Sentences with phrase «opinion of the general public»

would you put any weight on the opinion of the general public on the validity of String Theory for example.

Barton's actions on and off the pitch have split the opinions of the general public and the different media outlets alike.

The opinions on here do not reflect the opinions of the general public.

But that's just the opinion of the general public which is why these games do nt really sell anymore!

The opinions of the general public, councillors, state and federal politicians are very important in determining whether or not wind farms, and other sustainable energy projects, are built.

These few (along with IPCC itself) have given all of climate science and all climate scientists a black eye in the opinion of the general public.

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Not exact matches

When Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on marijuana to federal prosectors Thursday, reiterating their leeway to prosecute federal marijuana laws as they see fit, regardless of whether the plant is legal under state and local law, he likely spurred future infringements on liberty, struck a blow against federalism, and defied public opinion.

Additional reasons might be given for The United Methodist Church to rid itself of a commitment to abortion rights: the increasing numbers of African delegates (who are, in the main, pro-life) to General Conference; the horrifyingly high abortion rates (though the annual totals are continuing to decrease) in the United States; the pro-life drift of American public opinion (which United Methodism seems to follow); the uncommon clarity of ecumenical teaching on the dignity of the human person; and the providence of God.

One senses among the general public, and among the thinking young especially, a shift of opinion regarding the issue ofabortion.

Certainly, a public opinion in and of the Church must remain within the framework of the one compulsory profession of faith and also of a general readiness to obey the authorities.

Since public opinion, or world opinion, or the opinion of governments in general has become a powerful factor in the situation, and since the West must depend very much on capturing the opinion and the sympathy of what might be called the uncommitted powers, our future is going to depend on the kind of internationalism which does not attempt to freeze the existing situation in a legalistic manner but takes the lead in predicting and preparing the necessary changes in the status quo.

It is because many people can't stand not knowing something, so, much like someone might pick a sports team, they most often just get a general sense of what the prevailing local public opinion is and then claim that as their own.

Further, with the exception of attitudes toward abortion, there is evidence that general public opinion is not polarizing at all.

Religious freedom is then a particular case of the general right to profess opinions without being intimidated by public power.

«A Court that in one context after another lays down general principles of emancipation commends that principle to public attention and imitation and thus affects legislative opinion.

Contrary to general opinion, the public school may indeed teach the Bible — or for that matter, the Koran or the Book of Mormon or the I Ching.

Election returns and public - opinion studies indicate discontent with some serious imperfections in recent liberal political policies and programs; studies also show that the general population does not want to give up the values of such programs and still wants additional selected government services.

Satan wouldn't exist anywhere but in his own head, therefore he is not responsible for the general public's opinion or the actions of Miranda B.

Here the Pope says yes: «When it is not possible to overturn or completely abrogate a pro-abortion law, an elected official, whose absolute personal opposition to procured abortion was well known, could licitly support proposals aimed at limiting the harm done by such a law and at lessening its negative consequences at the level of general opinion and public morality.»

«Formal discourse becomes politically powerful when it becomes ideology; when it articulates and fuses into effective formulations opinions and attitudes that are otherwise too scattered and vague to be acted upon; when it mobilizes a general mood, «a set of disconnected, unrealized private emotions,» into «a public possession, a social fact»; when it crystallizes otherwise inchoate social and political discontent and thereby shapes what is otherwise instinctive and directs it to attainable goals, when it clarifies, symbolizes, and elevates to structured consciousness the mingled urges that stir within us.

A group of social scientists who analyzed the NIMH study for the Public Opinion Quarterly stated: «We are convinced, in general, that the NIMH report presents a reasonable summary of current knowledge about television, its effects and its potential....

We may well ask ourselves where we would have stood with reference to Calvary — below the average, with the outlaws, condemned by the general body of public opinion; on the average with the multitude, whose organized public opinion slew alike robbers and Christ; or above the average, with Christ himself.

Brian Young, director general of the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF), says he senses a chill in the air when it comes to the British public's opinion of frozen food.

You expect me to believe that a bunch of guys that have been around football their entire lives, have access to troves of video, interviews, statistics, and expert opinions that are not available to the general public, and get paid millions of dollars to evaluate the talent of football players and sign them to contracts might know MORE about evaluating football players and signing them to contracts then the patrons of a Dallas Cowboys internet blog?

Privately he began phoning general managers of teams not involved in the postseason to solicit opinions on how to stop the flood of public criticism of the officiating.

«My bias has not changed, but in the interests of patients, I need to see past my own opinions and look at the whole picture of the appropriate blend of science, good practice, and the viewpoints of the general public that will inevitably steer their rehabilitation in a good or bad direction.»

A UK Department of Health survey found that 84 % find breastfeeding in public acceptable if done discreetly; however, 67 % mothers are worried about general opinion being against public breastfeeding.

One source of influence on general public opinion is the newspaper media and the news feeds that spin off to television and radio from feature articles of interest.

Careful reporting, inclusive of the range of often divergent expert opinion relevant to each news item, leaves the general public and consumers to evaluate the evidence, forming their own conclusions.

Critical analysis of articles published in «The Age» generated a number of discourses exerting influence on general public opinion.

A source of confusion for the general public is evident in reports of obstetric opinion where midwifery services are only recognised as they relate to home birth, failing to acknowledge the work of midwives across the full range of maternity services.

While these elections are the first major test of public opinion since last year's surprising general election, it is worth saying that local elections do not always reflect the national political mood.

The call to ban has long had the backing of the general public, with opinion polls consistently showing support for a complete prohibition and 94.5 % of respondents to a public consultation on the issue calling for the same back in 2010.

«Under our justice system and in the court of public opinion, the Attorney General deserves a presumption of innocence.

Dr. Lee Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, passed along some insight as to what me might see in the general election match up between Carl Paladino and Andrew Cuomo.

The growing general public opinion of many Ghanaians is that Alban is now for the Presidency of Ghana.

It was the first big test of public opinion since last year's General Election.

This prediction takes account of both recent YouGov polling data and the lessons from history about how public opinion moves in the final weeks before general elections.

«With Attorney General Andrew Cuomo looking over his shoulder, Governor David Paterson continues to have serious problems with voters across party lines and throughout the state,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.

The governor had claimed that the abduction of the Chibok girls was mere rumour and mere political fabrication motivated to influence public opinion against the Goodluck Jonathan's administration ahead of the 2015 general elections.

According to a Marist College Institute for Public Opinion survey released Monday, 47 percent of New York State voters would back Pataki and 45 percent would support Gillibrand if the general election were held today, with 8 percent undecided.

I don't know what the Moreland Commission is going to recommend — there's 24 other people and very diverse opinions on there — but what we've learned is that although there would be a funding source from taxpayers to finance public elections in the state of New York for Assembly, Senate, Governor, Attorney General, etc, the savings ultimately would be astronomical in the long run.

«I feel very privileged to be able to articulate my positions and my opinions on a myriad of subjects, and now I've been encouraged by many people in the general public, as well as Democratic funders and high level elected officials on both sides of the party line to seriously consider running,» the former star of «The Nanny» told reporters at the National Press Club in Washington.

Lord Atkin's famous opinion in Ambard v. Attorney - General for Trinidad and Tobago [1936] AC 322, is apposite: «But whether the authority and position of an individual judge, or the due administration of justice, is concerned, No wrong is committed by any member of the public who exercises the ordinary right of criticising, in good faith, in private or public, the public act done in the seat of justice.

In the Court's opinion, in view of its impact on the rights of women who wished to wear the full - face veil for religious reasons, a blanket ban on the wearing in public places of clothing designed to conceal one's face could be regarded as proportionate only in a context where there was a general threat to public safety.

Given voters» experience of public polling at the last general election, it would be natural for them to take a more cynical and circumspect view of opinion research in the lead up to the European referendum.

«Repealing the [2004] Hunting Act would not only mean a return to cruelty, but would fly in the face of the opinion of the majority of the general public, as 84 % of people say they are against relegalising foxhunting.»

And with the winner of the next general election far from clear it is highly possible the Church's comments could have a powerful impact on public opinion.

«This case in my opinion is the most outrageous abuse of public office that I have ever seen,» Andrew Cuomo, the outgoing attorney general, said yesterday.