Sentences with phrase «cited by advocates»

Finding many of the studies cited by advocates proved difficult.

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The authors are also proponents of «what goes around comes around» in the link building world — called «preciprocration» by them — advocating that you freely and willingly look for places to cite work done by others, link to useful sites, etc., when appropriate and relevant.

In the homebirth community, what passes for «research» is being impressed by the bibliography salad cited by professional homebirth advocates who don't understand (and probably have not even read) the papers that they cite.

Kridler notes that while disposable diaper advocates try to cite «a British study that suggested all the washing and drying of cloth diapers meant their environmental impact was about equal to that of disposables», that the study has been criticized by environmentalists who point out that «the combination of chemicals in the diapers and their baby waste make for an unhealthy contribution to landfills and potentially ground water.»

Fourth, you keep referring to the research that you have done, yet you cite no scientific papers in support of your claims, which suggests to me that you have done nothing more than read the propaganda written by other homebirth advocates.

The European rejection of the death penalty, which advocates of abolishing the death penalty in the United States cite as evidence of an emerging international consensus that ought to influence our Supreme Court, is related both to the past overuse of it by European nations (think of the executions for petty larceny in eighteenth - century England, the Reign of Terror in France, and the rampant employment of the death penalty by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union) and to the less democratic cast of European politics, which makes elite opinion more likely to override public opinion there than in the United States [emboldening mine].

In his position, Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), noted: «I do not believe the instances cited by the Defence Headquarters to justify declaring IPOB a terrorist organization.

To take an example often cited by commentators, David Laws, regarded by many as an «economic liberal», is nevertheless an advocate of a very social - liberal view of redistribution.

Today's Council resolution was supported by homeless advocates, who cite the loss of Advantage, and the need for a replacement, as a significant factor in the city's rising homeless population.

The regulations were cited last year by the Empire State Pride Agenda when the group announced it would wind down its operations in 2016 — a move that LGBT rights advocates sharply criticized.

The question could be improved by citing some of these advocates and the specific types of loans they are referring to (secured?

Advocates pushing for the street's reopening, who discussed the issue with U.S. DOT Secretary Ray LaHood at meeting in Chinatown last month, have cited the inconveniences posed by the stretch's closure, including the negative impact on area businesses and the fact that residents have to show identification when traveling to and from their homes.

Citing research by the National Center for Community Schools and the Children's Aid Society that shows community schools are most effective when they have strong leadership and sustainable funding, Johnson implored her fellow Regents to advocate for a recurring funding stream during next year's budget negotiations.

Kaepernick, however, has been hailed by inmate advocates who cite his outspoken calls for criminal justice reforms.

Fact sheet data are widely cited by policymakers, researchers, advocates, and the media as authoritative.

He advocates following the lead of European scientists, citing a study conducted by British researchers from the 1990s in which they made a grid in the water and sampled continually for days, simultaneously measuring water quality and exposure levels for specific swimmers.

In June, Bedoya and eight other consumer advocates walked out of discussions on privacy guidelines led by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, part of the Department of Commerce, citing lack of incentive for businesses to give people the right to consent to having their faces recognized.

I have a specific concern, however, that when I followed the link to the cited article by Dean Ornish, I discovered that he is not advocating a strictly vegetarian diet.

It's being cited by organics advocates as clear evidence that organic milk is more nutritionally beneficial than conventional milk.

Denton and Lacina's 1984 study is cited repeatedly by advocates of certification because it was supposed to have found a positive relationship between formal teacher preparation and student achievement (Evertson, Hawley, and Zlotnik 1985; Darling - Hammond 1999).

His analyses have been widely cited by pre-K advocates and, we read, taken seriously by President Obama (presumably not just because they're both from Chicago).

WBEZ reported that charter school waiting list figure cited by charter advocates «significantly overstates demand» and that «the 19,000 figure counts applications, not students, meaning if a student applies to four schools, he or she is counted four times.

Inflated charter school waiting list numbers: WBEZ reported that charter school waiting list figure cited by charter advocates «significantly overstates demand» and that «the 19,000 figure counts applications, not students, meaning if a student applies to four schools, he or she is counted four times.

Citing the new Education Next results, Petrilli argues that charter advocates should focus on regaining GOP support, and suggests doing so by tamping down social justice rhetoric (such as closing achievement gaps and alleviating systemic inequalities), by emphasizing parental choice and personal freedom (i.e., that charters liberate families from their government - assigned schools), and by touting that most charters are non-union.

The reports» data and analysis have been cited by Oakland parents, educators, Mayors, school board members, and district leaders in advocating for changes to more effectively serve students.

On the other hand, added Schuster — citing a thesis being circulated at the time by Chester Finn, then a faculty member at Vanderbilt — it might be possible for education advocates to rally around a new agenda, one powerful enough to attract widespread support and perhaps even bring federal policy makers back into the fold.

Lower level factors cited by printed book advocates were they didn't run out of power, it was easier to skip back and forward, habit and print books filled bookshelves.»

These are hardly glowing endorsements of TNR, yet they are cited repeatedly by advocates, most of whom, I suspect, haven't read the articles.

Mr. McCain's comments were an unusually explicit endorsement of controls and a break with Republican orthodoxy, although Mr. McCain sought to underscore the political viability of his argument by citing an editorial in The Wall Street Journal that advocated the same thing.

Hulme cites «big science» (the highly political, multi-billion dollar AGW business), sensationalism by the press (plus some scientists turned advocates) or simply «issue fatigue», but there is no doubt that Climategate was a principle factor exacerbating skepticism, as were the discredited Mann «hockey stick» and Al Gore's «IAT» movie, with all its false claims and scientific errors.

The Orange County Register advocated for expanded use of the controversial drilling technique known as fracking by citing an industry - funded study — peer - reviewed by an expert with industry ties — that concluded fracking is safe for California.

While forest advocates often cite abuses by carbon cowboys and risks of market corruption, few speak with authority on the financial safeguards that would need to be in place as prerequisites before any new market mechanisms of Durban are implemented (5).

Members repeatedly cited the issues raised by companies and advocates.

The IPCC is backing off from the sort of short - term alarmism advocated by Hansen, who is repeatedly cited by fomd, whom I was responding to.

The point remains unchallenged: the IPCC AR5 has backed away from the short - term alarmism advocated by James Hansen and cited repeatedly by fomd.

In addition, his article was cited by the IRS's Annual Taxpayer Advocate Report.

And the three cases that you cite are gender equality cases, but they weren't won by female advocates.

Two weeks ago, Campaign for a Commercial - Free Childhood (CCFC) sent Facebook a letter signed by 117 public health advocates calling on the company to pull the plug on this app, citing the ways it will undermine children's healthy development.

In an open letter published today, co-signed by nineteen organizations and just under 100 advocates, the Campaign for a Commercial - Free Childhood has urged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to pull the plug on the video chat app, citing research that suggests social media can have a detrimental impact on a child's healthy development in early life.

One reason is that employees who smoke can cost their companies $ 12,000 a year unnecessarily, according to statistics cited by anti-smoking and nonsmoker rights advocates in the story.

However, assuming the «federal statistics» referred to are the «child maltreatment» data from HHS oft - cited by father's rights advocates, this statement over-simplifies and misleads as to what the data show.

Citing an article by Leslie Drozd (one of the tool's three co-authors) and Nancy Olesen (who is on the tool's advisory board), the guide pushes the PA agenda of fathers» rights advocates.

The HealthLine in Cleveland, Ohio, is cited by TOD advocates as the outstanding example of a BRT that is playing a key role in an American city's renewal.

Charlotte, N.C., LYNX Blue Line is frequently cited by TOD advocates as a good example of a light rail project that focused on TOD and got it right.

AREAA's mandate is to do this by advocating to reduce homeownership barriers facing the Asian community (in the U.S., lack of mortgage financing availability has been cited as one of the biggest problems facing the multicultural real estate community), as well as by increasing business opportunities for mortgage and real estate professionals serving that market.

On introducing the bill, Congressman Lynch cited six FBI offices and three Drug Enforcement Administration offices in buildings owned by foreign interests, and noted that his bill has the support of Global Witness, an advocate for greater transparency in financial transactions.