Sentences with phrase «arguments about whether»

There are some things I don't understand about the arguments about whether supply side economics does or doesn't work.

But let's start with term and put to rest some of the arguments about whether it can be a prudent, valuable planning tool.

Had the master had the benefit of the Phillips case, he would and should have regarded the balance as being swung in favour of the defendant's arguments about whether CPR 3.10 could be used at all in the circumstances.

Arguments about whether 25/55/75 % of your revenue still comes from «legacy» ie old / paper formats are irrelevant now.

«We often have arguments about whether or not one spouse works to his or her maximum earning capacity,» said Alexandra Mussallem, a San Rafael divorce lawyer who said she has twice sought FasTrak logs.

While a substantially greater number of claims can be expected to arise, arguments about whether or not there can be a fair trial will remain.

The practical effect of the proposed change would be to allow enforcement bodies, such as the OFT, to take action to remove notices, and to bring action against EULAs «without complex legal arguments about whether the licenses were or were not contracts», they said.

It is an irresponsible and fractious approach that creates arguments about whether the patient is or isn't a resident and whether their treatment is serious enough that no charge is incurred.

Finally, the posts reflected a willingness to express opinions and arguments about whether the monkey selfie should be in the public domain or should be awarded to the photographer because of his efforts in traveling to Indonesia and preparing the conditions for the shot.

In his rebuttal, Mr. Brudz, who hailed from the law firm of Drinker Biddle, also seized sharply on Mr. Anderson's arguments about whether or not the cloud was secure.

In the narrower legal context, this Hayekian - Rawlsian debate usually manifests itself in arguments about whether the law should protect «negative rights,» that is, protect persons from government encroachment on their inalienable rights — like private property and free exercise of religion, or whether the law should foster «positive rights,» that is, promote the rights of people to receive tangible things like free health care or housing under the auspices of equal treatment under the law.

But approaching the question of discernable temperature anomalies and trends and correlations with human behaviour with curve fitting... and then to bog down in arguments about whether it is statistically valid to do so... does take the eye off physics arguments and is just sooo missing the point.

Only bringing the V&V to table can bring this bitter arguments about whether or not V&V has been done.

Climate and obscure arguments about whether some global temperature will be few degrees more or less than some magical value in one or two centuries is without any interest for virtually everybody.

In the conclusion to his «Plan B» chapter (p 228), Bob Carter writes: «It is therefore time to move away from stale «he - says - she - says» arguments about whether human carbon dioxide emissions are causing dangerous warming, and on to designing effective policies of hazard management for all climate change, based on adaptation responses that are tailored for individual countries or regions... By their very nature, strategies that can cope with the dangers and vagaries of natural climate change will readily cope with human - caused change too should it ever become manifest.»

This post begins with an analysis of what actually happened in Copenhagen and contains the following sections: • The path to the Copenhagen Accord • Arguments about whether Copenhagen was a disaster or a positive step forward.

If that line stays flat (and your arguments about whether it's 0.02 degrees per year are irrelevant) then the inflection point to additional surface temperature increases is a huge factor.

He and nine of his colleagues, who sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, were hearing arguments about whether the Obama administration's signature domestic climate policy passes muster under the Clean Air Act and the Constitution.

There are heated arguments about whether that rise should be capped at 1.5 or 2.0 degrees Celsius (2.7 or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), relative to its pre-industrial value.

Arguments about whether the current CO2 rise is caused by human activity fall clearly into this category.

So the concept of intelligence is not only complicated by our usual arguments about whether it's unitary or there are different flavors («emotional intelligence»).

(This is on top of the legal arguments about whether Iceland can have it both ways under the treaty.)

I think that's like a Naum Gabo sculpture, I know there are a lot of arguments about whether geometry is abstract, that sort of thing — but that feels like a more abstract sculpture in certain senses.

The arguments about whether videogames can cause violent behaviour in minors has been raging on for many years, with sensationalist pundits and ropey researchers quick to cash in on many parents» fears.

I recall when I was in primary school the kids use to get in to arguments about whether Super Mario World of Sonic The Hedgehog was the better game.

Also, at that point there were arguments about whether it was going to be shown at gamescom or TGS and then someone decided it would be shown at this.

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Arguments about whether to flush are worth considering, however.

We can have arguments about whether or not diesel makes sense from an economical standpoint, but if you plan on hauling anything behind the Range Rover, 440 - lb.

People would have intellectual arguments about whether student growth should count 50 percent, 35 percent, or 25 percent in the evaluation of a teacher or principal.

In the few instances when researchers have focused on the issue of teacher tenure specifically, they have generally sought to document the costs and benefits of tenure, make normative arguments about whether tenure should or should not be abolished, or propose specific ways in which tenure policies could be improved.

Social media was flooded with arguments about whether or not learning the tables off by heart was valuable — yes, some people argued that they were unnecessary — and whether or not a new statutory test was the best way to ensure that children learned them.

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court justices will hear arguments about whether anti-TMT forces are entitled to another contested case hearing — this time, on the telescope's sublease.

I was especially struck by a fascinating chapter concerning the excavation and analysis of infant burials at Carthage, because it is a tale that is relevant to the continuing arguments about whether cannibalism can be recognised archaeologically.

But the latest results settle arguments about whether the brain differences were there from birth, or developed through practice.

What's more, the headline rate of 7.8 per cent may be far from the whole picture, and not for the usual arguments about whether it hides underemployment.

(The speech is also relevant to today's arguments about whether to hold a referendum on Britain's future links with the rest of Europe; but that's another story.)

Benn was not bothered with populist arguments about whether prices would go up or down if the UK left.

Though there was not that much new to report on the topic, the three major news - magazines decided anyway to feature Jesus on their Easter week cover and report on recent arguments about whether Jesus actually said what the New Testament says he said.

There are arguments about whether some policies are racist, but noone defends racism.

Leaving aside the educational arguments about whether there ought or not to be grammar schools and selection, the actual process was a disaster for Catholic schools.

Too often, Christian commentaries on Vashti digress into silly arguments about whether Vashti was right or wrong to defy her husband.

Though there was not that much new to report on the topic, the three major news - magazines decided anyway to feature Jesus on their Easter week cover and report on recent arguments about whether Jesus actually said what the New Testament says...

Ever since Thomas Kuhn popularized it with his 1962 book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, the notion of a «paradigm shift» has led to fascinating arguments about whether this or that break with previous scientific understanding counted as one.

Now, my question becomes, is the reason for the delineation so that we don't get into arguments about whether a fetus is a person, or are we saying that a fetus is not a human being but we want it included in the definition of the law?

At oral arguments about whether public prayers at a New York town's board meetings are permissible, the high court took a broad look at the country's church - state history and even the Supreme Court's own traditions.

Then there are all the arguments about whether the Spirit came into Jesus, or just onto Jesus, and whether Jesus was filled with the Spirit before this event or not.

Here's the penultimate paragraph: Unfortunately, humans seem to forget this fact when we find ourselves turning to nature to guide us through difficult choices, such as arguments about whether life begins at....

Unfortunately, humans seem to forget this fact when we find ourselves turning to nature to guide us through difficult choices, such as arguments about whether life begins at conception, or over the proper structure of the family.

And it's appealing because the U.S. system leads to all sorts of nonsensical arguments about whether golf buddies or prostitutes have duties of confidentiality, and who needs to know who got paid for breaching those duties.