Sentences with phrase «than a political choice»

With some provinces whining that the funding is inadequate, private, often for - profit, health - care options will increasingly become a necessity for the country rather than a political choice.

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With all these tools at their fingertips, what is needed more than anything is the political will to make tough choices states will need to make.

In crass media terms, having a lot of Trump coverage could be seen as an attempt to attract viewers and thus boost ratings numbers, rather than a biased political choice.

Without foundations, choices are finally arbitrary, and Rorty's reasons for choosing the failed political atheism that is one step removed from the liberal Protestant pulpit is less than convincing.

The media hounded Tim Farron for his Christian views; they did not regard it as acceptable for him to hold views other than those of the political elite, or the majority, Similarly, our belief in the personhood of the unborn child and the sanctity of their lives enables us to see abortion as a sin crying to heaven for justice, not merely some privately held opinion; for us it is most definitely not «a woman's choice».

The choice of political theology rather than theology of hope can be explained much more briefly.

So long as the choice is put in these terms, it would be difficult to do other than to choose to be a political eunuch in order to become a servant in the Kingdom of God.

«They love it because it unifies people and it seems less political than when they have to make tough policy choices as head of government or brazenly political choices as head of party.»

If we are to promote it as a political principle, it must tell us something about our tactics rather than promoting every possible choice as valid.

It's all so exhausting, and it has effectively made how a woman chooses to feed her baby more than just a choice, but a political statement.

Of course, it is true that population growth of any kind puts pressure on infrastructure, but in reality falling investment in public services represents a political choice by the current Conservative government, which has opted to spend the tax revenues generated by immigrants and refugees on tax cuts for businesses and reducing the deficit rather than expanding healthcare and education provision.

We also plan to reanalyse public opinion surveys (with a temporal component) to see how affective rhetoric influences individual voters» actual political choices (rather than the whole electorate).

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.

«Raising VAT was a political choice arising from the Conservative - led government's decision to cut the deficit deeper and faster than any other major economy in the world.»

One danger is that sitting legislatures will choose rules that advance their individual or party interest in re-election rather than to advance more general democratic values such as political competitiveness, diversity and voter choice, and the responsiveness of representatives.

«I think as long as they stuck to the idea that we've spent more money than we have and we can't raise taxes because that's going to drive jobs away and businesses away, then there's going to be a democratic — a small - d democratic — political process that makes better choices on spending.

«But as we have consistently argued, by making a political choice to cut the deficit further and faster than any other major country George Osborne is going too deep and too fast and putting jobs and growth at risk.

That is possibly true - but is that the policy position of political parties or simply 3D real human beings are more nuanced than the two party choice available to them?

In German, the whole approach is called personalisierte Verhältniswahl so it seems the main intent is to allow (some amount) of choice over who gets elected on a personal level, rather than only a choice between political parties.

«We have consistently called for proper negotiations on the key issues of paying more and working longer for less, but the government has refused at every point, leaving us with no choice but to oppose what is nothing more than a political attempt to make the least culpable pay the highest price for the failings of the banks.

In other words: those who currently intend to vote Conservative are «firmer» in this choice than those who intend to vote UKIP, and thus less likely to be swayed in the coming month by whatever events or political developments to still change switch in their choice.

The big question, that of their leadership, will probably not be much informed by polling — after all, Charlie Kennedy, while few people's choice for Prime Minister, is generally far more positively rated than any other political leader.

However, there is at least one major difference between this kind of market research and political polling: Consumers are less likely than voters to link together various characteristics when making choices.

Individuals» choices regarding what they clicked on limited their exposure to diverse political ideas more than Facebook's methods for ranking posts in a user's News Feed.

Individual «click» choices play a bigger role than Facebook ranking algorithms on what types of political news users see on the site.

Political fights will always break out, but now most policy choices are more likely to emerge based on the party with the majority than the power of the idea.»

Elsewhere, I don't think the academy could do anything more political than give best picture to «Moonlight» — a political choice that would also, in my opinion, be the most deserving choice.

Executive agencies should use CBA to guide their decisionmaking throughout, rather than bringing it in at the end to justify a political choice.

While charter schools and digital learning are thought to be the safest choice options for political elites to promote, tax credits are even more popular than charters, and vouchers, the most controversial proposal, also command the support of half the population when the idea is posed in an inviting way.

School choice has provoked more political conflict than any other education reform because it is the most threatening to established interests, especially union interests.

As Jay P. Greene of the University of Arkansas has argued, even more than broad public support, choice policies need the support of concentrated constituencies along with that of the general public to counter-balance the opposition of concentrated constituencies that want to curb or eliminate educational choice programs: «As much as reformers may be motivated to promote equity, a basic lesson about political reality is that more advantaged people tend to have more political power.»

There is no shared set of strategies, no shared definition of goals, no political affiliations; there is no common thread — other than the belief in the power of choice, no «shared collective identity.»

This requires «accountability» that truly prioritizes parent choice rather than a bait «n switch to reimpose mass political priorities, as current school voucher programs do.

As a result of this business first mentality, rather than properly fund neighborhood schools, officials in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, New York and even right here in Connecticut push a political agenda in which underfunded community schools are closed and replaced with privately - run «schools of choice.»

Those who pay dues out of personal choice, rather than mandated obligation, are more likely to support their unions» political goals as well.

Whether the union is negotiating for specific class sizes or pressing a local government to spend tax dollars on teacher pensions rather than on building parks, the union's negotiating positions embody political choices that are often controversial.

At a time of major upheaval in government, the issue has become alarmingly political and in some cases legislation seeks to have influence on more than a choice of a male or female bathroom.

More recently, with a certain demographic of women rebranding feminism as less a political calling than a lifestyle choice — one focused on personal empowerment and self - care — female - centric travel companies are retooling and expanding once again.

As it happens, the political themes of the 1993 Biennial look sillier than ever in retrospect, but its choice of artists looks a lot better.

Drawing on the Joyner / Giuffrida collection's unparalleled holdings, a central theme will be the power of abstract art as a profound political choice, rather than a stylistic preference, for generations of African - American artists.

This well - known target, which supposedly represents the «safe» limit of climate change, has always been a highly political choice that has more to do with minimizing economic disruption than with protecting the greatest number of people.

But, according to Nisbet, he can be faulted for offering «arguments for action on climate change that evoke a vision of the future that reflects his own values and priorities, rather than a broad, pragmatic set of choices designed to both effectively manage the problem and to align a diversity of political interests in support of policy action.»

The core of the issue that I worry most about, as do others, is that arguments for action on climate change that evoke only one particular vision of the future will reflect only the priorities and values of certain parties, rather than a broad, pragmatic set of choices designed to both effectively manage the problem of climate change and align a diversity of political interests in support of policy action.

What I find particularly insidious in the largely manufactured debates over hockey sticks, Climategate, and similar red herrings, is the attempt to portray the real scientific issues as merely matters of opinion, as though choosing to believe Wegman vs. Mann, or Hansen vs. Lindzen, has no more objective validity than one's choice of favorite sports teams (I was going to use political parties, but that's another argument).

But the most interesting part of the segment is an interview with Joe Lucas, head of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (nee Americans for Balanced Energy Choices), a coal industry front group that has spent tens of millions of dollars on deceptive advertising and political activities, as well as more than $ 10.5 million to lobby Congress directly on behalf of dirty coal and against legislation to fight global warming and promote clean, renewable electricity.

Especially in light of the fact that these modeling choices keep pushing the official estimates up and up — more than doubling in some cases in just three years — one can't help but wonder whether there is a desire to ease the case for political action at work.

This choice was not probably the happiest one from a purely political standpoint; it might have been a kind of (failed) stress test to weigh the argument by which the ICC tried to distinguish Taricco from Melloni (who better than Bot to take a position on it?).