Sentences with phrase «challenge the assumptions on»

Regardless of how these debates may develop, it is clear that Greenberg's work challenges assumptions on all sides.

Many of us education activists (and yes, this includes folks of color) challenge the fundamental assumption that high - stakes, standardized testing provides ``... fair, unbiased, and accurate data...» as the civil rights organizations assert in their statement, and we challenge this assumption on historical grounds, empirical grounds, pedagogical grounds, political - ideological grounds, cultural grounds, and technical grounds, amongst others.

Many skeptics are challenging the assumptions on which the EPA document is based, yet the reply uses the EPA doc to support the assumptions in dispute.

Along with management of Indego, oTIS leads the Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP), a national initiative that seeks to challenge assumptions on race, income and equity in the realm of bike share.

Not only does the principle of self - determination challenge the assumptions on which the sovereign state relies, it is particularly confronting to those states whose assumptions depend on the annexation of Indigenous people's territory without their consent.

Not exact matches

The author of «Persuadable» on why modern leaders need to be willing to challenge their own assumptions

A lack of historical data on which insurers can base assumptions is a key challenge.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

It's good to drill a sense of fiscal discipline and challenge assumptions about spending on aspects such as sales, marketing, and engineers.

21:30: User feedback challenged the LinkedIn's initial assumptions about what job seekers wanted from a product the company was working on in partnership with Microsoft.

Figuring out what customers like is the eternal challenge for every retailer, and there's a lot of contradictory info out there: on the one hand, studies confirm that everyone is drawn to novelty, with many people operating under the assumption that the newest product must be the best (and they're often right, but not always).

Forward - looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by BlackBerry in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that BlackBerry believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to the launch timing and success of products based on the BlackBerry 10 platform, general economic conditions, product pricing levels and competitive intensity, supply constraints, BlackBerry's expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, including its ability to implement meaningful changes to address its business challenges, and BlackBerry's expectations regarding the cash flow generation of its business.

Further challenges come from the fact that Mrs. and Mr. Surf keep their finances separate (similar situation as in the Case Study for Rene) and Mr. Surf will still be working for a number of years, so we have to make some assumptions on how to assign the tax burden between Mr. and Mrs. Surf.

Andrew Scobell (RAND) assesses the position of the PLA on the eve of the 19th Party Congress — scheduled to begin October 18 — and challenges conventional assumptions about civil - military relations in the PRC.

The results of the survey also challenge the underlying assumption that banks are only interested in blockchain and not the currencies that run on them.

In particular, Nobo challenges my assumption that the chapter on «Process» is incomplete because Whitehead has not yet discovered the consequent nature of God.

Dr. King comments on the thoughts of Lorenzo Dow McCabe who attempted to challenge the metaphysical foundations of traditional Christian theology: If theological reconstruction is to meet the needs of philosophy, scriptural exegesis, and religious experience, thought McCabe, then theology must reassess its traditional theistic assumptions in such a way that it can speak of a God who is capable of relating fully to the contingencies of personal life and historical change.

Though many quarters within the churches are only beginning to catch on, the structures, assumptions of patriarchy and rote responses have long ago fallen away - of necessity - in secular life, and I write this as a post-Christian-christian, a post-Anglican-anglican, which can be a pretty raw and challenging if interesting place to be at times.

Griffin further challenges the assumption of a «human monopoly on conscious thought» by noting that current experiments indicate that animals produce «event related potentials» which resemble those produced by human beings.

However, contemporary black writers go on to challenge the liberal assumption that we should erase color consciousness as a factor in human relations.

The sexual mores of our day throw out a challenge to Christians with an assumption that the requirements of Christian life impose an unwelcome stricture on «natural» uninhibited sexual expression.

I and its parallels, and in view also of what we have claimed to be the success of the total contemporary approach to the synoptic tradition in which these variations are accounted for on the assumption that they are due to, and a source of knowledge of, the theology of the evangelist or redactor concerned, we claim that we are entirely justified in challenging Gerhardsson to produce an exegesis of some sets of parallel sayings as evidence for his hypothesis, as we are prepared to do as evidence for ours.

The churches at this point have a great responsibility not to advocate over-all idealistic solutions but to emphasize the distinctively Christian message that is relevant to these issues, to help their members to see the world without the characteristic American ideological blinders, to challenge many of the prevailing assumptions about the cold war and nuclear armaments, and to encourage the debate on public questions about which most people prefer to be silent.

The old and very boring ex-Spuds manager Harry Redknapp has given his opinion on whether Arsenal will be challenging for next season's Premier League or not, but he has made some assumptions which are totally wrong and need to be addressed.

Reflect on and challenge your own assumptions and stereotypes about fathers.

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The discussion is focused on issues specific to the week's topic, challenging any limiting assumptions connected with the topic, and creating new awarenesses to practice for the week.

For every internet Margaret there are probably 100 more people at home who believe and spread the same nonsense to vulnerable mothers who don't have the resources on hand to immediately challenge and dispute those assumptions.

«Our findings on the effects of homework challenge the traditional assumption that homework is «inherently good» (Gill & Schlossman, 2001, p. 27), and instead suggest that researchers, practitioners, students, and parents unpack why the default practice of assigning heavy homework loads exists, in the face of evidence of its negative effects.»

Bruce Willsie of L2 (formerly Labels & Lists) on how visualizing voter and volunteer data on maps can challenge assumptions and improve efficiency.

We must instead insist on and develop a new style of engagement that is not couched in easy anti-politics motifs, but builds from the grassroots upwards and seeks to challenge dominant assumptions — speaking to and connecting with the diverse and rich communities of the North, and insisting that a regional democracy which develops new forms of governance for better regional and local systems is possible.

Here's an event that challenges one assumption that underlies a lot of what you've read on e.politics:

Here's an event that challenges one assumption that underlies a lot of what you've read on e.politics: Paper - free Politics: How the Internet Replaced Traditional Outreach in the TX Governor's Race In the early primary campaign season of 2010, things seemed oddly quiet in Texas...

For the limited scope of this study, which is to connect neuroscience with political theory and policy - making, I will focus especially on those findings that challenge long - held assumptions about human nature.

A media - centric, consumeristic celebrity culture, the erosion of civic responsibility, & the effectiveness of machine /» gangster» politics on a dynastic scale all contribute in challenging the assumption that a government of the people, by the people, & for the people can sustain itself in the long run.

The one thing all these attempts at political and economic predictions have in common is a refusal to acknowledge that events will always occur that will completely flip the world on its axis and challenge our most basic assumptions.

The Minister, who revealed that debt to GDP in Ghana is coming down, challenged the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana to come clear with his assumptions and conclusions on the economy.

Podcast interview with Adele Diamond on how insights about the brain are challenging basic assumptions in modern education; from American Public Media, 19 November 2009)

The April issue of Scientific American includes an exclusive excerpt from Bill McKibben's new book, Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet, plus an interview that challenges his assumptions.

Volkow, who has directed the National Institute on Drug Abuse since 2003, is still challenging assumptions.

«Most people attribute the peer effect on adolescent risk taking to peer pressure or the desire to impress friends, but our findings challenge that assumption,» said Steinberg, professor of psychology at Temple and a leading international expert on teen behavior and risk taking.

Assessment practitioners must grapple with the ethical dimensions of making sure important assumptions are transparent, especially when one generation is «kicking the can of the climate challenge on to the next,» she said.

This challenge to the established LNT model and raises questions on some of the basic assumptions used to assess the risk of low dose radiation exposures.

This exchange of ideas continues to challenge my assumptions about postdoc training and provides new perspectives on the way science administration might be done.

Now, however, a brain imaging study — published online by the journal Nature Neuroscience on Mar. 2 — challenges this basic assumption.

But a recent study led by Northeastern associate professor Becky Briesacher challenges that assumption and suggests that the U.S. Congressional Budget Office's adopted a new costing method based on assumed cost - savings may be «premature.»

The find challenges the assumption that slight changes in a protein's structure are entirely responsible for changing its effect on development.

But on - the - field measurements of head impacts challenge this assumption.

This study challenged the assumption that ground squirrels were introduced to the islands by historic settlers, and the researchers argued instead that these squirrels arrived on the island much earlier than previously thought.

Though SETI scientists believe aliens would likely use similar technology as we do on Earth, that assumption poses a fundamental, possibly insurmountable, challenge to their search: Our own chatter makes it immensely difficult.