Sentences with phrase «by vague language»

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These documents often contain obscure language or vague statements, a reality that provides cover for unscrupulous firms seeking to defraud investors by misrepresenting their organizations and the services they intend to provide.

Although a separate chapter is devoted to the impact by department, the language is vague and confusing.

We do no service to the care of souls by being vague in our language through a desire to «bring us all together.»

Vague language like «best by,» «enjoy by» and «sell by» often leads consumers to throw away food that is safe to eat.

The percolating squall is shaping up to be the latest in a long history of clashes over «new» land on the lakefront, all made more complex by the vague legal language that determines ownership.

This article has been repeatedly referenced by supporters of the apparently tall tale, although if you look at the language in here it is actually a little vague.

But there was a loophole left by Obama's vague language — what if NASA could instead send an asteroid to the astronauts?

If the 1996 law's language was vague, Congress made the message clear by cutting the CDC's budget by $ 2.6 million — exactly the same amount the agency had spent the previous year on gun violence research.

A turgid adaptation of a French - language play by Peter Handke (the co-writer of some of Wenders» best movies, including Wings Of Desire, though not that you can tell here), Anarjuez presents an impossibly vague dialogue between a man and woman in a garden outside of Paris.

Improvements in states» academic standards in English / language arts have been widespread since the federal No Child Left Behind Act kicked in three years ago, but the mathematics guidelines are still generally «vague and undemanding,» concludes the latest 50 - state review by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.

Possible factors include vague statutory language, dense guidance documents, and failure by LEAs to thoroughly review state policy.

District could have replaced all the objectionably vague language from Measure O with «list of the specific school facilities projects to be funded» as required by California Constitution.

The state is on the right track by requiring job performance to be a significant factor in compensation, but the language is too vague to ensure that performance will be prioritized over other factors that are not connected with teacher effectiveness.

Policies typically use vague language when referring to acts of terrorism, but they are generally insured by the comprehensive portion of your policy.

Policymakers can not be allowed to hide behind the vague language of the Paris Agreement («achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases»).

Pseudoscientific concepts: Use of vague, exaggerated or untestable claims Over-reliance on confirmation rather than refutation Lack of openness to testing by other experts Absence of progress Personalization of issues Use of misleading language http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoscience

Model Rule 1.2 goes further than its vague language of objectives versus means and explicitly states, «A lawyer shall abide by a client's decision whether to settle a matter.»

In last week's French - language debate, the question of doctor - assisted death was raised but the responses provided by the federal leaders were brief and somewhat vague.

Despite their noble intent, the latter three objectives are significantly undermined by the extensive use of escape valves, often couched in frustratingly vague language, that pepper the subsequent provisions of the Guidelines and facilitate subjective fairness and single - serving justice.

Ultimately, the court concluded that the waiver's language was vague and would not necessarily inform the signer which rights they were giving up by signing the document.

say nothing about the difficult social issues that come before the courts... Controlling this vague language falls to the courts, and an absence of institutional self - restraint by the judiciary makes the problem worse, not better.

There are some restrictions — the company notes that «mainly we are looking for talents in the areas of IT, design, online marketing, finance and legal,» and they require enough of a grasp of the English language to get by in a professional setting — but what should be more likely to make potential workers wary are the vague details of Flexpat's provisions.

Vague language like «managed budgets» and «cut costs» aren't nearly as impressive as specifying that the budget was $ 1 million or that you cut costs by 20 percent.

Hiding your light under a bushel by using vague language undermines your chances at shining.