Sentences with phrase «similar efforts such»

We oppose diverting public funds to private and parochial schools through vouchers or similar efforts such as school choice.

Not exact matches

The reception centre marked the beginning of a number of other similar initiatives in the region this year, such as helping improve search - and - rescue efforts in the waters around the island.

If the Company grants registration rights, information rights, rights of first offer, price - based antidilution protection, protective voting provisions or other similar rights to new investors in a subsequent financing involving the sale of additional series of Preferred Stock, the Company will use reasonable efforts to extend such rights to the Purchasers on the same basis granted to new investors.

One important advantage of defining theology as I have done, rather than as reasoning about God, is that it makes possible the recognition of the close parallel between the efforts to articulate Christian faith and similar efforts in such movements as Buddhism.

This similar effort from Bayer Leverkusen winger Sidney Sam wasn't in such an important match, but may well be its equal.

Similar partnerships already help support major events such as Taste of Wheaton, a joint effort of the Chamber of Commerce and the Park District.

After a $ 69 million renovation, Building 5 will become the home of OGS» Business Services Center — which consolidated back - office functions such as supply procurement from many agencies as part of the state's streamlining efforts — and similar data - driven services such as the State Financial System and E-Licensing.

The bomb threat that forced the local Jewish Community Center to evacuate both its buildings, on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo and North Forest Road in Amherst, late Monday morning was part of a nationwide effort that saw at least 10 such centers targeted with similar threats, according to local and national officials.

Similar efforts are taking place nationwide, such as a coalition of African - Americans and Latinos stopping a sewage treatment plant from being built in their Northern Manhattan neighborhood, and a multicultural group in Boston helping local communities fight, among other things, a diesel power plant slated to be built next to an elementary school.

A final victory by the plaintiffs could prompt landowners in other river basins, such as the Klamath River in Oregon and California to claim similar damages from restoration efforts, Echeverria says.

Malaria has been eliminated before, in the «easy» places such as the southern United States, Europe, and Turkey, and similar efforts are underway elsewhere.

And the Atlantic is not the only ocean on the globe with such mercurial currents: A similar effort to understand the dynamics of the southern ocean around Antarctica would help explain the complexity of ocean and climate interactions.

Similar efforts will be needed with other climate mitigation technologies, such as renewables, nuclear and efficiency.

There are also similar efforts underway elsewhere in the world, such as China's GreenGen initiative.

Similar efforts are underway in other countries such as India, Iran and Kenya.

And though Tristan + Isolde is no Count of Monte Cristo or even Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, it is nevertheless a much more engaging effort than similar efforts from accomplished filmmakers such as Ridley Scott (Kingdom of Heaven) and Oliver Stone (Alexander).

Starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain and Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Martian also continues to perform strongly outside the world's biggest box office and could be on course to mimic the huge success of similar space - themed efforts such as Gravity ($ 723m in 2013) and Interstellar ($ 675m last year).

In some cases, industry is leading the charge, similar to such urban efforts as IBM's presidentially lauded P - Tech schools in New York City.

Noting that other professional schools — such as those in medicine and law — teach a set of core competencies that are shared across the profession, Lagemann led an effort to create a similar curriculum at HGSE.

The effort will help teachers pursue certification, a rigorous, performance - based, peer - review process similar to Board certification in fields such as medicine, with a goal of 1,000 Board - certified teachers in BIE schools by 2020.

Other high - powered charter networks (such as the BASIS schools of Tucson, San Antonio, and Washington, D.C.) have also shown good results — including lofty test scores — from similar efforts on behalf of their disadvantaged clients.

The Innovative School District — a school turnaround model born out of similar reform efforts that experienced mixed records in Tennessee, Michigan, Louisiana and a few other states — is getting off to a slow start due at least in part to a contentious and very public struggle to select low - performing schools that were willing to undergo such a controversial experiment.

(4) Conduct a program for end - stage and renal disease research, to include support of projects and demonstrations for providing special services (including transplantation and dialysis), artificial kidneys, and supplies * necessary for the REHABILITATION of individuals suffering from such disease and which will (A) insure dissemination of research findings, (B) provide encouragement and support for initiatives and new approaches by individual and institutional investigators, and (C) establish and maintain close working relationships, with other governmental and voluntary institutions and organizations engaged in similar efforts, in order to unify and coordinate scientific efforts, encourage joint planning, and promote the interchange of data and reports among investigators in the field of end - stage renal disease.

(3) Conduct of a program for spinal cord injury research, to include support of spinal cord injuries projects and demonstrations established pursuant to section 303 (b), which will (A) insure dissemination of research findings among all such centers, (B) provide encouragement and support for initiatives and new approaches by individual and institutional investigators, and (C) establish and maintain close working relationships with other governmental and voluntary institutions and organizations engaged in similar efforts, in order to unify and coordinate scientific efforts, encourage joint planning, and promote the interchange of data and reports among spinal cord injury investigators.

At 2.69 m long, 1.66 m wide and 1.55 m high it shares the coupe's dimensions — similar in length and height but wider than its predecessor, and the «Tridion» safety cell still provides a visual indication of Smart's efforts to make such a small car safe.

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.

Campbell has been dedicated to downtown revitalization and development for more than 25 years, and she has a long history in leadership roles with similar efforts in diverse communities such as Downtown St. Louis, Missouri; the renowned Old Pasadena District in Pasadena, California; Arlington, Texas; and the historic West End District in Dallas, Texas.

Sure the cel shaded graphics look good and even more so in motion giving it a charming comic book feel similar to Suda51's efforts such as Killer is Dead and No More Heroes but it's only one of the two things good about the game.

The Americans for the Arts Action Fund will use the funds to educate the US Congress and other decision makers about the value of the arts and arts education to all Americans in every part of our nation and urge them to fully fund the NEA for fiscal year 2018, plus all the other federal cultural agencies and efforts such as the Artist Museum Partnership Act which would allow artists the same tax benefits for donations of their own art as a collector currently gets when gifting a similar work to a museum or educational institution.»

In an effort to craft a new portrait of American Millennials — the generation born after 1982 — photographer Keliy Anderson - Staley has adopted techniques similar to predecessors such as Weegee (Arthur Fellig) and Diane Arbus, who documented the youth of their time.

As I wrote in the book, prior to the Karl findings, «There has been no lack of similar efforts to account for the hiatus by considering, or reconsidering, certain factors (and conveniently ignoring others), or adjusting the data in such a way as to produce the desired result.

If the raw data had produced the desired result without the need for any such correction, then it seems unlikely that any search for any factor similar to the Pinatubo event would have been pursued in an effort to produce a more objective (but possibly undesirable) result.

Romm's argument is similar, but cheapened by a preamble that includes not - so - subtle efforts to imply that Victor and Kennel are not legitimate voices on such an issue.

Please get in touch, or comment below, if you are working along similar lines or know of such efforts.

Although this was very similar to other professional society statements (such as the AGU statement) a small group of skeptics within the Council and the Society started an effort to modify / soften / revoke the statement.

Climate policy has never been in a stronger position with the Paris Agreement and similar regional efforts, while renewables continue to fall in cost and emerging technologies such as energy storage and EVs are progressing faster than expected.

To accomplish such a fundamental shift in an effort to stall solar growth is very much in line with the philosophy of Koch brothers - funded groups such as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Americans For Prosperity, and similar organizations.

The new estimate appears likely to be far more accurate since it is based on actual experience in Western Europe where similar efforts have been pursued for a number of years and rates have increased rapidly where there has been extensive use of non-hydro «renewables,» and includes all the hidden costs such as rebuilding the electric grid that are so difficult to model using engineering studies.

Seriously, I think too much emphasis is being placed on the various meat grinders being able to turn out such similar results while turning a blind eye to the problems in the temperature record, which with some effort, could actually be fixed.

Falling for clean coal, carbon offsets, and similar implausible approaches only sabotages real efforts at making such a transition.

Its availability here constitutes a «fair use» as provided for in section 29 of the Canadian Copyright Law as well as in similar «fair dealing» exceptions of the copyright laws of other nations, as part of Ontario Wind Resistance's noncommercial effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large - scale wind power development to a provincial and global audience seeking such information.

While the KCS did not disclose whether it is taking any legal actions currently against these businesses, it said it will continue the effort in investigating on similar activities as well as illicit use of cryptocurrency in money laundering and smuggling illegal goods such as drugs.

Don't succumb to similar last - ditch efforts in the job search, such as applying to jobs you're unqualified for, disregarding social media etiquette and sending inappropriate messages to hiring managers, or mass emailing recruiters with a template message.

Because Google + has such a small active user base relative to other social networks, the users on Google + have to extend extra effort to search out contacts with similar interests.

Research related to optimal youth development has begun to delineate critical dimensions of important social contexts.8 — 11 For example, some researchers propose 3 basic experiences (ie, connection, regulation, and autonomy) to define youth's main associations with their environment that can be measured across multiple settings.8, 12,13 Others have articulated similar concepts and expanded the number of dimensions to include characteristics, such as adequate nutrition, health, and shelter; physical and psychological safety; adequate and appropriate supervision and motivation; supportive relationships; support for efficacy and opportunities for skill building; and integration of family, school, and community efforts.10, 11