Sentences with phrase «serious policy problems»

Not exact matches

While this trend continues, with many large companies adopting generous and flexible leave policies for parents of new babies (newborns and adoptions), it poses a serious problem for entrepreneurs.

Just a third say the law is working relatively well, while another third think the health care policy has serious problems.

Relatively small minorities of U.S. elites saw China's alleged human rights problems, China - Taiwan tensions, or China's exchange rate policy as a very serious problem.

Last point: as I stress in the WaPo piece, the inflation target is too low — at 2 %, it invokes possible zero - lower - bound problems the next time we hit a downturn, and especially with a... um... difficult Congress (meaning adequate countercyclical fiscal policy may well not be forthcoming), that's a really serious problem.

Critics of the Fed's easy - money policies say they had diminishing impact over time and subjected the nation to side effects that could lead to serious problems in the future.

They say the Fed's easy - money policies, including huge bond purchases and a seven - year period of record low rates, had diminishing effect over time and subjected the nation to side effects that could lead to serious problems in the future.

Today's apparently rosy Labour Force Survey should not distract policy - makers from serious problems in Canada's labour market.

Had economists been told such monetary policies lay ahead, moreover, they would have confidently predicted that inflation would become a serious problem — and would have been shocked to find out that across the United States, Europe, and Japan, it has generally remained well below two percent.

«Climate change is a problem with serious implications for the global environment, social, economic, distribution [systems] and policies and constitutes one of the main challenges for humanity.

But both Clinton and President George W. Bush appointed well - qualified ambassadors, and U.S. IRF policy, while not without serious problems, became a fixture at the Department of State.

I don't really care what you want to believe and preach in the walls of your own home, but when you start pushing it as public policy then I have a serious problem with it.

The problem of the church's moral and intellectual record was aggravated, in the Roman Catholic context, by the hierarchy's inability to admit to serious error in official policy (infallibility means never having to say you're sorry!).

«We applaud ConAgra Foods tackling one of the most serious farm animal welfare problems,» stated Josh Balk, corporate policy director of farm animal protection for The HSUS.

The poll in question found 76 percent of voters felt the lack of transparency surrounding major policy deals on pension reform, redistricting, expansion of casino gambling and the DNA database was a «very serious» or «somewhat serious» problem.

Around three quarters, 76 %, believe the «lack of transparency» over the policy issues decided that night are a «serious» problem, and 68 % were concerned about the gerrymandered new district lines.

«Jeremy's problems are he he packages this with serious claptrap - if you look for example at our defence policy, we'll renew Trident, but of course we won't ha...

Congress should never play by its own set of rules,» Gillibrand said, adding that there is a «serious sexual harassment problem in Congress and too many Congressional offices are not taking this policy seriously at all.»

«Even though 98 percent of all organizations have a sexual harassment policy, harassment continues in the workplace and poses serious problems,» said Debbie Dougherty, associate dean of research and professor of organizational communication, in the MU College of Arts and Science.

ATLANTA — The Pentagon's controversial policy of vaccinating soldiers against anthrax has not led to serious health problems, the first results of a multiyear study suggest.

ISPRA, Italy — The landscape is familiar to science policy experts on both sides of the Atlantic: To address serious global problems and to take advantage of important future discoveries, they will have to work effectively with elected officials and members of the public who have complex and sometimes conflicting values and interests.

The policies and organization that Jim Stowers initiated clearly go against all the serious problems for science at universities.

These annual volumes make assertions about empirical facts («students» scores on the state tests used for NCLB are rising»; or «lack of capacity is a serious problem that could undermine the success of NCLB») and provide policy recommendations («some requirements of NCLB are overly stringent, unworkable, or unrealistic»; «the need for funding will grow, not shrink, as more schools are affected by the law's accountability requirements»).

One of them, Sally Bachofer, possessor of the rare combination of serious government experience and creative policy ideas, recently penned a good post about ways chartering can help solve some of our thorniest urban K — 12 problems.

That record, which DeVos attempted to clarify by tweeting, «I am not a supporter — period,» in her only policy - oriented statement since accepting Trump's nomination, is a serious problem for many on the right.

The 2014 letter declares that «Studies have suggested a correlation between exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance... decreased academic achievement... increased likelihood of dropping out; substance abuse; and involvement with juvenile justice systems.»

And the problem is also not limited to the fact that degrading policy discourse with this gibberish undermines the credibility of future attempts at serious policy discussion.

I fear this policy might very well be such a pitfall, and hope that it's not too late to study the demographic information before attempting to solve one problem by exacerbating a more serious one.

Under DfE policy, for a school that is in special measures or has «serious weaknesses», conversion to academy status is the preferred way forward, but it is not the only solution to a school's problems, and there is no legal requirement for academisation until an enforcement notice has been served.

«The Tories» education policy has led to a fragmented schools system lacking robust local oversight to spot and tackle serious problems early on.

We have observed these patterns of unconstructive responses to performance incentives across a number of domains — health, workforce training, public assistance programs and more — but the evidence of serious problems has piled up faster in public education than in any other policy arena.

Studies have suggested a correlation between exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance and diminished educational engagement; 9 decreased academic achievement; 10 increased behavior problems; 11 increased likelihood of dropping out; 12 substance abuse; 13 and involvement with juvenile justice systems.14

Demos, a public policy organization, released new polling results on college affordability that shows, among other things, that 92 percent of respondents believe that student loan debt is a serious problem in America.

If we ignore the fact that it's entirely impossible to get a value, and assume that a company will write an agreed value policy on fine art in the form of your snowman, then we run into a serious problem.

Even if the owner's policy covered you — which it probably doesn't — you've got a serious problem with regard to liability coverage: Assuming for a moment that you had coverage under that policy (you don't!)

Pet insurance isn't a bad idea if you purchase the policy when your dog is a puppy and free from serious health problems.

It was aimed more at reinforcing the resolve of the majority in the public and the policy - making community who, betting on the scientific consensus, are ready to move forward with a serious approach to dealing with the problem but are being slowed down by the ill - founded skepticism of a minority.

Climate change is a global problem with serious environmental, social, economic, distribution and policy implications, and make up one of the main current challenges for humanity.

While running the DICE model (and similar integrated assessment models) may be a useful academic exercise in anticipation of solving these very serious problems, the results at this time are nowhere near reliable enough to justify trillions of dollars of government policies and burdensome regulations.

Clinton specifically used the term «climate change» in her answer: «So I have a comprehensive energy policy, but it really does include fighting climate change, because I think that is a serious problem,» she said.

Most «skeptics» are not acolytes of the Koch brothers, but people who have not thus far been convinced that the problem is as serious as represented or that the prescribed policies (wind, solar especially) provide any form of valid insurance against the risk.

«Climate change is a serious problem, and yet some in the coal industry deny that the problem of global warming even exists and have contributed to organizations that spread doubt about science and policy,» Markey said.

Both industry at large and energy providers are currently confronted with serious energy policy challenges in Europe: The EU's climate and energy goals stipulate a 40 % reduction of CO2 emissions by 2030, which poses almost unsolvable problems for energy - intensive industries.

Although economic analyses can provide policy - makers with valuable information such as which technologies will achieve ethically determined goals at lowest cost, thereby providing criteria for making remedies cost - effective, there are serious ethical problems with cost - benefit analyses used prescriptively to set emissions reductions targets.

This article identifies five common arguments that are very frequently made in opposition to proposed climate change laws and policies that can not be adequately responded to without full recognition of serious ethical problems with these arguments.

On possibility and necessity Eli has come to understand that both frequentist (Tamino) and Bayesian (James Annan) statistical descriptions have serious problems when applied to climate from scientific and policy standpoints.

The problem becomes really serious when those self - interested views tend to have disproportionate influence on the policy - makers and that is happening at the present time... particularly because there is not an effective countering of those kinds of views.»

«Believing that man - made climate change exists, as I do, does not necessarily mean that you think that it is rapid or a serious problem or that the policies to address it will actually do anything or that you are willing to pay the costs of those policies.»

Apple has a policy of non-disclosure of supplier information, however it is clear that there are serious problems to be addressed by the company regarding companies it supports and relies upon for producing the ubiquitous Apple gadgets.

Such frankness and clarity is greatly preferable to Ferguson's mealy - mouthed pretence that his position is somehow consistent with Labor policy and with a serious response to the greenhouse problem.

In this regard, a significant / serious drug or alcohol problem must be shown within the specific bargaining unit and workplace to which the policy applies.