Sentences with phrase «important background issue»

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I don't care about Romney's religious background nearly so much as I do the lack of integrity he displayed in so readily backtracking on a number of important ethical and legal issues in order to appeal to the Republicans» conservative Christian national base.

This is why it is so important to understand the historical and cultural background of any text in Scripture, and especially the original intent of the various laws, because if we fail to understand or recognize these background issues, it is possible that in trying to obey a law, we are actually doing the exact opposite of what God originally intended by that law.

She volunteers as a court - appointed child advocate, has a background in social services and writes about issues important to families.

We urge Gov. Cuomo to follow the legislature's decisive June decision on this issue and answer the loud calls from New Yorkers of every background by signing this important legislation and scraping this archaic law from the books forever,» the statement read.

«Gun legislation is a very important and controversial issue right now, but our findings show that some laws, specifically those to strengthen background checks and require a permit to purchase a firearm, will not deny people the right to bear arms, but will help protect the public,» says Lee.

As a philosopher with a background in biological science, I applaud your recent special issue on reality (29 September, p 34) as a valuable marker of where we are, and aren't, on this important topic.

The primary objective of the RME course is to provide a state - of - the - art review of various aspects of regenerative medicine including background material, the key scientific components of the field of regenerative medicine, ethical, economic and issues important to regenerative medicine as well as an opportunity to network and meet leading professionals in the field.

SeekingArrangement's Wade neatly summarises the key issues affecting the dating industry: «Over the next 12 months, I see two issues becoming increasingly important; mobile applications to make dating websites more accessible and background checks to make online dating safer.»

Malcolm X (Spike Lee, 1992) and Lumumba (Raoul Peck, 2000) are discussed from the important perspective of whether they represent racial - colonialist «appropriationist» or «assimilationist» narratives, and Bingham uses specific textual details (including cinematic techniques), extensive background production research, and his own logical argumentation to substantiate his opinions on these significant issues.

Although Connecticut is learning the hard way that lawyers, with no classroom or education background, don't make the best education leaders, it's impossible to believe that Governor Malloy's Education Commissioner, Stefan Pryor, and his senior leadership team fail to understand that creating a safe school environment is one of the most important educational issues of our time.

As this issue seems very important to you, I hope you will research the background information further.

We look forward to more dialogue with RWA on this important issue, and to continuing to publish great books by romance writers of all backgrounds.»

«Deputy Secretary Patenaude's extensive background in housing finance will allow her to immediately begin work on the most important issues facing the housing finance system.

That said, it certainly is possible for a rescue dog from a bad background to have behavior issues — that's why it's always important to ask questions and to evaluate the dog thoroughly before adopting.

Knowing and implementing humane handling techniques and having a background in cat medical issues are hugely important.

You also won't likely know much if anything about your new puppy's parents or background (here is where genetic testing can really be important, not just to confirm breed but in predicting future potential vet bills due to inherited health issues!)

Yet one issue adventure games have always struggled with is the pixel hunt: having missed an important item, or even an entire area, that unfortunately blended into the background when you first passed it by, players end up having to trawl through every corner of the screen to find that one hidden pixel that will let you pick up an object or exit via a new path.

It has some flaws - sometimes the platforms which Anne can jump onto blend in with the static background, sometimes the platforming is fiddly with edges not aligning with the art, sometimes the way the game plays with focus screws up and an important part of the scene is blurred, but these issues are few and far between.

«As Aljira enters its 35th year in Newark, it's important that we continue to be a platform for artists of all backgrounds to present meaningful work that reflects the major issues of the day.

Some fresh background placing this voyage in context has come from Lawson W. Brigham, a retired captain of one of America's aging polar icebreakers and lead author of an important report on Arctic shipping trends and issues, the Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment.

I think that rather than comment on the story (which is still timely), I would like to say that we have been fortunate that out of a world population of nearly 7 billion people, Dr. Hansen and you, Andy (among others who have stayed more in the background) were in the right place at the right time with the requisite intelligence, experience, and character to bring this information to the public, and that we are most fortunate that, 20 years later, neither of you has given up on this the most important issue of our time.

Besides, when reading these reports, it's important to remember that they are primarily targeted to an audience of legislators - many of which (evidently) lack the proper background to fully grasp the more complex issues at hand.

With those comments as a background, we have received a number of implementation questions from employers touching on a number of important issues.

In the most common collaborative divorce model that we use in Tampa Bay, a neutral facilitator, who generally has a mental health background, is retained to help the clients focus on the future and the issues (such as parenting) that are most important to them rather than the arguments of the past.

Mark Sward, Director of Privacy at Sterling Talent Solutions, shared why background screening is important, the types of background screening and the importance of creating a background screening policy for your organization in a recent issue of Canadian HR Reporter.

Most employers today use background screening to help make good decisions in hiring or other employment issues, and criminal background is one of the most important factors to consider.

We believe that certain data practices employed by some CRAs place our profession and consumers at risk and have come together to raise awareness in the background screening industry, the human resources field, and with the public of these important issues.

So there is a greater recognition that in the environment, particularly in the banking and financial industries that it is very important to keep out in the first place those people that may cause you issues, and that is not perfect of course, background screening is not a perfect science.

This PBS guideline presents practical information concerning the value of preemployment background screening, the importance of the application form, important legal issues and considerations (such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, privacy issues, state laws, rules and regulations), the key elements of preemployment background screening, the types of information to utilize in verifying the key elements, the use of credit reporting agencies in preemployment background screening, and an appendix of a sample preemployment background screening flow chart.

Some key criteria covered in a career assessment test are position overview, objectives, job performance and achievements, working environment, job interest, educational background and training, language proficiency, company environment, personal needs and other issues that are important to you.

It's an important issue in Australia and one explored in a number of conference sessions focused on the experiences of end of life care for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including in remote regions.

A neutral facilitator, who generally has a counseling background, is oftentimes retained to cut through the clutter of emotionally charged issues and help the parties focus on what is most important to them.

As such services are often under - resourced, it is important to succinctly inform the service directors in writing about the project and to allow sufficient time for a response.8 Researchers should be prepared to meet with the service directors to further discuss their background and the project's aims, ethical issues, implications and potential benefits to the community.

When you bring in a neutral collaborative facilitator, who generally has a mental health background, you can cut through the clutter of emotionally - charged issues and get to the heart of what is important, such a parenting plan in which both spouses are heavily involved in the children's lives, or a distribution of assets that permits both parties to be safe and secure in their future.

Current research is validating how attachment issues are an important focus in therapy I come from a Family Systems background focusing on strength - based narratives that build on resiliency.

These activities provide a way for therapists to develop a relationship with a child, create a comfortable background activity for talking about important issues, and address concerns such as fairness, social skills, and acceptance of winning and losing.

As detailed below, finding a mediator with a background of working with families with these issues and a commitment to continuing education regarding divorce and parenting studies is often very important.

Most therapists use the first session as a opportunity to get to know you, and some will do what's call an intake, where they ask many background questions that may not seem specific to your presenting issue, but are still important.

(40) The draft Strategy applies to perpetual leases, pastoral holdings, term leases, and special leases issued for grazing and agricultural purposes and has formed an important background to native title negotiations.

To help you explain the current conditions in commercial real estate and how they affect the overall economy, the Commercial Real Estate and Government Affairs divisions of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ® have created an eight - page document filled with important background information and summaries of the key financial issues affecting our $ 6.7 trillion industry.