Sentences with phrase «such issues of importance»

We believe it is best to respectfully defer to communities, individuals and groups to discuss and consider such issues of importance.»

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But by shifting the emphasis to personal appropriation of the gospel message, they downplayed the importance of these supernatural claims about the Bible as such and reopened the issue of the value and importance of personal religious experience.

All of this indicates tile importance of public policies in telecommunications - issues such as legislation or how much our governments should regulate in the public's interest and how much the marketplace should decide.

Seven centuries ago Aquinas, in an age that venerated Augustine as an authority, broke with him on key issues of spirituality such as matter, time, women, history and the importance of the natural sciences.

Even if the customs of hospitality might change, or even if such rites of passage as weaning might no longer be celebrated, the larger issue — the importance of play — remains evident.

Yet if evangelicals desire a Biblical faith, they must recognize that such issues are of central importance for a Biblical understanding of the Christian faith.

Only after this exegetical work is the preacher in a position to decide if this larger issue is of such dimension and importance to require treatment in more than one sermon.

As such, they are trivial: «The importance of clarity does not arise until we have interpreted it in terms of the vast issues vaguely haunting the fullness of existence» (MT 148).

Says the chief justice: «It conflicts with our whole history and tradition to permit questions of the Religion Clauses to assume such importance in our legislatures and in our elections that they could divert attention from the myriad issues and problems which confront every level of government» (ibid., 622).

Romney has a mixed record on certain moral issues» such as abortion and gay marriage» that are of deep importance to religious believers and secular liberals.

We want to highlight the importance of such issues at this summit.»

Staff can introduce the importance of «keeping your word» and other issues such as alcohol / drug misuse or anger management by talking to young fathers about whether this is the image they want their children to have of them.

Em: What a horrible story, and such a good reminder of the importance of this issue.

This commentary will focus on some of the issues not covered by the three papers, such as the lack of dietary guidelines specifically designed for pregnant and lactating women and young children, the importance of breastfeeding for both mother and infant, and the emerging crisis accompanying increased rates of child and adult obesity.

«It is our responsibility as a Party during these final days of the campaign to ensure we focus on the issues of utmost importance to New Yorkers, including those Carl Paladino addressed last week, such as job creation; cutting state spending by 20 - percent and taxes by 10 - percent; and making New York affordable for our children, our businesses and our families.»

On the economic and business side, emphasis was put on the importance of being part of single European home market with access to over 250 million people for British business, industry, jobs, and future prosperity; greater bargaining strength in matters related to issues such as energy and trade negotiations; and the ability to take advantage of the Common Agricultural Policy with the price stability and guaranteed food supplies that it brought with it.

I'm quite frustrated that issues of such great importance to millions of New Yorkers still have not been addressed.»

We felt Governor Cuomo had shown a lack of true commitment to the issues outlined above and also to others of importance to women such as pay equity, reproductive health and human trafficking.

In an interactive forum dubbed «The Future leaders Dialogue Series» the teaching staff of Gomoa Darumpong, raised critical issues of policy and administrative importance that may be contributing to the poor B.E.C.E performance in districts such as Gomoa West.

«Suzi Oppenheimer has been a knowledgeable and determined advocate for New York, especially on issues of importance to Westchester such as education, flood control, and lowering burdensome property taxes,» said Senator Schumer.

«I'm quite frustrated that issues of such great importance to millions of New Yorkers still have not been addressed,» de Blasio said.

On an issue of such constitutional importance, it is only right that it isn't rushed through, and a long and thoughtful period of consultation is undertaken ensuring that the measure is balanced, fair, and comes into force slightly after hell freezes over.

Instead, he offers sound ideas on issues of importance to Staten Island, such as his proposal that the city Department of Transportation buy smaller, faster ferries for use overnight.

«While citizens are certainly entitled to communicate their views on issues of importance to them to their elected officials, there are and must be bounds to the manner in which such views may be expressed, said U.S. Attorney James Kennedy of the western district of New York.

The Vera Institute of Justice, a member of the NYIFUP Coalition, applauds Senator Klein for his foresight and leadership on this issue of such critical importance to all New Yorkers,» said Oren Root, director of the Center on Immigration and Justice at the Vera Institute of Justice.

«Her successful collaboration with David Davis shows that she is more than capable of working with liberty - minded Conservatives; but, such is the importance of this area (which in reality is not a party political issue) that if Chakrabarti wished to sit as a cross-bencher, that should not stand as an obstacle to her appointment by a Conservative Government.

Mid-career and more senior Franklin Fellows, both sponsored and self - nominated, work on global issues of vital importance to the United States, such as the environment; counterterrorism; human rights; consular matters; international development assistance; HIV / AIDS and other trans - national diseases; trade, energy and financial policy; and many others.

Holdren called on scientists and engineers to dedicate 10 % of their time educating policymakers and the public on issues such as climate change, protecting the world's oceans and public lands, continuing Arctic research and demonstrating the importance of investing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs for elementary and middle school students.

«Prenatal care is important because these visits provide opportunities for practitioners to evaluate and address health concerns for both mom and baby and discuss other important topics such as risks of smoking, the importance of good nutrition and other issues that could impact a pregnancy,» said Oakley, the paper's lead author and a post-doctoral researcher at OSU.

In the high - risk condition, the perceived importance of the issue was much more effective in getting people to feel more altruistic, but there is no such correlation in the low - risk condition.

The importance of such measures was highlighted by the independent Marmot Review on health inequalities in 2010, but Pickett believes all political parties lack the courage to tackle such issues head on, despite the known costs of inequality.

And, because men tend to network more readily with other men, women often don't learn about critical issues, such as the importance of outside offers.

The Senate debate paralleled that in the House (see Voices, Summer 2002, page 3) on some issues, such as transportation and the importance of Yucca Mountain to nuclear power production.

While this issue of diet and physical degeneration remains perennial throughout the history of human agriculture, the problem stabilizes and begins to reverse as early farming societies discovered the importance of using food preparation techniques such as fermentation, to increase digestibility and nutrient absorption.

In a perfect world, all women would understand the importance of inner core strengthening in order to prevent issues such as incontinence and prolapse before they occur; unfortunately, we are not there yet.

In this Muscle Building Summit Masters of Motivation highlight, Dai covers practical applications such as the importance of hormone profiling, as well as the inner issues that brought him face to face with the biggest challenges, in and out of the gym, at various stages of his life, the WHY aspect.

A documentary about the importance of fertile soil and the positive effect it can have on environmental issues such as climate change and water scarcity.

Instead, he focused on issues such as standing, techniques of statutory interpretation, the meaning of the First Amendment, and the importance of judicial restraint.

This will be presented by a range of keynote speakers and hands - on sessions to provide an in - depth look at the landscape of education today, examining issues such as online safety, teaching computing, and the importance of school infrastructure for the implementation of technology.

How do you see the importance of these skills in addressing the key trends and issues we are seeing globally, such as climate change and migration?

The Community Guidebook also addresses other important issues such as education reform, school transformation, Common Core State Standards, multiple pathways to graduation and the importance of quality out - of - school opportunities.

Among a variety of issues that I felt needed to be addressed, such as more transparency and a renewed commitment to responsible spending of tax dollars, was the need to acknowledge the importance of educational choice.

Participants will be asked to engage with issues such as declining physical book sales, the place of ebooks, the cultural importance of bookshops and author events, the specialist knowledge of booksellers, and how bookshops can provide customers with a place to buy books, however they decide to read them.

As schools are beginning to emerge who have taken on experimental programs of this importance on their own, such as Florida's own Clearwater High School who issued Kindle readers to all of its students for the 2010 - 2011 school year, it seems like a logical step to allow schools to utilize the funding that used to go towards consumable print editions to steer towards digital texts instead.

But occasionally, an issue arises of such importance that I feel an obligation to advocate on behalf of those who don't have a voice.

The issue is of such importance that The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior issued a position statement on the use of dominance theory for behavior modification of animals.

Ellen is an outspoken advocate for education on animal welfare issues, and is active in visiting schools and libraries with her rescues in order to inform people about issues such as animal welfare, adopting versus buying animals, and the importance of spaying and neutering pets.

Each chocolate product is named after a rescue issue, such as the importance of spaying and neutering dogs and cats, the lifesaving work of foster moms and dads for these animals, and the misguided breed - specific legislation aimed against my sweet pit bull and others like her.

These volunteers are advocates for the companion animals and help educate the community on the importance of such issues, as the intrinsic value of adoption / rehoming over buying a pet; pet homelessness; spay / neuter; responsible pet ownership; and no - kill movement (euthanasia as a last humane resort).

They can and should be working together to educate pet owners about the importance of feeding quality foods and other issues, such as behavioral products.