Sentences with phrase «by letter of the law»

But there could be a case where, by the letter of the law, taking these fees does change the nature of what that firm is doing from being an asset manager to a broker dealer,» McAndrews said.

By the letter of the law, they should be rounded up and deported.

Christian theologians explore their faith within a particular community and tradition, though «keeping faith with tradition... is not at all being bound by the letter of the law; it is more a matter of the company you keep — or the books you reach for first — when you want to do your best thinking.»

Though it could be seen as a soft penalty to be awarded, by the letter of the law it was undoubtedly a foul.

The penalty decision may be seen as dubious, but the club should point the finger at themselves rather than Lee Mason who, by letter of the law, did not put a foot wrong.

As the whole fiasco in Chapel Hill demonstrated, and this current scandal may too, the incentives for cheating far outweigh the incentives for playing by the letter of the law — both by the book and by the spirit of the book.

Correctly ruled on the play by the letter of the law.

By the letter of the law, the rules say that drivers can't gain a lasting advantage by leaving the track.

OK by the letter of the law we can have no complaints about the dismissal, but it does seem harsh that we have to face the champions - elect without Antonio because he handled the ball in the middle of the field.

The end result is that the High Court has found that the Health Act does apply to prisons and now the MoJ and Noms will be expected to abide by the letter of the law, even if this could lead to further unrest and disorder in our overcrowded and understaffed jails.

By the letter of the law, what Collins here claims is true.

Fact is he broke the law and by the letter of that law he is a traitor.

Debt collectors may seem ruthless, but they do have to play by the letter of the law.

Mr. Mulvaney, who is also the president's budget director, has publicly affirmed his commitment to abiding by the letter of the law that created the bureau after the 2008 financial crisis.

Same reason why you can buy chips with real cash in the Poker games you see on console and stuff, you can't get it back out once it's in so by the letter of the law it isn't gambling.

Because this law not only makes English the official language but also mandates that English be used for government publications «unless otherwise required», that does mean that you can't take your driving test or get a ballot in Farsi or Spanish (at least, by the letter of the law), as you can in some stated.

A sponsored post, by letter of the law, must be labeled as sponsored.

By the letter of the law, Aereo clearly did no such thing — but the good judges swept this aside with what the dissent rightly called «an improvised standard («looks - like - cable - TV») that will sow confusion for years to come.»

Not exact matches

«Silencing our stories deprives customers and potential investors from the knowledge that our horrific experiences are part of a widespread problem at Uber,» according to the letter, which was obtained by Bloomberg News from the New York law firm representing the women, Wigdor LLP.

«We write because we are increasingly concerned about the role you are playing in the Trump Administration and the possibility that you are breaking federal conflict of interest laws,» the seven senators wrote in the letter, seen by Reuters.

In the letter, Noreika, appointed by Republican President Donald Trump, cited a section of the Dodd - Frank Wall Street reform law that allows his office to set aside possibly unsafe CFPB rules.

Cummings said in the letter, which he wrote with the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Eliot Engel, that «it appears that General Flynn violated federal law by omitting this trip and these foreign contacts from his security clearance renewal application in 2016 and concealing them from security clearance investigators who interviewed him as part of the background check process.»

Speaking Thursday at George Mason University's Law School in Arlington, Va., the U.S. Secretary of Education announced that «the era of rule by letter is over.»

Read the letter sent to school board officials throughout the state of Florida by Governor Rick Scott outlining the action taken by law makers since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 17.

I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of the pen will by any means disappear fro the «law» (teachings of G - d) until everything is accomplished.

He is simply upholding the intention of the lawmaker, which, in this case, would be undermined by following the letter of the law.

Giambrone opens his article by recalling a lecture in which Justice Scalia became «uncomfortable» while considering Thomas» statement that a judge may set aside the letter of the law in order to promote the lawgiver's original purpose.

According to the letter, one list posted includes the names of all Boston Archdiocese clergy who have been found guilty of sexually abusing a child by the Catholic Church or under criminal law, as well as any accused individuals who voluntarily requested removal from the clergy.

A 1997 letter from the Vatican's representative to bishops in Ireland warns them to follow church law in investigating cases of suspected child sex abuse by priests and expresses «serious reservations» about requiring that such cases be reported to the police.

I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

The fundamental (excuse the pun) problems with far - right Christianity are exactly the same issues our Savior spoke about to the Pharisees: judgmentalism, hypocrisy, intolerance, and the hyper - extremity of observing the letter of the law rather than its spirit (as evidenced by statements from various preachers that people such gays and disobedient children should be killed).

This valuation of the particular provides Buber with another criterion, that of the «historically possible» which leaves room for the unique: «It is a basic law of methodology not to permit the «firm letter» to be broken down by any general hypothesis based on the comparative history of culture; as long as what is said in that text is historically possible.»

For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.»

I tell you the truth until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished» (Matthew 5:17 - 18).

«The Catholic Church, which considers man redeemed by Christ as her way» (cf. Encyclical «Letter Redemptor hominis, n. 14), insists that the recognition of the dignity of the human being as a person from the moment of conception also be guaranteed by law.»

Small groups of philosophers, scientists, scholars, and men of letters were increasingly convinced that the rising merchant and bourgeois class were destined by «the laws of nature and history» to replace the aristocrats of the old feudal order.

This man» a former official of the Second Republic (the previous civilian government, overthrown by the military in 1983) who was once imprisoned by the current regime» told me that in many places in the north, where he often tries cases, Nigerian civil law has become a dead letter: judges regularly turn cases over to the sharia courts even if only one party to the case is a Muslim.

The whole letter is essentially a theological dissertation explaining to the Jews that they are wrong, that Christianity would be a sect of Judaism (as it was seen at the time), but that God was instead doing a new thing and that they were now to live by the Spirit, not by the law.

While this is clearly intended to facilitate abortion, clever pro-life physicians could fulfill the letter of the law by referring to another pro-life doctor.

In an interview with Il Foglio Cardinal Scola, Patriarch of Venice and founder of the Oasis cultural centre for understanding between Catholics and Muslims, said that the Open Letter to the Pope and other Christian leaders by 138 scholars from various Islamic traditions was «not only a media event, because consensus is for Islam a source of theology and law... The fact that the text is rooted in Muslim tradition is very important and makes it more credible than other proclamations expressed in more western language... It is only a prelude to a theological dialogue... in an atmosphere of greater reciprocal esteem.

Many claim today that only the intention of the Church's moral law has to be followed, not the letter of the law; but is not the intention of a lawgiver revealed by reading the law itself?

you missed the most important one: matthew 5:18 «I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.»

In discussing experience, the Bible, and the church as candidates for authority in the Christian faith we know at the outset that Christian experience can not be communicated except by being shared, that the law of the Bible is not of the letter but of the Spirit, and that the church can not be an institution that compels, but a community that frees.

One of the Persian converts to Islam, the famous man of letters Ibn al - Muqaffa, advised the Caliph al - Mansur, who founded the new capital at Baghdad, to promulgate a code of Islamic law, but the lawyers, theologians and scholars, inspired by the general sense of the community, resisted all such attempts at control of belief by the ruling powers.

An important aspect of the law - abidingness of God's world is that human beings affect one another; hence, intercessory prayer ought to lead to the putting forth of the right stimulus upon another by conversation, letter, gift, or any other form of communication that is open.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

Disposition: A letter was sent on April 28, 2006 by Carol Genis, associate for the law firm of Bell, Boyd, & Lloyd, LLC, in response to our certified letter dated April 24, 2006 requesting a settlement resolution of Topco's obvious infringement.

And that has allowed rich owners to splash the cash — hindering Arsenal who Wenger insists have stuck to the letter of the law by operating within their means.

At a minimum it should start abiding by the law in all countries where it operates and not just the letter of the law, but the spirit of the law.

The open letter stated that families should be protected from «aggressive marketing» by formula manufacturers by the full enactment in UK law of the code on marketing breast milk substitutes.