Sentences with phrase «more public spirited»

But this claim needs to be tested, for there is clearly a plausible alternative: that teachers are not only better educated and more middle class than the average citizen, but also more public spirited, more committed to public education, and thus more likely to vote in school - board elections regardless of their personal stakes.

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Communities of faith are not bereft of the Spirit, and therefore of the possibility of renewal through the efforts of men and women who dare to act in the hope that the Church can contribute more to our public life than merely another interest group.

In the 1960's, America's great corporations behaved more like socialist republics than like cutthroat capitalist enterprises, and top executives behaved more like public - spirited bureaucrats than like captains of industry.

Though many early Americans surely heard patriotic and public references to «God» as a reference to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit of classical Christianity, it is clear that Founding Fathers such as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin intended the word less specifically, regarding «God» as a more removed, impersonal and deistic entity.

It would also help rebuild social cohesion and increase public spirit by helping the working poor to feel more a part of society and less the scapegoat for our country's problems.

This independent and self - confident spirit helps explain the resilience of La Manif pour tous, which was more effective in mobilizing public opinion than pro-marriage groups in the United States, in large part because of its ability to put hundreds of thousands of people into the streets of Paris, many of whom are not Catholic.

Modernity itself may well provide tools of powerful caritas, politically and otherwise, whose capacity should be taken hold of by Christians, not simply because talking the modern talk gives us more traction in the secular public square, but because modernity really does provide vehicles for transformative love in the Spirit of Christ.

The benchmark event will bring together the alcohol beverage industry's top professionals and influencers, including executive management, directors of sales and marketing, on - and off - premise wine and spirits buyers, distributors, wine educators, winemakers, sommeliers, mixologists, importers / exporters, winery owners, public relations, media, viticulturists, hospitality operations, and more.

Mr. Boyle is right when he says that a steel company (the Bethlehem Steel Co., to spare the more public - spirited firms from possible misidentification) has ripped the guts out of the very best, but much remains that can still escape the exploiters and speculators.

It reminded him that, «having been a beneficiary of the benevolence and forgiving spirit of the Senate President, one would expect him now to be mature, decent, civil and more organised in his responses to public comments.»

ENDS Notes to Editors UK Alcohol duty context For a short video summary of the issues around alcohol pricing, please visit: https://vimeo.com/191959217 Following heavy lobbying from the alcohol industry, the last four Budgets have seen real terms cuts in alcohol duty Alcohol is 60 % more affordable than it was in 1980 — the alcohol duty escalator, introduced in 2008, which ensured that duty rose above inflation, helped mitigate this trend, but this progress has reversed since the duty escalator was scrapped in 2013 In real terms, spirits duty has halved, and wine duty fallen by a quarter since 1978 - 9 The Government estimates suggest that the duty cuts since 2013 will cost the Exchequer # 2.9 billion over four years The University of Sheffield estimated that an additional 6,500 people would be hospitalised each year as a result of the alcohol duty cuts in 2015 The report The report was peer reviewed by academic experts the fields of economics, public health and public policy prior to publication.

I haven't noticed other parties doing anything like this at their conferences yet, but if this kind of social action became the norm both politicians and the public might have a bit more belief in the public - spirited nature of politics.

Promotion through events like the first - ever Taste New York Craft Beverage Week, is just one more way to get our products in the hands of a public that is demanding more and more locally made beer, cider, wine and spirits.»

The Spirit Awards don't operate like the Oscars: Unlike the Academy's exclusive club of industry insiders, anyone willing to pay for Film Independent membership gets a vote, which makes the outcome far more susceptible to aggressive, public - facing campaigns.

Malcolm Gladwell, the author of The Tipping Point, suggests that our public schools would benefit from a spirit of innovation rather than one of regimentation.Those of us who have been hanging around public education for more than, say, 15 years may remember a time when words like creativity and imagination were an important part of our conversations about curriculum design, teaching, learning, and lesson planning.

Gladwell's call to innovation and experimentation in our schools got me thinking about the idea of educational entrepreneurship and how supporting a spirit of adventure and risk within the boundaries of our public school system may allow us to realize more of the gains that we were hoping for rather than more of the same like the past two decades of tight control and, as Gladwell suggests, regimentation.

And so the Public School, perhaps more truly than any other institution in America, represents the essential moral spirit.

The forces behind the corporate education reform industry and their effort to turn public schools into little more than testing factories are getting even more mean - spirited and out - of - control.

Aside from the obvious, well - documented things — abundant space, a spirit of tolerance, a relatively low population, an excellent cycling network and public transport links, easy access to a countryside dominated by forests and lakes, a largely independent / DIY infrastructure — there are more complex and nuanced attractions.

The creative spirit of The Blackstone is brought to life through uniquely - curated art pieces by more than 1,600 local artists placed throughout the hotel, including in the Art Hall, guest rooms and public spaces, as well as woven throughout various guest touch points including the bespoke room keys, in - room amenities, and more.

With contributions from over 40 artists of the more than 100 originally participating, Times Square Show Revisited reflects the spirit of the original with a mix of extant sculpture, painting, and video — most of which has not been on public view since 1980.

More important, they steer clear of the mean - spirited viciousness of much public discussion, replacing the castigating tone of talk radio with slapstick antics, anarchistic nonsense and off - balanced charm.

In 1904, Bryant's daughter Julia gave Kindred Spirits to the New York Public Library in Manhattan, where it hung on public view for more than a century before being deaccessioned and acquired by the Crystal Bridges Museum of AmericaPublic Library in Manhattan, where it hung on public view for more than a century before being deaccessioned and acquired by the Crystal Bridges Museum of Americapublic view for more than a century before being deaccessioned and acquired by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Since litigation during this period was being re-conceived as something socially productive and beneficial, what could be more philanthropic and public - spirited than to pay for there to be more of it?»