Sentences with phrase «serious debate on this issue»

I never understand why there is no serious debate on this issue.

«We can not have a serious debate on the issues facing us so long as this sideshow continues,» de Blasio said.

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In this age of never - ending news, Twitter arguments, and viral sound - bites, op - ed pages are among the few remaining places for serious, detailed, and articulate debates on important public issues.

The larger issue is that it's now possible to hold a serious, legitimate debate on whether these two sites wield excessive influence over hundreds of millions — or perhaps billions — of people worldwide.

But, as they both believed, the issues for which they contended were issues in which men's souls were at stake; and they would have agreed on this at least, that the urbanities of modern theological debate betokened a failure to appreciate how serious the issues were.

The debate over abortion (most recently focused on what are called either «late - term» or «partial - birth «abortions, depending on your position) reveals a reluctance to look at the facts surrounding both sides of a serious issue out of fear that one might discover or publicize a fact that does not support one's stance.

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In a recent book by Dr. Peter Cook (Mothering Denied) describes better than most others the difficulties that Dr. Jay Belsky has had convincing his fellow scientists that social ideology is passing for, if not dictating, scientific interpretations of studies on this issue (as is true for the bedsharing debate), in favor of dismissing the serious concerns and negative developmental correlates of infants and children being placed for long hours, early in their lives, in daycare centers.

In our first - in - the - state debate the candidates lay out their respective presentations on some serious issues; among them New York's overall financial and economic condition, property taxes, Start Up NY and fracking.

Westminster Hall debate on the serious issues raised by «Proving Torture», with a number of MPs on all sides joining our call for torture survivors to get the help they need.

12:28 - Richard Ottoway, Con, snarly and creaky and oddly wholesome, says there are serious constitutional issues on the lack of debate about euthanasia.

From what has emerged from the caucus debates, an argument was made that «on such a serious issue as going to war», members are act in accordance with conscientious belief.

And that's why the major - party candidates for New York governor should put aside their posturing and schedule a series of debates on the serious issues facing the state, including but not limited to dysfunction and corruption in Albany, high property taxes and looming budget deficits.

The real voice of reason in this race comes instead from left field, from Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins, who has waged a consistently serious race and who on Wednesday issued a call for his fellow candidates to stop arguing about sports teams and debate issues like jobs, health care and climate change.

Today's lead editorial in the Times Union lambasted Cuomo & Astorino for failing to run serious campaigns and praised Howie Hawkins, writing «The real voice of reason in this race comes instead from left field, from Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins, who has waged a consistently serious race and who on Wednesday issued a call for his fellow candidates to stop arguing about sports teams and debate issues like jobs, health care and climate change.»

Although researchers still debate the overall influence of black carbon on the atmosphere, scientists do agree that it has become a serious health issue for populations on the ground.

I'm a a tad late to the party (debate) on the candles: all wicks n waxes!!!! The truth is there is always going to be a «they said, they said» issue... All waxes have or contain naturally occurring, usually mild toxins, burning anything will pollute your environment - I am a bit of a hippie & have been making candles (I prefer soy, beeswax & blending the two) the pure essential natural fragrances I use can be extremely harmful when incorrectly used (too much) or even the natural soaps I have started making the wrong amounts of fragrance & «natural» preservatives used can cause serious skin & health issues... I use all natural cleaning products, I will start to make my own soon (again a little more research & I'm good to go) for example Spagnham moss is a brilliant disinfectant 100 % natural) and yet so strong even slightly inhaled can cause breathing issues!!!

«His objective and insightful reporting has highlighted the most serious educational challenges we face in elementary, secondary, and higher education, and has transformed the policy debate on these issues.»

AEI's Rick Hess and Brendan Bell recently slammed mainstream media outlets for biased coverage of the Higher Education Act provisions in the recent tax bill: «If professional journalists can't manage to [cover serious policy debates] when it comes to education, it's hard to imagine how they can do it on the most important and polarizing issues of the day.»

So tonight «s debate, I think, is addressing issues that for me are very real and, which, at Intelligence Squared we feel can use some serious enlightenment, first of all, on the science of it.

The strategy is to divide conservative candidates and moderate voters; framing conservatives as standing on the morally wrong side of the climate change issue; as they have been portrayed in the gay marriage and Civil Rights debates.9 The NextGen campaign applies a master narrative that is adapted to each state, emphasizing that climate change poses a serious threat to the economy, public health, and children, and that if a candidate doesn't believe in climate change, they can't be trusted.

«That the CBA would refuse to debate the serious issues raised by our piece and instead try to — let's put the best face on this — use its financial muscle to purchase an apology from us rather confirms the sentiment of our cover line.»

The UK has serious issues about energy security and they need to be considered in any debate on shale.