His proposal would indeed beat a third runway at Heathrow on two important grounds: it would have enough capacity to handle the growth in passenger numbers for many decades ahead, and, being in a relatively unpopulated area, would torment far fewer people with noise.
He was acquitted on the important grounds of conflict of duty.
Schumpeter's model therefore summarises the most important grounds on which contemporary realistic theories of democracy are based.
God and the Republicans have blessed the Democrats with the high ground on one important issue after another, from the war in Iraq to national economic policy to health care to education to the environment.
They consider the severity and the impact of the illness on their child as more important grounds to prescribe antibiotics than its cause.
We need to sustain these international gatherings and multinational efforts to achieve an effective 21st-century nuclear security strategy, one that prioritizes common ground on important strategic and nonproliferation priorities, in a cooperative campaign to make our world safer.
Although the commission's report has not been made public, it is understood that the three commissioners who op posed a declaration of eligi bility did so on the ground that one important condition had not been met that the rise in imports was a result of past tariff reductions.
He said Mr. Obama had fallen short of his 2008 campaign promise to be a problem solver and consensus builder, noting that Mr. Obama had "devoted little time" to creating a coalition of centrists in Washington who could find common ground on important issues like illegal guns, immigration, tax reform and deficit reduction.
A woman who refrains from standing her ground on important issues is seen as lacking leadership potential.
However, to make a friendship work you typically need at least a bit of common ground on important issues like family, work, money, religion, politics, etc.
