Sentences with phrase «for minority opinions»

Look for minority opinions, and analyze them — maybe that have it right.

For the minority opinion, like the trial judge, these words were ambiguous.

Not exact matches

A recent Biz2Credit survey of more than 1,500 minority business owners from across the country in late March and early April asked for their opinions about the economy overall and their own prospects for success in 2016.

«The record indicates not just a hostility toward Democrat districts, but a hostility to minority districts, and a willingness to use race for partisan advantage,» U.S. District Judges Xavier Rodriguez and Orlando Garcia wrote in their opinion.

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Akbar believed that he needed closer social contacts with the Hindus, for he was of the opinion that Mughal rule in India could not rest for long on the strength of the Muslim minority unless it had the active support of the Hindus.

«For a minority long accustomed to public praise, such opinions came as a rude awakening,» write Portes and Stepick.

In the 1950's and even perhaps into the early 60's the support for civil rights also represented a minority opinion.

The American political system has in fact shown a remarkable ability, for two centuries, to find such accommodations and to allow room for minority beliefs and opinions to flourish.

There's now an opinio — granted, a minority opinion — among baseball writers that any player from that era must be held accountable for what happened.

Pete Willett's incendiary opinions about Ugly American behavior proved to be on the money — for a very vocal minority.

A key requirement of democracy is equal protection of all stakeholders - i.e., if at some point there is a completely fair vote of 2/3 population preferring the choices advocated and implemented by party A; and 1/3 preferring the choices of party B - then a system must ensure that the minority gets adequate protections and fair treatment; so that while at this moment country gets steered to choice A, the minority doesn't get punished in any way for saying that in their opinion choice B might be best; and if some of the original voters change their mind, the choice B can still be known even if the governing clique that was elected on the idea of A wants to continue with A forever.

Now, I don't want to be too cynical - if you wanted people to support a constitutional amendment which relinquishes sovereignty to Canada, you'd need a huge amount of social influence over a prolonged period of time; but some of the existing initiatives for constitutional amendments are challenging mostly because of active minority groups applying pressure in both directions rather than staunch popular opinion.

Although it is not regarded as truly proportional by campaigners for electoral reform, AV is favoured by some because it maintains the constituency link, ensures elected MPs have the support of at least 50 per cent of voters and allows supporters of minority parties to express opinion through their first vote while giving their second preference to a mainstream party.

Loughran questioned why some members of the Republican - supported minority were accepting the legal opinion of the lawyer for the Democratic majority.

In my opinion, the search for the ever elusive solution to problems pertaining to minority issues is at the crux of the argument in favor of everyone caring about minority issues.

The distraction is unfortunate, Boslough says, adding that he only insisted on the minority opinion because it was more important to include the climate change information than to avoid the potential for distraction.

Dr. Boslough has written a minority opinion as Appendix D.» The mysterious «Appendix D» In Appendix D Boslough, a physicist at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., wrote that he disagreed with the steering committee's reasons for removing the climate data.

The second group will be those who have some psychological need to champion minority opinions, always feeling like they are somehow intellectually superior to the «idiots» that make up the general populace for being too dimwitted to understand that which they know to be of great quality.

However, while it is entirely understandable that someone who cares passionately about their craft should resent the focus being pulled to another person's work, this does seem to be the minority opinion in Hollywood, at least for now.

Sixty Four Percent of Americans Support Affirmative Action The public opinion polling on behalf of AFC found that 64 percent of Americans support overall affirmative action for women and minorities.

In a withering opinion, Judge Rolf M. Treu essentially blamed the unions for depriving minority children, in particular, of a quality education by shielding incompetent teachers from dismissal.

Though it should be noted that the difference between Bair's and Mrs. Blake's opinion on minority student representation is that while Bair simply acknowledges that these students, especially the Puerto Rican children, will face hardships during their students careers, Mrs. Blake advocates for the language accommodation of Puerto Rican students.

Yet, as the minority opinion points out, the legislature abandoned the use of restricted funds for public schools long ago.

I think I can speak for 99.99999999 % of my reader base when I say your opinion of posting rumors is in the minority!

It would be great if you could conduct primary research and investigate the opinion of those people who were directly affected by the affirmative action (minority students and teachers, for example).

So wanting something new for fans that already played the originals is a minority opinion?

Adam has a penchant for strong, minority opinions, and loves Mass Effect, JRPGs, and the Warriors games — sometimes perhaps a bit too much.

Of course, this isn't true: those in academia are constantly debating and modifying their ideas over time as new evidence comes to light, and those who hold minority viewpoints are valued for their opinion, but only when they can provide evidence for their stance, not for their ability to sign a petition.

Most economists, for instance, think the economic goal of social organization is to maximize growth, and that the minority opinion in opposition is extremely dangerous.

It's for the best that skeptics have a voice and the minority opinion is heard, especially in science.

However, as the minority pointed out in an impressive dissenting opinion, the Grand Chamber had recently confirmed in Saadi v Italy (App No 37201 / 06)[2008] All ER (D) 432 (Feb) that in expulsion cases, there was no room for a proportionality analysis in applying Art 3.

For example, the majority or minority opinions of the Supreme Court of Canada in Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 SCR 634, 1995 CanLII 55.

Torts — Negligence — Medical malpractice — Causation — Trial judge finding respondent obstetrician liable for applicant infant's injuries — Whether, under principles described in Snell v. Farrell, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 311, it is open for a trier of fact to find causation by drawing an inference based on all the evidence led at trial, notwithstanding the fact that the defence has led some evidence to the contrary — Whether, in an informed consent case, the causation issue is decided in accordance with the majority or the minority opinions of the House of Lords in Chester v Afshar, [2005] 1 A.C. 134.

The next libraries that will be released in searchable form are: European Center for Minority Issues, Foreign & International Law Resources Database, Philip C. Jessup Library, Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), and the U.S. Attorney General Opinions Library.

It is the opinion of Student Caucus, that the Minority Proposal adequately protects the public while providing a level playing field for licensing candidates, furthering the profession's commitment to access to justice and equity.

A case in point is the Federal Constitutional Court's OMT - decision that has, as Justice Lübbe - Wolff pointed out in her minority opinion, «incalculable consequences for the operating currency of the euro zone and the national economies depending on it».

Vital questions remain over who in the FDA requested a «minority report,» written by Dr. David Hager, which laid out reasons for the FDA to disregard the opinions of its own blue - ribbon advisory panels and reject over-the-counter status for Plan B. Emergency contraception is a safe and effective way to prevent unintended pregnancy after unprotected intercourse.

His research centers on several main issues: (1) the implications of religion and spirituality for mental and physical health and mortality risk; (2) religious variations in family life, with particular attention to intimate relationships and childrearing; (3) the role of religious institutions, practices, and values among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States; (4) the influence of religious factors on political attitudes and policy preferences; and (5) public opinion surrounding issues of race, ethnicity, and immigration in the contemporary United States.

There is considerable support for the view that respect for the rights of minorities is required by peremptory norms of international law: Arbitration Commission of the Conference of the European Community on Yugoslavia («the Badinter Commission») Opinion No 2, (1992) 92 International Law Reports 167.

These dissenting opinions provided excellent legal fodder for potential court cases that could be launched by the defending parties affected negatively by the minority opinions upholding the applicant's position.