Sentences with phrase «robust debate about»

Did I simply come in late and actually miss the robust debate about the basic science of the whole shebang or has there never actually been one other than some anecdotal discussions around glaciers, polar bears and ex vice presidents with a carbon footprint and bank account I'd love to ascribe to?

Robust debate about energy and climate issues is denounced and obstructed.

As intended, the project has set off a healthy and robust debate about the realities of race, class, and gender privilege within the art world, culminating in the decision of the Yams Collective to withdraw from the Biennial.

Within the charter authorizing community there is robust debate about how to do what's needed while promoting continued growth and protecting charter autonomy.

«The increase in anti-semitic incidents recorded by CST in the early part of last year is deeply troubling and I want to be unequivocal today; I am a proud friend of Israel and welcome a robust debate about how we ensure both a secure Israel and a viable Palestinian state existing side by side,» the prime minister said.

Indeed, there is a robust debate about merits of the policy.

Not exact matches

I mean if we got back to robust economic growth, maybe we could even talk about it, but at this point in the economy, it just seems crazy to even be debating this.»

The killings in Florida have also revived the debate over whether teachers should be allowed to carry guns in schools — an idea DeVos, while careful not to outright endorse it, said in an interview last week with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt should «be part of the broader, more robust conversation about how can we avoid these things in the future.»

Their voice is essential to robust public debate about the state testing system.

«Do I think there will be discussions about charter schools and a robust debate?

«The independence debate has been robust but overwhelmingly good - natured and it would prove a disservice to those who have participated in it thus far to suggest that with 17 days to go, Scotland is about to disintegrate into absolute carnage on the back of making the most important decision in the country's history.

Still, he doubts even Allentoft's team's «robust data set» will settle the debate about the role people played in the birds» extinction, simply because «some have a belief that humans would not have» done such a thing.

With controversy swirling around President Trump's critique of these actions, reactions from school officials, parents, and the wider community will undoubtedly vary, from total support to tolerance to disapproval and threats of discipline (about which, itself, there is robust debate).

The post generated a robust dialogue about the topic, a lot of interesting philosophical debate.

There needs to be discussion, debate and robust research about interventions in education to make sure we're focusing on things that we know work.

There's nothing there — unless we're talking about some recycled quasi-pseudointellectual garbage from the early days of the global - warming debate, stuff that was rotting in the landfill of rejected ideas even before the superannuated George Bush the Elder was forced, in consequence of his own robust incompetence, to give up the perks and comforts of his presidential lifestyle to tough it out in the chilly autumn of his old age.

Either stop complaining about robust debate and language, or stop indulging in it yourself.

In an interview with Time Magazine last week, Pruitt said he planned to model his red - team, blue - team debate on Cold War - era discussions of the Soviet nuclear threat and suggested that he believed his agency did not «engage in a robust, meaningful discussion» about the threat posed by carbon dioxide before adopting the endangerment finding.

Andrew Montford's observation comes in response to an article by Gavin Schmidt, in which he apparently shows more reflection on the problems of science and advocacy than I would have expected, given his robust statements about «deniers», and his refusal to debate with more sceptical climate scientists in the past, and his impatience with his scientific critics, to the delight of climate activists.

We can debate how robust Kerry's data are, they are quite new and surely there will be further analysis of the observed trends — but I think we can say at this stage that Kerry's data directly contradict your conclusion about the small contribution of climatic trends to the damage.

The «ability to speak one's mind» on the Internet «without the burden of the other party knowing all the facts about one's identity can foster open communication and robust debate.»