Sentence examples for knowledge to challenge from inspiring English sources

BBC bosses lacked the technical knowledge "to challenge progress on DMI from a technology perspective" - knowledge "which could have provided a broader, more robust oversight".

I do not have the scientific knowledge to challenge or confirm this, although an early question that arises is to what extent non plant genes are being transferred into crop seeds, which does not happen with conventional hybrids.

There was plainly not sufficient in-house knowledge to challenge the riskiness of the FirstGroup forecasts or the size of the bond it calculated it should lodge with the department.

"Good will and good intentions will only go so far" Other failings included governors who lack enough professional knowledge to challenge headteachers or "lack curiosity and are too willing to accept what they are being told about pupils' progress and the quality of teaching".

"When government ministers put forward new policies, laws or expenditure, it is vital that members have the time, expertise and knowledge to challenge those proposals robustly".

The goal of capacity development as attempted in the present research project was not to develop skills so that people may fit into an unjust structure or for ease of social control, but to support the enhancement of skills and knowledge to challenge the existing state of affairs.

He was one of only a handful of activists with the confidence and technical knowledge to publicly challenge the US government's pervasive surveillance regime.

Good schools provide a safe space for pupils to develop the knowledge and awareness to challenge radical beliefs.

Above all, she has impeccable first-hand knowledge with which to challenge the value of any Cameron deal with his EU partners.

"In Harris County," said William C. Thompson, a professor of criminology at the University of California, Irvine, who has followed the crime laboratory scandals closely, "defendants were prosecuted with flawed scientific evidence and defended by court-appointed lawyers who lacked the knowledge and resources to challenge it and complain about the injustice.

Discussion with both peer educators and staff post-trial raised the issue that while peer educators potentially have greater authenticity with service users, they may lack technical knowledge and confidence to challenge some of the client misconceptions and concerns that reduce screening uptake.