Sentences with phrase «seen as a litmus test»

It adds: «This target may therefore be seen as a litmus test of the government's determination to meet the reductions in carbon emissions to which the UK is currently statutorily committed».

It's also seen as a litmus test for President Donald Trump, who is lauded by many of the district's Cuban - American voters for chilling his predecessor's accord with Cuba but is denounced by other Hispanics for his hard - line stance on immigration, especially policies involving undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, known as «Dreamers.»

Ultimately, the city plans to rezone 15 different neighborhoods for more housing, but East New York is the furthest along and seen as a litmus test for the rest of the mayor's plan.

In some quarters, rhetorical support for a carbon tax is seen as a litmus test for whether policymakers are serious about climate change.

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«I think the litmus test for so much of this is that because I believe the Labour party is a broad church I would always consider people like Jeremy and his supporters to be in a party that I'm a member of the difference is that they would never see me as being in a party that they would want to be members of.»

Compared with the radical know - nothing litmus test for politicians we see now, on climate science most of the Bush Administration, bad as it was, was downright nuanced and moderate.Link to archived 11 - minute audio webcast.

I can see the benefits of considering work during college when hiring but I wouldn't use it as an absolute litmus test.