Sentences with phrase «effort at consensus»
In effect, many of the basic economic and ideological conflicts of the country were built into the commission from the outset, and the process of writing a report inevitably became an effort at consensus building.
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At the moment, I do not see any kind of consensus emerging; I am not even sure that these efforts have the stature of a separate mode of inquiry.
At the Assembly itself, as the plenary presentation and section reports indicate, efforts were made to listen to various view - points, promote reconciliation and arrive at consensuAt the Assembly itself, as the plenary presentation and section reports indicate, efforts were made to listen to various view - points, promote reconciliation and arrive at consensuat consensus.
The efforts of the government on this issue will be directed in the coming months at achieving that greater degree of consensus so that a programme motion can be passed in the autumn sitting.
On the meeting held at Premier Hotel, he said, «Many leaders boycotted the Premier Hotel peace meeting because that effort lacked wider consultation and consensus; the fundamentals were not agreed upon.
This evening, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver gave a big boost to the plan, endorsing CB3's guidelines: «I want to commend the leadership and members of the Community Board 3 Land Use, Zoning, Public and Private Housing Committee for their effort to achieve, at long last, a true consensus about the future of Seward Park.
«I want to commend the leadership and members of the Community Board 3 Land Use, Zoning, Public and Private Housing Committee for their effort to achieve, at long last, a true consensus about the future of Seward Park.
The issue of curbing deforestation was a rare area of consensus at the climate summit in December in Copenhagen, Denmark, with six countries — the United States, Norway, Japan, Britain, France and Australia — signing on to pay $ 3.5 billion to fund the REDD + deforestation effort over three years.
High - stakes lawsuits, including ones filed by former players against the NFL, have added to the pressure to come up with methods for diagnosing and tracking the disorder in living people, but such efforts have just crossed the starting line, researchers said last week at a traumatic brain injury conference in Washington, D.C. Only in the past month or so have they arrived at a consensus about what CTE looks like in postmortem brain tissue, findings presented this week in Washington, D.C., at the American Academy of Neurology meeting.
If awards are a snapshot, preserving the consensus thoughts about cinema at a given time for the sake of posterity, a report from a group of passionate lovers of film about what they believe is great in the present moment, then why should they define that snapshot by the parameters of an industry that views their efforts only in the crudest terms?
In that case the consensus was at least partly skewed by the efforts of private enterprise with an economic interest in providing a refined energy source.
Of course, journalistic ethics mandates that journalists make at least some effort to report accurately, so I agree that it needs to be emphasized that the consensus among scientists is, there is a warming trend, it appears to be anomalous, and it appears to be caused in part by human factors.
At the PlaNYC press conference on the waterfront earlier this year, I noted Mayor Bloomberg's acceptance of the scientific consensus on the reality of climate change, as evidenced by the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
I see a consensus here, at least from the skeptics, that the efforts proposed so far are too weak, but I say give it a chance.
«His effort will focus on providing curriculum that shows that the topic of climate change is a well established consensus and certain — two key points that are effective at persuading teachers to teach the science.»
I think examining the scientific consensus and other efforts by contributors at this site all help.
The survey finds both support and skepticism for major efforts to reduce climate change on the first day of a Paris summit, with international leaders aiming to forge consensus on measures aimed at slowing the rise of global temperatures.
Thus the consensus took one hundred and twenty five years to arrive at the right conclusion despite the efforts of the prominent «skeptics» around the world, skeptics who were demeaned and ignored.
John Cook's piss poor effort at proving a consensus has hurt the reputation of James Cook University due to his embarrassing paper (IMO).
They wouldn't reply honestly at this point but that there is little effort from authority or consensus allies tells you what you need to know.
Claims that a scientific consensus on climate doesn't exist despite multiple studies or even cursory looks at the literature, or that expert opinions are meaningless, are really just efforts in denial, and attempts to halt reality - driven public policies.
One may succeed in bullying people with the «consensus» view, but reality will just laugh at your efforts.
Reply to Nick Stokes: I'm a long - term fan of Steve McIntyre but like Ron Graf I'm also a fan of Nick Stokes» persistent efforts to present the orthodox or consensus position in the best possible light — Nick is invariably courteous and relevant and doesn't seem to take offence at attempts to put him down.
Unfortunately, efforts to build consensus around an innovation - centered approach to climate mitigation have been marred by at least two major mischaracterizations that have muddled the debate.
For better or for worse — and I can find you advocates for both sides — the evolving consensus is that law schools should make at least some effort to help you secure jobs and / or to ensure you possess some skills and knowledge geared towards private law practice.
Having consulted with senior IT and supplier representatives from various firms and suppliers, the market consensus is that at a time when firms are scaling back and / or redirecting their efforts, participation in the LTAs would be inappropriate.
There is serious risk that a few states will hold - back efforts by most states to advance efforts to address fully autonomous weapons concerns at the CCW as its decisions are taken by consensus.
Through the team effort of the spouses, their collaboratively trained lawyers, and neutral professionals, a settlement is crafted by consensus at whatever pace the parties desire.