Some people
consider arbitrary rules to be game playing.
Not exact matches
While it is somewhat
arbitrary, I use a
rule of thumb that anything that involves a timeline of less than a year should be
considered a tactic; anything longer than a year becomes a strategy.
In FCC v. Fox Television Stations, the high court
ruled, 5 - 4, that an agency can change regulations without the move being
considered arbitrary or capricious under the Administrative Procedures Act as long as it provides a «reasoned explanation» for the change.
Considering himself «a humble citizen of the greatest nation in the world,» Jun Do becomes a professional kidnapper who must navigate the shifting
rules,
arbitrary violence, and baffling demands of his Korean overlords in order to stay alive.
applying the
rule to lawyers is «arbitrary, capricious and contrary to law,» and that the FTC has failed to «articulate, among other things: a rational connection between the practice of law and identity theft; an explanation of how the manner in which lawyers bill their clients can be considered an extension of credit under the [Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act]; or any legally supportable basis for application of the Red Flag Rule to lawyers engaged in the practice of law.&ra
rule to lawyers is «
arbitrary, capricious and contrary to law,» and that the FTC has failed to «articulate, among other things: a rational connection between the practice of law and identity theft; an explanation of how the manner in which lawyers bill their clients can be
considered an extension of credit under the [Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act]; or any legally supportable basis for application of the Red Flag
Rule to lawyers engaged in the practice of law.&ra
Rule to lawyers engaged in the practice of law.»
... we may not
consider the correctness of the court's
ruling de novo or second guess its exercise of discretion... Rather, we are limited to a determination of whether the court's decision was «manifestly unsupported by reason or so
arbitrary that it could not have been the result of a reasoned decision.»
However, it
considered the way the
rule had been implemented was inappropriate and
arbitrary.
If the property in question is a larger parcel — say 40 to 60 acres, Humongous Bank sets an
arbitrary rule that it will only
consider granting a mortgage on the value of the house plus five acres with nothing allowed for the other improvements (out - buildings) and the additional acres.