Sentences with phrase «than programs about»

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With more MBA programs than ever before serving a record number of students — about 10,000 students are registered in Canadian MBA programs this year, up from 4,800 in 1998 — specialization has become a defining trend, helping schools compete for the best students, and graduates compete for the best jobs.

The report indicated that while more than 78 percent of organizations have engaged in lead generation programs throughout last year, only about 17 percent of these companies are actually meeting their lead generation goals.

In a similar fashion, the Body Shop got skewered when a magazine article questioned its claims about animal testing, alleged that the company used petrochemicals in some of its «natural» products, and charged that its Trade Not Aid program accounted for less of its supplies than it had claimed.

«Rather than offering people one or two rides, the goal of this program is to give participants access to our fleet every day, at any time, to go anywhere within an area that's about twice the size of San Francisco.»

The system makes a determination such as if people are tweeting about a program more than a competing show, how many people those posts and tweets reach, what people are saying about a program, if the program is driving an action like making people visit a website, and much more.

I learned more about increasing manufacturing efficiency from spending 30 minutes in a poultry processing plant than I learned from any formal process improvement program.

Verizon (vz) says it didn't know about Lanham's fraud and notified an FCC program administrator more than 10 years ago that it had received some E-rate funding in error.

Rather than bandy the term about, negotiators in Trump's administration should seek to obtain a commitment in writing that North Korea will abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs, Cha continued.

Nevertheless, Khosrowshahi remains optimistic about the future of the program, asserting that «ultimately, self - driving cars will be safer than humans,» but that right now, they're more like «student drivers.»

Golfman started thinking about alternative paper more than 20 years ago, while pioneering Winnipeg's blue - box recycling program.

Whether you call it «amnesty» or a «path to citizenship,» doing something about the 11.7 million undocumented migrants who have settled in the U.S., two - thirds of them more than a decade ago, must be part of any serious immigration reform program.

While the technology is still learning about its users, it eventually will «push» resources — say, information on government - buying programs for women - owned business — rather than people aimlessly searching for them.

Since applicants usually bring their families, Canada has acquired more than 130,000 new immigrants via the program, only about 3 % of total immigration during that period.

«If we were in the business of never having guests on the network who had different views than our views, we'd be out of business,» NBC entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt responded when asked about the seemingly contradictory choices of saying it would sever ties with Trump and then inviting him on to their entertainment programs.

About 300 survivors live at the HIA or attend its day programs, among them Feinstein's son, Barry, who was injured in a car crash more than 20 years ago.

The COLA also affects benefits for about 4 million disabled veterans, 2.5 million federal retirees and their survivors, and more than 8 million people who get Supplemental Security Income, the disability program for the poor.

Satwani — who hasn't delivered the CAR - T therapy but is heading up the program at Columbia, one of the 32 sites Novartis will use — said patients would need to be monitored closely for about a month, meaning they'd need to be less than a two - hour drive from their hospital.

Overall, the study found that in organizations that implement effective employee recognition programs, «employee engagement, productivity and customer service are about 14 percent better than in those where recognition does not occur.»

First, by the end of 2014, following the large - scale asset purchase programs, the Federal Reserve balance sheet was funded by about $ 3.1 trillion in liabilities other than Federal Reserve notes, which were mostly in the form of reserves in excess of the amount banks were required to hold; in contrast, there were only $ 64 billion of non-Federal Reserve note liabilities in June 2007, of which only about $ 2 billion were excess reserves.

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It cited 2016 Pew Research Center data showing that more than 55 percent of households older than age 65 watch cable news programs, and it noted that «one multi-country study found that public broadcast news (such as PBS) increased political knowledge, while cable news actually reduced knowledge that people have about actual events.»

I mention all of this because I learned more about markets in those 12 - months in front of clients than I did across all three levels of the CFA program.

But if tech firms want to get serious about hiring, retaining, and promoting more women, they'll need something more effective than sensitivity or mentoring programs that «fix» individual behavior, and longer lasting than cultural change programs.

That said, B.C.'s strong economic growth over the past three years, combined with a) the announced small business tax relief, b) the new training and youth employment programs (also announced today), and c) a lower - than - average percentage of our working population who actually make minimum wage (about 5 %, compared to 7.1 % nationally), leaves us in a position to cautiously view the announced increases as «reasonable.»

Major transfers to other levels of government should be about $ 0.4 billion higher than the FES forecast as recoveries under the Alternative Payments for Standing Programs are below that forecast.

The Ports Automobile Import / Export facility, which currently processes 150,000 cars and employs more than 300 direct workers will also benefit by receiving about $ 90 million of the Governor's Capital Investment program.

Our investments are about more than just money — through our accelerator program, teams receive world - class coaching, personalized mentorship targeted at each company's specific needs, and access to our extensive network of investors and strategic partners.

As I talked about in the 14 minute video above, while you can invest in this program for one payment of $ 10,000 or 4 payments over the 4 month program of $ 2,500 each month you're gaining access to more than $ 50,000 worth of value and content in this time that will help you become a world class value investor in a fraction of the time it would normally take.

It cited 2016 Pew Research Center data showing that more than 55 % of households older than age 65 watch cable news programs, and it noted that «one multi-country study found that public broadcast news increased political knowledge, while cable news actually reduced knowledge that people have about actual events.»

The growing rhetoric about Iran — including talk from certain Israeli and American corners about an air campaign against Iran — had already begun to intensify in anticipation of the report, which will say more explicitly than previous IAEA assessments that Iran is indeed actively pursuing a nuclear weaponization program.

«The November 2002 Samaritan's Purse (Canada) Newsletter quotes Franklin Graham: «I believe God has blessed this program because it is about more than Christmas presents. . .

The near elimination of local programming has come about because local stations have found it more profitable to sell time to evangelical and fundamentalist syndicators than to provide time free for public - service programming.

Similarly, students in master of divinity and other professional programs are usually asked about vocational goals; strong interest in ordained ministry is, of course, welcome, but fewer institutions now than in the past require that all students in ministry programs be sponsored or approved by ordaining bodies.

I know even less about rural than urban centers, but I am sure the details of such programs will be different.

Like all highly organized systems, ecclesiocracies are more concerned about whether their leaders are operating within a programmed, «professional» context than about whether their leaders» God - given gifts are allowed to flourish and make their special contributions to the body of Christ.

He would be the Caesar of a Jewish empire no less universal than the Roman; though it would be fair to say that the program drawn up for the «Son of David» in literature not far in date from the time of Jesus has more about justice and moral reformation than about bread and circuses.

More than 65 million Americans are caregivers for dying, sick, and disabled family members, according to the National Alliance for Caregiving, and about 1.6 million people are cared for by hospice programs each year.

That would be a boon to U.S. intelligence officials who knew even less about North Korea's then - fledgling nuclear program than they do today.

So if you are really serious about getting people off the dole, then you better start having a lot more programs than a Wednesday night supper and AWANA program.

Of his $ 45 million income in l982, he spent about $ 38 million — more than 80 % — just keeping his program on the air, that is, on production and distribution.

The programs taught me about (1) admitting I was beat, (2) coming to believe in something greater than myself (eventually a higher power)(many evolutions and concepts of HP, all of these at one time or another: nature, the 12 steps, creator, Love, spiritual principles)(Step 3) applying my low self worth and gigantic Ego to these spiritual principles (4) write down my liabilities and assets (5) share them with another and my higher power (6 & 7) ask for the liabilites to be removed and be patient with the process (8) Make a list of all that were harmed by me (9) make amends to such folks except whn to do so would injure them or myself (10) take a daily inventory of my day, checking for snafus, mean temperment, arrogance etc (11) meditation and prayer to communicate to my higher power and quiet reflection to listen for the Truth (12) after having a spiritual awakening as a result of working these steps, help others if they wish for help because now I am in the position to assist.

In many respects, the New Deal was less about income redistribution than about the recognition of «group rights» benefitting these cultural challengers, a recognition embedded in such policies as the fostering of labor unions, public works programs, and social insurance.

I am by no means talking about skimping on materials, but I do have a hard time wrapping my head around these «complexes» that look more appropriate for the arena for a division one basketball program, than a church.

Therefore, even when religious programs are on semiprime time, the number of viewers per set is probably no more than about 1.8 — the viewers - per - household figure widely used by the rating firms themselves.

So if you are really about preventing the creation of a large new class of illegal immigrants, stopping the Gang of Eight's guest worker program and mandating near - term employment verification are probably even more important than «border security.»

One of the appalling things about «social conservatism» was that it was no less set on expanding government programs for the poor than the welfarist's agenda.

Which tells me we care more about our ideas and our morality and our programs than we do the people.

It's about time Christians realized that taking care of the poor, the elderly, and the disabled is far more important and more morally correct than spending on weapons programs and professional sports stadiums.

Some authorities suggest that there is about two - thirds more «total audience» for a given program than there is «average audience» at any given quarter hour.