Sentences with phrase «average citizen»

Rather, the presentations cover topics on court processes and how courts affect the lives of average citizens.

A highly decentralized, democratic system of education affords all sorts of opportunities for average citizens to weigh in on public schools.

In addition, we represent consumers, workers, and average citizens who have been injured by the negligence or wrongful conduct of others.

This model left gaps in the growth - potential of early - stage companies, and it cut average citizens out of these investment opportunities.

This means average citizens can contribute capital to companies without those companies having to deal with the typical bureaucratic overhead of selling stock on typical stock exchanges.

Therefore, mutual fund managers were very important people because they brought average citizens and companies together.

Through political action, in turn, there is something average citizens can do about their fate.

This is, as I say, a new legal situation which neither politicians nor average citizens fully understand.

On the right and more so on the left, the majority of bloggers, after all, are average citizens activated by the Internet.

There are a number of easier things average citizens can do to help keep property taxes down.

The cash that institutions, businesses and average citizens send to hackers ends up in bad places.

Therefore, we will know that progress is being made as more communities, shelters, veterinarians, and average citizens join us in our vision of a world that protects cats.

For the most part, they are no better than average citizens at breed identification.

The fact is, removal programs that kill almost every cat are unpopular with most average citizens, and removal almost always fails to solve the issue.

A major challenge facing scientists and organizations that view global warming as a major threat to humanity is that average citizens express so little concern about the issue.

We have been advocating for average citizens and consumers for forty years — inside and outside of the courtroom.

These ideas are just starting points in what should be a national debate over how to increase the wealth of average citizens.

Vaupel cites gains among average citizens in Japan, where the life expectancy at birth has been climbing and is now more than 83 years old.

Maffei said it's one reason why he is supporting the two bills that would put dollar limits on donations, provide public financing of campaigns and amplify the impact of grassroots donations from average citizens.

Although sugars and grains with a high glycemic load now represent a dominant element of the modern urban diet, these foods were rarely or never consumed by average citizens as recently as 200 y ago.

«Victory will be achieved when average citizens understand uncertainties in climate science...»

«New York's campaign finance laws and practices,» they wrote, «enable special interests and wealthy individuals to flood the political process with enormous amounts of money,» corrupting the process and leaving average citizens with little sway over policy decisions.

As for this book, it was prescient with respect to the US government collecting data on average citizens.

And it has the added benefit of currying favor among average citizens for The Boring Company before it dives fully into the sure - to - be-difficult struggle of earning permission to dig.

And incidentally, a lot of average citizens like me wonder if things like buying cars with a bit better gas mileage and switching to CFL and LED light bulbs amount to much more than pissing in the wind.

The «Occupy» movement is supposedly about combating the malign influence that powerful political interests have over average citizens.

Not that I'm predicting a Paul presidency; the same factors I talked about back in June still apply (for instance, I can't see the majority of Americans voting for a guy who'd do his best to get rid of Social Security, Medicare and most of the rest of the government benefits and protections average citizens enjoy).

This sort of cynical manipulation helps explain why average citizens have such contempt for politicians and their perverted sense of ethics.

In a lame effort to fill out the TRNN video with other material which looked like fossil fuel industry orchestrating things, a line from the American Petroleum Institute's 1998 leaked «Global Climate Science Communications Team» memo was highlighted, while the narrator read it: «Victory will be achieved when average citizens understand uncertainties in climate science.»

If average citizens in Columbus, Ohio, now recognize the motto as the words of Jesus, it is no doubt thanks to the fine work of the ACLU.

As he prepares to leave office in another month, the Republican county executive is saddled with cellar - dwelling poll ratings and a «good riddance» attitude among power brokers and average citizens alike.

«My goal is to bring voters on the road with the campaign and experience a process that is stacked against average citizens running for office — we can make a difference here,» said Babinec.

Other surveys, such as this one by the Committee on Economic Development demonstrate support for reform is also strong in the business community; 72 percent are in favor of creating a public financing system that would match low - dollar contributions and give average citizens more incentives to contribute to campaigns.

The insurance industry works endlessly to put up as many obstacles as possible in order to deny average citizens the compensation they are due, and Gary has dedicated himself to breaking through those obstacles and obtaining justice for his clients.

They fear the replacement of systems which constrict average citizens

Apparently, not even an ex-leader of the free world can escape jury duty — a job average citizens frequently try to avoid.

Autism spectrum-wise I am the absolutely average citizen — which means less autistic than the average male and more than the average female.

While former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate leader Dean Skelos were convicted in federal corruption cases, any correspondence they may have had with those seeking official favors in exchange for gifts and payments weren't obtainable by the press or average citizens under current FOIL rules.

They include average citizens and local politicians like Tom Libous, the second - highest ranking Republican in the State Senate and the godfather of the local G.O.P. organization.

Instead, Bernier has headed up a series of award - winning projects that bring together average citizens with scientists and policymakers to reach joint recommendations on vaccines, holding public dialogues across the country to break down boundaries between the experts and everybody else, literally putting multiple perspectives around a table.

Roughly 25 miles north of Johannesburg, The Cradle is a paradox of easy access and scientific significance but limited recognition among average citizens worldwide.

A drama about a team of high - tech Robin Hoods who scam greedy corporations and corrupt forces that have victimized average citizens.

Figure 1a shows that average citizen ratings of local schools across states are only weakly correlated with 8th grade proficiency rates on state tests.

Average citizens defeated a Bridgeport charter revision proposal backed by a veritable who's who of well - endowed corporate education reformers.

And all you have to do to realize this for yourself is surf the internet for a few hours, during which you will come across average citizens making good and valid and penetrating points on any and every subject.

Third is its implementation; by making the list available for review without imposing any kind of confrontation requirement, they provide valuable information to the general public without turning average citizens into deputized law - enforcement officers.

Controlling average citizens ravaged by war, you must rally your characters and help them see the end of this conflict.

Citizens Climate Lobby is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, grassroots organization dedicated to addressing climate change from fossil fuels, and doing so by teaching average citizens how to make themselves heard by their elected leaders in efficient, effective ways.