Sentences with phrase «because as a general rule»

Because as a general rule, the bigger the net amount of the estate the better chance at achieving a settlement as there is more money to divide between the litigants.

It is also sometimes called «no - fault» coverage, because as a general rule, the states which allow personal injury protection insurance are the ones with some sort of no - fault auto insurance laws on their books.

Not exact matches

Joel Reidenberg, a privacy expert with Fordham University, told me, «The relevant EU rules are based on general fair information practice standards, addressing a variety of aspects related to fairness in collection, purpose limitations, transparency of processing, accuracy, data subject access, and remedies for violations, and are more stringent because of their detail as well as some new twists.»

As a general rule, a short - term loan will have a higher periodic payment, but a lower total interest cost of the loan when compared to a longer - term loan — even if that loan includes a lower interest rate, because the business is paying interest over a longer period of time.

«As a general rule, it is foolish to do just what other people are doing, because there are almost sure to be too many people doing the same thing.»

The situation is not as clear for some other countries, but as a general rule, we are probably better off in current circumstances than most suppliers because of the weight of commodities, foodstuffs and «inputs into exports» in our mix.

Again, religious groups are well advised, as a general rule, to avoid political partisanship — but not because the Constitution prohibits their active engagement in public debate, nor because they might get in trouble with the IRS.

«The Greens do have such rights,» Heaton's ruling stated, «but are unlikely to prevail as to their constitutional claims because the preventive care coverage regulations... are neutral laws of general applicability which are rationally related to a legitimate governmental objective.»

It is important to note the political basis of an economic system as one of our basic dichotomies because there is a very real difference in the foundation of a capitalism in which the rules governing the system are determined by a few — rules concerning wages, monopolies, taxation, use of natural resources, government benefits, etc. — and one in which these rules are determined by representatives who are chosen by the general populace.

As a general rule, atheists feel safer ridiculing Christians because Christians don't react as this guy was accused of doinAs a general rule, atheists feel safer ridiculing Christians because Christians don't react as this guy was accused of doinas this guy was accused of doing.

As a general rule of thumb I actually don't eat soy because of my autoimmune disease.

As a general rule, I won't buy cookbooks online because I like to see if it's good for me first... but maybe I'll make an exception.

VIVIANA: I have also not posted a breastfeeding selfie, and I definitely had some issues with breastfeeding, so I can understand someone feeling a little twinge of envy at somebody who's been able to breastfeed easily, but in general I definitely support Facebook and any social media site loosening the rules, just because I think that it's not any way sexual, and that's normally when we're asking... I don't see it as being revealing in the same way.

«Based on their responses, I may change my approach to socialization and early school skills at first, because some kids who have stayed home with a parent and haven't interacted with peers much don't know general school rules such as sharing, waiting in line, not touching others, and not talking when someone else is.

The former refers to where an employee is discriminated against as a direct consequence of their religion or belief, and the latter is where an employee is discriminated against not due to their specific religion or belief but because more general rules put someone of their religion or belief at a disadvantage.

We refer to the action by the Hon. Attorney - General as bizarre because this is a Government that claims to be adherents of the Rule of Law.

As a general rule, the Queen of the United Kingdom doesn't need any state - issued ID, because she is the state.

As the new attorney general, replacing the sage and emollient Dominic Grieves, Jeremy Wright's appointment may be the one to watch — the Guardian's wary view is here — because his arrival appears to clear a major obstacle to Britain leaving the European court of human rights (ECHR) over its sometimes silly rulings.

When he challenged the Obama rule in court as Oklahoma's attorney general, Pruitt was one of the leading voices for the legal argument that EPA can't regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants because it already has a standard for mercury and air toxics emission from generators — known as the 112 exclusion, referring to a section of the Clean Air Act.

As a general rule, work with cancer cell lines is an easy and cheap way to investigate biological concepts, test drugs and validate methods, mainly because cell lines are cheap compared to animal research, readily available, easy to grow, and there are few concerns around ethics and informed consent.

Hey Rachel, as a general rule of thumb, it's always better to buy organic because it is better for your diet.

And women on dating websites make this matter even worse because, as a general rule, women don't send out a lot of first messages on these platforms.

You can feel free to sign up with as many free dating websites you like, but as a general rule, if you can afford it, you should sign up with at least two paying services because you are more likely to meet people who are serious about finding a successful long term relationship if that is what you are in the market for.

The Supreme Court issued a long - awaited decision yesterday in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a seven - to - one ruling (Justice Elena Kagan recused herself because she had worked on the case as U.S. Solicitor General) that sends the affirmative action case back to a lower court for further review.

... As a general rule, I do believe California is a tougher state for researchers to do work in because of the data accessibility issues.»

As per an email I received earlier today from Bruce (i.e., Sheri's husband / attorney who prosecuted her case), the Court otherwise «declined to make an overall ruling on the [New York growth] rating system in general because of new regulations in effect» [e.g., that the state's growth model is currently under review]... [Nontheless, t] he decision should qualify as persuasive authority for other teachers challenging growth scores throughout the County [and CountryAs per an email I received earlier today from Bruce (i.e., Sheri's husband / attorney who prosecuted her case), the Court otherwise «declined to make an overall ruling on the [New York growth] rating system in general because of new regulations in effect» [e.g., that the state's growth model is currently under review]... [Nontheless, t] he decision should qualify as persuasive authority for other teachers challenging growth scores throughout the County [and Countryas persuasive authority for other teachers challenging growth scores throughout the County [and Country].

As a general rule, paperback books are not going to bring in as much profit as e-books, because, well, product — paper, ink, covers, etcAs a general rule, paperback books are not going to bring in as much profit as e-books, because, well, product — paper, ink, covers, etcas much profit as e-books, because, well, product — paper, ink, covers, etcas e-books, because, well, product — paper, ink, covers, etc..

Although the general rule is to hold onto your rights as much as possible, I love the royalty split model for translation because:

You don't notice the bite, because mutual funds deduct fees before reporting results to you, but as a general rule, the fees on a typical fund chew up a quarter to a half of the after - inflation gains your money will generate.

As a general rule, Resource stocks provide the most effective hedge against inflation because they gain directly from the rising prices of the commodities they produce.

On day three general session, Vanguard CEO Bill McNabb encouraged advisors not put off implementation of DOL's fiduciary rule because of current lawsuits... will take 12 - 18 months to implement required processes so «prepare as if court cases will not be successful.»

As a general rule, a short - term loan will have a higher periodic payment, but a lower total interest cost of the loan when compared to a longer - term loan — even if that loan includes a lower interest rate, because the business is paying interest over a longer period of time.

As a general rule, miles are less flexible than points because they tend to be tied to a particular airline or group of airlines.

As a general rule, if you did it right and the tax office failed to carry out its responsibilities, the excess cash you were paid specifically because of that error is yours.

As a general rule of thumb, the farther away you are from drawing down from your IRAs — for income or required minimum distributions — the more advantageous pre-paying taxes to convert to a Roth IRA will be, because there are more years to potentially grow and compound earnings tax - free.

The general rule is that if the rewards provided are contingent on making a credit card purchase, they are not considered taxable by IRS because they are merely viewed as purchase rebates / discounts.

As a general rule, we do not recommend adding salt (sodium chloride) to the food to get your pet to drink more water because it might promote calcium formation in the urine, thus setting the stage for a stone to form.

As a general rule, shorter ingredients lists are better because it usually means that the nutrients in the food come from natural sources so a long list of synthetic supplements isn't necessary.

As a general rule, store credit cards are a good way to built credit history because they are easier to be approved for.

Well, largely because it is the null hypothesis, or rather, because humans have a tendency for messing up things they don't understand by acting too quickly (we have tons of economic and political examples for this), and as a general rule it is usually safer to only make small changes and only when we're pretty sure we're right.

We talk about temperatures in high latitude areas, like the Arctic, because, as a general rule, high latitude areas are much more sensitive to human stress than the global average.

As a general rule, I'm not a fan of slippery slope arguments because they can be applied ubiquitously.

This approach may avoid running afoul of the Supreme Court's observation that, «[a] s a general rule, decisions concerning budgetary allotments for departments or government agencies will be classified as policy decisions,» because funding (or not funding) individual services may not implicate larger budgetary decisions if the «operational decisions» are made by «lower level» actors within the parameters — including ultimate financial constraints — of the policy.

I do not consider that to be unlikely, because I wonder whether a general tax rule such as the dividend withholding tax is really proportionate when it applies to all dividend distributions, even those which are bona fide and not a form of excessive capital flow and / or tax avoidance (see my second comment infra).

At the same time, I find it ironic that while the ABA opposes mandatory retirement programs, it has also issued an ethics opinion holding that law firms can ethically make retirement benefits contingent on a lawyer's agreement to sign a non-compete clause (as a general rule, law firms can not bind lawyers to non-compete agreements because to do so would violate the client's unfettered right to a lawyer of his or her choosing).

The general rule is that that settlements or awards that are compensatory in nature are not considered taxable income by the IRS because they are intended to compensate the plaintiff for a loss that has already been sustained, so awards should not be treated as new income.

In Stichting Natuur en Milieu, by contrast, Advocate General Jääskinen found that the Commission acted in a legislative capacity when adopting the disputed Regulation 149/2008, mainly because there were no rules of environmental law which could restrict the Commission's competence and serve as a benchmark against which the review procedure introduced by the Aarhus Convention could have been carried out (para 63).

As a more general matter, I find that lawyers believe that they do not need to concern themselves with security controls for protecting sensitive information because they are already subject to existing ethics rules and standards governing the protection of privileged information.

This is because Belgium argues that Swiss Courts are under an obligation to stay proceedings brought in that country not only as a result of the Lugano Convention but also because this result is dictated by the rules of general international law relating to jurisdiction.

As a general rule, Type 1 Diabetics will pay a higher rate for life insurance than Type 2 diabetics because Type 2 is more easily treatable and managed with diet, exercise and medications.