Sentences with phrase «aimed at whether»

Future studies aimed at whether this is a productive versus a faulty adaptive fuel shift could lead to new therapeutic avenues for heart failure.

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The director would not say whether the probe has turned up evidence that Trump associates may have schemed with Russians during a campaign marked by email hacking that investigators believe was aimed at helping the Republican defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton.

«Whether sleep interventions aimed at increasing sleep duration would protect individuals from cold incidence remains an open question.»

But it's unclear whether she will take aim at comparatively weak U.S. listing requirements that have been leapfrogged by jurisdictions like Hong Kong.

In almost every case, whether it was «dog whistle» statements about race aimed at currying favor with neo-Nazis, or comments about how the Democrats created ISIS, Trump's message was not designed to fit into the traditional candidate - media relationship.

Democrats have not said whether they will take any seats on the Republican - majority special committee, saying the new probe - following several other congressional investigations on Benghazi - is also aimed at damaging former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's chances if she runs for president in 2016.

This latest change is not aimed at the Trending feature, and it's unclear whether Trending will be affected.

It remains unclear whether Amazon believes the movie business can make money on its own, but most of its other ventures are ultimately aimed at bolstering its underlying retail business.

One of its noteworthy features is a chapter aimed at business owners who simply don't know whether a public offering would help or hurt their company's prospects.

This is rhetoric aimed not at the Paris Agreement partners, but instead designed for the president's political base, regardless of whether or not the administration truly believes that such harm is even possible from a voluntary, nonbinding agreement.

Leading Ethereum developers are currently debating whether to hard fork the blockchain in order to implement a change aimed at undercutting the effectiveness of expensive, tailor - made mining equipment.

Tesla is making headlines for a software update to the Model S aimed at ending «range anxiety,» a situation in which drivers are concerned about whether or not they will make it to a charging station.

The letter, organized by the Washington - based National Taxpayers Union, comes as the Trump administration travels to China this week for talks aimed at averting a trade war and weighs whether to permanently exempt allies from steel and aluminum tariffs.

Aides questioned whether Kim Jong Un's moves are aimed at appearing reasonable and willing to compromise ahead of a planned summit with President Trump.

Naturally, theologians like Shaull do not consider whether what they call the «humanizing» work of God is the same thing as what revolutions aim at.

Believing that God is the giver of all life, our aim is to uphold and support the dignity, sacredness, personhood and flourishing of every human soul, whether born or unborn, elderly or young, privileged or poor, healthy or sick, strong or weak, American or international, Christian or Muslim or other faiths or no faith at all.

We do not wish to play bit parts of it, as do, unfortunately, many invitees who are there to bring a bit of spirit to a demonstration which aims at something else, to provide a consensus of the elite on globalisation whether they be financiers, politicians or industrialists, and on the best way to change things so as not to change anything.

That political overall strategy therefore aims at destroying any attempt for any society out of the triad to develop a competitive potential whether economically competitive, politically, militarily or ideologically independent.

Now I had to consider whether it was appropriate to aim even at playing my «best,» to consider whether in fact this goal was so extreme as to tempt me to play beyond my physical limits and so risk injury, or to play beyond my spiritual limits and so jeopardize my appreciation of the pleasure, camaraderie and exercise that sport provides.

The Iraq War, however, is not being fought with nuclear weapons and is in fact part of a strategy — whether wise or not is another question — aimed at, among other things, preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear capacity.

Since Cobb is not concerned whether this inheritance is from the immediate or the remote past, this would appear to include the route of inheritance through which we receive the aim at our fulfillment from Jesus.

I was reminded of this with particular poignancy a few days ago, when I read that the Japan Science and Technology Agency had awarded a grant of $ 3.4 million to a group of Japanese and American researchers in «evolutionary science and technology» for a project to be conducted at Monash University, the ultimate aim of which is to determine — based on models provided by Integrated Information Theory (IIT)-- whether it is possible to create «artificial consciousness.»

As early as World War II, the political leaders of the Free French forces had known that France would have to face up to the question of whether it was going to allow the decline of a system of schools preferred by the parents of one - sixth of all French pupils, or whether it was going to accept the hazards of open political discussion aimed at developing a new and creative solution.

Featuring more vegetarian options than ever before, the menu is aimed at the growing numbers of people who are cutting down on the amount of meat they eat, whether for their health, to save money or for the sake of the environment.

thechileman website is not aimed at the prefessional growers, yet when we start talking in the guides about vermiculite and heated propagators it may make you wonder whether growing chile peppers is for you afterall.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Only time will tell whether Paul Pogba does justice to the transfer fee through his performances at Manchester United, but the manager seems happy to have completed the signing of the Juventus superstar as he aims for the Premier League title in his debut season with the Red Devils.

The outspoken Portuguese coach is no stranger to causing controversy, but his astonishing rant aimed at his own squad despite beating Brighton 2 - 0 in snowy conditions at Old Trafford on Saturday only served to cast more doubt on whether he will be handed a third season in charge.

Dr. Wesley Burks, chief of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at Duke Medical Center, is part of a potentially groundbreaking study aimed at finding out whether children with peanut allergies can be desensitized to peanuts and eventually cured of the allergy altogether.

Almost all marketing of nappies everywhere is aimed more directly at women whether it is television, radio, posters or even the packaging themselves.

The aim of our study was to determine firstly, whether a retrospective linked data study was a viable alternative to such a design using routinely collected data in one Australian state and secondly, to report on the outcomes and interventions for women (and their babies) who planned to give birth in a hospital labour ward, birth centre or at home.

The aim of our study was to explore whether the initial preferred place of birth at the onset of pregnancy and model of care are associated with differences in the course of pregnancy and intrapartum interventions and birth outcomes.

Whether you're a new parent looking to learn how to best prepare your young one for school, or looking for a fun, enriching place for your older child to spend time after school until you get off work, the YMCA of Austin has programs aimed at helping giving them the best chance at a bright future.

This study aimed to compare the risk of PPH between those who intended a home birth at the end of pregnancy (whether or not they went on to experience a home birth) and those who had a planned hospital birth.

No matter how strongly you feel about food politics issues, I expect your comments — whether aimed at me, other readers, or anyone else — to be offered thoughtfully, respectfully, and with an appropriate degree of civility.

Whether you are utilizing authoritarian parenting techniques and punishments or gentler, more «positive» methods aimed at today's consciously hip parent, one thing remains constant - behavior modification techniques don't better our parenting skills or benefit our relationship with our children for one simple reason:

Many fail to realise that the UK has driven multiple progressive policies aimed at improving the health of the population, whether plain packaging for cigarettes, minimum pricing units for alcohol, or the most recent sugar tax.

An independent expert panel will be meeting (or already have) to look at the aims of the policy, and whether they were met.

And if Barack Obama throws some of his weight into this, as it looks like he's going to, it'll be really interesting to me to see if there's kind of a counterweight to that anger, that anti-incumbent anger, that ends up supporting some incumbents (In many cases, that would be Democrats) and whether that's enough to offset some of this anger that seems to be aimed at ousting incumbents, including many Democrats.

«That internal investigation is aimed at determining what occurred and whether what occurred was consistent with MCDC's by - laws and best practices,» Thomas said.

Smart candidates and organizers do what Obama did and what many other advocacy and electoral campaigns are doing right now: create videos that are designed for a specific and concrete purpose, whether it's to motivate a donor, train a volunteer, or deliver a message aimed at a niche audience.

That was Republican mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis» response today when I asked whether she supports either or both of the two pending Congressional bills aimed at dramatically changing the Affordable Care Act.

Amid the ongoing debate over whether to allow ride hailing services outside of New York City, the Black Car Fund has launched a statewide advertising campaign that is aimed at building awareness of what it does for for - hire drivers and passengers.

Yet as the examples above demonstrate, there's nothing very new about fiction - whether books, plays, films or TV - taking aim at politicians as either fools or knaves.

As the governor began talking about the 42nd Street development corporation, aimed at cleaning up the city, Mr. Kiernan cut in to clarify whether Mr. Cuomo believed the current situation was akin to the bad old days.

I asked the mayor whether he has yet formulated any plans or strategy aimed at gaining such control or influence.

Whether he can see his social measures approved — most notably a provision aimed at strengthening abortion rights — will be tested.

Right now, the government must look cumulatively at the impacts of its reforms and whether they are succeeding in their stated aims, or even in the basic objective of providing a safety net for those who need it most.

Above all, we should be aiming at a system that will enable each individual to reach their potential - whether that is to be high flyer academically, a good engineer or a reliable plumber - rather than the social engineering that underpins Brown's approach.

In the light of the above, the course aims at adopting a right - based approach to improve the inclusivity and provide comprehensive access to justice for PWDs, either as direct or indirect participants and whether as victims of crime, suspects, witnesses, plaintiffs, defendants, appellants, remand prisoners and / or prison inmates.