Sentences with phrase «legitimate points about»

I also thought he made some legitimate points about flaws in the Rupp / Mote study, though his presentation was way too acerbic for my tastes.

«I am surprised and disappointed because Tony made legitimate points about poor decisions,» said Coates, quoted in The Sentinel.

I think that your friend makes a legitimate point about the commodification of the women's bodies, of mothering moments, but as a breastfeeding mom, I so hunger for the normalization of this process that I'm totally willing to overlook that.

Not exact matches

Chen is known to be a straight shooter who does not have patience for finger - pointing or complaining about something without suggesting what he feels is a legitimate proposal for fixing it.

I'm also going to add this; in earlier comments you raised some legitimate points for discussion about how the British Mandate was apportioned, which is a huge part of the whole quagmire and the legality of it all is a huge, tangled, convoluted mess.

I believe you have a legitimate point when you're talking about the categorical mistake.

Writing about politicians avoiding media questions, The Spectator's associate editor, Isabel Hardman points out: «All too often, for them [politicians], a legitimate question is in fact merely one they can answer easily, or one that contains praise for them.»

This conclusion also leads to a more general point about the nature of culture that is consistent with the previously mentioned criticism leveled by Zaret against the idea of abstract values legitimating practical ethics.

If a person believes and behaves differently than we do, it's easier just to claim that they are not Christians than to admit that there might be something legitimate about their point of view.

Petition and answer should not, of course, be regarded as the sole content of Christian prayer, but in the popular mind this has often been the case, and it is just at this point that secularization has greatly undermined the practice of prayer, and has made the Christian much more cautious about the forms of his petitions and the areas in which they may be regarded as legitimate.

I am very liberal about religion, and understand and agree with the point you are trying to make with irony here, but the statement above is also, I think, sadly, a legitimate way to interpret the gospels.

but at what point does SSS theater turn in to legitimate concern about DeJong?

Of course, the concern after two rounds of play wasn't just over-stated fears about our quality, but seemingly more legitimate concerns that the quality of Real Madrid and Barcelona is sufficiently high that even a four point deficit may prove insurmountable.

No, dr Amy, it is the other way about — it is the Hungarian women who read the American home birth movement's articles, whether they are scientifically grounded or not, and it is a lot harder to defend science from crap when the crap does have many - many legitimate points.

McCaskill easily won a second term over Republican Todd Akin in 2012, helped by his comments about «legitimate rape» and abortion, but she is among the most vulnerable Democrats facing re-election this year, in a state that broke for Trump by 19 points.

ANDREW LANSLEY: Yes, I think he was right because the authority of parliament frankly has been brought in to crisis point and that authority needs to be re-established not just in relation to the Speaker, but in so many other ways, which is why tomorrow for example, the scrutiny panel that David Cameron has established, that is going to be looking not only at making sure that everything we do is transparent and reasonable in the future on clear, unambiguous rules, but we are going to look back, as indeed we've done in the Shadow Cabinet and said, it's not about whether we were within the rules, it's not about whether it was legitimate, it's actually about whether we have done something which is unreasonable, which the public would not regard as acceptable and that, that test, that tougher test is one we've applied to ourselves and we will apply throughout the Conservative Parliamentary Party.

At the point you see the title character change the length and color of her hair and add make - up just by thinking about it, you know this is a film not even trying to adhere to any legitimate scientific theory.

Not just on that point, but overall, Fensterwald has pulled together a strong sampling of information and opinions, and offers a well - balanced examination of the issues — weighing the principles of parental rights and the legitimate concerns about flaws in this particular law.

But, as far as I can see, the «attacks» by vested interests are not even able to make legitimate points (e.g. uncertainty about the effects of clouds or aerosols in climate models).

A few issues raised have been legitimate, such as leebert's information about the effects of soot - which remain controversial, and (as he pointed out) do not impact the need to reduce CO2 emissions.

Why do you not point this out, given your legitimate concerns about context?

And indeed given the state of science and technology now and in 40 years time, the remark about» political will», in other words the cost people are prepared to bear (an entirely legitimate point) does not sound like such a very big call.

Before the show had even gone to air, the program was causing controversy with commentators — myself and others including Clive Hamilton, Stephan Lewandowsky and Michael Ashley — pointing out its format gave the false impression of there being a legitimate scientific debate about fossil fuel burning causing climate change.

Because of legitimate concerns about climate tipping points and ecological thresholds, some will feel compelled to defend what may well be an inaccurate metaphor.»

Ethics lawyer Gavin MacKenzie with Davis LLP says Harding's words were «ill - advised and discourteous,» but he agrees they didn't constitute a professional misconduct «particularly since he had a legitimate point to make about the inappropriateness of the law clerk engaging him in correspondence about the interpretation of case law.»

Charlotte Proudman would only be punching the air if they had changed it to «Dear Oppressive member of the patriarchy who is bound to make a pass at me and comment on my looks which I will write about in the Guardian years later cashing in, oops I mean making a legitimate important point / madam»

These legitimate riding clubs can often point you in the direction of savings, and you'll learn more about biking and customizing your motorcycle.

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