Sentences with phrase «substantial reforms»

«We have been clear that rapid and real implementation of substantial reforms, addressing the legitimate demands of peaceful Syrian protesters, is what is urgently needed,» he commented.

A larger, stronger out - out movement can win even more substantial reforms.

When it comes to working age welfare, we've already made substantial reforms.

It's all very well acknowledging the need to get public spending under control, but it requires substantial reform.

The inherent difficulty of achieving substantial reform is so obvious that no blame can be attached for caution.

Silver's arrest is simply the latest indicator we need substantial reform in Albany.»

«He has now claimed that we need substantial reform of Cap but it was his government that negotiated a ten - year agreement only two years ago.

In a forum released today by Education Next, Nonie Lesaux of Harvard's Graduate School of Education and Juan Rangel of a Chicago charter school organization, UNO, discuss whether these changing demographics call for substantial reforms in the current instructional practices designed to address Hispanic students» needs, or whether improving education practices across the board is the best way to meet the needs of Hispanics.

The governor should reject this document, and demand the team produce substantial reforms — not «redesigns» — that will save our taxpayers now.

Liberal Democrats should press the government to propose substantial reforms in Europe: a smaller European commission whose members are individually accountable to the European parliament for their conduct of their office; a council that meets openly whenever it debates legislative matters; a core of human and social rights embodied in the next amended treaty.

«This apparently minor change masks the most substantial reform in a quarter of a century to the key general qualification offered to learners in England.

Any change in leadership must be accompanied by substantial reform in the way the State Assembly functions.

This week also saw the release of a welcome evaluation of the Northern Territory Intervention by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, which found it had failed to deliver substantial reform on areas covered by Close the Gap goals and violated human rights obligations.

Josh Mennen, principal at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, said the royal commission must be wide - ranging to end scandals and to bring about substantial reform.

Therefore, a sustainable solution is not possible without substantial reforms in Greece.

I support substantial reforms to party finance such as stringent limits on the amount that can be donated to any party, caps on campaign spending, and state subsidisation of party finances to prevent parties becoming enthralled to the interests of their donors.

Cuomo used his power and influence to pass a budget with substantial reforms.

Ukip's victory in the European elections has prompted many politicians to begin questioning the pace of change, however - potentially boosting the chances of more substantial reform packages.

Rather than call for their abolition, Quinn offered a full - throated defense of the member - item system in the Council, which has undergone substantial reform since the slush fund scandal of 2008.

Over the past several years Florida has attempted substantial reforms of its struggling public school system, the fourth - largest in the country and one that consistently ranks close to the bottom on academic indicators, including high - school graduation rates and scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

It is against this background that the Government introduced substantial reforms to the pay of teachers in local authority (LA) maintained schools throughout England.

These sections implement substantial reforms to the licence recall provisions.

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has now completed its report on the life insurance industry, recommending substantial reforms to better hold the industry to account.

However the Government needs to commit to a more substantial reform agenda if it truly wants the system to change.

The Commission called for substantial reform in the legal aid system to ensure those persons and areas of the law excluded under recent reforms should be brought back into scope, for better legal education and for universally accessible legal advice on line and through agencies.

«No matter how much we reform our family law and criminal justice systems — and heaven knows they need substantial reform — the government can't expect LSS to switch from a staff lawyer service model to a private lawyer service model without substantially incentivizing the private bar to take on legal aid files.»

«This apparently minor change masks the most substantial reform in a quarter of a century to the key general qualification offered to learners in England.

Whatever government we have post election, they will face pressure to balance and deliver on the more substantial reforms needed to ensure Australia's health care can deliver better bang for buck in order to maintain universal access to health care along with the challenges of guaranteeing health system sustainability.

This submission considered a number of substantial reforms proposed by the Reform Bill which aim to address the inequities in the Native Title Act.

Substantial reforms in Venezuelan energy or foreign policy seem unlikely in the near term.

[1] Even if it were the case, the advisable reform of Articles 2 and 3 would require special procedures for a total or substantial reform (Article 168), which first require a 2/3 majority in the Congress and the Senate.

In reality, a convention represents the one chance we have to free ourselves from the corruption of Albany and work outside the normal legislative process to enact meaningful and substantial reforms.

Mark - Viverito and the mayor have each denied any connection between the two bills, and the speaker has hailed the reforms that are included in the pay - raise bill — which restrict members» outside income and eliminate committee stipends — as «unprecedented, substantial reforms.»

Politicians give lip service to tax reform because we talk about it, but they will not produce any substantial reform because it works for them, it is doing just what they want it to do - redistributing wealth from the silent mass in the middle to the publicly noisy poor and the privately powerful rich.

Importantly, these are the skills that standardized tests are least effective in assessing, rendering our state accountability system outdated and in need of substantial reform.

If representation on this board is related at all to share of students enrolled, the board would be dominated by MPS, which has a long history of opposition to any sort of substantial reform.

The P3T3 project played a pivotal role in bringing to fruition these substantial reform efforts.

This Twitter post might have a more positive spin than was intended, in that the assassination of Chico Mendes in the Brazilian Amazon in 1988 led to substantial reforms:

However, Victor adds that he «can't imagine» the national governments from around the world that participate in the IPCC process agreeing to any substantial reforms in that area.

This week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that there would be no further Senate appointments on his watch — either the Senate will be abolished or there will have to be substantial reforms to the Senate before he alters this position.

(3) Following Brexit, the domesticated body of EU law will need to be maintained — it will, for instance, be necessary to amend it in the light of evolving circumstances and, in due course, will no doubt be subject to more substantial reform.

Which reform options (restatement, simplification or substantial reform of contract law) would be preferable?

The Rudd Government has yet to deliver on the substantial reforms promised to tackle the prevention and better management of chronic diseases, to provide the outreach, team work and coordination that is needed to ensure physical and mental health and wellbeing, and to address the inequalities and inequities that are inherent in the current system.

[16] To date, however, substantial reform that addresses the broad inadequacies of the system that concern our culture and identity eludes us.