Sentences with phrase «great deal of discretion»

I find it difficult sometimes to let people know what I'm doing because the job I have requires a great deal of discretion and confidentiality at times.

The USA Hockey rule book grants referees a great deal of discretion in calling these kinds of penalties.

«It's not the end - all - be-all, but we give the local member a great deal of discretion,» one council member said.

«It's common sense, if you raise taxes 31 percent, which is what this was, people who have a great deal of discretion over where they work, some of them will decide where to live and how they earn their income,» he said.

«A sharp, permanent increase in taxes on a small group of highly mobile taxpayers, who enjoy a great deal of discretion over the timing and nature of their income, will inevitably cause some of them to either shift income away from this jurisdiction, or earn less, or collect the income in forms that will not be taxed,» said E.J. McMahon on the fiscally conservative Manhattan Institute.

Teachers have a great deal of discretion in what and how they teach, and are intentionally buffered by the system from outside intrusions — leaving administrators, superintendents, and policymakers out of touch, performing tasks designed mainly to increase public confidence in the system: organizing, budgeting, managing, and «dealing with disruptions.»

Not surprisingly, most Massachusetts school districts, including Boston's, tend to support more Horace Mann charter schools but oppose any increase in the Commonwealth variety, since Horace Mann charters provide host districts with a great deal of discretion and ongoing oversight authority.

Although the new law requires districts to implement evidence - based interventions in under - performing schools, states and districts have a great deal of discretion in their approach to improving schools.

Some countries, like Finland, have broad standards and give teachers a great deal of discretion regarding how to reach them.

The institution's trader will have a great deal of discretion over which of these methods are used.

While such mandates leave a great deal of discretion to the PSB, there are many ways an environmentally conscious PSB can take steps to limit the amount of carbon dioxide that a state's electric industry emits into the atmosphere.

The state doesn't have any hard - and - fast guidelines, so the judge truly has a great deal of discretion in these cases.

Also, in Canada as in all countries derived from the English common law, prosecutors have a great deal of discretion in which cases to prosecute.

The trial judge has a great deal of discretion when deciding how much the damage award should be reduced.

While a jury must be rational in awarding these damages, it also has a great deal of discretion in determining how much to award for pain and suffering.

Judges have a great deal of discretion in what they do, and human biases creep into their decision - making as they see more and more cases of a particular type.

The law on how costs are calculated are intentionally vague, leaving a great deal of discretion in the hands of judges to deal with costs.

This gives the Crown a great deal of discretion on the maximum possible penalty the accused will receive should they be convicted.

The problem with the $ 25,000 monetary limit in wrongful dismissal cases is that judges have a great deal of discretion when deciding a plaintiff's entitlement to reasonable notice of dismissal.

This is because prosecutors have a great deal of discretion in how they handle simple possession charges.

Judges have a great deal of discretion when determining the appropriate period of reasonable notice period.

Missouri courts have a great deal of discretion when it comes to spousal maintenance or support.