Sentences with phrase «as a litmus test on»

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No longer will doctrinal statements be focused on «truths to believe» as a litmus test for orthodoxy.

Related to the litmus test comments — How about this litmus test: if you don't accept evolution as the only rational explanation for the diversity of life on Earth you can not run for office.

«A good litmus test for me is always when I listen to radio interviews or TV interviews, I tend to close my eyes and just listen to the voice, and hear the answer,» Leaf said on a Cleveland radio show as transcribed by the New York Post.

The government guarantee of 0.7 % of GDP on aid spending, which functions as a litmus test of the Conservatives» moral responsibility in an age of austerity, also creates perverse incentives.

The question of abortion rights as a litmus test for Democrats roiled the party in early 2017, when Bernie Sanders and Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez campaigned on behalf of Omaha mayoral candidate Heath Mello.

Alas, as Jon's colleague Patrick Ruffini points out, in this case «the space between fact and fiction is confused as a litmus test between right and left,» a tendency that afflicts political debate on all sides.

It's also seen as a litmus test for President Donald Trump, who is lauded by many of the district's Cuban - American voters for chilling his predecessor's accord with Cuba but is denounced by other Hispanics for his hard - line stance on immigration, especially policies involving undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, known as «Dreamers.»

He has endorsed both Republicans and Democrats in House and Senate races across the country this cycle, with an apolitical litmus test that depends on whether they fought for either his own city's interests or for the mayor's own pet causes, such as gun restrictions or education reform.

MacKay's personal endorsement of the legislation was cast as a counterweight to state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long's pledge to yank the endorsement of any Republican who voted «yes» on the bill, even though MacKay stressed this issue would not be a litmus test for support no matter how a lawmaker voted.

Koch has raised his statewide profile this year with his NY Uprising PAC and its trio of reform pledges, which he used as a litmus test for dubbing candidates «heroes» or «enemies» of reform — a message he took on the road.

Governor Cuomo also says he wants backing from the State Senate on a number of issues he's dubbed his «litmus test», including raising the minimum wage and reforming New York City's stop and Frisk policies, as well as campaign finance reform.

Dunlea noted that while «Governor Cuomo had cited increasing the state minimum wage as part of his so - called litmus test for the effectiveness of the Independent Democratic Caucus, it has been Senator Klein that has been most insistent on raising the wage, with indexing, while the Governor has repeatedly made recommendations to make it easier for Senator Skelos to avoid the issue.

Because humor is in the funny bone of the beholder, here's a litmus test, in case you're interested in watching it: As Navin is working at a gas station, a crazed gunman, for reasons not apparent (he chooses Navin as his intended victim randomly out of a phone book), begins to open fire on him with a rifle, missing him, and striking some cans of motor oil next to NaviAs Navin is working at a gas station, a crazed gunman, for reasons not apparent (he chooses Navin as his intended victim randomly out of a phone book), begins to open fire on him with a rifle, missing him, and striking some cans of motor oil next to Navias his intended victim randomly out of a phone book), begins to open fire on him with a rifle, missing him, and striking some cans of motor oil next to Navin.

The progressive - leaning Alliance for a Better Utah sent letters to members of the Utah Technology Council on Tuesday, criticizing the group's use of Utah Education Association endorsements as a litmus test for school board elections.

In addition, it is foolish for anyone to compose articles such as the one on this site wherein it is clear that the composer has no credible experience nor a career as a scientist, but yet, has the naive gumption to invoke such a profession as implied canon for what the litmus test for written art should be.

Compared with the radical know - nothing litmus test for politicians we see now, on climate science most of the Bush Administration, bad as it was, was downright nuanced and moderate.Link to archived 11 - minute audio webcast.

In so far as your desire for a litmus test question to find out where an individual stands on AGW I'd suggest something that includes the essential element of «What would disprove the theory that (insert chosen definition of AGW here!)?»

Prompt legislation on the CCC's fifth carbon budget at the level it suggests will be the litmus test that shows that the government remains as committed to the UK's carbon reduction agenda as it has claimed, despite the doubts raised by recent energy policy changes.

Using the Moto G (2015) as the litmus test here (which, might I remind you we said is the «perfect» $ 179 smartphone for your kids), it would seem on paper that the Honor 5X is just the plainly obvious choice.

It is important to note that securities normally have associations to traditional litmus tests such as the Howey Test, which looks at different aspects, such as an expectation of return on investment.