Sentences with phrase «study by an independent commission»

The so - called «Consensus» study by an independent commission was designed to be a data - rich analysis of government at every level, including towns, villages and school districts, he said.

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* The Globoforce Workforce Mood Tracker study was commissioned by Globoforce and conducted on March 16 - 18 by independent market research firm MarketTools, Inc., through an online panel of fully employed persons (age 18 or older) at companies with 500 + employees in the United States.

In addition, an independent consumer research study commissioned by Freedom Foods Group noted statistically significant reductions in body weight, body fat and body mass index (BMI), and decreased feelings of anger when test subjects committed to a 28 - day Barley + Nutrition and Lifestyle Reboot Program; a by - product of good nutrition and lifestyle.

A study commissioned by Brewbound and conducted by Nielsen found that «independent» and «independently owned» strongly resonated with the majority (81 percent) of craft beer drinkers.

A recent study commissioned by Brewbound and conducted by Nielsen found that «independent» and «independently owned» strongly resonated with the majority (81 percent) of craft beer drinkers.

To be absolutely certain our technology was the safest on the market, we commissioned an independent study by two of the country's leading optical safety experts: Dr. David Sliney and Dr. Myron Wolbarsht.

Ms. Glen told the Council's Committee on Housing that several independent studies, including those done by Columbia University and the Citizens Budget Commission, showed that mandating real estate interests receiving the tax deduction to pay union rates would result in 30 percent fewer affordable units getting built.

As part of the proposal, Mark - Viverito also announced last week an independent commission chaired by former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman would study and come up with proposals to change the city's current criminal justice system from its jails to the court houses.

The two said they studied the recommendations made in a report by the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform and claim their proposal could streamline the process.

The LIRR third - track project would create 14,000 permanent jobs by 2035 and $ 3 billion in additional wages, according to a 2014 independent study commissioned by the Garden City - based Rauch Foundation's Long Island Index.

The 146 - page report, issued Friday by an independent commission convened by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and tasked with studying the issue, calls for the closure of the Rikers over the next 10 years through a mixture of alternative sentencing, bail reform, and the building of five smaller jails, one in each of the five boroughs.

Ms. Mark - Viverito, also a Democrat, said in her speech that the Council would create an independent commission, led by the state's former chief judge, Jonathan Lippman, to study the criminal justice system with an eye toward shrinking the jail population so that closing the Rikers complex could be a reality.

After 900 hours of hearings and 1100 interviews over a six - month period, the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission — chaired by Kiyoshi Kurokawa, an academic fellow at Tokyo's National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies — said that the accident was «a profoundly man - made disaster that could and should have been foreseen and prevented».

INTRODUCTION THESE seven reviews of major high school economics textbooks were commissioned by the Centre For Independent Studies in 1989.

Based on a review by independent researchers, the Education Commission of the States is discounting the conclusions of a small study that showed teachers from Tennessee who received national board certification did not markedly affect their students» achievement.

The study was commissioned by the Independent Schools Council and aimed to analyse the difference in attainment between private and state school pupils.

The study, which was commissioned by the Headmasters and Headmistresses» Conference (HMC) and the Girls» School Association (GSA), also found that one in 10 students at independent schools said they had been inadequately prepared for university.

An independent study commissioned by not - for - profit organisation IP Awareness and conducted by Sycamore Research with Newspoll explored behaviours and attitudes of Australians to online film and television piracy.

The NBPTS has endeavored to answer its critics by commissioning 22 independent studies.

The independent study conducted by SRI, Evaluation of Rocketship Education's Use of DreamBox Learning Online Mathematics Program, was commissioned by Rocketship to measure the impact of online math learning on its students» academic growth in Learning Lab, a key component of the Rocketship Hybrid School Model.

The study, commissioned by the NAEP Validity Studies Panel, an independent panel run by the American Institutes for Research, was published in advance of this week's release of the 2015 NAEP reading and math scores for 4th and 8th grade students.

An independent study commissioned by SFUSD in 2012 found that new TFA teachers had higher ELA (English Language Arts) and Math acceleration scores than other new teachers, and similar acceleration to veteran teachers.

Michael Crichton argued for independent verification of research used for public policy, and criticized the so - called «hockeystick» study, for reasons later confirmed by the Wegman Commission.

The study was commissioned by Gradifi and fielded by independent leading global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman.

For the Center for Curatorial Studies, the exhibition will be completely reconfigured to include new works by the selected artists, a survey of contemporary independent cultural and art publications, specially commissioned performances, new outdoor installations, and public discussions.

The Navy, which has long seen security issues intensifying in a warming world, commissioned a study by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to provide an independent assessment, and the results, focused on six areas for «naval leadership action,» are in:

Michael Crichton argued for independent verification of research used for public policy, and criticized the so - called «hockeystick» study, for reasons later confirmed by the Wegman Commission.

Speaking under the condition of strict anonymity for an independent study commissioned by the Bar Council, one judge claimed simply that «too many people are being banged up».

They spoke under conditions of strict anonymity for an independent study commissioned by the Bar Council and published this week, Injustices in Immigration Detention, written by Dr Anna Lindley of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

A municipal project that might take close to three years to get approval in Ontario would be dealt with almost immediately in Alberta or Manitoba if they had the money to proceed, says Frank Zechner, an environmental lawyer based in Toronto who prepared the independent study commissioned by the RCCAO.

The balance of power between client and lawyer has shifted, according to an independent study commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Independence, risk and representation: An Empirical Exploration of the Management of Client Relationships by Large Law Firms.

A quick search reveals that the notice drew on a 2014 study by the Guangdong courts summarizing the results of pilot projects (including Shenzhen) that the SPC commissioned, involving cooperation with the now independent Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration.