Sentences with phrase «substantive debate»

Surprisingly, substantive debate about education in grades K - 12 has largely been absent from this year's presidential election.

Though later submitted as an independent bill in response to public pressure, the land reform was discussed in a lightning parliamentary session, which did not allow for much substantive debate.

So your judgement of me is that I am not spiritual and do not «get it» because I favor substantive debate that assertive trolls dislike?

And despite the fact that all the cases come from different countries, with different substantive debates and different social contexts, a number of common threads are identifiable.

The mandate adopted last November allowed us to hold four days of substantive debate on this emerging issue.

«We urge Professor Tol to stop attacking the motivations and reputations of others, and to return to the academic community that accepts disagreement and engages in substantive debate.»

The more substantive debate is between those who believe a convention would merely replicate the puppet show of monied interests that too often passes for state government.

While the rest of us where watching Rick Perry's now - infamous brain fart last night, Paladino and Brodsky squared off in a somewhat shouty, but an at times surprisingly substantive debate on the Fox Business channel.

Furthermore, while the Court does, to a limited extent, engage with the proportionality of the measure, it fails utterly to engage with the underlying substantive debate: is it justifiable to deny prisoners or convicted individuals electoral rights and, if so, on what basis?

Only in Ontario was there substantive debate on the topic, with fears expressed by one opposition critic that apologies would be used strategically to persuade victims of negligence to settle for less than they deserved.

Thank you for tackling this complex issue which continues to require substantive debate (at least in Ontario).

Dietl's presence derails Malliotakis» chances of a one - on - one, substantive debate with de Blasio — he is a pugnacious, unpredictable character in the vein of Donald Trump — but also threatens to further cut into votes that Malliotakis hopes to win.

But substantive debates on actual issues - or even the occasional bickering disagreement about the best route to grandma's - won't do your child any harm.

Clearly, there exists in the church today the possibility of genuine, reasoned, substantive debate over the rightness of same - sex marriage.

We look forward to a substantive debate that will contrast the very different visions that Sen. Sanders and Mr. Trump have for the future of our country.»

«A willingness to act with conviction in the face of predictable political opposition and substantive debate is, as always a requisite part of a central bank's DNA.»

We can't have a substantive debate if one side has no substance.

And lately Brigette, I have found that fundamentalists identify anyone and everyone who disagrees with their particular brand of dogma as the enemy and seek to discredit them, rather than engage in any substantive debate.

But if the purpose was to provide a panorama of opinions about the pastoral letter, these parochialisms may have contributed to the book's failure to present any substantive debate.

Everyone is avoiding discussion on the process of adoption, already difficult for married couples — and I have noted the stealthy avoidance by gay marriage advocates of any substantive debate on adoption.

The complexity will give our political leaders a chance to engage in a substantive debate, to sink their too - clean nails into the dirt of these issues, to understand and describe the complexities of both European and national relations, and to build a renewed sense of political trust.

During the conversation, Clinton told the mayor he understood his perspective on charters, but cautioned him to be careful not to give the impression that a substantive debate was becoming personal, the sources said.

If the aim, as the Review argues, is to make the Commons debate (and the Government consider) a statutory instrument once again in the light of the Lords» concerns, then that might be achieved by requiring the Government to make time for a substantive debate in the Commons — although a delay would be needed for the Commons properly to consider the substance of debate in the Lords and to allow time for the various reactions of the public and civil society to be heard.

A year ago I wrote about how extreme right - wing rhetoric against the Common Core State Standards was clouding a substantive debate about the Common Core State Standards initiative.

I think it's fair to say that the Democratic leadership let us down and didn't fight as hard as they should, or with as much parliamentary skill as necessary, but still, flat out it was Republican obstructionism that killed this bill and killed all substantive debate on the issues.