Moral indignation and trash - talking the other side is the opposite of engaging in
discussion and debate over what is claimed to be an essential issue of our times.
As
the discussion and debate over next year's Boston Public Schools budget begins, the Boston Education Justice Alliance is fighting for the schools our communities deserve.
It is a budget that demonstrates the government's inability, or unwillingness, to engage in public
discussion and debate over ideas and policy.
Not exact matches
In a statement, the Strategic
and Policy Forum members said they «believe the
debate over Forum participation has become a distraction from our well - intentioned
and sincere desire to aid vital policy
discussions on how to improve the lives of everyday Americans.»
In Nashville, the
debate over HQ2 has gotten caught up in a broader
discussion of gentrification, race
and the consequences of growth.
«The
debate over forum participation has become a distraction from our well - intentioned
and sincere desire to aid vital policy
discussions on how to improve the lives of everyday Americans.»
Hopefully the time is coming where the ride will be
over for this group - there is a huge space for public broadcasting
and presentation of centered
debates and discussions in this country -
and it can only be through a public space lens - the next election will hopefully bring people such as yourself back into such space so that we can get on with having some notion of civilization.
At times during the often harsh
debates over these passages it seemed that the
discussions and the conference itself might simply collapse without agreement.
You
and Sam are the ones who turned the
discussion into a
debate over the quality of the observable
and verifiable evidentiary sociological implications of generalized political affiliation in relation to spiritual
and cognitive self identification.
While
debate over the understanding of Biblical interpretation lies at the heart of current evangelical
discussions concerning women, differences in theological tradition lie at the center of
discussions over social ethics,
and disagreement
over one's approach toward the wider secular culture is surfacing as the focus of controversy regarding homosexuality.
In
debates over the existence of God
and man, the existence of vampires rarely enters the
discussion.
In a series of articles
and editorials that appeared in both magazines during 1977, differences of opinion
over the church's involvement in society were defined
and debated with little resolution.11 Although both sides refrained from labeling it merely a contemporary version of the
debate between sixteenth century Anabaptism
and sixteenth - century Calvinism, both recognized the importance their historical antecedents played in the
discussion.
By necessity, this religious system suppresses
discussion and debate, favoring blind faith
over knowledge
and obedience
over questions.
The
discussion highlighted the need for a substantive parliamentary
debate on the current abortion legislation since medical science
and practice is raising serious questions
over when the foetus becomes viable outside the womb, the current twenty - four week limit for «social» abortion
and the growing number of doctors in the UK who are refusing to perform abortions because of the aforementioned.
We hope that what happens at Emory
over the next few years will stimulate
discussion,
debate and creative ideas at other graduate schools, leading them to take up these challenges in their own ways
and build other educational models for preparing practical theologians.
Ideas, themes
and concepts brought up by this stellar group of speakers were often
debated and reviewed during a series of panel
discussions that took place
over the two days.
In a
discussion chaired by HVS chairman Russell Kett involving senior executives from Starwood Capital, Precis Holdings, citizenM
and London & Regional Properties, the panel
debated how it is leisure rather than corporate demand that is currently of more interest to hoteliers, as corporate rates have been relatively static
over recent years.
In fact, I have read many a
debate on the the forums here (Anfield Index Forum), I've had many a
discussion over a beer,
and hear various shouts on the terraces at match days.
All the
debate,
discussion, tears
and angst
over the past few weeks has been about football.
And if you feel like a
debate today, check out the lively
discussion on this topic going on
over at BlogHer.
Such
discussions over school lunches
and healthy eating echo a larger national
debate about the role government should play in individual food choices.
Since that time, there has been much
discussion and conjecture
over the future of the Islands; however, in public
debate at least, seldom have the views of the Falkland Islanders themselves been sought.
The
debate over creating new dedicated revenue for the MTA has revived
discussions of congestion pricing, which would add tolls to city roads
and possibly the East River bridges in order to both manage traffic while also raising money for transit.
Political disagreement still remains in Kenya on whether suspected perpetrators of the post-election violence should have been tried under a local tribunal or the ICC,
and Kenyatta
and Ruto have spun this ongoing
discussion into a
debate over whether others believe them to be guilty or not.
Over 100 peers are due to speak in the debate over the two days and yesterday a number of senior Tories - including many former Cabinet ministers - contributed to the discussion with more than note of sceptic
Over 100 peers are due to speak in the
debate over the two days and yesterday a number of senior Tories - including many former Cabinet ministers - contributed to the discussion with more than note of sceptic
over the two days
and yesterday a number of senior Tories - including many former Cabinet ministers - contributed to the
discussion with more than note of scepticism.
She's fought on behalf of students
and recent graduates suffering from crippling student loan debt,
and to change the
debate in D.C. from a
discussion over whether to cut Social Security into one about how we can grow it.»
«There's going to be some quite intense
discussions over the next few days, I suspect,
and I hope our party officials
and our national executive will see sense on this
and recognise that those people that have freely given of their time
and their money to join the Labour party should be welcomed in
and given the opportunity to take part in this crucial
debate, whichever way they decide to vote,» he said.
In several
discussions over the past week Dietl has outlined his
debate plan, mentioning topics he regularly brings up while campaigning
and, mostly, promising an aggressive approach.
This hierarchy is often reflected in political priorities,
and one current
debate where this may be seen is the
discussion over prioritising house building
over the protection of the countryside.
I'm determined to widen this
debate over the next six months
and will be taking the
discussion out to local communities.»
The
debate may be
over, but you can still join in the
discussion: use the hashtag #bfomayordebate
and share your thoughts on social media.
In an Observer article, the former Labour leader wrote: «In the leadership election, we are not choosing the chair of a
discussion group who can preside
over two years or more of fascinating
debate while the Tories play hell with cuts in local services
and public investment.»
ALBANY, NY (01/04/2012)(readMedia)-- «Gov. Andrew Cuomo presented a challenging vision of New York's future
and CSEA fully expects to be actively engaged in
discussion and debate with the administration
over the details.
We will host a
discussion around economic policy
over on our new blog dedicated to social liberal economics, PlanC.socialliberal.net,
and there will of course be a full an open
debate on ownership, democracy
and power, at the SLF Conference in Manchester on July 13th — here, we will focus on the wider politics of social liberalism.
«This is not
over; the bill has got to be changed or fixed, with additional
debate and discussion,» Crannell indicated, citing flaws.
NYT:»... the election followed a fierce, if brief, campaign in which a
debate over same - sex marriage, which Mr. Peralta favors
and Mr. Monserrate opposes, often overshadowed
discussions on issues that are vital to many of the largely Hispanic district's working - class
and immigrant residents, like affordable health care
and school overcrowding.
(CNN)-- After three days of
debate in the Senate
over health care reform, Senate Democrats accused Republicans Wednesday of slow - walking the legislation
and searched for parliamentary procedures to speed up the
discussion.
A deadly, ISIS - inspired attack that came just a week ahead of the New York City mayoral election turned a political
debate into a fiery
discussion over the city's approach to terrorism
and policing.
In the leadership election, we are not choosing the chair of a
discussion group who can preside
over two years or more of fascinating
debate while the Tories play hell with cuts in local services
and public investment, extend injustice
and flatlining incomes, sustain or worsen private debt,
and deepen the balance - of - payments, productivity, housing
and poverty deficits.
I think the
debate about whether we should design our children will replace the
debate over abortion in the United States
and become the object of
discussion worldwide.
Although there appears to be no short - term answer to the tuition
debate, the time is nonetheless ripe for universities, students, the public,
and politicians to engage in
discussions over the state of higher education in Ontario
and the direction it should take, particularly with respect to accessibility.
Debate over adequate funding
and job stability dominates
discussion of attempt to simplify
and improve public research system
There is even a religious
debate here as it's mentioned that the creature was treated by a God in his natural environment,
and a brief
discussion is had
over what might a God look like.
A film that is at times laughable yet at the same time,
over 15 years after its release, its premise is still up for
debate and discussion.
While criticisms against Anderson are often levelled against his upper middle - class bias
and his man - child protagonists, his ninth feature Isle of Dogs has awakened a familiar
debate over the responsibility of representation
and cultural appropriation which has engulfed
discussions of the film since its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year.
The hope — my hope — is that we will have speakers who challenge us
and provoke a
discussion and debate that will continue long after the event is
over.
The
debate over school integration now requires
discussion of school accountability, parental choice,
and measures designed to enhance the quality of the teacher workforce.
Throughout his
discussions of the public, charter,
and private sectors, Smarick makes a convincing case that the decades old
debate over which sector performs «better» is the wrong way of evaluating performance.
It represents two years of
debate,
discussion and thinking across the education sector about how assessment — particularly, formal assessments taken by 15 - 19 year olds in England — can
and should evolve
over the next decade.
The CALS construct is defined as a constellation of the high - utility language skills that correspond to linguistic features prevalent in oral
and written academic discourse across school content areas
and that are infrequent in colloquial conversations (e.g., knowledge of logical connectives, such as nevertheless, consequently; knowledge of structures that pack dense information, such as nominalizations or embedded clauses; knowledge of structures for organizing argumentative texts)
Over the last years, as part of the Catalyzing Comprehension Through
Discussion Debate project funded by IES to the Strategic Educational Research Partnership, Dr. Paola Uccelli
and her research team have produced a research - based, theoretically - grounded,
and psychometrically robust instrument to measure core academic language skills (CALS - I) for students in grades 4 - 8.