Sentences with phrase «aiming at consensus»

The second day focused on the next category of issues identified at the first mediation meeting, aiming at consensus on how to address the related issues in the next draft of the ILUA template.

Old Testament theology does not aim at consensus, but rather at an ongoing conversation, situated in a variety of changing contexts, about the character and activity of God.

Not exact matches

The situation is analogous to health care policy in the years before Obamacare, when, in the absence of a federal consensus, Massachusetts pioneered its own law aimed at reforming health insurance (which later became a model for the Affordable Care Act).

The Washington Post reported Thursday that PropOrNot and the nonpartisan Foreign Policy Research Institute both attribute the flood of so - called fake news, or hoax and misleading headlines, during the 2016 election to an elaborate Russian propaganda campaign aimed at sowing distrust in the American political system and undermining public consensus.

«Facilitating negotiations, with the aim of reaching consensus — including over difficult issues — is a key theme of Ramaphosa's presidency,» Pat Thaker, editorial director for the Middle East and Africa at the analysis firm Economist Intelligence Unit, told CNBC on Friday.

After a fast - paced debate that saw Jim Prentice attempt take aim at an energetic and focused Notley, a general consensus is beginning to take shape from across the political spectrum and country:

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.

Because disagreements about the nature of the Christian faith are not at stake in the abortion controversy, this task could be undertaken ecumenically, aiming at transdenominational consensus.

As I showed in my review, no appeal to consensus can achieve the aim that Collins and Walls have in mind, because there was broad consensus for at least a thousand years about the existence of an apostolic succession in the episcopate — a doctrine that the authors consider themselves free to reject.

«The proposed turnover tax aimed at online platforms is discriminatory and ignores the global consensus that the so - called «digital economy» should not be singled out,»

Washington (CNN)- The chief spokesman for the National Rifle Association is expected to get an invitation any day now to sit down at the Justice Department for talks aimed at reaching a consensus on new gun control legislation.

«The Programme aims to enhance engagements between state and non-state actors to build consensus around identified urban development priorities and amplify Africa's voice at the global level towards HABITAT III.

The people Labour aim at have changed — they no longer want triangulation and consensus and grey suits who are part of the establishment who speak at them instead of to them.

Their supremely confident postures display disdain for social norms and defiance for any behavioural patterns aimed at obtaining male consensus.

Much of what they said meshed with the overall theme of the meeting, which organizers said was aimed at proving that the recent consensus on dangerous human - caused global warming was shaped more by politics and passion than data.

Even with all the compromises aimed at political consensus, the bill would surely create more incentives for speeding deployment of energy options other than conventional burning of coal and oil.

It was aimed more at reinforcing the resolve of the majority in the public and the policy - making community who, betting on the scientific consensus, are ready to move forward with a serious approach to dealing with the problem but are being slowed down by the ill - founded skepticism of a minority.

The regulatory behaviors aimed at constructing consensus messages.

The survey finds both support and skepticism for major efforts to reduce climate change on the first day of a Paris summit, with international leaders aiming to forge consensus on measures aimed at slowing the rise of global temperatures.

The President has reportedly told U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt during several conversations that he supports Pruitt's plan for a «red - team, blue - team» debate aimed at challenging the prevailing scientific consensus about humans» impact on climate change, a senior administration official reportedly told E&E News.

The solution has been a comparative and independent evaluation of research results, aimed at building scientific consensus via multidisciplinary expert panels.

«This counter-movement produced messages aimed, at the very least, at creating ideological polarization through politicized tactics, and at the very most, at overtly refuting current scientific consensus with scientific findings of their own.»

There is a consensus process at IPCC aimed at getting actionable estimates of this sort of likelihood, but it is certainly not above criticism.

Empirical studies aimed at trying to make sense of this phenomenon have concluded that the reason the public remains divided on «scientific consensus» isn't that they haven't been exposed to evidence on the matter but rather that when they are exposed to evidence of what experts believe they selectively credit or discredit it in patterns that reflect and reinforce their perception that scientific consensus is consistent with the position that predominates in their cultural or ideological group.

Of course the concerns of the local people should be listened to, and if there are consensuses to be found, they should be complied with if this is a practicality, but ethically, isn't there an obligation to aim at the greater good — of everyone and the world as a whole — rather than sacrificing the greater good in order to try to please all the local people?

One of the organizations funded by Donors Trust is the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a think tank that is openly skeptical of the scientific consensus on human - caused climate change and which opposes legislation aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

At one level, our results are entirely unsurprising: In light of the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change, most dissenting opinions are merely political and rhetorical tools aimed at trying to forestall mitigative actioAt one level, our results are entirely unsurprising: In light of the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change, most dissenting opinions are merely political and rhetorical tools aimed at trying to forestall mitigative actioat trying to forestall mitigative action.

The Heartland conferences have done much to demolish the false «scientific consensus» claims (see here, here, here, and here) that are aimed at stifling all dissent and debate and silencing all critics.

«This countermovement produced messages aimed, at the very least, at creating ideological polarization through politicized tactics, and at the very most, at overtly refuting current scientific consensus with scientific findings of their own,» Dr. Farrell, the author of the study said.

Since going in - house may be too overwhelming and difficult directly after qualification, the great majority of in - house positions are aimed at lawyers with 2 - 6 years PQE, the general consensus being that an in - house career should only be followed after having gained at least a couple of years of private practice experience.

To this end, the Government of Canada will look for opportunities to build processes and approaches aimed at securing consent, as well as creative and innovative mechanisms that will help build deeper collaboration, consensus, and new ways of working together.

the Government of Canada will look for opportunities to build processes and approaches aimed at securing consent, as well as creative and innovative mechanisms that will help build deeper collaboration, consensus, and new ways of working together.

The Principles go on to say: «To this end, the Government of Canada will look for opportunities to build processes and approaches aimed at securing consent, as well as creative and innovative mechanisms that will help build deeper collaboration, consensus, and new ways of working together.»

This post aims to look at some of the key features of the Chain Open Standard, a permissioned blockchain, specifically its consensus mechanism.

Notably, the announcement also included details about potential actions by the new company that would be aimed at promoting XRP, the native token used to move value on the Ripple consensus system and that trades on public digital currency exchanges such as Kraken.

Qtum's core technology combines a fork of Bitcoin core, an Account Abstraction Layer allowing for multiple Virtual Machines including the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Proof - of - Stake consensus aimed at tackling industry use cases.

At its core, Qtum combines the advantages of Bitcoin Core, an Account Abstraction Layer allowing for multiple virtual machines, including the Ethereum Virtual Machine, and a proof - of - stake consensus protocol aimed at tackling industry use caseAt its core, Qtum combines the advantages of Bitcoin Core, an Account Abstraction Layer allowing for multiple virtual machines, including the Ethereum Virtual Machine, and a proof - of - stake consensus protocol aimed at tackling industry use caseat tackling industry use cases.