Sentences with phrase «interest by virtue of»

The Court of Appeal found that the judge erred in law in finding that the other directors had a disclosable interest by virtue of the «employment benefits» that would accrue to them, nor did he consider whether the benefits were material.

As I said, the first half of Splice actually generates a lot of interest by virtue of its ideas and some solid execution by director Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Brainstorm), but then we get a scene that just extinguishes that interest in a flash and telegraphs that the rest will be just the same old, same old.

Not exact matches

Dominic writes: It is interesting that virtually everyone I have spoken to about the Amazon - Whole Foods deal seems to have no doubt that this alliance will be a success, and by virtue of that annihilate all the other grocers.

A steadily increasing number of people will want to get in on the «new Bitcoin,» a bizarre paradox given that gold is as old as time, and will soon realize that gold possesses virtues Bitcoin does not, given that it is real, not digital and abstract; that owners can personally possess and store it in physical form; that it will survive any kind of electric grid or Internet disruption that might occur; that it can not ever be hacked; that it is the epitome of private, quiet wealth; that it is actually quite beautiful to behold; and that it was not and can not be made by man, only by God, who does not appear to have any interest in making any more of it.

Nevertheless, by virtue of our collective human powers — our capacity for complex symbolic thinking, the sophistication of our tools, our ability to steward nature, and our demonstrated interest in telling both nature's story and our own — human beings also transcend nature.

Although in Jefferson the utilitarian side is never absent, the idea of virtue is never eclipsed by the idea of interest.

Adams's great enthusiasm for virtue during the Revolutionary War turned to skepticism and a reliance on interest in the following decade.25 Hamilton was never more than mildly intoxicated with the idea of virtue and rapidly became the greatest theorist of the interest - conception of the Republic.26 Though most in the founding generation kept some balance between the two sides, there was a perceptible swing toward interest by the end of the 1780s.

It is interesting that Stephen Law actually denies that human beings, just by virtue of being human, have any unique dignity.

Second, the interpreter, by virtue of its own harmonizing essential intentional interests, values interpreting the thing in a selective respect.

God's self - interest and his altruism coincide by virtue of the dependence of God on the world as his internal parts.

In his recent book, Life, Liberty, and the Defense of Dignity, he offers «four benefits» of mortality: interest and engagement, suggesting that adding, say, twenty years to the human life span would not proportionately increase the pleasures of life; seriousness and aspiration, proposing that the knowledge that our life is limited is what leads us to take life seriously and passionately; beauty and love, presenting the idea that it is precisely their perishability that makes, for instance, flowers beautiful to us, just as the coming and going of spring makes that season all the more meaningful; and, finally, virtue and moral excellence, by which he means the virtuous and noble deeds that mortality makes possible, including the sacrifice of our own life for a worthy cause.

Robert Bellah has shown that American culture from its early beginnings has held two views in tension: on the one hand, the biblical understanding of community based on the notion of charity for all members, a community supported by public and private virtue; and, on the other hand, the utilitarian understanding that community is a neutral state which allows individuals to pursue the maximization of their self - interest.16.

I simply think it might provide a moment's healthy respite from the tumultuous urgency and banality of this or any electoral cycle because, in its general and fabulous way, it encourages perseverance in hope and political virtue simply by reminding one that there are eternal harmonies that can not be silenced by the din of contending interests, and that one is best able to act «politically» in good conscience when one preserves a proper sense of proportion.

As the older moral pattern declines in persuasiveness, the only remaining category for the analysis and evaluation of human motives is interest, which by now has replaced both virtue and conscience in our moral vocabulary.

But a republic will have republican customs — public participation in the exercise of power, the political equality of the citizens, a wide distribution of small and medium property with few very rich or very poor — customs that will lead to a public spiritedness, a willingness of the citizen to sacrifice his own interests for the common good, that is, to a citizen motivated by republican virtue.

This is at first glance an anomalous position to find Habermas taking, because he generally appears to be skeptical of religion, treating it as a form of ideology that systematically distorts communication by virtue of the fact that religious people generally seem to be unable to abandon their own suppositions long enough to truly consider the interests and values of others.

It is by virtue of transcending that we can see the community of interests that we share with others and convert apparent trade - offs into mutually supportive goods.

The Olympics, by virtue of the interest they have generated, have become an international political stage, a living theater occupied by all sorts of hangers - on, and there is nothing the IOC can do about it except reduce the size of the Games or abolish them.

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It is not a small policy measure which can be rubbished by virtue of how little press interest it commands.

Her current research interest is in studying «what politics ought to be» and «political virtue» by way of critical study of the thought of figures including Max Weber, Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin, and also Rousseau and Wollstonecraft.

Schumer (Harvard Law «74) has always had a particular interest in the federal courts, and by virtue of his standing as the top lieutenant to Harry Reid, and his status as a senior member of the Senate judiciary committee, he is expected to all but name the next U.S. attorney for the Eastern District.

STRANEK finds worrying possibilities of «conflict of interest» in the deal, consequent to which a petition has been presented to Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) stating that the Minister for Finance, Mr. Ofori - Attah, «has attempted to promote a private, personal interest for himself or for some family members and business associates and the promotion of the private interest has resulted in, or was intended to result in, or appears to have resulted in, or has the potential to result in an interference with the objective exercise of his duties and an improper benefit or an advantage by virtue of his position», necessitating a call for an investigation into the bond deal.

Perhaps in the early 1930s when the film is set, things were not so radically different for women than they were in the early, pre-suffragette 1890s when Oscar Wilde wrote his play — but, without wishing to suggest that the battle of the sexes is now definitely over, things have certainly moved on, and the film's preoccupations with womanly virtue and womanly repute is of more historical interest than contemporary relevance, leaving the distinct impression that this «updating» of Wilde has been done only by half measures.

Lucky Number Slevin is populated by a group of dislikable individuals, although each possesses the virtue of being interesting.

Perhaps contemplating his pension, Neeson is gruff and distracted; Zeta - Jones seems nervous and apprehensive beneath her slinky bravado; and only Wilson, by virtue of the slacker nature of his character (played memorably by Russ Tamblyn in the original as a cynic more interested in the value of the house on the real estate market), strikes an authentic note of eccentricity laced with fear.

The Emperor was never an interesting villain, and I hope New New Star Wars doesn't make the mistake the prequels made, of assuming the villain's boss is somehow more interesting just by virtue of being the villain's boss.

The tenth chapter reveals a few interesting notes on editing (the virtues of the Moviola are debated), but the track is indicated more by inane anecdotes, musings about a Newsie reunion, a bizarre dolphin story (chapter 15, if you're curious), and loads of repetition.

Something about this film feels very clunky, as it moves into its second half it drops much of the sexual nature of its interesting but flawed opening and focuses instead on the actual nature of this heist, using a non-linear sequence that, whilst amusing enough, tends to sap almost all of the tension by virtue of its retrospective nature.

Because - and especially in their assessments - they tend to reflect familiar categories: The sharp and often distorting distinctions among and between «subjects»; age grading; the value placed on quick recall; the dumbing down of the quality and grace of expository prose to make it fit into some sort of rating scheme; the overload of material to be covered, usually the inevitable result of intracommittee ideological logrolling, which leads to a bit of this and a dollop of that; the almost absolute denial of a value placed on individual ingenuity, craggy but provocative thinking, sustained work, and desirable variety; the lack of interest, signaled by the assessment apparatus, of the virtues of fairness, good character, and imagination.

The same path could have been taken with public school employees without the political distortions that public employee unions introduce by virtue of having their interests represented on both sides of the bargaining table.

Dr. Gadsden's research and scholarly interests focus on children and families across the life - course, from early childhood through the aging process, particularly children and families at the greatest risk for academic and social vulnerability by virtue of race, gender, ethnicity, poverty, and immigrant status.

«A «substantial» conflict of interest exists if a public official... or a business with which he or she is associated will derive a direct monetary gain or suffer a direct monetary loss by virtue of his or her official activity.

FHA's program, Section 251, insures adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) which, particularly during periods when interest rates are high, enable borrowers to obtain mortgage financing that is more affordable by virtue of its lower initial interest rate.

However, the rewards can be significant, in that your credit rating by virtue of your FICO ® credit score and credit report will bring you the lowest possible interest rates on needed capital now and in the future.

Spreads are tiered such that larger balances receive more favorable interest treatment by virtue of smaller spreads to the benchmark

One of these programs, Section 251, insures adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) which, enable borrowers to obtain mortgage financing that is more affordable by virtue of its initial interest rate that is lower, particularly during periods when interest rates are high.

If you follow the proven steps to financial survival you will be better off than the majority of people and in the long term you will be able to afford more of the things that you desire than you would do otherwise simply because of the lower interest rates that you demand by virtue of your credit rating.

Not only can you access more credit by virtue of having a good score, you'll also be able to get better interest rates on your credit cards and loans.

William W. Carlton Award for Aptitude in Veterinary Pathology is presented to a third year DVM student who has shown interest and aptitude in the student of pathology by virtue of superior academic performance in pathology classes and / or participation in special projects or leaning opportunities outside the normal curricular requirements: Melissa Swan (2017), Jessica Hanlon (2016), Allie Keresman (2015), Bret Moore (2014), Tyler Peat (2013), Calvin Pohl (2012), Elizabeth Berndt (2011), Maria Cooper (2010), Erica Twitchell (2009)

This third person, open world super hero adventure now did away with Cole MacGrath (* SPOILER ALERT by virtue of his death in Infamous 2) and introduced Delsin Rowe, a younger and, in our opinion, far more interesting character who benefited from some brilliant superpowers such as smoke, neon and the power of er... television.

It does suffer some from some minor issues, but makes up for it by virtue of its interesting gameplay.

For this book, Amirsadeghi began with a master list and by virtue of competing schedules, PR interference or lack of interest, the group was modified and enhanced by recommendations from the artists who did participate.

Perhaps this five - month experiment's most interesting contribution is that it responds to the dilemma Cembalest articulates by having it both ways: creating separate spaces for black artists and, by virtue of their close proximity to Arning's and Daderko's shows, allowing their work to be considered on a larger stage — in this instance, a multiplatform stage.

Alice was and was not a part of that world, by virtue of being a white woman from Pennsylvania, but it attracted and interested her.

Lauder's collection is unified by virtue of her interest in the way that photography is closely linked to the human condition in the modern area.

In a paean to the virtues of common law relative to statutory law, an essay published in 2016 by the Cato Institute observes that the «imperative to please constituencies means that the information legislatures codify often comes from well - organized interests with substantial resources.

Franny Reese State Park is easily accessible from the Walkway by virtue of the Walkway Loop Trail, a 3.6 - mile series of trails conceived by Scenic Hudson, that also link the Walkway with historic destinations, restaurants, marinas and other points of interest along the Poughkeepsie and Lloyd waterfronts.

But the harnessing of self - interest by markets does not transform greed and indifference to the poor into virtues; nor does the market render concern for the poor and charity unnecessary.

Where Charter rights of prisoners to dignity and security of their persons conflict with the Charter right of female employees to equality of opportunity, it is necessary to balance the competing interests involved under s. 1 rather than having one set of rights override the other by virtue of s. 15 (2).