Sentences with phrase «serve as the arbiter»

The CTC, mandated under state law to serve as the arbiter of professional integrity and quality for California's teachers, was the subject of a critical audit released in early 2011 that found a backlog of thousands of unprocessed teacher misconduct complaints that state officials said may have exposed some students to unsafe classroom conditions.

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This emphasis on a basic form of experience to serve as ground and source of evidence as well as final arbiter for the metaphysical venture is one of the most, perhaps the most, distinctive features of Whitehead's philosophy — and, at least in my opinion, one of the most attractive.

Chris Giunchigliani, a current Clark County commissioner who once served on the Water Authority board, sees the agency — which she called «the final arbiter» of what can and should be built — as centrally responsible for why Las Vegas» building boom continued through the drought years.

Physicians who may receive more than $ 10,000 for a procedure serve as the sole arbiters of a series of thorny ethical, safety and social welfare questions.

Here's the main problem: unlike most civil cases, in guardianship proceedings the judge plays a dual role: he or she serves both as neutral arbiter and as the person ultimately responsible for protecting the ward's best interests.

What I see happening here is a well - intentioned judge trying to balance the somewhat conflicting demands placed upon him in a guardianship proceeding, where he's expected to serve both as neutral arbiter and as the person ultimately responsible for protecting the ward's best interests.

Nor can I discern in those First Amendment considerations that led us to restrict the States» powers to regulate defamation of public officials any additional interest that is not served by the actual malice rule of New York Times, supra, but is substantially promoted by utilizing this Court as the ultimate arbiter of factual disputes in those libel cases where no unusual factors, such as allegations of harassment or the existence of a jury verdict resting on erroneous instructions, cf. New York Times, supra, are present.

ALJs serve as impartial arbiters at regulatory and benefits - granting agencies.

Your mediator will serve as an impartial arbiter to help you find the most suitable compromise resolutions to your dilemmas.