Sentences with phrase «starting point of the debate»

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.

Not exact matches

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

Most Likely to Start an Argument Between You and Your Friends: Roger Olson with «Some Thoughts About Conversations / Debates Between Calvinists and Arminians» «It seems to me that most 5 point Calvinists I know seem bound and determined to believe anything they think the Bible says regardless of how horrific that may be.

Starting backwards with Coll's fourth point, that it is what deacons and deaconesses are rather than what they do that is significant for the Church, Coll explains that on the issue of ordination generally, the «ontological» versus «functional» debate continues (p207).

This is, possibly, the most vexing issue raised by an agenda - setting book that will be the starting point of discussion and debate for years to come.

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.

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.

So the starting point of Labour's economic debate has to change.

While it took almost a full hour - and - a-half for it to be formally acknowledged, what viewers were actually seeing from the start of the debate were coalition negotiations unfolding before their very eyes — as the Conservative Party press office pointed out on Twitter.

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.

«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.

Today marks the hump day of Movie Club, that point when, if all goes well, we may start to veer off the trail a bit, not just debating the high - profile, prestigious, or commercially successful movies of the year but giving our own individualized props to the misfits, the weirdos, the flops, even the dogs.

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.»

As SMI Advisory Services debated the merits of starting a fund to roughly follow the 50-40-10 strategy allocations, two points stood out.

There are theoretically more complex strategies and products on both sides of this debate, but both practically and for policy purposes, an empirical investigation into the basic choices is an excellent starting point for discussion.

(ref) Dean2015.pdf - although how helpful, at what point they should start to be used and their optimum dose is still a matter of debate.

Poll: 2 out of 3 would stop using their card if iRS starts taxing rewards points — A CreditCards.com poll shows consumers really hate the idea of having their rewards points taxed — a possibility card and tax experts are starting to debate... (See Taxing miles, points)

Intelligent humor is part of his critique which hits at the core values of the society that he is looking at and creates a starting point for social debate.

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

It shouldn't be necessary since the point should have been crystal clear from the start, but this is an unusual situation, where confirmation bias runs riot over critical thinking, to the detriment of meaningful debate.

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

Trend lines will always be subject to the debate of start and end points and significance.

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.

I think a lot of people, including politicians, are starting to notice this point, because if you look at the late 90's the debate was all about the crisis of global warming, but now they've suddenly changed the name to «climate change» instead.

Mazza also addresses concerns around the food versus fuel debate, acknowledging that there is a very real concern when energy needs start to compete with the need of folks to eat, but he also points out that, contrary to recent headlines, fuels are hardly the only factor driving up the price of food:

«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.

Given that you are keen to see Chris» response to the graph debated, do you agree that the choice of 1998 as a starting point is, at best, silly and (much more likely), at worst, dishonest cherrypicking.

The new report acknowledges the debate over the suitability of comparison sites, but says its «starting point» is that they are likely to have «an increasing influence on consumer choice and so the focus as the market emerges should be on maximising the benefits while protecting consumers from the potential risks».

How we deconstruct that decade is a fair subject for debate but the starting point must be that the length of sentence pronounced by the Judge is all that we have to work with.

Whilst there has been a debate as to whether the aims of competition should be particular versions of welfare and efficiency, a much more interesting question is the moral and political starting - points for these ostensibly economic issues.

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.

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.

How we go about instilling that emotional literacy is a matter for debate, but as with any kind of educative proposal, early intervention would seem to be the natural starting point.

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.

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.