Sentences with phrase «which focused on issues»

Happily, civil law concepts were peripheral to the appeal, which focused on issues of public law.

No representatives from any environmental advocacy or clean energy organizations were listed on the agenda, despite multiple panels which focused on those issues.

In the Grey Area, Roberto Lugo, an artist who grew up in the Kensington district of Philadelphia and whose work reflects his own personal experiences, presented new and recent ceramic works, which focused on issues including identity, racism, and class division.

Harper, Provost Professor in Education and Business at USC, listed 10 ideas during the first segment of the session «Big Ideas on Equity, Race and Inclusion in Education,» which focused on issues education journalists were urged to cover in more depth:

Also key to the pre-K program's success, says Gonzalez, was preparing teachers through specialized training, which focused on issues such as managing classrooms of 4 - year - olds and how to encourage good attendance among families, a particularly tricky issue for half - day programs.

A 15 - year veteran of film and television, her credits include directing and producing for HBO, A&E, MTV, and the PBS series Need to Know, which focused on issues of prison reform and juvenile justice.

In October in Rwanda's capital of Kigali, Ibrahim delivered the closing address at the annual African Philanthropy Forum, which focused on issues such as improving access to basic needs and fostering political stability.

On Friday, March 6, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. gave remarks at the Bronx Developmental Disabilities Council's Annual Legislative Breakfast, which focused on the issues faced by people with disabilities.

While unsuccessful in defeating Cousins, this result represented one of the largest swings in the country, possibly attributed to Liberal Democrat candidate Greg Stone's student - oriented campaign which focused on issues such as the 2003 invasion of Iraq and Top - up fees.

One can not ignore the comment made at the annual meeting of the (almost exclusively Roman Catholic) Indian Theological Association in May 1996, which focused on the issue of the identity of the church in India, where the Final Statement said that» [t] he church in India must situate her identity in the context of 97 % of the Indian population seeking their salvation outside the church without any reference to it.»

[29] At the annual meeting of the (almost exclusively Roman Catholic) Indian Theological Association in May 1996, which focused on the issue of the identity of the church in India, the Final Statement said that» [t] he church in India must situate her identity in the context of 97 % of the Indian population seeking their salvation outside the church without any reference to it.»

The report from members of the MGH Disparities Solutions Center, which conducts the program, appears in the June issue of Health Affairs, which focuses on issues of health equity.

Thanks to Rob Annan, I've found another Canadian science blog, The Black Hole which focuses on issues affecting new science researchers / trainees.

Along with fellow former WGA board member Ted Elliott, Mazin runs a website called The Artful Writer, which focuses on issues relevant to working screenwriters.

Boaz Amidor is a frequent contributor to the Training Station blog, which focuses on issues related to employee learning and performance.

Glenn Ligon is a conceptual artist renowned for his text - based multi-media work, which focuses on issues of the self in society.

UPDATE: just read an interview with climate scientist Ken Caldeira which focuses on the issue of geoengineering.

The first trial and its subsequent appeal, which focused on the issue of who is a «spouse» pursuant to the Pension Benefits Act, led to... read more

Chicago Labor & Employment partner Frank Saibert authored this column about Cage v. City of Chicago which focuses on issues of age, gender and race discrimination and unlawful retaliation between employer and employee.

Chicago attorney Evan Brown authors the blog, which focuses on issues involving the internet, technology, intellectual property, social media, privacy, and new media.

This is an overall comprehensive plan which focuses on all issues of parenting.

Psychoanalytic, object relations, transgenerational, pluralistic, and narrative, all of which focus on issues stemming from childhood as the basis for problems in the relationship.

Not exact matches

Deep policy divisions appear to exist between the business and labor groups: The report cites the «majority» of members preferring to focus on issues outside trade deficits in favor of a «mutually beneficial» trade deal, sentiments to which the labor union representatives dissent in favor of promoting U.S. investment and jobs.

He is concerned about the issue of childhood obesity in the U.S., and raced to raise $ 1 million for the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, which helps schools develop and improve programs focused on food and nutrition (Lawrence's website is still accepting donations).

According to CBS New York, the director of Communications and Media Relations at Stonehill Martin McGovern issued the following statement, «We are reviewing the complaint, which focuses on a previous roommate issue.

As you might expect, the discussion started with what he called the «rule of three,» which is a simple way to think about the need to focus the scarce resources and bandwidth of the entrepreneur on the most critical and pressing issues.

make this uprising more focused on economic grievances than issues like freedom of speech and women's» rights, which dominated the demands of protesters in the past, according to the New York Times.

Some of the demonstrations, which are also celebrated under the International Workers» Day banner, reflected cultural traditions, and many others were a rallying cry for equal rights, equal pay, and a renewed focus on social, environmental and civil - rights issues.

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings told CNBC last month at the United States Conference of Mayors that the broader Texas «red state» reputation is an issue, especially given the tech industry's focus on social tolerance, but he stressed that Dallas is «a blue city in a red state,» which has scored 100 on the LGBT Index for the past three years.

«I've been in the trenches with these guys, and I've seen the way these deals happen, which is with a hard - boiled, take - no - prisoners approach that is strictly focused on financial issues.

And while Rawlings acknowledged the broader Texas «red state» reputation is an issue, especially given the tech industry's focus on social tolerance, he stressed that Dallas is «a blue city in a red state,» which has scored 100 on the LGBT Index for the past three years.

, which focuses on the nation's health policies and medical issues, 29 % of Americans report problems paying medical bills, and 37 % have increased their credit card debt to help pay for medical bills.

According to a 2016 - 17 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, which focuses on the nation's health policies and medical issues, 29 % of Americans report problems paying medical bills, and 37 % have increased their credit card debt to help pay for medical bills.

Given these positive surprises, and because monetary policy must be forward - looking to achieve our inflation target, Governing Council's discussions focused on three main issues: first, the extent to which recent strength is signalling stronger economic momentum in Canada and globally; second, how heightened levels of uncertainty, particularly about US tax and trade policies, should be incorporated in our outlook; and third, how much excess capacity the economy currently has, and the growth rate of potential output going forward.

One way to mitigate this risk is to focus on disproportionately collecting businesses that have the financial strength necessary to survive even the darkest days of a period like 1929 - 1933 without having to issue stock at severely depressed prices (which, from an economic perspective, amounts to you, the old owner, having to sell off your ownership in exchange for a bailout).

Breadth was fairly good, with advancing issues holding a strong lead over declines, but the distribution of gains focused clearly on battered «leaders» such as EMC, GE, Oracle, Dell, and Intel, all which bounced by more than 10 %.

That's one outcome outlined by a new report published by the Bank of International Settlement (BIS) focusing on the impact of distributed financial technology, a follow up to the BIS's last report, which looked into issues with the correspondent banking system.

In the case of Whole Foods, Jana has focused on a broad range of issues with the business — which has earned the nickname «Whole Paycheck» for its expensive products.

After extensive consideration of these issues, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) concluded last year that the focus should instead be on greater transparency of securities lending and repo activity and better disclosure to clients around the extent to which their collateral would be rehypothecated (FSB 2013).

I fear that parts of the central bank community have become blinded by the science and the technique, and that there has been excess allocation of intellectual resources to this pursuit (which perhaps could have better been focused on financial stability issues).

Addressing the issue of risk in a similar vein, paragraph 139 of the complaint asserts a corollary to its position on fees: «Managing a retirement plan therefore must focus always on the most vulnerable participant» by which it seems to mean a non-highly compensated employee working in the shipping department.

In this issue's Spotlight we examine how a focus on maximizing shareholder value — which leads to short - termism for management and boards — can threaten...

This having been the case, it is curious that the Democratic Party, which used to represent the working class, generally were not focused on mitigating the trade deficit issue.

We adapted our approach in mid-2014 to address that issue, which is why we're keenly focused on market internals here (see the «Box» in The Next Big Short for the full narrative).

This is precisely what public transportation is supposed to do, which is why some assert that Uber's continued success could hurt the effort to focus on civic solutions to the issue.

They decided to focus on selecting bonds issued by the government of Puerto Rico and its public corporations, which could include infrastructure bonds backed by alcohol taxes and general obligation bonds.

«The idea of focusing on investment - grade assets is clever as it avoids the Greek issue, which could allow them to announce the full details of the program in January,» said Nick Kounis, head of macro research at ABN Amro Bank NV in Amsterdam.

In the face of the endless digital currencies, the editor contrasted several digital currencies that are about to be issued at present, and found that we may wish to focus on a new generation cryptocurrency - lionchain, which combines the advantages of a variety of digital currencies.

Most of the 3,000 ads, which ran between June 2015 and May 2017, focused on divisive issues such as immigration, gun control, gay rights and race.

El Puente, a Latino organization based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that focuses on social justice, education and climate change issues, has raised enough money to purchase thousands of lanterns — which Puerto Ricans on the island view as a glimmer of hope to help guide them through the dark.