Sentences with phrase «which challenging targets»

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In June 2014, however, Target Canada released its apology on YouTube, which featured employees and executives reflecting on the challenges of the first year and confessing to their sins.

The chain, which reported better - than - expected quarterly profit last week, recently announced that achieving the low - end of its U.S. comparable sales growth target of 2 to 3 percent in 2014 would be a challenge.

Once you have successfully pinpointed your target market and their interests, the challenge is reaching them on a level in which they will critically engage.

The crash, which is being investigated by U.S. authorities, adds to Chief Executive Officer Musk's challenges including concerns that the electric - car maker won't reach its production targets for the all - important Model 3 sedan.

«Amidst the economic turmoil in 2009, SCB was able to close the year with a healthy and above - target profit, which strongly bears out the bank's right strategic direction to become the «premier universal bank in Thailand,» plus the bank's resilience in adapting to a very challenging economic environment, which resulted in the solid performance,» says Vichit Suraphongchai, chairman of Siam Commercial Bank.

«France's fiscal policy flexibility is limited, which, together with the policy challenges noted above, imply a continued risk of missing fiscal targets,» the firm added.

The service seems particularly targeted at the private label market, which is challenging the reign of famous brands produced by processors.

Media Statement 9 October, 2015 New campaign against soft drinks fails to tackle real health challenges Responding to the «Rethink Sugary Drink» campaign, which targets sugar - sweetened drink consumption and its purported impact on health, Geoff Parker, Australian Beverages Council CEO, states: «Continuing to vilify soft drinks as a leading cause of obesity is distorting the -LSB-...]

In my view, Wenger had pre-season targets of challenging for the league title up until the Manchester City and Chelsea revolutions, and has since been ordered to keep inside the top four, which have all been met.

If Wilshere plays he would become a target especially physically but also Everton know Wilshere is quick to anger and is easily wound up and commit rash challenges which could lead to penalties, cards or injury.

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I started googling way back in may who could we be buying gonzalo higuian, julio cesar and wayne rooney but realize going by history wenger just as no interest in buying world class players, he wants 2 buy d grade players and turn them up to koscienly nd nasri that will take years while da arsenal faithful pay handsome figures for dismal performances, fans allowed wenger 2 get away when he gets away with these lucky matches of fenerbache been strong on paper but a waste of tym on the pitch, also it happen at bayern but they put a slighty weak team but wenger runt his mouth around of how good da team was after that 2 - 0 win, not forgetting it was bould that got the team defense looking solid while wenger moan about referee decisions and no blame on team, I just feel we (arsenal) have allowed wenger and co to misuse us, so now our main target aim is benzema yet giroud plays more often than him for france, can any1 see how wenger is lowing our standards and expectations at arsenal, I wil be over da moon if wenger does not sign an extension wit us, after the gilberto days and disaterous results and teams we play, his approach to the game defensely which is pathetic and his annoying behaviour.So what if manu and chelski haven't really bought they are already strong it was seen last week now we should be worried about our selves since that villa defeat, jst imagine what the man's and london money maniac's are goin 2 do to us, I can see it already coming from wenger, if we find the right player we will buy him, after sept2, we didn't find da right player but the squad can challenge for the title, its so sick having 2 hear that crap, just take him psg, I just wish the fans would say we had enough of this bullshit transfer policies its time we stood up against these pigs of directors by protesting!

Tottenham have a similar playing style, target similar players and had a season in which they competed in the Champions League, the Europa League and the domestic cups while challenging for the Premier League title for most of the season.

MPs said this approach targeted resources towards areas which had made the greatest progress with their public health challenges.

Cuomo also announced something called the «MTA Genius Transit Challenge,» which, according to a press release, is intended to «reimagine the solutions to the systemic challenges with the system, all targeted on expanding the number of trains per hour at peak periods to relieve overcrowding and to enable more reliable service with fewer delays.»

«This means following through on the current national health inequalities target on infant mortality and life expectancy which runs to the end of 2011 acknowledges the challenge posed by a social gradient - the lower a person's social position, the worse his or her health.»

Shadow chief secretary to the treasury, Phil Hammond, said: «This shows the scale of the challenge that the Government faces in attempting to meet its target of halving child poverty by 2010 - and it exposes the fundamental failings of Gordon Brown's approach, which has been to tackle the symptoms of poverty instead of its causes.»

The calls, which will go into the districts of Reps. Chris Murphy (Conn.) and Steve Kagen (Wisc.) as well as open seat House races in New Jersey's 3rd and 7th district and statewide in Maine where Rep. Tom Allen is challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins, take direct aim at planned calls by Freedom's Watch, announced last week, targeting a handful of Democratic incumbents and challengers over the rising cost of gas.

He will urge a review of the EU defence capabilities, which would set out the challenges faced and set targets for investment in equipment, research, development and training.

Their challenge is complicated by the fact that no one has decided which trash to target first.

«We captured about 95 percent of the gene targets we set out to capture, many of which were very large in DNA length, which has been challenging in the past,» Parekkadan said.

Once Hatherill told them about the innovation challenge, the students decided to develop an antiseptic spray they dubbed EnteroSword, which targets pathogenic bacteria acquired in hospitals and other clinical settings.

It found that the capacity of clinical and non-clinical staff in hospitals and clinics to deal with incidents such as floods, earthquakes or other natural hazard is severely limited by a high workload and challenging targets which result in high levels of psychological stress.

That, along with reducing carbon emissions by several percent a year, which is challenging but doable, could meet the 2 ° C stabilization target.

Wynne was the chief author of a joint report, Biodiversity Challenge, published by environmental groups at the end of last year, which proposed more than 500 targets for the conservation of species and habitats.

In a paper published in Scientific Reports, the HDNetDB team outlines the challenges facing those investigating Huntington's disease, explains how HDNetDB works and illustrates its effectiveness by discovering potential drug targets, which might help to prevent the neuronal cell death observed in Huntington's disease.

Armadillo's Module 1 vehicle had successfully completed its first flight on Saturday, rising 50 metres, travelling 100 metres horizontally, and landing on the target pad with a flight time of over 90 seconds, as required by the rules for the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Level 1 Challenge, which is worth $ 350,000.

The report, which UNAIDS issued on the eve of World AIDS Day (1 December) describes this news as «encouraging,» but also squarely acknowledges the daunting challenge of hitting several of the 2015 targets set at the United Nations meeting.

The field has experienced monumental challenges developing new and effective drug therapies, not the least of which was the discovery that — until recently - clinical trials were conducted where up to 30 % of participants did not have the Alzheimer's disease - related brain change targeted by the experimental drug.

If climate change exceeds the temperature target, scientists warn, there is a greater risk that the world's ice sheets will be destabilized, leading to sharply rising seas, and increasing climate extremes such as droughts, heat waves and floods, which could pose daunting challenges for food and water availability for growing populations.

The use of retinol is ideal when targeting challenging skin concerns and it helps boost our cell renewal cycle, which can otherwise slow down during drier seasons.

The reason is that they challenge your target muscles, but also fatigue your hands, which will ensure you aren't using grip strength or the power of your arms to get through a solid back workout.

The body position also requires continued engagement of the chest, shoulders, and triceps, which is especially challenging after completing a strength exercise targeting the same muscle groups.

Three notable lifts to add to your list: the deadlift (a total - body move that focuses on your posterior chain, especially hamstrings and glutes, and helps improve alignment), barbell snatch (for strength and power in your core, glutes and calves) and the clean and jerk (which targets the entire body and throws in a cardio endurance challenge).

The greatest challenge in implementing the revised Pyramid will be connecting with individuals once they are motivated, which may take a number of targeted tools.

When I was asked to style three different hats from MakerWear — which are all caps and exclusively sold at Target, I knew I was in for a challenge.

There is also a star shaped target which is a «take it further» activity, such as our challenge cards, aimed at high level learners.

This resource contains two progress arrows which allow students to self assess success criteria, set targets and set self challenges.

Having in mind the whole learning context (business or educational needs, learning goals and objectives, specifics of the target group, technological, organizational, and people - related constraints, etc.) one have to design the right formula which will address all issues related with learning challenge.

It advised the government to draw up a clear plan for teacher supply covering the next three years, detailing how targets will be met and based on better data; to set out how it will talk to school leaders about the recruitment challenges they face; to report back on the extent of teachers taking lessons in which they are not qualified; and to ensure there is clearer information on where applicants may train to become a teacher and how much it costs.

In poorly performing schools, there are usually more challenges to contend with, such as demoralized staff (which often leads to high turnover), increasing pressures from district staff to meet adequate yearly progress targets on standardized tests, and physical environments that are poorly maintained and often unsafe.

Since the most effective professional development is that which is targeted to specific challenges teachers confront in particular settings, collaboration within the school among administrators, teachers, and school staff is critical.

The law was passed in 2015 and in 2017 states drafted their plans, which included new accountability systems based on multiple measures that include factors other than test scores; conducting needs assessments for struggling schools and learning communities facing the greatest challenges in order to tailor support and intervention when needed; developing clear and concise plans for targeting federal funding in ways that meet the needs of students in the school; and implementing programs and monitoring their progress in collaboration with educators.

Does it mean that all the plaudits given to programmes such as Teach First and London Challenge, both of which came later and were targeted at secondary schools, are undeserved?

Finally, schools with good cohorts which can hit the attainment targets automatically because clever children do well in exams — no surprise there — would apparently be challenged.

But the cabinet secretary is known to be more doubtful about the benefits of the # 20m Schools Challenge Cymru programme which targets advice and resources on 40 underperforming schools.

And it may be taking on an even greater challenge than the well - resourced Hershey School, which targets low - income students generally rather than at - risk ones and refuses admission to students with «serious behavioral problems.»

All transit agencies which voluntarily commit to strive towards the target will be recognized as R2ZE Challenge participants.

The Wings Adaptive Learning System, Challenges and University are three suites which combine learning with fun and target children's reading, writing and math skills.

They have helped start a network of Eastern European animal charities to target countries with relatively small farmed animal movements.148 Collaboration with these groups allows Open Cages to share their strategy, know - how, and experience, which is particularly important given that Open Cages anticipates that these newer groups will face challenges similar to those that they themselves faced.149 Open Cages encourages motivated activists in nearby countries to start their own organizations, offering support, mentoring, and fundraising.150 In addition, Open Cages is a member of international coalitions such as the Open Wing Alliance, the Fur Free Alliance, and the Eurogroup for Animals.151, 152