Sentences with phrase «in public opinion on»

And lo and behold, recent droughts, fires, and storms — the last being Sandy — undoubtedly have proven the theories of my much beloved «skeptics,» about the causal factors in public opinion on climate change.

Shifts in public opinion on climate change are tied to efforts of political leaders and advocacy groups.

This year's results from the 2016 survey are discussed in a report that includes analysis of ten - year trends in public opinion on the most important issues in education reform.

Figure 2: Trends in Public Opinion on Charter Schools for the Full Sample and by Political Affiliation

A similar dynamic was evident in public opinion on No Child Left Behind in the waning years of the George W. Bush administration.

This year's survey results are presented in a report that includes analysis of ten - year trends in public opinion on the most important issues in education reform.

If the Harry Potter fandom camp was ever united in public opinion on the film adaptations they never made that concordance known.

«These differences in what Americans hear can affect public opinion, potentially helping explain the relative stability in public opinion on abortion over the past 30 years.»

Director general Albonetti says the functions of the Forum will include «fostering public debate and monitoring changes in public opinion on the societal impact of science and technology, providing the Regional Executive and Regional Council with guidance and information on research investments and innovation programs, and working with regional and international institutions to promote the transfer of research results to economic development.»

This study, published in a recent issue of the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, is the first to use financial investors» actions, rather than self - reported opinions, to investigate the trans - Atlantic difference in public opinion on climate change and the environment.

However just minute earlier, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry suggested there could be a second referendum if there was a big change in public opinion on Brexit.

The global economic collapse of the last 12 months has produced a dramatic shift in public opinion on appropriate reward for a job well done and what should happen when things don't go well.

The flow is vulnerable to a number of factors, including unpredictable shifts in public opinion on such emotive issues as immigration and preferential treatment of foreigners in the workplace.

Not exact matches

If that sounds familiar, it's because it was also true in 2016 and 2013 as public opinion on the issue has been rising at a steady clip.

While it's still unclear if Session's views will translate into changes in policy or enforcement, this attitude shift at the federal level doesn't align with public opinion on the issue.

Each year, the Harris Poll conducts its «Reputation Quotient» study, examining public opinion on the 100 most visible companies in America.

How it all turns out will depend on the appeal — and Shkreli is clearly banking on victory either there — or in the court of public opinion.

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll ™ among 1087 Canadians 18 years of age and older, the average amount of vacation time given to employed workers is about 4 weeks (3.7), while the self - employed take a similar amount of time off (4.0 weeks, on average).

«I think United is likely to be found on legally solid ground, but has already lost in the court of public opinion, and will pay dearly for it,» Quinn said according to Reuters, noting that Dao could still get a substantial settlement from the airline.

Uber and Waymo have both launched public demos, presumably to get an early start on swaying public opinion while testing the tech in a real - world setting.

Thursday's sanctions target Russians indicted last month as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling on charges of conspiracy to interfere in the election by waging a social - media influence operation to sow discord and sway public opinion in the US in favor of Trump.

Increasingly, businesses are interested in using these opinions to get a read on their public image and the tastes of consumers.

Bonifacio Ilagan, who was jailed and tortured during Marcos» martial - law period, has said Duterte's references to martial law could be a «trial balloon» in order to assess public opinion on amending the constitution to expand his ability to declare martial law.

In responding to Beijing's offensives, they will rely mainly on Hong Kong's independent judiciary and public opinion for protection.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Neiman Marcus, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting as of July 28, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated September 18, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

«Negative publicity or public opinion resulting from these matters may increase the risk of reputational harm to our business, which can impact our ability to keep and attract customers, our ability to attract and retain qualified team members, result in the loss of revenue, or have other material adverse effects on our results of operations and financial condition.»

But it is also true that public opinion began to show a partisan split on trade before Trump won the nomination, with Republicans displaying more skepticism toward TPP in polls even as they showed more enthusiasm on Capitol Hill.

In - depth analyses of elite and public opinion survey data from the United States and China on a wide range of security issues provide nuanced and far - reaching insights into the potential effects of these attitudes on the U.S. - China relationship.

There is also a sense among analysts that investors believe the worst may be over in terms of public opinion, though that remains to be seen given the outrage over the disaster caused by the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in April.

FedEx's independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for performing an audit of FedEx's consolidated financial statements and expressing an opinion on the fair presentation of those financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

Sustained national media attention on the shooting, emotional confrontations between politicians and survivors and their families, as well as a public - opinion shift in favor of stricter gun laws could spur Congress to do something to tighten access to guns.

It shall be unlawful for any broker, dealer, or exchange, directly or indirectly, to make use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce for the purpose of using any facility of an exchange within or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to effect any transaction in a security, or to report any such transaction, unless such exchange (1) is registered as a national securities exchange under section 6 of this title, or (2) is exempted from such registration upon application by the exchange because, in the opinion of the Commission, by reason of the limited volume of transactions effected on such exchange, it is not practicable and not necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors to require such registration

In any case, Giuliani's admission is more evidence that as Robert Mueller's team closes in on the Oval Office, Trump has decided to double down on litigating the president's scandals in the court of public opinioIn any case, Giuliani's admission is more evidence that as Robert Mueller's team closes in on the Oval Office, Trump has decided to double down on litigating the president's scandals in the court of public opinioin on the Oval Office, Trump has decided to double down on litigating the president's scandals in the court of public opinioin the court of public opinion.

They work to secure media attention for their own work as well as for plant - based and cultured meat companies, and they have been covered in more than 480 scientific and mainstream media venues.16 Little is known about the impact of these interventions on public opinion, though it seems that raising public awareness of cultured products may be valuable, especially since the field is so new.

Here's a letter to the board of Biglari Holdings re: executive compensation [Noise Free Investing] & then more thoughts on Biglari's compensation agreement [My Investing Notebook] Where things stand in the market [Bespoke Investment Group] A list of stocks Nasdaq is canceling trades in from yesterday's madness [Business Insider] The best interest rate chart in the world [Trader's Narrative] A great macro overview from Barry Ritholtz [The Big Picture] A look at John Paulson's possible ownership of Bear Stearns CDOs [Zero Hedge] John Mauldin on the future of public debt [Advisor Perspectives] Top buys & sells from Morningstar's ultimate stock pickers [Morningstar] The truth about «Sell in May & Go Away» [WSJ] An interview with hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry [Investment Week] Bill Ackman: Let's have a public registry for stock opinion [Barron's] Hedge fund Harbinger hires ex-Orange chief for wireless plan [Dealbook] & Deutsche Telekom has been in talks with Harbinger [FT] Hedge funds begin to restructure fee system [FT]

Additional reasons might be given for The United Methodist Church to rid itself of a commitment to abortion rights: the increasing numbers of African delegates (who are, in the main, pro-life) to General Conference; the horrifyingly high abortion rates (though the annual totals are continuing to decrease) in the United States; the pro-life drift of American public opinion (which United Methodism seems to follow); the uncommon clarity of ecumenical teaching on the dignity of the human person; and the providence of God.

In the midst of giving generally good advice to conservative pro-lifers about how to play to their political strength — by emphasizing the issue of late - term abortion, where a consensus of public opinion is on their side — Krauthammer offered this:

Catharine Beecher, sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher, argued against women's suffrage on the grounds that «women could influence public affairs very satisfactorily without recourse to the ballot box, by the simple expedient of influencing the opinions and outlook of those who did have the vote — their husbands and sons» (Reay Tannahill, Sex in History, [Stein & Day], 1980, p. 389).

Is there a possibility that we can't convict someone in even the banal court of public opinion on the basis of online evidence?

Yet even as conservatives in the last two decades have made notable strides in access to influential cultural institutions in entertainment and the media, the influence of civil society and nonpolitical leaders on public opinion is still underappreciated.

Gorsuch also argued on behalf of public religious displays in dissenting opinions for cases involving Ten Commandments monuments and roadside crosses.

We see clearly in the result of the 2016 presidential election that political outcomes can act as a brake on runaway cultural agendas promoted by activists and elites at the extremes of public opinion.

When the Nazi officials on trial at Nuremberg argued in their defense that they had merely obeyed the laws of the state, public opinion quickly agreed that there ought to be a law proscribing such crimes against humanity.

In those days at least we had the sense that the government, the courts and public opinion were on the side of racial integration.

Since public opinion, or world opinion, or the opinion of governments in general has become a powerful factor in the situation, and since the West must depend very much on capturing the opinion and the sympathy of what might be called the uncommitted powers, our future is going to depend on the kind of internationalism which does not attempt to freeze the existing situation in a legalistic manner but takes the lead in predicting and preparing the necessary changes in the status quo.

At the September 1933 World YMCA conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, Bonhoeffer warned of the «growing persecution of minorities» in Nazi Germany and successfully influenced the delegates to pass a strongly worded resolution condemning the violence against Jews: «We especially deplore the fact that the State measures against the Jews in Germany have had such an effect on public opinion that in some circles the Jewish race is considered a race of inferior status.»

Whatever disciplining behavior may mean these days on the part of churches, there are no possible powers except exclusion from the particular group (which, in a heterogeneous society, is not being made a pariah) and possibly influencing public opinion.

The probable answer is that in these lectures he was addressing an audience of modernist liberal rationalists, and wanted to persuade them that even their own philosophical system had to concede at least some room for nonrational opinions on public questions, and therefore for religious opinion.

The impossibility of stamping «determinate sentencing» as good or bad in any given political climate points up the fact that reform measures ultimately depend on an informed, caring and articulate minority of citizens who can influence public opinion.

They can begin to welcome — gingerly perhaps — the churches and other NGOs as consultants and partners in the process of formulating ideas and programs, and in mobilizing public opinion in support of proposals that may make it possible for humanity to survive and thrive on this planet in a nuclear space age.