Sentences with phrase «through policy changes»

«The REALTORS ®» involvement is vital to understanding which aspects of the real estate business need protection or could be improved through policy changes,» says Lennie Shewmaker, government affairs director of the Atlanta Board of REALTORS ® and the Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS ®.

Such collection techniques were within the bounds of Facebook's data - handling policy at the time, the company has said, but later were severely restricted through policy changes in 2014 and 2015.

We're hoping to do events with families here, events with policymakers working with folks on the hill to think through policy changes in the next few months.

With this information, national leaders may consider ways to support principals as instructional leaders and change agents through policy changes and professional supports.

Broadly, the administration shaped K — 12 and higher education in three primary ways in 2017: through policy changes in conjunction with Congress; through considerable rescissions of Obama - era regulations; and through rhetorical markers on a variety of issues affecting education.

In «A Strong Start on Advancing Reform,» Burke argues that the administration has already made some positive strides in improving K — 12 and higher education through policy changes, rescissions of Obama - era regulations, and rhetorical support of school choice.

Cuomo has enhanced powers in the budget process to push through policy changes, which is why he often attaches unrelated items to his spending plan.

DeFrancisco, a Republican from Syracuse, says if no agreement is reached on some of the unrelated topics by the budget deadline, lawmakers will likely oppose any attempt by the governor to force through the policy changes in the form of extender bills to keep the government running.

Such collection techniques were within the bounds of Facebook's data - handling policy at the time, the company has said, but later were severely restricted through policy changes in 2014 and 2015.

The second objective will be to provide customised advice to the other work packages in the consortium, to users through specific consultancy agreements, and to regulators through policy change proposals.

The first Ralph S. Abascal Fellow at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Katie has focused on reducing communities» exposure to environmental harm through policy change, advocacy and activism.

In addition to gaining access to much more of the NIH's budget through a policy change, scientists would be able to use new embryonic lines, Snyder said.

Through well - publicized partnerships with elected officials like Chicago mayor Richard Daley and through Bill and Melinda Gates's personal advocacy for their high - school agenda in such forums as the National Governors Association and the National Economic Club, the foundation has signaled its intention to leverage its investments through policy change.

The National Center on Education and the Economy was created in 1988 to analyze the implications of changes in the international economy for American education, formulate an agenda for American education based on that analysis and seek wherever possible to accomplish that agenda through policy change and development of the resources educators would need to carry it out.

We are intent on showing that a collaborative effort — government leaders, architects, regulatory agencies and building suppliers, NGO's — can all work together to avert a climate crisis through policy change and education?

Washington, DC About Blog Building a vibrant, just and sustainable economy through policy change supported by business leaders.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

If your website's search engine only looks through your product catalog you're not going to be helping people trying to find a return policy, the contact information for your PR department or help in the event they type «how do I change my password?»

During his 11 - year tenure as CEO of TD, he has shepherded the bank through controversial policy changes, a successful U.S. expansion and built a company that earns genuine affection from its customers.

Regulating the money supply through changes in interest rates — i.e. monetary policy — would be much more direct, which could mean it's more effective and cost - efficient.

According to The Washington Post, a TSA official said «there has been no nationwide policy change requiring people to remove food from their carry - ons to get through security.

But Brown added that California will take combatting climate change through similar policies into their own hands.

This data shouldn't change the Fed's interest - rate strategy, as a rising labor force participation rate will put a lid on inflation regardless of how it's done, but it should lower our confidence that the Fed can solve the problem of a bifurcated workforce, in which a large chunk of workers are getting left behind, simply through interest rate policy.

«I think psychologically, after going through the financial crisis, banking regulators and examiners have reacted in a way where their relationship has changed with the banks they supervise,» said Brian Gardner, a policy analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

After all, when a central bank influences the cost of financing through changes in the policy interest rate, its actions affect the economy by changing asset prices, encouraging or discouraging risk taking, and influencing credit flows.

Let me remind you that monetary policy operates with a long lag and there are many transmission channels through which interest rate changes affect the economy, including longer - term bond yields and the exchange rate.

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Describes how changes made by the Reserve Bank to the cash rate — the «instrument» of monetary policy — flow through to economic activity and inflation.

One would have to go through the individual budgets to derive estimates for the impact of the new policy initiatives — tax and spending changes.

So it was this afternoon that he yawned his way through three questions from Michael Ignatieff on the government's policies on climate change and shrugged away three questions from Jack Layton on the extension of this country's military mission in Afghanistan.

Everything else, including politics and monetary policy, will filter through those observables, and our outlook will shift as the observable evidence changes.

The changes wrought by the proposed legislation will have a much bigger effect on some groups — especially those who get insurance through their employers and those on Medicaid — than estimated by recent analysis from independent healthcare policy experts such as the Brookings Institution and credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings

Australia must prepare to respond to the impact of Beijing's stronger commitment of the past 15 years to change through military cyber science and technology in comparison to the Australian government's commitment in key areas of policy.

As has been noted in the Bank's policy statements, the Bank will seek to look through the wide - ranging, but temporary, effects of the tax changes on the published measures of inflation.

He has strongly advocated for a change in tax policies so hedge fund managers can't shield their income through lower capital gains income tax rates.

Established to help promote the interests of European businesses operating within ASEAN and to advocate for changes in trade and investment policies and regulations, the EU - ABC raises the profile of European businesses in the region through formal events and high - profile dialogues.

Monetary policy is maintained through actions such as modifying the interest rate, buying or selling government bonds, and changing the amount of money banks are required to keep in the vault (bank reserves).

Through regular polling of our membership, we are privy to an up - to - date, firsthand perspective regarding the state of the economy, as well as their feedback concerning what changes need to be made to government policies.

Specifically, the change was implemented through Structural Adjustment Policies.

If the World Trade Organization penalized countries that imposed such a tariff, its nature would be exposed, and public opinion, acting through governments, might yet reduce its power or change its policies.

GFI works to affect legal change through lobbying policy makers, writing op - eds, providing information to congressional offices, and researching potential regulatory pathways for cultured products.23 GFI also organized an event on Capitol Hill to promote plant - based meat that was co-sponsored by Beyond Meat.

From defending endangered species to mitigating climate change impacts, one of the most effective ways to protect the nature of Massachusetts is through sound environmental policy.

As FTSE4Good assesses companies against their own policies, Nestlé changed its own policy to permit promotion of infant formula brands through products for older babies.

Safe Kids Connecticut is a multi-faceted organization that works to reduce death and injury rates of children through community education, public policy change, creating safe environments, and conducting research.

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The FPLD will use this information to think about how fathers and families could receive better support through changes in policy and practice.

International experts from UN Women and NGOs like Promundo are doing important work to change harmful norms of gender and masculinity through parental leave and fathers» quotas policies and education programs for adolescent boys, respectively.

First the industry bended rules to hide it from customers through a loop hole of the USDA labeling and now Kroger announcing this with NO intentions to make policy changes to end the use of PINK SLIME.

Mass Audubon is addressing climate change through environmental policy, education, and conservation.

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