Sentences with phrase «than the debates among»

«Advancements in science and research have moved faster than the debates among politicians in Washington, D.C., and breakthroughs announced in recent years confirm the full potential of stem cell research can be realized without the destruction of living human embryos,» House Minority Leader John Boehner, R - Ohio, said Sunday.

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Similarly, I have observed far more intensity of feeling in debates among Buddhists than in their discussion with Christians.

During the debate over «biblical inerrancy» that raged among evangelicalism for several years in the late 1970s, I remember someone observing that Harold Lindsell's 1976 book, The Battle for the Bible, which pretty much got that debate going, was more a theory of institutional change than it was about theology as such.

The issues discussed were broader than those now debated among practitioners of religious studies, since the early economists did not know that their task was to establish an academic discipline.

One reason, I think, is that the debate over the emergence of panpsychism in Whitehead's thought is no more than a squabble among members of the same interpretative family.

The anti-smoking debate has been heated in several Chicago suburbs in recent years, with Evanston, Skokie, Wilmette and Highland Park among more than 1,900 municipalities nationwide that have some type of restrictions on smoking.

No one can cause a more heated debate among parents than the mere mention of homeschooling.

There have been heated debates among New York progressives about whether to vote for the WFP which has been heavily criticized in some circles for endorsing Cuomo for a second time, or to opt for Hawkins who has run a stronger - than - expected campaign on an unabashedly left - wing platform.

During the heated and often angry debate in Commons committee, Smith claimed the government had consulted the Electoral Commission, fulfilled its statutory obligations and insisted there was «widespread support» among parties in Northern Ireland for no backdating of transparency other than from July 2017.

all three candidates agree that «Party Conference has now become a stage - managed US - style political rally organised by the centre rather than a forum for proper debate among party members»

Question: Do you agree that Party Conference has now become a stage - managed US - style political rally organised by the centre rather than a forum for proper debate among party members?

As the outbreak in West Africa worsened, debates intensified among scientists, government officials, and company executives about bringing some of these unapproved products to Africa on a so - called compassionate use basis — after all, «something is better than nothing,» Ollman Saphire says.

Further, Stewart found that laughter benefited secondary candidates more than front - runners in televised debates by improving their likability among viewers.

Relevant to this issue, there is currently a debate among paleoclimatologists with respect to the following condundrum: A dramatic recession of the more - than - 11,000 year old ice cap of Mt. Kilimanjaro in tropical East Africa is taking place despite any clear evidence that temperatures have exceeded the melting threshold (one explanation is that the changes are largely associated with a drying atmosphere in the region; the most recent evidence, however, seems to indicate that melting may indeed now be underway).

The question had been a subject of raging debate among astronomers for more than a quarter of a century.

There's still ongoing debate among scientists and experts about whether high heat turns cooking oils into nasty trans fats, but pretty much everyone agrees that this process is more likely to occur if the same oil gets used more than once.

GMOs remain one of the most widely - debated labeling topics and a top - of - mind issue among more than 8 in 10 healthy - lifestyle consumers (83 %; 2015 Market LOHAS MamboTrack Research Survey), although many product labels do not clearly identify their presence.

And still it comes, the annual Woody Allen film, and the debate starts again (at least among the few people who still watch them) as to whether the latest is worse than the previous, or slightly better, or merely the same depressing evidence of a director who seems to have forgotten why he made films in the first place.

The ladies debate whether to turn him over to Confederate authorities, but they are more intrigued than alarmed, and anti-Yankee sentiment quickly gives way to subtle competition among the women for his attention.

The AAUW report sparked an intense national debate, with its findings that girls were disadvantaged in classrooms by, among many inequities, being called upon less frequently and encouraged less than male students.

However, the debate among parents, schools, and policymakers as to whether the ruling calls for all - inclusive classrooms is still very much alive, Minow writes, with schools across the nation appearing more segregated than ever.

Summary: The high numbers of suspensions in US schools have sparked an important debate among educators, physicians, and lawmakers on the effectiveness of Out of School Suspension (OSS), with particular emphasis on whether it does more harm than good.

That media silence was due in large part to a calculated strategy among Common Core supporters: Advocates took pains to stay under the radar, avoid public debate, tightly coordinate their messaging, ridicule skeptics rather than respond to them, and ride the wave of support provided by the Obama administration in those years.

Among many ongoing debates about the health of and prospects for the book business, few arouse the passions of authors (or divide them) more than perceptions of their prospects for success in today's marketplace.

There's plenty of debate out there among people far more literate in science and economics than I regarding the merits of neuroeconomics, including questions about whether it's one discipline or the other or just another fancy term coined to codify otherwise unexplainable behavior.

When we debate energy bills in Washington, it should be more than a competition among industries for special favors, subsidies, and tax breaks.

Although I don't know how the hostess picks themes or manages to manage things, in my brief experience with the blog, you are much more likely to find a sensible and creative discussion of how to actually address the issue (global warming, sustainability, and related matters of living well within our environment) on the family, local, or cultural levels than you are to find a large acrimonious debate among (often anonymous) people.

This shift away from CO2 - centric emissions debates is also evident in a group blog post by analysts at the Center for American Progress, who propose a «multiple multilateralism» approach on climate that, among other things, seeks quick steps on sources of warming other than carbon dioxide — particularly sooty Arctic pollution and gases already considered under the existing ozone - protection treaty.

Relevant to this issue, there is currently a debate among paleoclimatologists with respect to the following condundrum: A dramatic recession of the more - than - 11,000 year old ice cap of Mt. Kilimanjaro in tropical East Africa is taking place despite any clear evidence that temperatures have exceeded the melting threshold (one explanation is that the changes are largely associated with a drying atmosphere in the region; the most recent evidence, however, seems to indicate that melting may indeed now be underway).

We can only hope those who currently skulking on other websites might come and contribute to the process of opening up climate science, and debate the substantive issues rather than passing comment among their own coterie on Judith's motivation, competence, expertise and integrity.

When a finding indicates that climate change is proceeding more slowly rather than faster than expected, they are slightly more worried that it «may provoke criticism among his peers», «might bring too much uncertainty to the public debate» and could «put the credibility of climate science at risk».

Since then, things have been pretty quiet other than the usual debate among legal marketers about the degree to which any of the rating services matter from a marketer's perspective.

He contends convincingly that the consolidation of the Union's role in criminal law only makes the «need for an all - out criminal law policy... more acute than before» (page 59) and highlights six fundamental principles that the EU needs to address in order to clarify and legitimise further its action in the field; among the six, the call to pay attention to the principle of ultima ratio, coherence, subsidiarity and the requirement of a legitimate purpose seem particularly pertinent also in regard to the current debate concerning the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor.

Summary: The high numbers of suspensions in US schools have sparked an important debate among educators, physicians, and lawmakers on the effectiveness of Out of School Suspension (OSS), with particular emphasis on whether it does more harm than good.

More than 100 Planned Parenthood supporters were among the 1000 activists who came out to the «Say No to Hate and Come Get Our Votes» rally before the second presidential debate in St. Louis.

The coming year will see an increased scrutiny of the value of real estate listings syndication; a renewed debate around broker control of listings data and its distribution channels; and a rising demand among consumers and real estate professionals for higher - quality data, according to more than a dozen industry experts contacted by Inman News.

No sales strategy is debated more among salespeople than cold calling.