Sentences with phrase «policy justifications for»

In addition, there are legitimate public policy justifications for the doctrine, such as ensuring that the public receives its end of the bargain for the grant of patent.

MPs argued that the core foreign policy justification for invading Afghanistan in 2001 - denying the country as a base for al - Qaida - «may have been achieved some time ago».

Not exact matches

With unemployment falling steadily through the year, there has been less justification for crisis - era policy, and a sense among policymakers that they could balance the higher rates sought by «hawks» with a slow pace of subsequent increases.

The report's justification for the 60 % target is that it is a current policy goal in Europe and matches the minimum wages in ``

«They have run on bad policies for years with no underlying justification.

The initial justification for the policy, implemented by Woodrow Wilson, was that it would save energy that could go towards helping fight World War I.

If I am fortunate enough to be confirmed as Attorney General, I will certainly review and evaluate those policies, including the original justifications for the memorandum, as well as any relevant data and how circumstances may have changed or how they may change in the future.»

The historical justification Harper gave for this new aggressive policy would make your head spin.

From the inception of the inflation - targeting regime, the press releases have made explicit reference to the inflation target as the primary justification for the monetary policy decision.

Layton was responding to criticism from Jack Mintz — the economist oft - quoted by Conservative Leader Stephen Harper as justification for his tax policies — that the cap - and - trade system the NDP proposed to cover the cost of $ 3.5 billion worth of green initiatives in the first year would raise gasoline prices by 10 cents per litre.

As Micah Zenko (an expert quoted in the McClatchy story) notes at Foreign Policy, these revelations drastically undermine the legal justification for the program:

Seriously though, you're basing everything off a proposition with no evidence, and the rest of us are kind of astounded that it's still viewed as sufficient justification for policy, especially policies of persecution

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«I thought most Christians read this as justification for supporting their government's policies,» said a Muslim participant, looking up from his text.

The modern pluralistic religious ethos has provided materials for a quantum leap in ideological justifications, and has made the task of honest discernment of social policy more difficult and all the more necessary at all levels of the church.

If so, that would mke the terrorist the victoms of our foreign policy, and offer a justification for their style of fighting.

The judge wrote: «There is another justification for the policy of excluding homosexuals from service in the United States Armed Forces... [F] ar and away the highest risk category for those who are HIV - positive, a population who will with a high degree of medical certainty one day contract AIDS, is homosexual men.»

The justification for public - policy studies within a religious curriculum must be given in theological categories.

Was this author equally appalled about the prayer breakfast earlier this month, when President Obama tried to use biblical phrases like «for unto whom much is given, much shall be required» and «love thy neighbor as thyself» out of context as justification for his tax and economic policies?

We should shudder whenever a politician or policymaker alludes to his or her religious beliefs as a justification for public policy.

There is no legal, moral, financial or administrative justification for this policy against which he, Pensions Minister Webb, tabled an Early Day Motion (when in opposition) calling for the abolition of the iniquitous discriminatory Regulation Three.

I know of no realist work interested in post hoc political justifications for foreign policy actions.

Thirdly, as a slogan, Bush's «compassionate conservatism» lacked a deeper theoretical justification that could be used as a basis for long - term policy - making.

Third, OHS violated the substantive requirements of the APA by proffering a legally insufficient justification for rescinding DACA, obscuring the true policy rationale for this substantial change, and otherwise violating independent constitutional and statutory provisions.

The Deputy PM's standard get - out nowadays is to point to his party's 2010 manifesto (with no justification for the change in policy since then).

This creates the political justification for sharpened rhetoric on equality, while the policy rationale is contained in counteracting the tendencies to inequality involved with both globalisation and technological change, the great drivers of economic transformation in our times.

· Require conductors to electronically sign in and out; · Monitor time and attendance records; · Establish agency - wide policies and procedures that govern the use, pre-approval and justification for overtime; · Monitor conductors to make sure they are on site and working at their assigned posts; and · Ensure that the most efficient practices are being followed.

As far as communication in climate policy is concerned, the study's results suggest that in future a comprehensive mix of information on climate change and various justifications for climate protection will be necessary.

«I don't see any justification for counting market - rate loans,» said Brandon Wu, a policy analyst at ActionAid USA.

Justification for a policy stance must be clearly articulated in order to gain traction.

Race and gender diversity is a common justification for dual - career hiring policies.

All government agencies should review the scientific justifications for their policies and regulations to ensure they meet strict reproducibility standards.

Bob Carter, one of four scientists who has recently questioned the justification for the proposed Australian emissions trading scheme, says that this paper has significant consequences for public climate policy.

Not only is this in direct contradiction to explicit policies set up other institutions (like University of Washington) but as discussed elsewhere, there seems no basis for this decision in FLSA, and at the time of writing responses to requests for the legal justification of this have not been received.

A stated desire to increase the amount of time students spend in school should be compelling enough justification for a waiver from this misguided policy.

The other is that the language of state constitutions is unclear and, therefore, provides no justification for regulating the elected branches» policies.

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit ruled 2 - 1 that there was no legal justification for the Boston district's policy of considering race for roughly half the admission slots...

Unpacking any one of these provides strong justification for quality music education, yet the one that has received the most attention in media, policy and research spheres, is engagement in learning (Schellenberg & Winner, 2011).

Indeed, there is no moral or legal justification for this policy.

I came with the goal to either reaffirm my belief that education policy could change intrinsic motivations of societies, or accept the justification for it being impossible.

As a matter of public policy, however, the public's willingness to endorse online education very much depends on the justification given for it (see Figure 5).

The only justification for the pervasive policy of trying to increase test scores is that future national economic success will go to the nations with the highest scores.

Josh Marwell, president of sales at HarperCollins just posted an entry offering his company's justification for its new policy on the amusingly - named Library Love Festblog.

Life insurance companies require financial justification for large policies since life insurance is designed to replace wealth — not increase it.

That being said, if you have the justification and insurable interest for owning multiple life insurance policies, then doing so can be very beneficial.

If it hasn't, you should start a reclaim asking for justification that your policy was sold with your best interests in mind.

The most common justification for purchasing a whole life insurance policy is that it is also used as an investment tool.

Thus there is no rational justification for using climate model forecasts to determine public policy,» he added.

Indeed, the IPCC has vigorously fulfilled its duties of providing apparent justifications for political policies.

The letter further explains how carbon dioxide is a «non-polluting gas that is essential to plant photosynthesis» and why the IPCC's reports are «inadequate as justification» for implementing climate change policy.