Sentences with phrase «argue against the impact»

My guess is that it will be a difficult case to argue against the impact of the contraceptive coverage rule as anything but an «incidental effect» given it targets a market and there's no evidence that the rule is over or under inclusively fashioned as a pretext to target the religious beliefs of those opposed to contraception.

Not exact matches

Collins, a moderate who voted against the GOP's efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare earlier this year, says the bills will offset the impact of the loss of the individual mandate, but experts largely disagree, arguing that the elimination of the mandate will spike health costs and reduce choice in plans.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

John Richardson Agreed, I am not arguing against evolution simply saying it does not change or impact the Bible story of creation.

Beyond its use as a tool against large financial institutions, Schneiderman has used the act as a basis for a probe into ExxonMobil, arguing that its alleged failure to disclose to its shareholders and the public research that showed the potential impact of climate change constituted a Martin Act violation.

Yet the report also argued against a rapid shift to non-fossil fuel energy sources, noting that «making significant changes in energy consumption... amid all the scientific uncertainties would be premature in view of the severe impact such moves could have on the world's economies and societies.»

• Epstein says the DOJ and ED err when arguing against disciplinary policies on the basis of «disparate impact,» a phrase with a legal history that, «when applied to schools, imputes race - conscious behavior on the part of school administrators.»

But the DOJ and ED err in arguing against the policies on the basis of «disparate impact,» a phrase with a legal history that, when applied to schools, imputes race - conscious behavior on the part of school administrators.

Those new options have made a significant impact on Connecticut's achievement gap — you can not argue against the fact that charter schools have changed the lives of inner - city children of color who may not have otherwise had success in education.

As someone who constantly argues against so many modern videogame practices I should take a more critical stance in my reviews and to a degree that's something I'm working toward doing, but it requires essentially altering a large chunk of personality and in doing so presents a concern that it could quite badly impact my own personal enjoyment of games.

While some are skeptical of the strike's potential impact, others argue that it's a necessary statement against «normalizing» the new president, while others purport that the proposed strike is only sowing seeds of divisiveness.

Arguing against the alleged human activity's impact on global warming is politically incorrect.

However, it is plausible to argue that implementing Kyoto has distracted attention and effort from real opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect society against climate impacts.

You can read more about some of the environmental impacts of eating meat here (you might find different numbers elsewhere, but the general idea that it's inefficient is pretty hard to argue against).

He clarified to Campus Reform that many scientists do not argue against slight warming of the Earth after the Little Ice Age (the unusually cool period of the Earth around the 1700s A.D.), nor do those critical of anthropogenic climate change argue that humans have made no impact on the planet, merely that the effect has been small and largely beneficial.

The person against whom the order is sought can argue that the impact on their privacy and security of the person would be grossly disproportionate to the aim of the order.

Counsel who wish to argue that a cost award against their client should consider the deductibility of legal fees by the recipient will bear the onus to set out for the judge what the impact of the deduction will be.

As the debate over Farrow's piece expanded on Twitter, sociologist Zeynep Tufekci — an expert in the impact of social - media on conflicts such as the Arab Spring revolutions in Egypt and the more recent demonstrations in Turkey — argued that even free - speech considerations have to be tempered by the potential for inciting actual violence against identifiable groups: