Sentences with phrase «as arguments in favor»

Many economists see these inefficiencies as arguments in favor of privatization.

In October 2014, researchers for the liberal advocacy group Center for American Progress cited the Pygmalion Effect as an argument in favor of the new, more rigorous Common Core State Standards, a bold education reform adopted by more than 40 states starting in 2010.

Similarly, if you get a new job with a higher salary, you can use it as an argument in your favor.

If your answer happens to come out in the direction the government or the politicians like, they can use it as an argument in their favor; if it comes out the other way, they don't publish it at all.

Not exact matches

So while there are certainly arguments to be made in favor of a rules - based Fed over the pure discretion of the current PhD standard, such reform should not be viewed as a solution to the real issue, which is a central bank having a monopoly on money at all.

If Dimon and his compatriots would commit to hiring on this scale then it would serve as a credible argument in favor of the Trump administration's plans.

[13] Once again, it seems appropriate to recount the basic normative argument in favor of director primacy for the benefit of new readers, while keeping the statement as brief as possible and incorporating by reference works in which the argument is laid out in detail.

The most common argument banks use in favor of this practice is that it ensures that customer's largest expenses, such as a mortgage or car payment, get paid ahead of smaller debits.

We would actually dispute this conclusion, but decided to do so in a separate post (note: the report does not come out in favor of this conclusion either, it merely mentions the argument as one that is made by critics of bitcoin).

While I would hesitate to engage in a full - out debate of theism vs. atheism on this forum for reasons that I have already stated, I would be interested in hearing your response to the traditional ontological and moral arguments in favor of the existence of God as well as the argument from contingency.

Rather, I wish to question one line of argument in favor of universal salvation as a hope.

I will try to discuss some arguments in favor of a panpsychistic identism, a conception which can be regarded as a special version of materialism or as a link between materialism and critical idealism.

At face value, these items seem to punctuate the argument in favor of Christian Privilege existing as a visible, tangible construct in American society.

When at last it became fashionable to admit that there are irreconcilable contradictions in the four versions of the empty tomb story, this fact was used by many as a popular argument in favor of their essential reliability.

These arguments are as good as much of the reasoning one hears in favor of the sexual theory.

That some Christian's are still attempting to use it as a valid argument either speaks to their still not being aware of things outside of their limited view, or to their willingness to misrepresent the situation in their favor.

If the argument in favor of the correspondence of an entertained possibility of a state of affairs to an actual state of affairs is entirely based on coherence and consistency, we seem to be left with the question as to what more is affirmed, when we claim correspondence, than that this is the most coherent and consistent belief to hold?

To see the argument in its pure form, though, it is necessary to look instead at Bentham's argument in favor of infanticide, or, as he calls it, «the power of breeding - up or not during early infancy.»

That is, they give arguments in favor of their views as if questions of better and worse, truth or falsehood, were relevant to the outcome, as if, in other words, rational decision was possible.

it is necessary to look instead at Bentham's argument in favor of infanticide, or, as he calls it, «the power of breeding - up or not during early infancy.»

The deepest convictions of men in favor of future hope, therefore, have come not so much from those who have framed arguments for it as from those who have heightened life's spiritual value, given it new meaning, made it wealthy with fresh significance and purpose until it has seemed as though it ought to go on.

As Thompson says, Peirce had an argument favoring his synechism: since all things swim in continua, measurement is inevitably inexact, more or less indefinite or approximate, so that absolute determinism could never be observationally confirmed.

Without settling the question whether an actual or only a conceivable set of circumstances need be adduced, Purtill says he inclines to favor the first option — as in the cosmological and design arguments.

Poldi is a world class player and a lethal striker... why wenger underestimates me is beyond any argument in his favor (and everyone here knows i back le rof up as much as i can)

Fashion designers give ample arguments in favor of using fur as dress materials and compare it to leather outfits.

One argument in favor of electric toothbrushes is that they do such a good work, that eventually you will save money by not going to the dentist as often.

State senators in favor of this bill made a three - pronged argument: property taxes have become too burdensome for middle - class homeowners; the property tax caps for municipalities outside the city have been — according to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — «a tremendous success,» as well as a job creator; and that the city had benefitted so much from uncapped property tax collections that the mayor shouldn't be surprised about the governor's proposal to shift Medicaid cost to the city.

The arguments made in favor of paid sick leave, in addition to those stated in the legislature's intent, are: Employees who are sick, especially if they have a contagious illness such as the flu, will be more willing to stay home if they know they will not be docked pay for taking a sick day.

During legal arguments conducted while jurors were out of the room, Judge Valerie Caproni summed up Taub's testimony: «He referred patients as a way to maintain a relationship with Mr. Silver in hopes that Mr. Silver would return the favor.»

The second most common argument in favor of the hook grip is that Olympic Lifters use it, but as we all know, the mixed grip doesn't work very well in their routines and the hook grip is the best option they have (the normal one is simply less secure), so that's not a valid argument when it comes to comparing these two.

THE LURE OF POLITICALLY CORRECT DIETS For some high - minded teenagers, anti-saturated fat dogma may dovetail rather conveniently with pro-vegetarian arguments, 12 particularly because the search for «meaningful moral standards, values and belief systems» is a critical developmental task during adolescence.13 (It should be noted that moralistic claims in favor of vegetarianism often prevent earnest vegetarian teens from coming face to face with underlying farming realities — including the fact that sustainable farming requires enriching soil with animal products such as bone meal and manure.12) Recognizing the fact that adolescent boys also can be preoccupied with physical concerns about weight or athletic prowess, it is perhaps not terribly surprising that a sizeable proportion of teenage boys appear to be persuaded by advice that vegetarianism is a «healthy» lifestyle.

Below is my argument in favor of natural progesterone as a preventive for breast cancer, with reference to the Fournier studies that address this issue.

However, I think, by the end of the film, the balance tips in favor of pathos arguments, as the film attempts to get us more outraged.

In the stormy seas of school reform, Education Matters will steer a steady course, presenting the facts as best they can be determined, giving voice (without fear or favor) to worthy research, sound ideas, and responsible arguments.

Included in the PowerPoint: Macroeconomic Objectives (AS Level) a) Aggregate Demand (AD) and Aggregate Supply (AS) analysis - the shape and determinants of AD and AS curves; AD = C+I+G + (X-M)- the distinction between a movement along and a shift in AD and AS - the interaction of AD and AS and the determination of the level of output, prices and employment b) Inflation - the definition of inflation; degrees of inflation and the measurement of inflation; deflation and disinflation - the distinction between money values and real data - the cause of inflation (cost - push and demand - pull inflation)- the consequences of inflation c) Balance of payments - the components of the balance of payments accounts (using the IMF / OECD definition): current account; capital and financial account; balancing item - meaning of balance of payments equilibrium and disequilibrium - causes of balance of payments disequilibrium in each component of the accounts - consequences of balance of payments disequilibrium on domestic and external economy d) Exchange rates - definitions and measurement of exchange rates - nominal, real, trade - weighted exchange rates - the determination of exchange rates - floating, fixed, managed float - the factors underlying changes in exchange rates - the effects of changing exchange rates on the domestic and external economy using AD, Marshall - Lerner and J curve analysis - depreciation / appreciation - devaluation / revaluation e) The Terms of Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked about.

In our inaugural issue, we described our goal as «giving voice (without fear or favor) to worthy research, sound ideas, and responsible arguments.»

Mission Statement In the stormy seas of school reform, this journal will steer a steady course, presenting the facts as best they can be determined, giving voice (without fear or favor) to worthy research, sound ideas, and responsible arguments.

He believed the most powerful argument in favor of educating girls was as a strategy to eliminate global poverty.

In the stormy seas of school reform, this journal will steer a steady course, presenting the facts as best they can be determined, giving voice (without fear or favor) to worthy research, sound ideas, and responsible arguments.

Frequently, arguments in favor of maintaining this particular benchmark as the desired goal for American students and education institutions are couched in terms of establishing demanding standards so the United States becomes more competitive internationally.

Safety is invariably cited as the most compelling argument in favor of autonomy.

Teleread has posted an in - depth piece on how one - star spite reviews continue to plague authors, and as usual, The Passive Voice had a ton of well - formed arguments in favor of the current review system, railing against it, and outright admitting that reviews as a concept are simply flawed.

I suspect some might start to question their opinions, however, as the best argument in favor of a smaller iPad has just been made.

The industry classifies disability insurance as supplemental health insurance — so you can make a valid argument in favor of this deduction.

The most common argument banks use in favor of this practice is that it ensures that customer's largest expenses, such as a mortgage or car payment, get paid ahead of smaller debits.

This is one of the biggest arguments in favor of feeding your dog blueberries as a treat or during obedience training.

Proponents of «catch and kill» sheltering use «practical» arguments in favor of ending life all the time, such as «Killing dogs and cats is necessary because there are too many animals and not enough homes» or «Feral cats suffer on the streets and therefore killing is the compassionate option.»

It took me a lot longer to really evaluate the use of food as a training tool because I wouldn't even listen to the arguments in favor of the practice.

As stated, a game like Super Mario Galaxy puts up an argument for that elusive 10, so did I give 10s based on that quality alone, or did I go the route of comparing games with similar titles and allowing personal preference to tip the scale in favor of the game I feel is superior?

As he elaborates on their similarities and differences in accordance with his rejection of residual European influences in favor of the new application of fabricated objects and industrial products, we realize that his argument is part of his greater advocacy for the works of the artists of his generation (similar to what Clement Greenberg wrote a decade earlier in 1956, in his equally significant essay, «American - Type Painting»), and further deriving from his own artistic output at the time.