Sentences with phrase «widespread public»

Part of the image problem stems from widespread public ignorance revolving around what it is that is actually required of one to be a «good» Realtor, and I stress the adjective «GOOD».

Comment: The legal fiction (aided and abetted by widespread public misconceptions about what constitutes a «parent» under the law) also is responsible for the avalanching trend — contrary to historical jurisprudence and contrary to the relationship - based notion of «family» that underlies the «liberty interest» respected by the U.S. Constitution — to consider unwed nonresident biological sires to be «legal fathers.»

«Successful constitutional change is historically rare and will be impossible without widespread public and political support.

Positive psychology continues to grow in size, scope, and widespread public interest since its inception nearly 20 years ago.

In the sense that there is still not widespread public awareness of the existence and value of family mediation as a far better method to address issues relating to children than the courts.

The survey, conducted by Hart Research Associates and commissioned by Planned Parenthood Action Fund, found overwhelming and widespread public support for national policies that would provide prescription birth control approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at no cost to all women with health insurance.

Backed by top VC firms, including SBI Holdings, Midana Capital, OwlTing, Kyber Capital, and Bitmain, CoolBitX has successfully delivered a bridge that will span between the blockchain and widespread public use.

This is precisely the type of targeting that happened during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, which generated widespread public criticism.

Cambridge Analytica has denied any wrongdoing in the situation, which spurred heated and widespread public debate over Facebook's persistent failure to protect the privacy of its users and their data, as well as how easy it is to game the social network's system to spread false or misleading information.

What was once a niche investment tool has emerged into a legitimate financial platform that has quickly gained widespread public exposure.

I think it would be safe to assume, that barring some widespread public pushback (such as the one happening right now), this is The New Normal.

By Joshua FruthNEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence)- Digital currency technologies generated widespread public and investor interest in 2017, with new cryptocurrency products capable of streamlining and decentralizing global commerce.

In the United States, the promise of a large contingent fee can incentivize an entrepreneurial lawyer with a creative legal theory to pursue class action litigation even in the absence of widespread public awareness of a perceived wrong.

Here you'll find photographs of the man (and boy), because Stevenson, of course, who lived from 1850 to 1894, was born during the first years of widespread public photography.

Unions still enjoy widespread public support, enjoy stable funding under the Rand formula, and have constitutional protection for their direct involvement in political activities.

Even a few months ago, before widespread public awareness of his conduct, Ghomeshi had some serious problems; two investigative journalists were looking into his conduct, and asking him questions about allegations of sexual assault and abuse.

In the United States, and to a lesser extent in Canada, there were the civil rights and the women's liberation movements that gained widespread public awareness, and important successes, in the 1960s, though they had their roots in times much earlier.

Unlike the nearly 50,000 Quebec nurses who were similarly forced back to work after an illegal strike in 1999 — but who enjoyed widespread public support for their wage demands, which convinced the Parti Québécois government of former Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard to forego fines and reach a higher - paying settlement — Dallaire said the lawyers were unable to garner sympathy for the negotiation process discrepancies with Crown attorneys.

Despite widespread public support from Quebec's legal community and a mid-strike vote in which they rejected the government's final offer by a whopping 97 per cent, the striking lawyers emptied their $ 4 - million strike fund, took out an $ 8 - million loan (which is currently being repaid through an increase in union dues to three per cent from 0.75 per cent of members» salaries) and dropped strike pay to zero from the 60 per cent of members» weekly salaries paid at the start of the strike.

According to one Quebec City labour lawyer, the failure of government lawyers to win widespread public support for their cause enabled the government to bludgeon them back to work.

Indeed, these cases have generated widespread public attention, much of it on the internet.

The LCO has committed to widespread public consultation, to being pro-active in establishing connections with community - based groups and to carrying out research and analysis that takes their experiences into account as relevant for particular projects.

While the nature of this case and the mass media coverage would have ensured widespread public awareness of Bedford in a world without Twitter, surely the 100 + tweets with links to the full text of the decision appearing within one hour the public release of the ruling provides important insights into the power of the tool as a means of spreading news of legal developments on a timely basis.

There was widespread public bafflement at this — why would a lawyer not accept their money for a few hours of assistance?

But detractors say that the law is one of those (rare) professions in which one's honesty and integrity is intrinsic to upholding its institutional values, and so must be beyond reproach, the widespread public opinion of lawyers demonstrating something less than that, notwithstanding.

Galati's challenge led to widespread public debate on both the judicial appointment process and areas of the constitution and division of powers.

For example, recall the leak of Nixon Peabody's theme song that caused the firm widespread public embarrassment — not so much because of the song's cheesy lyrics, but rather, the firm's heavy - handed reaction when the video was posted on Above the Law.

With the widespread public use of the Internet to access information along with the

If CCS is proposed in populated areas, one can expect there to be widespread public resistance to CCS projects in the same way that there are objections today to fracking and nuclear waste disposal.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda ordered the restart of two idle nuclear reactors Saturday amid widespread public opposition, more than a year after a powerful earthquake and tsunami triggered three nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai - ichi Power Plant, and halted all 50 reactors in Japan...

Antarctica is gaining ice» [Ice] is expanding in much of Antarctica, contrary to the widespread public belief that global warming is melting the continental ice cap.»

The Wired magazine article notes that Fox News described the study thusly: «Ice is expanding in much of Antarctica, contrary to the widespread public belief that global warming is melting the continental ice cap.»

Widespread public outcry has been cited as the reason for the delay, as it will take another year to review public comment on the project, with community hearings planned to begin on January 10.

Occasionally, a commenter will ponder what sort of climate - related event might trigger serious and widespread public alarm about anthropogenic global warming.

(In fact, co-author Michael Mann is the same scientist whose controversial «hockey - stick» graph first ignited widespread public concern over global warming in the early 2000s.)

And yet a combination of canny regulation and widespread public support for renewables have made Germany an unlikely leader in the global green - power movement — and created a groundswell of small - scale power generation that could upend the dominance of traditional power companies.

There is currently widespread public misunderstanding about the degree of scientific consensus on human - caused climate change, both in the US as well as internationally.

All we need to do is look at the polls of where the public stands, and at the polls that reveal the scientific ignorance underlying widespread public opinion, to see that the impact of the unsound science on the skeptics» side is significant.

The extensive media coverage and widespread public debate about coal allowed Nguy Thi and GreenID to collaborate with the Vietnamese government on a revised energy development plan.

Yet in an atmosphere of vast economic uncertainty and Republican fear - mongering about government spending, the rhetoric of green jobs has been unable to motivate widespread public support for addressing climate change and has opened the door to predatory attacks from those seeking to exploit scientific uncertainty for political ends.

But events like Climategate have led to widespread public distrust of climate science.

The indifference reflects widespread public doubt that human activities play a significant role in global warming, a tone set by President Vladimir Putin, who has offered only vague and modest pledges of emissions cuts ahead of December's U.N. climate summit in Paris.

Despite widespread public opposition to the corporate - driven education privatization agenda, at least 172 measures reflecting American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) model bills were introduced in 42 states in 2015, according to an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy, publishers of ALECexposed.org and PRWatch.org.

Widespread public awareness — making carbon reduction part of daily life — is the first true step in providing our great grandchildren with a real Christmas present: this planet in some semblance of the condition in which we received it.

The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, released two groundbreaking reports revealing indisputable evidence that museums contribute more to the United States economy than previously thought and have widespread public support that transcends political affiliations and geographic locations.

The Met's announcement of a mandatory USD$ 25 admission charge for non-New Yorkers received widespread public criticism at the beginning of the year.

Within a decade, his sculptures were being exhibited to widespread public acclaim.

In addition, human subsidized colonies of un-owned cats are maintained without widespread public knowledge.

The authors also say the policy is often put in place by cities and counties without «widespread public knowledge» and without studies on the impacts of large feral cat populations on the environment.

There is also a widespread public misconception about the dogs bred for meat — the myth that these dogs are somehow different from «normal dogs» has fostered a societal indifference to their suffering.