Sentences with phrase «stakes consequences at»

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The Canadian economy benefitted from a recovery in the US and the emergence of China as a major global economy There is a lot at stake and Canada will not be immune to the consequences if policy makers in the EURO area and the U.S. fail to take decisive action.

Ideas, as they say, have consequences, and it is our entirely sober judgment that in this war of ideas the fate of the American experiment in ordered liberty is itself at stake.

«Actual criminal charges of the person dies» sort of consequences are actually at stake, not just civil suits that the agreement would also fail to block.

It means, in a finely balance case, a GAAR Panel or court might be more lenient towards the taxpayer because of the harsh consequences of the 60 per cent of the tax at stake penalty.

«Raising the stakes on tax avoidance», a consultation document published by HM Revenue and Customs, sets out a number of proposals relating to the promotion and use of so - called high - risk avoidance schemes, aimed at reducing the use of such schemes.1 Commenting, CIOT President Stephen Coleclough said: «Those members of the public who become end users of high risk avoidance schemes are sometimes misled by the promoters of such schemes and are not fully made aware of the risks or consequences of their decisions.

The body's influence over our perceptions is more than just academic — it could have serious consequences in high - stakes situations, argues Jessica Witt, a psychologist at Colorado State University.

With his cultivated air of nonchalance, the trivialized, consequence - free violence and reverse - engineering of a plot threaded with convenient twists and unexpected arrivals, Wheatley seems intent upon lowering the stakes at every opportunity.

The characters rarely interact with many outside Wakanda and at the same time the stakes and consequences are global.

A 2013 senate committee looked at a range of adverse consequences emerging from the NAPLAN, including narrowing the curriculum, and the development of a NAPLAN preparation industry — creating the perception NAPLAN is a «high stakes» test.

A closer look at one high - stakes evaluation system, however, shows the positive consequences such systems can have for students.

The confusion also occurs when people assume that voluntary work does not entail any obligation in being responsible for tasks and actions that are assigned; no contractual and financial consequences are at stake here.

By that I mean let's not attach punitive consequences and make these high - stakes assessments, at least not initially.

Asked why parents were not made aware last spring of the potential consequences of opting out, Green said the district's focus at the time was on communicating with families that the district would not use the Badger Exam to make high - stakes decisions.

At the end of January, Dr. Baker and two colleagues released a paper entitled «The Legal Consequences of Mandating High Stakes Decisions Based on Low Quality Information.»

Some of these consequences / connectors are also at the source of the now 15 lawsuits occurring across the nation because of the low - to - high stakes consequences being attached to these data (see information about these 15 lawsuits here).

If you are concerned about the harmful consequences of standardized tests, please sign the National Resolution on High - Stakes Testing at http://timeoutfromtesting.org/nationalresolution.

So if House Bill 2214 passes, the adverse consequences for opting out contained in House Bill 2214 would cripple the Opt Out movement in Washington state and the light that is now exposing the drawbacks of high stakes testing at high schools in Washington state would be extinguished.

High stakes accountability and incentive system failures, as well as blatant fraud, at Dun and Bradstreet, Qwest, the Heinz Company, and Sears auto repair shops, illustrate that such schemes inevitably bring unintended consequences.

«When stakes are high, and teachers and principals can lose their jobs over low scores, they are more likely to cheat,» says David Berliner, a Regents Professor Emeritus of Education at Arizona State University, who has written about the unintended consequences of high - stakes testing.

These battles can quickly become intense as there is a real and serious consequence at stake.

Each episode also does a great job of upping the ante with new revelations and heightened stakes, consequences for failure becoming greater at every turn.

What's at stake now is thinking through the consequences of the post-conceptual dilemma.

The scientific discussion is misframed in the press, in the public mind and in the policy sector, as being between the consensus position and the «skeptics» who are so confident that nothing of consequence is at stake in anthropogenic climate change that they feel comfortable advocating an essentially trivial policy repsonse to it.

The ACIA report described how the retreat of the sea ice has devastating consequences for polar bears, whose very survival may be at stake.

Though the models they used were imperfect, and incapable of factoring in all potential influences, «the current models do suggest some grave consequences, and mankind would do well to proceed with caution where possible manipulation of the world's climate is at stake.»

Within the climate change context, risk can be defined as the potential for consequences where something of human value (including humans themselves) is at stake and where the outcome is uncertain.

I hope that today's forum is a sign that the road transport industry is starting to understand that it is your children's future at stake − it's your children who will get lung diseases and asthma if urban air pollution is not dramatically reduced; it's your children who will suffer the consequences of climate change that the scientists are trying to warn us of − more scorchers, more devastating cyclones, more Ross River Fever, more bushfires, degraded beaches, flooded houses, and the disappearance of some of Australia's unique wildlife.

The Energy Atlas comes at the right moment to enlighten policy - makers on what is at stake: fighting climate change and its disastrous consequences, contributing to the well - being of all European citizens, and ensuring the competitiveness of the EU industrial base.»

So, pupils are probably quite familiar with the main issues at stake in the global warming debate such as where the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere comes from, what might be done to reduce emissions, and that the climatic consequences for Earth could be devastating.

There are many issues at stake here over and above the obvious human consequences involved whichever side is shown to be correct, not least of these it the credibility of the scientific community in the eyes of the public and the resulting damage that it could cause.

The required attention and preparation are determined in part by what is at stake; major litigation and complex transactions ordinarily require more extensive treatment than matters of lesser complexity and consequence.

Federal criminal defense is serious, with serious consequences at stake — not only for the accused but the family and dependents of the accused.

However, the safety of a child is at stake and inaction may have tragic consequences.

Your future is at stake, and an attorney can help to minimize the consequences of your alleged behavior.

Our San Diego criminal defense attorneys know that your future is at stake and will fight to minimize the consequences of your arrest.

Because not only is your freedom at stake, but so is your long - term consequences of obtaining a Criminal Record.

Sometimes, people have no choice but to engage in a «walk - off» (Zoolander) with serious consequences at stake and that's when tailoring has no real substitute.

The serious consequences at stake and the complexities often inherent in summary trials and contested bail applications in relation to serious offences make them an entirely inappropriate place for staff whose only responsibility is to their employer.

Posted to: Parenting Self - management December 4th, 2009 Del.icio.us Posted by p on December 4, 2009 at 4:53 pm permalink Reply My sentiments exactly Posted by J (the regular) on December 7, 2009 at 10:00 am permalink Reply P, I'm in a similar situation (though 25 so the stakes and consequences are different of course) so I can definitely feel for you.

In situations where public health and safety are at stake, landing a job you're not qualified for by offering false information on your job application can have disastrous consequences.

Members» livelihoods are at stake, and inaction can lead to serious consequences.