Sentences with phrase «for dubious reasons»

Last words: Another thing to keep in mind is that unless you have been out of work for a long time, or you were released from your previous company for dubious reasons, there is no reason why the hiring company you will not give you a raise.

But even they do so for dubious reasons.

One of the most wholly original slice of life character studies in years as a young «actress» befriends an old woman for dubious reasons to incongruously sweet results

His record on gay rights is despicable and given this is not the first time he has employed a special adviser for dubious reasons, what did he expect.

This means we will be in a state of standstill transition for many years, foolishly trying to unpick decades of economic integration for dubious reasons.

But alas, someone on Square's legal team must have hated the idea and shut down the project almost without warning for some dubious reason.

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As an atheist I find it dubious that anyone could site «facts» as their reason for converting to Catholicism.

When biblical texts are the only sufficient reason for holding ethical and political views, a dubious «divine voluntarism» results.

I agree with Sam that our reasons or should I say excuses for going to war are dubious at best.

The reason for the presence of these dubious verses in the Qur» an has been discussed by theologians.

Though one can understand the reasons for the rise of this Christian pragmatism, it remains a dubious thing, giving birth to all sorts of skeptical questions.

Obviously, the adoption of these proposals might become part of a decline of the ELCA into a more than dubious liberalism (although parts of the ELCA seem to be traveling along such a road already without help from others, thank you), but there is no reason why it should be such, if the proposals are adopted for sound theological reasons and if Lutherans enter these new relations precisely as the beginning of a process of pursuing a common life that must be held to the gospel the proposals witness to.

It is not just that it is more or less futile (for the sociological reasons I have mentioned) or that it is philosophically dubious.

Knowledge of the existence of a vital third (organic) tradition — the others being Aristotelianism and mechanism — in the seventeenth century, of its early success in promoting scientific discoveries, and of the dubious reasons for its defeat, may help embolden some theologians to revive this tradition, in purified form, in a way that would be beneficial both to the religious life of humanity and its «scientific» understanding of the reality in which it finds itself (p. 41)

For me, however, what makes Spinoza the emblem of a fascinating but dubious outlook is his axiomatic belief that there is only one way for the world to be, namely, in accordance with absolute reasFor me, however, what makes Spinoza the emblem of a fascinating but dubious outlook is his axiomatic belief that there is only one way for the world to be, namely, in accordance with absolute reasfor the world to be, namely, in accordance with absolute reason.

The advantage afforded by the consequences is dubious for still another reason, in so far as the consequences do not follow directly, as simple consequences.

But what, if any, are the consequences of Wednesday's enthralling contest, a match which had us all riveted to our seats for one reason or another, whether it be for the high - octane football, the quality of the goals or even the countless dubious decisions — there will have been few switching over the channel before the final whistle eventually blew, and even then the drama didn't end there.

I suspect that a large chunk of the unhappiness can be traced back to dubious reasons for getting married in the first place.

Aside from the obvious conflict of interest that the donation implies, and the dubious reasons for which it was offered, the actual food being donated will put Brazilians at risk.

i've also been stopped by traffic cops for what seemed like dubious reasons.

But for meddlesome reasons, some Albany pols want to overrule the City Council, citing dubious principle.

Hi, yes its strange to some but not to scientists.Actually there is not really that much connection between fat and heart disease at all.It was Ancel Benjamin Keys that came up with that dubious «Seven Countries» studies.My own view is that meat for people with established heart disease is probably not a good idea.The reason being is that people with established heart disease usually got there either by bad genetics, or by bad dietary and lifestyle choices over a number of years.Meat and fat is know to reduce blood flow and constrict the arteries which in healthy people may be of no immediate harm.However in someone with known heart disease any constriction and lack of blood flow to and from the heart is NOT a good idea obviously.

The reasoning for this of course is to promote that ever dubious concept of replayability.

Even if the reasoning behind that win might be more than a little dubious for some voters.

Why, then, does it feel dubious in certain ways, and perhaps troubling for the wrong reasons?

Suffice it to say that, while the reasoning for which they bring Frank back is dubious at best, we're sure glad they did it.

I do like Smashwords for many reasons (though less so for some of the more dubious «erotica» published on there these days!).

For accessibility reasons, you should try to give an equivalent, but say it's legally dubious to reproduce a government tax form.

I did so for several reasons: 1 — there is virtually no money to be made or commercial market for poetry, 2 — many of the publishing options are fee based contests, some of dubious reputation, 3 — I wanted to have a volume of poetry I could use as a gift for friends and family, and 4 — all of the poems had been work - shopped extensively and had the benefit of some objective vetting / editorial process.

If you're still dubious or need some support to back up your claims for a semester abroad to mom and dad, CreditDonkey has 23 reasons why you should consider taking flight.

The Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature card is a smart choice for current Amazon Prime members, but a dubious card selection for people with no other reason to pay $ 99 for a Prime membership.

For reasons dubiously heroic, and at times heroically dubious, the honorees have included the late John Murtha and Hugo Chávez, and the very much alive Sarah Palin and Joe Biden.

While the last sentence may have some merit (for different reasons from those above), the rest seems dubious.

So, yes, when someone demands I pay for this or that, and I find the reason highly dubious, I do act.

It's an argument that has been assembled from bits of science, and strung together like a Frankenstein monster — a highly dubious form of inductive reasoning which allows her to claim that Miliband is making an argument for «other people in other countries to sacrifice their lives».

Whatever the reason for the divergence, it would seem to suggest that the practice of grafting the thermometer record onto a proxy temperature record — as I believe was done in the case of the «hockey stick» — is dubious to say the least.

World leaders have attempted to achieve an agreement, for reasons that I find dubious, but let's take them at face value here.

The energy security argument for the pipeline, always dubious, has evaporated to the point where even the State Department can not find a reason to build it.

Once again we are faced with big - money groups, along the lines of those who have for decades funded climate change denial and climate science skepticism campaigns; now, they are fabricating their own dubious reasoning to undermine policy solutions to climate change.

For all you denialists, skeptics and dubious curve fitters, here's the real reasons why climate change is NOT a good thing.

Of course, this being Friday and all, if you want to check out some weird sci - fi take a look at The 5.000 Fingers of Dr. T. Something of major cultural event when I was growing up on Vancouver Island in the 60's, for obvious if not dubious reasons.

You can decline representation for any number of reasons — the claims appear dubious, low potential for actual recovery, unreliable client.

The banks cite the risk of dubious transactions as a reason for the crackdown.

Add in VUDU and Apple's support for Movies Anywhere, and only HDR remains as a reason to go through Microsoft — a dubious reason for an extra ten dollars.

I left the business three months prior to obtaining my CRA designation / certification after having been terminated by my employer / sponsor for reasons of dubious merit.