Sentences with phrase «major social causes»

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For example, many articles on productivity tout social media usage as a major cause of underperformance in organizations.

«We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice,» said the spokesman, major general S.B. Moyo.

We of course take that side of the debate which has concluded that Christianity has been the major cause of the relative peace and social development which the West enjoys.

Economic globalisation is widely acknowledged to be the major cause of poverty, social disintegration and environmental degradation over the past decades.

However, the major problem with this is, as smart as Richard Dawkins may be, he's not some super social scientist (based on my interactions with scientists, and I am one, we're not the most socially blessed people around), and the reaction to such acts from non-atheists are probably hurting the cause more than anything.

One of the major causes of social conservatism is the fact that churches, schools, and other social institutions are so largely influenced by persons whose advantage it is to preserve the status quo and who are prone to regard any departure from it as an affront to Christian morality.

The American Revolution made the best start toward freedom, perhaps because human want and misery were not major causes of colonial revolt, and thus the need to answer the social question did not easily replace the political goal of establishing freedom.

The party's social justice taskforce, led by former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith, says family breakdown is a major cause of drug and alcohol addiction, crime and the failure of many individuals to fulfil their potential in jobs or education.

Even worse, Reed advocates a default on the debt ceiling in a few weeks, which would cause major damage to our economy while threatening delivery of Social Security checks, Medicare payments and Veterans benefits.

Low back pain causes more disability than any other condition and has major social and economic consequences.

Addictions may be the cause of 90 % of prison incarcerations, 50 % of psychiatric admissions and 25 % of admissions to general medical hospitals, as well as a major factor in the incidence of suicides, murders, vehicular homicides, spouse battering, divorce and other kinds of social and occupational upheaval.

Just a few days ago I came across a view on Russian and Ukrainian women as seeking «immigration support in exchange for sex» that was openly promoted through a major technology blog claiming modern outlook (by a female blogger), showing an appalling lack of understanding and social responsibility for the effects such publications cause.

Rebel Without a Cause was a major studio production that brought together a social critique of teenage life with self - conscious attention to the role of popular cinema in portraying contemporary society.

During all this time, natural ecosystems have developed in co-evolution, but 250 years ago, with the development and industrialization models imposed by the West on the world, anthropogenic action is causing a major ecological and social footprint, hence the urgency to formulate international policies that circumscribe human economic activities within the biophysical limits of Mother Earth.

The National Business Consortium for the Gifted and Talented, as the group called itself, proposed to carry out an ambitious scheme incorporating one of the new President's major themes — the enlistment of the national business community in «partnerships» with those championing important social causes, in this case the advancement of programs for gifted schoolchildren.

In his 10 years as president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1955 - 65, during his tenure as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare in the Johnson Administration, and recently, as chairman of Common Cause and Independent Sector, Mr. Gardner has developed a keen perception of shifts in public attitudes toward major social issues.

In fact, I was frustrated that the same cause and effect relationships that I had studied as a chemistry major were so hard to determine in social studies.

• Investing in companies that seek to address major social and environmental challenges may cause a fund to forego certain investment opportunities and underperform funds that do not have a similar focus.

I am 57 yrs old and it's causing me depression and a major hardship what can I do to I can not work and my only income is Social Security.

It should have been a major red flag that most people found it on social media before any news outlet got their hands on it, but it began a little stir because of how many fans would love to see a return to the roots that caused one of gaming biggest controversies ever.

The social and moral upheaval caused by the catastrophe of World War I had a major effect on fine art painting.

For major purpose - driven brands and organizations, social media is an invaluable tool for reaching conscious consumers (including the more than nine - in - 10 Millennials reporting a willingness to switch brands to one associated with a cause) with targeted, effective social campaigns.

In my recent op - ed for The Hill examining the Obama administration's estimation of the social cost of carbon (SCC)-- a measure of how much future damage is purportedly going to be caused by each ton of carbon dioxide that is emitted through human activities — I identified two major problems with their measure.

With the digital market finding search engines like Google, or social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, the most favorable for their clientele, this ban would cause a major setback to the entire cryptocurrency market.

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The period from preadolescence into adulthood can furnish major insights into the causes of mental (ill --RRB- health, (mal) adjustment and social development.

Significant life events — such as the death of a family member, friend, or pet; moving or divorce of parents; trauma; abuse; a parent leaving on military deployment; natural disaster; or a major illness in the family — can cause stress that might lead to problems with mood, sleep, appetite, behavior and academic or social functioning in children.

Significant life events such as a death of a family member, friend or pet, divorce, abuse, and a major illness can cause stress the may lead to problems with behavior, mood, sleep and academic and social problems.

In the introduction section of the Compendium of Social Inclusion Indicators, discrimination is identified as one of the major causes of social exclSocial Inclusion Indicators, discrimination is identified as one of the major causes of social exclsocial exclusion.

It was quite the social event, the Swiss consul - general even drove up from Sydney for it (my former workmate being Swiss), which caused a major flutter in the room.