Sentences with phrase «establish a consensus in»

Importantly, establishing consensus in one domain (e.g. climate science) can serve as a stepping stone to establishing consensus in other domains (e.g. need for climate policy).

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The three main areas where my direct advice went unheeded were the following: (1) the need for large - scale financial assistance [29] for Russia, which I deemed (and still deem) to have been essential to molding a political consensus around reforms, and to bolstering the financial situation enough to achieve a modicum of success in the fight against hyperinflation; (2) the need for strong monetary and fiscal policy to achieve a rapid end to inflation [30]; and (3) the urgency of establishing a social safety net [31], especially in health care and pensions, to ensure an adequate social and political base for societal transformation and democratization.
Established in 1988, the Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year award recognizes portfolio managers who demonstrate excellent investment skill and the courage to differ from the consensus, to benefit investors.
Professor Woo, President of the newly established Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia, talks about the watershed moment in the country's recent economic history and argues for a bi-partisan consensus around «an inclusive national development» plan as the only way forward.
In many mainline Protestant denominations, if the next generation does not find a way of establishing consensus, it may be necessary to draw dividing lines.
The only path available today is, either the domination of the majority religion or secular ideology as the established framework of the State suppressing the rights of others using State coercion or open democratic secularism in which a consensus is sought regarding the values and directions of the common life of society and the State policy related to that common life, through peaceful but active dialogue among religions and ideologies.
Thus papal absolutism contradicts much in the historical Catholic tradition that defends these more pluralistic sources of truth that engage in dialogue and make official definitions only when a broad consensus has been established on a particular issue.
Postnatal external constraint is by far the most common cause, although the incidence is not fully established because of the lack of consensus on the criteria to be used in making the diagnosis.
It is not «As - Mad - as - Snakes - in - a-Sack», it may involve talking with many strands from the civil society but a consensus on protective measures can soon be established as the basis for UN-sanctioned action or even EU / Nato if game - playing strangles the will of the former to be of use.
The reason why establishing a democratic system often fails is because such systems require an enormous consensus in society for keeping that system in place.
In this reading, justice thus becomes the result («contract») of a consensus between individual rational actors engaging in a «one shot» game (in the market of ideas) which serves to establish an equilibriuIn this reading, justice thus becomes the result («contract») of a consensus between individual rational actors engaging in a «one shot» game (in the market of ideas) which serves to establish an equilibriuin a «one shot» game (in the market of ideas) which serves to establish an equilibriuin the market of ideas) which serves to establish an equilibrium.
Lawmakers spent a lot of time talking about meaty issues, including establishing a system of paid family and medical leave, reinstituting tolls on state highways and setting up new measures to address police accountability, but in the end, a lack of consensus scuttled chances for a vote.
16 July 2003: Responding to the report by the joint committee on Lords reform, the government says that there is no consensus in parliament for introducing any elected element into the second chamber, only for removing the remaining 92 hereditary peers and establishing a new independent appointments commission.
At a hearing before the House of Representatives Science Committee last week, John Doolittle, a Republican from California, said that research implicating CFCs in the destruction of ozone is «very much open to debate», and there is «no established consensus» on the role of CFCs.
Highly motivated people openly cast doubt on well - established evidence — the theory of evolution, the human effects on climate change, the value of vaccines and other findings that have achieved an overwhelming consensus in the scientific community.
A new study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, establishes expert consensus about treatment approaches that should be implemented when these behaviors arise.
Bush proposed that a conference be held by the summer to formally establish such a goal and pave the way for a «global consensus at the U.N. in 2009.»
We separately aligned the protein sequences of known Boule homologs among two distant metazoan groups, mammals and insects, and established a consensus sequence for the RNA recognition motif (RRM) in each group (Figure S1).
As to the participation of New Member countries in the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), a general consensus has been established in Item 4 of Article 4 of the Statutes of the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO), as follows: «On the basis of the principle that the opportunity to become a Management Supporting Party (MSP) be open to all interested countries, the Board of Trustees (BOT) decides on the acceptance of new Management Supporting Parties after considering such factors as: 1) the country's scientific capacity in basic research in the research areas of the Program; and 2) the degree of support for the Program.»
A 2010 consensus report published in the journal Pediatrics by Harvard Medical School researchers explained that while gastrointestinal disorders and associated symptoms are reported in autistic individuals, a link between autism and gluten in the diet has not been established.
The Ben Achour Commission — an umbrella organization comprised of 150 members responsible for the National Constituent Assembly election (NCA)-- established a number of agreements between major political parties, including: a «process first» view that addressed only those matters necessary to return order and stability to Tunisia; a constituent assembly vote that took place prior to a vote for the president so that incentives were present to build consensuses and party platforms that were prioritized over electing a leader who might otherwise wield too much power; ensuring that women are given ample representation in writing the constitution; and the creation of an electoral commission to ensure that all parties were confident in the legitimacy of the elections.
To achieve goals and sustain a robust program, school districts have to lay the groundwork and engage all stakeholders in setting expectations, making decisions, establishing benchmarks and timelines, and achieving consensus.
The Metro Nashville Board of Education should take action to recommit itself to policy governance and professional development in order to establish steps toward developing consensus moving forward.
The conflict that has ensued over the high confidence levels in the IPCC conclusions and the attempts to establish a premature consensus is described by Montford's book.
Like the conference itself, the Biketour is an experiment in establishing an «eco-mobile action community» and operates through consensus decision - making and alternative modes of economy where a currency called the «eco» is used.
The charts in question are among the best known in the portfolio of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the established curators of the scientific consensus on global warming and the UN's chief scientific advisors to climate treaty negotiators.
Engaging in the first three actions in establishing a consensus is no longer necessary or desirable if there is no pressure from the decision making framework to reduce uncertainties.
You need to drop the idea that a consensus of anything in science research will establish the truth.It is NOT a rational, or valid way to determine something that was originally conjectured to explain something.It can take just ONE person to prove everybody else wrong.
Issuing statements of «consensus» or «authority» is antithetical to good science, and especially so in circumstances where the originating organizations have been established with political intent, have acted to restrict public debate or have a financial conflict of interest.
A lot of established science hides in the grey areas that exist only because of a consensus (mere mass opinion amongst scientists) and speculation.
The Earth has warmed 0.85 °C from 1880 (preindustrial times) to 2012, according to the latest consensus science reported in September by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the scientific body established by the United Nations to inform governments of climate risks.
I would say that all scientists are necessarily sceptical, but in the context of the AGW issue the term «sceptic» is usually taken to mean those who do reject, rather than just question the established consensus.
but in the context of the AGW issue the term «sceptic» is usually taken to mean those who do reject, rather than just question the established consensus.
Despite the common perception that opinions vary across different parts of the country, survey data analyzed by Jon Krosnick at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment establishes that the vast majority of Americans are in agreement with the scientific consensus on global warming.
«A real consensus emerged over the price of carbon at the UN summit in New - York in September, but there were no calls to establish carbon markets.»
In terms of establishing consensus however, the difference between a consensus of 91 % and 97 % is negligible in terms of items to action oIn terms of establishing consensus however, the difference between a consensus of 91 % and 97 % is negligible in terms of items to action oin terms of items to action on.
The importance of public perception of scientific consensus has been established in a number of studies (e.g., here, here and here).
We — the undersigned medical societies — support the international scientific consensus, as established in multiple national and international assessments, that the Earth is rapidly warming, and that human actions (especially burning of fossil fuels) are the primary causes.
Starting a week tomorrow, about 40 of the 250 authors who contributed to the report — and supposedly produced a definitive scientific consensus — will hold a four - day meeting in Stockholm, together with representatives of most of the 195 governments that fund the IPCC, established in 1998 by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The lopsided consensus of working (i.e. publishing in peer - reviewed specialist venues) climate scientists for AGW is justified by the established methods of the Earth Sciences, on a firm foundation of basic Physics.
Spectrum: I'm sure you don't want to speak for whoever hacked into East Anglia's e-mail, but is it a fair guess that East Anglia was picked precisely because of its key role in establishing the consensus temperature record?
Library Technician Dialog E-lending Ebooks The general consensus among participants (at International Federation of Library Associations meeting) was that public libraries have two, maybe three years to establish their relevance in the digital realm, or risk fading from the central place they have long occupied in the world's literary culture.
For regular Blawg Review readers who may not be familiar with DNA Day, the event was established by Congressional resolution in 2003 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the description of the double - helix structure of DNA and to celebrate the publication of the final consensus human genome sequence produced by the Human Genome Project.
Our sources of information are those deemed most accurate by a consensus of the established background screening industry and through our extensive experience operating in this market.
Second, it is more difficult to reduce excessive weight in adolescents and adults once it becomes established; therefore, it may be helpful to initiate obesity prevention interventions during early childhood.16 There is a growing consensus that the appropriate period to target obesity prevention interventions is the early years in a child's life.17 The aim of the present review was, therefore, to examine the evidence for environmental influences on dietary determinants of obesity, focusing on younger children (birth to 8 years).
Fact: The consensus of research already has established (in accord with what we all have observed and already knew) that children from homes with higher socio - economic status and whose parents are more intelligent end up being higher achievers.
There is further consensus that a priority for both the scientific and the legal and mental health practice communities should be the development of legal statutes and practice guidelines with respect to safety measures in cases of established family violence.
The models used in NSW differ from those established in other states in that, the participants actually sit in a circle, it is not usually held in a formal court setting, the circle attempts to achieve consensus on the sentence and the circle reconvenes, a few months later, to review the progress of the offender or status of the sentence.
When it's clear there isn't any interest in pursuing or establishing any consensus, we are all the more vulnerable to the CREA Bureaucrats attempting to lead the CREA Board of Directors.
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