Sentences with phrase «regarding whether»

The Standing Committee on Character and Fitness investigates the background of applicants and makes a recommendation regarding whether an applicant has the requisite character and fitness to be admitted to practice.

Regarding whether any individual reproduction is fair use, I'd go back to the other factors.

But somehow, the results left nothing open to interpretations regarding whether the trend was a) real, b) significant, or c) not a result of UHI.

So the jury is still out regarding whether or not there's a long - term trend in low - level cloud cover.

In particular, from my reading of the (stolen) e-mails, it looked like the problem was that there are conflicting studies on exactly what is going on with storms regarding whether they were getting stronger or weaker, so rather than saying something that potentially inaccurate (that storms were getting stronger, since there were apparently some studies suggesting that they were getting less numerous as the wind patterns shifted) or verbose (describing the whole situation about what differing studies have to say about storms) they decided to simply drop mentioning what was happening to storms altogether and instead focus the bullet point on the part that they were confident about, namely that particular wind patterns were changing.

I realise that you're not comparing to a fixed baseline (because you account for increased population and investment in the affected coastal areas), but Dr. Pielke can you answer regarding whether the costs of adaptation are fully accounted?

In fact, there's already expectation management going on regarding whether there will be a global climate deal by the end of talks in Mexico on December 10th: Definitive Deal Very Difficult The chief early naysayer (or perhaps realist...) is former UK deputy prime minister and current Council of Europe rapporteur on climate John Prescott:

Regarding whether it would be o.k. to make public the API's «whitelist of acceptable scientists», yes, I suppose I would agree, but it would depend very much on how it was used.

Starting from two different decision frameworks (precautionary principle versus robust decision making) and assumptions about the nature of the uncertainty (PDF versus possibility distribution) results in opposite conclusions regarding whether uncertainty weakens or strengthens the case for action.

Somewhere on a previous thread there was discussion regarding whether climate sensitivity was dependent on initial conditions.

However, uncertainties regarding how future emissions translate into climate change at global and regional levels remain significant, and therefore it is difficult to draw robust conclusions regarding whether a particular greenhouse gas stabilization pathway would or would not allow residual risk to be successfully managed through adaptation.

The controversy is rather complicated and even when people write down the equations there are still arcane disagreements regarding whether there is or isn't circularity in the code.

Regarding whether the coral atolls are in any danger, science says no way.

Regarding whether there was a mistake, this comment near the beginning of the reply struck me as some sort of admission of an error:

It seems somewhat disingenuous for the book's authors to continue assert that there is an ongoing debate regarding whether global warming is caused by humans, and then use pre-1998 references to make this case.

Regarding whether the companies cleaned up sites before measurements it is very hard to measure and adjust / change the operational characteristics of many of the things being measured in the period between when companies knew where the researchers were headed and when they arrive.

In this respect, while having a tree ring chronology that extends across the entire YD would be interesting, I would have reservations regarding whether it could shed any light on the contentious YD impact hypothesis, or the origin of the Carolina Bays.

The clear implication regarding Pielke is that the burden of proof is on the scientists to find statistically significant correlations and otherwise, the negative conclusion is drawn regarding whether climate change is in the mix, be it heat waves or heavy flooding / monsoons or hurricane intensity.

I guess the question in this case (referring to comment # 33 regarding whether there really has been a trend and the reference to Michaels and hurricane loss) boils down to weighing the normalisation of hurricane loss (used to adjust the trends in total hurricane loss) against the calculations by Emanuel as well as the degree of representativeness in this case.

First, there is room for disussion regarding whether a modest amount of global warming is bad, but I don't believe there can be much debate that a large amount of global warming would be horrible — there is no easy work - around for the relocation of a third of the world's major cities due to sea - level rise.

Regarding whether those ignorant in statistics can understand Hansen's latest papers, I'm a perfect test case: My knowledge of stats is low (if I had ever heard the term «sigma» before, I don't recall it), and only have a basic humanities major's ability to grasp scientific arguments (well, maybe a little better since I work with scientists as expert witnesses).

On 20 September 2007, Baltic management contacted Northumbria Police for advice regarding whether or not a photograph should be displayed as part of the Thanksgiving installation, a forthcoming exhibition by American photographer Nan Goldin.

In making my decision regarding whether or not to renew the site, I thought about downgrading to an image - based site and just linking to Vimeo - hosted works from within it.

Mic reached back out to the retailer regarding whether they'll be selling the console on its own, in a bundle or both.

There's no additional information regarding whether they'll have any in stock on March 3rd for walk - in customers.

There's also some debate regarding whether or not Nintendo will encourage the development of new games exclusively for mobile devices that aren't directly associated with their existing properties.

Rumours have been flying about regarding whether or not we'd see this creepy (and overtly sexy) game on British shores, but we can expect further announcements soon.

There's almost an even split regarding whether or not Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series is in need of some revitalization.

When Tony Hawk's next game, Shred, was officially unveiled by Activision, representatives from the company had refused to respond to requests for clarification regarding whether Shred will be a skateboarding game or a snowboarding game or both.

UPDATE: Square Enix Europe has shared a statement with Eurogamer regarding whether Dragon Quest 11 will find its way west.

Regarding whether or not Danganronpa 3 would ever see release in the West, an NIS America representative told Polygon that the company would «love to do it if [it] had the opportunity to.»

(On that note, if anyone has any advice or would like to share their opinions regarding whether or not Rachel and I should try buying another XBox 360, the XBox One, or just wait for the next generation.

Check out Ed's review of the game and his verdict regarding whether or not the sequel to the critically acclaimed trilogy does the franchise proud.

There is no confirmation regarding whether other platforms are supported but we will be writing to the devs / publishers to confirm.

Responding to a question from Bungie user Jackbandit regarding whether trades would be possible or not, community manager David Dague, also known as DeeJ, replied:

The main clincher regarding whether the Scorpio will be perceived as a true «monster» of a console is dependent on what CPU it will use.

There has been speculation for a while now regarding whether or not the new game that Rocksteady (the company behind the Arkham series) is about...

There's also some obvious worry from early backers that have faulty controllers regarding whether they can expect to get a replacement or not.

After extensive research into this resort's facilities, we were unable to locate any information regarding whether or not the rooms have air conditioning.

This has brought controversy in the community regarding whether the government should control the closure of public places because of an unfortunate accident.

After such hearing, a written vote will be taken of the Executive Board regarding whether to request the resignation of the officer in question.

There exists some controversy regarding whether it is better to feed cats dry compared to canned diets.

In dogs, the narcotic pain reliever is not created when tramadol is split and there is some controversy regarding whether the canine split products produce acceptable pain relief.

The above explanation helps us to appreciate existing confusion and controversy within the veterinary profession regarding whether or not testing or treatment is indicated for dogs that fail to show typical signs of hypothyroidism.

Regarding whether the peanut butter treats you are feeding your dog will cause problems, it is high fat foods that have the potential to cause pancreatitis in pets.

Although these studies offer some interesting information, they don't provide a definitive answer regarding whether certain personality traits are associated with specific coat colors.

Regarding whether neutering would be likely to help the situation at doggy daycare — it's really tough to say without being able to actually observe his interactions with other dogs.

Is there a need for such a test, particularly regarding whether he is likely to get into harmful conflicts with people?

Zonisamide levels in the blood can be measured, but there is a lack of agreement between veterinarians regarding whether measurement of blood levels is needed.

Because puppy potty training is a topic of universal interest to puppy owners, lots of data exists regarding whether certain dog breeds represent more of a challenge during potty training.