• The struggle to make the provision of basic education in the United States more equitable has been an important domestic political issue since the civil rights and anti-poverty movements of the 1960s, and it was reinforced by a school finance reform movement that emerged in the early 1970s.

    UNESCO: II Part Analytic Section

  • "It is open to the individual state, to make statutory provision for the imposition of a whole life minimum term, and in an appropriate case, as a matter of judicial discretion, for the court to make such an order, " he said.

    BBC: Whole life prison terms upheld by Court of Appeal

  • We already have the scientific knowledge to make immediate strides in the provision of clean water and sanitation, provided the funding is there.

    UNESCO: World Water Day 22 March 2010: Clean Water for a Healthy World

  • The other main point of contention is over the potential cost to business of the proposed legislation, which some say will make people pay for the provision of the government's ability to intercept their e-mail.

    BBC: Computer crime plan 'bad for business'

  • Employers should be free to make the type of retirement provision which best suits their needs and those of their employees, and the regulatory and fiscal framework should encourage them to do this - after all, one consequence of such provision is likely to be a reduced dependence on the State in later years.

    BBC: Peter Thompson's speech

  • But the exact details of how the provision is interpreted may make all the difference in the world.

    FORBES: A Brawl Breaks Out Over Obamacare

  • This private member's bill is designed to make greater provision for the support of the armed forces and their families.

    BBC: OFMDFM Committee

  • The Sainsbury family, which holds 18% of Sainsbury's shares, is expected to reject any bid that does not make proper provision for the pension fund.

    BBC: Justin King

  • From what I have been reading in trade publications like Investment News, it looks like the fiduciary standard provision may not make it into the current financial reform law and if it does it could be watered down.

    FORBES: Little Guy Still Ripe For Broker Abuse

  • Ruth Goldway, chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission that oversees postal operations, said the provision in the spending bill would make it hard for the Post Office to implement the Saturday cuts.

    WSJ: Saturday Postal Pullback in Limbo

  • The minister is expected to make a decision on the future model for provision of paediatric cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology for Northern Ireland in early 2013.

    BBC: Future of children's heart surgery in Northern Ireland

  • Nelson McCausland was speaking on the bill's second stage which aimed to make provision for Northern Ireland corresponding to the Westminster Pensions Act 2011.

    BBC: Pensions Bill

  • As for provision for military and other federal government employees, it seems to me that the federal government should make proper provision for them, just as a private employer should make proper provision.

    FORBES: There is No Cumulative Safety Net for the Armed Services

  • Later, the government was defeated a second time when peers backed a move requiring contracts made with probation trusts to make "appropriate provision for the delivery of services to female offenders".

    BBC: Government suffers two defeats over Crime and Courts Bill

  • Although a sales tax would be better than an income tax, we might easily make do with just the constitutional provision for import tariffs if the government functioned with a smaller budget.

    FORBES: Is a National Sales Tax Really Fair?

  • The important point is that the stress tests forced banks to make provision for losses on their loans to distressed nations, such as Greece, from a change in the terms of those loans that would fall short of actual default.

    BBC: Stress-test message to banks: Prepare for possible Greek default - BBC News

  • President Obama's recently revealed budget proposal includes a provision that would make the government the sole provider of federally backed loans to students.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • While swine flu was mild, a severe event could still occur at any point, and the department continues to make provision for this in its communications planning.

    BBC: Pandemic flu advert revealed by Department of Health

  • The companies, along with their industry group, the Edison Electric Institute, lobbied hard against a provision in the House bill that would make them obtain at least 15% of their fuel from renewable sources.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Although pension savings are the longest-term commitment that people make, governments cannot keep their hands off the arrangements for public provision.

    ECONOMIST: Gordon says saving is good for you

  • It aims to make provision for Northern Ireland corresponding to the Westminster Pensions Act 2011.

    BBC: Pensions Bill - Consideration stage continued

  • Make sure your form includes a provision authorizing the release of otherwise private medical information to your agent.

    FORBES: Healthy Precautions

  • The shadow minister regretted that the legislation "does not make any specific provision for costs or striking out claims".

    BBC: Defamation Bill

  • The provision would encourage unions to make maximum demands and play for time, knowing that an arbitrator could force management's hand.

    WSJ: The New Old 'Card Check'

  • The legislation would strengthen taxpayers' rights in disputes with the IRS. One provision would make it easier for taxpayers to prove their case in court.

    CNN: AllPolitics - Republicans Gleeful At White House Switch

  • Mulally traveled Wednesday to Washington, where he pressed U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and the Obama administration to make sure that a provision to eliminate U.S. tariffs on imported Korean cars was accompanied by countermeasures that would increase access to the Korean auto market for American companies.

    FORBES: Alan Mulally's New Ford Focus: Korean Free Trade

  • Republican leaders in the GOP-controlled House have balked over provisions in the bill to make the nation's 28, 000 airport screeners and baggage handlers federal employees, saying the provision would only create more bureaucracy.

    CNN: Democrats push for airline security bill

  • The Welsh government has advised all local authorities to assess the housing needs of Gypsies and Travellers and make provision for sites where needed.

    BBC: Travellers caravans (generic)

  • "We encourage childcare providers to consider how they can make additional improvements to their setting and raise the quality of provision further, " he said.

    BBC: The majority of childcare is judged to be safe

  • Unless top executives or enough other employees complain to their plan administrators, most plans won't make it possible for workers to take advantage of the new provision, says Adam Wolf, an accountant and financial planner in Jacksonville, Fla.

    WSJ: Family Value: Is It Time to Convert

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