Sentences with phrase «idea of fairness»

Tennessee is an equitable distribution state, which means that the court decides who gets what based on its idea of fairness.

Intergenerational equity in economic, psychological, and sociological contexts, is the concept or idea of fairness or justice in relationships between children, youth, adults and seniors, particularly in terms of treatment and interactions.

But it is a strange idea of fairness to argue that because private sector staff have seen big cuts in their pensions, then so must the public sector.

Because that is what people expect of us: progressive mission and speaking up for their idea of fairness.»

Though speeches were generally brief — in part as a kindness to those who attended the outdoor ceremony on a bitterly cold day — each speaker managed to hit on that idea of fairness as the goal for the next four years, whether by creating and preserving affordable housing or ensuring that «equal pay for equal work» isn't merely a slogan.

Similarly the idea of fairness or justice plays no role in economic theory.

help reduce the conflict in divorce by allowing couples to create their own ideas of fairness when they still have each other's best interests at heart

The findings argue against the conventional evolutionary psychology hypothesis that ideas of fairness and punishment are just evolutionary holdovers, says anthropologist of Robert Boyd of the University of California, Los Angeles.

Interestingly enough, Gerber Products and Gerber Life are financially separate subsidiaries of the Nestlé Corporation, whose basic purpose of operation has been unchanged since 1867, and whose business practices reflect the basic ideas of fairness, honesty and a general concern for people.

Not exact matches

«One of the conversations that keeps coming up at these G7 and G20 meetings is the idea of how to help workers transition (to jobs or retirement) and that there is some fairness and equity in that transition.

Politicians and the interests behind them, in contrast, use the ideas of virtue and fairness to move decisions away from the market toward the government, where there is no direct accountability.

As a CHRISTIAN i do support the idea that they put a cross but in all fairness america gives the freedom of speech but i will say only god can judge and no ones perfect.

The centrist (or «balanced» or «nuanced») position is assumed to be the equivalent of fairness and clear - sightedness, while proponents of more marginal ideas are portrayed as self - evident bigots.

It should in fairness be said, however, that the reason for this contrast does not lie in the superiority of the modern mind but rather in the long - accumulated presuppositions with which we start and the area of human relationships within which our ideas of justice move.

The tape had been edited, so I wasn't entirely sure of the fairness of Balmer's version, but his main point was undoubtedly sound: Dallas and its constituency are closed to the idea of women preaching.

Ideas of freedom, justice, happiness, equality, fairness and all the other values we may live by are human inventions, and we can be proud of that, as we strive to live up to them.

The mayor also stressed that his idea included funding half - fare MetroCards for low - income New Yorkers as a matter of «equity and fairness and creating opportunity.»

Yet, after 13 years of a Labour government, levels of inequality are higher than before it came to office, and there appears to be little recognition that, for reasons of both fairness and sustainability, we need to abandon the idea of pursuing ever greater, unrestrained economic growth.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a recent news conference he likes the idea of getting more cars off the streets but that there are «serious fairness issues when it comes to congestion pricing.»

The mayor largely shirked questions about the gubernatorial race, but did comment on what he believed to be important issues for New Yorkers, including economic fairness, «ensuring people have a decent standard of living» and other progressive - leaning ideas.

And welfare reform was set back by the lazy idea that fairness could be judged by the size of a cheque, rather than the chances you offered.

«Wherever we house our jails, we will continue reducing our jail population — as a matter of fairness, justice, and safety,» said Monica Klein, who did not directly address the idea of closing Rikers.

Greene and Paxton's findings fit nicely with this idea, as well as past research showing that many of our intuitions regarding equity / fairness actually promote prosocial behavior, and we overcome them at our peril.

That principle, which embodies the idea that wealthy countries caused climate change and are primarily responsible for curbing emissions, has come to signify a sense of fairness for developing countries.

There are some attracted to the idea, with the «challenging conversation» and «sense of fairness and commitment» cited as reasons they would make good partners.

There was a time I'd have been excited as hell at the thought of a pacino / de niro match up and in fairness Heat was a decent film: but i have to admit, the idea of Nolte and Bridges battling it out intrigues me far more.

«The mission of this book is to awaken our generous spirit of fairness and to provide teachers, support staff, guidance counselors, and administrators at every level with ideas to spark conversation and to offer some suggested action steps,» Cookson writes.

Now I have come back full circle to the idea and value of having a forum where students can get a sense of fairness and a safe place to share out.

So I tend toward the idea of reasonableness and fairness for all.

When both sides say their favorite price is fair, and nobody knows what the standard of fairness is, then it might be time to dump the idea.

They were bad ideas to begin with, but getting us out of that business with fairness to promises made would have to take two generations or so to complete.

Yet it may be possible to use other ideas to examine fairness, though chances of success on this argument may be weak (more on that in a moment):

An elemental question begs to be corroborated in more than one way for sheer fairness: When the main pushers of the idea that the «reposition global warming» phrase insinuate it is proof of an industry - led disinformation effort employing crooked skeptic climate scientists — Naomi Oreskes saying it indicates a plot to supply «alternative facts,» Gelbspan saying it is a crime against humanity, and Al Gore implying it is a cynical oil company effort — are they truly oblivious to the necessity of corroborating whether or not that phrase and the memo subset it came from actually had widespread corrupting influence, or did they push this «evidence» with malice knowing it was worthless?

I have argued a number of fairness principles based on this idea in this article in the Chicago Journal of International Law.

Thanks for this, Brian — you point out succinctly the main problem with «objective» journalism — it's based on a false premise of «fairness» that gives credence and intellectual traction to ideas that have, whether through science or statistical research, been debunked.

In fairness to the complexities of translation, the German word «Sorglosigkeit» might also be translated as «carefree - ness,» but either way the message is clear: anyone who bought into the idea that wood pellets can solve climate change issues related to heating with oil or coal has erred.

Of course, when it comes to the civil justice system, one person's idea of «balance, fairness and common sense» is certainly not another'Of course, when it comes to the civil justice system, one person's idea of «balance, fairness and common sense» is certainly not another'of «balance, fairness and common sense» is certainly not another's.

The ideas of early settlement or summary determination of unsuitable disputes, rigorous and costeffective case management of those that remained, coupled with the intellect and fairness that have always been the traditional hallmarks of the British judiciary, must have seemed at the time exactly what was required to maintain London's and the UK's competitiveness as a place to do business as well as argue about any resulting disputes.

The settlements achieved through mediation do meet the parties» ideas of «fairness» and surely that is an important plus.

The following recommendations, adapted from Judge Burke and Judge Leben's white paper, «Procedural Fairness: A Key Ingredient in Public Satisfaction» highlight specific ideas that court administrators can adopt to boost perceptions of procedural fairness, resulting in higher levels of both litigant satisfaction and compliance with court decisions.

Here are some ideas likely to prove useful when integrating procedural fairness into the management and operations of a trial court.

We loved the idea of a self - assessment as an activity that would provide court officials with a means to see how procedural fairness impacts many aspects of their courts, as well as to get feedback about their effectiveness.

The following recommendations, adapted from Judge Burke and Judge Leben's white paper, «Procedural Fairness: A Key Ingredient in Public Satisfaction» highlights specific ideas judges can adopt to boost perceptions of procedural fairness, resulting in higher levels of both litigant satisfaction and compliance with court decisions.

The State Bar of California appears to be taking its mission to protect the public to such an extreme that the rights of lawyers, members of the very profession bred with the idea of pursuing fairness and justice and protecting the rights of others, are completely irrelevant.

The idea of «fairness» can be quite different for each party.