Sentences with phrase «discussion about raising»

So there is discussion about raising those amounts and ongoing debate on how much they should rise and when increases should go into effect, adds Holmes.

There is even serious discussion about raising retirement age to 75, and many of these people do not want to work.

A Discussion about Raising Student Loan Limits and the Impact on Illinois Students.

In the current discussion about raising the cap on the number of foreign technical and scientific workers, the voices of the Americans most directly affected are going largely unheard

1 June 2007 In the current discussion about raising the cap on the number of foreign technical and scientific workers, the voices of the Americans most directly affected are going largely unheard.

He said there was discussion about raising water rates, and then the thinking was to roll the deficit into the upcoming bond for the capital project.

After Superstorm Sandy, long - gestating plans to build three massive surge barriers have been moved to the front burner, along with discussions about raising entrances to flood - prone subway stations and the locations of critical equipment like pumps, transformers and wastewater pipes.

«Improving openness and transparency of school statistics will also allow parents to have more informed discussions about raising standards in our schools.

That's the main reason for the current — and heated — discussions about raising the block size.

Not exact matches

Sky News has learnt that Vice is in discussions with «a handful» of prospective financial backers about raising approximately $ 500m (# 397m) to plough into its international expansion and a move into scripted programming.

Anticipation runs so high that Jet's founder and chief executive, Marc Lore, is in talks with investors about raising hundreds of millions of dollars in additional capital by year end, according to people briefed on the discussions.

«There never has been a substantive discussion about whether the points I'm raising are valid or not valid,» he said.

Setting aside the discussion of these technical and short - term factors, China faces significant economic and financial headwinds, and a series of policy missteps have raised concerns about its ability to successfully manage these challenges.

Other than DACA, other notable immigration discussions have involved talks about «chain» migration (family based migration), refugees, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), diversity visas, and the RAISE Act was introduced about a year ago by two senators, which would limit legal immigration and include a points system.

As I said, when you feel up to an intelligent discussion about the issues I raised, let me know.

I'm also going to add this; in earlier comments you raised some legitimate points for discussion about how the British Mandate was apportioned, which is a huge part of the whole quagmire and the legality of it all is a huge, tangled, convoluted mess.

In conclusion, I do find it interesting that those who are raising concerns about all that happened and is happening are doing so unafraid in the public forum of my post with a lot of emotion and intelligence, while those who are trying to silence the discussion or at least control it are contacting me privately outside of the public forum with words that attempt to direct, intimidate or shame me.

Discussions among representatives of these traditions, even if individual members occasionally raise questions about anthropocentrism, will not thematize this issue.

Stephen Dingley examines an essential question, frequently raised in debates and discussions about the nature of human life, and why humans matter.

Recent discussions about the so - called Liverpool Care Pathway have raised questions for Catholics, not about whether or not the LCP is being used by some practitioners as a sort of euthanasia by the back door (since it looks to me as though in some cases it clearly has been), but about how exactly we are to confront it.

Neither in my sermon nor in the subsequent broadcast discussion of it was the fundamental question about Easter directly raised.

In this line of thought it is worth pointing out that Discussion about mission has raised a question about the very nature of the church.

We discovered that during a discussion between our friend and Lori, they found that they did not believe the same things about heaven and hell, largely because Lori was raised in an athiest family in China and was a fairly recent believer in Christ.

It must be responsible and open to discussions about praxis as well, and process thinkers have recently shown themselves to be very open to these questions as they have been raised in liberation theology.

Goguel concludes, «If no one thought of making an enquiry about the empty tomb, it can only have been because discussions were raised at such time and place as made enquiry impossible.

First, one can raise questions about the freedom of the act of faith; one then situates the problem in the field of an essentially psychological or anthropological discussion.

There has, for example, been an intense discussion about the ethical questions raised in the study of Aztec sacrifice.

The fact of evil in the world and in human experience raises serious questions for any Christian discussion, as much about human existence as about the reality and activity of God who in Christian faith is affirmed to be nothing other than «pure unbounded love.»

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

The Australian Financial Review understands ASIC is in discussions with Bellamy's about the impact of its latest Chinese problems on its recent capital raising.

Therefore, we are putting on this special show for the very first time and hope that it not only acts as a platform for those participating, but also raises discussion about how to stand out from the crowd by doing something different.

«We continue to urge a constructive discussion about the issues raised by these tragedies.»

Either way it restricts them from being able to contribute in class, to be a part of discussions, to raise their hand, to show that they care about their learning.

If you're read this blog for awhile, you know I'm a big fan of having a marital plan or, if you plan on having kids, a parenting prenup or, at the very least, some discussions about the what, when, where, why and how of having and raising a baby.

It's the respectful discussion that is going to raise awareness and bring about change, not the snark, not the name calling.

Moms of Hue, founded by Kristina Daniele and Renee J. Ross, exists to provide a forum of discussion about issues specific to Moms of Color and women and men raising children of color.

You can have countless discussions about how you will raise children, what you will name them, whether or not they will be allowed to watch cartoons containing violence, etc..

They will share openly and honestly about the types of discussions that are taking place in their own homes, as well as the everyday fears they have about their sons» safety and how they are raising them to become strong Black men.

No activity or discussion at any Association meeting or other function may be engaged in for the purpose of bringing about any understanding or agreement among members that may violate or appear to violate the antitrust laws, including but not limited to raise, lower or stabilize prices; to regulate production; to allocate markets; to encourage boycotts; to foster unfair trade practices; to assist monopolization; or to in any way violate federal or state antitrust laws.

In the intervening days, the photo has generated a lot of discussion and I felt it was important to circle back and address it, and also to raise some important philosophical questions about how we want to feed our children — here in Houston ISD and around the country.

NHS Together campaign NHS Together is a campaign alliance of health staff formed to raise the alarm at what is happening to the NHS and to press the government for honest and open discussion about its reform agenda.

To them, I say let's have a discussion about the issues raised, rather than engage in these negative tactics and personal attacks.

I remember being in a discussion once about something we should do in something like Syria or Iraq and he was so wild that I remember exchanging looks with Liam Fox who's much more right - wing than me, we exchanged views and Liam was raising eyebrows.

In a discussion about the current election and the possibility of an indictment being handed down after a candidate was nominated, the possibility was raised that the President may have already...

This is only partly through choice: the moment has never seemed quite right for a public discussion of the wider issues raised by an hereditary head of state, there always seems to have been more important matters to worry about.

Using fees to raise revenue is clearly illegal under state law, and it's time for the counties to have an honest discussion about their budgets.»

Gillibrand, D - N.Y., said the resignation of Michael Flynn as Trump's national security adviser only raises more questions that need to be answered about the extent of discussions between the new administration and Russia about easing U.S. sanctions.

Onondaga County Legislator Kevin Holmquist, R - Manlius, makes a point during a Ways and Means Committee discussion about giving raises to elected officials.

Get a clue Pataki, you can't have a serious discussion about the debt when you fail to address how your own «party» of cultists refuse to raise revenues or otherwise call on corporations and the ultrarich to share in the sacrifices you are asking the rest of us to make.

It's an important point, because the apparent rift over the Inner Harbor development project has raised questions about the relations between the two offices, which will be critical to the future of Central New York — public discussions about different possible regional government arrangements are on the horizon, via the upcoming Consensus report and the fact that a plan to consider alternative governing structures was embedded in the recent $ 500 million aid package from the state.