Sentences with phrase «examination of whether»

This evaluation included an examination of whether fathers» involvement in home visiting programs in Texas is related to how long families stay enrolled.

In particular, these monitoring processes should include an examination of whether the amendments:

It is embarrassing to read how much public money is thrown away without an anxious examination of whether the lawyers claiming the fees really did earn it.

While almost all GATT (and WTO) disputes have been decided on examination of whether measures violated a substantive obligations, there have been a few non-violation cases that help illustrate how the concept has been applied in practice.

The Svea Court of Appeal however dismissed the arguments since the investors failed to convincingly show that an interpretation of the object and purpose of either the BIT as a whole, or the dispute - resolution clause in particular, meant that the arbitral tribunal's jurisdiction included an examination of whether expropriation had occurred.

The examination of whether an individual constitutes a «genuine, present threat» offers some leeway to assess public security issues, but is a standard test to be met also under the other paragraphs of Article 28.

But it specifically limited the scope of the report to an examination of whether pipelines carrying dilbit are more likely to leak than pipelines carrying conventional crude oil.

You owe to yourself an honest examination of whether your silly, conspiracy - laced view of the world holds water.

The Evaluation of the Comprehensive School Reform Program Implementation and Outcomes: Fifth - Year Report (2010) presents overall findings from the evaluation of the comprehensive school reform (CSR) program, including an examination of whether CSR funding had a positive influence on academic achievement.

It becomes an examination of whether vigilante justice — no matter how well - intentioned at the start — is doomed, ultimately, to become just another example of would - be good guys falling prey to the lure of egotism and / or big money.

Impey, who is at the University of Arizona's Seward Observatory, provides a comprehensive, and at times philosophical, examination of whether we are alone in the universe.

Even if you can afford a judicial review, reforms will make it easier for public bodies to escape a full examination of whether or not they behaved in accordance with law.

The special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election is interviewing senior intelligence officials as part of a widening probe that now includes an examination of whether President Trump attempted to obstruct justice, officials said.

Even more radically, the fact that the practice of worship of God inherently requires critical self - reflection means that it inherently requires critical examination of whether and why we should engage ourselves in the Christian thing at all, and hence in the common life of this or any congregation.

But legal experts warned at the time that the indictment could be just the first step in a broader examination of whether any Americans aided the Russians» efforts and, if so, to what extent.

Not exact matches

By Memorandum dated February 3, 2017, the President directed the Department to conduct an examination of the Fiduciary Rule to determine whether it may adversely affect the ability of Americans to gain access to retirement information and financial advice.

The President, by Memorandum to the Secretary of Labor dated February 3, 2017, directed the Department of Labor to examine whether the Fiduciary Rule may adversely affect the ability of Americans to gain access to retirement information and financial advice, and to prepare an updated economic and legal analysis concerning the likely impact of the Fiduciary Rule as part of that examination.

Cohen's disclosure comes on the eve of a Thursday court hearing in New York where a federal judge is poised to decide whether to appoint a special master to oversee the examination of documents seized from Cohen's office earlier this month to determine if they should be shielded from federal investigators by attorney - client privilege.

Simply put, an examination of the advantages and disadvantages of both ETFs and mutual funds alone will not help you decide whether a particular investment strategy is best for you.

There are still enough differences on all sides which, on strict examination, will prove to be not necessarily causes of separation and which ought to be proclaimed unimportant, whether they concern canon law, the liturgy, the way of life, administration or theology.

At Vox Nova, Kelly Wilson has published an extended examination of the dilemma posed to those who find themselves struggling with Church teaching, whether because they authentically lack conviction or understanding or deal doubt from a more cynical place, as in the case of ideologically - driven op - ed columnists.

In this final portion of our study, we shall undertake a closer examination of the Aristotelian account of perception in order to find out whether his manner of bringing one substance within another is any more or less satisfactory than the Whiteheadian way.

Whether in advertisements for Sun Bear and his Vision Questing Seminars or in a Mann County weekend invitation to an expensive «authentic» Sioux sweatlodge ceremony, the recent marketing of Indian religious experience and ritual warrants a closer examination.

Only very exhaustive examination of the whole theological literature of the subject could determine whether the remark was correct.

For as regards infra - human living things, even on the suppositions already mentioned, the question is probably still open, or has not yet been sufficiently subjected to examination, whether the living substantial formal principle of what in the metaphysical sense would be a real species (biological category, etc.), is multiplied with the individuals of the species (biological group, etc.), or is one and the same principle which, unfolding its formative power at various material points in space and time, manifests itself more than once in space and time.

What we ought to be concerned about in self - examination is not this or that supposed sin — although sometimes these will be obvious and serious enough to require attention — but rather whether we are becoming more open to the Love that is God, more readily concerned to be instruments of that Love, and more willing to share that Love with others, in whatever ways are possible for us in our given place and time.

This statement was not supported by any scientific citations, and our examination of the literature revealed that there may be some confusion as to whether poligeenan is in fact degraded food - grade carrageenan.

Typically an OBGYN will be able to infer whether or not twins are likely by matching characteristics of the babies up upon examination.

MPs asked questions about the modulisation of English exams, and whether there will be the same problems next year, especially as it will still be GCSE examinations, and whether the responses that those who entered in January «got lucky», were adequate.

The oral examination would also be based on whether the businessman «has any means of satisfying the judgement of this court, dated July 29, 2014» and the manner in which he «used the money paid to him by the Republic of Ghana».

Speaking on Citi FM's news analysis programme, The Big Issue on Saturday, Mr. Agyarko further called for medical examination of the suspects arrested to ascertain whether substance abuse was at play.

«The purpose of the preliminary examination is to determine whether legal criteria for opening investigations are met in Nigeria.»

One of the Campaign Finance Board's prime functions is to perform detailed examinations of how candidate campaigns utilize funds and whether they adhere to the strict requirements of campaign finance law.

An examination by The New York Times of contemporaneous documents and emails, as well as interviews with people who met with Mr. Trump during that period, found how he carefully weighed a run, measuring whether the governor's office was a necessary steppingstone to his long - held goal: the White House.

Meanwhile, by the end of this year, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are expected to complete a head - to - toe examination of how the office works and whether it keeps abreast with current science, and later this year NASA is holding a major workshop that could lead to a redefinition of special regions on Mars, the warm and wet areas that are off - limits for all but the most sterile of spacecraft.

French researchers used clinical examinations and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies to determine whether retired professional rugby players experience more serious symptoms of cervical spine degeneration than people in the general population.

State doctors — the menstrual police — conducted gynecologic examinations in the workplace of women of childbearing age to see whether they were producing sufficient offspring.

Although the pelvic examination is a common part of the physical examination, it is unclear whether performing screening pelvic examinations in asymptomatic women reduces the risk of illness or death.

We need a theory and historical examination of the growth of the actual economic web and of whether, in a supracritical economy, a sufficiently high diversity of the web autocatalytically drives its own growth.

The medical interviews tested whether the women had cold - like symptoms, the blood test included measuring white blood cell count, viral antigens, and an IgG activity test (to determine whether subjects had recent CMV infection), and the ultrasound examinations looking for symptoms of congenital CMV infection in the fetus.

Dr. Daniel Martingano, DO, a resident at NYU School of Medicine, discovered osteopathic structural examinations (OSE) can be used to identify whether an ectopic pregnancy is located within the fallopian tubes, ovaries, or abdomen.

Researchers Lamar Pierce, PhD, associate professor of strategy at Olin and PhD - candidate Timothy Gubler found that the decision to contribute to a 401 (k) retirement plan predicted whether or not an individual will act to correct poor physical health indicators revealed during an employer - sponsored health examination.

Whether testing behaviour with vision - related tests, vascular pressure, metabolic disorders, or angiogenesis, an examination of the retina can be a critical first line test.

In the illustrations that accompany this Harvard study it says that the study was «adjusted for age; race; body - mass index; level of physical activity; status with regard to smoking, whether a physical examination was performed for screening purposes, current multivitamin use, and current aspirin use; status with regard to a family history of diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, or cancer; status with regard to a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or hypercholesterolemia; intake of total energy, alcohol, RED OR PROCESSED MEAT, fruits, and vegetables; and, for women, menopausal status and hormone use.»

It is therefore unknown whether there is an incremental benefit to detecting nonmelanoma skin cancer through a program of regular visual clinical examination vs patient self - identification as part of general body awareness followed by reasonably prompt evaluation by a clinician.

Many of these symptoms are non-specific and often associated with other health conditions; therefore, a medical examination is necessary to ascertain whether a zinc deficiency is present.

The extent of this inflammation, whether caused by bad bacteria or candida or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), can be assessed and monitored by examination of the levels of biomarkers such as lysozyme, lactoferrin, white blood cells and mucus.

Although the researchers were pleased — and a little surprised — to see the findings so clearly support their hypothesis, the study is just the first in a series they have planned to continue exploring the mind - gut connection, including another examination of the data to see whether a correlation exists between fermented food intake and autism symptoms, said Hilimire.

For now: The first thing Dr. Shives recommends is a thorough examination to determine the cause of the sleeplessness, whether it's insomnia or an underlying problem like sleep apnea.

The film takes place in the year 1906, as one Dr. Eric Price (Clarke) is called on by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to conduct a medical examination of Sarah Lockwood Winchester (Mirren), and determine whether or not she is of a sound state of mind.