Sentences with phrase «with little debate»

Fast Track would allow the Administration to push these agreements through Congress on an expedited schedule, with little debate, no amendments, and a quick up or down vote.

The two bills, plus Delegate Surovell's solar gardens bill, HB 1158, were tabled with little debate, though with dissenting votes from the subcommittee's three Democrats.»

Its Senate companion, sponsored by Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R - Chattanooga, zipped through the Education Committee on an 8 - 0 vote last week with little debate.

But in 2009, federal lawmakers — in passing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and with little debate — poured an additional $ 3 billion into SIG.

With little debate, the Senate approved the measure, HR 2010, by a largely partisan vote of 57 to 40.

In both posts Adonis projected grandiose mega spending initiatives with little debate and limited or non-existent proof of value.

With little debate, the 19 - member County Legislature, with 12 Republicans and seven Democrats, unanimously agreed to raise salaries from $ 39,500 a year, where they've stood since the body's 1996 inception, to $ 75,000 effective January 2018.

The following day, an amendment to enact security micro stamps on guns by Senator Jose Peralta of Queens, was also ruled not germane, and defeated, with little debate.

The Democratic - controlled chamber passed the measures with little debate and they now go to the GOP - led state Senate, which earlier this week passed its own measures focused on upgrading school security.

DeLauro, D - 3rd District, has become a leading opponent of the president's plans for the Trans - Pacific Partnership, or TPP, objecting to plans to «ram the trade agreement through Congress with little debate or transparency,» and saying it would destroy American jobs and threaten food safety and environmental regulations.

Each June, the last scheduled month of the annual legislative sessions, such bills pop up for quick floor votes with little debate or public review.

The exact wording is clear (per Ryathal) and the ex-president would become president again with little debate because we would not have time.

The Democrat - controlled state Assembly passed five gun control bills yesterday with little debate, including one that would allow judges to remove weapons from mentally - ill people following a request from a relative or law enforcement.

Why it matters: Goodell's current contract runs through 2018, and while he's been the subject of controversy throughout his tenure, he was expected to ink a five - year extension with little debate.

But not as much has been said about how the legislation, which the Conservatives are trying to ram through Parliament with little debate, will affect business.

Not exact matches

With every passing quarter, however, that behavior becomes less of a bogeyman and more of a painful reality — and the latest survey of cable subscriber numbers has a little something for both sides of that debate.

Cameron's personal involvement in the story has ensured that the debate over the use of tax havens has generated more heat than light, with little distinction being made between the mere use of tax - neutral jurisdictions to manage international investment, which in itself is legitimate, and criminal tax evasion.

President Obama's next - day zingers, which sounded like he came up with them in the car on the drive home from the debate, did little to raise spirits among viewers of Nova and Masterpiece.

At the risk of writing something cohesive, I'm just going to ramble a little here with some thoughts on GDP and the whole recession debate... these opinions and typos are strictly my own, except when I'm referencing other people's opinions, which I probably agree with.

The political calendar in Washington — where Republicans are occupied with a make - or - break debate over tax legislation — means there is little prospect of a dramatic breakthrough or angry walkout in Mexico City this week.

His apparent assumption that the debate is over — «Vehicles that we're producing are capable of full autonomy,» he said — is a little scary, considering how much still needs to be learned about the functioning of fully autonomous cars, and about the interaction of autonomous systems with humans in the cockpit.

But it has been disappointing in that the kind of genetic variation it detects has turned out to explain surprisingly little of the genetic links to most diseases... One issue of debate among researchers is whether, despite the prospect of diminishing returns, to continue with the genomewide studies, which cost many millions of dollars apiece, or switch to a new approach like decoding the entire genomes of individual patients.The unexpected impasse also affects companies that offer personal genomic information and that had assumed they could inform customers of their genetic risk for common diseases, based on researchers» discoveries...

I will quote a little of what she said, but if you are interested in more check it out (and yes, I promise it does have to do with this debate).

But it was a very unsatisfying attempt — to have weighty theological questions determined by delegates who came together for a few days with little prior study of the issues, who were sometimes inclined to suppose that such questions admitted of «yes» or «no» answers, and who passed judgment after rather limited opportunity for discussion and debate.

i; m not sure i follow your little brother thing, but sharing ideas and a conversation with two differing view points is a debate, and if both parties don't try to kill the other one this is a world of understanding thru conflict, for a differing point of view is in confliction with the others.

I literally made people cry (my little brother included) with the ferocity of my debates and theological «know - how.»

with the bogeyman of «Reactionary Thomists» still latent in the minds of academic theologians who otherwise know little about the debates involved.

We are aware that there are those who will dismiss this whole debate as being of only academic interest, with little pastoral and social relevance.

A lot of debate can be solved with a little effort and actual scholarship.

There was little desire to compare them with mystics of other traditions and times or even to discuss serious debate within Sufism itself.

I have debated a few of my friends from the past over some of these things with very little sucess.

Maybe it's the excitement of the sharp point - counterpoint debates of the commentators, or perhaps the flashing «breaking news» graphics that pop up with every little dip in Obama's poll numbers or every slip of the stock market, or perhaps it's the crawling news scroll that announces everything from Lindsey Lohan's most recent relapse to the report of another soldier's death in Iraq.

starts my own little presidential - style debate in which everyone gets a turn to share their positions with me (and anyone else interested in reading it).

Has Mr Blair forgotten his debate with Christopher Hitchens about how (little) religion is a force for good in the world?!

In a series of articles and editorials that appeared in both magazines during 1977, differences of opinion over the church's involvement in society were defined and debated with little resolution.11 Although both sides refrained from labeling it merely a contemporary version of the debate between sixteenth century Anabaptism and sixteenth - century Calvinism, both recognized the importance their historical antecedents played in the discussion.

Grow up, little one, you are not ready to debate with adults.

While emphasizing that salvation takes place by grace, on the basis of the work of Christ rather than human effort or achievement, the Catechism seems reluctant to engage with the questions raised above and does little to reassure the anxieties of any readers familiar with the sixteenth - century debates.»

oh, how awful — I guess that's why he was not in the debate last night with the rest of those highly entertaining folks who have little idea about the difference between rapture and rupture.

The bad news is that the revisionists pay little attention to the religious - liberty dimension of the Maryland founding, and undervalue its importance as a breakthrough in religious tolerance with implications for Catholic participation in the subsequent church / state debate in the independent United States.

It was beyond debate that I would make her the prettiest little baby smash cake so she could dig in with her tiny chubby hands!

There is a reason behind this little geography lesson, and it has its basis in a long running debate in the region: does playing at a higher altitude provide certain teams with an unfair advantage?

There's little debate here: Arizona safety Deone Bucannon led with his head when he hit Cincinnati wide receiver A.J. Green.

There is little doubt that the debate among Arsenal fans over Arsene Wenger being given another contract extension will rumble on, and surely flare up again after the first sign of trouble next season, but for now it has died down to a minimum with Arsenal fans simply hoping that the Arsenal board has made the right decision.

Watch the games in a little more detail and then maybe I will entertain debating with you, otherwise stick to armchair fans... ciao

But for those of you who can perhaps broaden this out a little and see what title winning teams around Europe have been doing for the past 5 seasons, and also acknowledge the shift in emphasis with many teams relying more now on goal - scoring potency from wide forwards, wingers, second strikers and attacking midfielders then I think the debate is a little more subtle than the «cut and paste a # 40M «guaranteed 25 goal» centre forward with no possible downside» proposition.

Although there is little debate about who should be Arsenal's number one next season, with Petr Cech seemingly having that in the bag for sure.

-LCB- And while it's totally a personal decision, and I have NO interest in «debating» the issue, I do want to pass on an informative little note about breastfeeding and alcohol for those of you who have shared with me your concern. -RCB-

From discussions about poopy diapers to debates on what to do with our little guys congestion, the adult conversations have taken a hit.

I was filled with frustration and anxiety as I watched «contaminated» little fingers touching shared toys and surfaces, and debated offending the other moms and reining those kids in myself.

There are few parenting choices that trigger opinions, debates, and discussions like making the choice to co-sleep with your little ones.