Sentences with phrase «particular policy position»

Because it did not single out unions «based upon whether a union supports or opposes a particular policy position,» it did not engage in viewpoint discrimination.

While the recommendations call for OSTP to develop the science and technology strategy within the first 100 days of the new administration, the speakers stressed that the bipartisan report is intended to put in place a structure to facilitate science policymaking, not to advocate any particular policy position.

Not exact matches

That's why Trump desperately needs to keep the grown - ups he's got and in particular must avoid pushing another one out over a substantive policy position.

It is not a policy proposal, or even a philosophical defense of any particular position on border enforcement.

Neither side is so consistently related to America's position in the larger world economy that its progress depends on the policies of a particular administration.

The following key topics offer summaries of the IET's positions on many of the most important policy topics and additional information on those of particular importance to the engineering profession.

This reshuffle is a little different: a particular policy issue is assuming a central position in calculations about its relative successes and failures.

If an endorsement by Ted Kennedy, Dick Cheney's daughter, The New York Times or even Chuck Norris isn't enough to thrust you onto a particular presidential candidate's bandwagon, the Scientists & Engineers for America, a nonpartisan organization that advocates evidence - based debate and decision - making in Washington, offers another metric: their science platforms.Examining subjects like energy policy, healthcare, views on evolution, stem cells and the like, the Science, Health and Related Policies (SHARP) Network unfurls each candidate's positions (and past) in a wiki format.

Yet the administration's position is much more radical, stating clearly that a «policy that is neutral on its face» and «administered in an even - handed manner» can still «result in unlawful discrimination» if it has a «disproportionate and unjustified effect on students of a particular race.»

Per Great Hearts policies, offers are continuously given on an as - needed based on current students withdrawing and positions that are available for a particular academy and grade.

The proposition that «science» somehow dictated particular policy responses, encouraged — indeed instructed — those who found those particular strategies unattractive to argue about the science.36 So, a distinctive characteristic of the climate change debate has been of scientists claiming with the authority of their position that their results dictated particular policies; of policy makers claiming that their preferred choices were dictated by science, and both acting as if «science» and «policy» were simply and rigidly linked as if it were a matter of escaping from the path of an oncoming tornado.

In any case, I know of no other field where like climate science the leading researchers in the field have taken a strong position on a political policy question that relies on their science turning out a particular way.

«So, a distinctive characteristic of the climate change debate has been of scientists claiming with the authority of their position that their results dictated particular policies; of policy makers claiming that their preferred choices were dictated by science, and both acting as if «science» and «policy» were simply and rigidly linked as if it were a matter of escaping from the path of an oncoming tornado.»

To the extent that all of the major parties in the 2006 federal election acknowledged the problem of global warming and were taking steps to address it, though in different ways, (the Liberals, NDP, Bloc Quebecois with the Kyoto accord, and the Conservatives with a Made in Canada approach) it would be difficult to conclude that the audio statements by taking a position on global warming, were targeting one particular party or candidate or a particular party's policy.»

[I make no argument for any particular position, just observe that policies in complex societies often find different balances.]

Unfortunately, in climate science there has been a huge pressure to create a «consensus» position to bolster a particular policy agenda.

In particular, their policy designed to redress the imbalance between men and women in leadership positions within the tech sector.

Where a Member State is in difficulties or is seriously threatened with difficulties as regards its balance of payments either as a result of an overall disequilibrium in its balance of payments, or as a result of the type of currency at its disposal, and where such difficulties are liable in particular to jeopardise the functioning of the common market or the progressive implementation of the common commercial policy, the Commission shall immediately investigate the position of the State in question and the action which, making use of all the means at its disposal, that State has taken or may take in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty.

Other aspects, such as the particular age of the person, health and fitness position and the type of Insurance policy plan taken out, figure out the costs that the client gets.

Such services could be research into particular issues which it would be in a unique and privileged position to carry out, consultations over policy proposals, development of policy papers, and facilitation and mediation between Indigenous peoples and private interest groups.

That the two identified criteria (namely, a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Indigenous cultures; and an ability to communicate effectively with Indigenous peoples) be mandatory for all recruitment processes in the Australian Public Service relating to the new arrangements and in particular for positions in the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination and Indigenous Coordination Centres.

In particular, it was important that the Australian Government did not abrogate all policy and implementation issues to this single position.

The requirement for native title claim groups to interact with a wide range of stakeholders with different interests (including government, industry, the Federal Court, the Tribunal and native title organisations who each have particular statutory functions, policy positions and funding arrangements) creates a complex web of relationships that make it feel like it's «us against the world».