Sentences with phrase «for public attitudes»

It took barely a decade for public attitudes to reverse.

Not exact matches

The findings appear to show that public attitudes about the media are «more complex and nuanced than many traditional studies indicate,» according to the American Press Institute, which conducted the study as part of a collaborative effort with the Associated Press - NORC Center for Public Affairs Respublic attitudes about the media are «more complex and nuanced than many traditional studies indicate,» according to the American Press Institute, which conducted the study as part of a collaborative effort with the Associated Press - NORC Center for Public Affairs ResPublic Affairs Research.

Another advantage for B.C.'s natural gas exporters is supportive lawmakers and generally favourable attitudes among the public.

Give them a public shout - out for the intangible contribution their infectious attitude delivers.

We should not, in the name of public health, cultivate an attitude that makes it more difficult for those suffering to access what relief they have been able to find.

Less than a year after making public his concept for a «Hyperloop» high - speed transportation system — essentially saying, «have at it, developers» — the erstwhile PayPal co-founder, current CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, and general poster boy for successful geeky entrepreneurs has made another bold declaration of his laissez - faire attitude toward intellectual property.

That's the right attitude for a public servant like Carney to have.

The poll on education funding, done by Environics Research for the Alberta Teachers Association, dealt only with public attitudes about public funding for private schools.

As GFI has pointed out, however, many animal charities are already working to shift public attitudes; some have been working in that area for decades.94 In fact, advancing technology elegantly complements all the work that is being done to shift attitudes.

Critics of GFI might be concerned that their work does not directly help to change public attitudes towards animals, and changing those attitudes may be essential for ensuring lasting progress.

However, we still think it's important for the animal movement to target some outreach toward individuals, as a shift in public attitudes could lead to more institutional change.

We know Sullivan does not really believe this, because his entire argument in favor of legalized homosexual marriage hinges on the recognition that public law is the most powerful tool for shaping individual attitudes.

Roger Harding, head of public attitudes at the National Centre for Social Research who produced a report into the findings, was quoted by The Times as saying: «It suggests people are taking their moral views from elsewhere.»

Once a certain pluralism in the Church and in her public opinion has been understood and practised, a fair democratic attitude will become easier for both sides.

As in oral cultures, it is necessary for communal memory and attitudes to be cultivated and renewed more deliberately within the public sphere through repetition and ritual.

For most Christians, and especially for the evangelical Protestants now increasingly prominent in our public life, the attitude toward Jews and Judaism is entirely beniFor most Christians, and especially for the evangelical Protestants now increasingly prominent in our public life, the attitude toward Jews and Judaism is entirely benifor the evangelical Protestants now increasingly prominent in our public life, the attitude toward Jews and Judaism is entirely benign.

For instance, a hypothetical public high school teacher who advanced New Age ideas and attitudes under a neutral or secular wrapping would be far less vulnerable to legal challenge than would be a teacher who spoke of God by name or who expounded on the biblical foundations of Western thought.

After the issue was decided by this public Jerusalem Conference, it would have been well nigh impossible for James to take the restrictive Jewish attitude he did toward the Christian gentiles in Antioch (Gal.

I've heard or read varying degrees of that same attitude when it comes to some of the conversations about «biblical» womanhood as people heap guilt on mothers or fathers for everything from choosing public school education to relying on babysitters or daycare, from Sunday School to family structures.

Then the public attitude changed, and for several decades very few new power stations were built.

Another tactic to insure real debate would be to ask candidates to confront one another on TV for three hours; after the first hour or so, candidates could no longer dodge questions or avoid revealing their real attitudes and thinking processes to the public.

The first sort of irresponsibility is the kind which appears in the «public - bedamned» attitude once explicitly adopted by some great corporations and still somewhat in vogue, as when great manufacturing or financial concerns resist the right of the public to be given an accounting for human and monetary values.

If we have lived in North America for 50 or 60 years, then, unless we are amongst the exceptions, we have witnessed the advent of public attitudes towards religion which are vastly different from those that were prevalent in our teens and twenties.

At several points he touches upon the paradoxes of modern urbanism and the tragic ironies of our cultural attitude toward cities: although we now have more individual freedom, technical ability, and, arguably, social equity, we do not live in places as hospitable to human beings as were our cities of the past; we are pragmatists who build shoddily; our current obsession with historic preservation is the flip side of our utter lack of confidence in our ability to build well; while cultures with shared ascetic ideals and transcendent orientation built great cities and produced great landscapes, modern culture's expressive ideals, dogmatic public secularism, and privatized religiosity produce for us, even with our vast wealth, only private luxury, a spoiled countryside, and a public realm that is both venal and incoherent; above all, we simultaneously idolize nature and ruin it.

Making Europe's production, consumption and trade in food environmentally sustainable is possible, but it will require a major shift in public attitudes, policies and knowledge and seizing current opportunities for change, according to a newly published European Environment Agency (EEA) report.

«I spoke with Patrick for two hours and I can say — and maybe he will not be happy that I am saying this in public — he is really disgusted by Arsenal and Arsene's attitude.»

Dr Brown called for a change in public attitudes, saying:

A: The Children's Rights Council (CRC) is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization serving families and at - risk youth for more than 30 years, long working to promote a society where laws, attitudes and public opinion affirm that «The Best Parent is Both Parents» ®.

* Issue 40, Mar - May 2006 Insert 1 - WABA Annual Summary Report for 2005 Insert 2 - Attitudes Can Change: Supporting Mothers and Their Babies in Public Nursing Insert 3 - Announcement: Breastfeeding Advocacy and Practice Course Insert 4 - From the desk of Ted Greiner, WABA Research Task Force Coordinator

Recently, we heard of a mom kicked out for breastfeeding on flight, showing that public attitudes to nursing in public are still quite negative.

Ingram and Johnson worked with fathers to increase breastfeeding support for mothers and found that fathers» attitudes to breastfeeding in public and knowing how much milk the baby was getting had the most influence on whether they supported their partner to continue to breastfeed [52].

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

Some question marks remain over the attitude of the leader, but the MP for Islington North is no longer seen universally as a politician that the public affairs industry could never do business with.

There can be few issues that are as emotive - or, for that matter, attitudes that are as inconsistent - as the public's mood towards armed conflicts.

In truth, the general election after this one may be the most critical, for if a new group of politicians come into Parliament, and the public, after five years, sense that little has changed, then public attitudes to politics and politicians may plummet still further.

ComRes has been continuously tracking public attitudes towards the economy for ITV News since the spending review was announced in October 2010.

My research has looked in detail attitudes to public policy issues, the prospects for each party, perceptions of political leaders, and the state of play in the marginal seats that determine the outcome of elections.

EVAW called for «Compulsory Sex and Relationships Education to ensure that all schools tackle harmful attitudes and behaviours amongst young people», and this was accompanied by a survey by YouGov which found that 86 per cent of the public thinking that «it should be compulsory for secondary schools to provide sex and relationships education which addresses sexual consent and respectful relationships» — with 48 per cent also thinking this for primary schools.

A survey published by the Department for Transport on «Public attitudes towards road congestion», which was carried out between November 2009 and February 2010, found that over half of adults agreed that the current system of paying for road use should change so that the amount people paid was based on how often, when and where they used the roads.

City Comptroller John Liu, a public school parent, criticized the administration for its condescending attitude toward parents.

While being married was once a requirement for public office, he said attitudes have changed.

British Future argues, in a publication to be released this autumn focusing on public attitudes to immigration, that offering an in / out EU referendum is a prerequisite for any party that wants to be trusted on the issue.

· Mentality (Bristol) A youth leadership project concerned with challenging negative attitudes surrounding the issue of mental health, raising awareness about mental health problems, providing support and advice for young people, and opening up a frank public discussion.

The Agbekoya chief, spoke through the National Publicity Secretary of the association, Chief Olatunji Bamidele, said it was wrong for traditional leaders to disrespect themselves in the public, saying that Agbekoya, as a Yoruba socio - cultural group, would not support any traditional ruler that displayed immature attitude in public.

A further unrealistic attitude which both political leaders and the public encourage with equal enthusiasm is an exaggerated notion of what any government can achieve so that nothing unfortunate happens for which the public will not blame the government and for which politicians are not prepared to assume responsibility or at least, if in opposition, to blame the government.

In a sign that public attitudes towards drugs are becoming decidedly more liberal, an Ipsos - MORI poll for the Transform Drug Policy Foundation found 53 % of people want cannabis legalised, while just 14 % want tougher penalties for users.

As previously argued, vox pops are no substitute for public opinion polls, since they do not convey the complexity of people's attitudes or understanding of politics.

For him, the damage caused by the expenses row was a direct result of the untrusting attitude which politicians have had towards the public being thrown back at them.

Peter Kellner considers our recent polling for the Sunday Times to explore public attitudes surrounding this divisive issue

YouGov has tested public attitudes in our latest poll for the Sunday Times.