Sentences with phrase «indefensible by»

It is the negligence claims that are disputed, often when the error is indefensible by every standard of care.

Monckton's claims are indefensible by any scientific or professional measure.

Instead, you apparently think you can defend the indefensible by criticizing the messenger rather than the message.

I also noticed the ranting defense of the indefensible by mainstream climate scientists on Real Climate.

Providing any dental care to pets without full general anesthesia is below the standard of care of the American Animal Hospital Association, the California Veterinary Medical Association, and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, and is considered indefensible by the American Veterinary Dental College.

Our understanding of sex in the narrower sense of genital activity and in the wider sense of relationship with others has been so altered in recent years that the assumed fixity of thought in this area, with reference to auto - erotism, homo - erotism, and hetero - erotism, along with the related fixity which has been traditionally accepted in respect to judgements upon the right or wrong ways of sexual expression, has been shown to be indefensible by any intelligent standards.

'' As usual, Bill, you defend the indefensible by trying to create a diversion.»

Not exact matches

LiveJournal was an early - mover in the blog category, built a small but indefensible moat based on users, and was eventually overtaken by better - funded, better - architected rivals like Blogger and WordPress.

Few men with power would ever consider, let alone engage in, the kind of conduct engaged in by Weinstein and others but they must do more than just refrain from the indefensible.

In effect, the newspaper's editorial board is arguing that the coverage that won it the Pulitzer also «disrupted lawful intelligence - gathering» and therefore was largely indefensible even by the standards usually applied to whistle blowers.

Part of my rationale for speaking so strongly here is that Kevin called into question the integrity of the Tax Policy Center, a group staffed by highly respected former civil servants, by calling their work «scientifically indefensible» and «fiction».

The greatness of America is rooted in the virtue of our principles; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights; that government must be by the consent of those who are governed; that it is precisely the defense of rights and due process for the utterly indefensible that secures the rights of all others.

This way, he wasn't put on trial, housed in an American prison paid for by taxpayers, fed our food or given the opportunity to defend his indefensible actions and then become a living martyr for his supporters.

Perhaps it is hard to feel some personal animus toward typical bureau mumblings that defend the indefensible, like Clarence Kelley's apology for the FBI («Power abused perhaps can be explained and possibly even be excused, but only when the explanation is truthful, contrite, and is accompanied by a well - defined plan to prevent a recurrence»).

A loving father and faithful husband, patron of the arts and friend of the poor, Cromwell not only defends the indefensible, and even legitimates it, by drafting new laws, he also, in his sweet time, takes definitive revenge on his enemies: those who stood in judgment on his patrons, Cardinal Wolsey and the king, and those who underestimated himself, the lowborn blacksmith's son.

You prove it by seeking to defend the indefensible.

By the beginning of this century a great change had taken place and James Orr prefaced his defense of the traditional position by sketching the widespread questioning and rejection of «bodily resurrection» by Christian scholars.10 In 1907 Kirsopp Lake published the first study of the resurrection, in English, which rested upon a thorough application of historical criticism to the New Testament records and he concluded that «The empty tomb is for us doctrinally indefensible and is historically insufficiently accrediteBy the beginning of this century a great change had taken place and James Orr prefaced his defense of the traditional position by sketching the widespread questioning and rejection of «bodily resurrection» by Christian scholars.10 In 1907 Kirsopp Lake published the first study of the resurrection, in English, which rested upon a thorough application of historical criticism to the New Testament records and he concluded that «The empty tomb is for us doctrinally indefensible and is historically insufficiently accrediteby sketching the widespread questioning and rejection of «bodily resurrection» by Christian scholars.10 In 1907 Kirsopp Lake published the first study of the resurrection, in English, which rested upon a thorough application of historical criticism to the New Testament records and he concluded that «The empty tomb is for us doctrinally indefensible and is historically insufficiently accrediteby Christian scholars.10 In 1907 Kirsopp Lake published the first study of the resurrection, in English, which rested upon a thorough application of historical criticism to the New Testament records and he concluded that «The empty tomb is for us doctrinally indefensible and is historically insufficiently accredited.

Why exactly does Griffin consider the responses to evil offered by FWTs to be so indefensible?

Lamin Sanneh reviews a new work by Leslie Newbigin in which Newbigin claims the focus on the dichotomy between «knowledge» of so - called objective facts and «belief» in so - called subjective values is a dichotomy that is rationally indefensible.

To them, religious claims looked muddleheaded and indefensible «The kind of student that I myself was, the kind of students that I have addressed best through the years, were students who have had the confidence in the meaningfulness of Christianity vitiated by intellectual criticism..

This is where she decides to go beneath the belt: by implying financial irregularity, or at the least, indefensible extravagance.

Honestly, even though they're of minimal importance in the grand scheme of things, the player options for Meeks and Smith are two of the most egregious, inexplicable, and indefensible contracts given up by Grunfeld.

Fans are making a huge mistake by defending the indefensible.

It is said that all publicity is good publicity, but cynically attempting to create controversy by playing on the abuse all too many mothers receive is indefensible — as well as a breach of Unilever's stated commitments and undermining of the Single Equality Act.

It seems to me that the whole Nestlé scandal, while indefensible, has been exploited by certain breastfeeding supporters to make the use of formula itself appear morally wrong.

We're in the indefensible situation where Network Rail, funded by the taxpayer, will buy technology designed and manufactured overseas

No American worker is helped by this indefensible action... as stupid as the Rump looking out for Chinese cell phone company...

Therefore, that (long - term) kettling would be illogical and indefensible (and thus, potentially, illegal by Lord Hope's criteria).

Gove labelled the decision «indefensible» and has set up an investigation by his department, which Stone said the council welcomes.

«Knowing that children can be profoundly and permanently affected by diesel fumes, making light of the problem is indefensible,» Green Party Lodnon Assembly Member Jenny Jones told Politics.co.uk.

Comments by UKIP's Nigel Farage about the Russian President are «indefensible», the Lib Dem leader has said.

The groups said the failure to address outstanding issues — like closing the LLC loophole in the campaign finance law, which is now the subject of a lawsuit by some of the same entities — is «indefensible» and «shockingly irresponsible», and the governor should demand the Legislature's speedy return to Albany.

The report adds: «It seems to us indefensible that the Westminster parliament is denied access to the draft conclusions when some other national parliaments are provided with the draft conclusions by their governments and have the opportunity to question ministers about them before the meeting of the European Council.»

Ajaero told newsmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, that the Kaduna governor's recent «indefensible» sack of workers and the report to move wages matter to the concurrent list by the All Progressives Congress, APC, committee on restructuring he headed would not go unpunished.

But NYCC executive director Jonathan Westin called the alleged threats by Cuomo a «vicious and indefensible» attack on «communities of color and working people in our state.

He insisted that the attacks on soldiers and police officers by IPOB supporters «was most irresponsible, indefensible and reckless.

Morally indefensible but totally necessary» — says National Research Assay Group's Eric Byer (Edward Norton) to Aaron Cross, a soldier with moral quibbles played by Jeremy Renner.

The Baltimore City school administrators who never raised a cent on their own and could never claim «I built that» even if it came to a teachers» lounge, recently wasted over $ 500,000 in public funds (that's taxpayer money) on expensive local hotel suites, lavish dinners and even wings at Hooters for students «because that was what they wanted,» and The Sun was so outraged by their indefensible waste of taxpayer money that it was called a «distraction» in an editorial.

As evidenced during the recent public hearing held by the General Assembly's Education Committee, apologists for the Common Core and Governor Malloy's corporate education reform industry initiatives desperately defend the indefensible policies related to the Common Core, the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Test and the absurd teacher evaluation system.

To look the other way at one because that neglect, abuse, and killing is done by «friends,» «colleagues,» or simply because the perpetrators call themselves a «humane society» is indefensible.

Watch the video clip shot by a firefighter grappling to protect a house from the Sand Fire on Saturday to see what indefensible space (in every sense of the word) looks like:

«At any income level — low to medium to high — there's a persistent gap by race, which is completely indefensible.

On February 12, three organizations filed a Petition for Reconsideration in which they stated, «EPA's Endangerment Finding is based on non-scientific reports by the IPCC and scientifically indefensible global temperature datasets.»

The modern belief that we are free beings making our own future by taking control of our environment is now indefensible.

There is also the separate problem that the claims of increasing temperatures are well within uncertainty and thus not reliably distinguishable, though this does not deter indefensible PR claims by NOAA and NaSA.

The eventual repeal by Parliament of the disgusting and indefensible «hate speech» law was personally far more satisfying than the not - guilty verdict the British Columbia «Human Rights» Tribunal graciously bestowed on me and Maclean's: By that stage, we had way bigger fish to fry.by Parliament of the disgusting and indefensible «hate speech» law was personally far more satisfying than the not - guilty verdict the British Columbia «Human Rights» Tribunal graciously bestowed on me and Maclean's: By that stage, we had way bigger fish to fry.By that stage, we had way bigger fish to fry...

You've taken the rather indefensible position that you can pass scientific - sounding pronouncements on scientific writings merely by the tone the writer has taken.

As their is zero evidence of Hansen [s insane propaganda, you demeen yourself by your several posts «defending the indefensible.»

the slimyness of your type is this — by holding both positions immutably — both the defensible and the indefensible you leave open a path to something that i detest above all things — gross government control of our lives

It briefly identifies the morally indefensible tactics used by a campaign designed to undermine mainstream climate science in ways that utterly fail to acheive minimum norms of responsible scientific skepticism while at the same time greatly endangering many of the world's poorest people The video distinguishes responsible skepticism, something that should be encouraged, from morally abhorrent disinformation.