Sentences with phrase «large majority of the public»

The poll also finds that a large majority of the public (86 %) believe that online news websites also report fake news, which is up slightly from 80 % in March 2017.

The large majority of public bettors are taking Watford at a big price of +250, so fade the trendy underdog and take Crystal Palace +130 to win at home.

«Polling has shown that a large majority of the public is concerned that judges may not be fair or impartial because of the donations they receive from lawyers and special interest groups,» Hawkins said.

A large majority of public sector witnesses (see Figure Two) were from central government departments, agencies and commissions (including ministers), with a fifth from other public organisations.

For a large majority of public schools, Early Stages provide their only arts programming.

Given that a large majority of public school students attend schools that are determined by their neighborhood location, information about sorting across neighborhoods is warranted.

Either - way, the facts on the ground show clearly that the majority of public and also scientists support scientists voicing their opinions: A Pew Research Poll in 2009 showed that a large majority of the public in the USA (76 %), and nearly all scientists (97 %), think that it is appropriate for scientists to become actively involved in political debates on controversial issues.

From the comments and questions and discussions afterwards, it was crystal clear that a large majority of these public - spirited people are increasingly wary of and opposed to ABS.

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But in the large majority of cases it was evident to us that they put the public's welfare ahead of private interests.

The program has since been matched by Credential Securities Inc., the second - largest seller of ABCP to the general public and, with support from the Facebook gang, Crawford's CCAA plan won support from a majority of affected creditors on April 25.

This current Board structure also is consistent with majority practice at large public companies: according to the 2017 Spencer Stuart Board Index, 72 % of companies in the S&P 500 do not have an independent board chairman.

Large majorities of the American public believe that traditional media outlets engage in reporting fake news and that outside sources are actively trying to plant fake stories in the mainstream media.

Sequoia director John B. Harris put it this way: «The crux of value investing is this notion that the vast majority of people, the investing public at large, tends to get things mostly right but not always right.

Large majorities of African - Americans identify both as «pro-life» (71 %) and «pro-choice» (75 %), according to a Public Religion Research Institute survey released Thursday.

About Lactalis Culinary Lactalis Culinary is the foodservice division of Lactalis American Group, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Parmalat S.p.A. Parmalat S.p.A. is an Italian public entity majority owned by France - based Groupe Lactalis — the world's largest producer of premium cheese.

The «big money» is often a sign of «sharps» — and causes reverse line movement because the larger, smart, money — overwhelms the large majority of the bets by the general Public (which often bets smaller amounts).

That indicates that although they're receiving a majority of public support, there have been several large bets placed on the Tigers.

This information indicates that even though a majority of public bettors like New Orleans, large wagers from sharp bettors have been taking Washington.

Information for patients and the public will help enforce the step change needed in antimicrobial prescribing, particularly for conditions like coughs and colds that may get better without such intervention in the large majority of cases.

Dadey says although it is the job of the majority party in the chamber to elect the Speaker, the position is also accountable to the public at large.

Many outer - borough residents have jobs in places other than Manhattan, and the large majority of those who do work in Manhattan come by public transportation.

But the majority of lobbyists in the UK's # 2 billion public affairs industry work in - house for large organisations or for agencies, raising value - for - money questions about the estimated # 50,000 initial annual cost of the register.

A new poll out today found a majority of the public believe Cameron is cowardly for dodging the debates, while even larger numbers think the debates should go ahead without him.

Cameron's obstinate defence of Maria Miller against the large majority of his own party and the public who want to be rid of her for her greed, arrogance and sheer callous disregard for decent standards in public life needs some explaining.

A large majority (69 %) of people thought that David Cameron was not too young to be Prime Minister, and 74 % thought that the British public would not be reluctant to vote for a Prime Minister who went to Eton.

A 2015 national poll commissioned by ScienceDebate.org and Research!America revealed that a large majority of Americans (87 %) say it is important that candidates for President and Congress have a basic understanding of the science informing public policy issues.

«Two years after the tragedy in Newtown, our study of public support for two dozen specific gun policies found a large majority of Americans continue to favor a range of gun - safety policies,» says lead study author Colleen Barry, PhD, MPP, an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Hpublic support for two dozen specific gun policies found a large majority of Americans continue to favor a range of gun - safety policies,» says lead study author Colleen Barry, PhD, MPP, an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HPublic Health.

A large majority of Americans — including gun owners — continue to support stronger policies to prevent gun violence than are present in current federal and most state law, according to a new national public opinion survey conducted by researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Bloomberg School of Public Hpublic opinion survey conducted by researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Bloomberg School of Public HPublic Health.

The majority of our forums are free and open to the public, however we do occasionally ticket for larger events.

A large majority of the Japanese public also remain unconvinced that the bills are legitimate and in urgent need of enactment.

Indeed, in those areas where we were able to adequately compare public and private provision, a large majority of schoolchildren are in private school, a significant number of them in unrecognized schools and not on the state's radar at all.

The majority of the new students in higher education over the past several decades attend large public institutions, which have long since exhausted their economies of scale.

Of course this analysis does not include the large number of low - income students at two - year colleges, the vast majority of which are publiOf course this analysis does not include the large number of low - income students at two - year colleges, the vast majority of which are publiof low - income students at two - year colleges, the vast majority of which are publiof which are public.

At the public hearing conducted by our Board on the proposed rule, there was testimony from fifty witnesses, the large majority in opposition, primarily representing the teachers» unions and advocacy groups, colleges of education, and assorted education activists.

[A majority of low - achieving students] attend... academically diverse classes in large, urban public schools attended predominantly by students in poverty.

In a recent 2013 Phi Delta Kappan / Gallup national poll on public education, the largest majority of parents ever recorded gave their community schools a grade of A or B.

The population of U.S. public schools has become increasingly diverse in terms of students» racial and cultural backgrounds, but the large majority of school principals are still white.

With the larger of the city's two educational oversight agencies now consisting of only charters, and the other with a majority of charters, few would dispute that traditional schools are almost an afterthought when discussing public education in the city.

While the end of court - ordered desegregation measures has caused a modest increase in segregation within public school districts, a large majority of racial segregation occurs across district lines.

«The vast majority of charter schools get no better and no worse test - based results than comparable regular public schools,» Matthew Di Carlo, a senior fellow at the Albert Shanker Institute, wrote in a recent policy brief that examined a large body of charter - school research.

Meanwhile, opposition to Malloy's plan was swift with many towns announcing that his proposal would lead to massive cuts to public schools and large property tax increases in the majority of Connecticut communities.

School choice in New Orleans» public schools — with the majority operating as charter schools — presents families with the large task of wading through various sources of data to choose potential schools that suit their children's needs.

Both of these factors make it easy to drive and use for a large majority of the buying public.

A large majority of Japanese public libraries do not provide eBooks at this time.

Large majorities of those under age 30 say it is «very important» for libraries to have librarians as well as books for borrowing, and relatively few think that libraries should automate most library services, move most services online, or move print books out of public areas.

I've stuck with a conservative friending policy, although the large majority of my Facebook posts are public and related to the writing and publishing community.

Sigh, let's have a moment's silence here... The absorption of the vast majority of the media into large public conglomerates is now virtually complete.

Surely, the wealthy family here or there can simply write up a $ 30,000 to $ 100,000 dollar check to cover the cost of the public or private colleges and universities, but the majority of people do not have such a large slush fund.

Since 2006, that 287,000 per year puppy importation figure has more than doubled.The majority of dogs imported are puppies and small breeds that are far more acceptable to the general public than large dogs.

Recent public votes, developments and activity have made it clear that a large majority of Floridians strongly support making solar energy more accessible, affordable and commonplace, whether it be in the form of individual solar rooftops, ground - mounted photovoltaic (PV) systems, community solar co-ops, or utility - scale solar power stations.