Sentences with phrase «significant number of government»

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But there no question of any EU «boots on the ground» in Libya, which has become a main launching point for people traffickers since being plunged into chaos with two rival governments and a significant number of Islamic State militants, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said last week.

He's faced a number of significant setbacks and distractions, including federal judges» smackdown of his two travel bans, a failure to repeal and replace Obamacare and an ongoing investigation into his administration's possible collusion with the Russian government in the months leading up to the November election.

The outgoing Auditor General expressed concerns about a number of significant and emerging pressures facing the Government, including an ageing infrastructure, and ageing population and insufficient progress in addressing Aboriginal pressures on reserves.

She has helped AFSA establish its voice and authority on a range of issues and secured frequent meetings with a number of politicians to lobby for significant reform, as well as leading the process for submissions to government inquiries, including the Productivity Commission's inquiry into the impact of regulation on agriculture, and the Victorian Government's Animal Industries Advisory Committee, which released its report in 2016 that includes recommendations for more scale - appropriate application of the planning scheme around extensive and intensive animal government inquiries, including the Productivity Commission's inquiry into the impact of regulation on agriculture, and the Victorian Government's Animal Industries Advisory Committee, which released its report in 2016 that includes recommendations for more scale - appropriate application of the planning scheme around extensive and intensive animal Government's Animal Industries Advisory Committee, which released its report in 2016 that includes recommendations for more scale - appropriate application of the planning scheme around extensive and intensive animal husbandry.

The battle royal for one of the UK's oldest and biggest engineering firms took another significant twist on Tuesday as the government prompted would - be-acquirer Melrose to offer a number of legally binding commitments if its # 8bn takeover of GKN is successful.

He told politics.co.uk his policy committee functioned as an «early warning system» against steps taken by the coalition government which «could cause significant problems for a significant number of Liberal Democrat MPs».

While by - elections are often used as protest votes against governments and have lower than usual turnouts, this parliamentary contest has a whole number of potentially significant ramifications for British politics.

AFAIK, no significant number of Americans have moved there with the intent of permanently settling, nor does the US control the SK government.

It was in the wake of the Dowler allegations that a significant number of people, including former deputy prime minister John Prescott and other politicians, began seriously to question whether the takeover of BSkyB by News Corporation should be vetoed by the appropriate government authorities.

Andy Sawford of the Local Government Information Unit thinktank said the number of additional councils being gained by Labour was significant.

So Smith wants a Labour Government then with his call for another referendum on the EC (not accepting the democratic will of he people) the first thing he does is slap 17m Out voters in the face and a significant number of these are potential Labour voters!

ConservativeHome Comment: «Although David Cameron's A-list alienated many Conservative activists it has undoubtedly contributed to a significant increase in the number of women who would sit as MPs on the benches of a Tory government.

The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.

«Government is proposing a significant reduction in the overall number of powers,» Brokenshire added, «which will leave a total of 912.

If a significant number of backbenchers cause a fuss about the treatment, it will be a good way to raise the profile of the issue within government.

Among a number of significant new powers, the Liberal Democrats in Government ensured that the Welsh Government could borrow up to # 500m for infrastructure projects.

Nonetheless, the burden of compromise fell heaviest on the Liberal Democrats; and within the Programme for Government coalition agreement a significant number of their flagship policies were diluted (e.g. electoral reform), forestalled (e.g. House of Lords reform) or disregarded entirely (e.g. UK - wide federalism).

New York's two - year - old Voluntary Defined Contribution (VDC) retirement plan — the most significant structural reform in Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2012 Tier 6 pension legislation — is shaping up as a popular alternative among the relatively small number of government employees eligible to sign up for it.

According to the Council a significant number of the various governing boards have still not been constituted, eight months into the administration of the new government.

Question topics included the estimated time for completion of all of the Sandy recovery home rebuilding, the implementation of new flood maps, whether de Blasio's reported future endorsement of Hillary Clinton is tied to a longterm need for federal government assistance, whether in Secretary Castro's view the City could do better on any element of Sandy recovery efforts, communicating an increased sense of urgency to City agencies, significant variations in the reported number of Build It Back applicants, how the City will continue its increased rate of repairs, details on the construction firms used in the program and praise for developer Gerry Romski.

For ver a year now, quite a significant number of Ghanaians have over billions of cedis locked up and the government think that is not a serious issue that requires immediate resolution then you then begin to wonder, what then is emergency, the situation have had serious repercussions not only on economic activities but rather have brought several deaths cases in the form of hanging, poisoning, records from hospitals at these areas affirm this.

A number of significant changes have been introduced to the Government's Gambling Bill as it reached the House of Lords.

This ability to work together, along with a number of other significant votes, clearly demonstrates that government, despite party affiliations, can work together to do what's best for the community.

Lords may no longer have to take part in sleep overs after «significant concessions» from the government to the Labour opposition which is not happy with plans to cut the number of MPs.

The new year brings a number of significant changes to Erie County government.

Other challenges, it said, included special schools, such as schools for the blind and the deaf, which were either closing down or about to do so, subvention not being released to the psychiatric hospital in Accra, nearly all statutory funds being in arrears and a significant number of public sector workers, including nurses and district chief executives employed by the government over a year ago not being paid.

The graphic shows that Project Cameron's reassurance strategy (most exemplified by «disarming» on tax and the NHS) has produced a significant drop in the number of people who would be «dismayed» at the prospect of a Tory government and a big increase in those who «wouldn't mind».

At a time when the Government is working to reduce the current skills gap between the number of technology jobs and the people qualified to fill them, the research has revealed a significant increase in expenditure on technology, with schools currently realising an increase in their budgets of 6.6 per cent.

In addition to the formal Rio +20 outcome, a significant number of voluntary commitments were made by governments, businesses and other civil society partners in the lead - up to Rio and at Rio itself.

The report warns that in the absence of any significant extra government funding, academies may need to reduce teacher numbers, impacting on the quality of education and the scope of subjects being taught.

Education Infrastructure NSW will ensure there is sufficient supply of learning spaces in government schools to meet the significant growth in student numbers predicted over the next 15 years.

Mr Hobby added: «For a significant number of young people and their schools, moving the goalposts in this way will jeopardise not only places at sixth - form college and other arenas of post-16 education but university applications and beyond as well as the schools» status with regard to the government's own benchmark.»

The EPI analysis, which is disputed by the government, also found a significant increase in the number of primary schools in deficit.

Schools minister Nick Gibb said the government did not recognise this picture of teacher training and was «disappointed» the report did not recognise «the significant work already done, and the vision set out in the White Paper, to increase the number of people entering the classroom».

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).

Bidders will be able to claim there is parental demand if they can demonstrate «strong evidence» that a «significant number of parents» want and would send their children to a new school, but the guidance does not define how the government would gauge this.

Through this collaboration, the two companies have provided Secusmart - equipped BlackBerry smartphones to a significant number of German government agencies and almost all German government ministries and leaders, including Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The federal government has instituted a number of significant tax law changes that every small, independent pet retailer should understand.

Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Qassimi, Chairman, Government of Sharjah tells BTN about the significant rise in visitor numbers to Sharjah despite the economic downturn and describes the destination's focus on culture, heritage and the arts.

Significant changes in the number of forestry companies operating in the area, government and environmental policies, changes in tenure, and increasing recognition of Aboriginal Rights and Title have affected BC's logging industry.

Over the period 2018 to 2027, the Government intends to invest $ 460m in a significant number of capital projects in our National Cultural Institutions, including IMMA.

Significant parts of the current carbon - intensive economy may find their days numbers whether or not governments step up and do what needs to be done.

Our attorneys, a significant number of which hold specialized or advanced degrees in technical fields, protect IP rights from filing patent and trademark applications to defending those rights in court and before government agencies.

However, those steps will be mere band - aids if the Government does not take meaningful, significant and immediate steps to increase the number of Assistant Crown Attorneys in Ontario.

Notably, when asked why they believe the cloud is not secure, a significant number of respondents cited fear of access by the government or the NSA.

Not so the government, which has serious intentions to double it to # 10,000, thereby provoking a significant increase in the number of litigants in person.

Government MPs were roundly opposed, as were a significant number of Liberal MPs at the time (even though the Bill itself originated with Liberal MP John Mackay).

«The center offers a significant number of legal aid, public defender, pro bono and referral resources to persons affected by the hurricanes who must navigate a maze of legal, government and insurance issues, and to advocates and lawyers committed to helping them.

After a recent review of Alberta's employment law, the Alberta government tabled Bill 17, Fair and Family - friendly Workplaces Act on May 24, 2017 to make a number of significant amendments to the Employment Standards Code and Labour Relations Code.