Sentences with word «arbiter»

It often speaks of pluralism, but in fact insists upon its own singular role as arbiter of what counts as «inclusive» and «tolerant,» as well as «bigot» and «fundamentalist.»

Amazon is trying to set up itself as the ultimate arbiter of who is allowed to promote in the big (or at least bigger) leagues and who is not.

In particular, state channels — a generalization of the lightning network concept in Bitcoin — would permit conducting most transactions off - chain between parties directly, using the blockchain only as a kind of final arbiter in case of disputes.

Along with the post, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted his own thoughts on the issue, stating: «With any changes we make, we must fight to give all people a voice and resist the path of becoming arbiters of truth ourselves.

But as the publisher, you are the final arbiter on what is acceptable for your book and, as you say, $ 6.30 per book is quite good in any case.

This emphasis on a basic form of experience to serve as ground and source of evidence as well as final arbiter for the metaphysical venture is one of the most, perhaps the most, distinctive features of Whitehead's philosophy — and, at least in my opinion, one of the most attractive.

Female leaders are viewed as better arbiters of conflict and as exerting a «mothering,» soothing effect upon society.

On Wednesday Doyle said his organization «supports the principles in the bill,» while reiterating the report's two main themes: proxy advisors have emerged as quasi-regulators with unchecked powers, and these firms are not neutral arbiters of good governance but rather «very much for - profit enterprises.»

Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett, who acts as an independent arbiter between Coles and its suppliers, said he had not been approached by either side of the conflict.

But while Horwitz is supposed to be an impartial arbiter in recommending whether fired workers should be rehired, he met only with management.

The cultural arbiters who turned the junk theology thriller The DaVinci Code into a bestseller, toasted The Last Temptation of Christ and called Piss Christ (a photograph of a crucifix submerged in the artist's own urine) daring art, lost their courage when it came to comparatively innocuous caricatures of the Muslim prophet Mohammed.

That's 26 characters, including the remastered cast, original fighters like Hisako and ARIA, and special guest characters like Arbiter from Halo, Rash from Battletoads and General RAAM from Gears of War

ALJs serve as impartial arbiters at regulatory and benefits - granting agencies.

While Michael Gove talks of parent power in education, his plans for free schools hoard power centrally, making the Department for Education the final and only arbiter on where new schools are provided and who is allowed to build them.

Paul Bettany's stoical Osbourne is the only one who's able to operate with a level head in the situation, and he becomes de facto moral arbiter between the old hand and the young pup.

Once again, the official arbiters of taste and decorum have lowered their standards sufficiently to allow an errant Texan to slip past the velvet ropes and sneak in to blast a crowd both innocent and unprepared with that special e.politics magic... i.e., a couple of conferences are coming up...

The performers are a cabal of self - appointed arbiters of science, swarms of followers who confound the discourse with dissimulation, trivialities, diversions, denigration and abuse — climate memes learned by rote and strategies honed in echo chambers — and a political class exaggerating risk to justify societal and economic transformation.

As such, you should carefully consider any such clause in the agreement you sign, especially how arbiters and mediators are appointed.

On the other hand, Hudson trusts and admires several startups already focused on eliminating third party arbiters in favor of computer programs.

All your transactions are insured by Arbiters, Notaries, and Matchers «security deposits.

Finally, while numerous global warming denial sites are getting excited by Sheehan's conversion, as if he is some great arbiter of scientific truth, it seems perhaps that he hasn't always been that great at assessing science anyway as Tim Lambert points out in this comments thread at Deltoid.

This turns journalists into arbiters of truth and treats the public like children.

Additionally, courts and other arbiters are likely to recognize that there is more at stake than the employment interests of the aggrieved educator.

In honor of that, we wanted to show the tiny style icons some love for inspiring us all these years and proving that, even though you might have dressed like a hobo when you were 18, you can blossom into two - time CFDA award - winning style arbiters when you grow up.

Apple has proposed a set of new emoji to the official world arbiters of tiny pictures, the Unicode Consortium.

Religious arbiters claiming full legal powers will face a five year prison sentence under a bill going before the House of Lords this morning.

«A photograph is often perceived to be an objective arbiter of truth, but realistically, it's just as open to manipulation as the process of recording history,» said Nesbitt.

Actual occasions are the final arbiters over what they will become, though the valuation by future occasions remains open.

Western folk are graph - o - centric, in that they believe the gospel is the Bible, or keeping doctrines, or creeds, or covenants or the use of some other outside arbiter.

Diet is the obvious primary arbiter of body composition, but there's more to life than worrying about what you put in your mouth.

«It's possible we'll see «Alice» for a girl, as Alice was Prince Phillip's mother and I think they would like to pay tribute to Prince Phillip in some way, so Alice is definitely a possibility for a girl,» said Arbiter.»

Since then, Google has instead become a chief arbiter of what information is kept online in Europe because the company itself is responsible for determining the fate of each deletion request.

The adversarial nature of APEP represents an acknowledgment that pharmaceutical companies, and the scientists that they sponsor, should not be viewed as disinterested arbiters of research but, rather, as advocates for particular hypotheses.

And besides, all trade deals need an international arbiter so we're not asking for more than any British exporter will get.

«You have to be, you know, a neutral and fair arbiter as attorney general.

Their function is, when confronted with a new application for a patent, to be first detective and then arbiter.

Artes Mundi is the UK's leading international contemporary art prize and an important arbiter of cultural exchange between the UK and the international community.

Look at what happened at Apple when it decided to play cultural arbiter rather than producer of quality products.

If you do not agree with the deal's outcome, you call arbiters to resolve the case.

Recent years have witnessed the use of litigation finance expand rapidly across the globe, as practitioners become more familiar with its many advantages, judges and arbiters recognize its positive role in promoting meritorious claims, and claimants realize its potential to hedge risk and manage ever growing legal costs.

Speaking of crowd - pleasing abstract painters who do magical things with color, you can't really get much more elegant than Ellsworth Kelly — his rigorous yet intensely friendly compositions made him a beloved elder statesman of American contemporary art, earning him rapturous retrospectives at MoMA, the Met, and other key arbiters in his twilight years.