Sentences with phrase «balance of opinion on»

Here we obtain a very different picture of the balance of opinion on how Scotland should be governed.

After recovering in the summer survey, the balance of opinion on past sales growth edged down but remains positive (Chart 1).

The balance of opinion on investment receded closer to its historical average, indicating that plans to increase spending over the next 12 months are somewhat less widespread than in the previous two surveys (Chart 3).

After being close to zero for two quarters, the balance of opinion on input price growth swung into positive territory, indicating faster cost growth over the next 12 months (Chart 7).

The balance of opinion on employment intentions improved and is positive, pointing more strongly to hiring plans over the next 12 months (Chart 4).

The balance of opinion on investment intentions continued to recover (Chart 3), mainly because fewer firms pointed to a drop in investment spending.

The average balance of opinion on investment since 2001 is about 13, so Canadian companies are positively giddy by by modern standards.

There hasn't been a higher balance of opinion on investment since 2011.

Hiring intentions also slipped; the balance of opinion on adding workers versusus getting rid of them was 34 per cent compared with an off - the - charts 59 per cent in the previous quarter.

Here he is, talking about the balancing of opinions on the BBC's Today programme:

Not exact matches

The investment indicator in the Business Outlook Survey weakened significantly from the summer report, as the balance of opinion between firms planning more spending on machinery and equipment versus those predicting less dropped to 17 per cent from 29 per cent in the summer and 35 per cent at the start of the year.

The balance of opinion for investment was 24, meaning the number of executives who intend to spend more on operations over the next 12 months is significantly higher than the number who intend to cut investment.

Drawing on results from two surveys, Businessweek's ranking equally balanced the satisfaction of graduating EMBAs with the opinions of EMBA directors using three years of data.

Atheists: I know many there are many people that practice religion just by fanaticism, I've seen many people in my opinion stupid (excuse the word) praying to saints hopping to solve their problems by repeating pre-made sentences over and over, but there are others different, I don't think Religion and Science need to be opposites, I believe in God, I'm Catholic and I have many reasons to believe in him, I don't think however that we should pray instead of looking for the cause and applying a solution, Atheists think they are smart because they focus on Science and technology instead of putting their faith in a God, I don't think God will solve our problems, i think he gave us the means to solve them by ourselves that's were God is, also I think that God created everything but not as a Magical thing but stablishing certain rules like Physics and Quimics etc. he's not an idiot and he knew how to make it so everything was on balance, he's the Scientist of Scientist the Mathematic of Mathematics, the Physician of Physicians, from the tiny little fact that a mosquito, an insect species needs to feed from blood from a completely different species, who created the mosquitos that way?

His idea of balance was to give equal time to opinions supporting and opposing the Church's teaching, leaving readers with serious doubts as to which side America was on.

The main plenary speakers from America, Cornel West, Barbara Ehrenrich, and Robert Reich reinforce the ideological direction of the conference, and conservatives might ask why the organizers couldn't find a figure on the Right to balance out the opinions and promote real debate.

Arsenal didn't do badly on cash during the last 2 windows so we have a bank balance... I am of the opinion that Gazidis has been doing this in anticipation of a new manager, he didn't want Wenger to get his new deal and since then Arsenal (as a club) have been buying from money generated from sales, largely.

In my opinion the most balanced team at the moment with plenty of speed but defensively strong with Sanchez & Campbell on each side to cover the left & right back.

This is one of the most balanced formations and in my opinion I think it's only second to the traditional 4 -4-2 flat.We played the best football while using 4 -2-3-1 but of late, with this 5 -2-3 or 3 -4-3 (depending on how you view it) we've been struggling even against smaller teams.Arsenal is a team that is really rely on triangles for incisive short passes but honestly with 3 -4-3 (or 5 -2-3) you just can't form the triangles.That's why struggle against mediocre teams like Stoke, Leicester.I noticed the same thing while we were playing Sevilla in Emirates cup friendly.

and Dr. Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and conducted by the University of Texas Office of Survey Research, Mama Says surveyed 1,533 mothers about a range of topics, such as their general opinions about fatherhood, views on work - family balance, and obstacles to good fathering.

«It would be a dramatic reversal of not just decades but centuries of British engagement and leadership if we were to suddenly back ourselves out of the whole enterprise, but it would also in my view have a very detrimental effect on the balance of opinion, the balance of debate in the rest of Europe,» Clegg insisted.

«On balance, the evidence on the UK labour market suggests that fears about adverse consequences of rising immigration regularly seen in opinion polls have not, on average, materialiseOn balance, the evidence on the UK labour market suggests that fears about adverse consequences of rising immigration regularly seen in opinion polls have not, on average, materialiseon the UK labour market suggests that fears about adverse consequences of rising immigration regularly seen in opinion polls have not, on average, materialiseon average, materialised.

Fresh off the Legislature's second on - time budget in a row, Sen. Saland talks about the need to balance capital and administrative spending, explains the state budget's hold harmless rules and gives his opinion on the effectiveness of charter schools in New York and around the country.

This kind of false balance becomes a problem when one side is based on knowledge and the other is merely an opinion, as often occurs when policy problems intersect with science.

In 2003, she was part of a team that published a study incorporating the opinions of scientists, journalists and consumers of science news about the accuracy, balance and content of a sampling of reports on genetic links to diseases.

The breathtaking scenery and novelty of walking in an actual river (it's like, as the shoe rental agent put it, «balancing on slippery bowling balls — that you can't see») made it one of the most unique hiking experiences I'd ever done — an amazing enough experience, in my opinion, to warrant a trip all on its own.

Opinions on the importance of acid - alkaline food balance, from various sources, range from «critically important to health» to «totally irrelevant» and «quackery».

In the past, there have been doubts expressed about their long - term safety and increased effectiveness compared with «balanced» diets, 25 and clearly negative opinions regarding possible deleterious effects on triglycerides and cholesterol levels in the blood.26 However, the majority of recent studies seem instead to amply demonstrate that the reduction of carbohydrates to levels that induce physiological ketosis (see above «What is ketosis?»

I don't mind how much cleavage it has (sorry Dad) because the bottoms keep balance of not having overkill on skin (in my opinion).

I'm sure my opinion seems biased, but for an open world game with great on foot combat and gorgeous visuals, the balance of each type of gameplay could've been better.

Not just on that point, but overall, Fensterwald has pulled together a strong sampling of information and opinions, and offers a well - balanced examination of the issues — weighing the principles of parental rights and the legitimate concerns about flaws in this particular law.

This session, moderated by Mark Coker of Smashwords, will feature a blue ribbon panel of ebook industry experts who will provide attendees diverse opinions on a wide range of ebook industry trends and issues, including DRM, reading device trends, consumer awareness and consumer marketing trends, ebook self - publishing, how Amazon's digital self - publishing offerings might upset the balance of power in traditional print publishing, digital ink technologies, and more.

Interestingly while the article provides a balanced perspective on some of the merits and drawbacks of adviceDirect, the comments section has some very strong opinions on why adviceDirect seems like it is missing the mark with investors.

The A.M. Best rating is a forward - looking and objective opinion regarding an insurer's relative creditworthiness based on a comprehensive analysis of balance sheet strength, operating performance, and company profile.

In our opinion, this is one of the best balance transfer cards on the market.

Only you can make the decision on which puppy to choose, but in my opinion it is better to wait for a healthy puppy, than run the risk of bringing home one who will suffer, and cause your bank balance to suffer along with it, for years to come.

However, the reason we are using the basic gameplay very similar to Panzer General is because in my opinion it struck the perfect balance between being a fun and easy to control on one hand and on the other being sufficiently realistic to cover most of the aspects of ww2.

As a huge fan of boss battles I really appreciate the work they've done on them, and in my opinion they've done a great job balancing the amount of regular enemies and bosses.

As in the recent Minnesota case, Judge Alsup's opinion need not be «independent» nor «technical», it merely has to judge the likelihood on the balance of probabilities which side of the parties before him made the better, more backed up case.

On balance if I have to rely on somebodies opinion about the feasibility of the enterpriseOn balance if I have to rely on somebodies opinion about the feasibility of the enterpriseon somebodies opinion about the feasibility of the enterprise..

Being «half way» on the question about the appropriate balance of opinion (yes, opinion) in the media is not «half way» between censorship and editorial freedom.

I wouldn't have thought this thread either a sufficiently large or balanced sample of opinion to base a judgment on it alone.

«Three major impediments prevented GAO from rendering an opinion on the federal government's accrual - based consolidated financial statements: (1) serious financial management problems at the Department of Defense (DOD), (2) the federal government's inability to adequately account for and reconcile intragovernmental activity and balances between federal entities, and (3) the federal government's ineffective process for preparing the consolidated financial statements.

In my opinion, the only way to redress the balance is to get them on a technicality, and then kick the $ hit out of them.

The BBC is committed to providing programming on the subject of climate change which represents a full range of views but which also properly reflects the balance of scientific opinion.

[See additionally Q 11 for discussion of other forms of false balance that should be examined and the possible reinforcing impact on reader opinion of op - eds such as Will's.]

Climate Audit is just a blog, but it's probably slowly changing the balance of opinion within the scientific world, by focussing on one specific area, the statistics of climate change predictions.

«To Gavin [Schmidt] and the other alarmists, it appears, a piece that is fair and balanced can make no mention of any other opinion except that carbon dioxide is causing global warming and action is needed now and will deliver gain and no pain, something the one sided media coverage has gotten them used to over the years,» D'Aleo wrote on January 13, 2009.

On balance, it often seems that the alarmists end up out - in - front, in the court of public opinion.

We conducted an experimental public opinion study of the effect of balanced information on nanotechnology risk - benefit perceptions.