The suburb
gave at least the appearance and perhaps the experience of retreat, quiet, rest and stability, so that family life could be enjoyed and traditions preserved.
A clever, savvy politician, Faso knows he has to
create at least the appearance of distance from a president whose approval rate is wallowing in the 30s, while also holding fingers to winds from the left.
The sacred teaching of Jesus is when posting in a foreign language use spell - and grammar check as to make yourself and give your insane
ramblings at least the appearance of coherence.
The underlying Thomistic doctrine gave the body of
work at least the appearance of coherence, and, as Leo's papal successors, together with lay and clerical scholars, continued the project, there emerged a remarkably structured but evolving body of social doctrine.
Interesting that a major reason to boost a Twitter following IS N'T to actually communicate with voters, but to
build at least the appearance of popular support.
Others have raised questions about whether the service constitutes a campaign donation in itself and also about whether MySpace's new status as a campaign contribution «bundler» will give the
company at least the appearance of extra political influence.
Yet although no leader can survive
without at least the appearance of an armour - plated self - confidence, the more resilient they become the more they risk losing the very humanity that is essential to appeal to voters.
While some members of Congress — including Pruitt's fellow Oklahoman, Representative Frank Lucas (R)-- have said the current system
creates at least the appearance of a conflict of interest, critics of Pruitt's approach warned that it could undercut efforts to keep the agency's work grounded in top - notch research.
Scharff says the groups don't expect the governor to «unilaterally disarm,» but she says the current lax rules
give at least the appearance of a pay to play culture.
The Motorola deal was complex, involved a vast and valuable patent portfolio, and required careful balancing to
preserve at the least the appearance of Motorola operating independently.
There isn't a single candidate who has ever run for office that hasn't had various conflicts of interest, or
at least the appearance of them.
I like my deities to have
at least the appearance of perfection.
The truth is that, as, for instance, in Rawls» A Theory of Justice, contract thinking engages ideas of promise and obligation that take on
at least the appearance of being covenantal.
It did get him a warning from the league, though, and
at least the appearance of criticism from coach Mike Woodson.
«History shows that we Americans generally like to elect politicians who have a stable family life, or
at the least the appearance of one: a spouse, perhaps a couple of children, etc,» writes Freakanomics journalist Stephen J. Dubner.
Other lawyers connected to Trump have also made donations to Vance, so while there may not be any impropriety, some acknowledge there is
at least the appearance of one, and the Manhattan DA's office needs to be super careful about that.
The crime — or
at least the appearance of one — is out there in plain sight.
One long - standing sore point among CIRM critics is that many members of its 29 - member governing board, the Independent Citizens» Oversight Committee (ICOC), represent institutions that have benefitted from CIRM funding, creating
at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Cottweiler, Balenciaga, Lanvin, Fendi and Craig Green all embraced the active lifestyle (or
at least the appearance of it).
Yoshi is pretty much exactly the same except for his shoes and shell (
at least their appearances).
The benefit of test - based admission, on the other hand, is that it has
at least the appearance of complete objectivity and transparency and makes it relatively easy to resist manipulation, favoritism, and political pressure.
And the Achievement First issue becomes far more complex and serious because in the very center of the education reform debate is now a Commissioner of Education who has been part of Achievement First since it was created and now faces what is certainly a direct conflict of interest or
at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Programmer and designer Robert Hale has several general principles on improving artificial intelligence, or
at least the appearance of it.
Historically, both as a matter of practice and as an expression of their most fundamental purpose, sculptures have been conceived to represent and achieve weightiness, monumentality, and
at least the appearance of permanence.
There's
at least an appearance of a conflict of interest in these dual roles: Artists who show at a major museum stand to see their prices rise in the marketplace.
The survey show remains a popular solution for pursuing diversity — or
at least the appearance of it.
To quote the media question to Scott McClellen regarding the Phil Cooney affair, «are there not indications of
at least the appearance of impropriety?»»
At an unusual panel discussion, which brought together representatives of business, government and civil society, one thing that everyone seemed to agree on was that green (or
at least the appearance of green) is good for business.
If settlement responsibility can be handed off to an independent lawyer,
at least the appearance of that conflict is removed.
So, even when Trump has a point, it's impossible to take him seriously because there's
at least the appearance that he has a corrupt motive.