Sentences with phrase «as a general matter»

«I think as a general matter we are pleased to see state legislation,» said Allie Bohm, policy counsel at Public Knowledge.

Exxon is recommending a vote on executive pay every three years, although pay is awarded annually and shareholders as a general matter tend to prefer annual votes.

But surely, such questions should be approached as a general matter rather than being focused against a oarticular subset of patients.

``... Prosecutors have as a general matter tremendous authority to present evidence of conduct that is not charged.»

However, when you compare documentaries to Hollywood features, it is important to note that the typical documentary is made at a fraction of the budget of a Hollywood narrative film, so this surface appearance of parity is more likely a result of the fact that the point of entry is less policed as a general matter.

A recent decision of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, Cummings v. Nenan Dane Zaa Deh Zona Family Services Society, demonstrates that a complainant can not rely as a general matter on a self - diagnosis when trying to establish a mental disability or a disability that is not self - evident.

Accordingly, we may be left wondering, in the words of Professor Esenberg, «if Bunny Colvin's remarks are not properly directed to legal academics as a general matter.

We add a $ 200 - 250 annual Medevac plan, which includes the travel assistance angle, and are comfortably covered as a general matter.

(As a general matter of policy, the Department does not intend to initiate a PIE proceeding concerning a laboratory with respect to matters on which HHS initiates certification actions under its laboratory guidelines.)

I will tell you, Wolf, as a general matter we are constantly updating our security precautions on our unclassified systems.

«As a general matter, investigations and prosecutions should be about gathering the facts and the evidence and applying the law,» Shur said.

As a general matter, early stage entrepreneurs don't just need money, they need help and advice.

As a general matter, I think that more seed funding is a great thing.

As a general matter, whether structuring internal or external markets, government policy makers are quite sensitive to the interests of the most powerful players.

As a general matter, U.S. agricultural policy results in the paradox that highly processed foods are usually cheaper than fresh, whole foods.

As a general matter, I support providing clear, accurate, and understandable information to American consumers to help inform healthy dietary choices,» Gottlieb wrote, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.

«As a general matter, nothing prevents the federal government from changing the SALT deduction,» said David Gamage, a professor of tax law at Indiana University's Maurer School of Law.

As a general matter, the Department of Justice authorizes some limited personal use of government time and equipment, including the Internet, where there is negligible cost to the government and no interference with official business.

In terms of this specific criterion of fairness (vote - seat proportionality), which is the one I explicitly refer to in the article, PR systems are going to be, as a general matter, better than majoritarian systems.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics told the TU that «As a general matter, a reportable business relationship is one in which a lobbyist or client pays compensation to a state official who provides goods or services in return.

As a general matter, I believe that government regulation of the Internet has the potential to stifle the very characteristics that have made the Internet such a tremendous benefit to our country and to our economy.

As a general matter, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine neither confirms nor denies the existence of research misconduct investigations to the public nor does it release details to the public.

«Yes, as a general matter, increases [in S&T budgets] are good,» Holdren told ScienceInsider after his speech to the AAAS forum.

As a general matter, yes, but AIUI the increasing height (depth) of the ice face is the key factor for accelerating retreat of these glaciers since it creates more surface area for the warm water to work on.

Which is fine and perhaps refreshing, as a general matter.

As a general matter, competition breeds trouble for unions; and over the past few decades, the private sector has become much more competitive.

As a general matter, that's a shame, but in this particular case they should pay close attention.

But, as a general matter, I do like companies with broad and deep economic moats as you've indicated.

As a general matter, national creditors are more difficult to deal with than local creditors, and secured creditors (mortgages, car loans) are much more difficult to deal with than unsecured creditors.

As a general matter, if you're following a Graham / Schloss «group of stocks» strategy, I think you have to pay more attention to mean reversion with both ROIC and growth rates.

As a general matter, when it comes to action on climate and clean energy, I'm inclined to think just about anything is better than nothing.

As a general matter, more economically advanced countries can deal with new threats more effectively than developing countries can.

As a general matter, lawyers can not use third parties to circumvent ethics rules.

«As a general matter, I strongly prefer to hire students who did not go straight from college to law school, and some part - timers fit that bill,» he says.

The government, as a general matter, wants the guideline to be as strong of an anchor as possible, which is what creates the ex post facto problem even after Booker.

As a general matter, a small percentage is always responsible for most of the communication and interaction, regardless of fora, while the remainder lurk (on a listserv) or simply sit in silence (at a conference).

But as a general matter, firms adhering religiously to an M.B.A. - mentality of misguided metrics — billings, billable hours and associate - partner leverage — as fundamental criteria for lawyer evaluation have become less collegial and more unforgiving.

While authorities in rural China have taken these types of retaliatory actions in the past, as a general matter the Beijing renewal process has been free of this kind of controversy.

«While lawyers and judges are working hard to keep up, it is not very controversial to say that, as a general matter, courts and the legal profession have some work to do to catch up to the current technology movement.»

In the brief, Nesson wrote, «As a general matter, the fair - use arguments that might be deployed to justify uploading are very weak.»