Sentences with phrase «evidence bearing on»

Evidence bearing on two explanations for this differential impact of conflict is reviewed.

Key issues concerned the statements A. made to him about his knowledge of his parentage, who had advised him of various things, and evidence bearing on the issue of alienation.

The duty of the appellate tribunal does, however, include a review of the record below in order to determine whether the trial court has properly directed itself to all the evidence bearing on the relevant issues.

This paper analyzes the statistical evidence bearing on whether transitory components account for a large fraction of the variance in common stock returns.

We have little hard evidence bearing on this question, but that fact has not prevented some districts from creating policies reflecting the professional experiences of their staffs.

Optimism, not confidence, because there is little direct evidence bearing on the question.

Despite extensive study, scholars disagree about how the evidence bearing on this subject should be interpreted.

Not exact matches

We are in no way predicting that a new down leg to the secular bear is about to get underway because that would require evidence of a new emerging cyclical bear and that is not yet on the table.

The slight evidence of an oversold market is certainly nothing to speculate on, since bear markets can remain deeply and repeatedly oversold without consequence, but it does allow the possibility of a sharp intermittent rally to clear the market for a fresh decline.

The statement by many that «no one is born gay» however is not based on any sort of evaluation of empirical evidence but rather on a personal bias.

As I have read, ruminated, and wrestled with this I see the trend of Original Sin — that compulsion to seek godliness on our terms & not God's — evidenced in the history of secular humanity and borne by believers, the faithful as well as heterodox, into the congregation.

On the other hand, the main evidence of the in filling of the Holy Spirit in Acts is boldness to bear witness — merely focusing on fellowship is probably a cul de sac for life in the SpiriOn the other hand, the main evidence of the in filling of the Holy Spirit in Acts is boldness to bear witness — merely focusing on fellowship is probably a cul de sac for life in the Spirion fellowship is probably a cul de sac for life in the Spirit.

And if you can't site your scientific evidence to this end, then the fact that you claim to be a scientist has no bearing on your opinion in this matter.

Unless they have repented of their sins, been baptised in the name of Jesus, and filled with the Holy Spirit as evidenced by speaking in another language (tongues) as stated by Peter on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:38), they are not born again.

This perspective unmistakably reveals the unwholesomeness, not to put it more strongly, of our way of life: our obsession with sex, violence, and the pornography of «making it;» our addictive dependence on drugs, «entertainment,» and the evening news; our impatience with anything that limits our sovereign freedom of choice, especially with the constraints of marital and familial ties; our preference for «nonbinding commitments;» our third - rate educational system; our third - rate morality; our refusal to draw a distinction between right and wrong, lest we «impose» their morality on us; our reluctance to judge or be judged; our indifference to the needs of future generations, as evidence by our willingness to saddle them with a huge national debt, an overgrown arsenal of destruction, and a deteriorating environment; our unsated assumption, which underlies so much of the propaganda for unlimited abortion, that only those children born for success ought to be allowed to be born at all.

On one side would be all evidences of the war: conscientious chronicling of its main events — especially where religion had a bearing — coupled with articles and editorials on issues of war and peacOn one side would be all evidences of the war: conscientious chronicling of its main events — especially where religion had a bearing — coupled with articles and editorials on issues of war and peacon issues of war and peace.

People born with birth defects so they can't choose, people who are psychotic or sociopaths and incapable of controlling their minds, people who are born in fundamentalist Muslim areas who never had the opportunity to choose or who would be murdered on the spot if they so «chose», people who God gave too much intelligence too to believe such an inane demand without more evidence, people who die in natural disasters before they were quite willing to convert etc. etc..

For example, I don't know what sort of evidence or criticism could be brought to bear on Mr. Farrow's claim that only sexual difference, and not sexual orientation, is fundamental to human well - being.

After that there are tons of ways to prove that the Bible is correct... fulfilled prophecy, including the names of Cyrus of Persia and Hezikiah of Judah by name and by activity hundreds of years before they were born, science written hundreds of years prior to the discovery as in the «circle of the earth sits on nothing» in Isaiah... but the evidence I prefer over all the rest is the longevity in the making of the Bible.

First, there is no real evidence that I have ever heard of that specifies what day Jesus was born on.

Wouldn't it be egg on your face if you just happened to be born into the wrong religion and chose the wrong god and when you die you find you were duped as your parents were, etc. etc. and you wind up roasting in the hell of the god you rejected and this god has more respect for an atheist who actually demands evidence?

Do you practice medicine with confidence born from evidence that what you are doing actually works, or do you not trust the science behind these things and rely on your faith?

That and our «third - rate educational system, our third - rate morality, our refusal to draw a distinction between right and wrong lest we «impose» our morality on others and thus invite others to «impose» their morality onus, our reluctance to judge or be judged, our indifference to the needs of future generations as evidenced by our willingness to saddle them with a huge national debt, an overgrown arsenal of destruction, and a deteriorating environment; our inhospitable attitude to the newcomers born in our midst, our unstated assumption which underlies so much of the propaganda for unlimited abortion that only those children born for success ought to be allowed to be born at all.»

If, indeed, parts of it were actually written at the time of said Council, other parts certainly were not, for they bear on their face evidence of later composition.

This was borne out by research, such as a 2014 study by Jeremy Galbreath of the Curtin Graduate School of Business in Western Australia that found «the representation of women in both winemaking and viticulture roles has declined since 2007, despite clear evidence to suggest that female enrolments in Australia's leading oenology and viticulture degree programs have been on the rise since the 1980s».

You have to bear in mind that another NYC DA pursued a felony gang assault charge against Renzo Gracie on exponentially more flimsy evidence for the scuffle at One Oak several years ago with video evidence in existence to contradict the DA's witnesses» false statements which is the only reason it abandoned those charges for a misdemeanor assault plea.

The skin on his forehead and cheeks is smooth and has a healthy glow, and despite being mostly bald, his head bears no evidence of the Japanese bullet that went through the left side of it, leaving him unconscious for weeks and confused for months, unable to access his own speech.

The research adds to evidence that babies born via C - section may miss out on beneficial bacteria passed on by their mothers.

The research adds to evidence that babies born via C - section miss out on beneficial bacteria passed on by their mothers.

A review of good quality research on this subject found that if the twin that will be born first (i.e. is lowest in the womb) is head down there is no good evidence that caesarean section will be safer than a vaginal birth for the mother or babies.

Cobedding of twins and other infants of multiple gestation is a frequent practice, both in the hospital setting and at home.174 However, the benefits of cobedding twins and higher - order multiples have not been established.175, — , 177 Twins and higher - order multiples are often born prematurely and with low birth weight, so they are at increased risk of SIDS.101, 102 Furthermore, there is increased potential for overheating and rebreathing while cobedding, and size discordance might increase the risk of accidental suffocation.176 Most cobedded twins are placed on their sides rather than supine.174 Finally, cobedding of twins and higher - order multiples in the hospital setting might encourage parents to continue this practice at home.176 Because the evidence for the benefits of cobedding twins and higher - order multiples is not compelling and because of the increased risk of SIDS and suffocation, the AAP believes that it is prudent to provide separate sleep areas for these infants to decrease the risk of SIDS and accidental suffocation.

Although the findings in our study cast doubt on the nutritional advantages of breast milk on neurodevelopment in full - term infants and the conclusion that breastfeeding improves childhood intellectual performance, they have no bearing on evidence of the medical benefits of breastfeeding, which have been demonstrated in other studies, or on the need to provide nutritionally adequate formula for preterm or other nutritionally deprived or at - risk infants.

«All of the evidence shows that the greater the managerial discretion the greater the potential for discrimination and this is borne out by the number of women reporting they have been refused pay progression because they have been on maternity leave or are working part time.

Wendy Long is campaigning hard for the pro-gun vote, as evidenced by this video, in which she promises to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on the constitutional right to bear arms should she make it past the GOP primary and into a head - to - head contest with the Democratic junior senator in the November general election.

«Notwithstanding denials to the contrary, there is evidence on record to the effect that, in its initial conception, the event had the President of the Republic as the center of attraction and that payment for seats bore a direct relationship to the distance of the payor's seat from the presidential high table.

At the session on tick - borne illness — a major district concern that has earned Gibson votes from the left and right — she led off by pointing to New York's ban on hydraulic fracturing as evidence of what a groundswell of opposition can do.

Putting financial pressure on a defendant to plead guilty — whatever the evidence and nature of the case — bears the hallmarks of a US - style plea bargaining system.»

We found that the particles seen in our images, which were droplets of ocean only hours earlier, bore evidence of large organic molecules and compounds that indicated hydrothermal activity similar to that observed at deep - sea vents on Earth's seafloor.

The results from a new study in primates add to accumulating evidence that a mother's nutrition has more bearing on her child's health than previously thought.

The research, led by Moriah Thomason, a developmental neuroscientist at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, and published this week in Scientific Reports, provides the first direct evidence of altered brain function in fetuses that go on to be born prematurely.

«We've been seeing growing evidence of the association between Zika and congenital central nervous system malformations, not just microcephaly, since the first cases were picked up,» says Wim Van Bortel, senior expert on vector - borne diseases at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in Solna, Sweden.

The findings, just reported in the journal Development and Psychopathology, add to a growing body of evidence that environmental factors, including maltreatment in childhood, can have a significant bearing on the negative psychosocial outcomes of attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder.

But despite the lack of direct evidence, he points to some intriguing animal studies — from polar bears and penguins to giant pandas and barnacle geese — that suggest the answers might depend on an animal's ecology.

The U.S. Department of the Interior Wednesday listed the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 based on evidence that the animal's sea ice habitat is shrinking and is likely to continue to do so over the next several decades.

The decision was based on evidence that sea ice is vital for polar bear survival, that this sea ice habitat has been reduced, and that this process is likely to continue; if something is not done to change this situation, the polar bear will be extinct within 45 years, Kempthorne said.

«Even areas that we really thought there was good evidence for benefit early on, don't seem to be bearing out,» says Allan.

The researchers mined data from two US studies in a bid to find out if dietary fibre might have any bearing on the risks of x-ray evidence of knee osteoarthritis, symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (x-ray evidence and symptoms, such as pain and stiffness), and worsening knee pain.

The team's findings (to be published this autumn in Animal Behaviour) also bring new evidence to bear on ancient sexual conundrums such as the biological significance of masturbation.

He says that the team is trying to extrapolate the regional spread of the bears over time by relying on evidence from just two caves.

In fact, based on observations from the research, there is strong evidence that with continued advancements of the epidural stimulator, individuals with a complete spinal cord injury will be able to bear weight independently, maintain balance and work towards stepping.