Sentences with phrase «steps in an effort»

This January, Tallinn, Estonia, took a radical step in its efforts to reduce traffic jams, and became the first capital in the European Union to offer its residents free public transport.

JOHANNESBURG, April 12 - Troubled South African retailer Steinhoff, raised 3.75 billion rand from the sale of a 6 percent stake in Steinhoff Africa Retail, another step in its efforts to shore up its finances and pay down debt.

On Monday, the Alibaba Group - owned company signed agreements with four U.S. travel agencies and tour operators as one of the first steps in that effort.

For this reason a critique of the dualism which separates mentality from the physical universe by exiling it to the sphere of human consciousness must be the first step in any effort to present a teleological picture of the universe.

«This bill is an important step in the effort to reform the politics of Suffolk County by empowering grassroots candidates to run for office and challenge the status quo,» he said.

«This is an important step in our efforts to maintain New York's outstanding workforce.»

This agreement represents another important step in our efforts to maintain New York's outstanding workforce, and I look forward to continuing to work together to move this state forward.»

Today's decision is another important step in our efforts to deliver a rigorous testing regime that is responsive to the public's concerns.»

He announced a wave of measures to improve the way the directorate deals with immigration, and Home Office minister Liam Byrne said today that the first step in this effort was ensuring current laws were properly enforced.

Now, a resident is taking similar steps in an effort to have Paladino removed from the board.

«Herman Badillo was a true pioneer, and this legislation is a tremendous step in our efforts to honor his groundbreaking service in the United States Congress.»

Cuomo said the new proposal, which he will unveil in his budget presentation next week, was the latest step in his efforts to provide property tax relief for homeowners.

Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Owen Paterson, was at the count in Belfast and greeted the news as «an important step in our efforts to establish normal UK politics in Northern Ireland»

The proposal, presented by Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer and Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh at a public meeting at the Cooper Union, is the latest step in an effort to reimagine the waterfront between East 38th Street and the Brooklyn Bridge as a refuge from city living.

UK's decision to force overseas territories to abolish corporate secrecy is big step in effort to end money laundering

Nevertheless, the study is an important first step in the effort to understand the interactions among the sensory stopwatches in our brain.

But the research is another step in the effort to create needed cell types from easily available ones.

The study is «a useful step in this effort to develop fully functional tissues with blood vessels,» says chemical engineer Abraham Stroock of Cornell University, who also works on engineering blood vessels in tissue using different techniques.

We believe this to be an important first step in our efforts to prevent these life - threatening transfusion complications.»

Bruton said that study would be a good first step in an effort that promises to take years or even decades.

«This is a big step in our efforts to create miniature, handheld mass spectrometers for the field,» said R. Graham Cooks, Purdue's Henry B. Hass Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.

New standards for classroom acoustics will be the first step in the effort to change all that.

The Launch of the Turning the Tide Report Marks the First Step in Efforts of Coalition to Inspire Concern for Others in High School Students, Reduce Achievement Pressure, and Create Greater Equity for Economically Diverse Students

Moreover, even where districts have taken these steps in an effort to buffer the impact on their lowest achieving students, such policies have been only partially effective.

The Launch of the Turning the Tide Report Marks the First Step in Efforts of Coalition to Inspire Concern for Others in High School Students, Reduce Achievement Pressure, and Create Greater Equity for Economically Diverse Students New York, NY — Today, admissions deans and other leaders from the nation's top colleges and universities joined together to announce the launch of Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions, a report with concrete recommendations to reshape the college admissions process and promote greater ethical engagement among...

The education packs are another step in our efforts to help the public form an educated perception of frozen food.»

In Section 1.5, we take an additional step in our efforts to identify productive leadership practices.

Architects and educational leaders should consider four (4) steps in their efforts to design truly innovative schools: i) being collaborative and building partnerships, ii) communicating continually, iii) creating opportunities to see, feel and...

Putting the right people in positions of classroom and school leadership is an important first step in our efforts to improve student achievement and equity.

But this was a necessary strategic step in our efforts to maximize the value of Fisker's core assets.»

«The e-mail feature is the latest step in that effort.»

«The new marketing campaign for the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell is the next step in our effort to advance fuel cell vehicles to the mainstream market,» said Steve Center, vice president of the Environmental Business Development Office at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «This fully integrated marketing campaign also demonstrates our commitment to growing electrified vehicles into a volume pillar for the Honda brand.»

The First step in an effort to brand yourself, after you have established your identity is to start a website.

The exit from the reverse mortgage market is an additional step in the efforts of Bank of America Home Loans to focus on its core mortgage operations.

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is taking another step in its efforts to make the financial services providers under its supervision more strictly adhere to its guidance.

This is an important step in our effort to support them,» remarked Pierre Pontevia, CEO of Kynogon.

Both of these albums covered the majority of music present in Metroid games at that time, and Smash Bros felt like the next natural step in an effort to reach out to even more people.

This was an important step in the effort to keep fossil fuels in the ground in Latin America.

I wrote the Climate Shift report to inform the decision making of environmental leaders, philanthropists, scientists, scholars and others as they consider next steps in the effort to mobilize societal action on the undeniable, human causes of climate change.

Compiling and publishing accurate data on mortality of Golden Eagles over time is an important first step in efforts to protect these iconic birds.

In providing a framework for evaluating the studies» assumptions, this paper is a first step in our effort to promote transparency and impartiality in economic impact studies.

Introducing a new generation of sustainable fuels is the next logical step in our efforts to further save fuel and reduce aircraft emissions.»

With little fanfare, Google had taken yet another step in its efforts to organize all of the world's information.

Documenting and taking samples at the exposure sight are critical steps in any effort to recover the damages you or a loved one has experienced.

Although national in breadth, the Celebration provides an opportunity for local legal associations across the country to take the next step in their efforts to provide high quality legal services to those living on the social margins.

Economical Insurance today welcomed an important step in its efforts to demutualize, as Minister of Finance Joe Oliver has tabled Bill C - 31 to implement the 2014 Federal Budget.

Facebook plans to start ranking news sources in its feed based on user evaluations of credibility, a major step in its effort to fight false and sensationalist information that will also push the company further into a role it has long sought to avoid — content referee.

With the Google Assistant's transition to headphones and growing support for numerous house appliances, Google may be seeking to significantly expand its first - party device lineup specifically designed for interactions with the service going forward, and a larger Google Home speaker could certainly be a major step in this effort.

Leading Indigenous health researchers have called on the Federal Government to accept the Uluru Statement from the Heart «in its entirety» as a crucial step in efforts to address health inequities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

I then reflected back to her a description of each step in her efforts to fix it without judging or evaluation.