Sentences with phrase «often focus on issues»

In general coverage in tabloid and popular newspapers was more superficial and often focussed on issues such as immigration, racism and migrant workers in the UK.

But inspectors at a Westminster Education Forum event in London on Tuesday said that high - profile newspaper stories have too often focused on issues like gender equality.

Not exact matches

«European democracy, and I think also British democracy, has not been established to diminish the rights of citizens but to protect the rights of citizens,» he said, reiterating his often repeated position that the European Parliament will insist negotiating teams must focus on this issue.

Celebrities often focus charity on helping the communities where they grew up, but the «personal» side of celebrity giving can mean more than just a focus on hometown issues.

Webb does not put much stock in those financial literacy tests, either, since they often focus on arcane issues that have little bearing on the basics of saving money.

The effect in English «Latin Mass circles», however, isn't the most important issue on which we need to focus, though I agree that it does show that there is something remarkably «mean - spirited» in the air, a fact which also emerged strongly in widespread attempts to frustrate the motu proprio; it also shows that although that many - faced and mysterious entity we tend simply to call «Rome» can sometimes be relied on to defend us from reductionist tendencies in the English and Welsh Church, it is also the case that all too often it can't.

He also maintains that on ethical issues Christians have too often made the nation, rather than the church, their chief focus of concern.

So often Jews either focus exclusively on Jewish issues or ignore their own Jewishness as they lead social movements on behalf of other people.

It was clear that the women gathered often entered the struggle from different vantage points, they did not always agree with all that was spoken, but what could not be ignored was that there were some common issues that did draw them together — it was not accidental or designed that over one - third of the 4,000 workshops by different women's groups, from all regions of the world, focuses on the issue of violence against women — some of the best being organized by Indian women, What was at the heart of Huairou was the commitment of the women present to draw energy and support from each other — it was a consciousness that they were doing it all «for the common good.»

Some were focused on environmental issues, often quite local ones.

The 2014 program schedule included: culinary demonstrations centered around adventurous flavors and new menu trends; presentations and panel discussions focused on sustainable agricultural practices, the role of wheat in our diet vs. seekers of gluten - free options, and water issues affecting food production; discussions on how American menus are often shaped by millennials, health and nutrition concerns, and global cuisines; a Friday field trip to the CIA Farm in St. Helena and through Marin and Sonoma Counties to visit Pozzi Ranch, Dutton Ranch (where Valley Ford Cheese Company joined), and Gourmet Mushrooms with tastings and presentations by the farmers as well as farm bureau and land trust experts; and the exciting and interactive Saturday Market Basket Exercise, where attendees were divided into six teams to develop menu concepts using sponsor products for the following categories:

Looking at the list, the reporter questions often focused on the horserace rather than the issues: «Is the drop in violence in Iraq making it a less important campaign issue?»

But then you simply wave all that away, to say, in effect, «I do still know I'm right,» before, as so often, preferring to place your focus on issues of «party management».

Her focus is on the issues facing Syracuse, not her political future, she often says.

Ibrahim Taguri, who hopes to succeed Sarah Teather as MP for the Labour facing seat of Brent Central, described the moves «as a great step forward, really progressive,» and focussing on an issue he says is often raised in his constituency.

It's not often that the whole cross section of the Lib Dems gets behind a policy, we've seen that this conference with issues such as welfare and airports, but by focusing on mental health Nick Clegg has got his party united on an important issue, and ready for what will be difficult months ahead.

This grant allows us to focus in on this issue with a level of resource that is often not available to local municipalities.»

The debate focused on domestic issues and Mr Brown often sided with Mr Clegg in an attempt to isolate the Tory leader.

As is often the case in politics, money, anger and apathy were key to the results, some said, while Stavisky highlighted her focus on issues rather than divisive rhetoric.

«The ICU and the critical care environment are so focused on life - and - death issues, and we're so busy as clinicians, that we often don't have time to think about lifestyle factors, such as obesity and smoking and the role they play in our patient's long - term quality of life.

As often happens at confirmation hearings, senators tended to focus their questions on uniquely home - state issues.

Perhaps this is not surprising, as in the 1960s, when population growth became an issue of widespread concern, the discussions often had a racist undertone, in which the «well - off» focused on the exploding populations of «underdeveloped nations».

Another thought: sometimes it is helpful to keep in mind that Dr. Greger's videos are often focusing on a single issue — say antioxidants or whatever — and the statements in that video need to be understood within that focus.

Without the proverbial village to support them, new moms often put their own needs on the back burner, as they focus on issues of baby feeding, sleep and socialization.

While common allergy medications (antihistamines, decongestants) most often focus on relieving those irritating symptoms — itchy eyes, sneezing, difficulty breathing — they don't necessarily get to the root of the issue, which is the body reacting to a certain trigger.

The Aftermath: Battle & Trauma in Comics — DC's Batman author and former CIA counter-terrorism operations officer Tom King takes on Jack Kirby's Mister Miracle in a new monthly comic book which focuses on a Super Hero who grapples with post - traumatic stress disorder, an issue not often seen in comics and tragically overlooked in the real world.

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Based on the true story of college - student Nancy Walsh, this above - average TV - movie focuses on the family dynamic issues often found at the core of the eating disorder known as anorexia.

And this is not just an ELA issue — other disciplines also often focus on the content of a text.

Excellent article, well articulated and focusing on the often - difficult differences between actionable global citizenship or the mere study of global issues.

Service learning projects should be focused on the priorities of the community; remember, the lessons of empathy and productiveness students take away is often more important than the exact issue being addressed!

Conversations about access to higher education often focus on affordability issues, but poor academic preparation is an equally significant barrier to success in college, says Long, academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

If an additional level of support was required, schools could also explore pro-active remote services which are focussed on freeing up network teams by performing automated or standardised tasks such as system updates and security checks; tasks which are necessary, but often overlooked when network teams are busy firefighting more pressing issues.

The training sessions Dopp leads focus instead on the issues of fear, self - hate, isolation, and depression that youths often deal with as they struggle with their gay identities.

Still others act as case workers or counselors (but actually spend the majority of their day in the learning environment with students) to focus on the non-academic problems — like food, health, or emotional issues — that too often trip up students (and sadly receive short shrift in many schools today).

Too often what passes for assessment is less focused on quality of performance than on issues of format and punctuality — both of which can be important, but are not central.

Current state tests were missing several important opportunities — they often did not measure the full range of what students should know, focusing on easier skills and ignoring hard - to - measure standards, and most states did not include writing in their assessment systems (to name just a few of the issues with the current market of tests).

Too often, we focus on the negativity that surrounds the profession in the news, and conversation turns to working conditions, class size, union issues or other outside forces that teachers have little control over.

Poor school districts, which often count tired buildings and outdated equipment among their many troubles, are increasingly focusing on brick - and - mortar issues as they challenge state school - finance systems.

So often in education we focus problem - solving on «made up» or already - solved situations, when funneling that energy into real world issues that could make a difference in their lives is not only motivating to students, but also a great benefit to your school and community.

Often the debate over DB vs. DC plans focuses on the issue of risk, rather than the retirement incentives.

When students» energies are focused on decoding and fluency issues, their comprehension of text is often hampered.

This social worker was able to focus on students, such as my first grader, who were experiencing mental health issues — often due to early trauma — but who did not have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) in place.

A long - standing political lobby in Sacramento, the coalition generally focuses on big picture budget issues that both teachers and administrators can champion — even though the two sides are often simultaneously at loggerheads on a variety of other issues.

Programs often remove students from their communities or schools, sit them in a room, and drill into them the importance of an issue that adults have determined they need to hear student voice focused on.

Single courses and workshops that involve cross-disciplinary and cross-grade level teachers, due to their diversity of participants, often focus on pedagogical issues rather than solid treatment of subject matter topics.

As Anne mentioned last week, some critique groups tend to focus more on line - by - line issues than big picture things, especially because critique groups / partners often see just a chapter or so at a time.

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In my own experience as an editor over many decades, I came to appreciate several excellent copy editors who not only cleaned up the spelling, punctuation, typos and other technical errors, but often had a specialty that enabled them to focus on parenting, relationships, or other psychological issues.

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