Sentences with phrase «volunteer forces in»

Governors are one of largest volunteer forces in the country and play a vital role in raising and maintaining educational standards.

The shift in power over the last 30 years from local authorities to schools means the largest volunteer force in the country has had to transform itself from «friends of the school», to a body capable of running a multimillion - pound key public service.»

This fundraiser benefits A Paw in the Door cat rescue, an all - volunteer force in Bath, Maine, that has worked since 1986 to help cats in need live in safety, get essential veterinary care, and find loving homes.

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Several alleged forced labour may have been used in Bisha's construction.After receiving word of these allegations, Davis himself volunteered to appear before the committee via teleconference to set the record straight.

For the study, the researchers split socially anxious volunteers into three groups — one was asked to perform random acts of kindness, one was told to follow the usual course of exposure therapy and force themselves to participate in more social situations, and another was a control group who did nothing special.

This month, everyone is participating in serving customers, meaning that we have a whole volunteer force.

Perkins Loan cancellation is currently offered to volunteers in the Peace Corps or ACTION program, teachers, members of the U.S. armed forces, nurses or medical technicians, law enforcement, Head Start workers, child or family services workers, and professional providers of early intervention services.

A proud dual U.S. / Israel citizen, he has served as a volunteer in the Israel Defense Forces» Home Front Command, a specialized division of the Israeli Army dedicated to domestic and international search and rescue.

This, I think, will fall on deaf ears, figuratively speaking, but PsiCop, you nobody is going to force you to your knees, you will volunteer to do it, not only that you will volunteer to confess that Christ is Lord and God, maybe not in this life, but when you are resurrected to receive your just reward, I don't know what that willl be, I'll leave that up to God.

Marco was arrested for being «too Catholic», and Natalia volunteered to go with a group of women rounded up for forced labour; both died in concentration camps.

A churchman who served as chairman of a volunteer task force which completed a two - year survey of mental health needs and resources in Los Angeles County put his faith to work in a broadly influential manner.

In a 17 — 13 win over Alabama on Oct. 23, he blew past All - SEC blockers Wesley Britt and Evan Mathis to sack quarterback Spencer Pennington 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage and force a fumble that was recovered by the Volunteers.

The Volunteers had Mark Stoops & Co. dead to rights after scoring 13 unanswered points and forcing the Wildcats» first four offensive drives of the second half to end in a pair of fumbles and a pair of punts.

The Volunteers had worked hard to erase a 10 - point deficit in the final five minutes and forced the game to come down to a desperation heave; as for the outcome of that heave, at least unforgettable losses have become commonplace in this rivalry.

The 25 - year - old bravely volunteered to hold the pads while Eubank let off some vicious uppercuts, and he soon felt the force of them as he started fall back due to the shots with Rashford, Smalling and Gomes unable to hold their laughter in.

Add in the possibility that sideline personnel responsible for monitoring athletes for signs of concussion, such as team doctors and athletic trainers, or coaches and parent volunteers, may be away from the sideline attending to other injured athletes when a player sustains a high force blow, or, even if they are watching the field / court / rink, may miss significant impacts because they occur away from the play, and one can see why better concussion detection methods are needed.

And it seems as we travel around to state and national conferences to talk to our many friends in the recreation field, more and more we hear about budgets being cut, staff let go and recreation programs being forced to turn their programs over to volunteer based organizations simply because they have no other choice.

Jennings left teaching in 1995 to build the all - volunteer GLSEN organization into a national force, serving as its founding Executive Director until 2008.

Be a force for action and hope and join our international community of volunteers as we unite to bring humanitarian aid in the form of child carriers, baby beds and survival items to refugee families.

The following you to the bathroom or daddy to the bathroom or helping you or helping big brother and sister — and kind of in that play mode that as educational but not necessarily forcing them to perform; whereas the child that just volunteers and is excited and wants to do it and you're doing it and I'm doing it and here I come.

I am also grateful for our API volunteer community and readers for all of your support, and for spreading the message of peace and harmony — because together we are a greater force, capable of making a real positive difference in the world.

TXBC board member covered by this conflict of interest policy are the coalition's members, paid or contracted staff, and those serving in volunteer leadership positions (such as committee and task force chairs and members).

«Personnel» includes those serving TXBC in paid or volunteer roles, contract employees, board members, and leaders (such as Committee and Task Force Chairs and / or members).

A surge in volunteers forced her to spend a lot of time training them on phone banking basics.

Part Four of How Candidates Can Use the Internet to Win in 2010 What Dean and Kerry suggested in 2004, Barack Obama proved in 2008: an army of motivated online donor / volunteers can be a truly decisive force in politics.

What Dean and Kerry suggested in 2004, Barack Obama proved in 2008: an army of motivated online donor / volunteers can be a truly decisive force in politics.

Prior to joining the force, he volunteered with fire departments in Hartford and Windsor.

And Turner's campaign was forced to do damage control, insisting the Queens businessman has always been a Zadroga supporter and has 9/11 firefighters and volunteers in his family.

It's stupid for DiNapoli's people to attempt to use Steve Rattner against Harry Wilson when Harry only met him in 2009 when he volunteered to serve on President Barack Obama's Automobile Industry task force.

This is a tremendous show of appreciation and respect for the men and women who volunteered to serve in our armed forces, putting their country ahead of their own lives and careers.»

«You'd be prosecuted for keeping dogs in these conditions» a fellow volunteer said to me this weekend, as we watched driving rain and gale - force winds tear the Calais Jungle apart.

«(IRBIL, Iraq — The stage was set Friday for a major sectarian confrontation in Iraq after the government and the country's most powerful Shiite cleric implored civilians to take up arms against Sunni militants — a move that would partially plug the ranks of the decimated security forces with religiously motivated volunteers.

I think of our emergency services and armed forces working to keep people safe; our NHS staff, care workers, and all those keeping our public services going; and the many volunteers who are giving their time to help those in need.

Dame Elisabeth, who was originally a strong advocate for the Big Society said the coalition's austerity drive was undermining the idea, however, by forcing cuts to volunteer activities already in existence.

Mr. Lake, a Cutchogue Fire Department volunteer, was hired along with seven other officers in November 2014 as part of a staffing boost to the town's police force.

More than 1,000 volunteers will be out in force Saturday morning for the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper's annual «Spring Shoreline Sweep.»

Volunteers of the New York - New Jersey Trail Conference, Keep Rockland Beautiful, and Rockland Conservation and Service Corps are joining forces to tackle the growing litter problem at Pine Meadow Lake in Harriman State Park in Rockland County.

Much as NASA used simulators to test dogs and monkeys before launching them into space to gauge the physiological effects of g - forces and weightlessness, Bond sealed animals, and eventually human volunteers, in pressurized tanks to simulate a deep - sea habitat.

The researchers used sensors to measure force on the volunteers» hips, ankles, and knees as they walked in high heels or barefoot, and they analyzed a videotape of the women walking.

We also wanted to use the technology as a force multiplier, in other words, as a tool that made it easier for people to [volunteer and] get involved in the campaign and made it easier for people to vote and made the entire process more efficient.

The task force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence - based medicine that make recommendations about screenings, counseling services and preventive medications.

He is a volunteer clinician with Occupy Medical, and his private practice, Vital Force Natural Health, is now located in the People's Wellness Center in Eugene, Oregon.

Phipps is a member of the task force, which is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence - based medicine.

The task force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence - based medicine.

The armed forces of many nations have, at one time or another, used foreign volunteers who are motivated by political, ideological or other considerations Almost 60 per cent of recorded people sleeping rough in London are foreign nationals, a new government report shows.

Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place to enter the games, and is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy when she's pitted against highly - trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives.

He's forced to rob a liquor store as a little favour for some gangsters, The Driver volunteers his getaway services out of concern for Irene, and it all goes horribly wrong in a welter of gunfire and double - crosses.

But this creates an opportunity for assorted kooky and ineffectual bit players to steal the spotlight: Christopher Meloni as the clueless adventurer who volunteers to be Linda and Emily's guide in the Colombian jungle; Randall Park as Emily's boyfriend; and especially Bashir Salahuddin, a veteran late - night comedy writer who previously played Malik on HBO's Looking, as the blasé State Department functionary forced to field Linda, Emily, and Jeffrey's panicked phone calls.

Who: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson What: Set in a future where kids are forced to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place.

She's a rookie agent who impressed her supervisors in the FBI so much, they are recommending she volunteer to work in a multi-agency task force.