Sentences with phrase «starting point in the debate»

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Exactly when things went off the rails is subject to debate, but many point to the controversial acquisition of Compaq Computer in 2001 by HP's then - CEO Carly Fiorina as the start of the decline.

«We'd prefer to just be helping people get from point A to point B, but when the company starts to succeed, in a city, or in a country, or around the world, you start to get brought into more and more of these political debates.»

It is what has lead me to my veiw that Atheism as a religion, the passion most Atheist have for their point of view from the start you may not fall in this category but I'm sure you know someone that does.The same applies to Christians that freak out on someone and start forcing their view on others, I see that as wrong also if someone asks or brings the debate to you then by all means debate but why be rude how does it help?

Scholasticism Theology moved from the monastery to the university Western theology is an intellectual discipline rather than a mystical pursuit Western theology is over-systematized Western Theology is systematized, based on a legal model rather than a philosophical model Western theologians debate like lawyers, not like rabbis Reformation Catholic reformers were excommunicated and formed Protestant churches Western churches become guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which anyone could start a church The legal model for western theology intensifies despite the rediscovery of the East

We need to get to a point in this debate where we can start with the presupposition that 1) both Christian complementarians and Christian egalitarians respect the authority of Scripture, and 2) both complementarians and egalitarians are selective in their application of Scripture.

Neither the liberals nor their arch critics are sufficiently open «to genuinely pluralistic conversation in which people from very different starting points can debate and sometimes reach conclusions.»

And whilst you are entirely on point when you say DB represents only potential and is nowhere near the finished article I can promise you if he scores a deciding goal for us tomorrow then the debate will snowball, and if he starts knocking a few in for us in the coming months there will be a shed load of revisionist theories being flung around.

«We want to point out that in any discussion with our partners we have to start from a fundamental constitutional principle, the same in the US and Romania, according to which the debates, decisions and votes in the Parliament take place in the name of the sovereignty of the people and can not be the object of any form of pressure,» reads the quoted communiqué issued by the heads of the two Chambers.

And during the last presidential debate in New Hampshire, Sanders suggested that his record might be a starting point to bridge the deep divide across the country over guns.

My guess is that if you've got sensible modern progressives in all the political parties in the room, and you started a day's conference, debate, conversation, you would end up with five key points that you can very easily agree with.

The Speaker points out that MPs keep on using their points of order to start a debate, but says - and this is very interesting - he will continue to allow them because of the extent of «anger» in the House.

Tory sources, ruing Cameron's personal decision to grant Clegg equal status in the three debates, started to point to his past as a full - time European commission bureaucrat, as well as his firm Europhile views.

«Too often in debates about climate change risk, the starting point is a presumption that only global warming in excess of 2 °C represents a threat to humanity,» says climate scientist Michael Mann of Pennsylvania State University, College Park.

While the theory doesn't completely resolve the origin - of - life debate, it provides a common source of energy for both sides and could be a useful starting point for a compromise, the authors report in the June issue of Molecular Biology and Evolution.

The two starting points to the intrigue are an in - house debate around a new art installation, a luminous square, in search of a media gimmick to augment the museum's inclusive profile (and please donors) and a more personal one that involves a street scam, which sees Christian's wallet and phone... plus his heirloom cufflinks, stolen through an impressively contrived drama that could even be considered street art for its ingenious execution.

Amid the rancor of the current debate, we have forgotten the very purpose of evaluation, which is in itself a starting point.

As the two days of DBW have unfolded their sessions» scope (we even heard DRM debated in a breakout session late Thursday), the skill of the presenters and conference organizers have come to reveal, as one longtime observer put it, that statistics at this point «start to seem to mean nothing anymore.»

There are significant debates over when to mark the starting point or lower boundary of the Anthropocene in the time scale.

«We need to stop debating the existence of tipping points in the Arctic and start managing the reality of dangerous climate change.

I noticed (and favourited) when Ben Pile tweeted he had been making that point for years I guess it doesn't matter who makes the point, and RPJ is good person to make it and get it heard, but I really want to guard against the weaselling repositioning that is inevitable when people want to start claim they were always interested in debating.

In this debate, I think it important that the scientists involved, if they think that despite the uncertainties, we know enough that it makes excellent sense to start on a serious program of reducing CO2 emissions, then point needs to be made clear.

«At the start of the book's passage on Hot air and global warming, she notes that there is «a vast amount of highly technical material on these matters» but points out that «thankfully, the issues have been clearly analysed and debated by scholars in the United States» before providing a long list of publications by «free market» lobby groups, such as the Cato Institute and the Heritage Foundation.

«Too often in debates about climate change risk, the starting point is a presumption that only global warming in excess of 2 °C represents a threat to humanity,» says climate scientist Michael Mann of Pennsylvania State University, College Park.

The starting point of the debate emanates from the decision in Entrop v. Imperial Oil, which, in essence, stands for the proposition that actual impairment on the job is the necessary basis for the approbation of remedial action by the employer.

The main reason is that Samsung was finally starting to charge a higher premium than the iPhone, where traditionally the undercut has been one of its key selling points in the Apple vs Samsung debate consumers go through.

Settling the debate in your own mind that you've presented yourself at your very best is a starting point toward presenting a captivating, confident option to employers and generating interviews that result in dream - job offers.

GP, Dr Tim Senior, proposed the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service model as an excellent starting point for thinking about meaningful reform, and said the Aboriginal definition of health also had a lot to offer in equity debates.

The issue also offers an array of helpful answers to frequently asked questions answered by local divorce lawyers and other divorce professionals, a financial health check - up quiz, and an overview of the debate on whether 50/50 joint custody by parents should be the starting point in any divorce settlement.

The framework that Trump and congressional Republicans plan to release Wednesday would form the starting point for the tax debate in the coming months, which comes as the administration seeks a legislative victory in 2017 after failing to repeal Obamacare or win full funding to build a wall on the southern border.

After a few heated debates in Sainsbury's and lots of pointing at the price tag, parents will start to pick up on it too.