Sentences with phrase «ties to the community in»

J & H Family Stores emphasizes its ties to the communities in which its gas and convenience stores are located.

In fact it is undisputed that the inmates are transferred at the discretion of DOCCS and plaintiffs have not proffered any evidence that inmates have substantial ties to the communities in which they are involuntarily and temporarily located.»

Some have argued that nonprofit managers are likely to be effective because they have close ties to the community in which they are embedded and can enlist the energies of committed entrepreneurs, who devote all available resources to enhance student performance.

The law firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is closely tied to the communities in which it practices and has a long history of pro bono service for those who have served their country.

Not exact matches

When you think of how you can tie what you're really good at doing to doing some good in your community, it usually becomes really obvious.»

In the past, reporters like Mike Royko, who wrote for The Chicago Tribune, and Jimmy Breslin of The New York Daily News and Newsday, had deep ties to their working class communities, Polgreen noted.

«I have given him that credit because Donald Trump has taken a very, very strong, hard line on the denuclearization issue and he has been able to bring in the support of the global community and, in particular, China,» Turnbull told a televised news conference, referring to «overwhelming» economic ties between China and North Korea.

It's blowing capital into the community here while also establishing ties and partnerships to the U.S. and to Silicon Valley, in particular.»

For several years, Cameco has tied compensation to environmental sustainability and worker safety, because «being in the uranium business, the company understands the importance of the social licence from the community,» says Nancy Hopkins, a lawyer who sits on several private - and public - sector boards, including Cameco's.

Held in English and a part of a series of similar events held in other cities, such as Hamburg and Copenhagen, the Athens version of Startup Live aims to tie Greek entrepreneurs to the rest of the start - up community in Europe.

It's that connection that causes those drive - through lines to snake down the street: Tims scored highest among all brands in the survey's «citizenship» category, meaning its ties to communities have helped forge a bond stronger than a cup of coffee.

That said, our family's strongest tie to Dickinson is the countless hours my mother, Lucia Gurley, spent in service of the town and community over her 38 years as a resident.

As a payroll processing company with close ties to the Harrisburg region, BCM Payroll Services, Inc. understands the specific needs of businesses in the Chambersburg community.

As part of the tie - up Internet.org and Unilever will carry out a comprehensive study to examine the opportunities to increase Internet adoption in rural communities.

A September study published by the Brookings Institution found that a large share of the growth in the number of students struggling to pay off their loans over the past several years is tied to students borrowing to go to for - profit schools and to a smaller extent two - year community college.

The tourism, financial services and real estate sectors of Lebanon's economy are booming, and overseas remittances are pouring in from the Lebanese expatriate community, which has increasing ties to the country, making it one of the largest recipients of such income in the world, in terms of share of gross domestic product.

In the US, strict and costly regulations in the aftermath of the financial crisis were applied with a broad brush, to large financial institutions capable of creating systemic catastrophe and to community banks with risks tied only to the communities they faithfully servIn the US, strict and costly regulations in the aftermath of the financial crisis were applied with a broad brush, to large financial institutions capable of creating systemic catastrophe and to community banks with risks tied only to the communities they faithfully servin the aftermath of the financial crisis were applied with a broad brush, to large financial institutions capable of creating systemic catastrophe and to community banks with risks tied only to the communities they faithfully serve.

In other words, do we need strong associative ties and allegiances to larger communal groupings (either regional or federal) in order to live virtuously in our own local communitieIn other words, do we need strong associative ties and allegiances to larger communal groupings (either regional or federal) in order to live virtuously in our own local communitiein order to live virtuously in our own local communitiein our own local communities?

The standard explanations in the legal community emphasize the fierce competition for business among law firms that began when clients started to shop around for the best deal, rather than maintaining their traditional ties with a single firm.

The ways in which we participate in that enactment — the image of union, vulnerability and joy sex can be — are fundamentally tied to the whole community.

Craddock, too, in Overhearing the Gospel (1978), endorsed «narrative» sermons — not that narrative should replace logic, or that sermons consist only of stories, but that the sermon has «the scope that ties it to the life of a larger community» and touches «intellectual or emotional or volitional» concerns while «conveying the sense of movement from one place to another» and «thinking alongside the hearers.»

Otter - Pass still has deep ties in the refugee community and have been inspired first hand by the dads and moms we know who gave up everything — their homes, their extended families, their entire lives — to save their children from war and persecution.

The book reflects a Mennonite understanding of the church as a community of reconciliation, as stressed in scriptural texts such as Matthew 18 and John 20, wherein Jesus explicitly ties God's forgiveness of people to their forgiveness of others, especially in the Lord's Prayer.

In human terms, this has a disastrous consequence for certain groups of people like the tribals, scheduled castes, traditional fishermen and such other groups who depend on them to eke out a living... They would also be torn away from their natural roots as well as from their community and cultural ties - producing in them a sense of isolation» (Quoted from ISA Journal Dec. 94In human terms, this has a disastrous consequence for certain groups of people like the tribals, scheduled castes, traditional fishermen and such other groups who depend on them to eke out a living... They would also be torn away from their natural roots as well as from their community and cultural ties - producing in them a sense of isolation» (Quoted from ISA Journal Dec. 94in them a sense of isolation» (Quoted from ISA Journal Dec. 94).

He also traces the history of Islam among African - Americans by tying together such key developments as the formation of black fraternal lodges in the 18th and 19th centuries; Noble Drew Ali's 1913 organization of the Moorish Science Temple in Newark, New Jersey; the growth of various Islamic missionary and revivalist movements beginning in the 19th and continuing throughout the 20th centuries; and the conversion to Islam of be-bop jazz musicians who helped raise the faith's profile in the African - American community.

His Trump ties: Jeremiah was one of about 40 religious leaders who prayed with Trump in September, and asked God to send Trump «a strong African - American who can stand with him and represent that community.»

In lieu of celebrations, many mosques are planning open houses next weekend in hopes of strengthening ties to their communities, according to Naeem Baig, vice president for public affairs at the Islamic Circle of North AmericIn lieu of celebrations, many mosques are planning open houses next weekend in hopes of strengthening ties to their communities, according to Naeem Baig, vice president for public affairs at the Islamic Circle of North Americin hopes of strengthening ties to their communities, according to Naeem Baig, vice president for public affairs at the Islamic Circle of North America.

My mother grew up in a Jewish household, on both her mother and father's side, but due to a dispute between her father and the local rabbi when she was still very young, her household was not directly tied into a local synagogue for support and community.

They insisted that, although the Christian community was built on the foundation laid by Jewish seers, in Jesus a new beginning had been made and that loyalty to him and the new life through him were the chief tie.

On the other hand, it ties in with another finding of the same study: that 52 percent of the unchurched could see a situation where they could become a fairly active member of a church and would be open to an invitation from a church community.

In fact, many of them find it expedient to pay lip service to other religious creeds and maintain nominal ties with churches that enjoy a high degree of prestige in the communitIn fact, many of them find it expedient to pay lip service to other religious creeds and maintain nominal ties with churches that enjoy a high degree of prestige in the communitin the community.

Strengthening community ties through sharing is the perfect excuse to do some surprise baking for someone special in your life.

Shannon and his family maintain close ties to the community and regularly participate in local business and charity organizations including a brain tumor research fund established in honor of his late wife Judy, VanMatre says.

The P.J.W. Restaurant Group has become a major player in the Greater Philadelphia area with strong ties to Philadelphia professional sports, great community relationships and philanthropy to various organizations.

Because we are so deeply tied to our community of beer enthusiasts, and have a tendency to be stewards of it, we have gained a great deal of momentum and respect in a relatively short amount of time.»

The major catalyst for sweetFrog's success is a proven ability to build ties to an engaged and loyal consumer base in a wide variety of communities.

She brought in a small team of people with strong ties to the Los Angeles food community who seemed to have an uncanny sense what Los Angeles diners wanted in their restaurants.

He becomes obsessed with keeping his identity secret, and asks Lila to limit her contact with the other moms (in case they have ties to the restaurant community), and starts wearing disguises and using different names.

Prior to that away draw at Goodison Park, the Gunners had got off to an optimistic start to the season, which saw them win the FA Community Shield against Manchester City and get off to winning start in the Premier League against Crystal Palace, and come away with a clean sheet in the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie against Besiktas.

Football fans have accepted this because, in a world where many of the old ties that linked communities together and provided reassuringly secure points have disappeared, a football club, and in particular a season ticket for a particular club, provides something the fan can cling on to certain whatever else changes this symbol of a community will not.

When I ope4ned his gift to me for Christmas it was a total insult about the last 15 years of a box of dog excrement, Him and his friends set up a wagon wheel in his fathers yard complete with rawhide tie down straps, A whip hanging on the tree and a sign that said the community was free to come participate in the whippen of the uppity slave that day.

You might also want to speak to other moms in your community or friends and family members who have tried babywearing and can coach you on the proper way to tie a woven wrap.

Some Mead Johnson executives live in the area and have ties to the financial community.

«We started the Hometown Picnic because it ties in with Naper Settlement's mission of connecting the community to unique,...

Now, it's our job to let everyone we know that could be affected by tongue - ties and lip - ties that laser frenectomy revisions are available right here in our own community!

Michigan: Custody is awarded based on the best interests of the child, based on the following factors: moral character and prudence of the parents; physical, emotional, mental, religious and social needs of the child; capability and desire of each parent to meet the child's emotional, educational, and other needs; preference of the child, if the child is of sufficient age and maturity; the love and affection and other emotional ties existing between the child and each parent; the length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining continuity; the desire and ability of each parent to allow an open and loving frequent relationship between the child and other parent; the child's adjustment to his / her home, school, and community; the mental and physical health of all parties; permanence of the family unit of the proposed custodial home; any evidence of domestic violence; and other factors.

«We started the Hometown Picnic because it ties in with Naper Settlement's mission of connecting the community to unique, engaging experiences,» said Naper Settlement's Donna DeFalco.

A little march to and rally outside where he was staying, in support of the action being taken to preserve the eight indigenous ethnic groups, the small but very ancient and entrenched Jewish community, the Gulf's only synagogue and Jewish cemetery, the black community that is part of the East African diaspora, the fifth of the population that is non-Muslim, the half of that fifth which is Christian, the strictly optional status of the women's headscarf, the Sunni third of Bahraini Muslims, the requirement that all legislation be approved by both Houses of Parliament, the election of the Lower House by universal suffrage, the regular appointment of women to the Upper House to make up for their dearth in the elected Lower House, the presence in the Upper House of a Jewish man and a Christian woman (the latter the first woman ever to chair a Parliament in the Arab world), the present position of a Jewish woman as Ambassador to the United States, the very close ties to Britain, and the fact that all of this is perfectly acceptable even to Salafi Members of Parliament.

«Dave's been fighting and serving our community for the last 37 years, and I know he's the best person to represent us in Congress because of his experience and deep ties to the district — that's why I'm so proud to endorse his candidacy,» Schabot said.

The NYC DOT unveiled a plan that would make all 13 Harlem River crossings more welcoming to cyclists and pedestrians in an effort to strengthen ties between historically underserved communities in northern Manhattan and the Bronx.