Sentences with phrase «arbitrary rules about»

Thankfully, things are back in order this year, at least in terms of following arbitrary rules about how many top things you're allowed to...

To map conscious and unconscious processing of information, Lieberman used a classic psychology experiment in which subjects learn arbitrary rules about stringing letters together, known as an artificial grammar.

Arbitrary rules about meeting length or procedure may have their place, but the truth is the situation is fluid and it's hard to design guidelines that will fit all circumstances, especially as your company grows.

Not exact matches

They worship tradition, dress up in gaudy expensive clothes and march around, making arbitrary rules and regulations about every little thing, thinking if they do these things and make magical gestures that this somehow «cleanses» the outside of the cup, yet Jesus already knew of their type of priest in the old days, speaking against Pharisees for doing the exact same things the Catholics have been doing for centuries.

It's important to educate kids about the purpose of helmets, so having to use one seems less like an arbitrary rule and more like something that will help him.

Dr Ahmad said once media play its investigative role and providing the public with information about the actions and opinions of the legislators, tyranny and excesses of arbitrary rule would be prevented.

The rules about age are pedantic and arbitrary.

There are certain arbitrary rules that seem to define awards season: Movies released early in the year will be ignored; Horror never gets nominated; First time directors don't have a chance; Stories about racism should be told through a white gaze.

Instead, without any context, Winerip readers are again left to conclude, on the columnist's authority, that there is something arbitrary, if not downright crooked, about all these federal rules.

Space here does not allow me to go into details about the manner in which the District handled this affair (which is likely not over yet) but it is telling that Judge Banks stated in his ruling: «I find the rejection [of the petitions] to be procedurally unfair, unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious.»

Combining the scientific with the arbitrary, at times juxtaposing the two in order to force the viewer to question their assumptions about rules in the natural and formulaic world, Abdul - Aziz is methodical in her explorations.

«If you've been in the workforce for 15 - plus years, do not feel forced to trim information about your achievements to keep to an arbitrary one - page resume rule,» Rangel says.

Don't sacrifice your resume's readability to make it conform to any arbitrary «rules» about resume length.