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Liebowitz also argued that the sanction was «wholly punitive in nature,» violating Supreme Court precedent that requires sanctions imposed by a judge's inherent authority to be compensatory rather than punitive in nature.

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In the face of a changing and potentially punitive regulatory framework, you must realize that insurance businesses of AIG's caliber are more valuable to shareholders if held directly than they are as part of a SIFI conglomerate.

In December 2016, Trump stressed that rather than applying the same tariffs to all companies, he would use punitive tariffs to punish some companies that source overseas.

The payment includes $ 1 million in compensatory damages, $ 2.9 million in punitive damages and more than...

As my good friend Peter Lawler would say,» studies show» that students who believe in a «harsh, punitive, vengeful, and punishing» God are less likely to cheat on a test than are non-believers or students who believe in a «loving, caring, and forgiving» God....

Thomas added that the sentence was «clearly issued on a punitive rather than on a legal basis» and said: «The constant harassment of members of the Christian community ought not to be occurring in a country where the constitution not only recognises Christianity, but also states that no - one should be molested or taken to task simply for holding a religious belief.

The study, appearing in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS ONE, found that criminal activity is lower in societies where people's religious beliefs contain a strong punitive component than in places where religious beliefs are more benevolent.

Person - to - person contacts with recovered and recovering alcoholics in AA have probably done more to lessen punitive attitudes toward alcoholics than any other influences.

In a gently parented home, boundaries are focused on guiding rather than controlling children and are maintained through empathetic and creative resolutions rather than harsh punitive consequences.

Though it may be natural to react in a punitive nature, to share ourselves as a calm role model has a much stronger effect than any punishment in these highly emotional years.

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Be specific and logical rather than punitive: «If you play with the soccer ball in the house, we'll have to keep it in the garage.»

In a gently parented home, boundaries are focused on guiding rather than controlling children and are enforced through empathetic and creative resolutions rather than harsh punitive consequences.

From this post, it wasn't obvious (to me at least) that you were arguing against all «harsh, punitive disciplinary measures» as ineffective in the long - term rather than just spanking.

Rather than a punitive time - out at this point, take him to a comfy sofa in the den or to a favorite corner of his bedroom where he can calm down.

Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr., who styles himself a progressive reformer, is actually far more punitive toward poor and minority defendants than his counterparts in other boroughs.

In their view, cannabis prohibition «creates more problems, than it is solving» and this «senseless» punitive approach costs «millions of Euros.»

[20] Bombardier is a major employer in Belfast and a punitive tariff would adversely affect more than 4,000 manufacturing jobs.

What we will be doing shortly, when we come forward with our response to the Browne report, is install new measures that will ensure that the way in which students go to university is fairer and less punitive on those who are disadvantaged than the system that we inherited from the Labour party.»

But Correction Officers Benevolent Association President Elias Husamudeen said the problem of increased jail violence originated in October 2016, when Mayor de Blasio ordered a halt to punitive segregation for detainees younger than 22.

In a speech to a group of New York lawyers, a federal judge from Brooklyn assailed the criminal justice system in which he has worked for more than 40 years, saying that the country had to «jettison the madness of mass incarceration» and find an alternative to overly punitive sentencing to address the problem of crimIn a speech to a group of New York lawyers, a federal judge from Brooklyn assailed the criminal justice system in which he has worked for more than 40 years, saying that the country had to «jettison the madness of mass incarceration» and find an alternative to overly punitive sentencing to address the problem of crimin which he has worked for more than 40 years, saying that the country had to «jettison the madness of mass incarceration» and find an alternative to overly punitive sentencing to address the problem of crime.

And yet the Speaker has adopted the gospel of progressive Tory thinking more than most and has been rigorous in pushing through the punitive Legg recommendations for expenses reclaims that Cameron wants adopted.

The religiously reminded were significantly less hostile and punitive in the threatening circumstances than the non-reminded participants were (there were no effects of the religious reminders among the non-threatened participants).

The researchers found in a study that when punitive measures from regulatory agencies were followed by help from business support organizations, companies were more likely to stick to voluntary improvement projects than when these projects were followed by punitive regulatory actions, said Suvrat S. Dhanorkar, assistant professor of supply change management, Penn State.

The report doesn't mention it, but we found this trailer online for Alexander's proposed Creed movie that was uploaded in April 2012, more than a year before MGM announced that Coogler would direct the spin - off film, the costs of which Alexander might tally in his suit seeking «compensatory damages, punitive damages, pre-judgment interest, attorneys» fees and costs.»

It seems like many of the survival elements are too punitive and players end up spending more time managing different base elements / meters than engaging in some stealth action that the name «Metal Gear» implies.

Efforts to keep children from dropping out of school must begin in the middle grades, a new report advises, and should include school - based reforms that enhance achievement, promote self - esteem, and provide personalized, rather than punitive, discipline.

A study from the Consortium of Policy Research in Education (CPRE) of Philadelphia schools after the reform found that schools using positive rather than punitive disciplinary measures had more faculty cohesion, better teacher morale, and served higher socioeconomic status students than schools not complying with the reform.

Restorative practices differ from punitive justice in that the ultimate goal is mediation rather than punishment.

In creating its name, the Legislature indicated that the new agency should take a less dictatorial and punitive approach to school improvement than the federal government prescribed during the past decade under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

«If TCAP was used as a diagnostic tool, rather than as a punitive measure, our schools would not be in the absurd position of deciding whether to send students home without report cards or send home grades that may change once the state chooses to release the scores,» the TEA president said.

In Phase One, we will introduce our RP / SEL model to three schools and work intensively with them to improve the model, identify best practices, and create tools to support schools in using these best practices to create equitable school cultures based on restorative approaches rather than punitive oneIn Phase One, we will introduce our RP / SEL model to three schools and work intensively with them to improve the model, identify best practices, and create tools to support schools in using these best practices to create equitable school cultures based on restorative approaches rather than punitive onein using these best practices to create equitable school cultures based on restorative approaches rather than punitive ones.

In this way, the guidance holds students to a higher level of accountability than punitive discipline alone ever could.

The majority of BME teachers did not feel positive about the appraisal system: only 30 % of BME teachers working in primary school and 23 % of BME teachers working in secondary school agreed the appraisal system is «supportive rather than punitive.»

In Phase One, we will introduce our RP / SEL model to three schools and work intensively with them to improve the model, identify best practices, and create tools to support schools in using these best practices to create school cultures based on restorative approaches rather than punitive oneIn Phase One, we will introduce our RP / SEL model to three schools and work intensively with them to improve the model, identify best practices, and create tools to support schools in using these best practices to create school cultures based on restorative approaches rather than punitive onein using these best practices to create school cultures based on restorative approaches rather than punitive ones.

relying on an unnecessarily punitive and counterproductive management style that is intended to create a climate of fear, rather than collaboration, in our city schools.»

Central to school - based RJ is the ability to respond to wrong - doing in a positive rather than punitive way.

But achieving this goal will take more than naive slogans or punitive measures levied against teacher preparation programs that do not successfully persuade graduates to teach in these schools.

BookRix emerged at a time when ebooks were still not catching on among German readers, largely in part due to the odd tax laws that made ebooks fall under an almost punitive taxation rate as they were considered to be software downloads rather than books.

If a financial institution does not follow the provisions of the EFT Act, you may sue for actual damages (or in certain cases when the institution fails to correct an error or recredit an account, for three times actual damages) plus punitive damages of not less than $ 100 nor more than $ 1,000.

The tax treatment of PFICs is extremely punitive compared to the tax treatment of similar investments that are incorporated in the U.S.. For example, an American holder of a U.S. incorporated mutual fund invested in European stocks pays the low long - term capital gains rate of 15 % if the fund is held for more than one year.

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They point to new studies that have placed the two popular dog - training methods head - to - head and almost universally shown positive training to be more successful than punitive methods in reducing aggression and disobedience.

For example, in a study which was published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, it was shown that dogs which were trained with only positive reinforcement did far better and displayed fewer behavior problems than those using punitive methods (13).

HB 198 was passed in its original form and is a more punitive, anti-pet initiative than any law in existence anywhere in the United States.

According to Victoria Stilwell — a passionate advocate for positive reinforcement dog training methods and Editor - in - Chief of Positively.com — «punitive, dominance - based training techniques... often result in «quick fixes» but ultimately cause more long - term harm than good while damaging the owner - dog relationship.»

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The judgment further deals with some miscellanea such as the punitive character the damages may thus obtain in view of the fact that the cartelists will be made to pay for more than they have benefitted from the cartel.