Sentences with phrase «running debates with»

Having been involved with the introduction of 1:1 devices in Primary Schools in the UAE, I have also been involved in running debates with parents who see the negatives outweighing the positives when it comes to increased engagement in the classroom.

In the fifth century, St. Jerome, who was living in Palestine, carried on a running debate with Jews in his biblical commentaries on the interpretation of the prophecies of return and restoration.

Spiegel belongs to the first school, and over the years he has had a running debate with two scientists on the other side: Irving Kirsch, a psychologist at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, and Stephen Kosslyn, a professor of psychology at Harvard.

Spiegel belongs to the first school, and over the years he has had a running debate with two scientists on the other side: Irving Kirsch, a psychologist at the University of Hull in England, and Stephen Kosslyn, a professor of psychology at Harvard.

Off and on for more than a year, I've been in a running debate with Dave Roberts, an environmental blogger for Grist, over the shape of the climate problem and the prospects of various efforts to tackle it.

Not exact matches

Trump's long - running feud with Fox News - turned - NBC News anchor Megyn Kelly began after the first presidential primary debate, when he tweeted that «she had blood coming out of her wherever» while Kelly was questioning him.

But with the first Democratic debate approaching on Oct. 13, and a series of deadlines to qualify for primary ballots piling up after that, time appears to be running short.

The ongoing debate about banker bonuses reflect a larger structural problem with the way such institutions are run, Al Habtoor argues.

Interestingly, Gawande also takes no position on the aspect of the health care debate that evokes the most passion: whether the government ought to run an insurance plan that competes with the private sector and keeps insurers honest.

Italy's fragile economy was also a feature in the run - up to the election with somewhat lackluster growth and an unemployment rate of 11.1 percent dominating the debate.

At 31 years old, I'm 3 classes away from my undergraduate, have run and lost a State Senate race, can debate Hayek and Keynes with economics Professors, debate Nietzsche and Schopenhauer with philosophy professors, and talk occupy politics with working class youth, unemployed workers and homeless bums on the streets of Atlanta.

In an onboard interview with The Tyee, May talked about where Via Rail has abandoned Canadian passengers, about why she's running in one of the most staunchly Tory ridings in the nation, and about how she might go after Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the upcoming leadership debates.

Instead of running ads, they would define Scheer more slowly, over time, with a series of forced choices in Parliament, through government motions, much as opposition parties usually seek to define governments (you'll note that «define» in Ottawa politics is almost always pejorative by implication) through clever use of their occasional opportunity to define a day's parliamentary debate through so - called «supply motions.»

If we were to put aside bitcoin's well - known scalability debate, alongside with its volatility, which would make up a better choice in the long run?

The recent federal election featured something of a debate on fiscal policy, with the Liberals promising to run modest deficits for three years in order to stimulate a sagging economy and finance needed long - term investments in infrastructure and social programs.

She said that the community center in debate is basically a JCC type of organization with the difference being that it is run by people of Muslim faith.

Our story on a small cadre of authors challenging the existence of Jesus Christ drew almost 5,000 comments on Easter Sunday, with some upset that we did the story, others objecting to its publication on Easter, and plenty of others defending the article and the run date and debating the merits and implications of the debate.

Hey I will admit that they do a lot of good but I can understand both sides of that argument but come on Oslo, lets stick with the school debate... no use running now

i always feel so frustrated with the Christian POV of no, i understand that not everyone agrees on this issue, but it is encouraging to see actual conversation over the issues and not running into stone walls of unflinching refusal to debate.

You know your stuff and you are good at it, and whilst you can run with a project or task on your own, you relish a team environment where ideas are encouraged and debated.

There is a reason behind this little geography lesson, and it has its basis in a long running debate in the region: does playing at a higher altitude provide certain teams with an unfair advantage?

There are lots of theories and debates about what has gone wrong for us this season, when we were supposed to build on the promise of last year and with Alexis Sanchez hitting the ground running like Usain Bolt.

Either way, we're stuck with wenger until his contract runs out so no point in debating this topic atm.

Why it matters: Goodell's current contract runs through 2018, and while he's been the subject of controversy throughout his tenure, he was expected to ink a five - year extension with little debate.

I run a modest but pretty vocal community of people who take issue with the current state of breastfeeding promotion (as well as people who are totally cool with breastfeeding promotion, but ended up using formula for whatever reason and are willing to put up with the constant drama and debate because they have few other communities where they feel safe asking questions about formula feeding).

«Change» candidates have a particular need to convince voters that they're a safe choice, as Reagan's experience in 1980 shows — he ran very close with Carter until the debates, which allowed him to convince enough Americans that he wasn't a crazed bomb - thrower.

The conference speeches and by - elections indicate that debates over migration will only become more heated in the run up to the General Election and with the implementation of further restrictions on migrants» rights to citizenship and services.

Pence parted ways with his running mate, Donald Trump, on his approach to the debate in one significant way — he practiced.

Together with the AHRC Religion and Society programme and Charles Clarke, they are running the Westminster Faith Debates, presenting the best research about the place of religion in public life.

As part of our exploration of these issues, Politics in Spires partnered with Open Democracy in 2012 to run a series on «democratic wealth» which explored debates about how we can build an economy that serves the public good which has now been converted into an e-book which will be launched today.

The debate brought together four of the five contenders for the EU commission's presidency: Jean - Claude Juncker (EPP), Ska Keller (EGP), Martin Schulz (PES), and Guy Verhofstadt (ALDEE)-- Alexis Tsipras, the European Left's nominee decided not to attend; Ska Keller is running together with José Bové.

Eventually those patents were sold to an affiliate of Liberty Media for a hefty sum, allowing Samuels to use his windfall to run for office, flirt with running for office, and help shape the debate from the left by speaking out on issues and challenging candidates to adopt policies he advocates for.

There is another MPA assessment due this month, and with the information commissioner demanding the details of the amber - red reports are released, the public accounts committee to debate the details of the stinging National Audit Office report, and a ruling on legal appeals all due for July, the answer for government is simple: get the vote on the paving bill through before any of that happens, whilst trying to con MPs in affected constituencies that if they don't vote for it, the compensation pot will run dry.

Running the numbers, one notices a rise in sports metaphors over the course of these five election - years from a mere 9.7 per debate in 2000, to a staggering 17.13 in 2016, with the most popular sports metaphors being «to run» (average 5.1 times per debate), «race» (2.3), «to beat» (1.2) and «round» (1.1).

Sure, Mr Cameron has had to endure weeks of accusations of running scared of a live TV debate with Labour and the LibDems or a head - to - head with Ed Miliband.

Why would he want to run away from a debate with Akufo - Addo?

Tonight we are hosting a debate with the three Republicans running in the 59th Senate District.

The debate provided the most contentious moments of a 2017 race for City Hall that, with few established political figures running and only one Republican candidate, has at times struggled to find a pulse.

Both Teachout and her running mate, Tim Wu, have agreed to televised debates next month with Cuomo and his preferred running mate, Kathy Hochul.

The Tory leader spearheaded calls for the debates among political leaders in the run - up to the election campaign, but in an interview with the Independent on Sunday he admitted they complicated his run by prompting a swell in support for Nick Clegg.

My colleagues here online are providing a running commentary on the debate, spiced up with apercus from Gary Gibbon and Cathy Newman, our political team, plus all the scuttlebutt from Westminster, plus video clips of the best bits of the debate.

«The law should be changed so that if you want to run for office in New York State, you have to agree to participate in a series of public debates with all candidates who meet the legal requirements to be on the ballot,» said Hawkins.

This same issue was one of many criticisms Jose A. Padilla, Jr had & was looking forward to debating with the» Majority Leader» during his run for the City Council Seat in 2009!

Among those who initially thought they would definitely vote Labour, for instance, he ran neck - and - neck with Brown in perceptions of who won the debate.

The running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has advised President John Mahama to debate the people of Ghana on issues of the economy as they are the ones well acquainted with the current economic conditions.

But Mr. Kwakye - Ofosu suggested that Nana Akufo - Addo and the NPP are simply running from a debate with President Mahama.

The letter comes after Cuomo, along with his running mate, former Rep. Kathy Hochul, were invited to a televised debate by Time Warner Cable News and NY1 with their primary opponents, Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu.

They may be in a select committee, meeting constituents, taking part in a Westminster Hall debate, running an all - party parliamentary group meeting, briefing journalists, plotting a rebellion with colleagues or working in their office.

More importantly, by entering the Democratic Party, Sanders broke with the socialist principle of independent working - class political action.1 He became the «sheepdog» herding progressives, who had the option of voting for the Green ticket of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka in the general election, back into a party run by the billionaire class he professes to oppose.2 Nevertheless, the broad liberal to radical American left is now discussing what socialism is and debating whether the Left should be inside or outside the Democratic Party — or both inside and outside.

Time Warner Cable News and NY1 have invited Cuomo and Teachout, along with their running mates, former Rep. Kathy Hochul and Tim Wu, to participate in televised debates next month.