Sentences with phrase «other outdated rules»

That's right: No more 19th century shoot - from - the - hip guesswork and actuarial mumbo - jumbo about 100 - year megafires, 100 - year megafloods, 100 - year droughts and all the other 100 - year weather disaster myths that are supposed to happen once a century, or any other outdated rules of thumb concocted so the insurance industry could appear like a reasonable capitalist business.

Five years later, the Reed case is still winding its way through the judicial system because Sacramento continued to defend seniority - based layoffs and other outdated rules.

Not exact matches

Other rules seem a bit old and outdated, something that's been enforced for many, many years that they just won't do away with, while others seem silly and unbelievable.

Likewise, regulators have said they would unveil in coming weeks changes to the community lending rules, which banks say have become outdated with the rise of online lending and other technology developments.

It's a real issue, attested by slush piles that are chock full of stories that are weak because they adhere to «rules,» feel old - fashioned or in some other way are written the (outdated) way that writers think they should write in order to get published.

Sadly, the governor directed Ecology to target the rule to the outdated and completely inadequate emissions reductions determined in 2008, even though his agency recently admitted those standards «should be adjusted to reflect the current science [and] need to be more aggressive in order for Washington to do its part to address climate risks and to align our limits with other jurisdictions that are taking responsibility to address these risks.»

Some rules don't apply in every case while others are just plain outdated.

Other rules to skip include the use of an objective statement (very outdated) or references (should be kept separate) on the resume.