Sentences with phrase «wonder whether the changes»

«If you ever wonder whether change is possible in this country, I want you to think about that little black boy in the Oval Office of the White House touching the head of the first black president.»

Allen and graduate student Matthew Boisvert wondered whether the changes to synapses and neuronal communication during aging might be related to changes in astrocytes.

But to the extent that charter schools came to dominate the New Orleans education scene only because of a natural disaster, it is reasonable to wonder whether the changes will stick.

The board isn't a legislative body, however, and some legislative observers wonder whether the changes are significant enough to require state lawmakers to give their own blessing to the new rules.

One has to wonder whether this change is enough to maintain any sense of lasting interest.

In fact, environmentalists are prone to argue this line to the extent that one can be left wondering whether changing the economy, behaviour and culture is a higher priority than actually «saving the planet».

One has to wonder whether this change came from the Journal's editors or, as Obbie suggests, from the association's higher - ups.

Not exact matches

But much of that has changed in the era of always - on social media, to the point where some wonder whether the traditional press corps has outlived its usefulness.

My first reaction was to wonder why no time was allocated to discussing the executive team, how people were getting along, any conflicts that exist and whether any changes would be required.

Rapid changes in retail banking have left many people wondering whether to choose big regional and national banks, or smaller local institutions.

The concessions failed to change many minds, however, so when nine weeks later Graham announced the deal's death — ostensibly because Hydro - Quebec's due diligence revealed maintenance costs and civil liabilities that were riskier than it cared to assume — plenty of observers wondered whether New Brunswick politics, with a September provincial election looming, ultimately killed the sale.

The changes have left investors wondering whether people will still spend as much time on the site and whether brands will continue placing as many digital ads there.

From wondering in 2012 whether the federal estate and GST thresholds would drop to $ 1 million or be compromised at something higher (the compromise was $ 3.5 million) to now be at $ 11.2 million per individual is dramatic change in a relatively short period of time.

Tuesday's move left some analysts wondering whether the administration's goal is to persuade China to change the policies that are allegedly damaging U.S. companies or simply to shield an embattled Rust Belt industry from foreign competition.

However, if you find yourself «shopping around» regularly or often, then you should begin to wonder whether your resistance to change is interfering.

Pilgrimage often involves effort and endurance — that is why it has the potential to change the sojourner — but one wonders whether George ever broke a sweat.

Stevick wonders whether this will change as the digital component to the illicit activities undertaken by these «Youngies» grows, and he's not the only one.

And I wondered how she felt about it then, how she felt about it now — whether it had changed her as it was changing me.

But with the election of a new pope, many church watchers are wondering whether church teachings could change to allow all priests to marry.

these brownies look so yummy and I'm going to make them for my birthday treat this month, I was just wondering whether it would be okay if I used a round baking dish as I don't own a square one and if the baking time would change?

But as soon as it was time for diaper change, I handed him to Josh and rushed to the kitchen to bite into one of these, a little hesitant, wondering whether I'd be able to taste the beets or black beans, and hoping I managed to get enough chocolate into the recipe...

Lots of little life changes, several big ones, quite a few hours spent wondering whether I wanted to resurrect this space or not.

In this, his first piece for just - drinks, Richard looks at vegetable juice, and wonders why the category isn't bigger, and whether that is all about to change.

There is more BWT sponsorship on the car this season, which leaves us wondering whether this will be influential in any upcoming team name changes.

It is quite a transformation for the Gunners with now roughly half of their regular first - team starters from the UK, and does make you wonder whether Wenger had a change of policy after he was slammed for that team selection against Palace.

I wonder whether some fans need a change here, bets even they will cry when Wenger walk away......

The first option being more likely, I wonder whether his role can be changed?

It makes me wonder whether they're afraid to change.

When we take the time to take a breath and notice our surroundings, whether it be the changing colours of leaves or listening to the different sounds of birds, we slowly begin to introduce a sense of awe and wonder to our children.

In her piece on the initiative, Nestle greets the news about Walmart's product changes with the same skepticism as other commenters, and wonders whether the «food desert» issue is just a way for Walmart to shoehorn new stores into areas where they've been unwanted in the past.

-- it's common to wonder whether or not rousing your baby for diaper changes is the right call.

Now things have changed for the worse and you may wonder about what rights you have... whether you should see, be with and lovingly meet with your baby who may die or has already died.

Berntsen started out in the crowded GOP race in NY - 1 to take on Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop — that field also includes state GOP Chairman Ed Cox's son, Chris — but changed his mind to focus on Schumer after Townsend was already in the race, leading some to wonder whether Ed Cox had a hand in that.

The stark and simple contrast between the agonising political imperatives of the 1960s and the seeming ease and openness of the modern world is shattered by the snivelling toad Nicholas, which leaves the audience dolefully wondering whether the political world has actually changed very much.

«While Labour fights a leadership contest and Lib Dems wonder whether they can change the voting system as a reward for their loyalty, Osborne needs to win the argument that his measures are «unavoidable» — a word that recurred in his speech as often as «progressive».

But more than this, reformers are left wondering whether the House of Lords will ever become a democratically legitimate body either by way of incremental changes or, as many of us would prefer, a «big bang» event which replaces the upper house with an elected chamber.

Wang and her colleagues wondered whether they could change a protein's isoelectric point to make it mesh better with keratin's pH value.

But they are already worrying about how extra ultraviolet light might affect humans and ecosystems below and wondering whether climate change will make such Arctic holes more common or severe.

Others wish to return to basic science research so that they don't have to wonder whether corporate priorities are forcing them to change focus.

We wondered whether its expression might change the function of the beta cell.»

While age and experience are likely to play a role in this change, O'Brien and colleagues wondered whether involvement with a crash might also influence driving behavior over time.

Investigators led by Suma Prakash, MD, FRCPC, MSc (Case Western Reserve University) wondered whether a model called the «behavioral stage of change» model, which was originally used to help people quit smoking, might help patients with chronic kidney disease take action and make decisions about their dialysis options.

John Belisle at Colorado State University and his colleagues wondered whether the diseases could be distinguished by measuring the changes each causes to the abundance of specific metabolites in the blood.

It makes me wonder, if we can't even argee what the global temperature is now whether we will even be able to agree in 50 years if there has been warming or not (assuming no dramatic change in the climate system).

I'm wondering if you are familiar with this diagnosis and whether going gluten free or other dietary changes would help.

I'm sure it's down to the change of energy systems but was wondering whether this sounded out of place, or was anything to worry about as I'm a touch more sensitive than normal recently (5 months ago) had a minor stroke - which I fully recovered from within a couple of days - that the doctors have yet to find any causes for other than that it happened at the same time as a migraine.

I had started to realize that something had changed, and though I could wear any of those looks, I wondered whether they were «me».

Before the very first date you wonder if the person you meet will like you, whether you will like him / her and how much the dating «scheme» has changed since you have been dating the last time.

Gaming has changed a lot since Solid Snake bid us adieu in 2008, and it makes me wonder whether the franchise, under Kojima's guidance, has what it takes to stay relevant six years on.

This resulted in two things: firstly that the narrative didn't make a whole lot of sense without said twist, but also it got me wondering as to whether the screenplay underwent some last - minute changes.