Sentences with phrase «meaning of the act»

Christians ought above all to play the role of society's sentinel (Ezekiel), to interpret for society the meaning of acts and events.

Analogously, it might be said that perfection in sexual intercourse involves seeking the full meaning of the act, i.e. seeking procreation, a godly but imperfect use of the actinvolves seeking a secondary end without the primary end (or in its conscious absence), while it is sinful directly to oppose the primary end of procreation.

«43 The time, care, and enormous intelligence expended on the process of producing the Constitution expressed not only the traditional culture of a covenant - and compact - making people, perhaps unique in that respect in human history, but also a sense of the meaning of their act on the world stage.

However, this modified sense is completely required by the sort of judgment in which the reflexive act apprehends itself when undertaking to itemize the meaning of its act of divestment (depouillement) by submitting it to the grille of a criteriology of the divine.

Article II: In the present Convention, genocide means any of the acts, committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, as such

If one can not see or feel the meaning of the act, there is no use trying to say it in words.56

Although the meaning of this act remains unclear, it apparently celebrates «the sacred feminine» and embodies the connection between the erotic and the holy expunged by Christianity.

If conception is prevented, this will be an — unintentional — side effect and will not therefore shape the moral meaning of the act as a contraceptive act.

(2) In determining whether a dog is a pit bull within the meaning of this Act, a court may have regard to the breed standards established for Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers or American Pit Bull Terriers by the Canadian Kennel Club, the United Kennel Club, the American Kennel Club or the American Dog Breeders Association.

The Equality Act provides protection from discrimination for anyone who suffers from a disability; many mental health conditions are likely to be considered a disability within the meaning of the act and, as such, will place a duty on employers with mentally ill employees to make reasonable adjustments.

Section 2 (4) makes it clear that «any question whether a person lacks capacity within the meaning of this Act must be decided on the balance of probabilities».

With that in mind, in this decision, the Court of Appeal of Québec revisited the concept of «senior managerial personnel» within the meaning of the Act, finding that although a plant manager had authority over only one department (in this case, over one of the company's two manufacturing plants), that individual could nevertheless be considered part of the «senior managerial personnel» and thus excluded from exercising the statutory remedy.

The Court of Appeal in Trudel, like most of the more recent cases, took the view once the state has made out a prima facie case for immunity (in this case, establishing that the defendant is a «foreign state» within the meaning of the Act), the burden shifts to the plaintiff to establish that the criteria for an exception are met.

According to the Criminal Code, Fraud is committed when a person «by deceit, falsehood or other fraudulent means, whether or not it is a false pretence within the meaning of this Act, defrauds the public or any person, whether ascertained or not, of any property, money or valuable security or any service.»

The other view is that Parliament must decide to trigger Article 50, either by means of an Act or otherwise.

If the Court were to hold that [an individual who was owed commissions] is «oppressed» (within the meaning of the Act) as a result of this element only, it would be tantamount to say that any person or corporation having a claim to assert against a corporation would automatically qualify an «oppressed creditor.»

«health number» means the number, the version code or both of them assigned to an insured person within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act by the General Manager within the meaning of that Act; («numéro de la carte Santé»)

Destruction of fingerprints and photographs 4 Where a person charged with an offence that is designated as a contravention under the Contraventions Act is fingerprinted or photographed and the Attorney General, within the meaning of that Act, makes an election under section 50 of that Act, the fingerprints or photographs shall be destroyed.

Where land or rent is vested in a trustee upon an express trust, the right of the beneficiary of the trust or a person claiming through the beneficiary to bring an action against the trustee or a person claiming through the trustee to recover the land or rent, shall be deemed to have first accrued, according to the meaning of this Act, at and not before the time at which the land or rent has been conveyed to a purchaser for a valuable consideration, and shall then be deemed to have accrued only as against such purchaser and any person claiming through the purchaser.

However, the Tribunal notes that the case law has established that its role is not to determine whether the dismissal is justified or whether the sanction taken against the Appellant was appropriate, but to determine whether the Appellant's actions constitute misconduct within the meaning of the Act (Caul, 2006 FCA 251 (CanLII), 2006 FCA 251; Marion, 2002 FCA 185 (CanLII), 2002 FCA 185; Secours, A-352-94).

We use this term as the common reference for messages that, within the meaning of the Act are «likely to expose a person or persons to hatred or contempt by reason of the fact that that person or those persons are identifiable on the basis of a prohibited ground of discrimination».

The District Judge inspected the premises and decided that the awning was not a roof or moveable roof within the meaning of the act and held as a fact that «the area had no roof».

Following the injury, the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST) recognized that the injury was an accident that occurred in the course of employment within the meaning of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (AIAOD).

(b) immediately before that time, a court order or a court registered maintenance agreement, a financial agreement (within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975) or a Part VIIIAB financial agreement (within the meaning of that Act), had effect under which child support or maintenance for the child was payable by the liable parent to the other person; and

Note: Sections 15, 41B and 50A of the Public Service Act 1999 make provision for dealing with an alleged breach of the Code of Conduct (within the meaning of that Act) by an APS employee or a former APS employee.

he or she is not capable of being retired from office on the ground of invalidity (within the meaning of that Act) unless CSC has given a certificate under section 13 of that Act.

he or she is not capable of being retired from office on the ground of invalidity (within the meaning of that Act) unless CSC has given an approval and certificate under section 43 of that Act.

The court found that because her illness and medication interfered with her ability to arrive at work on time, she was handicapped within the meaning of the Act.

In Guice - Mills v. Derwinski, the Second Circuit held that: (1) a former nurse was an «individual with a handicap» within the meaning of the Act because depressive illness and medication interfered with her ability to arrive at work on time; (2) she was not qualified to be a head nurse; and (3) the offer of a staff nurse position was a reasonable accommodation.

Examining these factors and the evidence before the court, the court concluded that the Law Firm was not a «debt collector» within the meaning of the Act.

(a) makes a finding on evidence that a person has suffered a compensable loss within the meaning of this Act,

Not exact matches

This press release contains «forward - looking statements» within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

In addition to historical information, this release contains forward - looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

And to realize that truly caring means not just being thoughtful but acting on those thoughts — both to help others and, sometimes, just to take better care of yourself.

You wish a leader would give the change meaning and purpose, to make you feel that you weren't acting alone but as part of a community.

The school used the Penn Wharton budget model to analyze the revenue impact of the House's most recent version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday and is set for a vote by the full House this week.

Entrepreneurs tend to be an action - oriented, onwards - and - upwards lot — a longitudinal study published by the Journal of Economic Psychology in 2014 associated successful entrepreneurs with higher - than - normal levels of hardiness, resourcefulness and optimism — meaning that when their venture fails, there's a pretty good chance they'll be able to rebound quickly, with a nifty second - act tale of adversity to slot into their narrative.

That means superseding physical constraints like having an actual hospital by harnessing the power of mobile technology, making the act of taking your medicine less of a hassle, and peering into our very biological building blocks to wage war on the most intractable maladies.

There is something quintessential in the way the posters do not say «Don't Panic» or «We Will Prevail»... They say «Keep Calm,» and what that means is, «We may be suffering something of an invasion at the moment, but that's no reason to start acting in a rash and hot - headed manner.

Forward Looking Statements: Certain statements contained herein constitute «forward - looking statements» within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

This doesn't mean that you have to act like you're on a restaurant with some of your friends.

At the time, Ontario's Securities Act operated according to the principle of «individual reliance,» which meant each investor had to prove that he or she was duped into buying stocks by faulty company numbers.

For example, if you're at work, replenishing your energy might mean going for a walk, taking a break, watching a funny YouTube video, looking at pictures of your loved ones, meditating, or engaging in a random act of kindness for a colleague.»

This press release contains «forward - looking statements» within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the company's 2018 financial performance, the company's growth strategy, the company's capital allocation strategy, the company's tax planning strategies and the performance of the markets in which the company operates.

A suitably relaxed word, vape can either be used as a verb, meaning «to inhale or exhale the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device» or as a noun defining it as an «electronic cigarette or similar device; an act of inhaling and exhaling the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device.»

Under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, adopted in most states, information counts as a trade secret if it meets three criteria: The information must have independent economic value to people outside the company, the information must be generally unknown and unlikely to be discovered by lawful means, and the owner of the secret must make efforts to maintain the secret.

Regulations like the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act restrict the collection of personally identifiable information in content meant for kids, which prevents the use of the kind of hyper - targeted advertisements that dominate digital marketing today.

If you've been meaning to get a new mattress — or bedding of any kind — now is a great time to act.

The United States Department of Labor tackled this issue another way in April, by saddling advisers with fiduciary duty, meaning they must act in the best interests of their clients.

Again, the act of sending greeting cards at this time of year is meant to be selfless and show appreciation, but it is what it is — marketing.