Sentences with phrase «interesting public figures»

Certainly the Dalai Lama is an interesting public figure and the cover is bright with his red monk's toga and eager countenance.

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But when a plane crashes, there is enormous public and economic interest in figuring out what went wrong.

«The question is who's going to be able to figure out the model where the costs of producing high quality journalism and high quality information in the public interest don't exceed the revenue that you can generate from it.»

The company in theory has to comply unless there is some public interest in the data (say, it's a public figure, of historical use, etc.), but there is some debate about how it will be enforced.

One interesting observation to be gained from these figures is that the paid - time religious programs had reached the peak of their influence, numerically at least, almost three years before most public attention was given to them in the election year of 1980.

The pathology of this collapse is obvious: the politics of the ring, which are based on petty feuds and revenge: the failure of Madison Square Garden to put money back into the sport that did so much to make its reputation; the lack of a commanding figure to lead the game out of the wilderness, to bring a semblance of organization and thought to it, in brief to revive public interest.

That could be true, but Petrino's account has long had lots of very interesting follows that are highly unusual for public figures associated with academia, so to speak.

The story going public could also contribute to driving up any compensation figure should it go to a tribunal, as a committee would consider «substantiated interest» in the player when awarding compensation.

While viewing figures are not the most important factor behind Sky's Premier League rights buy — which is driven by pay TV subscription metrics — they are an obvious indicator of public interest and sustainability of the audience and subscribers.

«In an ideal world, these figures would be of interest only to academics and the church itself but in a country where the church in question has a privileged legal and constitutional position, they must be subject to wider public scrutiny and their implications drawn out.

Before an election, all interest groups, both in the private and public sector, want to understand the policies and the key figures of the party likely to form the government.

Yes we emphatically are... I think David still attracts an extraordinary amount of attention, he's still a very interesting figure for the media and the public and he does reflect and represent change.

However, President Akufo - Addo indicated that as one of the public figures most constantly vilified in sections of the Ghanaian media, and one who, ironically, was a principal actor in the repeal of the law, he continues to insist that its repeal was necessary in the public interest in our emerging democracy.

Once we factor in spending on the likes of debt interest and benefits, the government's figures show spending on public services will have to be cut between 2011 and 2014.

Although it is not clear what the documents are or who is named in them, Caproni referred to Lowell's client as a «public figure» whose connection to Silver is of «countervailing interest.»

As the very word «planet» seems to carry a «psychological weight,» he figures that more planets could encourage that public interest.

Robin: It's interesting to me because I was at bunch of sessions where scientists and sometimes journalists were trying to figure out why the general public and policy makers in the United States have yet to really take any significant action to mitigate and pull back climate change.

A 2012 study out of the Indiana University School of Public Health confirmed what most couples have already figured out — assisted reproductive techniques, especially IVF, cause problems with sexual desire, interest, and satisfaction.

Negative Opinions About a Particular Race To delay outstanding, public figures must brave those ways that make them a topic of interest.

But a lengthy meditation by a famous person on their own public image is only interesting if that public figure is doing real reflection.

Wade figures out the first couple of clues using secret surveillance tapes that are now part of the public archive (hmm), and as for the third clue, Spielberg loses interest in the whole quest thing right around the time that we do.

It is certainly interesting and provocative, but somewhat slight when compared to other films to cover important popular figures, mostly treated as a sort of «coming of age» film for the elderly Queen of England and the attitude of the Royal Family towards the public.

Among those with children in underperforming schools, just 13 percent said there was another public school in the district to which they were interested in sending their children (see Figure 2).

She's almost certainly going to rival Randi Weingarten as a public figure — and to give palpitations to all (regardless of party) who don't advance what she sees as the rightful — and, in her view, inseparable — interests of teachers and kids.

One local school board member has banned me from commenting on his «public figure» Facebook page (which I see as a free speech violation), both because I questioned his denial of SGPs and some other conflicts of interests I saw, although indirectly related to this particular case.

It seems to me most conventional publishers these days are only interested in authors who already have a large following or well - known public figures, so I very much doubt any of them would be interested in me!

So, if renowned figures can't conquer their dread of public speaking, then it is hardly surprising that many students never conquer their dread of essay assignments, even if their chosen topic for a research paper is one that interests them.

Over the past decade, there has been a gradual aggregate shift from public equities to fixed - income and alternative assets, reflecting growing interest in reducing investment risk, especially in limiting the volatility of plan liabilities (Figure 6).

People involved in every aspect of the pet industry, veterinary medicine and the general public will find facts and figures in this study that interest them.

More titles with better Amiibo functionality need to be released pronto, before the public loses interest and these little plastic figures end up in Nintendo's pile of forgotten gimmicks, next to the Power Glove, Virtual Boy, motion controls, and 3D screens.

MA: With the painting Conjestina Achieng, I wanted to have elements of the painting that suggested that Conjestina, the central figure of the painting, had been given the role of village idiot by the local media (under the guise of public interest, she was repeatedly filmed and interviewed in an institution and at home while going through episodes of paranoid schizophrenia).

To a far wider public, who might be drawn to William Blake — of course, also a very radical figure, I would say, up to this day — that'll be an interesting journey to go on.

«Her work incorporates diverse influences and artistic traditions that make her a pioneering figure in American art, and we are thrilled to galvanize renewed interest in her work and life to introduce her unique vision to a broad public.»

David (Figure 1) placed his own head on the guillotine in the interest of public safety, it was characterized by form, proportions, and utter lack of humor.

Oldenburg became interested in the idea of «poetry of scale» as he received numerous public commissions for sculpture parks, museums and college campuses, defying the concept that monuments need to depict iconic events or historical figures.

Gallery visitor figures are on a spectacularly rising curve and press and public interest has never been greater.

We are looking forward to top our previous figure of 35,000 visitors during the week of April 10 - 14, 2013 including collectors, artists, curators and general public who are interested in what Zona Maco Mexico Arte Contemporáneo may offer.

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For the Democrats, I am sensing some gnashing and consternation behind the scenes (Steven Chu has made some pretty interesting public statements about all this), trying to figure out how to fix the problems.

who should we believe: you, who has a vested interest in the image of your company or the figures which the consumer watchdog provides so that the public are not fooled by all the greenwash?

Can anyone imagine it was an accident that Hansen's latest PR b.s. coincides with all the focus upon NASA due to the Mars mission???? Govt officials and public figures are highly highly attuned to media priorities and waves of interest.

What I'm finding interesting is that the Mann vs. Steyn case is about freedom of speech, hyperbole and what constitutes opinion of public figures.

Practically speaking, though, that, too, is a non-issue... if people are talking about you, it's because either you're a public figure or the subject matter is of public interest).

The state is operated in public, under the control of public figures who depend on popularity and lavish funding from various interest groups (now free, by Supreme Court decision, to operate in the dark) for their positions of power.

Maybe the writers of this (extremely informative and interesting) site need to get together with a group of sympathetic child psychologists in order to figure out the best way to present the global warming issue to the public....

However, in certain circumstances, there may be a preponderant interest of the general public (for instance, if the individual concerned was a public figure)[97].

As reported by The Times of London, five law lords unanimously ruled in favor of a public - interest defense that more closely resembles the «actual malice» standard applied in U.S. libel cases involving public officials and public figures.

Phil Shiner of Public Interest Lawyers has been celebrated by fellow lawyers and, for his contribution in exposing serious human rights abuses that would otherwise been hidden, rightly so — but he also became a hate figure, the Mail ran a front page story claiming Shiner had «caused anger and revulsion».

Under US case law, an individual qualifies as a public figure when public attention is focused on him by virtue of «accomplishments, fame, or mode of living, or [adoption of] a profession or calling» that provides the public with «a legitimate interest in his doings, his affairs, and his charac - ter.»

recasting the tort of defamation into two different tracks: one for public figures, who pose the highest risk of abusing the tort, and one for private plaintiffs, whose reputational interest is akin to traditional notions of reputation.