Sentences with phrase «widespread discussion of»

The widespread discussion of these matters is a marvelous thing.

Of course, there is widespread discussion of the «minority achievement gap,» but solutions on the public agenda are invariably color - blind.

Not exact matches

Nonetheless, his exit has triggered widespread discussion over the appropriate length of a CEO's term.

The sentiment seemed widespread on tech and media Twitter: there was a lack of specificity in terms of questions about privacy (this allowed Zuckerberg to turn nearly every question about the ownership of data to a discussion about user interface controls that limit where data is shown to other Facebook users), plenty of dodged questions (every time there was a question about the data Facebook generates about users beyond what they themselves enter into the system Zuckerberg needed to «check with his team»), and bad questions that presumed Facebook sells data, letting Zuckerberg run out the clock at least three times by explaining the basics of Facebook's business model (this is precisely why I have been so outspoken about the problem of perpetrating this falsehood: it lets Facebook off the hook).

Here, Ogden's complaint against Antony Flew is apropos: «My sole concern is to do something about the widespread irresponsibility of arbitrarily excluding from consideration some of the most evidently pertinent contributions to the theistic discussion» («God and Philosophy» 179).

There was widespread discussion as to who Jesus really was, and some said, «A prophet, like one of the prophets of old» or «one of the ancient prophets» who had risen from the dead (Mark 6:15; Luke 9:8).

Other symptoms of this new spirit are to be found in the increased interest in the common worship of the academic community, though this is by no means universally evident; in the widespread and intensive discussions of faculties about the purpose and organization of the course of study; in the experiments that are being carried on to relate the work of the seminary more intimately to the work of other church agencies, particularly to the local churches.

If you have paid any attention to the recently widespread discussion regarding the future of the England national team, you will understand that the outlook looks fairly bleak unless everybody involved within football in this country joins together to help implement big changes.

This 4th edition of the Guidelines is based on research findings and on widespread discussions with health professionals, parents and voluntary organisations.

4.0 At all times material to our present letter to you, your letter has received widespread publication in the mass and social media by way of radio broadcasts and discussions including comments in blatant violation of the confidentiality requirements of article 146 of the 1992 Constitution pursuant to which you have petitioned the President of the Republic of Ghana.

But it was BioShield's third provision that provoked widespread concern among members of two subcommittees, one from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the other from the Committee on Homeland Security, which convened jointly today for their first discussion of the legislation.

After several years of discussions, researchers from Aarhus University (Denmark), Lund University (Sweden) and Stockholm University (Sweden) have determined that nutrients from the land are the main cause of widespread areas of oxygen depletion.

«The widespread impacts of heat stress on corals have been the subject of much discussion both within and outside the research community.

Perhaps this is not surprising, as in the 1960s, when population growth became an issue of widespread concern, the discussions often had a racist undertone, in which the «well - off» focused on the exploding populations of «underdeveloped nations».

Following discussion of the technology's widespread implications at an NSF - sponsored workshop organized by Wilson and MIT in January 2014, the team wrote two related papers.

Although scientists have vigorous discussions on interpretations for some aspects of evolution, there is widespread agreement on the power of natural selection to shape the emergence of new species.

But as ED meds become more and more widespread, the stigma of ED has begun to decline and partner discussions have gotten easier.

This research, coupled with the fact that it has been used in traditional medicine for hundreds of years, has led to a surge in marketing of the plant and its compounds, along with widespread online discussion of its benefits relating to the treatment of hair loss, and a huge increase in sales, particularly in North America.

Wes Anderson's new film has received widespread acclaim — but some critics are sparking discussion about the movie's portrayal of Japanese characters.

The issue has gained more traction throughout 2016, as discussions of disproportionately high incarceration rates among minority men have captured widespread media attention.

As teacher shortages once again become widespread in California and across the nation, discussions of how to recruit and retain high - quality teachers are occupying center stage in policy circles.

These findings stand out in contrast to discussions, widespread in the profession, that focus narrowly on the leadership contributions of individually influential teachers.

But Richard M. Ingersoll, a University of Pennsylvania professor of education and sociology, generated discussion with a 2009 study concluding that while there are widespread school staffing problems, they aren't simply due to a lack of new math teachers.

I think that so much of the discussion around tenure in K12 is linked to a widespread idea that the state has a monopoly over public schools and has yielded a bureaucracy that has failed schools, etc..

Pryor's action will also be closely watched because there has also been widespread discussion that Steven Adamowski, the Department of Education's Special Master for the Windham and New London School Systems has also failed to properly include School Governance Councils in those two school districts.

While the concept of digital textbooks at the higher education level became a widespread topic of discussion in the past couple of years, new movements in digital publishing have made digital textbooks a more viable option in even public education.

I expect to learn lots more in days to come, as these sorts of discussions become more widespread.

A more detailed discussion of the widespread application of the CPI - U is provided in the Threshold Amount Indexed to Inflation section.

In spite of recent discussion in the veterinary literature, the development of widespread flea resistance is still not believed to be a major factor to clients still finding fleas on their pets.

Opening up a discussion about modern masculinity and the different factors that go into constructing popular notions of masculinity, the show is also concerned with the products and architectures that facilitate these kinds of toxic and widespread identity constructions.

The volume also holds up a mirror to the rapidly changing context for Guyton's work, which in a few short years shifted from discussions of the widespread use of modernist motifs in art during the early 2000s to others revolving around the artwork, anticipating its continuous circulation as digital media became ubiquitous in art and culture alike.

In essence, the authors have revisited a question posed earlier in a paper by Willie Soon and Sallie Baliunas (2003: see our previous discussion here), investigating whether or not evidence from past proxy records of temperature support the existence of past intervals of warmth with the widespread global scale of 20th century warming.

The discussion focuses on building national capacity to fight poaching on the ground, particularly in Africa, and the capacity for collaborative approaches to disrupting the criminal syndicates funneling illicit wildlife products from Africa and parts of Asia to widespread markets.

This post is truncated by the troubles I'm having getting online in a blacked - out part of the Hudson Valley, but I want at least to start a discussion of the prime question of the moment: What are the political, economic, societal and personal traits that caused one of the world's wealthiest and most sophisticated cities to end up (despite longstanding warnings) with flooded tunnels, subways and neighborhoods and widespread flood - triggered loss of electricity?

«Global Dimming: A Review of the Evidence for a Widespread and Significant Reduction in Global Radiation with Discussion of Its Probable Causes and Possible Agricultural Consequences.»

In addition, the use of logical fallacies in climate science discussions appears widespread, by both believers and skeptics.

But even more interesting was that, in a discussion with one of our guests who had welcomed the news, I learned - to my astonishment - that he was Chair of a local «Environmental Network» - whose website asserts, for example, that there is a «widespread consensus» that more CO2 will make the Earth «too hot for us», that «we are approaching crisis point» and «disaster» and that the opinions of sceptics are derived from media promotion «by those who stand to lose financially if energy consumption is reduced».

[/ note] In fact, the pattern of academic publishing rather better supports the contrary view, that perhaps, very widespread academic discussion of adaptation may have supported and enabled climate deniers and vested interests to resist effective mitigation policy in the US and many other countries.

In a normal world, on any other subject, the points made by Ben and Robin would be the subject of widespread media discussion among journaists, politicians and academics, and the dissenting view of a Freeman Dyson would be front page news.

(The discussion about wind power in particular seems uninformed, seriously understating potential capacity and overstating the potential for climatic impact of widespread wind power by «slowing winds substantially» — which simple math shows not to be a realistic concern.)

Stanhill, G. & Cohen, S. Global dimming: a review of the evidence for a widespread and significant reductions in global radiation with discussion of its probable causes and possible agricultural consequences.

Until we have widespread and preferably representative measurements of concentration and its variabilioty much of this discussion is merely speculative,

The medical malpractice decision of Justice Wilson in Moore concludes that the widespread practice of discussions between counsel and an expert on a draft «should stop».

With widespread social media use and constant customer discussions therein about experiences with brands, checking any insurance product and insurer's reputation online is now a piece of cake.

As noted in Appendix One, the Review Team's Discussion Paper found widespread support for the continuation of a national representative Indigenous body but dissatisfaction with the performance of ATSIC.

As teacher shortages once again become widespread in California and across the nation, discussions of how to recruit and retain high - quality teachers are occupying center stage in policy circles.