Sentences with phrase «lack of agreement on»

Another thing that became a problem was a complete and utter lack of agreement on how the renovation should go.

A lack of agreement on definitions of learning disorders, as well as variation in the procedures that lead to school determinations among states and among individual school districts, lead to widely varying estimates of incidence.

Former White House senior strategist will defy subpoena, citing lack of agreement on scope of questioning, says individual familiar with matter

Commentators feel these numbers represent the overall lack of agreement on the best way to curb excessive payouts and indicate that the key priority is to link compensation closer to executive performance.

A footnote in the new AR5 SPM says «16 No best estimate for equilibrium climate sensitivity can now be given because of a lack of agreement on values across assessed lines of evidence and studies.»

The TSD purports to rely on IPCC work as a basis for a supposed «sensitivity» of climate to increasing atmospheric C02, but fails to mention that the most recent IPCC report completely undermines any basis for determining climate sensitivity with the following statement: «No best estimate for equilibrium climate sensitivity can now be given because of a lack of agreement on values across assessed lines of evidence and studies.»

The only thing I find noteworthy is that it further reinforces the point that there is no scientific consensus on a best estimate for equilibrium climate sensitivity, which is entirely in agreement with the IPCC's statement in AR5 WG1 SPM: «No best estimate for equilibrium climate sensitivity can now be given because of a lack of agreement on values across assessed lines of evidence and studies.»

Note 16 «No best estimate for equilibrium climate sensitivity can now be given because of a lack of agreement on values across assessed lines of evidence and studies.»

It also states, «No best estimate for equilibrium climate sensitivity can now be given because of a lack of agreement on values across assessed lines of evidence and studies.»

For some observers of the field, the relative leniency of states in reviewing their teacher - preparation programs is symptomatic of a general lack of agreement on what candidates should learn, and how they should learn it.

A primary stumbling block has been a lack of agreement on how best to identify and measure effective teaching.

A major problem in epigenetics is that there is a lack of agreement on its exact definition.

Lofgren, in turn, blames House Speaker John Boehner (R - OH) for the lack of an agreement on comprehensive reform, saying that he has refused to engage in serious negotiations.

The arrangement, they argue, has led to watered - down accomplishments like a minimum wage that won't increase to $ 15 north of the New York City suburbs until a pre-determined point in the future and a lack of agreement on key voting reforms and campaign - finance law changes.

Support for the main line project came just as Majority Leader John Flanagan was being pushed by a campaign launched by the business - backed Long Island Association and labor groups criticizing the lack of an agreement on the project.

Deals are at hand in Albany to combat heroin addiction and serve alcohol at Sunday brunch, but good - government advocates are blasting the lack of any agreement on ethics or campaign finance reform after years of scandal.

Not exact matches

Regulators disapproved the ETF on several grounds, including lack of regulation and a general inability to enter necessary surveillance - sharing agreements.

There was not even agreement on the number ten or on which commandments constituted the ten, to say nothing of lack of consensus on the content itself.

This suggestion is «complicated not only by the lack of agreement in this country and abroad on what the common good is but also by our lack of commitment to serving the common good (however it may be defined).

Parent - teen conflict frequently focuses on issues of how much freedom, responsibility, and discipline are appropriate — issues on which parents usually have strong feelings and sometimes a lack of agreement.

Kuyper certainly wouldn't have been pleased by his followers» failure to evangelize, and pillarization needn't lead to a lack of outward strategy, but historically such power - sharing agreements place a premium on reaching a least - common - denominator form of consensus and toning down differences.

People may generally be unaware of the historical lack of agreement among the fathers of the Church on when the fetus possesses a soul, but they likely sense at some level of their mind that their pro — life stance is personally based more on passionate belief than on demonstrable fact.

This means he is on the exact same page as them all, they are all in agreement as a group regarding how the club is currently being managed and concerning the (lack of) transfer activity.

Bakayoko's move has been delayed due to a troublesome knee injury and a lack of an agreement over the payment structure of the deal, but it looks as though he's Stamford Bridge bound in the coming days despite the fact that his recovery is expected to keep him on the sidelines until September.

your discussions are mostly agreements, not discourses on the merits of the evidence (or lack of) presented by the nfl.

A: I was surprised that the effects of lack of joint planning on relationship dissolution were apparent even when we accounted for various relationship quality indicators, the partners» agreement on various issues, overall goal planning, and all sorts of other things.

«While we do not agree with all the proposals, and in particular are disappointed by the lack of increased spending limits, we recognise Sir Hayden's draft proposals as a sincere attempt to build cross-party agreement on a difficult issue.

The Scottish Parliament does, though, clearly lack the power to hold a binding referendum on independence: at present, this requires the agreement of Westminster.

Many of those backing eurosceptic John Baron's amendment to the Queen's Speech regretting the lack of an EU referendum bill believe the UK will not be able to secure any agreement from European leaders on a fresh set of terms for British membership - making Cameron's strategy of attempting to seek agreement unrealistic.

Put out a bid, make sure it's not corrupt and hire them,» Murphy told residents Monday, calling the lack of state action on a VLT agreement «outrageous.»

The union representing Metro Bus drivers and mechanics says it wants the public and the Governor to know members are «very frustrated» about the lack of a contract after eight years of negotiations, and have «no confidence» in the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's Executive Director to reach an agreement on their behalf.

I thought for a few hours this might be a good thing anyway, but now suspect that the lack of a real - deal on PR will mean that Clegg can't do business - and as the other possible coalitions are unworkable, Cameron will end up trying to run a minority government with no formal agreement.

Governments» lack of power Despite years of negotiations we have no effective global agreement on limiting carbon emissions.

He said as many as 150 new units are currently being discussed, but that he understands why the New York City advocates, where the homeless problem is on a much larger scale, might be more concerned with the lack of a full five - year agreement.

Division of Budget spokesman Morris Peters released the following statement last week addressing the lack of school aid runs: «There's no need to have school aid runs until we have agreement on getting the reforms that the governor has asked for.»

Talks over completing the 2017 - 18 state budget blew up on Wednesday as Senate Republicans, frustrated with a lack of progress on key deals, signaled they're leaving the Capitol until an agreement is reached.

While both Cuomo and Heastie presented the agreement in historical terms — the governor said there would be «more disclosure, more transparency than has ever existed in this government» — it lacks several elements good - government advocates and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman say are necessary to truly root out corruption at the Capitol, most notably a cap or ban on the amount of outside income lawmakers can make.

Because of the lack of constraint on him, Cameron can - in theory - reach pretty much any agreement he likes with Clegg.

MPs will vote on the government's interim proposals for reforming their expenses next week, despite a lack of agreement in last night's meeting of party leaders.

When asked if the reason for the lack of payment language going forward was a matter of someone forgetting to put a line in an agreement or resulting from some sort of semantic interpretation, Gates said: «Not on our part.»

In a March 5 letter addressed to Julio Batista, then president of WHLDC, Stringer wrote that the nonprofit's «lack of action on a number of essential tasks for properly establishing the WHLDC threatens to undermine the implementation of the Community Benefits Agreement.»

Considering all of the political posturing and seeming lack of coordination between city and state officials, the fact that eyes and efforts are being trained on substandard shelter conditions for tens of thousands of New Yorkers who lack stable housing, this source of agreement may lead to positive results.

An equal number of Americans either support or lack an opinion on the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, while the largest number opposes withdrawal: 42 percent oppose it, 28 percent support it, and 28 percent neither support nor oppose withdrawal.

However, a lack of agreement between conservation biologists and space agencies on a definitive set of variables to track, as well as how to translate such information into useful data for conservation, has meant that so far this game - changing resource has remained untapped.

There appears to be widespread agreement on the state board's philosophy for school improvement but also criticism of the details — or the lack of them.

A strike in the spring of 1970 solidified UTLA, but the lack of a statewide collective bargaining law proved fatal to the first contract won by the educators, who sacrificed five weeks on the picket lines only to have the courts declare the agreement null and void.

Beware, too, if the contract also lacks a severability / savings / escape clause to save the remainder, the whole contract can possibly go void because of a defect like this, but of course Chase has one in the cardmember agreement so don't get too excited on that one but you can still look at other contracts you might have (such as leases for example, future increases in rent must be defined in some way or they are void, such as if they are arbitrarily spelled out as «to be agreed upon» or similar language).

Clearly one should not enter into any sort of co-signing agreement if you lack the ability to make good on the money borrowed.

For a long time, a lack of standard practices and agreement on definitions (like what to classify as an «adoption return» versus an «owner surrender,» or what to categorize as «owner - intended euthanasia») has undermined efforts to compile data nationally.

What do you think of American concerns about a lack of language on concrete commitments from developing countries in the recent draft texts of an agreement?