Sentences with phrase «argued by opponents»

At the same time, it is argued by opponents that organic can never be more than a niche market on account of its high production costs and its low levels of productivity.

Not exact matches

Kimmel has since actively railed against Obamacare repeal efforts, arguing that various proposals being debated by the law's opponents would gut protections for people like Billy born with pre-existing conditions, either by rolling back Obamacare's mandated insurance benefits for certain health conditions or allowing states to set up rules that would let insurers charge sick people more for their coverage.

The stakes in finding discriminatory intent are higher because it provides a window for opponents to argue that Texas should be forced to resume having changes to voting laws «pre-cleared» by the Justice Department or a federal court.

Fortune's Aaron Pressman has argued that undermining the public comment system would give a tactical edge to industry opponents of net neutrality, and that seems to be the thinking of the Trump FCC itself, which has refused to cooperate with an investigation into the fake comments by the New York Attorney General.

Thus, argued opponents of this Marian privilege, to affirm Mary's Immaculate Conception was to belittle the redemption won by Christ.

Post-metaphysical historicists win, when they do, not by out - arguing their opponents, but by out - narrating them, by telling a story with sufficient verve and inventiveness that others also want to tell versions of it, and in doing so to abandon their older stories» in this case, the stories about truth and realism.

But he is one of the best off the ball runner that we have — opponents does not want to play high defensive line or press our midfielder higher on the pitch due to the threat he pose — you may argue that the long distance scorcher by Sanchez in the FA final is due to their CBs slow in closing him down, wearying of the Walcott threat.

After the park board approved the project over the summer, opponents continued to argue that placing the interpretive center near the shore could lead to the structure being damaged by the elements due to inclement weather and climate change.

Opponents of holding a constitutional convention have over the last several weeks geared up their opposition to the coming referendum, arguing it could scale back gains made by organized labor, wreck the environment in he Adirondacks and be dominated by monied interest groups.

The push would reignite a heated debate over the RHA, a measure that is aimed at the codification of Roe v. Wade in state law and is deeply opposed by opponents of abortion, who have argued it's a needless expansion of existing rights in New York.

Campaign Finance Reform Can Help Crack Down on Corruption A 2011 report by the Center for Competitive Politics has been seized upon by opponents of Fair Elections to argue that the public financing system in New York City is characterized by consistent abuse of public funds and corruption.

Opponents of the death penalty argue against it by citing America (where the system is misapplied, inconsistent and often takes decades before punishment is implemented), or by playing a neat conjuring trick with the UK figures.

The group, led by Wayne County GOP Chairman Dan Olson, an early supporterof Blakeman's primary opponent, economist David Malpass, argues in a letter to Blakeman that Malpass is the «only candidate» who can bring a strong challenge to Gillibrand.

He's sticking with the conventional wisdom that the bulk of the Democratic primary vote comes from left - of - center voters, although I have heard that idea debunked by several of his opponents, who argue it's more of a Manhattan strategy that a five - borough approach.

It usually takes more time for all the information to be understood by every citizen, give time to supporters and opponents to argue, etc..

DioGuardi steadfastly denied the charges and his campaign also filed its own complaint with the State Board of Elections that argued, contrary to his opponent's commercial, that the employees in question put funds in a separate «People For DioGuardi» campaign account as required by state law.

Opponents have argued that any convention would simply be hijacked by well - funded special - interest groups and lobbyists who would push for an agenda that might not be in the interests of the public.

Proponents of the Martin Act have noted the high rate at which financial crimes are prosecuted in New York; opponents have argued that the law has been used by attorneys general to score political points and boost political profiles, and that it's been used improperly due to the broadness of the statute.

Not so, according to Ney spokesman Brian Walsh, who argued that two factors explain his boss's 68 percent showing — attacks by Space and his primary opponent (Chillicothe Mayor Joe Sulzer), coupled with Ney's moderate Republican credentials.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman argued in papers filed Friday that the opponents have not been harmed by the law, don't have standing to challenge the actions of the Senate and any procedural actions of the Senate and governor aren't subject to judicial review.

The authors argue that the health and human rights rhetoric is susceptible to being co-opted by industry opponents of public health initiatives.

Those strategies belong to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), which actually has the job to manage tuna and tunalike species (a point argued by Japan and other opponents of a CITES trade ban).

Opponents of medical marijuana argue that such laws increase recreational marijuana use among adolescents, while advocates contend that medical marijuana helps to address the US opioid crisis by reducing overdose deaths.

Opponents of the nearly 328,000 - acre monument created by Clinton in early 2000 likewise say it should be open to timber harvesting, arguing that it is otherwise a safety hazard.

Amano's recommendation came after a lengthy and often contentious hearing forced by opponents of the TMT, who successfully argued that the land board had not followed proper procedures in 2011 in issuing its first permit for the telescope.

As with the case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Australian opponents of gene patenting argue that it discourages research by placing financial and legal hurdles in front of scientists who are seeking to work with patented biological material.

Opponents argue that cognition involves not just passing along information, but also interpreting it into some sort of abstract, meaningful representation of the world, which the web — or a tray of Scrabble tiles — can't quite manage by itself.

True.com's opponents also argue that the proposed legislation is not about safe internet dating but is simply a marketing ploy by the company to gain more business at their expense, and that rather than strengthening the dating industry the legislation could lead to a decline in the industry if it makes people leary of using internet dating at all.

Declaring himself «a massive opponent of common standards,» Stergios argued that the excellence achieved by Massachusetts so far could not be sustained if nationwide standards were substituted for state ones.

He concludes by arguing that if policymakers are serious about expanding opportunity and equity, they need to take another look at strategies for nurturing academic talent in middle schools: «Long condemned by political opponents, tracking has been overlooked as a potential tool for promoting equity.»

Opponents also argue that we can't afford to take any money out of the public system when the Legislature has refused to pay for smaller class sizes and teacher raises as provided by Initiative 728 and Initiative 732 in recent years.

Opponents argue legitimate change should sprout from within a community, and not be spurred by outsiders parachuting in to rally parents.

Opponents long argued that SITLA could make more money for the school trust fund it supports by selling the land, leading to assertions that allowing the parcel to be mined could violate the agency's fiduciary duty.

Opponents argue that the for - profit structure diverts public resources to private businesses and that the profit - seeking nature of these organizations creates incentives that jeopardizes the education they provide to children.67 On the other hand, supporters argue that the desire for profits incentivizes EMO staff members to attract and retain «customers» by providing high - quality services.

Proponents contend that caps help limit the growth of the sector, and thus control the overall quality of charter schools (by encouraging authorizers to be more discerning in approving applications and more rigorous in closing low - performing schools).79 On the other hand, opponents argue that charter school caps stifle the growth of high - quality schools and may deter high - performing operators from even applying to operate in the state.

Charter opponents, led by the Chicago Teachers Union, have long argued that charter schools — whose teachers are not represented by CTU — are treated differently than district - run neighborhood schools.

Opponents further argue that, regardless of ability, students will generally attain higher achievement in more - rigorous classes (Hallinan, 2000) Even students who fail in Advanced Placement courses have a better chance of earning a college degree, simply by virtue of having been exposed to a challenging curriculum (Adelman, 1999).

Opponents of the policy argue they are less accountable than other state schools, because they are not overseen by the elected local authority leaders.

Much like opponents of the standards» use in public schools, detractors argue that the Common Core are untested standards that were crafted by a group of so - called experts who don't know what's best for their kids.

Finally, opponents of market timing may argue that no market timer can be correct 100 % of the time, and the lost opportunity caused by missing a bull market or the significant losses of getting caught in a bear market require much more than 50 % of a market timer's predictions to be correct in order to benefit from the strategy.

Opponents of TNR (and of free - roaming cats in general) will likely seize upon that second point, arguing that feral cat colonies — by definition — lack adequate care.

Proponents of seal hunts insist that the animals are killed humanely and the white - coated pups are not taken, while opponents argue that it is irresponsible to kill harp seals as they are already threatened by declining habitat.

At this stage my opponents and I are arguing by anecdote (we each tell stories that support our views), and that is never wholly satisfying.

More specifically, when opponents of climate change policies make self - interest based arguments against the adoption of policies such as cost to the United States, there are no follow - up questions asked by the press about whether those who argue against climate change policies on grounds of cost to the United States are denying that the United States has duties or responsibilities to those outside the United States to prevent harm to them.

Many opponents of climate change policies argue that countries like the United States should not have to reduce their ghg emissions until China reduces its emissions by comparable amounts because China is now the largest emitter of all nations in terms of total tons, yet such an argument usually ignores the historical responsibility of countries like the United States which the following illustration reveals is more than twice as responsible for current elevated atmospheric ghg concentrations than China is.

This series argues that NGOs, governments, and citizens should ask opponents of climate change policies questions designed to bring attention to the obvious ethical and moral problems with arguments made by opponents of climate change policies based on cost.

This series argues that NGOs, governments, and citizens should ask opponents of climate change policies questions designed to bring attention to the obvious ethical and moral problems with arguments made by opponents of climate change policies.

But opponents, led by the CARE Coalition, which was funded largely by the parent companies of the state's two large utilities, Consumers Energy and Detroit Edison, argued that the measure would cost consumers $ 12 billion in higher rates — a number renewable energy advocates strongly disputed.

Those [Prop 37] opponents argued that genetically engineered crops are safe and that the government would be stigmatizing those foods and standing in the way of science by requiring labeling.

The National Grid PPA's first - year price of 18.7 cents per kilowatt - hour, increasing 3.5 percent per year for the 15 - year contract, was challenged by project opponents who argued it was a burden on Massachusetts ratepayers.