Sentences with phrase «with as a litmus test»

Some conservatives believe they are being forced to support a broader set of social issues and embrace strategies or tactics they do not agree with as a litmus test to determine whether they are true change agents in education.

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Analysts say the transition at Donki is a litmus test for other retailers in Japan with similarly charismatic founders such as Fast Retailing, the operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, and Nitori, a discount furniture retailer.

As the financial sector is a litmus test to all world events, financial professionals must always be equipped with the right tools to evaluate risks and conduct sophisticated analyses under any circumstances.

We have become way too much eyeball people as Christians assume that those who don't live according to the way they do they are unsaved, we have created this judgemental relationship which hurts peoples fellowship with God, there are no litmus tests for people that believe in Jesus, which is why we are called to not judge others, and people use James 2:14, and 1 John's verse of those who practices righteousness are righteous even though I think it's talking about earthly righteousness toward people that we as Christians should show because there is a lost world out there that needs are help and these doctrines of guilt, condemnation, anger, and judgement aren't helping in fact they are doing the opposite, just like how in James it's justification towards man.

They have a problem with what the conservatives have laid out as the moral litmus test about who is worthy and who is not.»

I'm married with kids but for me this is a litmus test of tolerance and, as a floating voter who was getting up the courage to vote Tory for the first time ever, that is not going to happen now.

It's also seen as a litmus test for President Donald Trump, who is lauded by many of the district's Cuban - American voters for chilling his predecessor's accord with Cuba but is denounced by other Hispanics for his hard - line stance on immigration, especially policies involving undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, known as «Dreamers.»

He has endorsed both Republicans and Democrats in House and Senate races across the country this cycle, with an apolitical litmus test that depends on whether they fought for either his own city's interests or for the mayor's own pet causes, such as gun restrictions or education reform.

The fight over music file - sharing is being treated by other industries, including the movie industry, as a litmus test for the way in which the world will rearrange itself to deal with the challenges the internet has thrown up.

Koch has raised his statewide profile this year with his NY Uprising PAC and its trio of reform pledges, which he used as a litmus test for dubbing candidates «heroes» or «enemies» of reform — a message he took on the road.

Dunlea noted that while «Governor Cuomo had cited increasing the state minimum wage as part of his so - called litmus test for the effectiveness of the Independent Democratic Caucus, it has been Senator Klein that has been most insistent on raising the wage, with indexing, while the Governor has repeatedly made recommendations to make it easier for Senator Skelos to avoid the issue.

In order to determine what is and is not okay to say behind someone's back, Bowen suggests this litmus test: Say anything you want, as long as you'd repeat it word for word — with exactly the same inflections — to the person you're talking about.

With a live - action remake around the corner for Disney, it's interesting to look at 2014's Beauty and the Beast, directed by Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill director Christophe Gans, as a litmus test for the continued relevance of the tale.

Because humor is in the funny bone of the beholder, here's a litmus test, in case you're interested in watching it: As Navin is working at a gas station, a crazed gunman, for reasons not apparent (he chooses Navin as his intended victim randomly out of a phone book), begins to open fire on him with a rifle, missing him, and striking some cans of motor oil next to NaviAs Navin is working at a gas station, a crazed gunman, for reasons not apparent (he chooses Navin as his intended victim randomly out of a phone book), begins to open fire on him with a rifle, missing him, and striking some cans of motor oil next to Navias his intended victim randomly out of a phone book), begins to open fire on him with a rifle, missing him, and striking some cans of motor oil next to Navin.

The punchy piece largely supports the conclusion of various analysts that global warming has matured as a litmus - test issue for conservatives, right up there with gun rights.

Compared with the radical know - nothing litmus test for politicians we see now, on climate science most of the Bush Administration, bad as it was, was downright nuanced and moderate.Link to archived 11 - minute audio webcast.