Sentences with phrase «body of opinion»

Australia's engagement with this body of opinion is necessary to develop domestic policies and legislation which are in keeping with an international perspective.

Though disdaining Wikipedia, the Lawson court itself relied on a private internet website as of 2011, noting it had been «updated June 2010,» for a factual foundation for its legal holding of a rational basis for the federal statute on animal fighting activities.40 Likewise, in the body of its opinion in State v. D.C., 41 the Fifth District cited various websites addressing how HIV can be transmitted.

However, the outline is derived from the headers used in the body of the opinion, so if the opinion's section headers are lacking or unclear, or if the opinion uses only Roman numerals with no titles, the side - panel outline will be no better.

Cases I have represented the Defendant on include Verlade v Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust [2017] a high value brain injury claim relating to pediatric intensive care which was successfully defended and AS v Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust [2017] a significant Bolam judgement concerning pioneering techniques used in pediatric cardiac surgery in 1998 in which liability was repudiated on the grounds that there was no established body of opinion on brain cooling at the time.

Whilst a few simpletons may be swayed by your argument, I predict that this latest example of extreme variablity in our weather patterns, even predicted by some scientists as a consequence of global warming, will not shift the near unanimous body of opinion of the world's scientists that global warming is real and that it is here now.

Aside from David Thomson's seasons study, the Shell report deals only in passing with a considerable emerging body of opinion and evidence that human - influenced warming was already a reality.

He added: «I think there is too much focus on trying to stimulate an increasingly sterile debate on the science, given the overwhelming body of opinion that there is now in favour of the science, and perhaps if they are wanting to have an active debate they should be talking about the policy responses to that science, rather than the science itself,» he said.

«The overwhelming body of opinion» is used to shut down debate without any discussion about what it refers to.

Actually, there is a growing body of opinion that global warming is a fraud perpetrated by liberal politicians and their scientific acolytes who want more control over our lives.

In order to provide aggressive carbon mitigation there is a body of opinion that believes there is an overriding aim to initially stabilise the concentrations and then subsequently reduce them to 350 ppm — generally considered a «safe» level by 350.org whose luminaries include Dr. James Hansen and Al Gore.

It would not take much research to realise that there is a body of opinion that suggests Nevada should be an ideal location to discover oil and yet it is so difficult to find.

I'm not saying that the Fed should read my writings, but there is a significant body of opinion in the financial blogosphere that saw this coming.

But a growing body of opinion now challenges these claims, and in the absence of definitive research — or indeed, much research at all — the jury is still out on oxyfuels.

Kennedy spoke strongly against an invasion, placing him at the head of a body of opinion in the country which grew as the overthrow of Saddam Hussein — and failure to find the weapons of mass destruction — was followed by bloody, ongoing carnage.

That's all about as far as you can get from Blair - era European policy, but it does chime with the anti-corporatist view of Europe that's popular on the new Left of British politics, a body of opinion that means it makes perfect sense for Douglas Carswell to break bread with Owen Jones.

The former lord chancellor has added his concerns to the body of opinion doubting the government's plans to extend the length of time terror suspects can be held without charge.

«There is a body of opinion within Cabinet that we have to look at the welfare budget again.

Pluralistic democratic politics was constitutionally hardwired into the three traditional parties as a basis for securing the peace of the federal republic, whereas in this country the perpetual evolution of party structures means that there remains a representative body of opinion on both right and left within Labour and the Conservatives which tends to revert to dogma.

If I did select those players, or a large number of others who could be mentioned, there would be a body of opinion wondering «how the hell can you select him?»

«When Burnley were relegated there was a large body of opinion that felt that this small town club was finished a football power by the Clarets have taken them little time in proving them wrong by bring First Division football back to Turf Moor.

The latter point would present no difficulties if the former point is to be granted, but there is a considerable body of opinion that Mark 13 is based upon a piece (or pieces) of Jewish apocalyptic and that v. 26 should be reckoned part of that Jewish Vorlage.

But the action of this church's governing council does point out the ever - changing body of opinion with which present - day theologians must deal.

But I am willing to predict, as a result of our experiences in this one, that never again will any considerable body of opinion seriously doubt its wealth - producing capacity or seek to replace it with something fundamentally different.

They listened to both sides with care and attention, and their random political ideas were transformed into an instructed body of opinion.

The bishops were aware, of course, of the body of opinion that believes that a sovereign Palestinian state consisting of the West Bank and Gaza is not compatible with Israeli security.

How conflicts are resolved between these different bodies of opinion, each with different claims to legitimacy, will determine how well Labour recovers from the trauma of the general election defeat, with consequences for all those people who look to the party to create a fairer and more just society.

Not exact matches

«Everyone has a different opinion about what the solutions are, but we're presenting evidence that will enable the teams, ourselves and the (governing body) FIA to make the best decisions about the future of F1,» he added.

Austin: Sure, and I think this harkens back to a lot of the regulatory bodies that are coming out with opinions about this because the cryptocurrencies can manifest themselves and represent many different things.

North Carolina's legislative body passed the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, which mandates a statewide policy banning individuals from using public bathrooms that do not correspond to their biological sex, as opposed to their opinion of their sex.

1: the study of religious faith, practice, and experience; especially: the study of God and of God's relation to the world 2 a: a theological theory or system b: a distinctive body of theological opinion 3: a usually 4 - year course of specialized religious training in a Roman Catholic major seminary»

Again morals aren't derived from the «opinion» of any member of the mystical body of the church except for its head, God.

«Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds; that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time.»

While you are certainly entitled to your opinion, and while it is true that there are some in leadership positions for self - serving purposes I find the secularization of your article very disheartening as it relates to the body of Christ.

The aspect of science that bears on this is not one scientists opinion, its the body of scientific findings that conflict with many religious beliefs (Especially Christianity and Islam).

Gender ideology seemed a ridiculous and improbable threat when I first considered its claims of male brains trapped in female bodies, but its rapid ascendancy in law and public opinion has made the term «transgender» a household word.

Not only can this better foster trust in the Holy Spirit alone to produce fruit and disciple molding, but it is also, in my opinion, a much better example of how the Body of Christ operates.

When I, as a Baptist, or my sister, as a Catholic, reads the verse «this is my body,» a flood of opinions pour out as to the meaning of that text.

No man [should] be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor [should he] be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor... otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief... All men [should] be free to profess and by argument to maintain their opinions in matters of religion, and... the same [should] in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.

Just as there are so many different «Christian» denominations in the Body of Christ so goes each person's opinions and interpretations of scripture.

There continued to be some diversity of opinion on the exact nature of the resurrection body, and although all wanted to affirm the essential continuity of the person, by referring to the «same body», some allowed more room than others for some kind of spiritual transformation of the body.

First, although the teaching authority is located exclusively in the hierarchy - a polity I think mistaken - the Catholic bishops surprisingly take more account of lay opinion than do most Protestant bodies.

Portugal's Superior Magistrates Council, an oversight body, said it had taken note of the «vivid criticism from broad sections of public opinion», but added courts are independent and it could not intervene, even when faced with «archaic, inappropriate or unfortunate» comments by judges.

A substantial body of responsible expert opinion in this country maintains that the nation could defend itself on a budget of $ 20 billion less.

However, with respect to the first of those issues, I find fascinating the British idea of «virtual representation,» which meant that so long as Parliament was a mixed deliberative body of persons that represented a variety of interests and opinions, then representation was real and valid even though citizens could not vote for members of Parliament.

And whatever «form» of church one attends (small group, house, small local body, mega-church) has some form of leadership (some good, some not - sThe biblical issue isn't, in my opinion, about whether women can teach in a church — it is the issue of qualifications for elders.

As a body is an organism made up of many members, and it is held together by one soul, so, in my opinion, the whole world is a kind of huge and immense living creature which is united by one soul, namely the power and reason of God.

The movement's credibility has been damaged, and its political future is dismal, but a large body of scientific opinion still supports it.

Theo It is quite obvious from the body of your comments that you rely on apologists opinions to a greater degree than anyone else on this blog, that and your constant interpretations of verses from the book of silly.

Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds, that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his Supreme will that free it shall remain, by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint: That all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens, are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone.

The Bible affirms the concerted opinion of the body of believers.