Sentences with phrase «tested by circumstances»

Henry (Jason Clarke) and Laura McAllan (Carey Mulligan) are farmers with grand ambitions whose faith is tested by circumstances beyond their control, while neighbours Hap and Florence Jackson (Rob Morgan, Mary J Blige) endeavour to build a small dream of their own — despite the harsh social prejudice they face.

Not exact matches

Difficult as the problem is in itself, however, and complicated as it is by adverse circumstances, the solution of it still remains one of the central tests of character.

To our individual and communal circumstance St. Paul said what always needs saying, «Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect» (Romans 12).

So when you smoke up in a car even if they didn't get stopped by the police they probably would have been pinged in the drug testing (Stupid decision making on multiple levels) Then when you are in the drug program, and you get pinged again (I don't remember the exact circumstances it doesn't matter he didn't follow the rules).

We repeated the impact in our testing facilities and we could observe the same behavior as in ADAC laboratory: even with the additional displacement, the seat does NOT surpass, under any circumstances, the limits required by the ECE R44 / 04 Regulation or the Eurotest itself.

The Cabinet Manual states that «[t] he point at which the restrictions on financial and other commitments should come to an end depends on circumstances, but may often be either when a new Prime Minister is appointed by the Sovereign or where a government's ability to command the confidence of the Commons has been tested in the House of Commons» (§ 2.30).

He argued that measures by the chancellor, Alistair Darling, on Monday did not reverse New Labour commitments to enterprise: «In fact, it tested and proved it in the toughest imaginable circumstances.»

To test the model, based on mathematical rules to describe the way infants might respond to novel circumstances, the MIT team looked at a study of real - life babies conducted by colleagues at Central European University in Hungary.

It named circumstances under which human testing would be ethical: if information on health risks is not available by any other means, and it could «promise reasonable health benefits to the individual or society at large.»

Focusing on reef - building corals and other shelled creatures that are threatened by increasing temperatures and ocean acidification, she is testing them to determine how species may acclimatize to the new circumstances.

Genetic testing for celiac disease is recommended under certain circumstances by several health professional organizations, including the American College of Gastroenterology.

Testing for genetic variants associated with AAT deficiency is recommended under certain circumstances by several health professional organizations, including the American Thoracic Society.

And the one thing to do so is giving someone a chance to BE a part of your life, giving someone even just a mere hour or two to get to know you, get to know your thoughts and by doing so at least you haven't been selfish, you're just testing circumstances life gives you especially when it comes to love.

That's where his circumstances turn even worse, as Zamperini becomes a target of ridicule and torture by the Japanese, testing his spirituality, patriotism, luck, physical dexterity and mental fortitude in an inspirational and courageous effort to survive.

Similar to Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane before it, Cloverfield 3 is a thriller based around a small group of people who are tried and tested by an extreme set of circumstances.

Bernal's is a quiet character study of a woman whose marriage is tested by a child, while Silva's heartbreaking story follows a gay teen looking for acceptance and finding it only in the riskiest of circumstances.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

In a few districts, district and school leaders reported that analysis of trend data by district and / or state assessment specialists had led to the identification of early indicators of students academically at risk, based on test scores or other factors (e.g., family circumstances), in lower grade levels.

However, the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Test of a tests is, by its own definition, not a Mastery Test as defined under the law so under no circumstance does that law apply to this year's Common Core testing scheme.

In light of these circumstances, and the challenges faced by public schools in ensuring these students are mastering grade - level TEKS, and the evidence as noted in the Katrina study that many of these students may well perform below state standards in their tested areas as compared to their non-affected peers, it is logical that students who are identified by these specific PEIMS codes should be excluded in the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schools.

LANSING, Mich. — Flat test scores by Michigan students on a national test highlight the pressing need for a new, comprehensive look at how we fund Michigan's public schools so all students can achieve and succeed, regardless of their circumstances, said a broad - based group of Michigan business and education experts.

The latest national comparison of school test scores could reveal challenges with the way we fund schools in Michigan LANSING, Mich. — Flat test scores by Michigan students on a national test highlight the pressing need for a new, comprehensive look at how we fund Michigan's public schools so all students can achieve and succeed, regardless of their circumstances, said a broad - based group of Michigan business and education experts.

Expedited retake — An SOL test taken during the same academic year, and before the next scheduled test administration, by a student who, on his first attempt, scored within 25 points of passing or has exceptional or mitigating circumstances.

(b) If the STT or BAT, either by mistake, or as the only means to conduct a test under difficult circumstances (e.g., post-accident test with insufficient time to obtain the ATF), uses a non-DOT form for a DOT test, the use of a non-DOT form does not, in and of itself, require the employer or service agent to cancel the test.

(b)(1) In the rare case where the collector, either by mistake or as the only means to conduct a test under difficult circumstances (e.g., post-accident or reasonable suspicion test with insufficient time to obtain the CCF), uses a non-Federal form for a DOT collection, the use of a non-Federal form does not present a reason for the laboratory to reject the specimen for testing or for an MRO to cancel the result.

By the time these cars land in our All - Stars test group, chances are good at least one of us has already been exposed to them on the press launch — under nearly ideal circumstances, most likely.

Like the librarian in The Borrower whose honesty is tested when young boy hides out in the local library, many of these stories feature ordinary people beset by highly unusual circumstances.

Oh and by the way proving undue hardship in my situation was simply a matter of asking the Department of Education to honor their July 7th, 2015 Policy Directive and discharge certain loans under § 523 (a)(8) when the debtor's (me) circumstances met the test of undue hardship.

[xii] This test can be contrasted with the totality of the circumstances test adopted by the Eighth Circuit in Long v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In re Long), [xiii] in which the court considers (1) the debtors economic resources, (2) reasonable necessary living expenses of the debtor, and (3) any other relevant circumstances.

The argument that Tetlaff likely hoped to make to the Supreme Court was that had he been heard by a court that applied a Totality of Circumstances test, he would have likely had his debt discharged.

In those circumstances, the dogs are already well trained, the owner is in agreement that we go this route and they have been instructed by me each step of the way, we are typically working on more distance control (such as when the dog is 100 yards or more away from the handler), the dog has been tested and isn't showing any negative effects, we are putting the final polish on solidifying each of the trained behaviors, and we have determined that this is the best course for the welfare of the dog.

Temperament tests used by shelters and trainers do not predict future behavior, but only reveal information about the specific circumstances in which the test is administered.

For example the main character is always getting felt up by fellow classmate Yoshitake Yomano (a hilariously short and buff tennis player) under ludicrous circumstances such as they are both taking a test and Yomano just happens to drop his eraser 5 desks over onto your crotch.

[40] In my opinion, the plaintiff has not identified a compelling circumstance that meets the sufficient reason test in Rule 57 (10) as interpreted by Gradek.

1552 (2013), Virginia's implied consent warning by police to DWI suspects of the license suspension that follows unreasonable refusal to take a breath test, amounts to a non-consensual obtaining of blood under the totality of the circumstances and when considering consent search law, including Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218, 93 S.Ct.

In Upjohn Co. v. United States, 6 the United States Supreme Court held that a company's attorney — client privilege extends to company counsel's communications with employees in certain prescribed circumstances.7 Rather than providing a simple objective test, the Upjohn court instead established five factors to guide courts in determining whether the company's privilege should extend to counsel's communications with its employees: (1) whether the communications were made by employees at the direction of superior officers of the company for the purpose of obtaining legal advice; (2) whether the communications contained information necessary for counsel to render legal advice, which was not otherwise available from «control group» management; (3) whether the matters communicated were within the scope of the employee's corporate duties; (4) whether the employee knew that the communications were for the purpose of the company obtaining legal advice; and (5) whether the communications were ordered to be kept confidential by the employee's superiors, including that the communications were considered confidential at the time and kept confidential subsequent to the interview.8 When these elements are established, courts generally consider communications between company counsel and an employee to be within the scope of the company's attorney — client privilege.9

But the government also said it will allow further takeovers in the oilsands sector by state - owned enterprises in exceptional circumstances only, a line in the investment sand nobody wants to be the first to test.

The test is whether the change of circumstances was «reasonably anticipated» by the parties.

That is, it can require Myriad to license the testing process to third parties, «upon terms,» as the act reads, «that are reasonable under the circumstances,» if such «action is necessary to alleviate health or safety needs which are not reasonably satisfied by the contractor, assignee, or their licensees.»

In the case of explosives the practical military experience of making and testing improvised explosives devices, (at times when such activity was authorised by the Secretary of State for Defence), having instructed others in the creation of such devices, the rehearsal of the use of such devices under circumstances parallel to those that defendants are accused, actual use of clandestine recipes, and also chemical expertise in the synthesis procedures used in explosive preparation, are all critical to being able to assist the court in such matters.

This makes them quite different from normal appeals, which involve cases that arise out of specific concrete circumstances, that come with a context that has been judicially explored by the lower courts, that have an established set of relevant facts that have been tested through an adversary process, and that are essentially retrospective, arriving at general and abstract questions only as they emerge from those concrete fact and law circumstances.

It is difficult to envisage circumstances where this test could be met if the sole purpose of disclosure is to facilitate argument by requester's counsel on the question of whether privilege is properly claimed.

She went on to explain that the dangers of hearsay could be overcome in individual cases by pointing to circumstances surrounding the making of the statement that support its reliability, by determining that its reliability could be sufficiently tested despite its hearsay character, or by applying some combination of these kinds of reasons.

Next, the test for whether retroactive support should be granted involves a court considering: 1) the reasons for delay, 2) any blameworthy conduct by the paying parent; 3) the circumstances of the children; and 4) any hardship experienced by the paying parent.

In New Jersey v. TLO the Supreme Court held that searches by school officials mush be reasonable under the circumstances using the following test:

Reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Supreme Court, Victoria Registry, interpreting two topics under the New BC Supreme Court Civil Rules, the test of «proportionality» and the circumstances permitting a Court to sever liability (the issue of fault) from quantum (the value of a personal injury claim).

In circumstances where a parent acquires the rights and liabilities of a subsidiary it is likely to be the case that the Court of Justice would treat this as including the right to assert any EU legal professional privilege enjoyed by the subsidiary, although the point does not appear to have been tested in jurisprudence.

Most emergency rooms now do an initial concussion screening that involves tests of memory, coordination, and sensory abilities, but these can be limited by other circumstances involved in your crash.

R (Moore) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2016] EWHC 2736 (Admin) Junior to Jason Coppel QC; considering the application of the «exceptional circumstances» test for the disposal of allotment land for the purposes of proposed development (instructed by Deighton Pierce Glynn)

The almost inevitable difficulty faced by Defendants in these historic cases increases the importance of them being able to test the evidence of the Claimant by reference to surrounding circumstances and contemporary documentation.