Sentences with phrase «act against those values»

Self - deception occurs when people who are committed to certain values act against those values while convincing themselves that what they are doing does not in fact violate those values.

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Weighing shareholders» expressed preferences against its fiduciary duty to act in the long - term best interest of the Company, the Committee recommended, and the Board has concluded, that the continuity and quality of leadership that results from a classified board contributes to long - term shareholder value and is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

The Long Term Equities group focused on investments, both public and private, with steady cash flow and growth potential that can hold their value and act as a hedge against inflation.

But even more importantly, aside from being a long - term store of value, gold is a hedge — a form of money that acts as an insurance policy against a dangerously overleveraged financial system.

Atheist morality is without any objective basis and, if followed with integrity, doesn't allow them to act against others who act contrary to their moral system (as they insist that each subjective moral judgment is equal in value, all being based purely on individual feelings).

The battle against Mormon polygamy continued while Taylor was underground, with 1887's Edmunds - Tucker Act forcing women to testify against their husbands, requiring anti-polygamy oaths and laying the groundwork for the U.S. government to seize high - value church properties, including temples.

His response to his own action doesn't look like the response of someone who had acted in accord with his own most fundamental values and only against what was more on the surface.

Much ecotheology, process theology and creation spirituality go even further by arguing against the traditional split between inert, value - free nature and a transcendent God, and by arguing that God acts in and through the processes of nature, which are reconceived as sacred or spiritual.

Because religious conservatives sense this conflict between general television and their own values and beliefs, their viewing of religious programs is both an act of protest against general television and an expression of support for the beliefs associated with religious programs.

Mirror's premise is that using contemporary values, Andrew Jackson would be guilty of crimes against humanity and that the US has a long history of what today we would consider criminal acts.

2nd you will loose on his much needed value if you let him off for free next season instead of making good use of this money to obtain a decent replacement someone like Mahrez or whom ever else would be a much better asset in that scenario plus Sanzhez being South American and all shall be very vocal about it and will throw tantrums and negative images through out the season for keeping him against his will and will simply will act childish which we all saw is very capable of and this would seriously affect team spirit for no good reason if you can actually avoid all that and offload him for a decent price now

These students are charged with acting in a manner that is incompatible with TCU values and against the law.

Part of the value statement for the Mother's Program at the Women's Health Clinic in Winnipeg is that it «acts AGAINST the conventional constructions of motherhood, by introducing a vision of mothering that is woman defined and centred, empowering and promotes social change.»

«Far from being a straightjacket limiting our ability to defend ourselves, human rights and the Human Rights Act are essential in identifying, defining and protecting the values that we must put to the forefront of the struggle against terrorism,» Lord Falconer argued.

He submitted that this singular act will «reduce pressure on naira and eventually increase value of naira against other world major currencies.»

«We are humans and how we act the sex and kiss scenes leads us into adultery and all this I believe is against the Christian values «he said.

2011: David Jentsch, Edythe London, and Dario Ringach — Drs. Jentsch, London, and Ringach were honored for the rare courage they demonstrated in speaking out forcefully for the value of the use of animals in biomedical research, even in the face of grave threats and vicious acts of harassment and vandalism against them and their families.

«The executive order signed by the President of the United States this past Friday is a sweeping discrimination of human beings based on their ethnicity and consequently also an act of aggression against the fundamental values of science.»

Keeping these boundaries defined ensures you both know each other's values and needs, and it maintains your independence, acting as a safeguard against slipping into a co-dependent relationship.

Paying a price well below value builds in a «margin of safety», which acts as a buffer to protect the investor against unforeseen events that could destroy value.

Auto loans are secured loans, meaning the value of your car acts as security against you defaulting on the loan (i.e., if you can't pay them back, they take your car to recoup the loss), offsetting some of the risk.

While you do a thorough analysis and determine a value of the business as also identify the risks, there is always the «unforeseen'that can act against your interests.

Permanent policies also have a cash value component that acts as a sort of investment vehicle that can be borrowed against.

It has great value but some flaws too, especially regarding the voice acting and the fights against humans.

Notable mandates: Counsel on Accor SA's sale of Motel 6 chain regarding Canadian assets worth about $ 30 million; litigation counsel to CourtCanada Ltd. in its multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the Ontario Government; acted in resolution of shareholder dispute in real estate holding companies valued at over $ 70 million; counsel to Harris & Partners Inc. in its capacity as CCAA monitor in restructuring of The Futura Loyalty Group Inc.; acted as vendor of assets of a Canadian company and U.S. affiliate valued at over $ 25 million to a U.S. private equity fund.

Acted for a train operating company in relation to a contractual claim against the network owner and with an approximate value of # 25 million.

Michelle Crorie Qualified: 2001 Made partner: 2012 Key cases: Acting for insurers in relation to coverage litigation arising out of a kidnap and ransom policy in a dispute valued in excess of $ 3m; represented Sea Shepherd UK over claims that it helped facilitate an attack on a fishing boat belonging to Fish & Fish, in a campaign against illegal fishing.

The justice system across the world is one of the most important institutions that could ever exist; it's what ensures we as humans act morally and ethically and are punished for acting against these two values.

The Supreme Court also held that, even if the claimants had in principle been able to make out a claim in unjust enrichment, such a claim would have been excluded by the Value Added Tax Act 1994, s 80 (7), which sets out arrangements for the supplier to reimburse the consumer, subject to a limitation period, removing the need for the consumer to have a direct remedy against the defendants.

It acted for Aeroflot - Russian Airlines in high - value fraud proceedings against the estate of the late Boris Berezovsky and others, which involved complex questions of international jurisdiction, limitation and insolvency law, and ground - breaking reported decisions on the treatment of foreign exchange debts of deceased bankrupts.

This appeal considered whether the claimants have a direct mistake - based action in unjust enrichment against the defendant on the basis that the defendant was enriched at the claimant's expense by the mistaken payment of VAT, and whether the claimants» cause of action against HMRC in unjust enrichment for the recovery of VAT was excluded by the Value Added Tax Act 1994, s 80 (7).

Other key figures include Andrew Marsh, who has an extensive track record acting for employers, contractors and their insurers in the construction and engineering sectors; and Suzanne Wharton, who splits her time between Leeds and Manchester and focuses on high - value claims against solicitors and financial services professionals.

Mr. Ackerman's portion of the presentation focused on recent developments in class action litigation against insurers, including cases involving depreciation of labor costs, depreciation in California, application of deductibles, diminution in value on property insurance claims, Connecticut faulty concrete foundation litigation, and auto insurance cases involving the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.

(3) Despite subsection (2), no proceeding against a purchaser of personal property for value acting in good faith shall be commenced in respect of conversion of the property after the second anniversary of the day on which the property was converted.

Rupert is currently acting in two of The Lawyer's Top 20 Cases of 2017, namely Bank Mellat v HM Treasury (US$ 4bn Commercial Court claim against the UK Government for breach of A1P1 ECHR rights loss caused by unlawful sanctions) and Various Claimants v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc (high - value group litigation privacy / Data Protection Act claim against Morrisons following employee data breach).

Acting for Bolivia, we successfully discharged freezing injunctions in the value of US$ 12 billion obtained by Exxon Mobil against PDVSA, the Venezuela national oil company and the Republic of Bolivia.

Permanent policies also have a cash value component that acts as a sort of investment vehicle that can be borrowed against.

Some even include replacement cost values rather than existing values which will reimburse you a much larger amount of money in the event of theft or damage to your property.It is important to keep in mind that most renters insurance policies will not protect against earthquakes, flooding and other «acts of God».

Additionally, you may elect to purchase the policy so that a level death benefit is purchased and the cash value accumulates «on top of» or in addition to the death benefit or you may choose to purchase a level death benefit in which the cash value acts as a reserve against the death benefit (thus lowering the actual cost you pay for the death benefit over time).

During the life of the insured, the policy acts much like a tax - free savings and personal loan account, where the funds can be invested at the policyholder's discretion, or the current value of the policy borrowed against.

As you work through this book, you'll learn to let go of your struggle against pain, assess your values, and then commit to acting in ways that further those values.

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The Competition Act has an extensive section on Price Maintenance which, in part, protects against the discrimination of suppliers due to any ``,,, low price policy...», As we get deeper and deeper into the realm of discount real estate services, it becomes all the more in the public interest, that we're absolutely clear regarding what we can say and can't say to defend our respective value arguments.

Investing in commercial real estate in general and seniors housing in particular has the potential to act as a natural hedge against inflation, because property owners can potentially benefit from increasing rents and property values.