Sentences with phrase «lack of consensus on»

Second, perhaps related to the lack of consensus on the appropriate conceptual approach to PIU, the majority of studies in this review used independently created instruments whose conceptual framework is incompletely evaluated.

In front of a large group of finance professionals, «blockchain experts» and audience alike agreed that blockchains were the wave of the future - despite a complete lack of consensus on what a blockchain is.

Everyone was hoping the Segwit2x would address this but unfortunately, the delay due to a lack of consensus on the mechanics has affected confidence.

The lack of consensus on whether to go on with the upgrade or not had led to a stalemate.

Given the lack of consensus on the most appropriate approach for children's counsel to take when representing children and other areas of disagreement among respondents, including the sharing of information from children with their parents, sharing information from children in the courtroom and informing children of the court's decision, the report suggests subjects for further research, including:

That his work was accepted as mainstream illustrates the lack of consensus on how to even treat the problem economically.

This lack of consensus on the definition of extreme events, coupled with other problems, such as a lack of suitable homogeneous data for many parts of the world, likely means that it will be difficult, if not impossible, to say that extreme events in general have changed in the observed record (emphasis added).»

In addition, the lack of consensus on a single definition of what constitutes CE means that researchers who believe themselves to have a firm grasp of activities in their particular domain may not have complete knowledge of activities in other domains that might also be included in some definitions of CE.

These include weak capital markets; immature EE markets and supply chains; low energy prices; lack of information and awareness; high transaction costs; inadequate governance capacity; lack of consensus on best practices; sovereign risk; and institutional fragility.

Only denialists and contrarians act as if that lack of consensus on one issue, means that strong scientific evidence has not settled a different issue:

Our inability to understand the low latitude response includes a lack of consensus on how tropical regional patterns will change, adding to our uncertainty concerning regional climates.

Immature may mean unsettled or a lack of consensus on the science.

You can find a few PhD biologists who dispute the theory of evolution too but that doesn't mean there is a lack of consensus on the issue in the peer - reviewed scientific literature.

As states continue to grapple with the most appropriate ways to hold schools accountable under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), there is a lack of consensus on how alternative settings should fit into accountability systems and whether those systems should be separate from or included in accountability systems for traditional schools.

The lack of consensus on the role that the federal government should play in that critical area was reflected in its exclusion from the U.S. Constitution.

Reviewing approaches to psychosocial support work in international humanitarian assistance, Zaveri (2011) found that a lack of consensus on what should be included delayed the insertion of standards on mental health and psycho - social support in the earliest Sphere Handbooks published in 1998 and 2000.

Clifford Adelman, a researcher whose work for the U.S. Department of Education in the late 1990s helped shape the field's thinking about what constitutes sound academic preparation for college, says that although occupational certificates are becoming «the new currency» in the push for more postsecondary education, the value of many certificates is questionable because of a lack of consensus on the competencies required to earn them.

A June 2000 report to NSF on its 15 - year - old Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program found a lack of consensus on goals and how to measure them.

But while there is consensus on the problem being nonpartisan, the copious proposals — and multiple iterations of similar heroin task forces organized by legislative conferences and the governor — are in part indicative of a lack of consensus on the solution.

The lack of consensus on the executive committee could heighten the chance of a floor fight at the convention.

Part of the discontent is continued lack of consensus on the federal level.

Postnatal external constraint is by far the most common cause, although the incidence is not fully established because of the lack of consensus on the criteria to be used in making the diagnosis.

Moreover, there is a lack of consensus on what defines «food loss and waste,» as well as challenges in how to measure it.

During the 1890s, Parham had heard much talk about the baptism with the Holy Spirit, but he observed a lack of consensus on the evidence for this baptism.

In any case, a comparison of the presidential and congressional votes starkly reveals the lack of consensus on values that characterized the election.

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.

Not exact matches

Klassen noted, however, that the lack of political consensus on the pension plan in Ontario, weakened its case with Ottawa.

The last Scaling Bitcoin conference drove down the price of bitcoin as the trading community saw a lack of progress in reaching consensus on the block size debate.

China may try to pounce on the lack of consensus within the U.S. administration, but is also managing any concessions with the desire of Beijing to project an image of strength to the world to send the message that China can not be bullied into making policy changes.

Best Buy (BBY) blows away the earnings and revenue estimates — stock up 15 % — Best Buy beats by $ 0.14, beats on revs; guides Q3 EPS in - line, revs above consensus; raises FY17 profit guidance (32.80)-- Is this possibly due to lack of smartphone buying — people have money to spend on something other than iPhone?

The consensus on the evolution of primitive life is that simple life forms (prokaryotes, organisms whose cells lack a distinct nucleus) inhabited the Earth about 3 - 4 billion years ago, eukaryotic cells (those with a nucleus which contains the genetic material) emerging 2 - 3 billion years ago.

The more fantastic embellishments and harrowing threats connected with the last days can be attributed to imperfect reporting, not so much on the basis of textual criticism in which consensus is still lacking, but because they do not sound like Jesus.

But on the other, the lack of consensus regarding the content of this «good news» we're supposed to be sharing with the world makes me wonder if we're missing something important about the original meaning and purpose of the word «gospel.»

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.

Mars will leave the industry - developed Evolved Nutrition Label, citing a lack of credibility and consensus, and has called on the European Commission to bring in a pan-EU, mandatory label.

While there was consensus among respondents in identifying food fraud as a food safety issue with 86 % supporting that categorization, the research suggests that there is a lack of consensus within industry on the proper terminology to use for describing food fraud.

And, given the severely fractured status of the conservative movement in America, it will be hard for any candidate — Trump or otherwise — to appeal to a national constituency that seems to lack any consensus on what it means to even be «conservative.»

Lawmakers spent a lot of time talking about meaty issues, including establishing a system of paid family and medical leave, reinstituting tolls on state highways and setting up new measures to address police accountability, but in the end, a lack of consensus scuttled chances for a vote.

A reader flagged an interesting, yet overlooked, aspect of Jacob Gershman's very interesting WSJ story about the lack of consensus among New York Tea Partiers on GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino, who's banking in no small part on the support of disaffected Republicans to fuel his hoped - for primary victory over Rick Lazio.

A statement issued Tuesday by the school said a lack of consensus by members of the school's Students Representative Council (SRC) on a decision to invite the NPP vice presidential candidate to speak at a forum forced management of the school to advise against bringing him.

A full 84 percent of refugees are living in low - and middle - income countries, UNHCR said, blaming this «huge imbalance» on «the continuing lack of consensus internationally when it comes to refugee hosting and the proximity of many poor countries to regions of conflict.»

Yet the 16 countries that make up the commission have found it difficult to agree on conservation measures due to a lack of consensus.

There is little consensus on how to proceed but no lack of proposed schemes.

It is one of several capitalising on a growing consensus that electrical stimulation can alter brain function to mitigate problems as diverse as depression and stroke and lack of focus.

By contrast, a proliferation of pilot schemes, such as the Shanghai Free Trade Zone trumpeted as a laboratory for sweeping financial market reforms, could signal a lack of political consensus to roll out the changes on a national scale.

Lacking a consensus on gun control, lawmakers have in recent years at least tried to put fewer guns in the hands of criminals and more in the hands of law - abiding citizens.

Despite the frustrating lack of clarity, researchers are universally optimistic that, with time and the accretion of data, insight into the mechanism of violence will come, and with it, a greater consensus on the real risks of guns.

Its main message is that the lack of «a national consensus on strategic goals and objectives» has set NASA adrift and is preventing the agency from forging a clear path ahead.

The hot - spot standoff arises from big gaps in mercury science, according to environmental researchers, and the lack of comprehensive data on mercury deposition means that a consensus about emissions control will not likely emerge soon.

The lack of national consensus on NASA's most publicly visible human spaceflight goal along with budget uncertainty has undermined the agency's ability to guide program planning and allocate funding.»