Sentences with phrase «small cadre»

To date, however, no developing countries have published reference levels — largely because few people outside a very small cadre of scientists, negotiators, and project developers understand the Guidance.

Online organizing is usually incremental, like field organizing in general, since it typically starts with small cadres of activists and builds out into the larger community from there.

NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters)- A small cadre of employees at Valeant Pharmaceuticals International were deeply involved in directing the daily operations of a specialty pharmacy that has drawn scrutiny for its billing practices, according to four former employees at the pharmacy and company documents reviewed by Reuters.

Those are good enemies to have, but one result of Paterson's calamitous time in office is that he has become more isolated, trusting an ever - smaller cadre of aides even as he's desperately in need of allies.

They can increasingly mimic the informed decision - making of firms that use legions of humans to process data for a small cadre of leaders.

But for a small cadre of entrepreneurs, weather events such as Sandy present unique — and occasionally uncomfortable - to - talk - about — opportunities for new streams of revenue.

During an appearance late Saturday at a strip club in Greenville, S.C., Daniels did not discuss the Trump - related stories that had drawn a small cadre of reporters to that venue, only hinting at the news.

The sources said Pruitt's decision to put Greenwalt in charge of his international travel, which came just months into his tenure at EPA, fit a pattern of Pruitt assigning the most sensitive responsibilities to his small cadre of aides who had previously worked with him in Oklahoma before he became EPA administrator — aides who sources said were more likely to acquiesce to his demands, even as other EPA staffers objected to Pruitt's spending and travel decisions.

Our story on a small cadre of authors challenging the existence of Jesus Christ drew almost 5,000 comments on Easter Sunday, with some upset that we did the story, others objecting to its publication on Easter, and plenty of others defending the article and the run date and debating the merits and implications of the debate.

A small cadre of faithful Catholic academics initiated an informal «counter-movement»: they established journals, professional societies and publishing houses.

In the midst of booths selling everything from schmaltzy Christian greeting cards to tacky Christian pillows to memberships in Christian health resorts to healing handkerchiefs — and even some books — was a small cadre of scholars huddled in a back room with newspaper reporters, trying to discuss serious questions about Jesus.

A small cadre of lawyers are using NYC's age and architectural quirkiness as the foundation for a flood of lawsuits citing violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Asked in a text message by BuzzFeed News if the rumors were true — that she made her intentions known to a small cadre of supporters — James texted back, «No comment.»

Otsego County government managers and leaders gave a small cadre of state lawmakers an earful on how their legislation and directives are impacting New York's rural regions.

Back on Sept. 13, Shayne Gallo stood grimly in his spartan Broadway headquarters surrounded by a small cadre of Working Families Party volunteers, a handful of supporters, and his mother as he watched his chance at the mayor's office ebb with the numbers flowing in — numbers which showed his opponent, Ninth Ward Alderman Hayes Clement, had a six - vote lead in the Democratic primary.

Back on Sept. 13, Shayne Gallo stood grimly in his spartan Broadway headquarters surrounded by a small cadre of Working

A small cadre of New York Republicans voiced opposition to the House bill.

Employees with base salaries of $ 200,000 «remained fairly constant and represent a small cadre of qualified and experienced professionals that Nassau County depends on for delivery of county services.»

In the last several years, Sweeney, a professor of physiology and medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and a small cadre of other researchers have learned how to manipulate genes that repair weak, deteriorating, or damaged muscles, bones, tendons, and cartilage in a relatively short time.

Despite such glowing testimonials, some researchers worry about the potential for serious psychic damage if these compounds are used by hundreds of therapists on thousands of patients, instead of by a small cadre of dedicated scientists testing carefully screened volunteers in tightly controlled situations.

Olson and a small cadre of other amateur nuclear engineers have found a simpler way.

But while Iliffe has a lot of theories, evidence to support them has been slower in coming, hindered by the logistical challenges of studying the halocline and the fact that only a small cadre of people, mostly around Iliffe, share his quest for understanding this obscure natural phenomenon.

Aside from Iliffe and a small cadre of explorers and scientists, who would want to?

It's an issue that's much more widespread than educating a small cadre of mental health care professionals.

In the last few years, Sweeney, a professor of physiology and medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and a small cadre of other researchers have learned how to create genes that repair weak, deteriorating, or damaged muscles, bones, tendons, and cartilage in a relatively short period of time.

A small cadre of scientists worries that lab - made viruses, AI, or nanobots could drive humans to extinction

However, what Voss fails to account for is the small cadre of people to whom we are that important.

Understanding these pocket rain forests and how they sustain themselves in the middle of a rugged desert has become the life's work of a small cadre of scientists who are only now beginning to fully appreciate Fray Jorge's third and deepest surprise: The trees that grow here do more than just drink the fog.

That prospect excites a small cadre of researchers, perhaps none more so than Kleban, who has made it his mission to try to find the traces of an ancient cosmic collision.

Wilkinson and a small cadre of scientists are studying whether traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by battlefield explosions can damage soldiers» pituitary glands in ways that cause lasting health problems.

Yet the main story concerns a small cadre of South Korean spies.

«Let's go fuck some scumbags,» is how Skarsgård's Glen Campbell - loving cowboy copper reacts when handed their latest (and potentially last) assignment: prevent an impending race track robbery involving a couple of small - time crooks and a small cadre of unsavoury businessmen.

In this case, it's the small cadre of mad - as - hell Mossad agents who are asked by Prime minister Golda Meir to avenge the deaths of the fallen members of the Israeli Olympic team who were assassinated by the Palestinian «Black September» group during the Munich games.

The hand - to - hand combat is often quite exciting, as when Reeves attacks a small cadre of rivals with a single pencil or faces off against a peer in a fight on a subway car where the camera operators push in close enough to read every detail on a man's face as the knife goes in.

I'm sure there's a small cadre of super-hardcore math majors into intricate medieval costume drama and puzzling out the mysteries of Generation of Chaos, but I'm not one of them.Rating: 0.5 out of 10

O'Brien and his small cadre of teachers created a school with an arts - oriented curriculum that also emphasizes self - development, community collaboration and social change.

The network aims to help a small cadre of teachers help each other successfully integrate select PL components in their own classrooms with the goal of amplifying those teachers» learning schoolwide and, ultimately, citywide.

The Rev. Greg Dixon, pastor of the Indianapolis Baptist Temple, believes that «a small cadre of elitist humanoids» is attempting to control the population through sex education, death education, and environmental education.

Building and supporting a stellar education workforce can not happen by chance, by staying the course, or by entrusting a small cadre of «stars» to make all the difference.

The initiative famously launched by 22 - year - old Wendy Kopp and a small cadre of allies in 1990 has brought thousands of talented young people into teaching.

These changes did more than increase the demand for a small cadre of scientists and engineers; they increased the demand for skilled and educated labor among the mass of workers.

WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, writes at The Federalist: Intolerance towards conservative speakers on college campuses often follows the same story line: A small cadre of -LSB-...]

When private management or a small cadre of advocates are left in charge, the school becomes fundamentally less democratic.