Sentences with phrase «significant progress for»

The National Association of Realtors ® believes this announcement marks significant progress for consumers, as well as for its members.

Microfinance in developing countries is a socially significant business, and we believe that the potential for Blockchain to contribute to social infrastructure development through grassroots in developing countries, as indicated by the experiment, will drive significant progress for our company.

One year's pay in lieu of reasonable notice for an employee of two and a half years of service was significant progress for Mr. Dunsmuir but the legal analysis was difficult to accept.

That is significant progress for one strand of diversity.

Recently, there has been significant progress for transgender rights, but the public restroom is still a space divided by the idea of binary genders.

«With the tremendous investment of the ASPCA and in collaboration with our many partners, we have made significant progress for some of our city's most vulnerable residents,» says ASPCA President and CEO Matt Bershadker.

As few laws exist that bring the interests of an individual animal before the court, Alaska's new statute represents significant progress for animals in the legal system.

After all the political shouting, after all the school reform initiatives, after all the billions of dollars spent on school reform, NAEP longitudinal data shows no / zero / zip / nada significant progress for 17 - year - old American students since the early 1970s.

On the other hand, the District of Columbia, often seen as the capital of gentrification, didn't post any statistically significant progress for its white students.

Gene therapy shows significant progress for restoring muscle strength and prolonging lives in dogs with an incurable, inherited neuromuscular disease

Work on gene therapy is showing significant progress for restoring muscle strength and prolonging lives in dogs with a previously incurable, inherited neuromuscular disease.

«Organic - conjugated polymers are emerging as a materials class for energy - related applications, enabling a path to a more sustainable energy landscape without the need of energy - intensive, expensive and sometimes toxic metal - based compounds,» the researchers wrote, concluding that «a model polymer, P (NDI2OD - T2), was stably and reversibly n - doped to a high doping level of 2.0, a significant progress for electron - transporting π - conjugated polymers.

This is significant progress for a group who frequently feel like second class citizens - unrecognised for the contribution they make to society and left in ill - health and financial hardship as a result of caring.

Far from clear, however, is whether any of these hard - fought legal wins represents significant progress for citizens resisting the cultural forces bent on constricting the....

Not exact matches

For the last 15 years, Partners for Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school districFor the last 15 years, Partners for Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school districfor Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school districts.

The 2018 Games are particularly significant for Keep and Ewing because the event has spurred some diplomatic progress — it's the first time that North and South Korea will be competing in any event under a unified flag.

There has been significant progress when it comes to capital access for entrepreneurs in Canada, which directly benefits Toronto.

Make significant progress toward every daily goal you've created for your career, health / fitness, fun / self love, learning or giving

«At the same time, we see significant momentum for alternative energy vehicles, an inferior competitive landscape and continued progress on Model 3 production driving more than 70 % top - line growth this year, easily one of the fastest ever by a multibillion - dollar company.

«Energy efficiency, bioenergy and carbon capture and storage (CCS) are notable examples of where significant potential for technology progress remains, but strong policy signals will be required to trigger the appropriate investments.»

His understanding of the project evaluation and credit assessment process undertaken by the global resource banks will add significant value to the strategies for progressing the company's project pipeline.

At the same time, we are continuing to build the real estate pipeline for each of our brands, including making significant progress on identifying potential sites for Eddie V's future expansion.

Thus, the bottom line is that the pace of the progress of Russia's pivot to Asia has significant implications for anyone aiming to sell gas in Asia in the 2020s and beyond and that includes Canada.

«We also made significant progress toward improving our margin on the sale of vacation ownership products, or what we call development margin, and are well on our way toward our targeted development margin of over 12 percent for the year.

Significant progress on three key issues is needed for discussions to move on to the post-Brexit trade relationship between the UK and European Union (EU): the rights of EU citizens in the UK and vice versa, the UK's financial obligations to the EU, and the Irish border.

«(We) made significant progress monetizing our mobile traffic, with our mobile revenue exceeding 50 percent of our total China commerce retail revenue for the first time,» Maggie Wu, Alibaba's chief financial officer, said in a statement.

«Our enhanced platform and express processing of listing takedowns within 24 hours, along with significant progress in other important initiatives all showcase the industry best practices Alibaba is creating for the benefit and trust of all our stakeholders.»

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For example, Smithfield Foods and Cargill have made significant progress in this area.

«We have, for some years, held firm to our commitment to sourcing only certified palm oil by 2015, and these changes represent significant progress toward that goal,» said Annette Hansen, director of sustainability for DuPont Nutrition & Health.

International Beverage Holdings Ltd is committed to making a significant and sustainable impact on creating a more positive role for alcohol in society and making real progress in cutting alcohol misuse and making responsible drinking a valued and enjoyable part of life.

«Smithfield continues to lead the industry in sustainability, and I am proud that we have made such significant progress toward our sustainability goals and targets, even achieving some goals years ahead of schedule,» said Ken Sullivan, president and chief executive officer for Smithfield Foods.

While the signings this year might not be the «mega» signings some of us were hoping for, there is the feeling that if everyone in the team performs to their abilities, we could make significant progress this year — maybe a trophy or even two.

Liverpool's need for reinforcements out wide could be even greater than United's as well, with reports today from the Daily Mirror suggesting that star player Raheem Sterling is in advanced talks over an exit from the club after Manchester City made significant progress with a # 45m bid.

Arsenal will not and I repeat will not win any significant title for as long as Wenger plan on staying at the club we are regressing as a team and not progressing, No other manager in the world would be playing Ramsay on current form.

For instance, Chelsea (compared to last season), Leicester City, Hull City and Crystal Palace have all changed their attitude and mentality towards games & this has yielded significant progress.

That may not be the case for much longer, however, with Le 10 Sport claiming Liverpool are making significant progress on a deal and are closer and closer to an agreement to bring him to Anfield.

His fee was enormous for a 20 - year - old defender with zero Premier League experience, but Sánchez's rapid progress to date explains why Spurs were prepared to part with such a significant sum of money to land him.

Van Praag, a candidate for the UEFA presidency in succession to disgraced and banned Michel Platini, said: «Despite significant progress over the past two decades violence still represents one of the most challenging issues football has to face.

By Laura PeuquetWhile the health of America's youth has been part of political and public conversations for some time, the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) brought school food nutrition to the national forefront and paved the way for significant progress towards better school food.

While the health of America's youth has been part of political and public conversations for some time, the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) brought school food nutrition to the national forefront and paved the way for significant progress towards better school food.

NOAH believes the progress reported in the Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance (VARSS) report for 2016, which shows significant reductions in antimicrobial use, demonstrates that UK vets and farmers are making every effort to prescribe and use antibiotics responsibly.

«In New York City, we have made significant progress in many of our highest volume courts and our leadership team has made operational changes to set the stage for further improvement in those courts where we need to do better.»

The card reader is to complement and confirm the integrity of the voter register and that is why the unusual moonlight figures of the past years are disappearing and, if those against the use of the card reader succeed through the court, that would be a major setback and total reversal of the reformative mileage we have covered as a country on election matters, a significant progress that has resulted in other African countries calling on Nigeria's INEC for assistance.

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.

I look forward to continuing the significant progress we have made to enhance protections for crime victims, and know that Ms. Cronin and Ms. Wright will play important roles in those efforts.

The government has made «significant progress» in its # 20 billion IT programme for the NHS, but its benefits must be better explained to staff, the public spending watchdog has warned.

The government has made «significant progress» in its # 20 billion IT programme for the NHS, but its benefits must be better explained to staff, a report warns.

John and Furnish in a statement credited Cuomo for having «championed a progressive agenda that has included significant policy and legislative progress on affordable housing, public education reform, and women's rights.»

ALBANY, NY (04/08/2016)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) announced today that it made significant progress with the state regarding negotiations for the PS&T contract.