Sentences with phrase «public opinion seems»

By including six «actors» (science, government, media, activists, administration, and industry) it widens the field from a simple loop connecting science and politics, and provides a convincing picture of a stable, self contained structure from which public opinion seems to be effectively excluded.

The idea that somehow correctly framing the issues and defining answers is going to convince a broad enough spectrum of public opinion seems unlikely to me.

For that reason, it is all the more interesting to observe that in some cases a shift in public opinion seems to be occurring.

It's not just Iain Duncan Smith who is opposing George Osborne - the tide of public opinion seems to be turning against government austerity.

But public opinion seems to believe Europe is heading in the right direction.

The public opinion seems to be that Wright - Phillips is rubbish because of his somewhat undeserved England appearances (Capello is overrating him so everyone else must underrate him) but he isn't a bad player by any stretch of the imagination.

By contrast, public opinion seems to favor more, not less, religion in the schools.

Though public opinion seems to be split on whether or not her actually murdered Hae Min Lee, most listeners agree that he did not receive a fair trial.

I have been at presentations and discussions of UK attitudes to Europe where studies of UK public opinion seem to have found (perhaps counterintuitively) that there is relatively little sense among the public of there being a pro-EU so anti-US (or pro-US so less pro-EU) constituency among the public, though both are fairly common positions among certain elite opinion former groups on left and right.

A significant part of Western public opinion seemed determined, even at the cost of financial sacrifice, to do some good in the world.

Not exact matches

It is incredible that the Japanese public opinion, and the Japanese leaders, seem oblivious to these existential problems of an old and distinguished civilization.

Rosenberg and the DEA seem wedded to this position despite pushback by scientists and changing public opinion.

If Ford will not listen to public opinion, his colleagues or his hand - selected deputy mayor, it seemed unlikely that he would suddenly heed the advice of, say, a bank CEO.

It seems we have become so accustomed to the idea of broadcasting news and opinions with «friends» online, that some individuals forget just how public those channels really are.

Facebook appears to be bulletproof after stellar earnings report Opinion: Zuckerberg and Co. still face potential backlash in future quarters, but so far seem indestructibleEven as a mature company facing public backlash, Facebook managed to increase its revenue and user growth in the first quarter, an amazing feat.

But it doesn't seem that those stories have a particular impact on public opinion.

They work to secure media attention for their own work as well as for plant - based and cultured meat companies, and they have been covered in more than 480 scientific and mainstream media venues.16 Little is known about the impact of these interventions on public opinion, though it seems that raising public awareness of cultured products may be valuable, especially since the field is so new.

Additional reasons might be given for The United Methodist Church to rid itself of a commitment to abortion rights: the increasing numbers of African delegates (who are, in the main, pro-life) to General Conference; the horrifyingly high abortion rates (though the annual totals are continuing to decrease) in the United States; the pro-life drift of American public opinion (which United Methodism seems to follow); the uncommon clarity of ecumenical teaching on the dignity of the human person; and the providence of God.

Such a changeable religion, which mutates whenever public opinion or modern knowledge make something it presents as facts blatantly ridiculous, seems to have had an obvious effect on poor ol' Mitt.

Gender ideology seemed a ridiculous and improbable threat when I first considered its claims of male brains trapped in female bodies, but its rapid ascendancy in law and public opinion has made the term «transgender» a household word.

But America is good, it seems, in part because it can find places for Southerners, especially Southern Stoics (think the novelist Tom Wolfe, Atticus Finch, Admiral Stockdale, Navy SEALS, and the proud men of Morehouse), Catholics (as, to begin with, the best organized in countercultural thought and action of our large institutional religions), and Heideggerians (who are right, after all, about the American propensity for inauthentically deferring to the «they» of public opinion and scientific expertise).

Seems like they have to enforce their belief and garner public opinion in their favor to be secure in their belief of a Godless existence.

At the moment the political machine just seems to flow with powerful minorities or public opinion (influenced often by the media).

Not only does Bob not seem to understand the courts» duties, but he seems to ignore that public opinion on this issue is in fact changing more rapidly day by day.

Could public opinion sustain such a policy as the public seems to oppose even the more limited bombing proposed by President Obama?

Public opinion polls show that most Americans are fed up with the tone of American politics and the broader cultural coarseness, but few seem willing to act on these beliefs.

He surmised we were «falling behind in the struggle,» and the work needed to reestablish what was axiomatic just twenty - five years ago can seem daunting in a society where public opinion is now roughly split 50/50 but the biggest media and celebrity voices are solidly in one corner.

It seems, moreover, on the basis of public opinion polls, that this challenge is already accepted by a majority of our fellow citizens and thus the question of its establishment as a matter of law has not provoked a debate worthy of the momentous issues at stake.

The site does seem to be mainly focusing on the negative, which is a reflection of course of where we are as a club, so the site is reflecting public opinion but imho this article is a bit harsh, we didn't need a left back until Masuaaku spat his dummy out, we had him and Cresswell, as for the Utd trying to sign Leighton Baines they made a lot of noises but according to many reports Moyes wasn't sure he was good enough for Utd... I think Evra has been brought in primarilly for cover at left back, lets see what happens.

The world, Brtain and public opinion have changed, but Labour's cheerleaders for Trident don't seem to have noticed.

Although Dan Jarvis seems to be gathering donors and thinkers around him for the future... Although Peter Hyman, Joe Haines and Peter Kellner are recommending active resistance in the latest edition of the New Statesman... and although there are signs that the two biggest stars of the Twitterleft — Owen Jones and Mehdi Hasan — are becoming frustrated at Team Corbyn's competence... the chances are that May's tests of public opinion won't be catastrophic for the man who wants nuclear submarines without nuclear warheads.

So, instead, he seems to be doing the «next best thing» he can, as someone in a position of influence: discredit the offending media outlets and wage public opinion war against them.

They held 13 public hearings and in my opinion seemed legitimately interested in and concerned with what the people had to say.

For example, one missing variable that could account for much of the variation is that in America there's a strong history of public opinion (albiet not perfectly) translating into policy through democratic process, while in Egypt, average people have had incredible difficulty getting public opinion into policy and a protest was one of the tools that seemed to work.

Initially, the film would seem to show just how easy it is for politicians to ride roughshod over a staggeringly huge demonstration of public opinion.

It seems George Osborne is more in touch with public opinion than Labour.»

Chris Cillizza: [QUOTE] «Passage of the bill seems... near - inevitable... But... the task of reversing public opinion about the bill.»

Seems like Cameron and Obsorne get their assessment of public opinion through the columns of Polly Toynbee and nowhere else.

In this case, current public opinion polls actually seem to cut the President more slack than the experts do».

That's what Lynton Crosby seems to be advising Cameron, and his speciality is in - depth public opinion research, and so presumably he knows what he is on about.

At the end of last year the Tories seemed ultra-confident about being on the right side of public opinion.

First, it seems apparent that political and media reaction is way ahead of public opinion.

The Tories seem hell - bent on turning public opinion against themselves and making a spectacular self - destruct.

The opinions that physicians, public health experts, and tobacco executives have regarding menthol cigarettes seem to be stronger than the research supporting them.

On this, the NCLB reauthorization lurching through Congress seems reasonably aligned with public opinion.

All in all, the Wisconsin controversy seems to have contributed to a divergence of opinion between teachers and the general public.

Picture a land where nothing is what it seems, a network of shadowy organizations conspires to manipulate public opinion, and saying the wrong thing makes you a target.

The campaign seems designed to make sure that the explosive issues being raised regarding teachers» job security in California ripple far beyond a cramped courtroom in Los Angeles and help shape public opinion across the state and nation.

It seems that public opinion is rapidly turning the obstructionist tactics of the teachers union.

Whatever your personal political opinions, it seems safe to say that our public discourse has some individuals (on all sides) who would rather insult their opponents than solve problems.