Sentences with phrase «protecting my interest rather»

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Rather than protecting shoppers, the Competition Bureau seems more interested in harassing stores that have low prices and interfering in legitimate marketing strategies.

«Rather than remedy its misconduct, China has chosen to harm our farmers and manufacturers,» Trump said in the statement, and he added that he's instructing the secretary of agriculture to take measures to protect farmers and other agricultural interests who might be ensnared by the Chinese tariffs.

There was a time when the West took great efforts to protect the poor and weak, but today the rich and powerful work to advance their interests, rather then seeking justice for the poor and week.

This requires local and national coalitions of public interest groups to organize to demand that the existing regulatory processes work to protect the public rather than the industry they are supposed to regulate.

I would also limit the term «shepherding» to those situations in which it is possible for the minister to concentrate on the healing, sustaining, or guiding of the person or persons, rather than having primarily, at that point, to protect the interest of the group or the institution as perhaps against that of the person.

Since pastors are free to make political endorsements as individual citizens, just not in their official capacities as leaders of the church, supporters of the Johnson Amendment contend that rather than restricting political speech, the rules protect nonprofits from lobbying interests.

Rather, they are interested in protecting the security of their ethnic group and continue to maintain, often with great vehemence, that eternal religious invisibility in our public places is the «price of liberty.»

Nothing was done to protect Chambers on the right - hand side and Arsenal continued to break with far too many numbers, interested in scoring goals rather than try to protect their precious advantage.

Its course of action upon learning of the grave threat was not to protect the public interest, but rather to minimize the impact of the threat to their image as a company, and the status of its case before the Supreme Court.

«Rather, our AG has a broader array of responsibilities — including protecting investors and consumers from corporate misconduct, fighting discrimination in the workplace, and defending the State's interests in civil litigation,» Coffey said.

«I am tired of politicians defending the bureaucracy of NYCHA rather than protecting the interest of the tenants!»

«We don't think it would be in Britain's interest to use the job as a bully pulpit to attack Brussels rather than working constructively to protect our interests,» a source told both newspapers.

«It is unfortunate that state senators chose to protect their personal interests, rather than the people they were elected to represent.

«We don't think it would be in Britain's interest to use the job as a bully pulpit to attack Brussels rather than working constructively to protect our interests.»

Rather it is about protecting our own national interests and ensuring our own security.

«Ethics rules are not so much aimed at protecting us from ExxonMobil, but in ensuring that government officials are acting in the public interest rather than their own private interests,» said Kathleen Clark, a professor at Washington University Law specializing in ethics.

Requesting to present to this board is a bit boggling and rather Nazi - like, not diplomatic, not democratic — it is apparent they speak to a higher source (Big Ag and of course Big Pharm protecting their interests by keeping people in the dark about TRUE nutrition).

I notice that now the role of race in regards to online dating has more to do with me protecting myself in reaction to other users rather than it factoring into whether I am interested in someone or not.

The legal system does a much better job protecting property interests rather than dignity interests, such as privacy.

Interested in artifacts for their historic value rather than monetary worth, Indy's ambitions to protect the cup from the grasp of less - than - noble men is to be expected.

However, when the small independent film — which depends on its artistic appeal rather than wide commercial distribution by an MPAA member — is denied access, the playing field becomes unfair and uneven... Artistic accomplishments in film should not be compromised in an effort to protect the interests of the major studios.»

Sweeping only $ 245,000 rather than the respective FDIC coverage limit of $ 250,000 helps to ensure that any accrued (unpaid) interest is also protected by FDIC Deposit Insurance Coverage.

This type of investment is a great choice if you're more interested in protecting your assets, rather than realizing significant returns.

Deep - water cruisers are not as interested in protecting the overall trip cost but rather travel (hotel or airfare) leading up to the cruise and needing medical attention or emergency medical evacuation, especially when traveling internationally.

Consumers are certainly protected, but are they effectively protected from supracompetitive market prices or should we rather say that effective protection from these umbrella effects is a matter of public interest, and therefore within the realm of the competition authorities?

That would further weaken the law societies» position as a prosecutor of the commercial producers for UPL — a very biased, self - interested prosecutor fighting off a commercial threat, rather than prosecuting unlicensed individuals for that offence's intended purpose of protecting the public from incompetently provided legal services.

Rather, every criminal defendant is guaranteed an advocate — a «champion» against a «hostile world», the «single voice on which he must rely with confidence that his interest will be protected to the fullest extent consistent with the rules of procedure and the standards of professional conduct.»

Others need to learn to moderate their approach so they can be perceived as confident rather than aggressive, a shift that can be essential for protecting a client's interest.»

... This is not a revolution in regulation, but rather an evolution that will be guided by our duty to protect the public interest.

Rather than blaming others, its time for the faculties to take a look in the mirror and start from the proposition that all decisions should be made in the best interests of its students who are being trained to enter a profession and not simply in the interests of the faculty members who want to protect their own jobs.

When we resolve your case, you can rest assured that we did everything we could to protect your best interests, rather than simply taking the easy way out.

They may also be concerned with protecting the insurer's, rather than their client's, interests.

Over the years, our Know Your Rights tradition has guided the firm, instilling in our lawyers an unwavering commitment to representing injured people rather than protecting the interests of big business and insurance companies.

Rather than an across - the - board consent requirement, to protect individuals» privacy interests while also promoting public safety, we impose a set of procedural safeguards (described in more detail elsewhere in this regulation) that covered entities must ensure are met before disclosing protected health information to law enforcement officials.

The new apps raise new challenges as well for existing legal regimes set up to protect private rather than public interest, such as those governing privacy, security and the prevention of fraud.

There's an interesting discussion in the comments over at Hercules and the Umpire as to whether a possible solution to this problem, rather than expanding the protected class definition, is to simply get rid of peremptory challenges altogether.

There isn't enough information for me to know why the insurance was purchased on the child, but hopefully it was to protect the child's interests later in life rather than a «benefit» to the owner / beneficiary of the policy if the child dies during their formative years.

They also stated that the aim of Consumer Protection Act is to protect the interest of consumers rather than harassing them.

It seems more like a publicity stunt by politicians rather than genuine concern about protecting customer interests.

Rather like we do as mediators, our task, in this instance, is to help and support each other in working together around this common purpose, overcoming the barriers of apathy and any notion that we are, in some way, competitors in a competitive market, seeking to protect our own narrow interests.

Rather the test is whether the two sets of interests are equally protected.

Commonwealth parliamentarians have previously commented on the danger that progress will occur only in those areas with resources of interest to government and industry.80 Native title might then become a system to assist the state governments with land management, rather than to recognise and protect Indigenous connection to land.

The divorce mediator is an entirely neutral party who does not take sides, but rather is concerned with protecting the rights and interests of both spouses and their children.

Each county can institute slightly different procedures, but the goal of protecting children's best interests, and the emphasis on mediation and negotiation rather than contentious litigation, is the same throughout the state.

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A good divorce mediator is an entirely neutral party who does not take sides, but rather is concerned with protecting the rights and interests of both spouses and their children.

Hi Karen, for many years I walked around insisting I wasn't a salesperson but rather «a Realtor ® who simply helps people find what they want while protecting their interests».

The panellists said that the agent's value is no longer derived from just finding the property and negotiating; rather, her value comes from the fact that she can eliminate time wasted between negotiations, protect her client's legal interests and ensure that her client ends up with a solid deal.

If I was a home buyer or home seller, I'm not sure who I would rather have protecting my interests, a pit bull, or Scott.