Sentences with phrase «stated goals down»

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«If you look at the legislation, in what's written in there for business, the goal is to increase the pool of businesses in each state to keep costs down, but its unclear whether the incentive is actually there for them to not opt out?»

The study looked at 149 participants in networking and business groups from the United States, Belgium, India, Japan, Australia and England and found that more than 70 percent of the participants who sent weekly updates to friends reported successful goal achievement, compared to 35 percent of those who kept their goals to themselves and didn't write them down.

The supply cut has virtually achieved its stated goal of reducing inventories in developed economies to their five - year average, but OPEC has shown little sign yet of wanting to wind down the deal.

Christian fundamentalist group Operation Save America began a week - long conference with the stated goal of shutting down the EMW Women's Surgical Center in downtown Louisville, which would rid the state of its only abortion clinic.

Whereas allot of fans would state that he is here to create goals, and that's what it all comes down to, before saying he's the best at it.

In 2003 after beating the Eagles for the first time in five seasons, Appalachian State fans charged the field, tore down a goal post and rammed it into the side of a GSU team bus.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

And then the season started: Mississippi State came 39 yards from beating Auburn, Clemson missed a do - over overtime field goal, South Carolina led the Tigers in the fourth quarter, a last - second field goal prevented overtime vs. Kentucky, Onterio McCalebb broke a 70 - yard run to beat LSU by seven, THE 2010 IRON BOWL HAPPENED, and Michael Dyer was down against Oregon.

The United States did not let the lost lead drag them down, and they held firm against Mexico's tidal wave to let in just one goal.

While Ohio State drove down the field on their final series of the first half, Nick Nelson blocked a 43 - yard field goal attempt to negate any more points on the board before halftime.

Our game was fucking horrible in the first half, i'll give it to west ham tho, they tried to attack us and played well at times, we scored a good goal, was definitely a good decision by the lino to keep his flag down as the rule states «Benefit of doubt must go to the attacking side».

App State jumped out to a 17 - 0 lead before the Eagles came back late to get within one, but the upset bid was secured and down the goal post came.

Against Boise State, Ugwoegbu sniffed out a huge third down play right before halftime, which turned a potential Broncos touchdown drive into one that ended with a field goal.

The Tar Heels beat Florida State on a 54 - yard field goal from Nick Weiler as time expired, giving them a second straight win that came down to the final seconds.

Although Massachusetts made much progress towards meeting its RTT - ELC goals during 2014, the state's budget spend - down rate remains a challenge.

that the Campaign for One New York would be shutting down its operations, saying it achieved its goal of getting state funding for universal pre-K.

The troubling contradiction is that the state is also taking action to shut down Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, the single best tool New York City has to help meet carbon - reduction goals.

This leads me to speculate that the real goal here is to bolster Long just enough that she isn't a drag on down - ballot races, particularly the contested congressional conetsts and state Senate battles.

Cuomo said in a statement that the veto was part of his overall goal of stripping down the state's bureaucracy.

Those goals mirror the campaign and governing agenda from Cuomo, who has tamped down state spending, offered income, property and manufacturing tax breaks, and created tax - free zones for qualified businesses.

In her State of the City speech last week, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced plans for a commission to study ways to shrink the population at Rikers Island — with the end goal of making the «dream» of closing down the city's jail compound a reality.

And of course, what's stranger still is that shutting down our government doesn't accomplish their stated goal.

«The goal of the 50 - state strategy is twofold: the first is local party and down - ballot races,» said Miryam Lipper, a spokesperson for the Clinton campaign.

Staten Island State Senator Diane Savino, one of the four members of the Independent Democratic Conference, sat down with us to talk about the the delicate balance needed to govern effectively in the new IDC partnership with the Republicans, the IDC's goals, and recent scandals including former IDC member Malcolm Smith.

The original goal was to see 49 states in a year, but six months and 28 states in, we decided to take it easy, slow down, and enjoy the journey.

States shouldn't back down on making these goals ambitious, but the goals — including goals for all subgroups of students — must be achievable.

Wolf and his colleague Bryan Hassel have called for a «big toolbox» of talents and strategies, including incentives for student and educator performance, goal - setting up and down the federal - state - local system, and consequences for underperformance.

Delaware has refused to back down from its goals, setting up a choice for the Department: Approve a state plan that has rejected federal feedback, or reject a plan based on a dubious pretext.

The passage of the NCLB is a landmark moment for federal control in education, as, for the first time, Washington was to dictate state standards, while mandating state testing and yearly progress goals — even the breaking down of scores by sub-groups of students.

Though charter schools can not be shut down or taken over under state law, a school's sponsor has broad authority to close a school «if the sponsor finds that the charter school is not meeting the goals set out in the charter,» according to the Indiana Department of Education.

By expanding school choice in suburbia, school reformers can break down opposition to what should be the ultimate goal: Ending Zip Code Education policies by forcing states to fully fund education and voucherize those dollars so they can follow every child to whatever school option they choose.

Most shut down because of financial problems or low enrollment, but in recent years, the D.C. Public Charter School Board also has taken a more aggressive approach to holding charter schools to their stated goals.

You see that the student achievement results didn't improve nearly as much as your goals stated — in fact, some even went down.

Partnered with the University of Phoenix, the National Network of State Teachers of the year just released this list — broken down by grade level — which was curated by real teachers with a goal of using books to start conversations, spark ideas, and present challenges to brainstorm solutions in the wake of social unrest in our country.

Now we have a number of studies showing that states have dumbed - down their tests to meet the goals.

The targets need to be broken down for each district and high school, so they know exactly what they need to do to contribute to the state's goal.

With that money to be awarded this September — at the height of the Congressional election season, when dispensing pork might be tempting — would Duncan reach far enough down the scoring charts this time to award states that aren't serious about his reform goals?

• Launch a high - performing data team; • Apply a four - step collaborative process for data inquiry; • Drill down into state and local data, including student work; • Identify student learning problems and goals; • Address the underlying causes of student learning problems in order to plan effective intervention strategies.

CBR News spoke with comiXology CEO and co-founder David Steinberger for an in - depth discussion on comiXology Unlimited, including his hopes for the service as «the right starting point» for readers to explore a wide array of comics, the possibility of Marvel and / or DC involvement down the road, how comiXology arrived at the $ 5.99 price (less than a venti Frappuccino in New York City, Steinberger says) and how it gets the company closer to its stated goal of «making everybody on the planet a comics fan.»

Califonia & rsquo; s Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA) created the Platinum Program, which provides low - to - moderate income California homebuyers with down payment and / or closing cost assistance to help them achieve their goals of purchasing a home.

You might have heard of the Harvard study that stated that the 3 % of graduates who wrote down their goals earned more than the other 97 % combined.

Down payment assistance programs are administered by national, state and local organizations and while they operate differently, the goal is the same — to help qualified buyers purchase a home when they have limited resources for the down payment or closing coDown payment assistance programs are administered by national, state and local organizations and while they operate differently, the goal is the same — to help qualified buyers purchase a home when they have limited resources for the down payment or closing codown payment or closing costs.

Finding ways of breaking down the overall goal (s) into bite sized pieces and then rewarding myself for those achieved states.

And, if you eliminated the filler, and boiled down the part of the book that attempts to prove the stated goal, you would have something the size of a long - form blog post.

He also openly stated that it was his goal «to take Tickled Pink Weimaraner Rescue down».

We sat down to discuss the state of the industry and his company's goals for the next year or so, for the purposes of sharing that information with Pet Business readers.

In stating one of their goals for a sequel was to make the game more approachable, developer From Software caused something of a stir amongst its fan base; fear that the game would be dumbed down from what had otherwise been one of the most uncompromising game worlds out there.

COUNTRY: The United States AWARDED BY: The DeVos Foundation WHAT IT IS: Numerous prizes ranging from $ 20,000 to $ 200,000, with the top honor awarded by public vote AIM: To promote critical dialogue and collaboration throughout the year with the goal of decentralizing the traditional, top - down art competition ELIGIBILITY: Any artist 18 or older who is able to secure an exhibition venue in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to show a specially created work NUMBER OF WINNERS: 10 winners chosen by the public and six winners chosen by a jury of art world professionals.

With reference points ranging from Sudanese cliff dwellings and Native American amphitheaters to classical Greek forms to the mobile structures of nomadic and seafaring groups, Rudofsky's stated goal was to «break down our narrow concepts of the art of building by introducing the unfamiliar world of nonpedigreed architecture» — a notable early instance of non-Eurocentric thinking in the American art establishment.

And while greater cuts are needed here in America to avert a climate catastrophe, even this new goal means that as soon as Air Force One touches down at Andrews Air Force Base, President Bush should get working on an aggressive plan to cut United States emissions.