Sentences with phrase «about substantial issues»

«They've been talking about the quality of the last campaign — candidates were not talking about substantial issues,» Colton said.

Not exact matches

The IRS is seeking substantial personal information about people who aren't specifically being investigated for tax compliance issues, which the agency shouldn't be allowed to do.

Since 80 % of respondents drive alone as their primary means of transportation, with about 20 % commuting between 30 minutes and an hour each day, addressing transportation issues would have some substantial economic and social benefits.

One issue included substantial right - to - reply from Baby Milk Action when an article made false claims about our monitoring.

The issue is taken off of the political agenda for a substantial period of time, allowing decisions to be made at the national level without being unsettled by constant doubts about Scotland's continuing membership of the Union.

Commissioners and staffers are legally barred from saying anything about an investigation unless the commission decides to issue a «substantial basis» report detailing wrongdoing.

Asked about the progress of the talks with state employee unions, Malloy said: «there continue to be outstanding issues that are substantial.

Many members of the Congressional delegation in our state issued letters of support for this ill - conceived project, even after I sent them two letters and substantial documentation about its negative impacts.

Ever since the PM delivered his landmark Bloomberg speech on the EU, there has been substantial interest and debate about what the business community in Britain thinks about the issue.

Regarding carbohydrate source, a diet with a low versus high glycemic index can be used to reduce HbA1c moderately (by ∼ 0.5 %).13 Case series and pilot studies reveal more substantial improvements in HbA1c and other benefits (less hypoglycemia and reduced glycemic variability) with a very low — carbohydrate diet (VLCD).14 — 21 Although varying to some degree among studies, a VLCD is typically defined as ≤ 20 to 50 g per day of carbohydrates or ≤ 5 % to 10 % carbohydrates as a proportion of calories.22 — 24 In T1DM, small sample sizes and methodological issues limit the significance of VLCD benefits, and little is known about prevalence, practice, and sustainability.

Profile names are not the biggest issue in the world; if you are stuck with a mediocre name, suitors — whether male or female — can usually bypass this evidence of poor judgement in favor of more substantial evidence about you, such as photos and your profile text.

While some glitches did appear during gameplay — such as clipping into the side of a mountain, occasional and annoying audio popping, and one complete game crash about four hours into my adventure, no issues were so substantial that my experience was seriously hindered.

«Our results indicate the achievement gains that are possible with remedial education,» said Jacob in a press release issued at the time, seeming to buttress Roderick's hedge about the need for «substantial supports.»

Update: This story has been changed to reflect the fact that KPCC's coverage of the race included a substantial number of stories about issues unrelated to outside funding and charter schools, including budget issues.

Pursuant to another executive order, the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Chief Counsel for Advocacy must review proposed and final rules anticipated to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities before they can be issued; if we have questions about the impact of our proposals on small entities, we will often discuss these issues informally with this office earlier in the rulemaking process.

We don't know about you, but we've had our fill of «author» conferences that cover «tips & tricks» without substantial insight into the bigger issues confronting working authors right now.

Ferreira added, «As such, even if there is some ambiguity about whether or not you would belong to the «scientific community,» if your comment is «of substantial nature or of direct relevance to the issues raised in the discussion paper,» the editor in charge of the paper would, in principle, consider it relevant to the public peer review process, keeping it in the discussion.»

It's impossible to think about having substantial initiatives move forward when you're still fighting home - front issues like jobs....

Surveys conducted around the time of the meeting found about ten percent of the American public saying they followed the global warming news «very closely,» a substantial fraction for such an issue (for more exciting stories, the fraction could be several times higher).

Because the hysteria that could only be substantial would be the general public, and they are not hysterical about this issue, IMO.

It's a fair guess that employment lawyers spend a substantial amount of their time advising clients about the legal issues arising out of employment separations.

The most informative result from the survey is that a substantial majority, 51 67.5 percent, of the respondents reported that they had worked on a legal matter that required them to know something about foreign and / or international law.52 This response (see Appendix C) supports our original thesis that international and comparative legal issues have become part of the general practice of law.

penalizes the defendant for engaging in public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.

In your May 28 edition, on the first page of a «Focus section», you published an article [title, page] about an issue of Canadian tort law, and the consequences of a Supreme Court of Canada decision, which contains a number of substantial errors.

We believe that these modifications address many of the issues raised by commenters and provide a substantial amount of flexibility as to when a covered entity may communicate about a health - related product or service to a patient or enrollee.

As opposed to «allowing» the use of retired lawyers where one party could be incurring substantial costs while the other incurs none - therefore having no real «incentive» to resolve the issue as it then just becomes about their time.

The issues that confronted Mrs Charman were typical of those faced by partners in claims for ancillary relief where there are substantial assets held in offshore trusts: - How to get information about the trust.

In addition, Krzanich sold a substantial amount of stock in November, and filed the intent to sell long after he knew about the issue.

The AECEO is highly concerned that the ministry's discussion paper does not ask substantial questions about chronic ECE workforce issues that significantly affect workforce capacity and program quality.

Parental mental illness Relatively little has been written about the effect of serious and persistent parental mental illness on child abuse, although many studies show that substantial proportions of mentally ill mothers are living away from their children.14 Much of the discussion about the effect of maternal mental illness on child abuse focuses on the poverty and homeless - ness of mothers who are mentally ill, as well as on the behavior problems of their children — all issues that are correlated with involvement with child welfare services.15 Jennifer Culhane and her colleagues followed a five - year birth cohort among women who had ever been homeless and found an elevated rate of involvement with child welfare services and a nearly seven - times - higher rate of having children placed into foster care.16 More direct evidence on the relationship between maternal mental illness and child abuse in the general population, however, is strikingly scarce, especially given the 23 percent rate of self - reported major depression in the previous twelve months among mothers involved with child welfare services, as shown in NSCAW.17

Georgia permits a review at any time if the other parent informs the court about a substantial change in circumstances since the court issued the previous support order.

This simple action can often result in substantial progress being made, as the responding party begins to let go of the relationship and accept the necessity of obtaining information and making good decisions about the issues which need to be resolved.

In essence, a buyer's agent must disclose harmful issues he or she knows about the property but should be careful in what he or she agrees to inspect (e.g., if you are not a licensed electrician, you incur substantial risk by agreeing to inspect the wiring of a house).

Its commercial real estate lending strategy involves issuing hundreds of these relatively small loans a year, with only about 10.0 percent of its 2015 loans going toward more substantial deals.