Sentences with phrase «similar efforts by»

«China's plans for weapons and artificial intelligence may be terrifying, but no more terrifying than similar efforts by the U.S., Russia, Israel, and others,» Goose said.

How many Howard County residents attended similar efforts by the applicant organization in the past?

GM is expected to make radical changes to its fullsize pickups in the form of aluminum - intensive construction to shed weight and improve efficiency, following similar efforts by Ford.

Many conservationists predict an explosion of similar efforts by fans of particular species.

And how does the study fit with similar efforts by the World Health Organization?

Furthermore, our catalyst is able to deliver higher performance without sacrificing durability, which is a big improvement over similar efforts by other groups.»

This group treats patients with a broad spectrum of malignancies and has become a model for similar efforts by other major cancer centers throughout the world.

The Republican candidate's homeless challenge mirrors similar efforts by Democratic politicians to highlight the problems facing working families.

Mass Audubon's efforts to control common reed at Rough Meadows complement similar efforts by others to control and prevent the spread of common reed and other non-native invasive plant species throughout the Great Marsh ecosystem.

A similar effort by officials in Rochester and Monroe County has proved successful.

Ultimately, those limited homologation requirements and the crushing success of the M3 GTR on the track caused such controversy that the production requirements were expanded by 100-fold for the 2002 season making a similar effort by BMW economically impossible.

A similar effort by scientists, in 2015, called on the museum to cut ties with Mr. Koch, then a trustee.

The latest filing also marks yet another effort by an established Chinese technology firm in seeking to patent blockchain solutions for digital rights management, following a similar effort by telecoms and smartphone giant Huawei, as reported last week.

Not exact matches

Some of these include using artificial intelligence tools to automatically identify propaganda efforts similar to those allegedly carried out by Russia - linked groups in upcoming world elections, and boosting its security and content review team to 20,000 by the end of the year.

That research will be crucial: An earlier effort by another company, Pathway Genomics, to create a «liquid biopsy» for cancer was greeted in September by a stern letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning that the agency had «not found any published evidence that this test or any similar test has been clinically validated as a screening tool for early detection of cancer in high risk individuals.»

Uber Canada's general manager Rob Khazzam said the introduction of the feature follows similar moves made by the company in other countries, as part of an effort to curb driver drowsiness and make the platform safer.

Running a business is a team effort, and one of the first ways to create unity is by having staffers dress in a similar fashion.

The move expands upon similar efforts announced last November by Walmart to grow its home delivery service to cover the Greater Toronto Area and nearby markets.

Similar to those stores, the new location in Englewood will support efforts to revitalize the community by creating meaningful local jobs, providing a unique in - store job skills training program for youth, and investing in local minority - owned contractors and suppliers.

It looks like Tesla is also being the target of a similar — though apparently less significant — effort after comments made by CEO Elon Musk about Trump's executive order.

Former JPMorgan executive Blythe Masters has also been leading a collaborative effort between IBM and start - up Digital Asset Holdings to explore similar ledger technology, while December saw the Securities and Exchange Commission approve a stock plan created by online retailer Overstock, in which businesses can issue and borrow securities using blockchain.

A similar shift is possible in the United States, Axsater said, pointing to efforts by states to create state - based retirement plans for residents without access to workplace plans.

This latest recruitment effort follows similar job fairs hosted by Walmart Canada in late 2016 and early 2017, as the company continues to roll out additional departments within the Cornwall Distribution Hub.

Olson strikes a chord similar to Ken Mehlman, Bush's 2004 campaign manager whose effort was greatly assisted by traditional marriage ballot initiatives in key states like Ohio but who has since come out of the closet to favor the nullification of those results.

Similar efforts have been launched in recent months against Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes, for speaking at a Focus on the Family event; and Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, for agreeing to appear at a leadership conference sponsored by another Christian group, the Willow Creek Association.

As Robert Mellert notes, our present historical criticisms are very similar to efforts by the Christians of the first centuries: «We are attempting to explain the primitive Christian experience of Jesus in the language of a philosophical perspective of God and man to suggest how that perspective might deal with the inter-relation of humanity and divinity in the person of Jesus, who is called the Christ (WPT 79f).

Roof claims that we have adopted a «reflexive spirituality» by necessity — deliberately cobbling together our own responses to the need for wholeness and encouraging others in similar efforts.

similar to the almond milk, i was very pleased by how many restaurants made the conscious effort to accommodate their non-gluten-consuming patrons.

In addition to the Global Principles, and as part of Kraft Heinz's efforts to foster relationships with suppliers who share similar values, Kraft Heinz is requiring compliance to its Supplier Guiding Principles by suppliers with whom Kraft Heinz has a contractual relationship.

Mandzukic had a similar chance but saw his toe - poked effort saved by Subasic before Andrea Raggi's last - ditch block denied Dybala.

Cooper was hired by Alice Waters» Chez Pannisse Foundation to revamp school food in Berkeley, CA, and has now embarked on similar efforts in Boulder, CO..

There is another lesson to be learned, too: the emphasis on «jobs tax» and the business - focused efforts on helping out»em ployers», have a strikingly similar overall effect to the very different - sounding income tax allowance increase backed by Nick Clegg's party.

The underlying logic of this stance is articulated with characteristic clarity by Larry Bartels, who has written: «In a world where most campaigners make reasonably effective use of reasonably similar resources and technologies most of the time, much of their effort will necessarily be without visible impact, simply because every campaigner's efforts are balanced against more or less equally effective efforts to produce the opposite effect.»

It was announced today that Kerrey, the former president of the New School in New York City, had signed on to the effort to tighten campaign finance laws by introducing a voluntary public matching system similar to New York City and lower contribution limits.

The legislation, broadly speaking, is similar to efforts backed by Democrats in the state Senate as well as the Assembly.

Intelligence officials have said Russian - backed hackers played a key role in disrupting the presidential election in 2016 by injecting fake news on social media and may be trying a similar effort this year with the congressional elections.

Generally speaking, the Assembly's proposal, which allows for the cap to be overridden by a 60 percent majority of a local school district and is directed particularly at areas with crushing property taxes like Long Island and Westchester County, is similar to that of the Governor, who said today that he applauded their efforts.

But the strategy as described by the governor today seems very similar to the coordinated effort to legalize same - sex marriage in New York last year.

A similar commission was created three years ago, though efforts to increase lawmakers» salaries for the first time in nearly two decades were blocked by Cuomo's appointees.

Thats similar to what they said about John Kerry when he was running 4th in the Iowa Caucuses and 4th in the New Hampshire primaries... he came out front after a concerted effort to portray Howard Dean as way too liberal by people in his own party.

The Human Rights Campaign, which played a big role in Cuomo's successful campaign to get gay marriage passed by the Legislature here in New York and has now launched a similar effort at the national level, released an undated letter signed by Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg and 13 other mayors and governors that urged members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee to pass the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), the bill to repeal DOMA.

The order issued for Schneiderman in the Small case is similar to efforts backed by Cuomo, including granting the attorney general's office the authority to investigate the death of Edson Thevenin in Troy and of Raynette Turner in Mount Vernon.

The Hoylman - Glick measure ---- which is broader than its title suggests, also barring efforts to change a minor's gender identity and expression ---- is similar to legislation enacted in the past two years by California and New Jersey.

In addition to eliciting testimony from two current teachers with the education program who «have always been paid substantially less than what Percoco's wife was paid for performing similar work,» the government will likely seek to undercut the notion that the payments were bonafide by citing alleged efforts at concealment.

A similar claim is being made in NY - 6, where Jewish candidates have emerged prompting accusations by Assemblyman Rory Lancman of an effort to «confuse» Jewish voters and benefit his opponent, Assemblywoman Grace Meng.

Similar arguments are rehearsed each time the state undertakes a major construction project: contractors say the makeup of the workforce is dictated by the construction trades, who in turn say they are making their best efforts to diversify, while minority leaders say not enough is done by way of outreach and recruitment.

He has also outlined a plan to try to turn around the finances of Health + Hospitals — similar to his effort to do so for public housing, dubbed «Next Generation NYCHA» — to avoid a financial shortfall that his office said would reach $ 600 million by next year and could grow to $ 1.8 billion by 2020.

If only a similar effort could be got up by lords who regard themselves as worthy of the name to agitate against the likes of Jeffrey Archer and Douglas Hogg and all the donors and bag - carriers.

As part of efforts by the Cuomo Administration to build support for the budget, Hoyt and other top administration officials are delivering similar briefings in all 150 of the state's Assembly districts.

We've seen, in this very state, vast amounts of money spent by similar groups, no effort to figure out who those donors are.»