Sentences with phrase «more plain language»

To the several who have asked... here's at least my attempt at a slightly more plain language synopsis... these are the actual words, condensed to what seem (at least to me) the key points, with minor changes to help readability:

In more plain language, your post is BULLSHIT wrapped in an attempt at a pretty but very porous mesh.

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To further increase the possibility that all borrowers have a fair opportunity to request a foreclosure review, the Comptroller of the Currency and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should enhance the readability of the request - for - review form on the independent foreclosure review website so that it is more understandable for borrowers, such as by including a plain language guide to the questions.

Be transparent with your methods: customers will trust you more if you can tell them, in plain language, what you will do with their information.

That is why I favor, as just one small measure, somewhat longer ads that explain policies in more detail and plain language.

«Again, the corrupt and unsound form of speaking in the plural number to a single person, you to one, instead of thou, contrary to the pure, plain, and single language of truth, thou to one, and you to more than one, which had always been used by God to men, and men to God, as well as one to another, from the oldest record of time till corrupt men, for corrupt ends, in later and corrupt times, to flatter, fawn, and work upon the corrupt nature in men, brought in that false and senseless way of speaking you to one, which has since corrupted the modern languages, and hath greatly debased the spirits and depraved the manners of men; — this evil custom I had been as forward in as others, and this I was now called out of and required to cease from.

The study also dispels a popularly held belief that we're getting ruder - and reveals that 400 years ago everyday language was far more plain and direct than it is today.

This report offers a «plain language» overview of fire investigation, and highlights the key findings and recommendations of a more technical report.

They should listen more than speak, he added, and they should ditch the jargon and speak in plain language.

I realize that Gavin is writing for fellow climate researchers rather than such as I who only have a medical doctorate, but surely there is some language, Gavin, that could more clearly, in plain English, describe what his objections, in the main, are, to those who raise some doubts as to the long - term climate record and what may have caused previous warmings.

Garland's screenplay is equally impressive, weaving references to mythology, history, physics, and visual art into casual conversations, in ways that demonstrate that Garland understands what he's talking about while simultaneously going to the trouble to explain more abstract concepts in plain language, to entice rather than alienate casual filmgoers.

Although they are still not beating down my door to come and spend some time going through the finance systems we have in place, the supporting notes, which are far more accessible with (on the whole) plain, easy to understand, language, makes the role a little less highbrow and specialist.

The indicators presented in this document are expressed in plain language so school, district, and state teams can identify with greater certainty whether a relevant practice from the four domains is standard and routinely operational or whether more work is needed.

Regulation Room, DOT's 2010 flagship initiative, makes Federal rulemaking more accessible to people not familiar with the legal or technical aspects of the rulemaking process, by providing detailed summaries of key provisions in a plain language format with references to the actual rulemaking language.

The plain - spoken language of this memoir makes it all the more moving, while Lowery's detail - rich memories of her community, their shared purpose, and her own experiences make it particularly accessible to young readers.

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My strong working microbiology and general science background combined with plain language skills will make your science writing more friendly for your readers.

Their proposed Fund Facts document «is in plain language, will be no more than two pages and highlights the potential benefits, risks and the costs of investing in a mutual fund.»

I didn't mind that MunchPak wasn't dressed up; the plain carbboard box didn't need any more padding than the Japanese - language newspaper page that came crumpled on top, because it was stuffed to bursting with snacks.

Another thing these «best of» letters have in common is that they use plain English, rather than jargon or more formal language.

Being open and honest and speaking in professional but plain language is a more valuable approach.

Judges care much more about your beliefs than the plain language of a statute or the holding of a higher court.

With a background in economics and an MBA, Mick provides prudent advice in plain language on matters of corporate structure, asset management, contractual obligations, risk mitigation, and more.

Professor Kimble, the champion of plain language, advocates that judges make more extensive use of «deep issue» summaries / thesis statements at the beginning of judicial opinions.

Organizations like CLEO should do more to make «plain language» legal information and commentary available on CanLII along - side legislation and case law.

But, and this is the part that surprises me to be arguing, because I am a fan of plain language: I will go further and say that the laws should be made less comprehensible for people, and more comprehensible for computers.

It outlines rights and responsibilities in a range of legal areas in plain language and advises on where the public can go for more assistance.

More recently, Professor Ken Adams, Adjunct professor at Notre Dame Law School, through his blog, Adams on Contract Drafting, his book, A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting (currently in its 3rd edition), and his many seminars, has been doing what he can to advance the cause of what he prefers to call drafting in «standard English» (rather than «plain language» drafting).

It held that the plain language of § 314 (d) «must, at the least, forbid an appeal that attacks [an institution decision] by raising this kind of legal question and little more.»

A few more justifications for plain language in legal affairs: Canadian Philosophy of Plain Lanplain language in legal affairs: Canadian Philosophy of Plain LanPlain Language

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What is stopping us from pressing — as a few visionary Legal Aid Boards are already doing — for directing more funding towards developing really fine plain language SRL resource materials, and with that momentum established, stepping up to tackle head - on archaic and baffling procedures?

I have mentioned this topic to several people, and the general consensus is that the first step to make legislative information more accessible would be to have it written in plain language.

Imagine then how challenging it is for some of our colleagues across Canada that provide plain language legal information in more languages.

When it comes to creating plain language legal information, the challenge is even more complex.

Projects include drafting online plain language legal forms, developing online legal triage systems, working with automated document assembly tools, creating educational materials for self represented litigants and more.

For more material on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms I encourage you and your readers to visit www.charterofrights.ca — an unbiased, plain language, and interactive look at the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

For example, Kenneth Chestek found that judges, law clerks, and practicing lawyers rated sample briefs with strong narrative components as more persuasive than sample briefs without strong narrative components.13 Sean Flammer found that judges rated sample briefs as more persuasive when they were written in plain language rather than in legalese.14 Similarly, Robert Benson and Joan Kessler found that appellate judges and their law clerks preferred briefs written in plain language rather than in legalese.15 Finally, Joseph Kimble and Steve Harrington found that judges and attorneys preferred plain language over legalese.16 These studies, however, measure only the judges» and lawyers» stated preferences for particular styles of writing.

For example, Feldman analyzed the quality of Supreme Court merits briefs using a composite of features such as passivity, wordiness, sentence length, and tone.63 He found that brief readability was positively associated with the percentage of brief language adopted in the opinion and that the association was highly significant.64 Similarly, Collins et al. analyzed the «cognitive clarity» and plain language of Supreme Court amicus briefs.65 They measured cognitive clarity using the dictionary - based Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count program (LIWC), which relied on an index of categories that relate to cognitive clarity such as «causation, insight, discrepancy, inhibition, tentativeness, certainty, exclusiveness, inclusiveness, negations, and the percentage of words containing six or more letters.»

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As part of our Older Women's Legal Education Project, West Coast LEAF and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law are proud to present Roads to Safety, a plain language handbook addressing legal challenges that impact older women survivors of Read More

Some of the impacts of this new law include: Everyone in the U.S. must be covered Higher availability of coverage for U.S. citizens and legal residents You can not be denied coverage if you have a pre-existing medical condition Insurance companies must print plain language summaries of benefits and coverage Subsidies for... [Read more...]

can be legitimately consulted for the purpose of solving an ambiguity or fixing the connotation of words which may possibly have more than one meaning... [b] ut the preamble can not either restrict or extend the legislative words, when the language is plain and not open to doubt, either as to its meaning or scope.

Looking at the plain language of § 2607 (b), the Court found that this section «unambiguously covers a settlement - service provider's splitting a fee with one or more other persons; it can not be understood to reach a single provider's retention of an unearned fee.»