Sentences with phrase «face of evidence»

In the face of that evidence, Harper reiterated his core message on the topic as he continued to face questions on the federal election campaign.

But Ross said he took the first step in the face of evidence that U.S. producers were «suffering injury» because of the Chinese practices.

Faith is belief in a proposition despite a lack of evidence, or even in the face of evidence that contradicts said proposition.

Maintaining a delusion in the face of all evidence to the contrary is a lot of work.

Yeah but they want to teach the controversy... you know, how the earth might be only 10,000 years old (no it isn't) and that humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth together (no they didn't) and that evolution has no evidence (yes it does) or that there was a global flood (no there wasn't) or that the earth might be flat or the center of the universe or a million other wrong headed theories that fly in the face of the evidence.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??? Do you just have some sort of mental defect that you can't help, that makes you think this thought in the face of all evidence to the contrary?

Disbelief is the refusal to believe in the face of evidence.

In the face of the evidence the impartial historian is bound to conclude that the disciples did indeed sincerely believe that Jesus of Nazareth had been raised from the dead.

I find it difficult in the face of this evidence to argue that the embrace of this kind of liberalism is a strategy for Christian renewal.

You religion is predicated on supernatural tenets that you must take on faith — meaning you must believe them despite a lack of evidence or in the face of evidence to the contrary.

Neither can stand in the face of evidence that disproves (part of) it.

Good scientists are always open to new evidence that completely obliterates their most - prized theories, and in the face of that evidence they do not simply say, «well, the theory is obviously true, I just need to recalculate,» they instead look at the theory itself and assume there must be something fundamentally wrong with the theory.

«Cause not taking action in the face of evidence is the very definition of rape culture.

«Our findings on the effects of homework challenge the traditional assumption that homework is «inherently good» (Gill & Schlossman, 2001, p. 27), and instead suggest that researchers, practitioners, students, and parents unpack why the default practice of assigning heavy homework loads exists, in the face of evidence of its negative effects.»

This flies in the face of evidence from the Royal Statistical Society that inflation is higher for older people than for society as a whole.»

The argument that a student protest about fees is regarded is more dangerous than the August riots falls flat in the face of evidence.

Because trying to argue that North Korea is not attempting to extort aid or other concessions flies in the face of the evidence.

That's been the case with the migrant crisis, in the face of all evidence.

Even as it was unfolding, the Twitter angle was being downgraded in the face of evidence that the Moldvovan protesters seemed to be using just about EVERY online tool available — from Facebook to text...

Even as it was unfolding, the Twitter angle was being downgraded in the face of evidence that the Moldvovan protesters seemed to be using just about EVERY online tool available — from Facebook to text messages to blogs and email newsletters — to organize and spread the word (of course, it didn't help when it turned out that very few people in Moldova are even ON Twitter).

The Orange Book wing of the party is preventing the liberal democrats from acting pragmatically, and all too often adopting neo-liberal dogma in the face of evidence to do otherwise.

They are unwilling to compromise or change their beliefs, even in the face of evidence or reason.

«It will amount to flying in the face of the evidence before the court to believe the story of the accused persons that they have no knowledge of the commission of the offences and the exhibits tendered except their handsets.

Refusal to act in the face of evidence is their opening gambit in the inquiry into wrongdoing at News International.

This flies in the face of evidence showing that ETE is one of the best ways to ensure someone does not reoffend.

This statement flies in the face of evidence of the law governing refugee status.

On the face of it the evidence for referring Hunt to the independent adviser on the Ministerial code seems overwhelming.

«It flies in the face of the evidence that was presented and offends against the principles of natural justice,» he said.

That is because science demands humility in the face of evidence, Holt observed.

The U.K. Medical Research Council (MRC), one of the main sponsors of a large trial of hormone replacement therapy in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, has postponed the decision whether or not to continue the trial in the face of evidence from a similar U.S. study that ended 2 weeks ago.

This perception flies in the face of all evidence to the contrary.

In the face of this evidence, the incoming regime of Donald Trump will pump out even more greenhouse gases, while denying there is a problem.

While I believe the Paleolithic option would be superior in the measure of blood markers and all health related parameters, my personal beliefs count for shit in the face of evidence — and this should hold true for anyone who talks about nutrition.

The case for intervention, particularly at the primary, preventative level, becomes incontrovertible in the face of the evidence about well - being and performance from education and beyond.

The same can be said of opponents, whose insistence, in the face of all evidence, that school choice is harmful has led them to ignore its real achievements.

Recently, a number of countries have made policy changes in the face of evidence that overall national performance is associated with reduced disparities between schools.

It is rare for policy initiatives to be expanding in the face of evidence that those initiatives may have negative effects on key outcomes.

The finding that there was no occupation - wide shortage of teachers «flies in the face of the evidence», he said.

The system is already fragmented beyond repair, and this bonkers idea flies in the face of all evidence.

She used this to say teachers and policy makers should be humble enough to reassess their assumptions in the face of evidence (the evidence in this case being that enquiry - based learning reduced PISA scores).

The remarks follow what you would typically expect from a controversial nominee trying to tip toe around her record of zealously advocating tearing down traditional public education even in the face of evidence of failure.