Sentences with phrase «when popular opinion»

Not exact matches

Drone strikes» greater accuracy and lower profile give them the edge when policymakers are concerned about popular opinion and the potential costs of the use of force.

Contrary to much popular opinion, you don't have to leave your brain at the door (or be brainwashed) when it comes to having faith.

It simplifies things when we can write - off the thoughts and opinions of other people by assuming they've taken the easy way out, that they're just trying to be popular and liked.

When we say that the most urgent problem of our time is the spiritual problem we are opposing directly the popular opinion.

By and large, the popular opinion is that though the theory of salt drawing out moisture and creating a steaming effect when added prior to roasting sounds reasonable, most feel that in practice the outcome doesn't justify the concern.

I only have a problem with all this when people come on here shouting a name with an authority that is not warranted — they are recycling popular opinion and secondhand hearsay rather than direct first person evidence.

Contrary to popular Paleo opinion, there's no evidence that including legumes in moderation, especially when they're properly prepared to maximize nutrient bioavailability, and they're eaten occasionally in the context of an overall diet that's very nutrient dense, there's no evidence to support the idea that they're harmful.

There is a popular opinion that tall guys have a huge disadvantage when it comes to building muscle size.

In fact, the survey showed that 60 per cent of singles think political opinion is important when finding a partner — meaning that it outranks traditionally popular matchmaking factors such as religion (seen as important by just 46 per cent of singles).

Contrary to popular opinion, chivalry is still important when it comes to dating.

Contrary to popular opinion, the best moment in the film isn't when Jimmy Cagney shoves a grapefruit in his girlfriend's face.

It's a toss - up and as a whole the Harry Potter film series varies wildly in quality, but opinion seems to be pretty unanimous when it comes to David Yates» takes on the 5th and 6th books of Rowling's popular series: the man's getting it right.

Sean Wilson explores the difficulties writers face when their opinion flies in the face of the popular consensus... Film journalists such as myself frequently get slammed for daring to criticise a movie we hated: we didn't make it, we had no idea of the stress involved in organising a small army of cast and technicians -LSB-...]

Social reinforcement when norms do not exist: If peoples» behaviour is shaped by the actions of those around them, but it is not the norm for families in a class to engage in home reading, an alternative option for teachers is to share popular opinion as opposed to popular behaviour, or share absolute numbers that suggest popularity (Martin, 2012).

That's when the blogger has actually taken time to read your book cover - to - cover and gives their opinion about it and also includes links to buy it... Probably the next popular would just be a spotlight post where you, the author, would give the blogger all the information about your book, including a cover image and synopsis and buying links, and all they have to do is put it up on their blog.

We awaken when we see popular opinion being wrong but accepted as being right, and what is right being pushed as being wrong.

I'm not even sure if this is a rant or not, just a post about how travel has changed my opinion on something... When I first started travelling, I did all the usual typical stuff, you know... visit the popular sights in each Read more about Random Rant: This Is My Journey and I'll Go Where I Want and Do What I Want!!

You have an in - depth knowledge of it and this means you can point out how and when Fox News is trying to manipulate popular opinion against it using half - truths and misleading remarks (and flat out lying, at times).

Ubisoft announced several iOS and iPad titles based on its popular franchises today, including a port for one of my favorite games of 2011, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars, originally released for the 3DS when that system launched (it was the best launch title, in my opinion).

For Maurer the departure from Paris was painful, but he continued to increase his mastery of modernism, assimilating aspects of cubism and even venturing into abstraction at a time when such developments were anathema to popular opinion in the United States.

When EXPO Chicago started in 2012, the popular opinion was that President and Director Tony Karman had five years to make this fair great.

If the deck were stacked against renewable (politics, press, popular opinion) such that utilities faced obstacles building such resources when justified — I'd write just as strongly form the other end.

But blogs become popular precisely because their authors are informal and accessible in their tone, when you get the sense that they have freedom to express their opinions (obviously within reason) and demonstrate a wider range of personality and interest than a website biography can reveal.

Going against popular opinion with respect to judicial interpretation of solicitation, it argued that the contradictory and often self - defeating nature of the various Criminal Code sections relating to prostitution was at the root of the high levels of street prostitution in Canada; despite the fact that prostitution is legal, the prostitution laws control when and where it can take place — essentially leaving only the street.

After all, with big - law reputations what they are, firms can suffer some serious damage in the court of public opinion (recall the surge that came to the support of popular blogger Denise Howell when she announced that she'd been terminated by her firm, Reed Smith).

Allegedly, the rodent did not see its shadow and yet the long cold winter continued when the long arm of justice (and popular opinion?)

Mediation has become a popular method of divorce and there are many reasons for that.In my opinion, one of the most important is that when couples prepare their own divorce agreement, making arrangements for themselves and their children rather than negotiating divorce matters with their lawyers, control stays in the hands of the couple, not the attorneys or the Courts.

It turns out that when women talk like that to their husbands, contrary to popular opinion, most men feel this intense criticism very strongly in their bodies.

By tracking whether people use amenities in the aggregate (as well as how and when they use them), property managers and builders can rely less on popular opinions and make better informed decisions about potential features of new buildings or updated designs.