Sentences with phrase «rather than consensus»

One objection against consensus messaging is that scientists should be talking about evidence, rather than consensus.

«scientists should be talking about evidence, rather than consensus.»

It is my opinion that media outlets and policy makers often cite controversy rather than consensus with regard to anthropogenically induced climate change.

Since the Oscar nominating system rewards movies that can inspire passion rather than consensus, «Her» may have quietly gotten to a very nice position in the race.

But participants reached a state of confusion, rather than consensus, so the decision about the leap - second's fate has been deferred to 2015.

Academically, at least, this question remains an open one: rather than some consensus emerging, the range of «solutions» proposed (physicalism, holistic dualism, non-reductive physicalism, dual - aspect monism), is ever - growing.

Political discourse is often about attack and spin rather than consensus.

Not exact matches

However, there is a consensus within the medical community that the diagnosis and treatment should be medical rather than psychiatric.

Bain claims it now builds consensus at all management levels of a client company and encourages line managers rather than Bain consultants to present reports to the chief executive.

Representatives from 20 countries who are currently gathered in Buenos Aires for a G20 summit are approaching a consensus that the digital tokens commonly referred to as cryptocurrencies are assets rather than currencies, according to reports.

Mr. Musk said on Twitter this week that the group of economic advisers planned to come to some sort of «consensus» on immigration, and to influence Mr. Trump by engaging directly with him rather than cutting off ties completely.

World economies and company earnings generally remain in good shape, and the consensus seems to be that this more technical and sentiment based rather than fundamentally driven.

As companies realize that content publicity and link building must be a core part of online marketing, rather than just the latest SEO fad, those same companies are faced with the challenge that there's no consensus or body of research to help them pinpoint the person with the perfect skill set to do that job.

Zhong argued that he expects Canadian Solar to sell downstream projects rather than operate under a Yieldo — a thesis that is contrary to consensus expectations.

Theological commentators and historical analysts should bear in mind that the process in the Orthodox Church may undoubtedly not appear as orderly or organized as that in some Western churches precisely because it involves a consensus among all churches, rather than the imposition of one church or leader.

This overall agenda would not differ from those of most liberal Protestant or Jewish groups — except in the high level of consensus, and in the fact that the most important religious goal for UUs is «a community for shared values» (rather than theology or personal growth or social change or experiences of transcendence).

This consensus was that development should henceforth be led by investments by transnational corporations (TNCs) rather than by grants by governments and intergovernmental organizations.

In thus explaining and championing religious pluralism on affirmative theological grounds rather than on negative or concessionary ones, liberal Protestants could make one of the more important of their distinctive contributions to the moral coherence «and consensus that our sprawling society needs but has found it difficult to maintain.

The Orthodox way is to make decisions by consensus, with all bishops holding equal standing in the decision, rather than by top - down decision - making.

The very inclusion of religious studies in a university is optional, often a concession to student interest rather than an expression of a clear consensus of the faculty.

If the common good is imposed rather than built on consensus, where does welfare statism retain an economical advantage?

The consensus of much recent thought, however, a great deal of it coming from physicists themselves, is that mind is intrinsic rather than extrinsic to nature.

The biblical theology to which he refers emerged after World War II as a consensus with certain characteristics: (1) the Bible is assumed to be relevant for modern men and women; (2) biblical criticism is to be accepted; (3) the message of the Bible is a unity, if a unity in diversity; (4) revelation is historical encounter rather than right doctrine; (5) the biblical (Hebraic) mentality is distinctive.

No one, least of all bishops, should allow themselves to be swept along by such an ideologically driven consensus rather than being guided by careful research.

Their advisers have once again allowed themselves to be influenced by a current «consensus» based on secular - liberal ideology rather than evidence and experience.

Personally, I would rather opt to use a grass fed whey protein powder with my «fat shakes» (protein + coconut milk, MCT oil, Macadamia nut oil) rather than liquid egg whites but I am still not clear what the consensus is regarding whey and ketosis.

The consensus has been throughout Wallace's entire holdout that the fourth - year receiver and 2011 Pro Bowler would return to the team rather than missing any regular season playing time.

The general consensus is that most babies outgrow these kinds of breastmilk - carrying allergies sooner rather than later.

But many parents find that they prefer to make decisions by consensus rather than by simple majority vote.

Gordon Brown today called for a new kind of politics based on consensus rather than «sterile party divides».

When actors behave unexpectedly and question a prior consensus, their personalities, motivations and belief systems, rather than structural patters or logics of action, might be a better indicators for whether they will act upon their campaign promises.

However, multiculturalism was not an easy partner for the neoliberal consensus, and claims for collective (rather than individual) rights and for territorial autonomy raise what Deborah Yashar (1999) calls a «postliberal challenge».

«This is democracy at work,» he said, adding that he believed the decision not to prioritise Brexit for debate was motivated by «a feeling that there needs to be a bit more consensus - building, rather than dividing the party at the moment».

The Northern Regional Minister, Abdullah Abubakari said the effort of the committee to consult widely on the issue is appropriate and timely and it demonstrates government's commitment to seek consensus on the issue rather than resort to a unilateral position.

In some cases, amateur governors interviewed for the research said decisions were presented to the wider governing body as faits accomplis rather than being debated first to arrive at a consensus.

«Rather than create a one - size - fits - all model, it's important to bring all the parties together to understand what is important to everyone and then to work towards consensus,» Walsh said.

Recently, participative forms of decision - making have been introduced with a view to making citizens «stakeholders» rather than passive users of services and, in turn, achieving consensus around innovative solutions to a range of development challenges.

A speech to Bloomberg in August got Balls» confident approach to opposition - continuing to make the case against cuts, rather than conceding a consensus on their necessity - noticed by commentators all along the political spectrum.

+1 for this answer, especially because it uses objective criteria to determine statehood rather than, for example, UN consensus.

«The best way to forge consensus is on facts rather than opinions, stereotypes, past experiences,» Cuomo said.

«Similarly, a number of studies have found that telling people about the 97 % scientific consensus on human - caused global warming has a neutralizing rather than polarizing effect.»

When some politicians try to sway public opinion, they employ the tricks of the debating chamber: cherry - picking data, ignoring the consensus opinions of experts, adept use of a sneer or a misplaced comparison, reliance on the power of rhetoric rather than argument.

Rather than the secrecy and competition that characterises much research in Britain, the watchwords of the new programme are consultation, consensus and cooperation.

We say, «Okay, these are the best guidelines that we have, but we're going to need to work with this and try to again collect some evidence so this is more based on scientific data rather than on particular consensus opinion, albeit from experts.»

They also reported that most recommendations in existing guidelines are based on expert consensus, rather than evidence from randomized controlled trials.

Therapies are selected based on a consensus of opinion, rather than just one physician's particular approach.

DR ANDREW WAKEFIELD: Again, this was very contentious and you would not get consensus from all members of the group on this, but that is my feeling, that the, the risk of this particular syndrome developing is related to the combined vaccine, the MMR, rather than the single vaccines.

Many teachers who responded said they «taught the controversy» of climate change, presenting it as a subject to be debated rather than a scientific consensus.

My husband's opinion and the general consensus on the Art of Manliness forums is that to get a real shave (if you are going to shave, which was a controversial topic over there) a man must use an old fashioned safety razor or straight razor and preferably a brush and mug soap rather than conventional shaving cream.

Rather than winning a Nobel Prize for his discovery, Dr. Rife's lab and inventory were destroyed by the combined consensus of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the American Medical Association (AMA).