Sentences with phrase «argued by the proponents»

It is often argued by the proponents of executive supremacy that a government effectively enjoys a direct democratic mandate because most voters in general elections believe they are voting for a party manifesto and a prime minister at the same time as selecting a constituency MP.

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Proponents argue that blockchain technology could be used to reduce the risk of many IoT devices being compromised by a single point of failure, such as a server.

Another claim by the bill's proponents argued that the legislation would expand lending opportunities for consumers who are now underserved by financial institutions.

In this respect I would argue that the difference which capitalism makes has been greatly exaggerated by its proponents.

By breaking down the ethical disapproval of traditional capitalism and actively encouraging a methodical approach to economic affairs, Weber argued that proponents of the Protestant work ethic had played a critical role in shaping the economic and social history of Western Europe.

His proponents would argue that by looking at the general picture, it is evident that the United States was competing with Iran in terms of influence in the Middle East and that 9 ⁄ 11 gave America the incentive to maintain and increase its regional power.

Proponents of a ban argue that, not only would the use of nuclear weapons contravene the spirit of the general principles of the laws of war, the humanitarian and environmental consequences of nuclear war would not be contained by national borders.

Proponents, however, argue that such setbacks are far outweighed by its benefits.

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.

Proponents of PPP experiments argue that by studying the properties of transmissible, virulent flu in the lab, we can better prepare for strains that become pandemic naturally — for example, by developing «prepandemic» vaccines.

Scientists knew about the warming effects of greenhouse gases, but proponents of global cooling argued that greenhouse warming would be more than offset by Earth's orbital changes.

«While proponents argue that wind is free, harnessing it into useful electricity certainly is not,» said a report last year by the conservative Heritage Foundation Center for Data Analysis.

On the other side, proponents argue that GMOs are a harmless and necessary tool for saving a world threatened by over-population and a changing climate.

CFL proponents argue that the energy savings offered by CFLs, which include reduced mercury emissions from coal - fired power plants, make them desirable (a debate that is beyond the scope of this article).

Proponents of test - based promotion argue that the threat of retention provides a powerful incentive for educators to help students become strong readers by 3rd grade, and that students who fall short could stand to benefit from an additional year of schooling.

Proponents of Common Core made their case by arguing that the standards would improve public education and eventually strengthen the workforce: they would ensure that all high - school graduates were «college and career ready,» that America remained «globally competitive,» and that all students had access to a rigorous education «regardless of where a child lives or what their background is.»

Some proponents of standards argue that we should implement targeted initiatives that soften the harsh consequences of standards by helping those at increased risk.

This reduced funding, argued proponents of the bill, could be offset at the district level by employee contributions to health - care and pension programs as well as savings gained by local school districts exercising greater autonomy over spending.

Proponents of vouchers argued that parents who sent their children to private schools were «taxed» twice — once by paying regular public school taxes and again by paying tuition for their children's private schools.

By focusing on interpersonal as well as intrapersonal skills, proponents argue that students emerge from well - designed programs with more self - discipline, better attitudes, and a greater willingness to collaborate with peers.

Harris discusses the controversies surrounding VAMs, as argued by both VAM proponents and critics, and he contends in the end that «[i] t is difficult to weigh these pros and cons... because we have so little evidence on the [formative] effects of using value - added measures on teaching and learning.»

As Kohn argues, because intrinsic motivation «is a concept that exists only in the context of the individual,» the prescriptions its proponents offer teachers, are often too radically individualized, or too bland and abstract, to be applied in classroom settings (See «Punished by Rewards?

The final budget bill cut state K - 12 spending by nearly $ 800 million, over7 percent — the largest amount in Wisconsin's history — and limited local governments» abilities to make up for these cuts through property taxes.14 That same year, Gov. Walker passed major tax cuts primarily targeted toward corporations and the wealthy that totaled $ 2.33 billion over 10 years.15 Gov. Walker and Act 10 proponents argued that the bill's reforms would allow schools to offset these cuts by reducing teachers» benefits and hiring lower - paid teachers, preventing budget cuts from affecting students.16 Gov. Walker also argued that eliminating requirements to bargain over salary structures, hiring, and working conditions would give schools additional flexibility needed to attract and retain higher - quality teachers.17

Even though the nonprofits are funded by tax credits, proponents argue that neo-vouchers wouldn't violate the state constitution's ban on taxpayer funds for religious institutions.

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.

Proponents of course argue that fundamental indexing outperforms cap - weighted indices by something like 1 - 3 % in developed markets and signficantly more for emerging markets.

Proponents of the «PTP» metric (which was invented by Merritt Clifton) argue that we must standardize shelter statistics against human population to be able to compare communities to each other in a meaningful way.

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.

And we argued over and over that the carbon consequences of bioenergy were far from «climate friendly» or «carbon neutral,» a myth that has been perpetuated by industry proponents and even parroted by many naive environmentalists.

Proponents argue those increases would be moderated by clean energy investments.

Proponents of the bill, such as the Hemp Industries Association and the nonprofit advocacy group Vote Hemp, argue that hemp products — including food, body care products and textiles — are a multimillion - dollar industry that could benefit California's economy by allowing the raw materials to be grown here instead of importing hemp from overseas.

Some proponents of additional LNG exports argue that they would benefit the climate by replacing dirty coal - fueled electricity produced in Asia and Europe.

It could be argued that a portion of that is caused by the increase in trend caused by the AMO, and an AGW proponent would most assuredly argue that the other portion is explained by the «AGW trend».

Proponents of tariffs have argued that they will enhance America's position in the world by encouraging growth in domestic manufacturing of solar modules.

I believe that many AGW proponents (a) use the term «heat - trapping gas» to connote the IR absorption / IR emission properties of some gases, and (b) then argue that everything else being equal the heat - trapping nature of a gas is by itself sufficient to conclude that material possessing an internal source of thermal energy will when surrounded by a heat - trapping gas be warmer that it would be in the absence of the heat - trapping gas.

And so, proponents of GDR argue that any targets developed under a C&C framework will not be fair to poor nations and therefore will not be accepted by developing nations.

By learning to live within ecological limits and restricting our economic activity to what can be reasonably achieved within the Earth's carrying capacity, proponents argue that we might actually find ourselves freed from the slavish devotion to the economic treadmill.

The proponent argued that the applicant could not demonstrate «a real and continuing commitment to environmental issues raised by the developments... given that it was incorporated only three months before these proceedings were commenced, and it had less than a $ 100 is assets in the month following the commencement of the proceedings.»

Beyond that one core requirement, proponents of this view argue that everything else is up for grabs and can be decided on a case by case basis.

An article published by the UK's Conversation suggested «lean thinking» methods are questionable for the health system, and argued that any savings are likely to be modest, despite high - profile success stories and enthusiastic proponents.

[FN31] Proponents argued that since the presumption was to be rebuttable, it would be easily overcome by evidence that indicated that joint custody was not in the best interest of the child.

Proponents of this view caution against conceptualizations derived by extrapolating from existing theories of family violence and argue that the unique set of power dynamics calls for explanatory theories specifically geared toward the developmental circumstances of adolescence and parent — child dynamics (Paterson et al. 2002; Peek et al. 1985; Routt and Anderson 2011).

The proponents of that movement argued that the City of Chicago could end housing segregation by imposing changes on the way real estate brokers did business.