Sentences with phrase «point in the debate over»

TransCanada pledged to seek another permit for its Keystone XL pipeline after the Obama administration rejected the project, ending a seven - year review that had become a flash point in the debate over his climate policies.

The bill, which is likely to become a flash point in the debate over the federal debt, would raise $ 40 billion worth in additional revenue, according to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation.

January 5, 2017 • Wyoming has become a flash point in the debate over whether federal public lands should be turned over to states.

Digital royalties have been one of the major sticking points in the debate over traditional vs. self - publishing, with many people (even from the traditional publishing world) arguing that big publishers should raise digital royalties on ebooks to at least 50 percent.

Not exact matches

Pay transparency will be the focus of tonight's PBS debate show, Point Taken, featuring a panel of guests who will clash over whether it could help narrow gaps in pay between genders, racial groups, and socio - economic classes.

The proposal has generated a great deal of often vitriolic debate over the future of the wheat board, and the C.D. Howe Institute recently weighed in with a report arguing that global grain markets have changed significantly over the past few decades, to the point that the CWB is more often than not a price taker.

But when the two discussed their relationship — Gurwitch is now an investor in DryBar — at Houston's inaugural Circular Summit earlier this month, both agreed it was a debate over this seemingly minor matter that represented a turning point in their relationship.

Does anyone else see the humor in the creationists debating their point of view over the Internet (invented by science), filmed on cameras (based on science) in a hall lit by electricity (harnessed by science).

[Editor's note: At this point in the discussion there was a long debate over the meaning of words, especially the meaning of «perception.»

Although the debate over marriage is a clear and current case in point, the dearth of reason is endemic to the public debates of our time.

Indeed, the Cairo conference just may have marked a turning point in the international debate over population and development.

As several of you have pointed out, NT Wright does indeed consider his views to be in keeping with Calvin and the Reformed tradition, and his recent debates with John Piper and company over justification are something of an internal skirmish rather than a theological divide.

Humility does not prevent us pointing out that Faith has published numerous articles over recent years which have addressed in detail many of the attacks levelled against the Church in the debate.

Without the cover and pampering by the press, last night's debate clearly showed your faux liberal god for what he truly is... a man clearly in over his head and incapable of distinguishing between talking points, policies, and facts.

That's the real point of the Harlem Children's Zone, and, I think, it's going to be the next chapter in the debate over schools.

The debate over federal government intervention in school nutrition programs continues to be a point of contention in Congress.

Another point to note is that Similac prides itself in not using palm olein oil which has been under much debate over its safety to health despite its widespread use.

As he raised concerns over the sweeping changes to state government through a pair of constitutional amendments proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in a statement pointed to the relative short window of time debate would be held over term limits and creating a full - time Legislature that bans outside income.

In the first CBS News Poll following last week's presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Clinton has edged ahead to a four - point lead over her Republican rival among likely voters.

Tensions between opposing groups of Democrats in the Senate reached a flash point this week over whose faction would be allowed to present their budget priorities for a floor debate in an exchange that included some racially charged name - calling.

Some doubt that debates would have much effect on the election, given Cuomo's huge campaign funds advantage over Astorino and the fact that Cuomo leads by more than 30 points in the polls.

And during the last presidential debate in New Hampshire, Sanders suggested that his record might be a starting point to bridge the deep divide across the country over guns.

The sticking point now in the debate over a new ethics law is over whether legislators must disclose clients in their law and consulting businesses to identify any conflicts.

The candidates for Queens borough president faced off in their first major televised debate earlier tonight on NY1, discussing the future of Willets Point, stop - and - frisk and the lasting controversy over term limits.

He mentioned the need for a living wage bill, which Quinn has yet to embrace, and he said «police - community relations were strained to a dangerous point in many of our neighborhoods» in a nod to the debate over stop - and - frisk, which he said «could happen to his own son.»

When asked the role of the DEC in the public debate over the Plant Janeway said, «We are now in the point of the process where are soliciting input and comments from all citizens and concerned stakeholders and we've extended that comment period, and when the comment period closes we will take all those comments into consideration in making the decisions going forward.»

(The last point comes amidst a heated debate in Washington over the Trans - Pacific Partnership — one that pits President Obama against the left wing of the Democratic Party, which includes opposition from Warren and de Blasio.)

With Mitt Romney's rivals for the GOP presidential nomination trying to score points in the bitter debate over raising the debt ceiling, how wise is it for the frontrunner to try to remain above the fray?

Schneiderman, who has concentrated heavily on environmental cases like Indian Point and the contentious debate over high - volume hydrofracking in the Southern Tier, said the ruling confirms extra caution is needed before re-licensing the plant.

There has also been some debate during the campaign over Murphy's position on fracking, which appears to have evolved to the point where he is on the record in support of a moratorium — not the full out ban the Greens have been seeking since 2010.

The mayor said Alesi had served as «the tipping point in the debate» over same - sex marriage and showed «courage» in coming forward.

The debate in England over Scottish independence misses the point.

However, the debate in recent days over whether Boris's comments are «offensive» or not misses the point.

The form of the drug was a point of contention in the initial debate over medical marijuana.

We made a point of trying to get away from the campaign to cover the choice: the 6 and 10 did a series on big issues, from airports to defence spending to social care, that weren't getting much play in the campaign; Newsnight interrogated the future of the NHS; Andrew Neil's series of Daily Politics debates analysed policy, department by department over two weeks; and, online, from Reality Check to constituency profiles, we scrutinised the detail.

Tensions between opposing groups of Democrats in the New York State Senate reached a flash point this week — over whose faction would be allowed to present their budget priorities for a floor debate.

Speaker Silver, whose Democratic Majority Conference wants to see the temporary income tax surcharge on the rich renewed when it expires December 31st, says he has not given up on his point of view prevailing in the upcoming debate over the new state budget.

De Blasio has widely divergent relationships with the seven speaker candidates — the most distant being that with Harlem's Inez Dickens, whose opponent he endorsed in the September primary — but in debates each has been careful to acknowledge the «mandate» he earned in his sweeping 50 - point victory over Republican Joe Lhota.

«The crisis in Flint brought the true costs of a neglected infrastructure to the nation's attention, but in the finger - pointing there are deeper debates over public and private responsibility and the impact of dysfunctional politics on public health,» said David Rosner, PhD, co-director of the Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and author of the commentary, «Entry Point: A Lead Poisoning Crisis Enters Its Second Century,» which is available online in the May issue of the journal, Health Affairs.

At that point I keeled over in pain; the debate pertaining to the correct name of this large lizard plays a massive role in my life.

More importantly, perhaps, how NSF did spend the money illustrates an important point often lost in the sometimes highly partisan debates over government research spending: Most of those dollars go to educate the next generation of scientists.

But the issues thrown up are still arousing passions today, as witnessed by further arguments in favour of using tidal power in the Severn and debate over the UK government's recent go - ahead for the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant in Somerset.

The debate seems to be over at this point, and the verdict is in — eggs are really good for you!

I feel like maybe a magazine article about a single woman's opinion doesn't quite hold the same weight in a debate as the body of medical research done over the decades pointing to plants as the dietary indicator of health and longevity, across all factors like gender, nationality, or level of activity.

By the time it arrives at that point, «I Origins» maintains a moderate sense of intrigue that relies more on understatement than prolonged debate, foregrounding Ian's conflict over his investment in the project and exploring his internal struggles mainly by implication.

Feted, beloved, and at times «progressive» as it may be, Pixar is not immune to similarly «bloggy» issues regarding political correctness; a debate over the absence of female lead characters in their films began earlier this year and remains a valid and popular talking point.

Distaff representation in Cannes is always a point of contention, reliably churning up debate over the festival's mandate to lead the way for broader representation, but also to reflect the industry's makeup (not unlike the diversity woes that have engulfed the Academy Awards in recent years).

That's not a life - or - death choice — paying for his pregnant wife to cross over from Mexico might be — but that's part of McKay's point: it's taken for granted that Jose has the right to fun and rest, flying in the face of the blame - the - worker «self - reliance» arguments of political debates.

The recent debate over the reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is a case in point.

In practice, this debate over the point of charter schools has itself reached a critical juncture.