Sentences with phrase «small minority of»

Such findings even led to a small minority of scientists and a larger number of commentators musing over whether the current interglacial was coming to an end.

Only a small minority of extreme cranks, or people who are in the pay of those who stand to benefit from continued pollution of our atmosphere with greenhouse gases, stand opposed to that view.

There is a small minority of scientists who resist the consensus — which is not new, and not a problem for science.

Well - financed NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) activists and a small minority of labor unions defend exclusionary laws that prevent homebuilding, in both cities and suburbs.

Only a small minority of qualified scientists doubts the view that human causes are playing a significant role in recent average global temperature increases.

«It is somewhat embarrassing for me to admit this, but part of the problem is that a small minority of my [scientist] colleagues, people who should know better, are feeding the extreme - weather / climate hype in the mistaken belief that by doing so they can encourage people to do the right thing — lessen their carbon footprint,» wrote Mass in a blog post, which derided attempts to connect the recent frequency of extreme weather events — superstorms, deep droughts, historically bad winters, etc. — to manmade climate change.

But only a small minority of citizens seemed paralyzed by what they saw as a catastrophe beyond human control.

with small bits of interesting discussion mixed in by a small minority of participants... What to say?

By contrast, the number of utterly ignorant bloggers, blog commenters, hack journalists and so on who regard themselves as being better qualified than the experts is just about beyond counting (though still, fortunately, a small minority of the population as a whole).

So, let's see, when we (those defending the AGW theory) note that, of the small minority of scientists on the skeptic side making discredited arguments, many if not most seem to have quite direct connections to right - wing or libertarian organizations like the Cato Institute or the George C. Marshall Fund or with the fossil fuel (especially coal) industry, we are derided as engaging in «ad hominem» attacks and so forth.

A small minority of predictions for future climate were in the cooling direction, these were outnumbered by predictions of no change and far more still that predicted warming.

Yet the New York Times and other major media strain to keep the global warming movement alive by carefully ignoring global warming «skeptics,» and giving undeserved coverage to a small minority of liberal Republicans who call for carbon dioxide restrictions.

The libertarian group, which is funded in part by the foundation of billionaire oil executive Charles Koch, convened its own panel of scientists — who represent a small minority of opinion — in Rome this week to oppose the Vatican summit.

The deceptive practices that make up the Playbook are used by a small minority of companies — and yet, as we show, they are found across a broad range of industries, from fossil fuels to professional sports.

The 13,245 scientists and 152 possible climate scientists who signed the OISM petition represent a small minority of the totals.

-- a small minority of the population ARE sociopaths, and the rest of us ARE N'T.

Perhaps the simplest argument that shows that Powell is wrong is that surveys conducted in the past ten years consistently show a stubborn, small minority of scientists who dismiss the mainstream expert view on AGW.

So they trot out this small minority of people to present their contrarian views.

On the contrary, he is one of a very small minority of nay - sayers who continue to dispute the facts and science about climate change in the face of compelling, overwhelming, and growing evidence.»

There have indeed been complaints about the IPCC's handling of non refereed material, which are a small minority of material in the IPCC report.

Howeever only a small minority of skeptics would suggest that undersea volcanic activity is the culprit behind ocean temperature rises.

«This is a love fest for Tacita,» said Goodman in her toast to the artist at Tocqueville, where collectors made up a small minority of dinner guests who included friends like Roni Horn, Piero Golia, and Julie Mehretu, curators from museums in at least three countries (including Mexico City's Tamayo, where Dean will have a show next year), and Jeff Clarke, the CEO of Kodak, whom Dean characterized as «the man who saved film.»

The number of national pavilions in Venice remains a small minority of African states seven out of the possible fifty - five (Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia and Zimbabwe).

Allen Jones always seems to generate broadly the same debate: is he an objectionable sexist, or an important artist whose overall achievements have been undervalued due to a mistaken interpretation of a small minority of his work?

A small minority of people, referred to by HMRC as the «digitally excluded», will be exempt from digital record - keeping requirements.

Worried that you'll be in the small minority of people who can't perceive autostereoscopic 3D?

Even though these extremists represent a small minority of each consoles fan base, they are unfortunately the loudest.

Even if one argues that these problems have been overblown by the media and that only a small minority of player's are being seriously affected, that's still pitiful in this day and age.

I would suggest a significant number of travel bloggers (though probably a small minority of the total out there) are making $ x, xxx a month and a very small minority are making $ xx, xxx per month from a single travel blog.

The vast majority of fliers will see a modest drop in the number of miles they earn each year, a small but heavy flying minority will see a substantial drop of 50,000 + miles, while another small minority of heavy spending fliers will see sizable increases in the number of miles earned.

The company explains: «The serious allegations in the Dispatches programme concern staff working for ISS, a multi-national company that provides outsourced housekeeping services at a small minority of our hotels.

A small minority of students don't take to scuba, so if you are one of those people you can quit then having paid for just 1 day.

Only the small minority of very high spenders who purchase premium cabin tickets come out ahead on this...

Of course, the airline is unable to email customers who used a third - party travel booking site, so you'll be one of a small minority of people receiving these emails for your specific flight.

I like to think of these as specialized credit cards because they only offer benefits to a small minority of people.

A small minority of you may disagree, and that is okay.

Meanwhile, untold millions of dogs (and cats) will continue to die to satisfy the nation's small minority of pet meat enthusiasts.

By adopting voluntary standards throughout the industry, we will protect the animals entrusted in our care, challenge the small minority of substandard breeding facilities to raise their standards of care, and ensure consumers have reliable choices.

The «guilt trip» isn't true Among the small minority of TNR programs which still test every cat, the main argument advanced is that, by returning a cat who is FIV or FeLV positive, you are responsible for the deaths of any other cats who catch the diseases from him or her.

It is eaten by a small minority of Chinese, and the practice is fading as dogs become a popular pet.

However, there are still a small minority of cat owners who are causing the common cat disamenities in our neighbourhoods by letting their pet cats roam in the corridors or feeding cats directly outside their units and on the upper floors.

Sadly, a small minority of breeders do a really good job of it, which contributes significantly to the population of under - socialized dogs in our world.

A small minority of dogs will not tolerate these collars.

Sadly there are a small minority of cats who are unable to coexist peacefully.

A small minority of investors, mostly among value investors — a group to which I belong, take a completely opposite view and believe that it is the probability of permanent capital loss, not volatility that constitutes risk.

Of course, the airline is unable to email customers who used a third - party travel booking site, so you'll be one of a small minority of people receiving these emails for your specific flight.

It's called How a Small Minority of Investors Controls What We All Believe About How the Stock Market Works.

A small minority of investors, mostly among value investors — a group to which I belong, take a completely opposite view and believe that it is -LSB-...]

However, such conversions would be beneficial only to a small minority of the investor population, and conversions require years to break - even on the taxes paid at the outset.

Interactive Brokers imposes a daily «Exposure Fee» on a small minority of IB customer accounts that have a very high worst - case loss risk exposure.