Sentences with phrase «position on contentious issues»

Voters are sure to be impressed by local pols taking a strong, unified position on contentious issues such as snow removal.

Not exact matches

Instead, they want the church to change its position on some very controversial and contentious issues (a key example is the gay / lesbian push for acceptance of a sinful behavior), and that's not going to happen... most especially not in the Roman Catholic Church or Eastern Orthodox Church.

While the cabinet has adopted a collective position on the issue, Mr Varadkar said ministers will be free to oppose the Government and take different positions on the contentious matter.

The ultimatum handed down by Cuomo and the legislature on the prevailing wage issue in June 2015 — which put developers and construction unions in the position of having to agree on an extremely contentious issue — has been painted by some observers as doomed from the start.

At campaign events around the state, Cuomo has emphasized his position on women's rights rather than his record on contentious education issues.

Here's my question: Do authors want to be represented by agents who fire off contentious public comments of this kind when they disagree with other publishing figures» positions on issues?

The study is a report on China's sometimes - contentious debates and discussions of the issue, an account that hopes to convey something of their extent, complexity, and flavor while China works out its Arctic policy and prepares for its future position in and regarding the Arctic.

It ought to be routine to poll an organization's members on a contentious issue before the organization takes an official position.

When handling a case, I should not only focus on contentious issues on the legal relationship itself, but also pay attention to the position and the litigant's fundamental purpose.

The reasons for judgment in this case leave no doubt that the trial judge knew this record, appreciated the contentious factual issues, and understood the positions of the parties and the evidence they relied on.»