Politics is not just about facts, but also about perceptions.

Such false perceptions make it even more difficult to have a reasonable debate about the issues.

Furthermore, indigenous communities from around the world share similar perceptions about the nature of these challenges.

And also dealing with the perceptions that are put about Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, the links that were put about pre Iraq war.

Groundviews spoke to some people about the perceptions and beliefs around Ramadan, and its personal significance to Muslims.

Changing social perceptions is a long process. However, efforts are underway to bring about a positive attitudinal change regarding women

Finally, there is households willingness to borrow to increase consumption, which is usually driven by perceptions about trends in household wealth.

Troubling perceptions of climate change

Some ministers don t care much about public perceptions when using public funds, and it is clear that the political atmosphere has become poisonous.

Prostitution, trafficking and other forms of violence against women are based in sociocultural perceptions and attitudes about the relationships between men and women

Doubts about the sustainability of government debt produce sudden surges in interest rates, as risk premia rise dramatically with perceptions of the likelihood of default.

Both perceptions would be false, both reactions dangerous.

The fairness of the competition improves perceptions of legitimacy.

Now there's a project that I'm initiating at the moment that I'm very excited about and wanted to share with you, because it is all about changing perceptions, and, indeed, building a new level of trust.

The paper conducted numerous surveys of local residents and evacuees to determine everything from the state of reconstruction to how perceptions have changed about the risk of tsunamis.

However minor they may be, they have a major impact on the subjective considerations which mould people's perceptions about security and give rise to confidence among minority groups.

Indicators of Achievement are benchmarked to international standards, comparisons with host authority services and by reference to satisfaction levels and beneficiaries' perceptions about the quality of UNRWA services.

Such perceptions are often mediated by ideas and previous experiences.

Most of these hallucinations consist of basic perceptions (shapes, colors).

Both perceptions distort reality, though both contain a kernel of truth.

The power of culture resides in its ability to transform perceptions.

Europeans should remember that perceptions of strength and weakness change fast.

Given those differing cultural perceptions, the reform proposals were extremely ambitious.

A number of thoughtful observers like Citigroup s Robert Rubin, Harvard s Larry Summers, and The Financial Times s Martin Wolf have expressed puzzlement in recent months about financial markets perceptions of risk.

The July 2009 decision by the Non Aligned Movement (comprising 118 member states) to hold its next meeting in Tehran provides a powerful demonstration of non Western perceptions about Iran.

They face the greatest difficulties, both in terms of distancing themselves from government policies and in countering negative investor perceptions about the viability of operations there in the current climate.

Likewise, US perceptions of France and of Europe are only slowly improving.

The science writers and editors I shouldn't say science writers, I should say people who write about science and editors would sit down over a couple of beers, after a hard day of work, and start talking about some of these incredible perceptions about how the universe works.

And we talk about how women have such strong perceptions, because of our tenuous position and our role as tradition keepers, that we can have the great potential to be change agents.

In normal times, capital markets perform this function smoothly but these markets break down from time to time, owing to sudden large changes in perceptions about the riskiness of important asset classes.

(ii) To promote positive perceptions and greater social awareness towards persons with disabilities

Contrary to some perceptions, Europeans have not remained inactive over the last year.

Our perceptions of self interest are always filtered through the lens of ideas.

Bad perceptions only complicate future peace efforts, making a breakthrough even less likely.

By promoting a shift in public perceptions, such programs can catalyze fundamental behavioral changes.

Today s anxieties, too, are fed by perceptions and fears, by real and imagined concerns.

This clash of perceptions has caught the world s policy experts and analysts off guard.

Lack of accountability has both encouraged corruption and fed perceptions that abuse remains unpunished.

We must make conscientious efforts to do away with wrong perceptions, misunderstandings and ignorance.

But still, if you're going to speak about a Muslim culture, this has a core, the divine message, which began the religion, but then many traditions, perceptions, many practices were added on top of it.

The problem is rooted in divergent perceptions among the various players in the labor market.

Transparency International, for example, has since ranked Indonesia below 100 in its Corruption Perceptions Index.

In the 2007 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Armenia ranked 99 of 179 countries.

These perceptions in turn are the foundation of our specific learning strengths, or learning styles.

These perceptions of insecurity also prevent many displaced Kosovo Serbs from returning to their homes.