Sentences with phrase «public consensus for»

«Therefore, we wish to inform concerned Nigerians and the international community that there is a national and public consensus for this protest to hold as scheduled in all venues.

Not exact matches

But when you ask what to do about it, that consensus quickly devolves into finger - pointing — at recycling companies like Waste Management for failing to innovate, at the American public for their lazy recycling habits, at producers for creating plastic packaging that is increasingly difficult to recycle, and even at the federal government for not passing strong legislation that encourages better practices.

They are operating on a fraction of the budget of the big public - sector fusion experiments (see my briefing from last August), yet the consensus among scientists who've reviewed its design for «magnetized target fusion» is that, to borrow a phrase from Captain James T. Kirk, it just might work.

Which is another reason why we can share how we feel and why; but can't be impute motives or be dogmatic except for the most obvious predatory acts like murder, rape, physical assault — those things that have been criminalized by enforceable laws, laws that have the support of an overwhelming public consensus.

Within five years of President Kennedy's assassination in 1963, however, the postwar internationalist consensus disintegrated, and isolationism reemerged as a powerful force in American public life: not an isolationism fearful of America becoming contaminated by the world but the isolationism of the New Left, convinced that America itself was poison in and for the world.

By nature, the present President of America has that element in him — I should not be saying this but I am being inherently made to convey this as comment of exception for America and for Obama whose whole (Obama and his better half) stand as an extension through the ex Presidential candidate's Charisma Of the Secretary Hillary Clinton that President Obama's Charisma has selflessly absorbed for function in the cabinet gracefully for America and the world.That shows the humbleness of President Obama and maturity of Hillary Clinton of acceptance without a feeling of high and low of ego regarded as exceptional in Divinity.I was not supposed to make this comment and I have done so to urge the Republicans to accept their Light within of consensus through individual projections under control as Obama's gesture of bipartisanship that will come to address.In short, this comment is all about health and health care where economics alone does not come into the picture with a rigorous analysis on it but should also extend as leverage to the person in play (Obama) who is also selflessly poised with corrections on it over the infra structure of it that he has proposed for approval as ego of his working element as the executive public ally chosen as the President that had appealed to the public at large voting even putting behind able dleaers like McCain?George W Bush was the last to steer America into the Light over the past of America and that stands as the subtle truth even today as on date with Bill Clinton the ex President of America giving support through his excellent independent caliber for Obama ultimately to head the show of America that was time bound of its reality that sees no barriers and to which he accepted well in his individual capacity as the free lance ex President of America.

The Italian public intellectual Gianni Vattimo is one of the best apologists for this «end of history» consensus.

The casual reader of the introduction to The Five Gospels might suppose that no serious New Testament scholar would differ materially from the consensus represented by this book, were it not for the single telltale polemical reference to anonymous «elitist academic critics who deplored the public face of the seminar.»

The public consensus veers between sympathy for animal rights — although it is only some animals that are included, you do no hear much about the «rights» of insects and spiders, for example — and uncertainty about the moral boundaries surrounding human life and death — although, of course, outright murder is still regarded as a crime.

There is now a clear consensus that this type of education provides a far better source of Jewish identity for Jewish children in America than education that can only supplement the education offered in the public (that is, state) schools.

The Pacers are currently 4 - point underdogs against the Magic, but check out our NBA Betting Trends page for consensus odds and public betting trends from our seven contributing sportsbooks.

Also 73 percent favor the over, also consistent with normal public betting consensus on high totals, though the percentage for this game is slightly above the mean.

Look also at the commentators themselves — when was the last time you heard someone utter a phrase that seriously questioned the narrow consensus that passes for public discourse in this country?

Although the situation does not include a public keen for constructive change — there is no positive consensus on change in any particular direction — neither is it one of widespread happiness and trust in the existing system.

Such a shift, seen in countries such as Zambia and Congo Brazzaville, was designed to alleviate any ongoing concerns of refugee - hosting countries about implementing the Clause in order to ensure a public, political consensus for its eventual invocation, and end the politically damaging speculation surrounding conditions within Rwanda and the Government's true motivations in pushing for the Cessation Clause.

Among the significant concerns underlined by the Venice Commission are: i) lack of broader consensus and no public consultations, ii) unclear criteria and discretionary methods for establishing constituencies, iii) no clear criteria for the representation of Transnistria and of Moldovan citizens living abroad, and, iv) constituency members of parliament would be vulnerable to being influenced by business interests.

Third, there exists across - the - board consensus among mainstream and regional political parties for intensifying dialogue with India, a course supported by public opinion and increasingly vocal peace lobbies in both countries.

The European rejection of the death penalty, which advocates of abolishing the death penalty in the United States cite as evidence of an emerging international consensus that ought to influence our Supreme Court, is related both to the past overuse of it by European nations (think of the executions for petty larceny in eighteenth - century England, the Reign of Terror in France, and the rampant employment of the death penalty by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union) and to the less democratic cast of European politics, which makes elite opinion more likely to override public opinion there than in the United States [emboldening mine].

Simon Wren - Lewis — one of shadow chancellor John McDonnell's high - powered economic advisory team — argued that Corbyn needed to base his leadership on those areas where his brand of politics has a degree of popularity and consensus — notably on anti-austerity, support for public services and lessening inequality — and he needed to show both popular flair while conducting a charm offensive on his parliamentary colleagues.

«There was a strong consensus from the Meeting that it would be better to take some of the heat out of this public debate; this would entail taking forward a calmer internal party review of funding which would be more comprehensive and balanced (including importantly, addressing the Conservative multi-million pound donations at and between elections) and putting that forward as part of Labour's manifesto offer for party funding reforms.»

Nonprofit advocacy groups aren't always quick on their feet — our institutional cultures frequently favor consensus, and they also too often require ridiculously complex approval processes for anything going out to the public.

Today Mr Reid told the cabinet he was «mindful of the need for balancing measures to reassure the public when introducing moves that could be perceived as an increase in arbitrary power», and of the need to secure cross-party consensus on any changes.

«While the independent expenditure spending aspect of the bill has been widely discussed across the nation and includes many recommendations that have been discussed for several years, including several provided to your administration by our organizations, little else in the bill addresses the strong public consensus that corruption is a serious problem in New York,» the letter states.

«This report contains some important proposals which we will study in detail because we want to build consensus for a reformed system of party funding - one that ends the arms race that drives the big money in politics and one which restores public trust in politics.

Wisconsin's fall legislative session will get off to a slow start, with Republicans in control of both the Senate and Assembly still searching for consensus on major issues such as toughening drunken driving laws and imposing new reporting requirements on public and choice schools.

The communities secretary, Eric Pickles, attacked what he called the «doom mongers» and said mainstream political consensus around the need for public spending restraint meant councils would have to «make extra effort» to find savings well into the future.

Individually and collectively legislators should seek to uncover and publicise issues of public concern and citizens» grievances, giving effective representation both to majority and minority views, and showing a consensus regard for the public interest.

«With numbers like these, it's not surprising the Republican leadership in Congress is having a difficult time building consensus,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

This evening, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver gave a big boost to the plan, endorsing CB3's guidelines: «I want to commend the leadership and members of the Community Board 3 Land Use, Zoning, Public and Private Housing Committee for their effort to achieve, at long last, a true consensus about the future of Seward Park.

«I want to commend the leadership and members of the Community Board 3 Land Use, Zoning, Public and Private Housing Committee for their effort to achieve, at long last, a true consensus about the future of Seward Park.

Governor Cuomo's newly formed Education Reform Commission met for the first time on Tuesday, July 26, and determined that they will strive to reach a «consensus» on a plan for improving New York State public schools.

They will need, as one sympathetic Labour backbencher put it last week, «to escape the cul - de-sacs of what might be called Old New Labour thinking» if the government is to find the right public language which can build a consensus for progressive reform.

When the need arises we meet as frequent as we should be meeting and at such meetings issues of concerns are brought to the fore for discussions, consensus is built around a lot of issues before they are rolled out to the public,» said Dzakpasu.

There is consensus that if we could better predict who was at risk for suicide, then we could more effectively intervene to reduce this terrible burden on individuals, families and public health.

«We hope that the consensus among plant scientists presented here is heard by policymakers, the business community, and, more importantly, the general public and initiates a new conversation on how best to implement GM tools to improve crops for sustainable agriculture.

One ultimate goal is to assure the general public that whatever dietary advice it receives — for weight loss, overall health and prevention of obesity — is based on rigorous science, not preconceptions or blind consensus.

It also serves and protects the public interest, because standards developers accredited by ANSI must meet the institute's requirements for openness, balance, consensus, and other due - process safeguards.

If polarization on science is to be reduced, we need to harness the psychological power of consensus for which it was designed: the public good.

All of the reports on genome editing call for robust public debate, but the simple fact is that embryo research has proven highly divisive and resistant to consensus, and it is far from clear how to know when there is enough thoughtful deliberation to make policy choices.

There is a consensus among health officials that drinking soda is one cause of obesity, according to Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

It takes time for word to spread, for the consensus to build and if you are doing the voting before the films have a chance to get out to the public you are taking a risk that even a SAG nominated actor or cast will not make the cut come Oscar time.

I am pleased that there is a clear consensus emerging in this area — a consensus that moves away from the divisiveness of vouchers and toward support for partnership and investment in our public schools and helping families pay for college.

Public school leaders throughout the United States are approaching consensus about what it takes to educate all students well: more class time, smaller schools, a college preparatory curriculum, instructional coaching for teachers, and utilization of data to understand student needs.

Riley cited the defeat of voucher initiatives in California and Michigan, stating that he is pleased by «a consensus that moves away from the divisiveness of vouchers and toward support for partnership and investment in our public schools and helping families pay for college.»

«There is a consensus in this country that improving public education is necessary for successfully meeting the challenges of the 21st century,» says John Hobbs (Harvard» 60, HBS» 65).

These education experts have forsaken the reform consensus; they now argue instead for an improved version of the «one best system» of American public schools — which harks back to the Horace Mann - era conviction that a single, uniform public - education system, run by professional educators, is the surest path to both literacy and civic unity.

The slashing of $ 17 billion in state support for public education over the past two years is finally hitting home with the average Californian, according to a new poll - but there's still no consensus for raising taxes to stem the losses.

In light of the U.S. Senate's passage of its fix for No Child Left Behind, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) applauds the bipartisan consensus to restore local governance in public education.

This trend has already done great damage to the future of thousands of Texas kids and threatens many more if we can not come to a new consensus on the accountability for and measurement of student achievement in Texas, which after all should be the organizing principle of the public schools.

Over the past decade, educators, policymakers, and the public have begun to forge a consensus that our public schools must focus on better preparing all children for the demands of citizenship in the 21st century.