Sentences with phrase «much public concern»

But I'm just not sure how much public concern matters.

Much public concern with science is based upon its arrogant intolerance for new insight, total reliance upon evidence and incestuous drive for self - publication.

That already appeared a very difficult target to meet without this additional factor, though migration numbers have come down a little, including a fall in student migration, the largest category accounting for a third of immigrants to Britain (though not one that evokes much public concern).

Not exact matches

(You might recall CEO Indra Nooyi's concerned public statement last fall during the much - scrutinized crisis over domestic violence.)

The compensation includes salaries, bonuses and, of much concern to a company contemplating a public offering, the gains from exercised stock options.

Cryptocurrency mining attracted lots of public discussion last year, much of which revolved around environmental concerns over the rising amounts of electricity used by mining farms.

When asked his opinion of Taunton before a public debate, Hitchens said, «If everyone in the United States had the same qualities of loyalty and care and concern for others that Larry Taunton had, we'd be living in a much better society than we do.»

If God is not much concerned about religion as a separate sphere of private or public life and if he is present where the needy cry out for help, then as Christians we can not fail to take most seriously the analysis of the concrete social situation in which we find ourselves.

Indeed, his commitment to religious liberty was at least as much a function of his worry about domineering religious sects imposing themselves on the public square as of any concern about a loss of society's fundamental moral character.

Tim Dieppe, Head of Public Policy at Christian Concern - which offers legal support to Christians who say they have been unfairly treated - said the results resonate «very much» for their experiences over the years.

What is clear is that this compelling and provocative book has much to say to religious leaders concerned about the integrity of democracy in America and about the integrity of the church in its public commitments

Instead there is the pursuit of private secular advancement and public secular good without any concern such as Mather would have show, as to how much the latter was really a form of the former.

Of course, this kind of concern is the origin of much of the public outrage concerning the cults.

There are signs of a growing public concern in America, too, where a much higher percentage of the population is connected with one or the other of the churches.

As much, perhaps, as any other church - state question, the issue of religious symbols on public property has generated increasing concern and debate within the American Jewish community in recent years.

I am a father of two daughters — their futures are very much dependent on how this public debate pans out — they are my ultimate concern.

The second point is that mutualism in the public sector raises issues concerning equity similar to those posed by localism: how can equal access and quality of service be maintained nationally if there is much greater variation in how services are delivered locally.

This image is a great way to muddy the moral waters and in the process soothe the concerns of people who'd rather this incident not linger in the public mind, since if Martin is not a perfect angel, then his killing is somehow not as much of a problem, regardless of the circumstances.

His long - running beef with Cuomo also isn't of that much concern to the general public, the mayor said.

To keep a close liaison and coordination with state security elements for the activities — the use of armed escort as much as possible and maintaining strong security training and awareness for the personnel; careful selection of all election related sites and the maintenance of security for polling staff, electoral materials and equipment and situational awareness through a well - developed public information strategy to support election operation and ensure timely distribution of security information / advisories; identify hotspots (fragile security locations) in coordination with the Security Agencies and the most likely threats in each constituency and provide a clear order of priority for concerted efforts to be made to mitigate and manage these concerns and to allow resources to be targeted for maximum effect.

Indeed, not much information is available concerning the good - government groups» backers on the website of the state's lobbying regulator, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE).

At the moment any benefits that accrue through new homes being built are very much in the realm of a «public good» as far as an individual home - owner is concerned.

Considering past NFL games that have been played in much worse conditions, since when did public safety all of a sudden become a concern?

But a much bigger factor has been the UKIP's ability to tap into public concerns over immigration.

«We understand that people are concerned about the trash - burning plant that was in Albany years before and we want to be able to educate the public as much as possible,» DeMichele said.

With the possible exception of public - finance advocates, most people aren't much concerned about politicians accepting campaign contributions from individuals or businesses with whom or over whom they might have influence.

«I firmly believe that New York can develop an approach to marijuana regulation that addresses public health concerns while reducing the exposure of so many people, and particularly young people of color, to interactions with the criminal justice system that have much more damaging life consequences than marijuana use,» said state Sen. Liz Krueger (D - Manhattan), who's sponsored a bill that would legalize, regulate and tax pot.

«A strong caution against attaching too much weight to polls of public opinion, particularly concerning political issues, has been expressed by Leo Bogart, president of the American Association for Public Opinion Respublic opinion, particularly concerning political issues, has been expressed by Leo Bogart, president of the American Association for Public Opinion ResPublic Opinion Research.

But officials there, much like their Pennsylvania counterparts, have no way to separate those related to health — even the ones passed on by the state Department of Public Health and Environment — from those concerning spills, or noise, or other disruptions.

There is a much more complicated set of issues concerning how Iraq fits into global strategies, but there is no time for a public discourse about those larger issues.

There's growing concern among researchers that public wariness about the newborn screening program will create a backlash — with parents declining to screen their kids (who may end up much sicker because their disease wasn't caught early), and with the spots no longer made available for valuable pediatrics research, such as tracing the origins of childhood leukemia.

Those who marched on April 22 are concerned with ensuring science's role in shaping public policy and with how much funding science receives.

Public concern with environmental degradation could guide much - needed funds into alternative energy research.

In Japan, which unlike the United States has had several outbreaks of H5N1 in birds, «not much» controversy has surrounded this study, he said, as «the public has concerns about a genuine risk that exists in nature rather than a potential risk by bioterrorism.»

Epub 2007 Sep 7) the evidence concluded that sitting was a ``... potentially major clinical and public health significance... the dire concern for the future may rest with growing numbers of people unaware of the potential insidious dangers of sitting too much.»

To judge from these findings, much of the concern by the public about excessive flatulence from eating beans may be exaggerated.

Dr. Clydesdale replied that while the Subcommittee acknowledged the level of public concern, it felt that it would be more important to emphasize the big risks that they can do something about than to fill them with fear about things that are much smaller risks.

However, many others believe charters divert resources from traditional public schools and don't meet up to accountability measures.These opposing views often lead to friction among people who actually have much in common: a genuine concern for children and the national right to high - quality public education.

Until recently, the dominant focus of public concern around student loans has been simply how much of it there is, and how rapidly it has been growing over time.

The issue of human - induced global warming was of concern even back then — although the public didn't pay much attention.

For much of the past few years, reflecting general concerns about the quality of public schooling, discussions of magnet schools have centered on their potential for providing intensive instruction in such subjects as science and mathematics, serving as models of effectiveness, and increasing family choice within the public system.

Nor does the current political weight of evangelical Protestantism change the fact that our political and constitutional development has pretty much reduced religion to a private matter, even if there remain energetic efforts to make religious concerns play a larger role in public affairs.

One of the concerns that we have is that these spaces like FabLabs and makerspaces are opening up in a lot of private schools in America but not so much in public schools.

The death of a small federal school - integration initiative is connected to a much larger concern that DeVos's primary education - reform idea — using public money for private school vouchers — will produce poor academic results for students, and Balkanize students by religion, race, and class.

The foundation is also working much more aggressively to change public policy concerning key elements of the portfolio approach: transparency in school finance, multiple independent school providers, and performance - based accountability.

The school districts described in the above three case vignettes have much in common: a district - wide commitment to listening to public concerns; serious effort given to communicating district policies and practices to the public; and a focus on collaborating and partnering with individuals and groups from the community, including business people.

The public should always be concerned when so much money is being redirected away from public scrutiny and public control (and syphoned into charter schools, contract schools, SERC, etc).

The resulting substantial waivers to the stringent requirements of NCLB, the proliferation of high - stakes testing across the states, and the concerns about the loss of control over public schools by local communities proved too much.

After major dissent was expressed at a public hearing On (date), the Joint Education Commission held a public hearing, at which much dissent was expressed, due to some peoples» financial concerns.

Soon after the stakeholders met, the Joint Education Commission held a public hearing, at which much dissent was expressed over the proposed amendments, in part due to financial concerns.