Sentences with phrase «years of progress for»

If the Supreme Court decides against the use of race in college admissions, it will erase many years of progress for campuses trying to be more diverse and inclusive.

2010 was the year of progress for me and cooking.

Not exact matches

For example, you might note to a new acquaintance that you just marked your fifteenth year in marketing, having progressed into a role that lets you work with some of the smartest people in the business.

NHTSA has been investigating the Sorento for model years 2011 to 2013 since 2013, yet visible progress appears to have slowed since spring of 2016.

For the last 15 years, Partners for Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school districFor the last 15 years, Partners for Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school districfor Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school districts.

Although each of these organizations has voiced support for the idea, Raisman is not convinced that she will be satisfied with the sport's progress in time to compete in two years.

Moody's studied 37 oil and gas companies in Canada and the U.S., concluding that although the oil industry has dramatically slashed its cost of production in the past three years and is currently in the midst of posting much better financials this year, there is little room left for more progress.

Systems of this kind have been in development for many years, however the rapid technological progress of enemy tank rounds, missiles and RPGs is leading the Army to more rapidly test and develop APS for its fleet of Abrams tanks.

Real progress might mean not having much to show the world for 18 - 24 months, or even 18 years in the case of initiatives to patch the leaky STEM pipeline.

The agreement aims to hold global warming to «well below» two degrees Celsius from the levels of the Industrial Revolution, and puts in place a system for tracking efforts to cut carbon emissions and report on progress every five years.

Not only would there be a huge human factor to consider in sending them back to countries with which most aren't familiar, but the cost to our economy could be staggering: According to a Center for American Progress study earlier this year, the estimated loss of DACA workers would reduce U.S. GDP by $ 433 billion over the next 10 years, with California, Texas and Illinois being hit hardest.

It's also a testament to how fast progress has come in the past few years of chip designs, especially for graphics processors, which used to be relegated to the domain of video game junkies.

Progress on wage equality for women in the United States has been demonstrably slow in recent years — but a number of companies have taken matters into their own hands.

The pressure is on for both camps to deliver: the inclusion in the coalition deal of a clause that envisages a review of the government's progress after two years gives each the opportunity to leave the alliance then if it is not working for them.

«The investigation has been going on for a year and during that course of time I have been focused on running Barclays, I think we've made great progress and I look forward to running Barclays for a number of years to come,» Staley told CNBC Thursday morning.

«At the same time, we see significant momentum for alternative energy vehicles, an inferior competitive landscape and continued progress on Model 3 production driving more than 70 % top - line growth this year, easily one of the fastest ever by a multibillion - dollar company.

For the next three years, economic expansion is assumed to progress at a pace of 2.5 % -2.6 % a year, up from 2 % in 2012 and 1.6 % in 2013.

These factors may help explain why, even with the march of time and social progress, the number of charges of workplace discrimination and retaliation filed annually with the EEOC has remained relatively steady for the past 20 years.

Popular among many emerging market investors for the past year, this progress now appears on the brink of becoming undone as market analysts call for a re-evaluation of Russia's risk pricing.

«Now is not the time for the Commission to abandon 15 years of progress toward protecting the economic future of our country,» the letter said.

The Center for American Progress estimates that a 26 - year - old woman who is earning $ 30,253 and takes off five years to provide care is losing $ 467,000 over the course of her career — a 19 percent reduction in her lifetime earnings.

JERUSALEM — Israeli generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries on Thursday said first - quarter earnings surged over 80 percent and raised its outlook for the rest of the year, citing progress in an aggressive restructuring plan.

As for its year - over-year progress, Pinterest reported that it increased its percentage of female employees by 2 percentage points (40 % to 42 %).

I thought this may give a great snapshot of where I currently am, the progress into this year and if I like the trajectory for the year.

As the year progressed, the consensus abandoned talk of «secular stagnation» for a new catchphrase: «global synchronous growth.»

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This means that SR&ED can be claimed for projects in progress 2 1/2 years prior to the date the claim is filed (18 months + tax year of 12 months).

What made him shift his focus to climate issues was the state of global climate: «I think it's really important for us to understand how serious the stakes are now given we've made no progress on this for the last 20 years.

It's been a heck of a year for you and most importantly it's been a wild success with the birth of your son and continual progress on your goals.

And it's because of this progress that inflation - adjusted commodity prices have generally been trending lower for 200 years.

But here's what I've realised after progressing through the senior echelons in corporate land and now for the last 3 years of running my own life and career coaching business, the world isn't going to defend your worth.

While expressing hope for an early resolution of the issue out of concern for the health of her 85 - year - old husband Shigeru, Sakie Yokota said she is remaining level - headed in «seeing how things will unfold» given that North Korea has previously backtracked every time there were apparent signs of progress on the issue.

Public expectations for the pace of emissions reduction may disappoint some, but there are few who foresee a future where Canada is not making real progress in this area, at least over the coming 20 years.»

But on the left, there's the Tides Foundation, which gives out tens of millions of dollars each year to thousands of left - leaning groups in the US and overseas (including Mother Jones «nonprofit arm, the Foundation for National Progress).

much of what is going on has been «in progress «for years..

Key findings for the North American (U.S. and Canada) workforce surveyed in the study include: • 51 % of employees are not happy at work • 45 % of employees trust their company's leadership • 61 % of employees don't know their company's mission • 57 % of employees are not motivated by their company's mission • 60 % of employees don't know their company's vision • 57 % of employees don't feel recognized for their progress at work • 61 % of employees don't know their organization's cultural values • 50 % of employees don't expect to be with their organization a year from now

[485][216] A Gallup poll, taken in the final days of Obama's term, showed that 68 % of Americans believed that the U.S. had made progress in the situation for gays and lesbians during Obama's eight years in office.

The on - again, off - again deal has been in the works for years without having made progress, but the realities of needing to address the huge costs of upgrading to new 5G network standards poses a substantial competitive obstacle that could make a combination more rewarding.

Similarly, preparations for new transit lines in Surrey and in Vancouver have progressed enough that they could be under construction by the end of the year.

«We also made significant progress toward improving our margin on the sale of vacation ownership products, or what we call development margin, and are well on our way toward our targeted development margin of over 12 percent for the year.

And, with the increasing speed of technological progress, many will not last the three to five years they were originally designed for.

«Now, the question, after over a full year of progress and tremendous strides in accountability, opening access to care, improving access to benefits, tackling mental health, and strengthening relations with stakeholders, is whether the President is ready to turn the keys to the VA over to ideologues who have designs on having VA go the way of railroads, airports, energy companies, postal services, and other businesses that have been privatized — and have also proven profitable for a few,» he said in the statement.

She echoed Mayor Mandel's oft - heard comment that Edmontonians should not settle for «good - enough» and spent much of her speech praising his progress on infrastructure, transportation and arts issues over the past nine - years.

GFI's innovation department has two primary areas of focus — firstly, encouraging scientists and entrepreneurs to join the plant - based and cultured meat industries, and secondly, supporting the ongoing success of existing companies in the industry.26 They have assembled a list of potential companies based on what they believe are promising ideas that have not been capitalized on, 27 and they have developed a list of more than 220 entrepreneurs and scientists, many of whom take part in monthly video calls led by GFI.28 In the last year, they have had some success in assisting in the founding of a plant - based meat company in India, Good Dot, and a plant - based fish company in the U.S., SeaCo.29 The companies have both raised millions in venture capital and are making progress towards competition with animal products.30 Although venture capitalist funding is a good indication that the companies themselves will be successful, and while the companies might not exist without GFI, it is unclear what portion of the responsibility for the companies» outcomes should be attributed to GFI.

BETHESDA, Md., June 28, 2011 / PRNewswire / — Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) marked progress today toward the planned spin - off by year - end of its vacation club business into a separate publicly traded company, announcing that its subsidiary, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, the new corporate name for the vacation club business upon spin - off, has filed an initial Form 10 Registration Statement («Form 10») with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The congressman blamed «dysfunction in the U.S. Senate» for the lack of progress addressing priorities this year.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

If language is a gauge of progress, there may be cause for optimism in the «word of the year» Merriam - Webster chose for 2017.

FOR ENTIRE 66 YEARS, ON DAY TO DAY BASES, ALL THEY WERE DOING IS CRIME CONTEMPLATING AGAINST US INSIDE OF THEIR BACK OFFICE CUBICLES (on job torture / bullying / mobbing and forceful unemployment to progress humanity as Obama exclaimed over and over) PER EEOC AND NOW, THEY WANT YOU TO RAISE COMMUNIST FLAG UNDER AMERICAN SKY!!!

How do you account for «progress» taking billions of years to take place?