Sentences with phrase «little public knowledge»

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Little of this was public knowledge when Bisha swung into commercial production in early 2011.

Trump is a man prone to emotional outbursts with little knowledge about public policy issues; it was easy to spin worst - case scenarios in which he might put the country in danger on a whim.

Bettors will pick up on just about anything and I guess it's already public knowledge that little old Bradley goes under the total like it's their job.

Oddsmakers know the public, with little knowledge of the participating teams, will be attracted to Top 25 squads and inflate the line.

As a public health professional I believe that this is a case of «a little bit of knowledge will harm you.»

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed a recommendation in a report by the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee that the «self - employed» should be given at least «worker» employment status unless the engager of their labour can prove otherwise.1 This is a recommendation that LITRG made in written evidence to a separate inquiry.2 LITRG believes that the denial of employment rights to people working in the «gig economy» and the exploitation of other flexible workers regarding their taxes share a common cause: the workers» own lack of knowledge, their reluctance to challenge their treatment because they lack confidence or just need the work and the businesses involved apparently having little fear of action being taken against them by public bodies.

That much has been demonstrated by research showing that while the public has little knowledge of the British party funding system, its ignorance is no barrier to hostility towards the system.

Professor Alastair Lewis, from York's Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, said: «Over 40 per cent of children have at least one smoking parent and whereas there is a general public awareness about the harms of second hand smoke, there is little knowledge about the dangers of third hand smoke.

And three - quarters of AAAS scientists say too little STEM education is a major factor in the public's limited knowledge about science — which an overwhelming majority of scientists see as a problem for science in general.

Nevertheless, there is sometimes little knowledge and understanding for these key issues by the general public.

I was surprised at all the information out there and yet surprised that there was so little knowledge about it in the general public.

When the disease was diagnosed, Karen's family knew little to nothing about skin cancer - public knowledge was limited, information was disparate and not easy to find and the disturbing facts compelling.

Robbie's response was a little more concrete since it's public knowledge that she's been cast as Harley Quinn in the DC movie; she said she's «pretty f» ing excited» to play the character.

by Walter Chaw The one good thing about Christophe Barratier's unbelievably inane, saccharine, and derivative The Chorus (Les Choristes) is that it offers the much put - upon American public a little comfort in the knowledge that the French mainstream (which made this film its top - grossing title of last year) has just as unquenchable a sweet tooth for pap.

But when labels are put on those policies — whether the label be Common Core or NCLB — then levels of support decline, despite the fact that the public has little knowledge about policy specifics.

And then there is the cohort of non-education trained or experienced general public who come loaded with opinions, but little background or knowledge.

Yet in almost every PBL model that I've observed — Summit Public Schools being the main exception — little or nothing is said about the acquisition of knowledge.

Meredith: I don't think she's going anywhere too soon, but it does remind me of Cathie Black who was appointed to schools chancellor in NYC a few years ago — she was wealthy woman with very little experience and knowledge of public schools, and she lasted about three months.

Poll: public disengaged: A poll conducted by the University of North Florida indicates that a large number of Duval County parents have little or no knowledge of the school district's leadership changes in the past year.

Knowledge of the new standards that California and 44 other states have adopted has grown in California, with 56 percent of respondents overall and 65 percent of public school parents now saying they know at least a little about Common Core; that compares with only 45 percent of parents a year ago.

Both NCLB and RttT institutionalized the destructive corporate education reform policies that are turning our public schools into little more than Common Core testing factories dedicated to «test prep» around a narrow curriculum, rather than a broad - based, comprehensive education the ensures every child is provided with the knowledge and skills they will need to live more fulfilling lives,

When APBTs became popular with the public around 1980, nefarious individuals with little or no knowledge of the breed started to own and breed them and predictably, problems started to crop up.

When the disease was diagnosed, Karen's family knew little to nothing about skin cancer - public knowledge was limited, information was disparate and not easy to find and the disturbing facts compelling.

I think this works but I have no knowledge of creating public torrents which are not managed via a private tracker so even figuring out how to get the torrent to you seems a little awkward.

When one environmental public interest group called a university professor to speak in opposition to the proposals based on his belief that development of this nature is inimical to Aboriginal culture, cross examination of this witness by a representative of the Nisichawayasihk Cree illustrated the professor's lack of specific knowledge of the Nisichawayasihk Cree, their culture and their physical environment.20 In the result, his testimony was given little or no weight by the Commission in its report.

I had not realized how little I knew about the topic and anything I say in this post will likely confirm in a public way my limited knowledge.

Dylan Gilbert of the consumer group Public Knowledge said Facebook's moves «are welcome steps forward» but «do little to remedy a larger systemic problem.»

When the disease was diagnosed, Karen's family knew little to nothing about skin cancer - public knowledge was limited, information was disparate and not easy to find and the disturbing facts compelling.

Evidence - based practices (EBPs) are increasingly being implemented in public service sectors with little systemic knowledge about what factors facilitate or limit their sustainment.

Third, the public has little knowledge of autism and often is insensitive to the public behavior of children with autism.

Unfortunately, the public has little knowledge and understanding about how much work we do, and how much it actually costs to stay current and educated, market a home, and provide good (let alone great) service and ultimately get the RESULTS our clients are looking for, all while keeping them protected and shielding them from liability.