Sentences with phrase «special influence on»

However, given the decisions and circumstances surrounding how you published, I was interested to know if that context had special influence on your audience in terms of driving book sales.

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'' [Apple COO] Jeff [Williams] has asked me to lead the thinking (or at least the conversation) on the intersection of the regulatory landscape (as it currently exists and where we hope we might be able to influence its movement) and our products and platforms,» Robin Goldstein, a special projects attorney for Apple, said in an email seen by MobiHealthNews.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- President Donald Trump on Friday seized on what was wasn't in special counsel Robert Mueller's indictment of Russians as evidence that his campaign didn't collude in Moscow's effort to influence the 2016 election.

Thursday's sanctions target Russians indicted last month as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling on charges of conspiracy to interfere in the election by waging a social - media influence operation to sow discord and sway public opinion in the US in favor of Trump.

These factors warrant special attention to the policy influences on the financial sector's performance.

Enacts new ethics reforms to Drain the Swamp and reduce the corrupting influence of special interests on our politics.

The special counsel has asked about the role of the adviser, George Nader, in White House policymaking, indicating that he is examining Emirati influence on the Trump administration.

The class of stock grants special rights and privileges that usually provide greater protection and avenues of greater influence on company decision - making, these can include anti-dilution rights, pro-rata rights, and a liquidation preference.

Although one can expect, to a certain extent, such an influence by revealed theology on the developments of metaphysics, especially in the context of Whitehead's theory of «religious intuition,» Whitehead appreciates the Alexandrian theology not for its specific content and «highly special form» (AI 167), but to the extent that it suggests «the solution of a fundamental metaphysical problem» (AI 167).

Therefore the pertinent debate regarding black hiring is never «merit vs. race» but whether hiring decisions will be based on merit, influenced by race - bias against blacks, or on merit, influenced by race - bias, but with special consideration for minorities as mandated by law.

Naturally, the question about creativity is a special instance of the more general account which can be given of Bergson's influence on Whitehead.

Even if we are the special few who were not raised with the media as our pacifiers, we definitely had friends, family members, teachers, classmates, colleagues and so on, who were raised believing this is just commonplace behavior, influencing our early - forming minds in the process of simply doing life together.

The primacy of theology was displayed not only in the special prestige of the theological program but also in its influence on the liberal arts.

According to the theory of special relativity, only the past can be experienced, contemporaries have no influence on each other.

To do so will require special appreciation of the church's subtle and symbolic influences on its members consciences.

The board of the group had convened in Washington this week for three days of special meetings, provoked by an April assessment from the Vatican that said America's nuns had largely gone rogue and warned that they could be a negative global influence on the church.

One of the themes of the Enlightenment in the 18th century, which still has great influence today, was a kind of «anything but Jesus» attack on religious superstition, and a special distaste for the legacy of the Catholic Church.

Hot and spicy recipes were offered for Harissa Soup (based on North African cuisine), Joop's Special Sambal (Indonesian influence), and Cinnamon Chicken Vera Cruz (using red chile peppers).

Each workshop focuses on a special product type and gives detailed insights in technical issues like colour influencing factors and how to deal with them.

Even though the name of the award tells you that it is voted for by his fellow professionals, and with them his stock is very high as they can really appreciate what a special talent Ozil has, the likelihood is that the success or otherwise of a team has a big influence on individual awards.

«(Tkaczyk's) campaign proved that New Yorkers are tired of the corrupting influence of big money on politics, where major campaign contributions grease the wheels to special access and preferred legislative outcomes for a select few.»

Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson told Greg Kelly on «Good Day NY» this morning that ethics and campaign finance reform is a priority for the majority, but defended his fundraising from special interests insisting «a nickle, a penny, a dollar or a dime doesn't influence me whatsoever.»

Democrats in the state Senate introduced a package of bills that they say would lessen special interest influences in politics and curb some on going abuses.

I believe that such appeals carry grave threats to democratic discourse, and I think it wrong that faith groups, which in the United States and here enjoy significant hidden subsidies from other taxpayers, should award themselves a special right to influence the law and public policy and seek to impose their views on others who disagree with them.»

He and announced his intent to run again in 2017 with a strategy of seeking small donations to avoid the influence of special interests and focusing on the issues.

The idea behind Connecticut's public campaign financing system was that replacing major amounts of special interest money in the election process with taxpayer dollars would cut down on influence peddling and state corruption.

It might be a bit more difficult for the strategy to have the same impact this time around, as Killian's ties to Trump are more tangential than Astorino's, and the special election will be held on a date with fewer extraneous factors that might influence turnout.

At the news conference Wednesday, Cuomo denied Nixon had any influence on his unity efforts, instead pointing to the looming special elections and an opportunity to pick up Democratic seats in November.

So the first guy to NOT take public financing of his presidential campaign is now worried about the corrupting influence of money and special interests on politics.

On the other hand, Silver is believed to have wielded influence over New York City's special court for asbestos cases — a setup critics say slanted the process against businesses facing off against Weitz & Luxenberg.

In December, Trump tweeted support for DeSantis, who had been a staunch supporter of Trump and particularly vocal against special counsel Robert Mueller in his probe on Russian influence on the 2016 election.

But democratic systems also have the downside of high cost of periodic elections, the influence of special interests on elected leaders and the general lack of a sharp national focus, in some cases, because of the frequent changing of leadership and change of national development plans anytime such changes happen, and also the generally slow nature of the decision - making process.

REBNY has traditionally focused its lobbying efforts — and dollars — on candidates for state office rather than in New York City, for two main reasons, Lerner said: First, the city's relatively stringent campaign finance laws have historically made it harder for special interest groups to gain as much influence here; and second, although many key issues — such as 421a tax abatements — affect only New York City, they are decided at the state level.

In his first month in office, he signed on as a co-sponsor of two House bills aimed at campaign finance reform — both of which seek to limit the influence of big donors and special interests, including super PACs that can spend unlimited amounts of money on federal campaigns.

«By observing entorhinal - hippocampal neurons based on their birthdate, we realized that these cells were somehow special and very different from the other surrounding cell types, which was instrumental to find out how and to what extent they influenced the assembly of the network.»

In December, a special edition of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society included a selection of studies investigating the influence of climate change on a variety of recent extreme weather and climate events, including marine heat waves.

These processes have a major influence on the climate and are therefore of special scientific interest.

In a lengthy paper that will be published in a special volume of Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology in September, King lays out the case for the influence of bacteria on the development of animal life.

GSK3β, the first neighbour of β - catenin is a central, highly multi-functional protein known as a key protein difficult to inhibit without causing side effects and toxicity.41 In glioblastoma and NSCLC cancer, previous studies found that the decreased level of FRAT1 influences the GSK3β activity to phosphorylate β - catenin and by that, inhibit the WNT pathway.39, 40 The role of FRAT1 in colon cancer is less known but based on its function in other cancer types and its special influencing position in colon cancer signalling, we point out its relevance as a potential target in colon cancer therapy (Fig. 3d).

The 2016 Lasker ~ Koshland Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science honors a talented biochemist and visionary leader who has crusaded to enhance scientific education and bolster its influence on societies across the globe.

A group calling itself CDC Scientists Preserving Integrity, Diligence, and Ethics in Research (CDC SPIDER) recently submitted a letter to the CDC chief of staff expressing grave concerns about special interest influence being exerted on the agency's leaders.

For anyone that is interested, this month's Scientific American has a special section about the microbiome of our gut and its influence on our body.

We're still celebrating Mother's Day — a special day to honor motherhood, maternal bonds, and the incredible influence mothers have on our society — over at 8fit.

Death by Food Pyramid, published by Mark Sisson, is an exquisitely researched expose on how, «Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics, and Shady Special Interest Groups Have Conspired to Ruin the Health of America», and what you can do to avoid succumbing to such bad influences.

For 2017's edition, we are placing a special focus on the events of the past 12 months — focusing on the leaders and companies who have influenced the industry during this period.

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Based on the emotional and physical abuse that takes place, it's hard to argue that Zimbardo's experiment «worked» (and it feels like something that would result in multiple lawsuits and «Dateline NBC» specials were it attempted today) and yet the lessons learned here influence behavioral studies to this day.

As that list might suggest, Steven Spielberg is an obvious influence on Midnight Special, particularly in the emphasis that writer Jeff Nichols puts on the dysfunctional family at the heart of the story.

We've seen variations on this before but acclaimed film - maker Cate Shortland, who gained plaudits for less genre - influenced dramas such as Somersault and Lore, manages to combine artful direction with seat - edge suspense, elevating the material to something quite special.

Introducing the film, this special bonus explores the history of the film and the indelible influence Halloween has had on not only the horror genre, but the entire film industry.