Sentences with phrase «terms of political debate»

Another part of challenge was realizing the need to build a talented team of lawyers, analysts, PR professionals, etc., to do the work analyzing how TARP funds were being spent, and write reports that would grab attention, and change the terms of the political debate.

A galvanizing new work from America's leading economic critic — a book that will set the terms of the political debate for years to come.

What the Supreme Court says in Zelman could have a marked effect in structuring the terms of the political debate - not just in determining who wins the legal argument, but in explaining its broader implications in a way that only the Supreme Court can.

Unless Labour offers this hope, the populist right will increasingly set the terms of political debate — and, next May, it will be a Tory party safely ensconced back in Downing Street.

Mr. Henry said Mr. Sanders has changed the terms of political debate for the better, but urged Democrats to vote for Ms. Clinton because he believes she would get more done than her primary opponent would and that he's afraid Mr. Sanders hurts Ms. Clinton's general election chances.

Limbaugh and his ilk have redefined the terms of political debate, and Jewish organizations have not caught up.

The less obvious but potentially equally devastating factor is that voters may look to the terms of political debate in countries such as France and conclude that austerity is more of a lifestyle choice than an economic imperative.

Frankly, if Labour won the most seats in 2015, it would at least change the terms of the political debate.

Not exact matches

It's worth keeping in mind, though, that because Facebook is so dominant, the question of its governance is ultimately a political question, and to that end the shifts in the terms of debate, if not yet its outcome, have been striking.

Until now, HHS cases have largely fought over the term «substantial burden» — essentially debating the political version of the youth - group perennial, «How far is too far?»

In most cases they have overcome both political fragmentation and government overload by replacing their old governmental bureaucracies with an innovative and effective form of governance: coalitions (composed of business, government, nonprofits, universities, neighborhood and minority associations, and religious groups) that develop a cooperative agenda to improve the city and that assume many of the city government's traditional functions (economic development, long - term planning, educational reform, even care of the homeless), and that also operate like political parties of yore (providing the point of access for new groups and a public realm for discourse, debate, and negotiation concerning matters of the common good).

Though many Christians today engage a variety of social issues — some of which are quite divisive — the terms of the debate are by and large partisan and political.

In other words, while the white and black churches debate the use of this term and the political implications thereof, Latinos and Hispanics stand poised to redeem the term by offering a non-political, reconciliatory, prophetic alternative: «evangélico!»

It is significant that the terms of the debate about faith in the world are deemed to have been set by people like Richards Dawkins, just as it is significant that the debate is seen as a «political and secular», rather than a religious, one.

While the exact application of the term civil religion can be debated, the ubiquity of what can be called «the religio - political problem» can hardly be doubted.

Third, we must rapidly come to terms with the corrosive effect this reductionist mode of thinking continues to have on political debate in Europe.

To conclude, the quotes that Keith Vaz fed to the press regarding the report encapsulate the nature of the political debate in the country, in particular the consensus between the main parties in terms of stated political goals and values on immigration.

In other words, David Cameron's commitment to an in - or - out referendum on Britain's EU membership primarily for party political reasons has fundamentally reshaped the terms of the British domestic debate on Europe but it also has huge implications for both the UK and European integration in general.

In short, the continued possibility of independence may frame political debate within in the UK in negative and corrosive terms, with Scotland's interests understood as distinct from, and potentially in tension with, those of the rest of the UK.

Third, it was not possible to attain a financial model which ended a system regarded as unjust (quantified as between 7 % and 10 % of Catalonia's GDP, figures that led to the use of the term «fiscal despoliation» in political debates), nor respect for the «ordinal principle» once the territorial transfers have been made.

In general terms he wants to influence the political balance of debate, but more specifically with this move he has got his hands on the data bank and resource the PHI survey represents.

What both the nationalist and anti-capitalist visions have in common, however, is their framing of the political debate in terms of «us» versus «them».

Whilst the economic circumstances might make it more difficult to actually implement the New Labour mantra of increased investment in public services funded by a growing economy, there's little to suggest that the terms of debate in the political centre ground have undergone a paradigm shift such as the one experienced in the post-Thatcherite era.

As the party prepares to sign off on key policy points at its spring conference this weekend, an attempt will be made to seize the political agenda and set the terms of debate.

The NDC took the decision because it has not been happy with the IEA's decision to hold a separate debate for flagbearers for the two leading political parties, NPP and NDC as well as what they term as IEAs lack of consultation ahead of its debates.

The debate about electoral reform should include firstly attitudes to political parties (in general terms, not the particular parties) and secondly the importance of the individual candidates (again in general terms) and their significance in our democratic system.

The OBR correctly stay out of the political debate and do not assess the long term costs and benefits of EU membership.

«I think if you look at the debate last night, there is just a gulf between what David Cameron stands for and what I stand for — in terms of values, in terms of internationalism, in terms of fairness, in terms of progressive tax reform, in terms of political reform, in terms of simply living in denial, as does Labour, about a major problem of their creation in the immigration system.»

In November 2016, America can do better than simply changing the terms of acceptable political debate.

When asked by ITV News Political Correspondent Paul Brand how this year's Labour Party conference compared to previous ones, Mr Mann said: «Actually it's quieter than a lot... in terms of the level of debate.

This masks the trade - offs between short - and long - term policies at the heart of today's political and ethical debates.

23] Above all realize that to become or to be a global citizen requires clarity, conviction and courage to consider all life as One, or humility to accept every life is just a similar part / particle of whole of life which can be termed as «Entity of Life or Energy of Life» as this terminology can steer clear of any religious connotations or theistic debates or ideological overtones or political undercurrents.

But the notion of paying teachers on the basis of their ability to improve test scores, often termed «merit pay,» while earnestly debated by education policy researchers, is strongly opposed by teachers unions and is a political nonstarter in many parts of the country.

Her claim that she is somehow above engaging in «political debate» suggests that she doesn't know the meaning of the term, doesn't understand the role of the Board of Education or apparently feels that the obligation of democratic governmental systems simply don't apply to her.

Our clients» portfolios have been carefully constructed to give investors exposure to a globally diversified range of assets and our long - term horizon can withstand short - term market movements whilst the political debate plays out.

While increasing potential for significant global macro / monetary divergence, the meteoric ascent of political populists & populism, the ongoing debate for renewed fiscal stimulus (vs. austerity), latent inflation potential, etc. all suggest a (far) more conducive environment for Record's products & services, both in terms of winning mandates and better returns.

A public intellectual, Pedrosa was committed to the debate on the future of society in both cultural and political terms.

* The role of the US in global efforts to address pollutants that are broadly dispersed across national borders, such as greenhouse gasses, persistent organic pollutants, ozone, etc...; * How they view a president's ability to influence national science policy in a way that will persist beyond their term (s), as would be necessary for example to address global climate change or enhancement of science education nationwide; * Their perspective on the relative roles that scientific knowledge, ethics, economics, and faith should play in resolving debates over embryonic stem cell research, evolution education, human population growth, etc... * What specific steps they would take to prevent the introduction of political or economic bias in the dissemination and use of scientific knowledge; * (and many more...)

There is no political necessity to let your fiercest critics frame the terms of debate so that they get what they have unsuccessfully sought for the past ten years — a Kyoto - type energy rationing system.

While the guests varied on the feasibility of global governance of long - term deployment, there was a consensus that new governance structures are needed to manage research and to continue to debate questions of ethics, political consequences, and material risk.

The exhibition provides the kind of evidence students need to join the debate about their future — it is an invitation to students and their tutors to articulate the kind of world they want to live in and through Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS) by bringing them together to show political and business leaders support to take the difficult long - term decisions that underpin security for all.

It is something of an irony that Monbiot — who, as we have seen, has barely more than an idiot's grasp of the terms of the debate — complains about the misconception of «The great political conflict of our age».

While this might work to the short - term advantage of certain agendas in political debate, what won't be addressed by this approach are those processes that foster the pathological politicization of science.

It therefore seems problematic to me when such lively, well - informed and yet largely unresolved debates among a substantial cohort of the world's climate change researchers gets reduced to six key messages, messages that on the one hand carry the aura of urgency, precision and scientific authority — «there is no excuse for inaction» — and yet at the same time remain so imprecise as to resolve nothing in political terms.

Climate sensitivity is an interesting discussion, but completely irrelevant in terms of the current political debate, because even the lowest remotely plausible climate sensitivity would fully justify the most aggressive mitigation now under discussion.

Beyond that, the austerity panic party managed to abruptly reset the terms of the overall political debate.

Continuing to frame the debate in terms of political parties is counterproductive and ecologically dangerous.

Beyond that, the austerity panic managed to abruptly reset the terms of the overall political debate.