Sentences with phrase «large as a political issue»

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Concentrating on current problem, Popieluszko always took note of the largest issues involved such as the nature of authority and government, justice and the fundamental human right to freedom and believed that the root cause of the problems of Poland was the exclusion of God from its socio - political life and in the governing process.

Arguably, issues of democracy and self - government gain currency when they are tied to a compelling ideological vision, as happened with the recent independence referendum in Scotland that mobilised thousands of people, including a large a swathe of new voters, in support of political autonomy not as an end in itself, but to create a more just and equal society.

«For most offices, New York State's contribution «limits» are substantially higher than those of any other state that imposes limits, and they are so high as to ensure that large donors dominate major political campaigns and candidates spend as much time as possible raising money from donors rather than talking with voters about issues,» Cuomo said in the written version of the SoS.

But as the Common Core has been grouped with other controversial issues by opponents serving a variety of larger political agendas, the union has also been joined by libertarians and even conservative Republicans in opposition.

An off - season race to replace Mr. Skelos would keep corruption front and center as a political issue, with the multimillion - dollar contest serving as a framework for the larger 2016 debate around ethics.

Due to the fact that there is not large disparity between primary schools in the North and South, Wilshaw says that the divide in secondary education is due to a lack of «political will», as opposed to issues of relative wealth or poverty.

Prior to the FCC, he served for three years as Chief of Staff to Lee Chu - Ming, Chairman of Hong Kong's largest political party, working on constitutional and political issues relating to Hong Kong's change of sovereignty in 1997.

I define artistic voice as how students blend ideas with media to construct representations, political voice is how they articulate ideas about social issues that emerge from their experiences, and by social issues, I mean self - selected topics that impact a larger community and are important to students (e.g., immigration, cyberbullying).

If Macdonald gave the audience a sense of where domestic cats fit into their larger biological context, Hadidian provided some social, cultural, and political context — framing the issue of free - roaming cat management as a classic «wicked problem.»

But the temporary halting of flights raises a larger issue, particularly as we head into hurricane season: What options do you have if you're traveling on an award ticket and the airline cancels your flight because of storms, unstable political situations or some other crisis?

Utilizing her memories, dreams, and personal stories as her topics, Graham ultimately broadens their focus and addresses larger social and political issues that affect us all.

It is a powerful convergence of interests among a very large number of elites, including politicians who want to make it seem as though they're saving the world, environmentalists who want to raise money and get control over very large issues like our entire energy policy, media, for sensationalism, Universities and professors for grants... It is a kind of nasty combination of extreme political ideology and a religious cult all rolled into one, and it's taken over way too much of our thought process and way too much of our priorities.

The large gap between perception and reality of scientific agreement reflects the heated nature of political debates over policy on the issue, as well as the impact of efforts to raise skepticism about scientific consensus.

He was previously a key part of issue advocacy and communications efforts for large companies, including Microsoft and GE, and before that served as AIPAC's Deputy Midwest Political Director.

The point is to illustrate how the larger political angle of the global warming issue is never as straightforward as it seems.

I would note that because the issue of politics is a large one on the topic, a great deal of scientists (addressed with the drama effect discussion a little) might studiously avoid quantification, or even mentioning «global warming» or «global climate change» so as not to get dragged into defending their paper on a political, rather than scientific basis.

One of the most prominent but less publically acknowledged crimes over the last few decades has been fraud, which in recent years has taken centre stage in large - scale political and financial issues, and been the bane of many nations» governments, especially as the benefits of certain jurisdictions...

One of the most prominent but less publically acknowledged crimes over the last few decades has been fraud, which in recent years has taken centre stage in large - scale political and financial issues, and been the bane of many nations» governments, especially as the benefits of certain jurisdictions make it easier to hide wrong - doings and deceive the system.

With one of the largest political law firm practices, Perkins Coie represents numerous affiliated and multi-organizational structures such as those connected to PACS and progressive and nonpartisan issue groups.

The bill also appears recognize Bitcoin as a freedom of speech issue as the analysis explains that Community Currencies have ``... become a form of political protest as some communities that use such currency do so in protest of United States monetary policies, or large financial institutions.»