Sentences with phrase «commenting on the merits»

Eight months earlier, when a Conservative member of the House of Commons finance committee asked him to comment on the merits of a balanced budget, Poloz demurred.

The potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, who served as President Barack Obama's top diplomat, avoided directly commenting on the merits of the pipeline.

The court managed to rule on DOMA and reject California's Proposition 8 without commenting on the merits of whether same - sex marriage was a constitutional right.

I therefore can't comment on the merits of the choice, but chalk it up as yet another milestone for female filmmakers in 2009.

The court did not comment on the merits of their complaint.

... I don't want to comment on the merits of the proposal but if we are going to call a «spade a spade» lets me clear an academy trust is a charitable trust and not a private company.

I have the feeling that in raising some of those arguments here he might well become unstuck when faced with correspondents whose day job is in climatology and atmospheric physics... pretty much like an atmospheric physicist would feel, I would imagine, in commenting on the merits of something like, say, â Polyclonal antibodies raised to phycocyanins contain components specific for the red - absorbing form of phytochromeâ Planta 176, 391â 398 (not that there appears to be much to argue about there, not that I'm qualified to express an opinion on it anyway).

Our analysis was entirely based on whether or not public statements conformed to the criteria just listed — we made no comment on the merit of any criticism (except in cases where speculations were plain wrong).

I made no comment on the merits of Regan I merely asked how we knew whether or not the ozone hole has always existed.

Reserving comment on the merits of claims made previously, the relocation order is vacated and remanded to family court for additional findings in compliance with Arizona law.

Without commenting on the merits of the case, should Miss Liscio be found innocent of these allegations the public display of her arrest can not be undone.

The ONCA chose not to deal with those issues, not commenting on their merits at all.

Epstein, and other panelists who work in the labour and commercial fields, said the challenge is to balance the parties» expectations that the mediator will give them a full and frank assessment of the dispute, including the merits of their positions and the potential outcome if they do not settle, against the risk that comments on the merits of the case will be seen as pre-judging it.

Howrey did not comment on the merits of the suit but released a statement touting its diversity record, the NLJ says.

b) The Commission found a «final decision» was made in respect of the grievances at the third level, but did not provide any analysis or reasons for this finding, nor comment on the merits of the grievances;

(6) A judge should not make public comment on the merits of a matter pending or impending in any court.

We report this statement as a public news story and have no comments on the merits of the allegations, that is a matter for others to decide.

In somewhat the same vein, put up a hand if you're in favour of a new rule of lawyer's professional conduct which states that lawyers acting for the winning side in a law suit are allowed to comment on the merits of the result for the media — print, electronic, and otherwise — only if the lawyers concede, on the record, that the decision is wrong on the facts and the law, and that they were surprised (nay, astonished, flabbergasted, etc) that any of their arguments were accepted by the judge.

The court studied the allegations that had been made and, while not commenting on the merits, accepted that public protection and the public interest justified an extension of the suspension being granted.

Not exact matches

A portfolio manager at a top 20 BASF shareholder, who declined to be named as they are not authorized to comment publicly on the investment, also saw the merits of a break - up.

Discuss comments based on the merit of the comments themselves instead of asking do you have a PHD in that?

Our story on a small cadre of authors challenging the existence of Jesus Christ drew almost 5,000 comments on Easter Sunday, with some upset that we did the story, others objecting to its publication on Easter, and plenty of others defending the article and the run date and debating the merits and implications of the debate.

All of this is to say that to see the story as conveying an experience of believing or «belief in action» is to see it as very close indeed to the parable form, for, as we noted in our comments on the parable of the Wedding Feast, the implied question was, On what logic — that of merit or of grace — do you actually live your lifon the parable of the Wedding Feast, the implied question was, On what logic — that of merit or of grace — do you actually live your lifOn what logic — that of merit or of grace — do you actually live your life?

My dear, read for your self and before you throw such statements, attempt to tackle the points I made throughout this form on merit basis, not whims and desires (or ignorance as is the case in your comment).

Hey let's all litigate the merits of religion on a CNN comment thread.

In an earlier era, freethinkers understood that the society in which they lived depended in part on the basic view of the world accepted by their fellow citizens — hence Robert Ingersoll and Elizabeth Cady Stanton not only defended a clear churchstate separation but commented onthe merits of specific religious ideas held by their contemporaries.

You were and still are the one who is consistently making inflammatory comments and assertions without merit, while being on the side of bigotry, intolerance, ignorance and hatred, especially towards different people that don't agree with you and their religions.

The Home Office told Premier it did not «routinely comment on individual cases» but «each application is considered on its individual merits based on the evidence provided and in line with the UK's Immigration Rules.»

My comment is not so much about the merits of their case as it is the 180 - degree turn the White House did on SCOTUS when the decision did not go their way.

Maybe it smarts to be called out on your own blog, but I don't think my comment was so strongly worded as to merit being deleted.

His negative comments about L.A.'s defense had some merit, though, and Jackson adjusted on Sunday.

Well then, I refer you to Walter's previous comment in this regard, but as far as on merit is concerned it's bleedin» obvious isn't it?

Senate GOP spokesman Scott Reif declined to comment on the ad campaign, but said of the proposal, «We're comfortable that this will ultimately be decided on the merits.»

Cuomo's office did not respond to a request for comment, but told the Times in December, «The authority ran a comprehensive procurement process based solely on the merit of the applications and with zero input from the governor's office.»

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said he always knew a location in the county was a longshot but said Lorigo's comments were without merit, noting that New York City was on the list.

Scientists were invited to comment on the draft by 14 July, and this Thursday NSB's Task Force on Merit Review will discuss the proposed revisions.

While we resist commenting on policy matters (e.g. the relative merits of the Kyoto Protocol or the various bills before the US Senate), we will staunchly defend the science against distortions and misrepresentations, be they intentional or not.

As for peer review, it means only that reasonably qualified scientists examined the manuscript and recommended changes to improve the paper, or recommended that the paper be rejected; the journal editor has to make a determination about the merits of the paper based largely, but not entirely on the reviewers» comments (the editor has some discretion in deciding to accept or reject — his / her reputation as an editor, and the reputation of the journal, depend on sound editorial judgments).

If you haven't seen it give ti a watch, but if you have watch it again this movie merits re watches and I always catch something new that I didn't see the other times I watched it from the house getting bug bombed in the background to how well the sets and character comment on a slice of suburbia that I honestly can say i live in.

Some of the most heated comments focused on the department's effort to improve teacher effectiveness, such as emphasis on merit - pay plans for educators and alternative routes to teacher certification.

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Indeed, if, as Mr. Rovick comments above, the vast majority of teachers ARE given «merit pay,» based on their excellent work, what's the point of Q - comp at all?

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They assess a project on its own merits and their comments should not be interpreted as a criticism of you as a person.

Interestingly while the article provides a balanced perspective on some of the merits and drawbacks of adviceDirect, the comments section has some very strong opinions on why adviceDirect seems like it is missing the mark with investors.

While Sega made a similar statement, it was slightly more reserved, «Sega can not comment on specifics of ongoing litigation, but we are confident that the lawsuit is without merit and we will defend it vigorously.»

Mr Lion in Moxie's comment section makes a good point on the merits of owning a more edgy blogcard: «You'll be able to instantly tell the people with a sense of humor from the twits, just by giving them a card.»

While we resist commenting on policy matters (e.g. the relative merits of the Kyoto Protocol or the various bills before the US Senate), we will staunchly defend the science against distortions and misrepresentations, be they intentional or not.