State of affairs has some technical usages in philosophy, as well as being a phrase in everyday speech in English. It is a way of referring to a factual situation. States of affairs may be actual or hypothetical. They may be possible or (in some sense) impossible. They are things for which people may wish, or guard against. These five broad types of question are called analytical or logical, epistemological, ethical, metaphysical, and aesthetic respectively. ...
In philosophy and logic, the concept of possible worlds is used to express modal claims. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... The powers that be is a quotation from the Bible (King James Version) that has become proverbial, with the meaning the established political powers. ...
The State Government Affairs office is responsible for representing Emory University and the Emory Health Care System in many areas of state government.
State budget priorities include: funding for the HOPE Scholarship and Tuition Equalization Grants; the Georgia Cancer Coalition and Georgia Research Alliance; Medicaid provider reimbursement and Medical School funding.
State Government Affairs continually strives to create new, and build upon existing, relationships with all State officials, responding quickly to their requests, and informing them about programs at Emory that many have attended.
Scientists speculate that some declines may be the result of pollution, predation by introduced species, unfavorable changes in land and water use, habitat destruction, over-collecting, inappropriate use of agricultural pesticides, and holes in the ozone layer.
Although the Gopher frog can be found in other southern states, scientists might discover that it's distribution is limited to only the area in Coffee county, thus making the Tims Ford habitat an important one to protect.
State and Federal biologists are currently conducting experiments on what impact the construction of a golf course will have on species diversity and habitat.