Sentences with phrase «which little progress»

Targeted and concerted efforts are necessary to improve employment — an area in which little progress has been made against the target since 2008.»

And by lately, I mean the last six years in which little progress has been made.

Not exact matches

The bright spots are the U.S. economy, which will accelerate as the year progresses, the economy of Japan, the third largest economy in the world, and the United Kingdom's economy is starting to look a little stronger.

♦ Then there's Sandy Newman, president of Voices for Progress, writing to John Podesta in 2012 when the HHS mandate was announced: «This whole controversy with the bishops opposing contraceptive coverage even though 98 % of Catholic women (and their conjugal partners) have used contraception has me thinking... There needs to be a Catholic Spring, in which Catholics themselves demand the end of a middle ages dictatorship and the beginning of a little democracy and respect for gender equality in the Catholic church.

But even though we may have to endure a spiritual odyssey and may meet many unexpected obstacles, we ought to make a little more progress than those who have merely been indoctrinated with a little external Christianity which expressed itself merely in a bored attendance at Sunday Mass, perhaps an Easter confession and the receiving of the last sacraments.

And what was once a little quip or comment explodes, which is when the yelling starts, and any hope of any actual communication, progress or civility is tossed out the window.

I have even progressed to using raw beets which I wasnt sure if I'd like but now I'm hooked (a little cacao or squirt of lemon juice helps to counteract the «earthy» flavour of raw beets).

Still no progress, so added some nutritional yeast which finally did it for me with a little cooking down.

Having made little progress with either player, it has forced him to look elsewhere which won't come as the most reassuring assessment for his former Chelsea midfield general, but the 28 - year - old now looks set to become his latest signing and will be a crucial figure in the side next season.

According to Sky Sports, a source close to negotiations has revealed that progress is being made, but the transfer «is not sorted yet», which suggests that the saga could rumble on for a little longer.

While Arsenal appear to have brokered an agreement with the Chile Football Federation to delay Sanchez's departure to his homeland, Wenger accepts should La Roja progress through the championships which culminate at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, then there would be little option but to give one of their star men some extra recovery time ahead of the new domestic campaign which kicks off on August 8.

Then, a lot of babies quickly progress to army crawling which is when they use their little arms to shimmy along the floor.

And in a Congress in which very little has gotten done, highlighting progress made on legislation with Democrats — including New York Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney and Paul Tonko — would no doubt help in what is expected to be a hotly contested re-election campaign.

But the almost universal opposition to the bill, which included a well - attended march on Westminster last night, has done little to hinder its progress in parliament.

Other issues seemed increasingly likely to be pushed to next year, such as ride - sharing — its backers were pessimistic they would get a deal to allow an upstate expansion — and the tax break and development program known as 421 - a, which was the subject of some last - minute negotiations with little progress.

Vince Cable, for example, might have made good on his promise to privatise the Royal Mail, but he's made little progress with his plan to abolish the Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills, which he now runs.

Americans were ordered to wear masks to try to slow the spread of the disease, which often progressed rapidly — sometimes in as little as two days — to a lethal form of pneumonia.

We present a synthesis of decadally resolved proxy temperature records from poleward of 60 ° N covering the past 2000 years, which indicates that a pervasive cooling in progress 2000 years ago continued through the Middle Ages and into the Little Ice Age.

For any woman who has become a little more forgetful as pregnancy has progressed, there's validation in a recent scientific report, which indicates that «pregnancy brain» is real — and lasts longer than previously thought.

If you are in the first camp and trying to lose weight, you can see progress with as little as 0.5 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass (which is your total weight minus the weight of your fat).

A co-worker of mine actually made a little app that's just the render progress bar, which he leaves up on the screen any time he wants to dick around.

Sure, it still feels very similar to Dynasty Warriors 2 which launched more than a decade ago, but saying that the series has made little progress is quite frankly ignorant.

There are some customization options within the multiplayer modes that will cater to those that want to make the game a little crazier for gatherings, such as items that will impede progress of your foes or different rule sets like last car standing (which disables pit stops and is more of a test of endurance rather than speed).

Of course they've made huge progress in their personal stories, which is the point, but there's something sadistic about slowing down the plot in the final moments so that the characters can have little moments of their own.

Black - white achievement gap makes little progress since 1960s At current rate, closing the disparities to take centuries Greatest gains in South which has caught up with the rest of the country

For Progress 8 — which measures students» progress between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 across eight subjects — the attainment gap is set to increase a little: from 14.8 ppts in 2017 to 15.6 Progress 8 — which measures students» progress between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 across eight subjects — the attainment gap is set to increase a little: from 14.8 ppts in 2017 to 15.6 progress between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 across eight subjects — the attainment gap is set to increase a little: from 14.8 ppts in 2017 to 15.6 in 2021.

Even though the parent trigger appears more acceptable than school closings to policymakers, since it is the parents who decide about the school which their children attend, why has so little numerical progress been made, and how can it be expanded?

This past May, Jenny Sedlis of StudentsFirstNY wrote an editorial about Bill de Blasio's plans for the city's «failure factories,» which she alleges «have made little progress under this mayor's leadership» and continue to operate without appropriate standards and accountability.

Using standardized tests, which represent one snapshot in time, as the sole point in making decisions about student and school progress has been found by researchers time and again to be an improper use of assessment with little scientific basis.

And considering that Virginia has done little to address its educational woes — including addressing the mere one - percent decline in the percentage of young black men in fourth - grade mired in functional illiteracy (as measured on the National Assessment of Educational Progress) between 2003 and 2011 — Gov. Bob McDonnell, state Supt. Patricia Wright, and their colleagues were rightfully shamed by reformers and civil rights activists into revamping those targets (and the Obama administration, which also moved to push Virginia into revising them, deserves criticism for accepting those low targets in the first place).

It turns out that the quality of state standards is not related to past gains in student achievement, the levels at which states set past proficiency standards did not make a difference in achievement, and standards have little effect on the variation on National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores both within and among states.

EEF publish review of marking little evidence to show which strategies will have a positive impact on pupil progress

The terrain began with large mounds of hard - packed dirt, which we had to take slowly, then progressed to small faster ruts, and finally ended with forgiving sand and a fast little rhythm section.

The turbo's boost seems to arrive all at once just below the torque peak, which can make progress a little jerky on a light throttle, but keep the revs up and you can stir the Smart along quite nicely.

But over the past 7 years, little has been revealed about Pessl's work - in - progress, which has been postponed more than once.

I suspect that the ultimate book, now in progress and shaping up to be some kind of quasi-magical legal thriller, will bear little resemblance to Far From the Tree, but it shall be its child nevertheless — which feels somehow appropriate.

I was amazed by the progress Penan, which means former monk, has made in so little time.

Well, the small community means there's currently very little in the way of active servers, and when you log on its likely that almost all of them will already have matches in progress, in which case you need to wait around for the end of the round, which is an understandable side - effect of battle royales.

There are no difficulty levels, although the difficulty curve provides a challenge from the very beginning as you will have to learn all of the little tricks in combat to be able to defeat another Exo - Rig before gaining enough tech scrap to upgrade the quality of your power core, weaponry, abilities and armour which are all essential to any genuine progress in the story as enemy Exo - Rigs quickly improve in their respective weaponry, armour, speed and abilities that will put your Exo - Rig on the back foot without a significant upgrade on a regular basis.

The only downside came with the combat, which could feel a little underwhelming and repetitive as you progress through the game.

While shifting blocks or aligning shapes to progress may walk familiar territory, the world in which RiME «s hindrances occur is fantastically designed, providing the illusion of openness within environments cleverly built to guide the player along correct pathways using subtle visual clues and very little signposting.

There's a degree of nonlinearity in these upgrades and in how progress can be made through areas that feels a little different than in a Metroid game, which would normally shunt the player through a proscribed route along the various security doors and clearance levels.

The guns themselves feel punchy, although the enemies appear to get spongier as the campaign progresses which is a little unsatisfying.

You could do that with each and every dungeon in the game, and although some of them might require a special item or two to get into until after you progress a little, you're free to choose your path, which is an absolutely fantastic feature.

It takes a short while to load up from the title screen which gives you an idea of the size of the city, and every time that you start it'll give you a little update as to where you currently are and progress and through Autolog a few recommendations for you to get stuck into if you choose to, but that's on repeat plays.

You will be able to progress fine for the most part by recruiting the local area's demons, which renders the fusion process a little bit redundant.

If you can look beyond the graphics of yesteryear, the monotonous tones of the enemies, the poor voice acting and the aimless grind to make you just a little bit stronger which, won't matter anyway as you will still be unfairly outnumbered as you progress in the game.

After progressing a little ways into a world you'll unlock a few bonus stages which are quite a bit more tricky than the normal stages.

As an example, you won't be able to get clean water and have to deal with dirty water in the start which can inflict infection, but once you progress a little further in the story, you will be able to unlock the option to filter this dirty water into a clean sample making it safer to drink.

Well it's safe to say that Xbox may very well have a few aces and tricks up its sleeve: Pneuma: Breath Of Life, Inside My Radio, Gear Gauntlet, Soul Axiom... and a surreal yet intriguing little game called Beyond Eyes which has you guiding a blind girl through a blank void of a World — eventually filling in the space as you progress and home in on particular sounds.