Sentences with phrase «made by the proponents»

The stimulus arguments made by proponents of a higher minimum wage tend to both fairly weak (not a lot of empirical support) and the benefits fairly small relative to the size of the economy.

I also want to address a core argument made by proponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline, namely, that Alberta and Canada need more access to «tidewater» in order to capture a higher international price for oil, and thus increase public returns.

To make such a leap of logic is to commit the other glaring error often made by proponents of animal rights and environmental ethics: they fail to see that the rights endowed to animals are not identical with the rights of human beings.

The strongest argument made by the proponents of same - sex marriage just happens to be the source of the strongest leverage against their position.

The reason for these studies is partially because of some of the health claims made by proponents of infrared science technology.

The claims made by proponents of juice fasting, which you have enumerated above, are indeed largely unsubstantiated, or not founded in fact; however, juice fasting is highly beneficial for completely different reasons than those often given by its proponents.

Charter Schools Not To Blame For JPS» Declining Enrollment July 18, 2016 by Brett Kittredge One of the primary arguments made by proponents of the lawsuit against charter schools in Mississippi is that as students leave Jackson Public Schools they are draining the finances of the school district.

One of the primary arguments made by proponents of the lawsuit against charter schools in Mississippi is that as students leave Jackson Public Schools they are draining the finances of the school district.

The only thing different is the money that is being made by the proponents of this scare.

I look at the hypothetical estimations which have been made by the proponents of CAGW, and the outputs of their non-validated models, and I am not convinced by any of it.

To that end, would it not be helpful to have a library that could pull together all the refutations of the claims that are made by proponents of CAGW?

«There is a dearth of empirical evidence to support any of the contentions made by proponents that NLO [non-lawyer ownership] leads, directly or indirectly, to an increase in access to justice.»

«There is a dearth of empirical evidence to support any of the contentions made by proponents that [non-lawyer ownership] leads, directly or indirectly, to an increase in access to justice,» wrote Kalajdzic in the study released by the association today.

This is an assertion made by the proponents of no fault car insurance, who see it as a way to cut down on costly and time consuming lawsuits that usually come about as a result of accidents.

Not exact matches

Perhaps the most dangerous ethical leap made by OAR proponents is that science, by itself, can answer the critical ethical question: Does the zygote exist, for even a short time, during the OAR procedure?

In this respect I would argue that the difference which capitalism makes has been greatly exaggerated by its proponents.

Its proponents sought to re-establish the vital connection between the student and the curriculum and thus to make the effort of learning meaningful, by relating studies to the student's own actual life situations.

This is made clear by the definition of its very proponents: «the theory of intelligent design (ID) holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause rather than an undirected process such as natural selection.

Franck surveys the many ways in which proponents of gay marriage and other progressive social causes ignore the arguments made by conservatives, falling back on the assertion that resistance is based on «hate.»

We are proponents of change by not just by starting the movement but making it a global movement.»

Bond issue proponents had stressed that preserving open land will help everyone by making DuPage a more desirable place to live.

As a proponent of play - based learning, the question I get asked the most by parents is how to make kids activities baby - safe and taste safe.

Bolstered by growing public acceptance and hints of support from Gov. Cuomo, proponents of pot as medicine believe newly re-drafted legislation will be approved in Albany this spring - making New York the 22nd state to legalize medical marijuana.

In these examples, proponents» deepest held worldviews were perceived to be threatened by skeptics, making facts the enemy to be slayed.

Its proponents seek to make biology more quantitative by relying on mathematics, engineering, and computer science to build a more rigid framework for linking disparate findings.

Proponents insist that the reduction of farm equipment needed for harvest and transport would make up the difference by cutting back on fossil fuels.

By using fish excretions to feed plants, «you don't have to buy all these fertilizers that are made from petroleum products and that take energy» to produce and transport, says agricultural scientist James Rakocy of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), a longtime proponent of aquaponics who has a demonstration facility at his institution.

Richard Sexton, President and CEO of AECL, said: «This invitation process was specifically designed by CNL to challenge SMR project proponents to address various issues in their planning, and to provide CNL and AECL with the necessary information to make informed decisions.

While this is not a comprehensive analysis of the claims made by apple cider vinegar proponents, these are some of the most popular uses for the liquid.

Thus it seems reasonable to challenge the conclusions made by FODMAP proponents that it is just fermentable sugars that are the problem, when in actual fact, the issue is a great deal more complicated.

I would guess that the information in this video is just as valid as any claims made by paleo diet proponents.

CFL proponents argue that the energy savings offered by CFLs, which include reduced mercury emissions from coal - fired power plants, make them desirable (a debate that is beyond the scope of this article).

By redirecting the focus of 12 - step programs away from the self - declared victims and attention - starved celebrities who seem to be their loudest proponents, and toward the community of survivors that are their lifeblood, Blumberg and his excellent cast make it quite clear that recovery is never something to role your eyes at.

Proponents of Common Core made their case by arguing that the standards would improve public education and eventually strengthen the workforce: they would ensure that all high - school graduates were «college and career ready,» that America remained «globally competitive,» and that all students had access to a rigorous education «regardless of where a child lives or what their background is.»

To the Editor: I am always intrigued by proponents of a «free market» approach to reforming education, as delineated in the Commentary by Karl Borden and Edward A. Rauchut («Choice: Making Even Good Schools Better,» April 17, 1996).

In addition, the main argument made by the supporters of portability — that the funds should follow the child — mimics that of voucher proponents.

This is counter to the claims continuously made by VAM proponents, including folks like Thomas Kane — economics professor from Harvard University who directed the $ 45 million worth of Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) studies for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

After a period of relative quiet, voucher proponents have been active, pushing variety of proposals that appear to have made it into the package of K - 12 education items agreed upon by the Senate and Assembly, as reflected in the Legislative Fiscal Bureau summary of the Senate Republican budget plan.

Zoe's teaching methods are most influenced by John Dewey, Reggio Emilia, and Seymour Papert who are all strong proponents of teaching / learning through inquiry, making / doing, play, and real - world experiences.

The final budget bill cut state K - 12 spending by nearly $ 800 million, over7 percent — the largest amount in Wisconsin's history — and limited local governments» abilities to make up for these cuts through property taxes.14 That same year, Gov. Walker passed major tax cuts primarily targeted toward corporations and the wealthy that totaled $ 2.33 billion over 10 years.15 Gov. Walker and Act 10 proponents argued that the bill's reforms would allow schools to offset these cuts by reducing teachers» benefits and hiring lower - paid teachers, preventing budget cuts from affecting students.16 Gov. Walker also argued that eliminating requirements to bargain over salary structures, hiring, and working conditions would give schools additional flexibility needed to attract and retain higher - quality teachers.17

So last Friday, he sent a note to St. Louis» charter - school proponents saying that the city's recent population loss, as indicated by new census data, makes the operation of charter schools illegal.

That task has been made all the harder, said Shelly Spiegel - Coleman of Californians Together, an education advocacy group, by the lack of timely advice or direction from national or state proponents of Common Core.

While there are clear exceptions to the generalizations I will make in this analysis, I have chosen to focus on charter schools that exemplify a trend of exclusion that compromises the ideals of the school choice system as a whole, demonstrating how the model fails to measure up to the paragon of student and parent autonomy lauded by choice proponents.

The story told on these pages is really a collective one, the Swedish Model has been forged by a million tweaks and adjustments as its proponents — publishers and libraries as well as technology players — have made it work for them.

It does a fine job of explaining the analytical mistakes made by efficient market proponents that caused the economic crisis.

If, like me, you wonder how the hell such misguided decisions are made, the ordinance actually provides a hint: among the three «supporting» documents «considered» by the City Council was Feral Cats and Their Management, the poorly researched class project published in 2010 (to great fanfare) by lethal control proponent Stephen Vantassel and his University of Nebraska — Lincoln students.

The ripples around the world are making a positive difference by exposing the absence of sanity in the proponents of climate change denial everywhere.

Re re-posting of comments made by Judith about four years ago: my recollection is that when Judith first posted on CA in late -LRB-- ish) 2009 (pre-Climategate), she largely accepted the conventional AGW case because she assumed that the proponents maintained the same professional standards as she did.

«The current understanding of this situation by some IPCC proponents is that the forces of evil (oil companies and all that) are causing problems for scientists because they want to make money.»

I'm a big proponent of Feynman's and Schneider's descriptions of scientific ethics, and by their definitions the authors of the IPCC reports are «telling scary stories, etc.; things Schneider claims are acceptable when one wants to make the world a better place.