Sentences with phrase «taking aggressive steps»

«While the legal threat from Bal Harbour is technically over, all the landlords are taking aggressive steps to keep their tenants,» Taylor says.

While Social Security is unlikely to disappear, taking aggressive steps to save money in other retirement vehicles is a wise move to decrease your dependence on Social Security and enhance your peace of mind.

«Through initiatives like the one we are announcing today, the Obama Administration is taking aggressive steps to fight for middle class homeowners who have played by the rules and are trying to get ahead,» said Vilsack.

DOT is also taking aggressive steps to upgrade its facilities to meet the high performance sustainable buildings requirements and saw several more buildings meet these requirements.

«We are not just reactive in helping survivors but also taking aggressive steps to prevent future occurrences.

The governor says his office is taking aggressive steps to address any possible problems and he vowed he would «throw the book» at anyone caught committing illegal acts.

«The 23 % reduction is serious uses of force and 11 % reduction in serious assaults on staff make clear that Commissioner Ponte is taking aggressive steps to keep our inmates and officers safe,» spokeswoman Monica Klein said.

Under the leadership of McMillon, Wal - Mart is taking aggressive steps to change its reputation as a retailer that's focused only on price.

The other, a former White House aide to President Obama, tested positive for the BRCA2 gene mutation that has led to breast cancer in her family for generations — and is taking aggressive steps to avoid the same fate.

Some state agencies, such as the Arizona Department of Education, have taken aggressive steps to grow the program — recruiting more sponsors and sites and conducting outreach to families.

The pace, however, slowed as the county took aggressive steps, including promotion of the widespread use of the opiate antidote Naloxone.

«New York is the birthplace of the women's rights movement, from Seneca Falls to suffrage, and that fight continues today as we take aggressive steps to close the gender wage gap,» Governor Cuomo said.

«Following the taped interview, Mr. Kemble continued badgering Mr. Hinchey and took an aggressive step toward him in an attempt to provoke a further argument.

«By providing funding for new housing units, beds and supportive services, the state is taking an aggressive step toward ensuring that those in need have access to resources that will place them on the road towards health, recovery and prosperity,» said Dr. Rosa Gil, president and CEO of Comunilife.

The Governor while backing the 25 year jail term proposal, said that the time has come to take aggressive steps to put a stop to the menace.

Dating site OKCupid took an aggressive step on Monday to make sure that its budding romantics who use Firefox.

The ensemble drama about the Boston Globe's coverage of the Catholic Church molestation scandal took in $ 3.6 million, good for eighth place, after Open Road took an aggressive step in expanding from 60 to 598 theaters in its third weekend.

This week, Pope Francis is expected to implore both the U.S. Congress and the UN General Assembly to take aggressive steps to curb greenhouse - gas emissions.

But behind the scenes, GM's corporate lawyers have taken aggressive steps to prevent those who were injured by GM's negligence from seeking justice.

There was a feeling, said one of the people, that Facebook wanted to take aggressive steps to make sure it could regain user trust.

We will continue to take aggressive steps to protect FHA's financial health while ensuring that FHA continues to perform its historic role of providing access to homeownership for underserved communities and supporting the housing market during tough economic times.»

Not exact matches

«We need to make sure that employers are on notice that we are going to come out and ensure that they're being compliant,» Benner said «For those that don't, we're going to take some very aggressive steps in terms of criminal investigations to make sure that we address them and hold them accountable.»

As businesses take more aggressive steps to combat sexual harassment, a new report from Bloomberg reveals that some hotels are giving their housekeepers «panic buttons» they can press if they feel threatened by a guest.

«There are an awful lot of steps that the Russians are taking to be very aggressive,» he said.

However, the likes of AT&T and Verizon have taken a more aggressive step and charged content providers for the ability to be zero - rated on their networks.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Sheryl Sandberg thinks women still need to step up and take charge — even if people call them «bossy» or «aggressive.»

But Fed officials weren't ready for the unprecedented steps, such as bailing out the giant insurer, American International Group Inc., that they soon would be taking in a tumultuous year that transformed the central bank from obscure guardian of interest rates to aggressive fighter of financial crises.

As a Baltimore resident I am embarrassed that Maryland hasn't taken more aggressive steps to harvest renewable resources like solar energy.

The central bank has been under pressure from Japan's new government to take more aggressive steps to fight the country's long deflationary slump.

The guest imam also discussed how Muslims ought to deal with threats of force, telling worshippers that they should seek to avoid such threats before taking a series of increasingly aggressive steps to counter the threatening person.

After the city's almost year - long refusal to contribute funding was finally resolved by the state legislature's mandate earlier this month, we can now finally take all of the aggressive steps outlined.»

«The residents of Hoosick Falls deserve to know that every available resource at both the state and federal levels is being used to fully investigate the source of the PFOA contamination, and that aggressive steps are being taken by the EPA to identify the responsible parties and ensure that full remediation will occur,» Gillibrand wrote.

«Despite the aggressive steps my administration has taken to cut costs, we are beholden to Albany to help us right our fiscal ship,» Miner said.

According to a statement released by Hinchey's staff, Kemble was the aggressive one who took «a step toward» Hinchey and who has a «longstanding antagonistic relationship» with him.

«If the agency had reached out to our investment professionals, it would have known the aggressive steps that Comptroller DiNapoli and CIO Vicki Fuller have taken to reduce hedge fund investments and limit fees, including lowering the hedge fund allocation to 2 percent of assets from 3 percent and paying below average fees.

The Republican - controlled Senate took its first step toward dismantling the 2010 Affordable Care Act, using its initial day in office to introduce a measure that sets an aggressive timeline for repealing much of President Obama's signature health law.

In order to take the next step in its aggressive master plan, it needs our help to supplement the cost of more than 20 years of deferred maintenance to secure its long - sought accreditation.

BOSTON (AP)-- A new report is urging Massachusetts officials take more drastic steps to combat Lyme disease, from launching aggressive public education campaigns to exploring expanded crossbow hunting to cut down on the number of deer that may be carrying ticks.

Then they took one of the most aggressive energy - saving steps of all.

This can lead to individuals taking more aggressive or forward steps, which can instantly kill any kind of connection.

Safe behind her computer screen, she could be sexually aggressive and take the first step.

Phil transforms from respectable schoolteacher into the group's aggressive alpha dog when work hours are over, dentist Stu has to tiptoe around his tyrannical girlfriend to even go on the Vegas trip, and socially maladjusted Alan often takes things a step too far trying to ingratiate with the group.

Synergy this aggressive may well erase the line separating legitimate media from its ancillaries yet; Fox takes a bold step in this direction with the upcoming From Justin to Kelly, slated to debut on disc a mere six weeks past its theatrical premiere date, thus rendering the latter a glorified trailer for the former.

The authors of the No Child Left Behind Act wanted to force districts and states to take more aggressive steps to improve low - performing schools.

Neither de Blasio nor Fariña has said that school closures should be taken completely off the table, but both have said the step should be taken only after aggressive efforts have been made to help schools improve.

The good news is that states have been taking more aggressive steps to build strong school leadership.

(It's worth noting that the most aggressive of these steps were rarely taken under NCLB in the vast majority of districts and states.)

After a few laps, we pull into the pits, where I take a step back to admire this hot hatch's aggressive exterior.

The Dodge Durango has always offered aggressive styling, but the new SRT takes it a step up with a functional hood scoop and a wide body.

XSE takes the businesslike SE a step further with its $ 26,975 price, adding 18 ″ alloy wheels (SE's have 17s) and a more aggressive suspension.