Sentences with phrase «value as an agency»

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It's long been the case that advertisers paid up to two to three times more for a top - rated sports event compared to a top - rated drama or sitcom, and sports value as real - time programming and its finite availability have only caused its status to grow, says Michael Neale, a managing partner for investment at Mediacom, a global media agency that co-ordinates and purchases advertising space on behalf of marketers.

As part of the launch of the S.O.S. Initiative, Schneiderman and Gascón commended New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli for urging the four leaders of the smartphone industry to protect consumers, and shareholder value, by working with law enforcement agencies and government officials to pursue a meaningful solution to the spike in smartphone thefts.

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«HCGRT's value proposition of achieving stable, predictable returns from a growing portfolio of single tenant buildings leased to federal government agencies is compelling to me as a financial professional.

At this moment, I don't think that Link Insight will offer extra value to agencies and freelance consultants over a longer period of time, as they usually have their own method of work, have developed in - house tools, and need to look beyond competing link profiles.

The agency arrested its alleged founder and seized 170,000 BTC, valued at $ 101 million as of Monday afternoon.

A recent analysis by researchers at the Federal Housing Finance Agency found that home values had risen faster in the heart of big cities than anywhere else in the country over the last 25 years, a sign of their turnaround and a trend Mr. Trump, as a real estate developer, is likely to be aware of.

As FHFA states in its progress report, private mortgage insurance remains the primary form of credit enhancement used on mortgages sold to the GSEs with loan - to - value ratios over 80 percent, and in the first quarter of 2017 MI covered $ 48 billion of mortgages the agencies purchased.

(Note that a ratio of over 90 % has been identified by bond rating agencies as being problematic for retaining our valued AAA - credit rating).

So he insists that the gifts of the Spirit must be judged according to their value for «edification», and in so doing he transcends the popular view of the Spirit as an agency that operates like any other natural force.

The hi - tech multimedia, dictated by the corporate powers and agencies of the global market, subjugate cultural subjecthood, cultural values, style of life, perceptions of beauty, and religious mystery in life, as well as ethnic, national identities of persons and community to the market wasteland of cultural life.

What matters here is that the total witness found in the Gospels, as well as in the epistles of Paul, John, and others, is to an activity of God in human existence and through a human activity, through which «newness of life» has been known; God has been seen as sheer Love - in - action, and human existence has been given meaning and value as a potential agency for divine Love in the world and in human affairs.

The multimedia, directed by the corporate powers and agencies of the global market, subjugate cultural subjecthood, cultural values, life styles, perceptions of beauty and religious mystery, as well as ethnic national identities of persons and communities to the market's cultural wasteland.

As churchmen we should rejoice that the mental health movement is a growing, concerted effort by person - serving agencies and professions to give human values greater priority.

The form of argument in this presentation has emphasized several specific points: first, that the Asian values argument, as a challenge to the implementation of constitutional democracy, is exaggerated and fails to account for the richness of values discourse in the East Asian region - local values do not provide a justification for harsh authoritarian practices; second, that the cultural prerequisites arguments fail because they ignore the discursive processes for value development and they are tautological, excessively deterministic and ignore the importance of human agency it, therefore, makes little sense to take an entry test for constitutional democracy; third, the difficulties of importing Western communitarian ideas into an East Asian authoritarian environment without adequate liberal constitutional safeguards; fourth, the positive role of constitutionalism in constructing empowering conversations in modern democratic development and as a venue for values discourse; fifth, the importance, especially in a cross-cultural context, of indigenization of constitutionalism through local institutional embodiment; and sixth, the value of extending research focused on the positive engendering or enabling function of constitutionalism to the developmental context in general and East Asia in particular.

The Chronicle of Higher Education and Change have been much concerned about values recently, as have the American Association of Higher Education and the other Washington - based educational agencies; the Danforth Foundation recently held a workshop on values in liberal arts education, and the whole issue has been given academic credibility by programs in moral development and in value analysis at several universities.

The protocols have been developed to assist the CEWH and CEWO staff in meeting their requirements as per the Basin Plan water trading rules and to reflect the CEWOs corporate values as an Australian Public Service agency.

Agency is the ability to prioritize values as you see fit in decision - making.

With fellow linebacker Do nt» a Hightower and cornerback Malcolm Butler set to hit free agency as well in 2017, the Patriots clearly made some decisions about which players were and weren't valued in the New England defense.

As a registered charity, Heritage Park is able to issue gift - in - kind income tax receipts for the fair market value of an object, in accordance with our procedures and Canada Revenue Agency regulations.

Nor are concerns that have been raised by others, such as the thirteen development agencies in Laos who cited Nestlé's violations as the reason they will not support its Creating Shared Value initiative.

President Trump cast himself as a defender of Western values in a clash of civilizations during a speech in Warsaw, rebuking the news media, U.S. intelligence agencies and Barack Obama during his visit to the European capital most hospitable to his right - wing nationalist message.

Currently, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) prepares the most comprehensive view of state and local economic development efforts statewide; however, the usefulness of this presentation is limited because it is based mostly on available data published for past years.1 A UEDB should be part of the Executive and Enacted budgets and should include prospective information showing the costs of all economic development programs for the coming fiscal year.2 To capture the full scope of economic development costs, a UEDB should bring together tax expenditures and spending at state agencies and authorities, as well as the value of discounted power offered by the New York Power Authority.

As a testimony to the credible and professional values of my access, since May 2015, l have been to Nigeria three times on the invitation of Federal Government agencies.

A few hours later, a state Department of Health spokesman said the agency would use the EPA's guidance as it conducts its «risk analysis to determine an appropriate health guidance value.»

«As I have said on several occasions, the National Orientation Agency will be in the forefront of the campaign, because it is in line with its mandate to positively change attitudes, values and behaviours.

The request for proposals wasn't published in the New York State Contract Reporter, billed as the state's «official source of contracting opportunities» where «all state agencies, authorities, state universities and public benefit corporations advertise bid opportunities valued at $ 50,000 or more.»

The agency released a detailed guide to these proposed cuts today — and described the programs on the chopping block in glowing terms that seemed to emphasize their value even as it proposed their elimination.

In science news around the world, Brazil begins work on a new year - round Antarctic station to replace a facility destroyed by fire 4 years ago, China plans a big boost to its investment in science as part of its latest 5 - year plan, the Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to nix a conditionally approved pesticide after further study, the American Statistical Association weighs in on the proper use of p - values, and more.

«We'd be lucky to get you five,» partially because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may further clamp down on such fugitive emissions, reducing their value as offsets.

But the task of improving lower - value but still important crops — such as oats, potatoes, or forages for livestock — has been largely left to scientists at public universities and laboratories run by federal and state agencies.

The bills also emphasize the value of having mission agencies like NASA continue to support training and public outreach activities — a jab at last year's failed attempt by the Obama administration to designate NSF, the Department of Education, and the Smithsonian Institution as the three lead agencies for STEM education.

He proposes that vitamin D's toxic effect is primarily the result of higher levels leading to a deficiency of vitamin K and postulates that patients can be given higher doses of vitamin D, potentially offering greater therapeutic value, by administering vitamins A, D and K simultaneously.41 It is hoped that future studies will evaluate their interactions, in order to better treat patients, and support public health efforts, as recently proposed by the Weston A. Price Foundation to the National Institutes of Health43 as the agency considers the Strategic Nutrition Research Agenda.

This attitude of having strong family values has seen a tremendous increase of single Russian women getting listed as marriage order brides with several Russian Marriage agencies and with an ultimate goal of marrying a foreign man.

You will receive many free added - value services that other agencies make you pay for, such as translation of letters, letters from ladies, requests for photos during communication and photos of your gifts or packages being delivered.

Many dating agencies offer the option to find a perfect match, somebody who has similar values and interests, which saves time and brings to very good results, instead of dating some nice guys who may promise a lot and discover they are not that nice as they seemed.

What Jerry proposes is the agency's elimination of «business as usual» and a refocusing of the company's goals toward quality rather than quantity: placing the firm's values in people rather than dollars.

The story, stretched across a wristwatch - examining two and a quarter hours, follows the fortunes of Xavier and Lehnsherr as the CIA seeks to exploit the value of the super-powered mutants and put a stop to Shaw, though (in accordance with the series» familiar themes of prejudice and outsiderdom) many of the agency's top brass dismiss them disgustedly as a bunch of freaks and weirdos.

Max dreams of being a field agent, but the agency chief (Alan Arkin) values his skills too much as an analyst to promote him.

Our approach to valuing pensions, which considers both the generosity and the risk of pension benefits, is entirely consistent with economic theory, the way in which liabilities of all types are valued in the private sector, public - sector accounting standards in Canada and Western Europe, academic writings, and the judgments of officials at nonpartisan government agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office, the Federal Reserve, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Expensive external education support agencies that don't add value to apposite teaching in a digitally - based world can, as has happened globally, be dispensed with.

These HP / HP schools partner with community or city organizations, local foundations, state and municipal agencies, service clubs, universities, and businesses to host these valued endeavors in their buildings, as well as offer services at times that better fit families» work schedules.

But as a new report from Project Zero's Agency by Design concludes, the real value of maker education has more to do with building character than with building the next industrial revolution.

Efforts to build brand value in response to competition have led kosher certification agencies to provide professional training for their personnel in Jewish law as well as food chemistry and technology and to impose strict ethical codes.

«Our severance payments are subject to both internal and external audit, and we are satisfied, as is the EFA [Education Funding Agency], that our decisions are in line with the Academies Financial Handbook and represent value for money.»

«As values rise the picture changes, and agencies increasingly favor the large or more well - known and established vendors.»

Encouraging growth mindset, metacognition and agency Students» development of growth mindset can help reframe mathematical struggle and failure as «efforts and mistakes [that] are highly valued».

Adopting core values like «No Excuses,» «Whatever it Takes,» and «Sweating the Small Stuff,» IDEA Mays aims to follow in the footsteps of schools like IDEA South Flores, where Boyd served as principal in residence last year, and the five other IDEA San Antonio schools that received all possible distinctions from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) this year based on their standardized test scores.

The NCM Insurance Agency offers Agreed Value coverage as well as those with larger mileage limits and even a «9 to 5» plan.

Further, publishing houses are using mechanisms such as the agency model to retain control over pricing and to prevent e-retailers from having a dominant position in the value chain.