Sentences with phrase «position on the merits»

Although Mass Audubon has no position on the merits of gambling, we do have concerns with projects that would have major implications for the environment like resort destination casinos and have made recommendations for their reduced environmental impact.

Bad idea, Mr Cameron, bad idea.People should be appointed to executive positions on merit.

Ed Next readers are also more likely to take a position on merit pay.

Many of the teachers are members of Educators 4 Excellence, a nonprofit group made up of current and former teachers that has challenged the union's long - held positions on merit pay and tenure.

The amicus were asked to address the meaning and scope of the amended Rule 20, while refraining from taking any position on the merits or facts of any of the five cases under appeal.

David Pearce, president of the Toronto Real Estate Board, issued a message to members after REM's article about the union's launch: «TREB does not have any position on the merits of such a union.

Not exact matches

In Getting to Yes, the great leap is to focus not on your adversary and his or her position, but rather to negotiate «on the merits.»

Having a news outlet highlight the merits and current happenings of your business and / or quoting you on topics that matter to your business solidifies your position in the industry.

Children from high status families should be treated on their personal merits and should not be accorded special privileges because of their parents» position in the community.

One need not agree with NicholasWolterstorff's politics — for instance, his position on the Palestinian - Israeli conflict - to welcome his commitment to the liberal - democratic project that makes possible the engagement of disagreements, including disagreements over the merits of the liberal - democratic project.

First, a little history: In the 16th century Protestant and Catholic positions on justification became polarized and soon escalated to include other doctrines, including the authority of the church; scripture and tradition; good works; merit and indulgences; the mass; and sin and its effects in human life.

«When our mindset is neither dominated by an anxiety regarding the weakening of one's own positions nor closed to possibly necessary corrections, then all sorts of questions, which early on were raised solely from an apologetical perspective, can now be raised on their own merits, with an honesty and open - mindedness, which is decisively necessary for all theoretical reflection.»

Charles Hartshorne has written extensively about the merits of this philosophical position, and a loose adaptation of his ideas on its advantages may be set forth in the following short list: 17

The only people who really object to this kind of grace are the religious people who think that their behavior merits them some sort of special privilege or position with God and are offended that the so - called «sinners» are put on equal footing with them before God.

I'm saying Booker's defenders have less merit to their position that he's a star (mostly because stars are ordinarily as big of losers as he is) then Bender defenders have to their position he could become a solid NBA rotation player on a winning team.

What football team have you played in where your manager says your back up to this guy in your position do you think avenger says that to Monreal or Sanogo or Ox lol You fight for your place and play on merit.

A summit on Wednesday was called to vote on Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore's idea of 35 % of income being distributed as «merit» payments based on league position, with the remaining 65 % going equally to all clubs.

«I was explaining my position on the bill and what I believe the merits of the bill were,» the governor said.

[18] Moreover, the BBC insisted on interpreting its legal position by giving equal time to different points of view irrespective of their intrinsic merit, thereby ignoring its responsibility to educate.

The foul - mouthed Legislator during the campaign launch of the Asokwa MP, Patricia Apeagyei on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the EC Boss alleging that she did not secure her position based on competence and merit.

We like his warning that people in patronage positions might be reassigned and his promise to institute a culture change — give eight hours of pay for eight hours of work and make assignments, promotions and overtime based on merit.

Underwood, who is widely considered to be capable and doing well in the position, may be able to make a case for herself on the merits that lawmakers may heed.

To illustrate his position on why he believes the allegation lacks merit, the veteran journalist said the allegation against Mr Asenso, one of the two deputy chiefs of staff as captured in the police statement was that he had written a letter to the Ag.

He contended that if qualified people are appointed to occupy leadership positions in governance or in the public service based on merit, the country will make progress within a short time.

«I was no longer qualified for the position I got on my merits.»

«He ensured that I was not cheated out by the exclusion of my name from the LLB class list at the Faculty of Law after my first university exams when I had qualified for placement on the programme by merit... His actions almost 43 years ago contributed in no small measure to my position, my passion for the defence of truth, fairness, integrity, transparency and merit in public life, and he must be publicly acknowledged for once.»

About time; assigning combat positions based on merit without regard to an applicant's sex will enhance military readiness and help connect the army to society.

That fact alone merits its position on the shelf of cineastes everywhere.

That year, we found large shifts toward Obama's positions on charter schools (an 11 - percentage - point increase in support), vouchers (an 11 - percentage - point decline in support), and merit pay (a 13 - percentage - point increase in support).

Half of the respondents were told of Trump's position on four issues — Common Core, charter schools, tax credits, and merit pay.

However, Trump fails to persuade Democrats, who move away from the president's position on two of the four issues, including a 14 percentage - point decrease in support for merit pay.

On four issues — Common Core, charter schools, tax credits, and merit pay for teachers — the poll examines whether President Trump's endorsement of a policy has a polarizing effect on public opinion by telling half of the sample the president's position while not supplying this information to the otheOn four issues — Common Core, charter schools, tax credits, and merit pay for teachers — the poll examines whether President Trump's endorsement of a policy has a polarizing effect on public opinion by telling half of the sample the president's position while not supplying this information to the otheon public opinion by telling half of the sample the president's position while not supplying this information to the other.

Charter and merit - pay supporters outnumbered opponents by 2:1, but a near plurality of the public refused to take a position on either issue, revealing just how much further into the public consciousness reform ideas need to penetrate.

Between 2009 and 2010, public opinion on merit pay, charter schools, and vouchers all shifted closer to the president's position.

As I understand the union's position, there is no way measure your performance or to reward or punish you based on merit.

to tell teachers who «strongly, strongly disagree with the union position on teacher tenure, on merit pay, on merit promotion, on classroom size» that they need to pay the union to advance such positions.

During arguments, Justice Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote, said it made «no sense» to tell teachers who «strongly, strongly disagree with the union position on teacher tenure, on merit pay, on merit promotion, on classroom size» that they need to pay the union to advance such positions.

All consulting positions are filled entirely on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

The board discussed but did not take a position on the relative merits of renovating the old Priestley building versus demolishing it and constructing a new facility there.

While the first 12 months or so were largely limited to design analyses and hot takes that often seemed to more closely reflect the author's position on Tesla stock rather than the car's potential merits, the start of prototype production in late February led to numerous spy shots of both the amateur and professional varieties.

To my mind, this upgrade vaults the Taurus X into position as one of the most underrated cars on the road, and it's why I gave it an All - Stars vote - it's a fine car on merit alone, but it also offers crazy value.

The directors discussed the relative merits of each such alternative, the mechanics of each alternative and the effect on our financial position of each alternative.

Typical preferred share managers might rely on the merits of a preferred share at time of issuance, and passively hold such positions.

One noteworthy location positioned on the water's edge that merits consideration is Royal Plantation.

A property positioned on the water's edge that merits consideration is Cayo Espanto Resort.

We can't help but wonder if this had anything to do with Activision's influence and their vocal position on «exploiting» IP's like illegal under - aged prostitution rings, or if Blizzard simply saw some merit behind this philosophy of pacing the experience.

Call me only if you are in the gutter, Grice Bench, Los Angeles, CA Exalted Position, curated by Vlad Smolkin, Peter Blum Gallery, New York, NY Pipe Dream, presented by Night Gallery and Rachel Uffner Gallery, 170 Suffolk Street New York, NY Gallery Artist Group Show, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY TDW: Three Way Weekend, Blum & Poe, Art Los Angeles Contemporary, and ROGERS, Los Angeles, CA 2015 The John Riepenhoff Experience, Misako & Rosen, Tokyo, Japan Intimacy in Discourse: Unreasonable Sized Paintings, School of Visual Arts Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY Let's Be Real, Projekt 722, New York, NY 2014 The Crystal Palace, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY QUALIA, FJORD Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2013 The Room and its Inhabitants, organized by Patrick Howlett, Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto, Canada The 2013 deCordova Biennial (with Dushko Petrovich), deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA 2012 Love, curated by Stephen Truax, One River Gallery, Engelwood, NJ Art on Paper 2012, curated by Xandra Eden, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC Take Shelter in the World, curated by Dushko Petrovich, Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA In Plain Sight, organized by Nicole Russo and Lumi Tan, Mitchell - Innes & Nash, New York, NY 2011 The Idea of the Thing That it Isn't, curated by Rachel Uffner, Halsey McKay, East Hampton, NY Channel to the New Image, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, NY Exhibition of Work by Newly Elected Members and Recipients of Honors and Awards, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY Paper A-Z, Sue Scott Gallery, New York, NY Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY Battle of the Brush, organized by Corporate Art Solutions at Bryant Park, New York, NY 2010 The Pencil Show, Foxy Production, New York, NY ITEM, Mitchell - Innes & Nash, New York, NY S (l) umm (er) ing on Madison Avenue, curated by Jo - ey Tang, The Notary Public, New York, NY Kristin Calabrese, Andy Parker, Mary Weatherford, Roger White, Kathryn Brennan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2009 What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid», curated by Ryan Steadman, 106 Green Gallery, Brooklyn, NY Cave Painting: Installment # 2, organized by Bob Nickas, Gresham's Ghost, New York, NY The Audio Show, organized by Seth Kelly, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, NY 2008 The Merits of Silence, Gallery Min Min, Tokyo 2007 Heralds of Creative Anachronism, D'Amelio Terras, New York, NY The Price of Nothing, EFA Gallery, NY 2006 Mystic River, Southfirst, Brooklyn, NY / Arcadia University, Glenside, PA 2005 Kevin Bruk Gallery, Miami, FL You Are Here, Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, TX The Most Splendid Apocalypse, PPOW Gallery, New York, NY Crits» Pix, Black and White Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2004 Halloween Horror Films,, Southfirst Gallery, Brooklyn NY Summery Summary, 58 N3, Brooklyn, NY 2003 Dreamy, ZieherSmith Gallery, New York, NY Escape from New York, New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ Late to Work Everyday, Dupreau Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Learnedamerica, P.P.O.W. Gallery, New York, NY Tirana Bienalle 1, National Gallery, Tirana, Albania 2000 Columbia University M.F.A. Thesis Show, Brooklyn, NY 1999 All Terrain, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, NY Wight Biennial, UCLA Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1998 Episode 1, Gair Building, Brooklyn, NY

We've commented before on the «false objectivity of balance», i.e. the tendency for many journalists to treat scientific issues — for which differing positions often do not have equal merit — in the same «he said, she said» manner they might treat a story on policy or politics.

If this eternally - implied - but - under - supported idea that shifts in ocean patterns might be responsible for warming the oceans to depth of 2000m merits all these righteous demands for a «special team», I'd like to formally submit my request for a green team focused on the theory that the warming is caused by a progressive shift in mercury response to temperature caused by correlation with cosmic positioning relative to the galactic center.

At these hearings, the parties present their positions in the case and receive the feedback of the evaluator on the merits of those positions and the likely result of the lawsuit if it went to trial.