Sentences with phrase «standards have helped»

Fuel economy standards have helped raise the average mileage of cars and trucks by almost 5 miles per gallon...

New fuel economy standards have helped drive down automobile emissions.

Vehicle emission standards have helped cut pollution from cars and trucks by about 90 percent since 1998, with further improvements coming from the Tier 3 standards.

The 2010 federal school nutrition standards have helped educate many of our students about new and healthy foods.

Healthier national standards have helped kitchen staff in Kittery, Maine, and across the country to improve the nutritional quality and public perception of school meals.

Australia's excellent food - safety, quality and biosecurity standards have helped position our meat industry favourably — particularly in higher - value markets globally.

The EPA estimated that the standards would help avoid up to 2,000 premature deaths per year when fully in place.

Chase Carey has said that making some parts of the car standard would help to keep the teams» spending under control

I remember that while the fans were certainly upset over the Stallings hire, there was some intrigue with his recruiting because he had been handcuffed quite a bit by the academic standards at Vanderbilt, so there was at least a glimmer of hope that coming to an ACC school with lowered standards would help open doors to recruits he didn't have a shot at when he was at Vanderbilt.

Their role in negotiating sector - wide standards has helped raise performance, creating a level playing field for wages and providing more durable practices.

The development of open standards has helped an alliance of corporate interests to grow the value of the overall data «pie» in order to grow the value of their market segment.

The second thing that drew me to it is I felt that the institutional interest in common standards would help the movement towards agreement that college - and career - readiness is the goal of K - 12 education in this country.

Jonathan Baize, an English teacher at Central High School in Louisville, Ky., says having common standards has helped educators collaborate.

Mr Gove said new standards would help raise the bar for teaching and improve pupil performance and behaviour.

Improving the teaching of reading in primary schools and raising behaviour standards would help improve the situation, he said.

Between 2004 and 2009, wind energy capacity in the United States grew by 423 %, while solar energy capacity expanded by 150 %.30 Yet over the same time frame, nuclear energy managed to increase by only 1 percent.31 By 2020, wind energy will grow by another 82 %, while nuclear power is only on track to expand by 10 %.32 A clean energy standard would help lift the dormant U.S. nuclear industry off the mat while also ensuring that the market for traditional renewables, like wind and solar, continues to grow through aggressive state mandates.

Despite industry claims that EPA standards could be a burden on American companies, panelists countered that standards would help them develop new products and more efficient technologies.

(15) such an open fuel standard would help to protect the United States economy from high and volatile oil prices and from the threats caused by global instability, terrorism, and natural disaster.

A strong clean fuels standard would help cut Washington's carbon emissions and establish the state as a transportation leader.

(12) the establishment of such a vehicle fleet and distribution system would provide a large market that would mobilize private resources to substantially advance the technology and expand the production of alcohol fuels in the United States and abroad; (13) the United States has an urgent national security interest to develop alcohol fuels technology, production, and distribution systems as rapidly as possible; (14) new cars sold in the United States that are equipped with an internal combustion engine should allow for fuel competition by being flexible fuel vehicles, and new diesel cars should be capable of operating on biodiesel; and (15) such an open fuel standard would help to protect the United States economy from high and volatile oil prices and from the threats caused by global instability, terrorism, and natural disaster.

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Fils - Aime says changes in the development process are helping to resolve that problem, but the company is still laser focused on not releasing a key title until it's one that has lived up to high internal quality standards.

May 2 - The Trump administration has invited a group of U.S. senators to the White House early next week to discuss biofuels policy, the latest in a series of such meetings aimed at helping refiners cope with the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

That helps ensure that out - of - pocket costs aren't astronomically high for poorer people — and that the plans have a minimum standard of what they cover.

As a CEO of a sales technology company, I can't help but think of some of the most notorious sales movies that showcase not only the effectiveness of phone - based selling, but also remind us that managing to a proven standard of selling activity hasn't changed.

Estonia's tech prowess helps local startups punch above their weight in other ways, including innovative public - private partnerships that — thanks to the country's E.U. citizenship — have the chance to become industry standards across the Continent.

Similar to how a corporation establishes a board of directors, overachievers often have not one but several mentors to help set standards and offer suggestions and insight along the way.

While the other Kallinises were at their jobs, she would clean and cook and bake, and the two sisters would help her, learning her exacting standards in the kitchen.

Getting the external stamp of approval was, for Keller, a way of encouraging others to consider the standard, with the long - term goal of developing a sustainable - business cluster that would help drive the West Michigan economy.

While we've come to think of the iconic PB&J as a convenient, healthy alternative to a sandwich made with lean meats or veggies, a classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich packs more sugar and calories than the standard turkey and cheese or hummus sandwich — and has less protein, a key muscle - building ingredient that also helps keep you feeling full until your next meal.

The committee's report «Brexit: devolutiion», said the supremacy of EU law and its interpretation by the EU's Court of Justice have helped ensure consistency of legal and regulatory standards across the United Kingdom's internal market.

We will continue to make high - quality food with the same standards of excellence and operate with the same values and fresh ingredients that have helped the business to become the premium brands they are today.»

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has inked a 20 - year deal with EDF to buy all the gas generated by Heartland, helping the city meet high renewable energy standards set by the state.

Better standards for this self - regulated industry would help, but until those standards are in place, entrepreneurs need to educate themselves about this industry and the impact merchant cash advances might have on their business.

As an individual, you basically have two options, itemized deductions or a standard deduction, with how you want to file your individual 1040, and making that decision now will help your figure out what you need to save and keep track of during the year.

The partners had the help of leaks from staffers inside the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the entity created by Congress more than a decade ago to make sure auditors are doing work that meets regulatory standards.

To help prevent future catastrophes, worker advocates have recently promoted an international accord that sets mandatory safety standards for garment factories.

Fortunately, the IRS has a form that helps you figure out if you are better off itemizing or taking the standard deduction.

Morneau says Canada already has a few mutual legal assistance international agreements that set reporting standards and help the country understand how Canadians move their money to other countries.

Now it's standard for high - end restaurants like Eleven Madison, Per Se or Noma to suggest beer pairings for their dishes; many even have house cicerones (beer sommeliers) to help guide guests.

«The early companies have a real opportunity to set the standards and help develop the acceptance» of new technologies, Ayer said.

These charities have the highest ratings because of the number of people they help worldwide, while maintaining stellar financial standards.

Fortunately, for everyone that is part of The Goal Standard Challenge — an exclusive five - week program from Entrepreneur.com designed to help achieve your goals — we have plenty of top - notch experts, worksheets, support and resources at your disposal, helping you through this difficult time.

Cai said Beijing would also take 300,000 obsolete vehicles off the roads this year to help to raise fuel standards and promote new energy cars.

As The Goal Standard Challenge comes to an end, we have tools to help you continue to making 2017 a bigger and better year.

Charney also lashed out at Standard General, the hedge fund that loaned him the capital to boost his stake in American Apparel from 27 percent to 43 percent on the promise (Charney claims) that they would help him reclaim a leadership position within the company.

In response to these allegations, a Standard General spokesperson said: «As we have stated previously, our objective is to help American Apparel grow and succeed.

But NotPetya has many more potential tools to help it spread and infect computers, and while Petya is a standard piece of ransomware that aims to make few quick Bitcoin from victims, NotPetya is widely viewed as a state - sponsored Russian cyberattack masquerading as ransomware.

Its biggest shareholder, Standard General — which also has a significant stake in American Apparel — stepped in to help.

But the new plan also includes some commitments that illustrate the upside of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national approach, which allows provinces to pioneer policy and then have Ottawa help scale it up to a Canada - wide standard.

What we found is that a well - designed Clean Fuel Standard — informed by experience with similar policies in California and B.C. — would not only help Canada cut pollution in keeping with our commitment under the Paris Agreement, it would create jobs in Canada's clean fuel sector and grow a new segment of our economy.