Not exact matches
The
premise of «three parents set out to prevent their daughters from having sex» does not read well
when given
at face value.
In Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 98 the Supreme Court formalized this
premise into a doctrinal test.The case involved cigarette manufacturing, an industry dominated by six firms.99 Liggett, one of the six, introduced a line of generic cigarettes, which it sold for about 30 % less than the price of branded cigarettes.100 Liggett alleged that
when it became clear that its generics were diverting business from branded cigarettes, Brown & Williamson, a competing manufacturer, began selling its own generics
at a loss.101 Liggett sued, claiming that Brown & Williamson's tactic was designed to pressure Liggett to raise prices on its generics, thus enabling Brown & Williamson to maintain high profits on branded cigarettes.
If you maintain a contrarian mindset, and start with the
premise that most investors do the wrong thing
at the wrong time, you are less likely to be panicked and act on emotion
when others do.
There is much that could be said about this, but I will stick with one thing, based on discussion
at about the 2 minute mark:
When atheists insist that atheism does not drive behavior, and then then campaign on behalf of atheism, ridicule religion and religious believers in the name of atheism, seek to change laws in favor of their atheistic positions, recommend the extermination of religion, and practice falsehoods like Dawkins's in support of atheism, they prove that their atheism drives their behavior and that their
premise is false, disingenuous, and (as far as I can tell) useless for anything but giving atheism rhetorical cover from being implicated in atheists» atrocities.
The plot was discovered by chance
at the last moment,
when a search of the
premises was undertaken during the night.
The best argument against ID theory,
when all is said and done, is that it rests on a
premise — «irreducible complexity» — that may seem compelling
at the purely intuitive level but that can never logically be demonstrated.
The mere fact that the universe is composed of energy and that our minds are made of that same energy brings about the
premise that
when we as an observer experience reality we are really just energy
at a certain evolutionary state experiencing different states of energy.
My
premise is so obvious but I am continually amazed
at how my fellow Christians fight against me
when I ask that question.
Mistaken
Premise 2: The notion that there is such a thing as self - soothing, and the accompanying idea that
when babies do not sleep through the night
at age six months it is because parents have interfered with their ability to self - soothe
Now, looking
at the time, it was almost getting to 5 - 5:30 pm so we said ok, if that is the case lets place a seal on it and then follow it to the
premises of Whitestone or whatever and then do de-stuffing and
when we finished, there was only 266 boxes, of the same Whitestone frozen foods products or whatever you call it.
«That's why
when I had the conversation
at the earlier press conference, I was intending to say I don't accept that
premise that my jurisdiction is only subject to government employees.
The imposter, Luqman Abubakari, was arrested by the police after he allegedly hired thugs to abduct NUGS President elect Julian M. Cobbinah
at the
premises of TV3
when Julian Cobbinah in the company of the Chief Justice of NUGS went to TV3 for an interview on Tuesday 11 October 2016.
A mild drama occurred on Friday day
at the
premises of St Anthony Anglican Church, Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State
when the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Chris Ngige jokingly told the candidate of the Labour Party, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah that he will defeat him in the election.
When asked about fears of a potential hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, the Taoiseach told Bloomberg News: «I suppose where we're confused and puzzled is very much
at the
premise of your question.
It explained that the kidnappers, numbering about seven, had invaded the school
premises at about 8 am
when students were having a special session
at the hall and shut sporadically into the air before kidnapping the victims, which included a vice principal and head teacher.
According to him, the second incident happened
at about 2120
when another female bomber stormed the
premises of the Chad Basic Development Authority, Maiduguri and detonated the IED on her body.
Drama unfolded
at the
premises of the Parliament House in Accra
when former President and founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings, «snubbed» outgoing Accra Mayor, and Member of Parliament - elect for Ablekuma South, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije.
«Notwithstanding, the search operation was conducted peacefully
at the
premises,
when the troops were allowed into it, just like other buildings».
In swimming halls, the situation is totally opposite, because the
premises need most heating in the winter time,
when the availability of solar energy is
at its lowest.
When I found these
Premise White Pants
at Stein Mart, I knew they would be perfect.
The
premise behind Grindr isn't complicated: Why spend waste time
at bars or filling out dating profiles
when you can quickly and conveniently browse the pictures of singles nearby?
At its core is a simple
premise — letting users know
when a possible match just recently left somewhere in their vicinity.
Most of the conflict comes from Jules» marriage, and that just shouldn't be the central
premise of a film in this day and age, especially
when it's tacked on
at the end.
You know what's coming next, even if Slade does not, which makes the moment
at once profound and painful, a moment
premised on Henderson's lovely performance throughout the film, Slade's closeness to the president — visibly and emotionally — and Lincoln's own gentle, sweet - natured respect
when in Slade's proximity.
When the interrogators we met
at the opening of the film later ask Lena asked what she thinks the alien force or intelligence she encountered may have wanted, she replies, «I'm not sure it wanted anything» — which is not a particularly compelling
premise for a film.
«Step Brothers» has a
premise that might have produced a good time
at the movies, but
when I left, I felt a little unclean.
That's not to say it lacks some annoying «Another Earth» - like stabs
at deep thoughts («It's dangerous to play god,» Sofi says
when Ian asserts he can create superficial eyes for blind worms), and the whole
premise has blatantly silly undertones (especially if one considers why no past researchers could have made these discoveries before).
I Give It a Year has a novel
premise at its core, which is, «What happens
when the typical rom - com couple of the funny, loveable man and the alluring, romantic woman actually try to make marriage work
when they barely know each other?»
At home, Jane (Kim Cattrall) complains about feeling like one of Liam's acquisitions, and
when her husband's long - lost twin successfully (and incredulously) infiltrates her bed, sending Liam to the loony bin, the film collapses under the dual weight of its soap - operatic
premise and ugly - looking aesthetic.
With Garland, that can be a sucker bet: He's much better
at setting up intriguing
premises than paying them off — even, it would seem,
when operating from someone else's blueprint.
Framed by a boisterous dinner scene between playwright friends, alarm bells ring early in Melinda and Melinda
when conversation turns to whether a random scenario, the arrival of an unexpected stranger
at a dinner party, would work best as the
premise for tragic drama or comedy.
The parade of punctuation that follows «Really»
when the title is displayed
at the start of Jay Chandrasekhar's sitcom might well warn you off — but if the
premise screams «same old», the cast
at least bring something fairly new to the table.
When revealed, the intriguing
premise of the actual City of a Thousand Planets serves only a small purpose in the scheme of things and the film is not above (bad) slapstick
at times.
There's a solid
premise at the heart of this — «Woody Allen apologist rethinks his behavior
when his daughter starts seeing Woody Allen» — but the devil's in the details, as C.K. makes miniature compromises left and right.
The
premise of the original short story is that an ordinary man escapes into his imagination to get away from the mundane experiences in everyday life — and honestly,
at a time
when unemployment is rampant and wealth disparity is so enormous, that's an idea that could be amazingly resonant to many people.
Nicolas Cage is still making movies, and
at this point it appears he's just trying to top himself
when it comes to ridiculously insane movie
premises.
One could
at least give the script by Schenk (Turkey Shoot, Barquero) and Simon (Phase IV, Marooned) some credit for taking the basic
premise into a different direction, but not
when that direction is this predictable and hokey.
«Millennials versus Gen - X» was an idea that sounded bad in theory and worse
when the season started with Jeff Probst straining
at every turn to use the thinnest
premises to contrast the generations.
Based on the novel by Richard Bachman
at a time
when many (including the filmmakers) didn't know that Bachman was a pseudonym for Stephen King, this Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle is a particular kitschy piece of 80s Arnie action, with a great
premise and some potent underlying themes badly handled by scripter Steven E. de Souza and especially director Paul Michael Glaser.
It's an appealingly out - there
premise that's employed to perpetually captivating effect by filmmaker Gregory Hoblit, as the director does a superb job of establishing Caviezel and Quaid's respective figures and the irresistible father / son bond that slowly begins to develop between the two - with Frequency
at its best
when focused on the characters» initially - tentative - but - eventually - probing conversations.
It's undoubtedly difficult for films to succeed on the
premise of inviting in belly - laughs while interjecting moderately bloody violence, but
when you're doing that, you should
at least have a screenplay that can handle both with talent and prowess on both a comedy and action level, and how quickly «Snatched» winds up getting stuck in neutral is almost unfortunate.
It's just so absurd
at times, such as
when Jack Black climbs up a cliff face to eat the yolk of an eagle's egg for wrestling prowess, that it makes you laugh just as much
at how inspired the comedic
premise is as it does the silly way that it plays out.
The scandal
at the center of the story may seem a little trite (and as an interview with Clooney and producing partner Grant Heslov reveals, it's probably the biggest difference between the film version and the Beau Williamson stage play that it's based on), but you can hardly fault «The Ides of March» for relying on such a tried and trusted
premise when real - life politics are just as dirty.
At the FIA, we recommend that
when premises management conduct the weekly test, all teachers and support staff should pay attention and notice any changes.
When this happens, schools often have to close as you can't have children — or staff — working in a freezing cold environment and the Education (School
Premises) Regulations require a classroom to be
at a minimum of 18 °C.
Providing fibre to education
premises is one of our key priorities
at LGfL and schools should consider potential issues such as this
when planning for the future.
In these conversations, students can seek first to understand the perceptions and
premises of classmates; to ask clarifying questions before making assertions; and to then assert from first principles, acknowledge ambiguity, respect others in disagreement, live
at times in doubt, and allow multiple interpretations to exist even
when convictions are confirmed.
Personalized learning models vary, but most are
premised on the idea that students should progress
at their own pace, moving on only
when they've demonstrated mastery — sometimes of content they've chosen for themselves.
The
premise of this newest «Jurassic Park» movie is a familiar one: things start to get out of control
when one of the exhibits
at a special dinosaur theme park escapes and goes on a rampage.
Were you deliberately looking to come
at superhero comics from a different angle
when you came up with the
premise?