Sentences with phrase «pressing human needs»

As a consequence of its promise for elucidating basic science and its huge potential for meeting pressing human needs, the nascent field is growing as universities, funding agencies, and national governments pour money into new research centers, research networks, and conferences.

Surely it is not unreasonable to plead that more of the admirable patience and dedication required for scientific advance should be directed upon really pressing human needs.

Not exact matches

Its pressing task is quite simply to tell people what the basic content of Christianity is, and to give them some information of what the Christian Church is achieving in the face of ignorance, fear, disease and sheer physical human need in many parts of the world.

The pressing task is quite simply to tell people what the basic content of Christianity is, and to give them some information of what the Christian Church is achieving in the face of ignorance, fear, disease and sheer physical human need in many parts of the world.

We see the city as an abstract place where humanity is gathered in the greatest concentration and therefore where the problems and needs of humans are most obvious and pressing.

The appeal of Jesus through the centuries to the many vital angles of human experience is such that we need not wonder when many people today give him high praise and a good press.

As theologians and pastors we need to press toward formulating and articulating the ideas needed for the support of practical tasks: in this case the task of providing skin - grafts of civility for ravaged human societies.

UNFPA executive director Thoraya Obaid still thinks global contraceptive use is too low and told the press in March that the world needs a «wake up call to the urgency of giving couples the means to exercise their human right to freely determine the sizes of their families.»

What this Devil needs to encourage is the human tendency to identify as liberating the reduction of any aspiration, however seemingly noble or virtuous, to bodily wastes, as if he were an ardent press agent for the scatological mysticism of the French writer Georges Bataille.

«The farther and longer humans go away from Earth, the greater the need to be able to grow plants for food, atmosphere recycling and psychological benefits,» said Gioia Massa, a scientist at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, in a press release.

Interestingly, but not really surprising, when a human infants inherent need for contact and proximity (reassurance through touch, parent directed vocalizations, emotional support) are met by parents early in their lives rather than becoming «dependent» as is always suggested in the popular press the reverse is actually true: that is, early dependence leads to early independence and self sufficiency and, perhaps even, enhanced self — confidence.

The lawyer and human right activist explained that SGBV aside physical effect also had economic, psychological and emotional implications and stressed the need for the press to recognise their role in the campaign and play it effectively.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER At its annual New York City Gala this month, the Washington - based Human Rights Campaign presented a program that focused just enough attention on the dangers created since Donald Trump became president to press the urgent need for the community to engage in productive resistance to the now one - year old administration.

FPI senior economist Trudi Renwick participated in a telephone press conference organized by Citizen Action and the Emergency Campaign for America's Priorities to illustrate the impact of a budget veto on New Yorkers» vital human needs.

They note that with less than 300 confirmed human cases of H5N1 infection, researchers would be hard pressed to determine the amount of antibodies needed to confer protection.

The School of Engineering's mission is to educate engineers committed to the innovative and ethical application of science and technology in addressing the most pressing societal needs, to develop and nurture twenty - first century leadership qualities in its students, faculty, and alumni, and to create and disseminate transformational new knowledge and technologies that further the well - being and sustainability of society in such cross-cutting areas as human health, environmental sustainability, alternative energy, and the human - technology interface.

To link the work of human and robotic exploration more closely with the response to the pressing needs of planet Earth, particularly those issues related to climate and energy;

``... for most nations the Kyoto Protocol would require extensive diversion of human and financial resources away from more immediate and pressing needs in health care, education, infrastructure, and, yes, the environment — all critical to the well - being of future generations.»

LA JOLLA — Rapid advances in the ability to grow cells, tissues and organs of one species within an organism of a different species offer an unprecedented opportunity for tackling longstanding scientific mysteries and addressing pressing human health problems, particularly the need for transplantable organs and tissues.

If you're one of those humans who's morning routine looks something like: pressing «snooze» as many times as possible à realizing you need to get up because ADULTING (why?!)

But it is the trio of young actors — J. Mallory McCree as a brainy African Muslim, Octavia Chavez - Richmond as a surly native of the Dominican Republic and Raquel Castro as an all - American - girlish over-achiever from Peru — who stand out as they provide much - needed human faces for a pressing issue that is currently consuming the headlines

Additionally, the Network will focus on documenting and disseminating evidenced - based solutions, developing cross-organization collaboration and incubating innovative approaches to addressing pressing special education human capital needs.

And as Atlantic Monthly «s Conor Friedersdorf declared last month in a piece on police brutality, no conservative or liberal, much less a moral human being, can ignore the pressing need to seriously address the reality that there are police officers acting as thugs against people of all backgrounds — especially young black men and women — under the guise of enforcing the law.

In a press release, the Ford brand describes the all - new global Ford Focus as «the culmination of research with Focus customers around the world and human - centered design processes to understand and satisfy their unique needs around the world...

The urgency behind this question has been imposed by science more than by any other branch of human activity; and the need of discovering a sound and generally acceptable answer, in the light of all the data, was never so pressing.

Kobo will be the quickest to respond with the most human attention, but you may be able to get the info you need in this manner from iBooks and Nook Press as well.

Overall, I think cats should be ranked with dogs for the amount ofresources allocated to help them, I love cats and things like what I read in this article just make me so sad, even if you can't foster a cat there are shelters out there that will let you come in and just hold and love them all the time, just get started and within a week they willrecognize you and won't say anything when you come in to do your love work with the cats, even no kill shelters need people to do this, they have more pressing concerns than this so they don't advertise it but trust me, you will have both the recognition and warm feelings of the cats and the recognition and warm feelings from the humans who work there....

We exemplify the need to think critically about the important issues now pressing down upon us as humans, issues we simply can no longer afford to ignore.

This exhibition press cites the increasingly antisocial world of food delivery apps such as Seamless and home shopping options such as Amazon as evidence that humans need more intimacy.

«What is an extremely powerful message in this report is the need for human society as a whole to start looking at changes in lifestyle and consumption patterns,» Rajendra Pachauri, the panel's chair, said at a press conference today.

It is as if the only way a policy can be for something is if it is set against the backdrop of something more pressing and important than trivial matters of meeting human needs and ambitions.

«With non-traditional media playing a growing role in exposing corruption and human rights abuses, all journalists — and their sources — need to know they can rely on the same protections available to the mainstream press.»

For example, plug «Comcast» into the box, click «Phone & Contact Info», and you'll see information about the specific phone number you need to call, average wait time, call center hours, and the buttons you need to press to get a human who can help you on the line.

The soft ear cups are angled backwards to properly fit the shape of the human ear, and the build of the headset is light enough that it doesn't need to press down on my head or squeeze onto my ears to stay in place.