Sentences with phrase «policy decisions on»

I love to base medical decisions and policy decisions on the best available evidence of what works.

This is the historical tendency for policy decisions on legal services regulation to be based on feelings (strange, I have always thought, given the centrality of reason to the lawyer's training and role).

Given the potential for qualified paralegals to enhance A2J for Canadians, it seems important to establish the basis for future policy decisions on the regulation of paralegal work, no matter the province.

I would sure like someone to make a coherent case for using a few of the statistics and studies that are produced by these organizations and base policy decisions on them??

The results of this study will help UK government and others take policy decisions on how to support development,» said Sian Wilson, senior development manager at Crown Estate Scotland.

But I don't want to make major policy decisions on the basis that perception caused by continuing repetition in the media becomes political reality.

Until more is known, it would be foolish to make any projections of future climate and even more absurd to base any potentially costly long - term policy decisions on climate science today.

To facilitate policy decisions on mitigation and adaptation strategies, it is necessary to understand, quantify, and synthesize these climate - change impacts, taking into account their uncertainties.

Through the exploitation of this loophole climatologists could, if they wished, help us to avoid basing costly policy decisions on unproved and unprovable conclusions.

Currently, environmentalists are pushing us into making policy decisions on the basis of no information.

Yet this perspective is supposed to inform policy decisions on how to respond to changing climate?

«So we're making stupid policy decisions on CO2; renewable subsidies, things like that.

If the majority has a counter-reality view of the world on an issue, a flipped coin might make better policy decisions on it.

To a federal statistical agency like the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), there's nothing more satisfying than providing needed information that can facilitate more informed analysis and policy decisions on a national and regional level.

Making policy decisions on the basis of current knowledge (and in the light of recent observations) would be wholly irresponsible.

Thus basing climate policy decisions on uncertain information is not fundamentally different from any other policy decision.

It follows that policy decisions on climate change are best based on the generally accepted scientific theory.

I mentioned Wald's sequential analysis (and its descendants); I hope that there is sufficient evidence to decide that one of them is really accurate enough to base policy decisions on before more than 20 more years pass.

Policy decisions on both mitigation and adaptation require the same scientific advice, but are influenced by other factors too.

Our expert team helps you cut through the noise and gain clarity, bringing you knowledge and resources needed to make sound, informed policy decisions on charter schools and authorizing.

States and districts are grappling with the data needed to make policy decisions on defining «effective teachers», measuring equity gaps, and developing policies that lead to more sustainable change.

In the 484th Brookhaven Lecture, Thomas Graham explains the events that led to policy decisions on nuclear weapons in the mid-20th century.

These results are important because they may eventually influence policy decisions on watershed protection and species conservation.»

The report estimates the combined impact of two key policy decisions on health center revenues and patient capacity: the level of core federal grant funding for health centers; and state Medicaid expansions.

«We expect the outcome of this study to support scientifically sound national policy decisions on bioenergy crops development especially with regards to cellulosic grasses,» wrote Atul Jain, professor of atmospheric sciences at U of I, regarding a paper published by the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

Republicans argue the President's executive actions to change Obamacare and make other policy decisions on his own were unconstitutional because it's Congress» jobs to make or change laws.

If judges can declare laws unconstitutional at will and impose - or block - policy decisions on the Executive branch with their verdicts, you're no longer living in a democracy but in a oligarchy.

Earlier this week former prime minister Gordon Brown alleged that the Tories had done a «deal» with the Murdochs, in which favourable newspaper coverage was exchanged for sympathetic policy decisions on media issues like Ofcom and the BBC licence fee.

Our purpose is to advance the use of the best available evidence in public policy decisions on alcohol.

BOEM's Environmental Studies Program develops, funds, and manages rigorous scientific research specifically to inform policy decisions on the development of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Whether it's starting the process to grant the island statehood (which island residents are now if favor of), or granting the island's government the ability to go through the Chapter 9 bankruptcy process, Congress doesn't seem ready to make policy decisions on Puerto Rico's future based on what is best for Puerto Ricans themselves.

To the Fed's credit, the majority of FOMC members in January 2008 based their policy decisions on the mounting dysfunctional behavior of the financial markets rather than ephemeral coincident indicators such as real GDP growth.

While the central banker is expected to hold off from raising borrowing costs for a second straight policy decision on Wednesday, and retain a degree of prudence in his rhetoric, Poloz will probably face mounting pressure to return to the rate - hike path soon, with inflation and growth beginning to pick up.

Amar Nath fixed the blame for the government's policy decision on the church leadership at the time the government was drawing up the list of scheduled castes, before Independence.

«To base a public policy decision on a frivolous lawsuit is kind of surprising to me and we've actually been praised by the FBI and by the U.S. Attorney's Office for our level of cooperation,» Hoemann commented.

Rather it was that any policy decision on what to do about climate change must be based on the assessment of relative costs and benefits and with ethical judgments which weigh the impacts on various groups at different points in time.

As the Commission of the European Union prepares to make a significant policy decision on collective actions, it is important to assess how European consumers feel about the development of these collective action mechanisms and how they are potentially being funded.

Although producing HIPs should not present firms with any particular difficulties, the policy decision on whether or not to produce HIPs is a matter of priority.

It would certainly be good PR if it made a policy decision on this and informed its customer service people in advance.

Not exact matches

The Prime Minister's Office and the central bank declined to comment, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau said in a statement that he doesn't comment on the central bank's independent policy decisions.

«Brexit is so uncertain... Trying to forecast exactly what it's going to do to growth, to sterling and therefore to inflation and therefore to the Bank of England's policy is very, very difficult,» Rob Wood, chief economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, told CNBC before the rate decision on Thursday.

The E.U.'s decision to fall in with U.S. policy on Ukraine and join it in applying sanctions has angered Moscow, which had counted on the importance of their bilateral trade relations — especially in energy — to protect it.

Other countries have argued that discussions and decisions on this issue should be tackled at a global level and with the help of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group that advises its 35 members on tax policy.

The Conservative government regularly overrules its independent regulator, the courts overrule the government, and Industry Minister Tony Clement announces major policy decisions via Twitter between discussions of the White Stripes» breakup and updates on his squash game.

«While the ultimate effects on income levels and distribution are not inevitable, they depend substantially on government policies, on the way companies choose to organize work, and on decisions by individuals to invest in learning new skills and seeking new types of work and income opportunities,» the Stanford study noted.

Policy decisions by Saudi authorities, including which of Aramco's huge selection of assets will be included in the share sale, will have a big effect on the overall price and valuation.

Many governments, businesses and social organizations rely on the data, and opposition groups argue the Conservatives are attempting to influence future public policy decisions since low - income earners and immigrants will be less likely to fill out a voluntary form.

The decision to include Chad in the ban casts additional doubt on the merits of the entire policy and the competence of the people making it.

Saudi representatives suggest the policy could continue through year's end — a decision expected to be made on May 25th in Vienna.

He described the reversal of American policy on international agreements, including Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, as «insane.»