Sentences with phrase «is it fair to claim»

Nor is it fair to claim that, because some churches perform acts of charity or goodness, their underlying supernatural beliefs are any less silly.

Employment provided a language through which to express what it means to be a citizen, what it is fair to claim from the state.

Not exact matches

«My father will accept it 100 % if it's fair... 14 % of all noncitizens in this country are registered to vote,» Trump claimed.

The Zuckerberg lawsuits sought to extinguish those claims, and would likely have paid fair market value to anyone with a tie to the land — including many who may have been aware they owned part of the land at all.

Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) could soon impose fines on Apple for allegedly requiring local carriers to run ads and fix iPhones at their own expense, The Korea Herald is reporting, citing sources who claim to have knowledge of those deals.

HuffPo, to be fair, didn't make the claim itself.

He told CNN that it's «awkward» and «almost indecent» for someone who's claiming to be a great public servant to be caught not contributing his fair share to society.

And while Reddit told CNN Money that it «provides fair market salaries» to all employees, skeptics point out that most companies will make this claim to employees, who are generally forced to take them at their word.

According to a number of copyright experts, Deadspin's distribution of GIFs of specific NFL plays would have a strong claim to being fair use for this reason, despite the fact that the NFL has a financial interest in the content.

The Institute's rationale for increasing the overall contribution rate from 20 per cent of pay to 24 per cent is their claim that the use of «fair - value» calculations reveals that the pension liabilities are much higher than reported, due to the use of a too high discount rate.

Donations must be made to qualified organizations, and to deduct a charitable contribution, you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A. Get a receipt for your donations as you can claim the fair market value for clothing, shoes, books, household items and furniture, says Derek Lawson, a financial planner at Priority Financial Partners and a financial planning Ph.D. student at Kansas State University.

Are government ministers — and, to be fair, the Opposition leader — dissembling when they claim to be able to balance the budget without such harsh measures?

The agency's proposal to streamline student loan forgiveness claims is laudable, with its potential for a fairer, more efficient process.

You claim «higher prices (and wages) for fair trade coffee should be enough to draw people into the coffee industry».

That would be like me refusing to drive Toyota made vehicles because there's a group of people somewhere who claim Toyota cars are made in magic fair caves by leprechauns.

Change, indeed we can: Jesus Christ or Truth as He claimed Himself to be should undergo A FAIR SCIENTIFIC RETRIAL long overdue.

Based on that context, perhaps the thing that needs to be figured out is how it can also be claimed that God consistent and fair — within that context.

has about it something of a demand for a pedigree, which might at least lend some credibility to the claims Christ makes for himself; for want of which, Pilate can do little other than pronounce his truth: «I have power to crucify thee» (which, to be fair, would under most circumstances be an incontrovertible argument).

Bob... let's start a discussion with a bit of intellectual honesty... I will admit there is chance I'm wrong in saying I do nt» think a god exists because there's absolutely no evidence to support the claim and actually a fair bit that suggests the opposite..

One is the world - wide revolutionary situation, in which subject peoples of Asia and Africa are rising to claim their independence and their right to a fair share in the opportunities of life, and in which nonwhite peoples are challenging the exclusive privilege and world dominance of the white man.

A general review of the endnotes from Gunter's paper reveals a fair number of sources who will corroborate the claim that Bergson's scientific views are nor only not outdated, but go very» much to the heart of current scientific methods and insights, but particularly, see A. C. Papanicolaou and Pete A. N. Gunter, eds., Bergson in Modern Thought Towards a Unified Science (New York: Harwood Academic Publishers, 1987), and for important background on how Bergson came to be seen as dated when he was not, see also, Milic Capek, Bergson and Modern Physics, (cited above) and The Philosophical Impact of Contemporary Physics (Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, 1961), and the volume edited by Gunter, Bergson and the Evolution of Physics (cited above).

All of these judgments are fair, and I appreciate Noll's hesitancy to push his sources too far or to claim too much.

There is also a fifth, more detached, philosophical way of looking at these issues without appealing to «direct historical influence» as if it were some sort of causal connection as Lowe claims it is.7 Of course the fourth line and fifth lines are outside ordinary present - day historiographical research, excepting undergraduates in general education courses (who seem inevitably to find, in spite of the odds in a fair - sized library, Russell's History of Western Philosophy first, and then cite it liberally).

In fact, it seems fair to say that the most common criticism process theists level against the God of classical free will theism is the claim that if such a being really existed and were wholly good, we should expect to see displays of divine coercive power more often.

Boniface VIII, who in his bull Unam sanctam had registered the high - water mark of Papal claims to supremacy over civil rulers, was imprisoned by King Philip the Fair, who was augmenting the French royal authority, and, although soon released, died within a few weeks.

In the case of Plato (7 copies), Caesar (10 copies), Aristotle (49 copies), or Homer's Iliad (643 copies) this would seem to be a fair claim... yet scholars believe our current version of the Iliad to be 95 % accurate to the original version.

Democracy as an ideal might be said to be the attempt to accord to every person the possibility of finding his rightful share in the social good through an order in which his interests and claims will have a fair hearing, and through a political process in which whatever power he can legitimately muster will be able to make itself felt.

There was, of course, some internal debate as to what that philosophy should he or how it should be arrived at, but so long as proponents could claim something of the sanction of the scientific heritage, they could present their outlooks, not as one ideology among many, but as ones that were fair to everyone, since they were, if not wholly objective, at least more or less so.

I can see both sides — but really, I'll be fair here — while I'm an atheist, let's be real, we all know the early Mormons did what so many other cults did — claimed Jesus to gain credibility for their cult.

To be fair, even the most cynical cash grabbing televangelists don't claim Jesus was a billionaire.

However, I think it fair to note as well that when he states that «one of the things in the abusers» minds was that the interrogators wanted and approved of some abuse,» that claim is based principally on what the abusers said.

As a friend said to me recently: â $ œExtraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.â $ I think that is only fair.

Also it's really not fair for me to claim I followed the recipe and then be all like «oh yeah I was short so and so.»

Their emergence onto the food scene, making big claims for their products — be it natural, organic, sustainable, or fair trade — has seemingly caught the attention of consumers, particularly those aged 18 - 34 (although the 35 - 44 year age group is not far behind), and has spread to impact on every aspect of food purchasing: 82 % of ingredient - conscious consumers believe that clean labels are important.

In Australia and New Zealand, allergen free claims such as «dairy free» or «peanut free» are not regulated under the ANZ Food Standards Code but fall under the general provisions of fair trading legislation intended to prevent misleading & deceptive conduct.

Popular restaurant chain Jimmy John's also experienced a lawsuit after 300 delivery drivers claimed they were made to pay for their own vehicle insurance, maintenance and work - related phone use — which was in violation of both the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Kansas Wage Payment Act.

Eligible claims include reimbursement of travel expenses for a single promotional visit to these markets, the cost of providing free samples of the Australian wine product you're promoting for export, participation in trade fairs and in - store promotions, as well as marketing and advertising.

May 23 / Bakersfield, Calif. — Califia Farms introduces what it claims is the first cold brewed, soy free / dairy free ready - to - drink iced coffee in three flavors: Mocha, Café Latte, and Double Espresso — all made with Organic Fair Trade Coffee.

Opposition agriculture spokesman John Cobb wants any inquiry to be «fair dinkum» (claiming previous ACCC inqury into grocery retailing was simply a «Labor ruse»).

A barrage of tractors have descended upon the latest meeting of EU agriculture ministers to drive home dairy farmers» calls for what they claim are the basic conditions required to ensure a «fair» price for their products.

Many people think of California's Wine Region being located in the northern part of the state; when in fact South Coast Winery is the first winery among 750 of the states» top wineries to claim the title of California Winery of the Year for 4 times, as judged in the California State Fair Wine Competition — the oldest and most prestigious wine competition in the United States, dating back to 1854.

We are excited to be a part of the Whole Foods Market Supplier Fair, to help support Whole Foods Market's mission by providing its customers with a delicious beverage great for the entire family,» claimed Paul Kilbride.

It's probably fair to say that Ocon wasn't happy with his teammate's driving either, jumping onto Twitter after the race to claim that he'd tried to kill him.

you are either in denial, know absolutely nothing about the club you claim to support or the combination of the 2... as far as am concerned if any Arsenal player is out injured and a date is given for their come back from the injury its fair to add another month or 2 to the date given by the club....

Khatib now claims that Juventus are the leading contenders to sign Falcao, with Financial Fair Play regulations delaying City's bid to bring him in, as they need to offload Alvaro Negredo before they can make a big - name signing upfront.

ESPN claim an exit appears to be on the cards, and to be fair, a move does make sense.

The latest reports claim that Hugo Lloris is doing his bit to try and persuade the creative talent to join his side, making this somewhat of an unfair battle, but could they win in a fair pursuit?

Despite this massive disparity in the way these incidents are called against Arsenal compared to others, these people still claim all is fair.

With the news that England could get an extra Europa League place due to fair play rulings, it looks set that no matter what, Tottenham will be in Europe next season, and the game against Stoke is a chance for some of the fringe players to make a claim for a starting birth next season.

Free - spending French giants Paris Saint - Germain are set to face UEFA sanctions for breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP), according to a report by the Financial Times on Wednesday that claims PSG «overstated» sponsorship contracts to the tune of 200 million euros.