Sentences with phrase «running point of debate»

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In the most recent Republican debate, several Republican candidates tried to distinguish themselves from the idealistic Rubio by pointing out that Syria was more peaceful (and less of a source of global terror) when the Assad regime ran the whole country, and that Bashar al - Assad might be the lesser evil compared to ISIS.

When it was his turn, he thanked the party for the high level of debate, reiterated his points, and then got told off for running over his time by the chair.

[372] Better Together chairman Alistair Darling accused Salmond of «running scared» from debating him instead, [373] although Sturgeon stated in 2013 that a Salmond — Darling debate would take place at some point.

As water runs out and panic sets in, the men kidnap a lone Native American (Rod Rondeaux) they suspect of spying on them and debate whether to kill him or let him lead them to safety instead; their disagreement brings longstanding tensions within the group — in particular, between Meek and hardy, plain - spoken frontier wife Emily (the wondrous Michelle Williams)-- to breaking point.

Through this piece, Ofili adds his voice at a timely point to the long - running debate concerning the relationship of black men with the police, in the United Kingdom and the United States, since it has gained unusual intensity in recent months.

It shouldn't be necessary since the point should have been crystal clear from the start, but this is an unusual situation, where confirmation bias runs riot over critical thinking, to the detriment of meaningful debate.

As debates by the Institute of Actuaries have pointed out, how would pension schemes meet their funding liabilities with run - away climate change, where they have a fiduciary duty to scheme members to pay benefits.

I was recently musing over running myself (if I could afford to quit my job), not necessarily with the intention of winning, but rather simply elevating the debate in the public eye, and making sure that it's argued by someone who understands it rather than someone who is parroting points they don't truly understand.

On Twitter, Angie Schmitt of Streetsblog points to a bizarre story in Philadelphia where a pedestrian was killed by a hit and run driver while crossing the street, the question being debated is whether he was at fault for wearing headphones.

You can't move these days without law firms and legal IT vendors talking about disruptive innovations however in this LexisNexis Business of Law white board video (which runs under five minutes) Christopher T. Anderson argues that «The debate misses the real point.