Sentences with phrase «arbitrary age»

But, just as the government awards adult privileges in chunks, it also takes away young people's support at arbitrary ages.

The cherry on top of the year, however, was Himid's receipt of the Turner Prize, Britain's most prestigious art award — made all the sweeter by the fact that she is the first woman of color to win and, at 63, she's also the oldest recipient after the award's arbitrary age cap of 50 was abolished.

The Gen C concept is useful because it does away with these arbitrary age brackets.

Even those who live and breathe retirement issues often have difficulty explaining why this arbitrary age — 65 — became so entrenched in western retirement systems.

But parenting experts say it's best to focus more on your particular situation than to apply an arbitrary age standard for parenthood.

Kriz recommends that, until further studies determine valid physical maturity indicators, arbitrary age and grade cutoffs should not be used to determine when adolescent athletes are ready to participate in collision sports.

«People are living longer and healthier lives than ever, and the last thing we want is to lose their talent and enthusiasm from the workplace due to an arbitrary age limit,» work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith said.

But Patrick Nicolosi, 60, of Elmont called 21 an «arbitrary age,» particularly when it applies to teenage members of the military.

«People are living longer and healthier lives than ever, and the last thing we want is to lose their skills and experience from the workplace due to an arbitrary age limit.

I won't change how I dress because I've surpassed an arbitrary age limit, that someone else has randomly chosen, like a best before date on food packaging.

Dogs will be trained, placed and «graduated» based on their own individual maturity levels rather than an arbitrary age or length of training (programs and trainers)

Or can the government restrict rights at any arbitrary age?

Currently, a disabled worker receives a small percentage of disability benefits beyond an arbitrary age like 65.