Sentences with phrase «supports a measure by»

However, Pubs Quizzed finds ordinary publicans support the measure by a margin of 2 to 1, with 41 % in favour and 22 % against.

She has supported measures by Islington Council to free up under - occupied homes by supporting tenants to downsize [57] and to stop foreign investors from buying new homes and leaving them empty.

Not exact matches

Reps are held responsible for the outcomes of their customer group, measured by metrics such as how frequently customers defect to another carrier or how often they call support, and reps and their managers are empowered to hand out service credits or alter bills.

'' (The ongoing standoff between the euro zone and Greece) also increases the chances of snap elections in Greece as after overplaying his hand and facing increasing difficulties in concluding the review, Tsipras may be tempted to cut his losses by calling early elections before Syriza (the ruling party) loses more support for adopting unpopular measures,» Piccoli said.

Struggling to support goals that included beating Elon Musk's Tesla Motors in premium EV making, Jia has been trying to ride out the cash crunch by taking measures such cutting staff numbers and selling assets.

Russia's prime minister has described the sanctions as an attempt by the United States to capture new markets for its companies and directed the Russian government to study measures to support firms under fresh sanctions.

If businesses decide to stick with older versions of Windows, Adaptiva predicts that Microsoft could encourage adoption by through measures like reducing support for the older Windows versions.

That information — augmented by advocacy efforts from such Addyi supporters as the National Organization for Women and National Consumers League — turned the tide, and the FDA's joint meeting of the Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 18 to 6 to support approval for HSDD treatment, contingent on Sprout consenting to risk - mitigation measures like warnings and restrictions to prevent misuse.

Measuring new hires to a set, proven standard, by using data from analytics and call - recording for support, will help you determine in, say, a 60 - to - 90 day window, whether or not the rep will work out.

The big spenders were nonetheless defeated by a citizens» group that spent only $ 15,000 to support the bond measure, which passed with 57 % of the vote on Nov. 7, approving up to $ 150 million in financing for a city - run broadband utility.

The scale has an 8mm - thick tempered glass platform that measures 12 by 13 inches and supports weights up to 400 pounds.

«Looking ahead, we anticipate that headline inflation will resume its gradual upward adjustment, supported by our monetary policy measures.»

Still, so far, the global trade war is a cold one, and the OECD says most investment measures introduced by governments last year support open markets.

CBO's measure of before - tax comprehensive income includes all cash income (including non-taxable income not reported on tax returns, such as child support), taxes paid by businesses, [15] employees» contributions to 401 (k) retirement plans, and the estimated value of in - kind income received from various sources (such as food stamps, Medicare and Medicaid, and employer - paid health insurance premiums).

Calling on all passengers to contact your member of Congress to support pro-passenger measures - and oppose anti ticket price shopping measures inserted by the airline lobby, Transportation Chairman Shuster and ranking Member DeFazio.

Here, for example, are the results of surveys by the Pew Research Center, which found strong support for measures ranging from an assault weapons ban to universal background checks to restrictions on people with mental illness buying guns.

In the face of this escalation in market instability, recent measures by the European Union and its member states, the IMF, and the ECB and other central banks have provided investors with some confidence that the underlying issues are being addressed, and that support mechanisms are in place.

Accountability should be judged on tangible industrial measures like start - up tech company survival rates after three and five years, number of new products and services brought to market annually by companies that IRAP supported, and overall ROI after three or five years.

Roadmap 2020 recommendations focus on six key areas: Measuring Economic Impact and Job Creation; Entrepreneurial Training and Support for Growth — including by entrepreneurial women of color; Innovation, Technology and Sustainability; Accessing Capital; Accessing Markets; and Building the Movement.

Ms. Caro Diaz is part of the Organizing and Capacity Building Team at the Center for Popular Democracy and provides support to social movements in Puerto Rico struggling against the debt and austerity measures proposed by a Fiscal Control Board.

Considering other, more direct measures by central banks to support market functioning, however, involves several difficult cost - benefit trade - offs.

«This program is intended to support the other measures by additionally lowering long - term interest rates... and at the same time it gives a signal that monetary policy is committed to its goal of stable prices.»

If Bitcoin is adopted * because * it supports anti-money laundering measures by investors, that opens the door for a specifically non-AML competitor.

Greece has been unable to form a coalition government since voters gave support to political parties that want to cancel or renegotiate the terms of a massive financial bailout by international lenders that requires harsh austerity measures.

The conclusions, backed by all 27 leaders including Ms Merkel, endorsed «short - term targeted measures to boost growth and support job creation» and the need to «balance productive public investment needs with fiscal discipline».

Then there is the «private member's bill» tactic, where the government pretends it's just this or that backbencher introducing anti-union measures, but those measures are supported and probably drafted by the Conservative inner circle.

If we compare operating spending by municipalities to GDP, which is a broad measure of ability to pay, it remains within historical averages of close to 3 % of GDP.  In 2012, operating spending by all municipalities in Canada amounted to just 3.1 % of GDP, the same that it was twenty years ago, and down from the 3.3 % reached in 2009 during the depths of the recession.  This ratio was higher during the recession because GDP had dropped and governments sensibly embarked on stimulus spending to prevent a depression. This was before their misguided adventures in austerity (which presumably the CFIB supports, but have caused devastation to small businesses in countries elsewhere).

Not only is consumer confidence up, but homebuilder confidence, as measured by the NAHB, hit a 12 - year high in March, supported by an improving economy and President Trump's pledge to roll back strict regulations.

The measure is widely supported by Southland municipalities.

The White House ultimately dropped the demand that the legislation include wall funding, and a coalition of Republicans and Democrats approved a bill in May that looked similar to spending measures that had been supported by the Obama administration.

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unfortunately, the extremists are financed and supported in great measure by powerful Western interests.

Whether he fully supported gays or not can never be truly answered, but we can say with a much larger measure of certainty that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., would be horrified by the hateful rhetoric that has been spewed in his name by his own daughter, Bernice.

@Noah, That book is ridiculous... He claims the universe is likely younger than 13.7 b.y. and backs it up by claiming that 100 + measurements taken over the past 300 years supports the claim that light does not travel at a constant rate... As if people 300 years ago could measure with the kind of accuracy we can today

A measure of the influence the Century had achieved by the middle of the 1920s was the success which attended its support for the outlawing of war.

Under Church of England rules, for a measure like the one proposed by Williams and Sentamu to pass, it needed majority support from three different groups: bishops, priests and lay leaders.

If we measure left and right by support for or opposition to abortion and Bill Clinton, which is a reasonable measure in this case, twelve of the groups represented are very far left indeed — including Catholics for a Free Choice, Human Rights Campaign (a leading gay rights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

The OCA was supported by Oregon's branch of Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition and worked constantly to put draconian and far - reaching anti-LGBT measures on the state ballot.

The platform planks for «32 embodied a number of Century concerns: U.S. adherence to the World Court protocol; U.S. entry into the League of Nations, provided that its covenant be amended to eliminate military sanctions; U.S. recognition of the Soviet Union (which was granted a year later); the safeguarding of the rights of conscientious objectors (including those denied citizenship, such as Canadian - born theologian D. C. Macintosh of Yale Divinity School); the abolition of compulsory military training in state - supported educational institutions other than military and naval academies; emergency measures for relief and public - works employment; the securing of constitutional rights for minorities; the reduction of gross inequality of income by steeply progressive rates of taxation on large incomes; «progressive socialization of the ownership and control of natural resources, public utilities and basic industries»; «the nationalization of our entire banking system»; and so on (June 8, 1932).

Four recent major studies of human problems support a measure of optimism in human affairs: Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History; Quincy Wright's Study of War; Gunnar Myrdal's study of color caste in America, entitled An American Dilemma; and the essays edited by the cultural anthropologist, Ralph Linton, entitled The Science of Man in the World Crisis.

This role might be carried out not only by supporting the mediating institutions involved, but also, as in many European countries, by adopting measures that make it easier for a parent to remain at home for the first year or two after a child is born.

A blocking amendment to this effect should be put down in both Houses whenever a Draft Bishops (Ordination of Women) Measure comes before Parliament, and should be supported by all Christian parliamentarians, whatever their views on the ordination of women per se.

This doctrine also supported the view that every human being has a peculiar worth and dignity that can not be measured by outward conditions.

In January 2013 the non-governmental organisation Sustain, supported by 61 health organisations, called for a 20 pence per litre excise duty on sugar sweetened drinks.4 In February, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges called for a 20 % tax on sugar sweetened drinks as part of its enquiry into clinical and public health solutions to the obesity epidemic.1 Although the UK government has indicated a preference for voluntary approaches to the control of obesity, it has not ruled out fiscal measures.14 Clearly, the idea of a sugar sweetened drink tax is gaining traction in the UK, but its effect on health remains uncertain.

Even if measures supported by the best available evidence (such as traffic light labelling on the front - of - food packaging and removing advertising junk food to children between 6 am and 9 pm as recommended in the Government's response to the National Preventative Health Taskforce) are implemented, regulation is no panacea.

9 April 2014 Media Statement Soft drink tax not the answer for WA The Australian Beverages Council has today slammed Live Lighter's research that a soft drink tax is supported by the public in WA, offering evidence that a tax on beverages has been proven as an ineffective measure to combat obesity, time and time -LSB-...]

The Australian Beverages Council has today slammed Live Lighter's research that a soft drink tax is supported by the public in WA, offering evidence that a tax on beverages has been proven as an ineffective measure to combat obesity, time and time again.

Our Organic Fruit + Almond Bars also support more sustainable agriculture, making them good food by any measure.

Supported by industry leaders and prominent environmental conservation groups such as The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the AWS Standard is the first comprehensive global standard for measuring responsible water stewardship, not just in terms of environmental criteria, but also social and economic dimensions.

AFSA condemns such draconian measures and unwillingness by government to support small businesses towards compliance.