Sentences with phrase «societal importance as»

Fluctuations in the mass of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are of considerable societal importance as they impact directly on global sea levels: since 1901, ice losses from Antarctica and Greenland, alongside the melting of small glaciers and ice caps and thermal expansion of the oceans, have caused global sea levels to rise at an average rate of 1.7 mm / yr.

Cook suggests that his company may well become as known for its stands on matters of societal importance as its popular technology gadgets.

Not exact matches

By omitting this, I believe that Trible does not offer as much help in understanding the importance of Scripture for personal and societal transformation.

Suffice it to say that the conceptuality which I accept — and accept because it seems to do justice to deep analysis of human experience and observation, as well as to the knowledge we now have of the way «things go» in the world — lays stress on the dynamic «event» character of that world; on the inter-relationships which exist in what is a societal universe, on the inadequacy of «substance» thinking to describe such a universe of «becoming» and «belonging», on the place of decisions in freedom by the creatures with the consequences which such decisions bring about, and on the central importance of persuasion rather than coercive force as a clue to the «going» of things in that universe.

As society begins to place a greater value on the importance of the father's role in healthy child development, research will reflect those changing societal priorities.

Recognizing the societal pressures women face to «do it all» and to do it flawlessly, especially when it comes to motherhood, Kurtz emphasizes the importance of making room for imperfection, and of caring for mother as well as baby.

In the Q&A session, Professor Slaughter touched upon the importance of international organisations, as they can be better equipped to address certain societal issues than governments.

I and others disagree, arguing that quantum computing will not have emerged as a technology until it can solve problems that have commercial, intellectual and societal importance.

In somewhat ambiguous language, the law demanded that CANU allow as members all those who joined DANU before September 2011 and «whose results in scientific or artistic endeavors have an extraordinary importance for the science, culture, or art of Montenegro and its general societal development.»

They also touched on the importance of societal discussions in the public domain as well as the challenges of reaching all audiences through education and the need for a multi-faceted approach.

steers the discussion towards apologia as the likes of Daniels and producer Bradley Thomas reflect on the societal importance of comedy, sounding a lot like Joel McCrea at the end of Sullivan's Travels in the process.

Temperature changes at and just above the earth's surface are of singular importance from the standpoint of societal and human impacts, and they are also widely regarded as an important indicator of human - induced climate change.