Sentences with phrase «debate about the merits»

Indeed, there is a robust debate about merits of the policy.

Goldman's top bankers doubtless had a vigorous debate about the merits and structure of the various 1MDB bonds.

The furious debate about the merits of current and future pipeline projects underscores the need for an evidence - based long - term energy strategy for our country, the conclusions of a new review of Canada's energy systems suggest.

We also took our time because things like this can't be rushed, and the creation of lists like these always involves several pots of coffee, several hours of plumbing the depths of Spotify and a few late - night debates about the merits of this band, the lasting appeal of that album and just what constitutes a «Top 10» list.

There was much debate about the merits of third party standards vis - à - vis in - house schemes.

The debate about the merits of natural / homebirth in NZ is derailed by feminist anti-enlightenment casuistry.

«This is not a debate about the merits of early voting.

There are long - standing debates about the merits and demerits of proportional electoral systems, individual voter registration, constituency equalisation and so on.

The proposal cites FCC v. Fox to justify avoiding a scientific debate about the merits of WOTUS and its repeal.

Even worse, the film literally stops dead with several boring debates about the merits of drone warfare and NSA - like surveillance vs. good old - fashioned spying.

Despite some technical glitches (that shouldn't hinder the audio version of the show), Andrew and Kurt get into some good debate about the merits and demerits of Andrew Dominik's Killing them Softly (complete with SPOILERS!).

And in the past few years, as debates about merit pay for school teachers have come up, major public figures such as Bill Gates and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have questioned the wisdom of rewarding teachers for degrees.

In fact, for all the talk about the «democratic values» implicit in local control, the decibel level of the past few years has been caused less by a legitimate debate about the merits of the work than an internecine fight over which faction would control the local teachers union, a mayor's race pitting «old» vs. «new» Newark (read: Sharpe revanchists vs. Cory defenders), and the aspirations of what Curvin calls the «resource distributors» — those who view the power and wealth allocation opportunities of the school system as an end in itself.

They end up having a heated debate about the merits of the new ideas, which leads Angela to drop facilitator Steve an email to clarify some points.

The federal education space is currently engrossed in debates about the merits of the Department of Education46 and the need for federal protections against discrimination in schools.47 This is a departure from last year's substantive conversations around refining state accountability systems, modernizing the teaching profession, and lowering college tuition.

The changes won't produce significantly smaller class sizes, however, and it sets up the debate about the merits of investing in smaller class sizes at all.

Offering teachers incentives of up to $ 15,000 to improve student test scores produced no discernible difference in academic performance, according to a study released Tuesday, a result likely to reshape the debate about merit pay programs sprouting in D.C. schools and many others nationwide.

While there's a lot of debate about the merits of KDP Select, it was the clear choice for this book for several reasons:

There is an ongoing debate about the merits of owning «risky and complicated» futures contracts as compared to owning «simple and convenient» exchange traded funds (ETFs) when you are trying to gain exposure to commodities (or any asset category, for that matter).

There's always the debate about the merits of mobile gaming and whether it should be given the same attention as its PC and console brethren.

Reasonable debate about the merits of one product over another has died off, kudos to this guy for calling out these clowns at Polygon on their BS.

Between accusations that Hello Games and Sean Murray lied about the game's content, and a public debate about the merits of marketing, there is No Man's Sky — a title that's become the new poster child for an industry of hype.

There's no space for debate about the merits.

Because the Turner winners are typically young iconoclasts, the prize almost invariably leads to debates about the merits of contemporary art.

Furthermore, the extreme visual simplicity of Lin's monument made it easy for critics to utilize it in a concurrent debate about the merits of minimalist sculptures as public artworks.

Done well, the session offers a highly interactive environment where there's genuine debate about the merits of social media.

The Groia matter has led to a healthy debate about the merits of formal law society regulation of lawyer civility that will no doubt continue as this case proceeds.

Details of Cambridge's acquisition and use of Facebook data have surfaced in several accounts since the business began working on the 2016 campaign, setting off a furious debate about the merits of the firm's so - called psychographic modeling techniques.

Cambridge's so - called psychographic modeling techniques, which were built in part with the data harvested from Facebook, underpinned its work for the Trump campaign in 2016, setting off a furious debate about the merits of the firm's methods.

This has set off a debate about the merits of the firm's phychographic modeling techniques.

Debates about the merits of the proposed changes were few and far between, with developers generally optimistic about the new protocol.

To give a few examples: A couple gets into an intense debate over a content issue, such as whether their teenage daughter needs more structure or more freedom to make mistakes, and you find yourself losing track of their process and getting sucked into a debate about the merits of different parenting styles, giving advice and quoting parenting experts.

Not exact matches

Tariffs the Trump administration imposed last week have left observers speculating about whether the U.S. is on the brink of an international trade war and economists debating the merits of free trade versus protectionism.

Asked about a Bloomberg story that referenced ongoing internal debates about the investment bank, Ermotti said today in an interview with Bloomberg Television that it's «very difficult to see the merit» of those reports.

My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) notes that the substance of CETA merits debate, but its most distinguishing feature during the seven years of negotiations has been the steady stream of unrealistic claims from Canadian officials about how close they are to concluding the deal.

Leaving aside all the gory details for a minute regarding the merits of his plan, what continues to strike me as discomfiting (but increasingly predictable) about his technocratic leanings is not just a lack of transparency regarding his ultimate intentions but a deeper and more persistant distrust of open public debate.

CNN: Despite fights about its merits, idea of American exceptionalism a powerful force through history It's safe to say the first European arrivals to New England wouldn't recognize today's debate over whether America is exceptional.

But because Meier needs to be in debate with dogma and church tradition about Mary's perpetual virginity, he devotes considerable space to answering claims that otherwise would merit only passing notice.

The gang also calls Science Mike for a very creepy update about a newly found object in our galaxy, discusses Netflix spying on its customers, debates the merits of Christmas traditions and a lot more!

When debate about an artist's merit no longer seems to have any point, one is left either with an icon of culture, too sacred to enjoy, or with a target of satire, brought down to our more humdrum level by a vaudeville lampooning of the unapproachable totem, as when graffiti artists paint a moustache on reproductions of the Mona Lisa.

even that debate about the angels on the head of a pin had some merit (though actually I think it was the point of a needle).

The danger is that these proposed reforms, instead of being debated on their own merits, may now be driven by seriously distorted media» generated assumptions about priests, bishops, and sexual abuse.»

I am sure that the debate will be raging just as much as ever among Arsenal fans about the merits of our England international star Theo Walcott and whether or not he can provide the Gunners with a good enough option for the centre forward position.

As I said above, I'm happy to debate the merits of what's in front of us, and have people disagree with me, because I'm reasonably sure you (the general you, and you you) care as much about rectifying this scourge of rape culture.

Debating the merits of betting on preseason NFL, I'm often asked about the logic of betting games when the starters spend most of their time on the sideline.

sad but true, it is all extremely competitive (hence all the references to it in online situations in the comments above) and i try to absent myself from those kinds of situations / friendships / occasions whenever possible (including stepping away from certain blogs, especially those which debate the merits of washing the white stuff off washed organic carrots) btw to me your post came out as a long - drawn out whine apology about being judged as judging - one thing i learned in presenting my work was to never apologise for it, period.

But in reality I don't see the merits of opening the debate about them because you run the risk of further intimidating the victims, and may ending up regarding one type as more serious than another.

«Their unwillingness to have an honest, open debate speaks loudly about their ideas lack of merit as well as their individual characters.»

MANHATTAN — As rumors continued to swirl about Walmart moving to the Big Apple, the City Council has scheduled a hearing for next month to debate the merits of bringing the retailer to New York, according to the council's website.

Brézin, who co-chaired a committee last year that organized a 6 - month national debate about the future of French science, says he and many others in the research community «were never opposed to the principle» of awards based on merit.