Sentence examples for back the requirements from inspiring English sources
Following backlash over the rocky institution of a new student assessment system last spring, Texas lawmakers are scrambling to scale back the requirements they passed four years ago.
Either way, the backlash has begun: not only do college admissions officers roll their eyes at bogus-sounding claims, but high schools are scaling back the requirements, acknowledging that a lot of the so-called service is meaningless.
The FCC did propose to update its children's television rules last summer, but the Republican-led commission has sought to roll back the requirements for TV broadcasters while imposing no new ones for online platforms.
Last summer, however, the Administration pushed back the requirement until 2015.
Those plans provoked such widespread public disapproval that the corporation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ordered a new design competition, meanwhile scaling back the requirement for commercial square footage.
The state has previously required that employees contribute to their retirement beyond 10 years of service, only to roll back the requirement in an election year.
House Republicans are also pushing to scale back the requirement for third-party testing for lead and other hazards in products sold to children.
Even where unemployment remains relatively high, some governors have brought back the requirement, saying it encourages people to rejoin the workforce.
Two years ago, voters rolled back the requirement that two-thirds of lawmakers approve any spending increase, removing a major impediment in Sacramento, but there remains a two-thirds requirement for raising taxes.
By cutting back the requirement, "we were hoping that students would choose quality projects that do the most good, as opposed to projects that offer a lot of hours," she added.
But if the president and the secretary truly believe equitable access to good teachers is at the heart of equal educational opportunity, why have they rolled back the requirement to ensure our children equal access to good teachers?
