However, because previous studies focused on either esthetic or moral judgments and did not compare the two directly, the issue remains open whether a common ground actually exists.
While this bipartisan crew is in prosperity-oriented Rwanda, I'll ask them all whether there is common ground around this issue as well.
"I don't know whether we can find common ground," he said.
They said that the benchmark for success would be whether there was enough common ground by Saturday night to justify a second round of talks within the next few weeks.
Green politics are generally viewed as leftwing, yet many greens and conservatives share common ground, whether in their dislike of modern industrial society, love of the countryside, idealisation of traditional small farmers or fear of developing world population growth.
The deep antagonism on the issue has left it unclear how or even whether senators will find common ground as the nation confronts the prospect of its first recession in 11 years.
The question for racing now is whether it can find common ground with the Tote's new owners, especially in the light of the British Horseracing Authority's decision to publicly give its support to the rival bid by Sports Investment Partners.
It remains to be seen whether there is enough common ground between congressional Democrats and Republicans to forge a workable law and, indeed, whether the Republicans can even assemble a meaningful position at all.
Rather, Mr. Thompson said the surgeon general had convened the retreats as "listening sessions" to determine whether he could find common ground between two camps that have polarized the debate over sex education: supporters of comprehensive sex education and those who would teach abstinence until marriage as the only alternative.
Contrary to the bipartisan tone that they pledged to cultivate after the terrorist attacks, the two sides have grown increasingly antagonistic, leaving unclear how or even whether they will find common ground as the nation confronts the prospect of the first recession in 11 years.
