Sentences with phrase «line of public opinion»

Policy - makers are forced to work on either side of the fifty - yard line of public opinion.

Like the EU referendum bill, or Theresa May's attacks on imaginary health tourists, or Iain Duncan Smith's insistence on the effectiveness of his welfare reforms, this is another example of post-reality governance: policy based not on the real world, but on an imaginary one of PR messaging in which the sole purpose is stay in power by finding lines of public opinion and putting the opposition on the wrong side of them.

Not exact matches

Public opinion on the president's reaction was split along partisan lines, with 37 percent of registered voters — including two - thirds of Republicans — saying his remarks were either very or somewhat appropriate, while 46 percent found them very or somewhat inappropriate (including 70 percent of Democrats).

Public opinion is overwhelmingly against him on Syria, and his «not MY red line» remark, along with Joe Wilson's «you lie» interjection, is one of those phrases that will permanently define his reputation.

Because a certain power structure has not been observed and respected by her, she dares to have and opinion that differs from the party line, she dares to step out of the role that religion has assigned her, and she dares to speak in a public forum.

Public opinion and public perception both favor the higher - ranked team, but «early line movement off of» the opening line suggests that some big money is coming in on the team the public Public opinion and public perception both favor the higher - ranked team, but «early line movement off of» the opening line suggests that some big money is coming in on the team the public public perception both favor the higher - ranked team, but «early line movement off of» the opening line suggests that some big money is coming in on the team the public public hates.

The forum, which brought together chiefs, assembly and unit committee members and other opinion leaders, formed part of NCCE's lined up activities to enhance public awareness on the concept of the Local Governance System in the country.

Given various policy options, this line of thought asserts, military force stands alongside many competing actions as but one policy option among many, whether economic sanctions, political incentives, alliance building, political pressure, or shame in the court of public opinion.

«If the question of impeachment dominates the news this fall, like so many other voter concerns, it breaks along partisan lines,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

«With Attorney General Andrew Cuomo looking over his shoulder, Governor David Paterson continues to have serious problems with voters across party lines and throughout the state,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.

«I feel very privileged to be able to articulate my positions and my opinions on a myriad of subjects, and now I've been encouraged by many people in the general public, as well as Democratic funders and high level elected officials on both sides of the party line to seriously consider running,» the former star of «The Nanny» told reporters at the National Press Club in Washington.

How Hillary chose to justify that is her own business, but the bottom line is in the court of public opinion, Hillary Clinton isn't looking for anything that approaches a retrial of old Clinton dirty laundry.

The perception of those outside of the Party's membership is that Corbyn only took a «proper» line when dragged to it by the press, public opinion and the views of most of the world's political powers.

But between the timing of the decision — it was held up for years with little explanation, only to come together shortly after the Cuomo's re-election — and the way it comported with the direction of public opinion, the politics lined up rather neatly for the governor.

It amounts to a breach of the government's obligations and that is what we are seeking the court to affirm, in line with overwhelming public and professional opinion.»

Cf. ante, at 15 - 17 (opinion of Thomas, J.)(citing Armor & Rossell, Desegregation and Resegregation in the Public Schools, in Beyond the Color Line 239 (A. Thernstrom & S. Thernstrom eds.

In my opinion one reason that the AVMA will not suggest that the public never buy from a pet store, on - line, etc is because of the number of veterinarians that make a majority of their income from working with commercial breeders.

This context suggests the open, public - opinion poll mechanics of Justicia y Democracia are a logical extension of Mayer's explicitly feminist 1978 performance El tendedero / the Clothesline (featured at the Hammer) in which hundreds of local women aired frustrations with gender oppression in public, on note cards affixed with clothespins to a laundry line.

They shape public opinion, and, given the enormous amount of money going into the opinion shaping campaign, it's a credit to the people of the US that perhaps only a third of them have fallen for it hook, line, and sinker.

This has involved providing the evidence - base to support policy formulation (undertaking assessments, drafting guidance frameworks and policy briefs), facilitating the policy process (convening and participating in policy dialogues / workshops), building capacity (developing and implementing needs - based training), liaising with a wide range of stakeholders (public meetings, discussion forums, on - line questionnaires) and communicating the result of his work to ensure it has maximum impact (writing press releases, opinion editorials and blogs).

Regarding Nisbet and getting around skeptics, his closing line is «Part of the challenge in creating the incentives for policymakers to take action on climate change and to address the issue in a serious way is to accurately communicate about the nature of public opinion.»

Which is another reason that maybe the intensity and prevalence of public opinion on this issue is wildly out of line with what the scientists who professionally study this issue say.

The Magee report puts the integrity of the justice system on the line: responsibility for policy resting with central government means that the interests of justice may be conflated with political expedience, public opinion and resources.

Has CREA has ever surveyed public opinion as to if a buyer or seller would lean into doing business with agents offering multiple lines of service?