Sentences with phrase «little say in decisions»

Yet outside the classroom, they traditionally have had little say in the decisions that impact their own profession and its evolution.

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Environmentalists celebrated the anniversary this weekend, but the mayor of one of the communities hardest hit by the eventual decision to reverse clear - cut logging in the sound and preserve it as a UNESCO biosphere, says his community has little to cheer.

Expalining what led that decision, he said in a statement: «My 20's saw me with little time for church, instead concentrating on the world of work, sport, motorbikes and life in general.

In conclusion, there is a saying of Jesus which perhaps can show how little it is possible to seek for an ethic of Jesus in the sense of an idealistic doctrine of duties and virtues, or in the sense of an ethic of goods or values; how, on the contrary, the responsibility for all concrete moral decisions is thrust upon man, and these decisions are bound up with the one Either - Or, obedience or disobediencIn conclusion, there is a saying of Jesus which perhaps can show how little it is possible to seek for an ethic of Jesus in the sense of an idealistic doctrine of duties and virtues, or in the sense of an ethic of goods or values; how, on the contrary, the responsibility for all concrete moral decisions is thrust upon man, and these decisions are bound up with the one Either - Or, obedience or disobediencin the sense of an idealistic doctrine of duties and virtues, or in the sense of an ethic of goods or values; how, on the contrary, the responsibility for all concrete moral decisions is thrust upon man, and these decisions are bound up with the one Either - Or, obedience or disobediencin the sense of an ethic of goods or values; how, on the contrary, the responsibility for all concrete moral decisions is thrust upon man, and these decisions are bound up with the one Either - Or, obedience or disobedience.

If throughout the years we keep saying, «Let's think this over a little longer before doing something rash,» some day we will waken to realize that the Master has kept moving, while the unconscious decisions of everyday life were moving us in the opposite direction.

A little later my dad came in and sat down on the edge of the bed and said quietly that we should have a conversation about Sunday Mass, and probably I was now old enough to make my own decisions about attending Mass, that he and my mother did not think it right or fair to force that decision on us children, that we needed to find our own ways spiritually, and that while he and our mother very much hoped that we would walk in the many rewarding paths of the Church, the final decision there would be ours alone, each obeying his own conscience; that was only right and fair, and to decree attendance now would perhaps actually force us away from the very thing that he and my mother found to be the most nutritious spiritual food; so perhaps you and I and your mother can sit and discuss this later this afternoon, he said, and come to some amicable agreement.

O ye of little faith.Just trust me on this one.How many times have owners / presidents come out to say players won't be sold bla bla bla.What he said is just for formality sake.Have you forgotten what Aulas said about Lacazette?Listen Thomas Lemar has his heart completely set on a move to Arsenal.What has even made him firm and influenced his decision the more is the fact that are lot of Monaco players have left and likely more will be leaving.The guy just doesn't want to stay and will likely be an Arsenal player in the coming days.One thing slowing down the deal is Monaco want to be assured they can replace him.The deal is basically a done deal.As I said insider sources are twice as fast as the media.So whether the vice p. likes it or not he'll become an Arsenal player.Mark my words.

I get what you're saying I really do and maybe just maybe with a little luck we could have got a positive result but firstly my argument is why would you pay # 50m for a striker and not play him and why would you play someone in defence that's never played there before against the best team in England, secondly we have had referee decisions go our way many times but that's just how it goes.

A lot to be said or guaranteed money versus non - guarantee / potential for spending next year in the G - League Donte DiVincenzo: Likely he stays, but may test the waters which could make his decision a little more interesting should he post in Chicago like he did in San Antonio.

I am not in love with the board nor overly enamoured with some of Wenger's dealings / decisions but I still find myself disagreeing with nearly everything you say — and if it is not the content of what you say then it will be the manner in which you say it which will leave people non-plussed — all fire and brimstone with little substance or logic.

All the poxy little signs in the world aren't going to make a difference to any decisions by the board or Wenger, if anything it will make them more resolute in their stance, why do you think Wenger hasn't announced his intentions yet, it's because he won't be pushed or bullied by a load of fans, I get the impression he's enjoying keeping everyone hanging on, as if to say «stuff you, I'll tell yo when I want to».

Also lets not forget the little decisions that went against us which didn't help us in build ups, Ivanovic done 3 fouls before being carded for persistant fouling while I would say Cazorla fouls was no worse but straight away a card.

«It was only a little issue, but I had to make the decision in the end to say it was not possible for him to play.

They were nasty in the things they said but the worst being that my little girl was going to be ruined because I was making a horrible decision as a mother and not taking the advice of the experts and doing what they knew was best.

With peer pressure, in young kids it's very easy to go down the wrong route and it takes a split second to take the wrong decision that can cost you,» he says, though he admits that he wished he «had done a little bit more at school».

Even MPs, our elected representatives, have little or no say in these decisions.

Diplomacy involves to much mis - information for us to simply believe what the actors are saying, and Kim's reasons are hard to understand and we know too little about the internal affairs of NK that could be important factors in his decision - making.

Pridgen said he was in Jerusalem earlier this week, where, to little surprise, citizens were celebrating the decision.

As for the attempt in the White Paper to water down the Supreme Court's decisions to favour the Government's foreign friends and surrogates such as Waterville and Isofoton after the Supreme Court's conclusive declarations and orders on the issue of estoppel the little said about the Government's disingenuity on the matter the better.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said today he got little notice of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's late - afternoon decision to shut down MTA services in the city yesterday — and later this afternoon said would have liked more «dialogue» about the decision.

«The district faces so many issues at this point that I was hoping we could wait for a few weeks before we made this decision so that the board could become cohesive, bond a little before we made a decision that might be divisive in the community,» Body said.

Correction officers say they are still in shock after Gov. Andrew Cuomo's prison agency announced late on a July Friday - and with very little advance warning - their decision to close four prisons within the next year.

«People are likely to react with little fear to certain types of objectively dangerous risk that evolution has not prepared them for, such as guns, hamburgers, automobiles, smoking, and unsafe sex, even when they recognize the threat at a cognitive level,» says Carnegie Mellon University researcher George Loewenstein, whose seminal 2001 paper, «Risk as Feelings,» (pdf) debunked theories that decision making in the face of risk or uncertainty relies largely on reason.

This tough decision could become a little easier, say Prajna Banerjee at Stanford University School of Medicine in California and colleagues, who have developed a model that can better predict the likelihood that a second IVF treatment will succeed.

«There is little doubt that the intense interest in [venoplasty for MS] played a role in the decisions by the National MS Society and the Canadian MS Society to fund further research,» Miller says.

In contrast, other said they had received little or no training, were provided with conflicting or insufficient information to make decisions, and felt the need to make their own plans for getting out of the building — including negotiating stairs by walking slowly with crutches or assistance, crawling, sliding or seated in a manual wheelchaiIn contrast, other said they had received little or no training, were provided with conflicting or insufficient information to make decisions, and felt the need to make their own plans for getting out of the building — including negotiating stairs by walking slowly with crutches or assistance, crawling, sliding or seated in a manual wheelchaiin a manual wheelchair.

However, even with nearly double the number of people completing advance directives — which may specify preferences for surrogate decision makers and life - support treatment — there was little difference in hospitalization rates or deaths in the hospital, says the study that appears in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Material stuff, personal achievements and so on... That by looking at you in a funny way, by saying ugly things to you and judging your decisions and actions will make you feel a little bit worse about yourself and in return... well, in return they will feel better about themselves for one short little moment.

It was the right decision by Hodge and Murray to focus more on the good than the bad, but in doing so, it only highlights just how little the movie has to say.

We are an active family with lots of afternoon sport activity - in the past homework has been a pressure point - knowing that the research says there is very little impact supports our decision to avoid homework in our home.

State Director of Education William L. Lepley said in announcing his decision this month that the education department's yearlong effort to spell out such outcomes had met with too much controversy and too little support.

Commenting on the decision attorney Sutherland said, «Corporations open (and close and transfer) these «resource centers» among related and wholly controlled alter egos at will without notice to anyone or approval by any elected board of education, much less the one in which its located, and the sites then operate with little to no oversight.

Nearly 80 % of polled voters said they trust their local school leaders to make decisions and to hold schools accountable, more than they do elected officials in Lansing who have little stake in classrooms outside their own districts.

This decision appears to have people split in two already: some consider it good news since the BMW M5 will now be able to contest the all wheel drive Audi RS6 or Mercedes - AMG E 63 4MATIC 0 - 100 acceleration times; other say that the BMW M5 did not need it and that all wheel drive does nothing but add weight and deliver little in return.

In a big traditional house there are teams of people making decisions about your book and you get very little say — if any.

When making the decision about which approach to take, says Whitecastle, she found little value in objectively comparing the two, and focused instead on which methods would best facilitate her creative desire to «break the mold.»

«As the respective business strategies of each company evolved, we mutually agreed that it made sense to terminate the agreement,» a Microsoft spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement, providing little insignt into the decision to nix the marriage with Barnes & Noble.

In fact, he said, the decision to adopt the agency model was not made in concert with other publishing CEOs, but rather Sargent himself came to the decision «on January 22nd, 2010 a little after 4:00 AM, on an exercise bike in my basement.&raquIn fact, he said, the decision to adopt the agency model was not made in concert with other publishing CEOs, but rather Sargent himself came to the decision «on January 22nd, 2010 a little after 4:00 AM, on an exercise bike in my basement.&raquin concert with other publishing CEOs, but rather Sargent himself came to the decision «on January 22nd, 2010 a little after 4:00 AM, on an exercise bike in my basement.&raquin my basement.»

While deciding whether or not to contribute to a 529 plan isn't nearly as dramatic, I'd like to say that there was a little bit of self sacrificing Will Smith in me that guided my decision.

Norwood said if you decide that you are not going to teach or you are not going to serve in a low - income area, you may return the grant, but you have very little time to make that decision.

«Card publishers and retailers have up to a year's lead times, but we're sharing this information now so that our members can make informed decisions about the products they stock and sell in the future,» Little said.

«While the sun is shining and there is little sign of volcanic ash in the southern regions of Bali, evidence of volcanic ash at higher altitudes on aviation approach and departure paths has prompted the decision to close the airport,» Bali Tourism Board Chairman Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana said in a statement.

I mean let's say the PS3 sold around 7 million in its first year, the other 70 million came afterwards and the launch lineups had little to no bearing on those decisions.

What doesn't is that the game still insists on locking off weapon attachments until you've earned a certain amount of kills with said weapon, a really pointless decision that just means the shiny new gun you spent cash on feels far less useful than other items in your armory for a little while.

Hi Cory I took for facebook for artist course a little while back and it was insightful, I did a suggestion in the course that said you could convert your personal page into a business page, overall it was a good decision as I would get distracted by reading posts and instant messaging, but the engagement of fans verses friends is much more work, everything you did as friend page now cost to interact as a fan page which I didn't realize before switching and you can not switch back after you convert it over, please include the pros and cons of switching your personal page into a fan page so that everyone is well informed..

What I said in relation to that was: «Over time, a minimalist approach to judicial decision making is likely to stultify the growth of the law and leave practitioners with a body of precedent that is very fact - oriented, giving little guidance to how future cases will be decided.»

Foreign gays who only came to Canada to marry and then returned to seek a divorce could have major problems if child custody was an issue, and there was little logic in asking Canadian courts to make decisions about children living elsewhere, he said.

He notes in the 2010 case Beckman v. Little Salmon / Carmacks First Nation the Supreme Court said Beckman also had a right to timely government decision - making.

Its obligations under the Directives, and their relevant confines, were quite clear, and — in the absence of knowing the actual reason for this policy decision — the best that may be said is that the defendant decided to run the risk, which was significant, knowing of its existence... I conclude with little hesitation that the defendant's breach is so serious that, subject to the final issue of causation, it must pay compensation to the claimant under the Francovich principle.»

In this decision the Court was painting with a broad brush when it considered the scope and content of the duty to consult and accommodate and had very little to say about how this related to the precise terms of the Nunavut treaty.