Sentences with phrase «battle over evidence»

In fact, the battle over evidence extends far beyond the EU institutions and spills over to the private sector and non-governmental groups trying to influence policy, sometimes with the backing of EU member countries.

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People who want to work have become dependent on government assistance — as evidenced by the huge battle over the decision to not extend benefits to the long - term unemployed.

After the battles over ecclesiastical control of the seminaries subsided, there was a generation of teachers whose inner lives still evidenced the marks of piety.

As the battle over genetically engineered food and the use of chemical fertilizers rages on, many people are choosing to opt for organic food where possible, to avoid the risk, despite the fact that there is no significant evidence to date suggesting GM foods are dangerous.

Despite growing evidence that abusers often use custody battles to retain control over their former spouses, Congress is still punting on basic protections for survivors.

As evidenced by the spirited — and not yet over — June 26 NY - 13 primary battle, there are a number of people jockeying for Rangel's seat).

(CNN)- Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman told CNN on Monday that battle over the congressional seat in New York's 23rd district that led to the withdrawal of the Republican candidate isn't evidence of a split within the GOP.

Mr Wadsworth's disciplinary hearing proved to be a lightning rod in Labour's ongoing internal battle over anti-Semitism, with some MPs including Jess Phillips, Louise Ellman, Rachel Reeves, Margaret Hodge and Wes Streeting flanking Ms Smeeth as she arrived to give evidence in the face of protests.

Owens» battle may now be over, but her last 14 years are evidence that a diagnosis of heart failure is not an immediate death sentence.

Rather than articulating a broad, theoretical case for reforms that have been embraced by policymakers, the books of the «aughts» were more likely to engage in debates over evidence, articulate a strategy that had not been adopted, or do battle against the strategies that policymakers did adopt.

While science, in retrospect, is sometimes perceived as an orderly climb toward understanding, the trajectory is determined through a sustained battle over the quality of evidence and analysis.

I hope that in 50 years time as Australians swelter in debilitating heatwaves, battle fierce bushfires, fight over dwindling water resources, lament the loss of unique species and tell stories recalling the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, they will be reminded of the names of those who refused to act in the face of overwhelming evidence of what lay ahead.

Winning The Battle Over Health Concerns The real battle to get us off bottled water will be won in large part by countering these claims that bottled water is safer with evidence that municipal water actually meets far stricter regulations for safety and cleanliness, as Gleick points out with study after study in hisBattle Over Health Concerns The real battle to get us off bottled water will be won in large part by countering these claims that bottled water is safer with evidence that municipal water actually meets far stricter regulations for safety and cleanliness, as Gleick points out with study after study in hisbattle to get us off bottled water will be won in large part by countering these claims that bottled water is safer with evidence that municipal water actually meets far stricter regulations for safety and cleanliness, as Gleick points out with study after study in his book.

«In sexual harassment cases, text messages can be fabulous evidence,» Sellar says; «they can take the focus away from the traditional «he said / she said» credibility battle about the facts that has kept so many women from coming forward over the years.»

In fact, despite widespread and growing discontent with the perpetually vexed expert witness system in the Ontario auto insurance system — OTLA has never shown up at any of the many media battles over systemic shoddy IMEs / IEs which morph into flawed expert opinion evidence (substandard «expert» opinion evidence is as common as dirt in the Ontario personal injury context).

He has turned an arbitration over his termination during the probationary period of his employment in 1999 into a legal battle that apparently continues today, including allegations of bias against members of the BC Labour Relations Board (which were noted as being without merit), a Statement of Claim against the BC Attorney General (and others) which was dismissed as an abuse of process, and the attempted swearing of two informations against a vice chair of the BC LRB (which the court found there was no evidence to support).