Sentences with phrase «in practice this claim»

In practice this claim seems absurd, and only under very ideal conditions would this hold up to scrutiny.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, earlier this week, BuzzFeed wrote about a practice in which it claims a growing number of businesses are paying Facebook to promote positive news stories from publishers as sponsored posts.

The settlement comes after Apple sued Qualcomm in January for $ 1 billion, claiming that the component manufacturer withheld contractually obligated payments in retaliation for Apple's cooperation with a Korean investigation into Qualcomm's business practices.

This validates a claim by Signal founder, Moxie Marlingspike, that the app soared in popularity after the U.S. election — likely reflecting concerns about surveillance practices under President Trump.

While many viewers complain about NBC's tape - delay tradition, the network maintains that the practice is better for ratings as NBC claims female viewers (who actually make up the bulk of the Olympics» audience) watch sports differently than men do, with women investing more in coverage showing athletes» journeys to the games than in the actual results.

China can not claim the moral high ground on trade matters; in fact, there is a strong case to be made that American voters» resentment of China's unfair trade practices is what put Trump in the White House in the first place.

The next day that firm filed two lawsuits against Diageo, one in federal court, raising a suite of traditional trademark and unfair business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Business Law.

But they won't believe in your company's purpose unless your business practices align with the purpose you claim to care about.

@ethicsblogger Homeopathic med is a regulated practice in ON & homeopathic products and claims are regulated by @HealthCanada.

Malcolm Gladwell may or may not have been completely right when he claimed that becoming a true expert in any subject requires 10,000 hours of practice, but whether his exact number stands up to scrutiny, the underlying truth still holds — getting good at things is time - consuming and involves a lot of hard work.

«MoFo's policies and practices are emblematic of the «old boys» club» that permeates law firms, suppresses female advancement, and stereotypes women,» claims the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S District Court in San Francisco.

«State attorneys general told five of the nation's largest banks on Tuesday they face a potential liability of at least $ 17 billion in civil lawsuits if a settlement isn't reached to address improper foreclosure practices» a «figure [that] doesn't cover additional billions of dollars in potential claims from federal agencies,» the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

They claim they «do what's right for the customer,» yet in actual practice the bank had been creating millions of unauthorized bank and credit accounts without their customers knowing it since 2002.

Contrary to Ms. Holmes's claims, the Journal shared all facts and anecdotes published in the articles with Theranos before publication, in accordance with our longstanding editorial practice and principles.

Well, instead of having to claim all their practice's income in a given fiscal year, they can leave it in the corporation, pay less tax, and then either reinvest it or dividend it out to shareholders — particularly those who are in lower income tax brackets.

You people are killing small business in this country and there are MANY, MANY legitimate small business owners that do the right things and practice ethical white hat SEO who are severely impacted by this Bull Sh ## t that you people claim is in efforts to stop SPAM... who are you kidding man?

Wells Fargo believes its practices related to broker price opinion were «proper» and disagrees with the claims in the suit but agreed to settle to avoid further litigation, bank spokesman Tom Goyda said in a statement.

BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry, and the company's previously disclosed review of strategic alternatives.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

The market practices chronicled in this white paper show that financial firms and their sales - based financial professionals function as investment advice providers, despite financial lobbyists» legal claims to the contrary.

In a parting shot, Cambridge Analytica claimed it had been «vilified» for practices that are both legal and accepted within marketing and political advertising.

Tokens, if indeed they are investment contracts, are not typical investment contracts like stock or debt in that they do not represent a claim against the company, but rather they represent an ability to write to some data structure that the company has built (in common market practice).

These reports can help you understand how your medical practice is performing based on many revenue cycle metrics, find if the claims are paid in time, and how the insurance carriers are paying your practice for important procedures.

However, in practice, religion uses its supposed knowledge and makes claims about the natural world, sometimes in conflict with what science says.

While blasphemy laws claim to seek religious harmony through uniformity, in practice they provide cover for the pursuit of personal vendettas and crush fundamental freedoms for Pakistan's religious minorities.

you sir are practicing a religion one that means so much to you that you use it as your online name also please show me where I call you a fool or is telling someone not to make a fool of themself the same as calling them a fool which would mean you are very religious as far as Colin he said nothing that related to the debate I was in with you... we are talking about Atheism as a religious view not debating the existence of God now look over the definitions I have shown you and please explain how Atheism does not fit into the said definitions And you claim that evolution is true so the burden of proof falls in your lap as it is the base of your religion.

Well it is true that some people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow of his business income... In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out of you with tales and stories... There is another type of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased.In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out of you with tales and stories... There is another type of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased.in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...

So instead we should let the «self - appointed» people who claim to be too smart to practice religion or believe in God tell us what to do?

using your argument we would had civil rights in this country just because goverments make certain practices illegal does tat mean that what the goverrmet s doing is moral and just, The fact s the goverment attempted to use Christaniaity to bolster it claim to power through this we have the start of the Roman Catholic Church one of the most insidious evil organzations on this planet which as doe more to oppose ad kill true follewers of Christ then ay group o this planet.

We do not know whether persons in this group, while moved by the presence and claims of individuals with whom they are in face - to - face relations, may, on another level, be oblivious to and unmoved by more impersonal social structures and practices that consistently put and keep persons in situations of oppression and deprivation.

Spin it how you will, religion constantly gets a free pass in this country and when its ever called out for its discriminatory practices and beliefs it claims religion has the right to discriminate based on those beliefs... but everybody else doesn't have the right to even make the accusation that religion is getting all kinds of special rights allowing them to justify their own discrimination.

So here you quote a single verse that makes four claims about me, three of which I know to be flat - out lies and the fourth condemning a practice that is lauded repeatedly elsewhere in the same book (loving people).

Atheists never claimed that all us atheists practiced what we do in life as «good».

If it's true that Osama bin Laden was just a criminal who hijacked the religion of Islam and not a true Muslim as some Muslim apologists claim, then why is is then so important that his remains be taken care of in accordance to standard Islamic burial practice?

I'm not necessarily claiming that Christianity is wonderful (I'm an atheist), but that Christianity as it is known and experienced today is much, much more mellow an ideology both in theory and practice than Islam.

They've done this before, he claims: Think of «their predecessors who opposed legalizing divorce but lost,» and who then «accepted divorce» in practice if not in theory — for example, by hiring divorcées.

He goes on to give an example of Agnosticism in action citing «an eminent critic and writer defending homosexual practices» in terms of a claim that there are `'» many normalcies of love»».

Similarly in 1 John 3, no saved person can keep on practicing sin and still claim that they are abiding in Christ.

In general their claim to be evangelicals is more that they believe in evangelism than that they practice it on any large scalIn general their claim to be evangelicals is more that they believe in evangelism than that they practice it on any large scalin evangelism than that they practice it on any large scale.

Many people claim that the early church invented stories about the resurrection of Jesus in order to support their new belief system and practices.

Now, here's where I suspect Challies and I may agree: Because we believe Scripture to be authoritative in matters of faith and practice and a trustworthy testimony regarding Jesus Christ, we would be right to be highly suspicious of anyone whose claims about their experiences with God run contrary to the teachings of Scripture.

In the last church I went you when a leader claimed she was being prophetic and doing what God does, I challenged her about being insulting, practicing false prophecy and using God's name in vain in her sexist approacIn the last church I went you when a leader claimed she was being prophetic and doing what God does, I challenged her about being insulting, practicing false prophecy and using God's name in vain in her sexist approacin vain in her sexist approacin her sexist approach.

Also, exploration of how best to characterize particular Christian congregations» construals of the Christian thing will have to rest in part on the results of exploration of whether their practices involve truth claims and, if so, whether they are true and under what circumstances.

But in practice we often forget this simple fact which no reasonable person will deny, if we claim complete freedom for ourselves, whereas the love of peace and unity should make us more cautious and humble.

... In Nicaragua there is no systematic practice of forced disappearances, extrajudicial killings or torture — as has been the case with the «friendly» armed forces of El Salvador Nor has the Government practiced elimination of cultural or ethnic groups, as the Administration frequently claims; indeed in this respect, as in most others, Nicaragua's record is by no means so bad as that of Guatemala, whose government the Administration consistently defendIn Nicaragua there is no systematic practice of forced disappearances, extrajudicial killings or torture — as has been the case with the «friendly» armed forces of El Salvador Nor has the Government practiced elimination of cultural or ethnic groups, as the Administration frequently claims; indeed in this respect, as in most others, Nicaragua's record is by no means so bad as that of Guatemala, whose government the Administration consistently defendin this respect, as in most others, Nicaragua's record is by no means so bad as that of Guatemala, whose government the Administration consistently defendin most others, Nicaragua's record is by no means so bad as that of Guatemala, whose government the Administration consistently defends.

Prayer as practice of the presence of God; reloving of family, workmates, and church members; compassion for the oppressed and disadvantaged; unmasking of the world's claims of God's sanction for its unjust structures; integrity of mission interweaving witness, acts of mercy, and acts of justice: all are areas of continuing growth in grace as long as we live.

This specific practice requires only that two or more individuals agree to suspend other purposes in order to assess the validity of contested moral claims.

I will call this the practice of moral discourse, appropriating the term «discourse» from Habermas and designating with it the specific social practice that suspends other purposes in order to assess the validity of contested claims (see Habermas, Theory 17 - 18,25,42; Moral 158 - 60).

Bass presents practicing the sabbath as a countercultural habit of claiming a weekly day for resting in God's blessings.

«They claimed Moody was becoming liberal or supporting Black Lives Matter or practicing «reverse racism» in our hiring practices.»