Sentences with phrase «long argued over»

Parties have long argued over whether the filing of a class action tolls the statute of limitations for absent class members so that they can pursue a separate class action if the initial action fails to be certified for any reason.

Physicists and climate scientists have long argued over whether changes to the Sun affect the Earth's climate?

Cosmologists have long argued over whether the moment of creation was 10 billion years ago or twice that or something in between.

In the United States, for example, western states have long argued over who owns what fraction of the water in such rivers as the Colorado.

Researchers have long argued over whether these waves have purpose, and what those purposes might be.

Not exact matches

Jim Cramer argues that OPEC is a «shadow of its former self» and no longer wields control over the price of oil.

Delta, which has also been an important Boeing customer over the years, argued that Boeing no longer produces a similar product to the Bombardier jets.

We also argued that if real long - term risk free interest rates stayed below historical norms when QE stopped, then a PE over 16x trailing EPS would be fair.

I mean, people have often argued that small - cap stocks do better over long periods of time just because they're small.

EMH proponents argue that events like those dealt with in behavioral finance are just short - term anomalies, or chance results, and that over the long term these anomalies disappear with a return to market efficiency.

We have long argued that it is vital for investors to filter out the noise that creates short - term flash points and instead stay focused on the secular themes that are driving valuations over the longer run (such as demographic trends and technological innovation).

Some economists argue that even if there are short - term benefits to American producers and workers, over the longer - term trade intervention is harmful for U.S. productivity growth.

The young investors who are looking to enter the market would likely be cheered by investors, who have long argued that millennials should get over what some have described as an aversion to equities — a byproduct of their coming of age and starting their careers during the worst of the financial crisis — and take advantage of a long - term, buy - and - hold strategy that allows them to benefit from compound interest.

As an aside to this, we have argued in the past that the premium of BTC over BCH should shrink over time; as long as BCH offers lower transaction costs and faster transfer speeds, we believe this trend should continue (or rather resume).

Some economists have argued, for example, that if a central bank keeps real interest rates low (but positive) over the long term and allows for moderate inflation, a country with its own currency can increase spending very substantially over the long term without increasing taxes. PEF Blogger, Arun Dubois, has blogged extensively about some of these other perspectives.

The IMF head encouraged countries to use this period to make reforms that could help sustain growth over the longer term, since, she argued, support for such measures would likely be harder to achieve during any subsequent downturn.

Macleod argues that the correlation would remain valid in free markets but has been nullified by the destruction by central banks of free markets for money, the seizure by central banks of control over interest rates, which are no longer set by savers and borrowers.

Active managers argue they can outperform the overall market through security selection, but data have repeatedly demonstrated that few can achieve this feat over the long term, although there are short - term fluctuations, as during the recent market pullback.

Could it be God likes to see all these grubby humans groping around, arguing with each other over how long our hair can be and whether to cut our beards?

In the same letter he argues that Catholicism will be the only lasting form of Christianity; this argument also appears in Democracy, as Peter mentions, but without mention of the letter's key point that Protestantism is a half - way house between «reason» and «authority» that can not maintain its contradictory position over the long run, and which thus must lose its adherents to these two poles.

In articles published in a variety of forums over the past two years, Farley has argued that the current organization of the theological curriculum corresponds to an ecclesial reality that no longer exists.

Pro-lifers at Yale have long gotten over the idea that they'd get anywhere arguing with their peers about whose right to autonomy trumped whose, and so they charted a new direction.

As in history, religion, will continue to be argued over until all of us are long gone!

[When I moved from the Carolinas to Massachusetts for school] most of the white Southerners at the time could recite long lists of battles lost and won and argue over...

Benbrook and Mellon argued against genetically modified food because they say the technology hasn't done what it promised over the past two decades, it has not been determined if there are long - term health risks, weeds are becoming resistant to Bt and requiring the use of more herbicides and biotechnology can't prove it will solve the world's hunger crisis.

However the company argued that at a comparable operating level (ie without the effect of the volatile exchange rate) operating profit was up 15 % to # 851,000, but it was non-operating exchange losses on long term loans and new hedging contracts taken out shortly before the end year that had hit this figures, after resulting in charges of over # 450k.

Liverpool and United fans would argue long and hard over the Scholes V Gerrard debate.

The Palestinian football association has fought a long battle at FIFA over football played in Israeli settlements, which it argues is illegal under international law.

Few would argue that Villa have it tough over the festive period, with Tottenham Hotspur first up on Boxing day at Villa Park — A game you can see live on Sky Sports — before they tackle the wealth of Manchester City at Eastlands in a match which last season, because of their 3 - 1 defeat in the closing stages of the season, meant they could no longer finish in the top - four.

In the meantime, lawyers for the state, the City of Chicago and the Park District will argue in legal briefs whether a long - term delay should be imposed while the Appellate Court considers a full appeal of a Cook County Circuit Court decision rejecting Edgar's attempts to take over Meigs.

Britain's membership of Europe would be a «central dividing line» in politics over the next ten years, he said, but argued Labour would no longer accept the «false choice» that you were either in favour of everything the EU did, or rejected everything.

It also offers a welcome contribution to the debate over reasons for America's special relationship with Israel, which many would argue no longer serves its best interests (and perhaps even perpetuates conflict in the Middle East).

http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/516156 — no-bellyflops-mission-accomplished-in-debate The base positions aren't new: Duceppe has long been a critic of multiculturalism, arguing for a strongly integrationist policy for Canadian immigrants (aka «new Canadians») in francophone Quebec, which is somewhat at odds with the long - standing approach that stresses diversity over assimilation.

Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion laws.

Jonathan Portes, UK in a Changing Europe senior fellow, said: «It is entirely legitimate for them to argue that over the long run Brexit will reduce UK growth, with damaging consequences for tax and spending.

Howard Zemsky, the chief executive of Empire State Development, the state's economic development agency, argued that while Mr. Bharara's inquiry may have cast a temporary shadow over the Buffalo Billion, the program's long - term legacy would be positive.

But civic groups fought against the measure, arguing instead for a long - term permit that might nudge negotiations over relocating the arena so that Penn Station might be rebuilt and expanded.

Faulkner argued he could help the long disempowered New York Republican Party recapture Gracie Mansion by winning over African - American and Latino voters.

McGrath, in produced ads, argues that electing the Democrat would mean New York City's agenda would take precedence over Long Island's, something Kaminsky denies.

In a New York Post op - ed over the weekend, Benjamin argues that the fight for marriage equality for gay residents of the Empire State should not be compared to the civil rights battles waged by African Americans: «The same - sex - marriage movement is not nobly about obtaining a long - denied civil right.

The decision represents the end of a years - long battle over the future of Playground 89 on West 89th Street that pitted fellow parents and residents against each other over the renovation, which many argued was needed to prevent injuries to kids.

In produced ads, McGrath argues that electing the Democrat would mean New York City's agenda would take precedence over Long Island's, something Kaminsky denies.

He and Bramble argue that not only can humans outlast horses, but over long distances and under the right conditions, they can also outrun just about any other animal on the planet — including dogs, wolves, hyenas, and antelope, the other great endurance runners.

The long - running debate over genetically modified rice in the Philippines has intensified, with farmers warning of damage to their livelihoods if so - called «Golden Rice» is allowed to be commercially grown, while scientists argue it could save lives.

They argue that therapies offering one - off cures for intractable diseases will save health providers large sums in the long term over conventional treatments which each patient may need for years.

Over the past year, a number of prominent Republican voices have argued their party must rethink its long - standing opposition to measures designed to address climate change.

And they've argued over the origin of those fields for almost as long.

He thinks Eris is a fitting name for the new dwarf planet because astronomers have argued for so long over how to define a planet.

You might go over your calories, you might go over your carbs for the day, but by eating foods that agree with your body and don't spike your blood sugar, I'd argue that you're better off in the long run.

For a long time, most people have been arguing over whether ADHD drugs can be used for weight loss.