Sentences with phrase «means political debate»

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The political calendar in Washington — where Republicans are occupied with a make - or - break debate over tax legislation — means there is little prospect of a dramatic breakthrough or angry walkout in Mexico City this week.

Now that the Republican and Democratic Conventions are over with, we can move on to the actual debate portion of the election, which means that your Facebook feed is about to get stormed by a barrage of thoughtful, reasonable, measured political opinions that will never be inflammatory hyperbole packed to the brim with dubious facts.

What will it mean for both sides in this debate — at least as it takes place among believers, in and for the church — to move beyond political ideologies and culture wars and stand together under God's word of law and gospel?

Evangelical leaders supported Obama's call for comprehensive immigration reform, but that doesn't mean that the debate among political activists is over.

He said: «We're going to need to change by virtue a humanised political debate over exactly what we want to see in our country, that means changing the law, it is also changing the culture so people view abortion as what it is, destruction of an unborn child.»

And I completely agree that while the mean - spirited aspects of the debate were disheartening, the * education * and political consciousness - raising were fantastic — and probably more likely to succeed in effecting political - social change than the other forms of debate seen yesterday (and today).

I mean, how many people give up give up five days and hundreds of pounds to debate land value taxes, political reform, and so on?

Besides these practical limitations that make removal difficult, it is striking the absence in mainstream political / public debate of any considerations of the moral and broader societal significance of deporting individuals that, having committed a crime, through imprisonment have paid their debt with justice and, instead of being given another chance (was not imprisonment meant to be a tool for rehabilitation?)

Some might conclude that a funding shortfall on this scale means that the political debate we need to have is about the sustainability of the NHS.

What this means is that there is important political slippage between the tax policy debate in Washington and the way it is heard by many Americans.

That means legislation, which will need cross-party backing, and a national debate about whether we really want political parties to go in that direction.

By fixating on the hidden meanings in one picture (ironic for a newspaper that prints a deeply disturbing picture of a half - naked 20 year old every day) it is guilty of trivialising political debate and directly ensuring more politicians will be too terrified to engage with controversial issues.

The CIOT urged Holyrood to keep these processes under review as the new tax powers take effect from next month, citing earlier calls for the introduction of an annual Scottish Finance Bill as a means of strengthening effective scrutiny of Scottish tax proposals and joining up the political and technical debates about tax in Scotland2.

«Providing more live coverage of the key political debates and discussions has meant that during 2015, a dramatic year in politics, we've seen a surge in people using BBC Parliament to follow proceedings.

This activity is meant to decentralize the concept of the presidential debates and provide a civil platform for political engagement for young and female politicians.

No I just mean, I don't want to say something in my write up on the trailer and have people starting some pointless political / religious debate because of that.

Unfortunately, this is also an election year, which means that political spin is likely to drown out reasoned debate about what policies are most likely to work in inner - city classrooms.

Rather, I think the reluctance to contribute [to a debate in support of Common Core] is due to hubris, impatience to focus on implementation, political naivete, and disdain for what they see as mean - spirited carping....

My brother, a political scientist, informs me of a debate in his field: Many political scientists insist that «policy follows culture,» meaning people establish laws and social arrangements based on their cultural values.

Her claim that she is somehow above engaging in «political debate» suggests that she doesn't know the meaning of the term, doesn't understand the role of the Board of Education or apparently feels that the obligation of democratic governmental systems simply don't apply to her.

Forcefully examining what it means to be a civilian teaching literature at a military academy, Samet also considers the role of women in the army, the dangerous tides of religious and political zeal roiling the country, the uses of the call to patriotism, and the cult of sacrifice she believes is currently paralyzing national debate.

No, we don't mean holiday cheer, we mean the Political Season, a time of undecideds, debates, and campaign trails.

By focusing on the ID card, and denaturalising its use of colour coding, Khalili grounds such abstract conceptual debates in a geo - political reality and links conceptual artists» critique of the links established between colour and meaning to current systems of codification of identity.

We need a lively debate on whether to leave these kinds of climate science efforts behind, and focus instead on socio - political measures to «hit the brakes hard» — whether those be carbon taxes, carbon rationing (probably the most direct and effective means), or whatever.

How do political sociologists develop such blind spots in the climate debate, such that publishing a «lukewarm» report means a tiny organisation with few resources has radically altered its presumed position?

This means that the current debates won't be settled by reason and civility but by political muscle and external events.

This is just another example of how the government is engaging in selective targeting based on a political agenda that is meant to intimidate others from participating and engaging in any debate that may run contrast to the position of the current administration.»

If scientists wish to stick with science, by all means stick to the scientific method, but if they wish to enter the realm of policy they should be prepared to debate their opponents, as that's the political method.

The Green Party of Canada is a political party within the meaning of 149.1 (6.1)(c) of the ITA, and it should be afforded the same opportunity to participate in the Debate as is being given to the political parties whose leaders are allowed to participate.

As late as 1975, the British Columbia Court of Appeal could state with confidence that, unlike the United States, Canadian courts were concerned solely with the text of a statute and were not permitted to reference «things said in debates,» or engage in «a philosophical and political discussion that extends progressively beyond the ordinary meaning of the words.»

The debate about whether government's powers have been reduced or defeated, or on the other hand whether they have become too intrusive or harmful, tends to focus on freedom of expression and of political opposition, and the means available to suppress these activities.

In a recent a high profile Canadian trial involving political figures the meaning of the simple word «lie» as in not tell the truth, was debated.