Sentence examples for set aggressive targets from inspiring English sources

The police department was set aggressive targets each year to increase revenues from fines.

When Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg released Uniting for Solutions Beyond Shelter, an ambitious five-year action plan to significantly reduce homelessness in New York City, he set aggressive targets for our agency and for the public and nonprofit partners we collaborate with to assist New Yorkers in need.

The state has set aggressive targets to improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions, particularly those generated from tailpipes.

China has set aggressive targets for reducing emissions in the coming decade, and the ruling Communist Party has vowed to tackle the massive environmental problems that came with its emergence as an industrial power.

Herman Miller and many other companies including: Interface, Google, Intel, Northface, Patagonia, Disney, Coca Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Staples, FedEx, Toyota, Honda, Subaru, 3M, Ford, Apple and Walmart are embracing the principles of a "closed loop" and have set aggressive targets to erase their footprints by 2020.

Earlier this month, at an "energy summit" of governors and representatives from 18 Western states, Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, a Democrat, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, a Republican, co-signed a statement strongly endorsing energy efficiency and setting aggressive targets for much greater use of wind, solar, biomass and other forms of renewable energy throughout the region.

Robert W. Walsh, the commissioner of the city's Department of Small Business Services, said early on that he had "no apologies" for setting aggressive targets, and insisted that the city's third party verification contractor – which called a small numbers of clients and simply asked if they were employed – would catch most problems.

After she arrived, Ms. Fiorina set aggressive growth targets and, at first, the company met them and Wall Street applauded.

With a small team of executives, Mr. Schwartz would swoop in, offer generous stock options and performance incentives for managers and set aggressive growth targets.

That board, initially comprising five longtime Ben & Jerry's supporters, including Mr. Cohen and Mr. Greenfield, has the authority to set aggressive new social impact targets and to push back against Unilever.

Ms. Hopkins broke tradition by hiring outside financial consultants, and put pressure on managers by setting aggressive revenue targets, the former colleague said.