Sentences with phrase «debate over issues such»

This legislation has sparked heated debate over issues such as the federal role in education, testing, and funding.

I think that it is great that people are in dialogue / debate over issues such as this.

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Much modern intellectual debate, particularly within the popular arena, centers on disputes between religion and science over such seminal issues as creationism versus evolutionary theory, or theological explanations of the origin of the universe versus the «big - bang theory» of the new cosmology.

Most Americans assume that the separation of church and state is a fundamental principle deeply rooted in American constitutionalism; that the First Amendment was intended to ensure that government does not involve itself with religion (and vice versa); and that contemporary debates over such vexing issues as school prayer, voucher programs, government funding of faith - based organizations, and the rights of religious minorities represent ongoing attempts to realize the separation intended by the Founders and like - minded early Americans.

And starting next year, he'll go through several politically thorny issues such as a possible veto of newly drawn state and federal district boundaries as well as the debate over hydrofracking.

On Oct. 28, Grimm and Recchia faced each other in their final debate before Election Day, fighting over issues such as immigration, the minimum wage and transportation.

She also urged a public debate over the possible linkage between issues such as the American Guantanamo Bay detention facility and the Iraq war, and the 7/7 bombings: «Although the government may not accept that these were the causes for 7 July, to go into denial mode is not the way forward.»

The following Monday, a codes committee meeting chaired by Assemblyman Joe Lentol dragged on for over two hours as lawmakers debated issues such as GMO labelling and daily fantasy sports.

Human rights group Liberty echoed Mr Huhne's call for a debate over the issue, and warned that under current law such a system would be illegal.

«In the final stage of this referendum, as we get closer to what is expected by many to be a very tight vote, it does not help the debate over such a serious issue if the hype and histrionic claims continue or worse intensify.»

She added, «It's too bad Cuomo refuses to debate Teachout on the issues that matter to us and have such repercussions over our lives.»

Such shifts may reframe the emotionally fraught debate over stem cells — an issue that has ignited passions across the political spectrum.

The debate gets bogged down over issues such as merit pay, standardized testing and school choice.

The head teachers» union also plans to debate issues such as forced academisation, assessment and British values in schools, over the weekend.

The debate over «selling out» distracts from other issues, says Napier, who continues to create publicly accessible work, such as NetFlag.

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You avoid debating the issues (such as nuclear replacement for coal in electricity generation across the world would avoid over a million of fatalities per year by 2050).

If it passes, he acknowledged, it likely will spur renewed debates over such fractious issues as mandating renewable energy projects or expanding energy conservation efforts.

The key benefits of such injunctions were the speed with which the English courts can decide upon the issue of jurisdiction and the ability to have the debate over jurisdiction in English rather than a foreign language without the need to instruct legal advisers in another country.

Setting aside the legal issues, and the debate over whether such patents are a good or bad thing for innovation, consider this point of view by Mike Masnick of Techdirt:

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.