Sentences with phrase «terms of public opinion»

And they took their eye off the ball in terms of public opinion, in talking about climate science and looking at what the denial machine was doing.

«The notion that the business community was behind this, those seeds were planted across the state, and that reaped a nice harvest in terms of public opinion,» said David Adkisson, president and chief executive of the Kentucky chamber.

Obama is driving the democratic party over a cliff in terms of public opinion - the election this November is going to be very difficult - not just for Federal office holders - but for democrats downticket all over the country.

There is also a sense among analysts that investors believe the worst may be over in terms of public opinion, though that remains to be seen given the outrage over the disaster caused by the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in April.

Not exact matches

In the midst of giving generally good advice to conservative pro-lifers about how to play to their political strength — by emphasizing the issue of late - term abortion, where a consensus of public opinion is on their side — Krauthammer offered this:

Gender ideology seemed a ridiculous and improbable threat when I first considered its claims of male brains trapped in female bodies, but its rapid ascendancy in law and public opinion has made the term «transgender» a household word.

Economistic thinkers typically support this opposition, but as long as the issues are fought out within the nation, public opinion can support policies that involve some short - term economic losses for the sake of long - term environmental gains.

The increased costs of Obamacare aren't going to make much of an impact on public opinion in the very short - term.

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The problem with the sorts of ideas being batted around at the moment — primarily devolution for the English regions — is that they are at once too concrete and too unsystematic, while also being too «top down», and too vulnerable to short term swings of public opinion.

Whether or not the coup was staged, that's certainly some very effective rhetoric in terms of turning public opinion against the military and forging a united base of support.

«Chief executives often find third terms difficult, and the current economic climate is not making it any easier for Bloomberg,» Lee M. Miringoff, director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, said in a statement.

Top GOP pollster Glen Bolger of Public Opinion Strategies wrote in even harsher terms last week: «The Midwest is going to be a killing field for Democrats this year from western [Pennsylvania] through to the Plains, Republicans are going to sweep a LOT of Democrats right out of office.»

a) is of good character as attested to by two Ghanaians who are notaries public, lawyers, senior public officers or other class of persons approved of by the Minister; b) has not been convicted of any criminal offence and been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of twelve months or more; c) is of independent means; d) is in the opinion of the Minister capable of making a substantial contribution to the development of Ghana; and e) has attained the age of eighteen years.

A Marist College Institute for Public Opinion survey released Tuesday morning indicates that 66 percent of New York State registered voters don't think Paterson should resign in wake of a political scandal that ended his hopes of running this year for a full term in office.

«New Yorkers are making a distinction between Governor Andrew Cuomo's possible run for a third term and any future national ambitions,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

Given that the Blairites prided themselves on their electoral savvy and ability to manage public opinion, then the Iraq war was disastrous in their own terms, quite independent of the criminal nature of their policy.

But, as Rick Hess (an executive editor of this journal) wrote on his blog recently, that film had little long - term impact on public opinion.

This necessary opinion leadership is not yet sufficiently energized for this next phase of education reform, but I submit that the current state of and prognosis for our public education system represents a threat even more onerous to our economic and cultural future and it is one that is worthy of a similar long - term commitment to overcome.

This necessary opinion leadership is not yet sufficiently energized for this next phase of education reform, but the current state of and prognosis for our public education system represents a threat even more onerous to our economic and cultural future and it is one that is worthy of a similar long - term commitment to overcome.

The necessary opinion leadership is not yet sufficiently energized for this new phase of education reform, but the prognosis for our public education system represents a threat even more onerous to our economic and cultural future and it is one that is worthy of a similar long - term commitment to overcome.

Supporting and leveraging the role of the principal is, in my opinion, the key to long - term improvements in the public school system.

Letters to the Big 5 demanding better contract terms, and a media campaign held in the court of public opinion exposing the unconscionability of publishing contracts.

Puppy vaccination is an important topic and in terms of both veterinary regulations and public opinion significant changes are coming.

The curatorial choices also emphasize the role of photography in shaping public opinion as well as the longer - term matter of our shared history — how we come to know and remember it.

However, I also feel that the conference and particularly the grand after - conference plans may have a significant impact on public perceptions (reinforcing Americans» uniqueness in terms of climate change beliefs and opinions) and that in turn can provide political cover for politicians reluctant to support tough measures.

But the denial machine has been aggressively pushing its war on climate science and weakening public support for action, and the Obama administration and environmental groups «took their eye off the ball and have fallen down on the job in terms of really working public opinion on this.»

Public opinion has been having a lot of uncertainty and smoke blown at them for the last year, and the environmental groups have fallen down on the job in terms of really working public opinion onPublic opinion has been having a lot of uncertainty and smoke blown at them for the last year, and the environmental groups have fallen down on the job in terms of really working public opinion onpublic opinion on this.

The court of public opinion is already judging ExxonMobil harshly; one would think that a company this big and this old would not have to be reminded that it is against its own long - term interests to «win the legal argument at the expense of its reputation and the public's trust.»

On the other side of the coin, some actively engaged online «realists» exploit the ambiguity of the term «consensus» to translate a strong prevalence of shared opinions among climate science experts that continued and increasing aC02 emissions pose a potential risk, to give the public an impression that «CAGW» is «settled science.»

Thus, I would argue that the burden of the proof is on Kahan and if his last series is all the proof he has, the long term trends in public opinion, then I am completely not convinced.

In ethical terms we see another example of a climate scientist who holds a strong ethical commitment to the policy dimension of climate change and its associated end of shaping public opinion and behaviour, appearing to prioritise the pursuit of those ends above the narrower moral codes of scientific discovery.

In terms of coverage, Citer currently covers the following sources: U.S. Code, U.S. Supreme Court and Circuit court opinions, CFR and Federal Register, statutes at large, and federal public laws.

In terms of the reasonableness of LSUC's decision, the court considered speeches by various benchers of LSUC (i.e., board members), as well as legal opinions designed to guide the benchers and 210 submissions from members of the profession and the public.

41 Where, at any time after the commencement of a strike or lock - out, the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest that the employees in the affected bargaining unit be given the opportunity to accept or reject the offer of the employer last received by the trade union in respect of all matters remaining in dispute between the parties, the Minister may, on such terms as he or she considers necessary, direct that a vote of the employees in the bargaining unit to accept or reject the offer be held forthwith.

Given the Sixth Circuit's public dissension in recent years, including several sharply worded opinions and allegations of improprieties in death penalty cases, I suspect this case would have received more attention had it not been overshadowed by the close of the Supreme Court's term and several high - profile decisions.»

While the opinion does not discuss any other international organizations, it is made plain that accession will depend on the rules of each organization: some, like the IMF and World Bank, have in fact accepted that a state may directly succeed to membership if they are satisfied that the necessary requirements are fulfilled (see «State Succession in Treaties» Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law); the WTO, on the other hand, has a complicated process which includes lengthy bilateral market access negotiations and a vote by the WTO Members on the terms of the accession package (a process navigated most recently by Tajikistan who will become the 159th Member on 2 March).

Refusing to issue a certificate of registration to the applicant or imposing terms, conditions or limitations on the applicant's certificate of registration if, in the opinion of the Registration Committee, such action is necessary to protect the public interest as a result of complaints, or criminal, disciplinary or other proceedings, against the applicant in any jurisdiction whether in or outside Canada, relating to the applicant's competency, conduct or character.

Moreover, doctrinal entrenchment is particularly problematic in the FISA courts, where secrecy and institutional context indicate that outside efforts at doctrinal reform are less likely to be effective than they are with courts that publish their opinions.35 Unlike published opinions, secret opinions can not provoke the public into lobbying for a legislative override36 or judicial overruling37 — two important paths of legal reform.38 Perhaps to hedge against the risks of limited external oversight, FISA limits FISC and Court of Review judges to non-renewable, seven - year terms, 39 a provision suggesting that Congress envisioned a FISA court whose membership would be responsive to shifting factual circumstances and policy priorities.40 Stare decisis, which requires judges to adhere to interpretations of law that they might otherwise reject as unjust or unpersuasive, constrains these judges» ability to adapt to such factual and policy shifts.

Out of the Shadows defines and addresses sexual addiction in terms of behaviour, cultural standards, legal consequences, the victim's perspective and public opinion.