Sentences with phrase «states in a quarter of a century»

Indeed, the Wall Street Journal dubbed it «the largest devolution of federal control to states in a quarter of a century,» and it should be encouraging to anyone who thinks that education is best handled as closely as possible to the children whom the schools are supposed to serve.

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A revised and expanded version of the Henry L. Stimson Lectures that Walzer gave at Yale University in 2013, his new book seeks to explain how secular national liberation movements, which built independent states in Algeria, India, and Israel following World War II, eventually spawned «religious movements that challenged the achievement roughly a quarter century later.»

Furthermore, in the United States, for over a quarter of a century the writings of Professor Charles Hartshorne, including Beyond Humanism, The Vision of God, Reality as Social Process, The Divine Relativity, The Logic of Perfection, and A Natural Theology for Our Times, as well as many occasional articles and essays, have eloquently argued the case for «process - thought».

Here is an incomparably intimate, partisan interpretation of the life of a little Near Eastern state in the second quarter of the eighth century, the words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel... (1:1)

In the United States in the past quarter century, working families have maintained their standard of living only by working more hourIn the United States in the past quarter century, working families have maintained their standard of living only by working more hourin the past quarter century, working families have maintained their standard of living only by working more hours.

McCartney's dabbling in divisive social issues will prevent him from ruling a state as diverse as Colorado — and it reminds us that, over a quarter century, Bryant may have been the only public man in Alabama to transcend the issue of race.

Senior point guard Tia Hay led the team with 17 points and was her usual jack - of - all - trades self in guiding the Troubadours to their first state finals appearance in more than a quarter century.

«CWA has also fought for a Democratic majority in the State Senate for over a quarter of a century.

But for Alain E. Kaloyeros, a physicist who rose from a basement laboratory at the State University at Albany to oversee hundreds of millions of dollars in state economic development funds over a quarter - century, a more complex purpose seemed to be at State University at Albany to oversee hundreds of millions of dollars in state economic development funds over a quarter - century, a more complex purpose seemed to be at state economic development funds over a quarter - century, a more complex purpose seemed to be at work.

It was the first Democratic Senate victory in a quarter - century in the state and proved anew that party loyalty is anything but sure in the age of Trump.

The voters could easily switch to the LibDems (Calamity Clegg he may be but he appeals to women whilst Vince Cable comes across as well informed and sensible), the Greens (the fruits of a quarter of a century of green propaganda in our state schools and the Greens are the only party not seen as sleazy), the BNP (as the depression bites and unemployment rises, immigration will become a huge issue) or UKIP (Nigel Farage, the ace communicator, dispenses common sense in a straightforward manner and UKIP will become prominent in the EU Parliament elections next spring).

It was the first Democratic Senate victory in a quarter - century in Alabama, one of the reddest of red states, and proved anew that party loyalty is anything but sure in the age of Trump.

Since the outdoor shopping mall opened nearly a quarter - century ago in Orange County's Town of Woodbury, it has become one of the top ten tourist attractions in New York State.

A quarter century ago as Niagara County clerk, his election committee pleaded guilty for failure to list the true identity of a campaign contributor discovered by federal and state investigators probing alleged corruption in the county.

It may be hard to believe in the midst of another contentious election cycle, but the next quarter century in the United States promises to be a period of increasing moderation and stability — at least according to a little - known but compelling theory about how the ratio of available men to available women alters our lives.

By 2005, however, diabetes drugs were being promoted — reflecting a near tripling of the incidence of diabetes in the United States in the past quarter century, from 5.8 million people with the disease in 1980 to 14.7 million in 2004.

A rigorous Northwestern University study of a quarter - century of data has found that economic insecurity is related to the rate of gun violence at K - 12 and postsecondary schools in the United States.

An influx of pollution from Asia in the western United States and more frequent heat waves in the eastern U.S. are responsible for the persistence of smog in these regions over the past quarter century despite laws curtailing the emission of smog - forming chemicals from tailpipes and factories.

XYMOGEN is a leader in the dietary supplement industry, with nearly a quarter century of experience in providing exceptional quality formulas and educational events to licensed healthcare practitioners in the United States and internationally.

Written within the last decade and set in the author's home state of Ohio roughly a quarter - century into the future, Ready Player One's plot is a wish - fulfillment rehash of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, in which the poorest but most pure - hearted of VR obsessives is pitted against the full forces of crass commercialism in a quest to inherit the factory that manufactures the world's dreams.

Over the past quarter century, a wave of immigration from Latin America, legal and illegal, has caused a divisive political debate in the United States on how to address its various implications.

But spurred by her interest in saving one painting, Flora Doody soon discovered that scattered throughout the city and hidden underneath three - quarters of a century of grime — and, in some cases, a layer or two of paint — lay one of the largest collections of Progressive Era and New Deal murals in the United States.

If increases in high school graduation requirements during the last quarter of the 20th century contributed to the stagnation in graduation rates, why did rates rise during the first decade of the 21st century, a period in which high school graduation requirements were not reduced and in some states were increased?

Over the last quarter century, the teachers unions have clearly been the most powerful force in American education, and they have clearly been using their extraordinary power — in collective bargaining at the local level, in the political process at the state and national levels — to undermine major reform and to burden the schools (via seniority provisions, the protection of bad teachers, and all the rest) with ineffective forms of organization.

As an aside, it's worth noting that Gallup asked Americans for their opinion on a federally funded school choice program, and there's plenty of discussion right now in the educational choice community about what role, if any, the federal government should have in an initiative that has been largely driven at the state level for the past quarter - century.

In Pennsylvania, the Harrisburg Chronicle — the newspaper of the state's capital — ran only nine holiday advertisements in a quarter century, and those were for New Year's giftIn Pennsylvania, the Harrisburg Chronicle — the newspaper of the state's capital — ran only nine holiday advertisements in a quarter century, and those were for New Year's giftin a quarter century, and those were for New Year's gifts.

The Friday night graduation at Drake State Community and Technical College was three - quarters of a century in the making for one special grad.

University Animal Hospital has been providing the highest quality, state - of - the - art medical care, possible to pets and their owners in New York City for more than a quarter of a century.

In the nearly quarter of a century since «pet superstores» surfaced in the Southwest United States, the pet specialty channel has had the best of timeIn the nearly quarter of a century since «pet superstores» surfaced in the Southwest United States, the pet specialty channel has had the best of timein the Southwest United States, the pet specialty channel has had the best of times.

After independence, these coaches were parked and remained in this state for a quarter of a century until...

Today marks a quarter century since the iconic system first went on sale in the United States, becoming the best - selling system of its time while setting the standard by which all future systems would be judged.

Now, nearly a quarter of a century after her husband's passing, Sydell Miller's commitment to Cleveland Clinic is reflected in the fact that it is acknowledged as the top - ranked cardiology and heart surgery hospital in the United States.

While Asian art experienced some degree of impact in the United States in the third quarter of twentieth century, traditional Asian art has struggled against the influx of technology in art and the dominance of Western art techniques.

In the quarter - century since it opened to the public, the Menil has established an international reputation for presenting acclaimed exhibitions and producing many scholarly publications; pioneering partnerships with other cultural and educational institutions across Houston, Texas and the United States; and conducting groundbreaking research in the conservation of modern and contemporary arIn the quarter - century since it opened to the public, the Menil has established an international reputation for presenting acclaimed exhibitions and producing many scholarly publications; pioneering partnerships with other cultural and educational institutions across Houston, Texas and the United States; and conducting groundbreaking research in the conservation of modern and contemporary arin the conservation of modern and contemporary art.

This catalog encompasses paintings by American artists who were born primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and came to prominence in the United States before 1945.

In 2010, HSI and its allies successfully fought off a proposal by a number of member governments — including the United States — to relax the quarter - century - old worldwide ban on commercial whaling.

And even in the American Midwest and Northeast, nuclear plants have been at very high risk of closure because they've been forced to pay an economic penalty, and an oversupplied market, resulting from federal subsidies — now a quarter century old — to wind developers, and from their exclusion from state clean energy mandates.

Instead, they just inflated the unsubstantiated speculation with a zeppelin of greenhouse - gas hyperbole and stated categorically that the entire glacial structure in the Himalayas would be gone in a quarter - century.

Opponents of nuclear have won large federal subsidies for wind and solar that have been in place for a quarter - century, and state clean energy mandates that explicitly exclude nuclear.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ)'s ruling in Farrell v Whitty, Minister for the Environment and others [2017] EUECJ C - 413 / 15 (Farrell 2) is the most important ruling on state liability for over a quarter century.

That puts Canada at odds with legal precedent in the United States, where leveraged buyouts have been more prevalent over the past quarter - century and had grown increasingly large in value until the onset of the credit crisis last year put a chill on big deals.

As one of the best - known law firms in the state for nearly a quarter of a century, we have represented many high - profile clients in challenging cases.

The legal trend of the past quarter century has two distinguishing characteristics: first, increasing state interventionism in the family justified under public interest; second, legal harmonization of all forms of personal relationships.