Sentences with phrase «ground on the controversial issue»

He attempted to strike a middle ground on the controversial issue of development in The Bronx, stressing that both affordable housing and mixed - income housing are necessary to make the borough a better place to live.

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Interesting Pope for sure — but BTW: None of his core beliefs differ AT ALL from the two previous Popes, it's just that his communication style is more focused on everyone's common ground — the other Popes had the same beliefs, it just that they were more outspoken on the controversial issues — so the media did not warm to them as much.

It was unclear from her input whether the Church's message, particularly on controversial moral issues, can be grounded in reason or not.

Sunder, One of the problems with the internet debates, especially those around controversial or hotly contested issues, is that the parties very often do not actually appear to engage with each other at all - they merely stand on their own ground shouting to the world about their particular take on a point and fail to actually listen to what others are saying... the classic examples of this is the «debate» about the promotion of women in the European elections and the «debate» about grammar schools - both on Conservative Home.

During an interview that will air later on «Capital Tonight», US Senate hopeful David Malpass sought to use the controversial mosque proposed for near Ground Zero as the jumping - off point from which to slam his Democratic target, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, for failing to ask questions on all manner of critical issues.

The president's decision to break his silence last Friday on the mosque proposed for construction near Ground Zero raised the volume on an already controversial issue, catapulting it into the political stratosphere and becoming an issue in races all over New York and the nation — even after (or maybe because?)

Competing perspectives face off in a quest to find common ground on controversial energy issues

Either - way, the facts on the ground show clearly that the majority of public and also scientists support scientists voicing their opinions: A Pew Research Poll in 2009 showed that a large majority of the public in the USA (76 %), and nearly all scientists (97 %), think that it is appropriate for scientists to become actively involved in political debates on controversial issues.

Morgan also weighed in on the waiver of tort issue: «Waiver of tort continues to be controversial as a ground for a damages claim.