Sentences with phrase «conference on this controversial issue»

But that's not all that's motivating the conference on this controversial issue.

Every year, GW Law hosts more than 100 events, including major international conferences on controversial issues, addresses by Supreme Court Justices and other prominent speakers, and a variety of student competitions.

Not exact matches

Throughout the Beijing conference, the American delegation avoided taking the initiative on controversial issues.

The speaker has in the past deemed the so - called «veto - proof majority» (having enough members to guarantee overrides of a gubernatorial veto) a «fiction», noting it's not easy to get every single member of his conference to vote «yes» on controversial issues and see absolutely zero support from the Republicans.

Ms. James, whose voice booms like a preacher's at press conferences, has emerged as one of the loudest members of the City Council when it comes to issues she's focused on, including not only CityTime but cuts to social services, the police department's stop - and - frisk policy and the controversial Atlantic Yards development project, located in her Fort Greene - based district.

Members of the Democratic conference have voiced support for Sampson's approach on this controversial issue, and ESPA Executive Director Ross Levi told me earlier this week that his organization has a «good working relationship» with Sampson and suggested talk of «timelines and commitments» deflects attention from the push to elect pro-gay marriage senators.

INWOOD — Critics of the controversial rezoning plan for Sherman Plaza are crying foul after the NYPD rejected their request for a permit to hold a protest outside City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez's office Monday night — just days before he announced he was holding his own press conference on the issue the same night.

He has presented at a number of conferences on a range of topics, including integrated units, project - based learning, and teaching controversial issues.

Espinosa on the controversial issue of loss and damage, following approval of a five - year workplan on the issue at the COP22 climate conference in Marrakesh last year: