for the creation and evaluation of curricula and pedagogical approaches, both live and online.

Even though the operation had significant results in rescuing lives, in 2014 it ended by the Italian government due to its high cost and the lack of funding and support by other EU member states.

«On one hand, the federal government is saying, «Be bold,» which implies significant challenge to the status quo, which then tends to be disruptive and generate resistance,» said S. Paul Reville, the education secretary in Massachusetts, where the American Federation of Teachers affiliate has revoked its support of the state's second - round application over teacher issues.

The overriding factor in all of this is a government which has a blind obsession with destroying any form of localised, organised support, and has effectively binned a vast amount of imaginative, engaging and challenging work in this area, at significant cost to the taxpayer.

Over the past 20 years, federal, state and local governments have provided significant funds to support this innovation and on many counts, charters have met these ambitious goals.

This federal law, which replaces No Child Left Behind, shifts significant decision making authority away from the federal government, providing each state with more flexibility to distribute funds, design accountability and evaluation systems, and devise supports for struggling schools.

«Lower class sizes are desired, but how the legislature has chosen to implement them presents significant challenges for districts and will result in either local budget cuts or local governments may have to increase taxes to pay for this change,» said Todd LoFrese, assistant superintendent for support services for Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools.

«This gives some support to the government's emphasis on the benefits of school - based training, although there was significant variation for the School Direct salaried route, suggesting that schools» experiences are not universally positive.»

The federal government has an ambitious goal of connecting 99 percent of America's students to high - speed broadband and wireless in their schools by 2018; at the state level, more than $ 2 billion has been allocated to support technology infrastructure improvement in schools (US Department of Education 2013; California Department of Education 2013, 2014, 2015).2 In spite of these investments, a large number of schools need significant infrastructure upgrades (Gao 2015).

The «claim your college» consortium welcomes government's recognition of the significant boost that a new college of teaching could give to raising the status of the teaching profession in England, and supporting teachers as they develop their professional practice.

INFRA grants will support the Administration's commitment to fixing our nation's crumbling infrastructure by creating opportunities for all levels of government and the private sector to fund infrastructure, using innovative approaches to improve the necessary processes for building significant projects, and increasing accountability for the projects that are built.

A significant volume of the new government funds is also expected to be invested in the development of the national bookselling industry, which is in dire need of support and updates.

Firm contractual commitments of various third parties (such as construction contractors, fuel and other feed stock suppliers, purchasers of the project's output and government authorities) represent significant components of the credit support for the project.