Sentences with phrase «thus far acted»

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According to Geist, Industry minister Maxime Bernier has thus far shown «little appetite» for inserting any such language into the Telecommunications Act.

So, in a different sense than we have employed the idea thus far, we would say that the athlete's bodily actions were more fully his acts than is true for the spastic person, for they more adequately express his intentions.

But if that's so, he notes, then it should govern the way Christians think about same - sex sexual activity as well, and thus he concludes: «When those with homosexual orientation act on their desires in a loving, committed relationship, [they] are not, as far as I can see, violating the love command.»

Thus a teacher is not and never can be a civil servant... Whatever authority he may possess to teach and control children, and to claim their respect and obedience, comes to him from God, through the parents and not through the State, except in so far as the State is acting on behalf of the parents.

Our discussion thus far suggests a convergence of four major factors in the act of interpretation.

The 22 - year - old would act as the perfect replacement to Sadio Mane, who completed a move to Liverpool earlier in the summer and could provide the Saints with the edge that seems to be missing in the two Premier League matches thus far.

The eleventh - hour attempt by Republicans in the U.S. Senate to repeal the Affordable Care Act once seemed like the longest of long shots, but now appears to have a chance — albeit slim — at passage, even though it has been deemed the most «radical» of all the Obamacare reform efforts the GOP has debated thus far.

The primary motive of the laws is to deliver justice to those who are exploited, though they also act as a deterrent for further similar actions and thus drive social reform.

Thus, Israeli diplomacy must explain Israel's vulnerability in the aftermath of retaliatory acts which supposedly portray a far from vulnerable country.

Any action taken by the Board to further limit LLC contributions, outside of an act of the Legislature, would be ultra vires and thus invalid.»

Rising anger over the cuts, though the pensions dispute has nothing whatever to do with the budget deficit, will reinforce the resistance, thus far and no further, on an issue where the Government is seen to be acting manifestly unfairly.

It is further provided under paragraph 2, sub-paragraphs 8 and 9 of the Act thus:

Thus far, the loud silence of Ghana's Foreign Minister, Hon.. Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and the Government led by President Akufo - Addo especially in the face of some reprehensible support from sections of the NPP led by its Acting Chairman Freddie Blay is most troubling as it has the tendency to convey a tacit approval of the egregious sins of their chief diplomat in South Africa.

And the yes voters, 73 % of whom are apparently in the market for a second referendum within five years, might well reflect that all the commissions thus far — from the constitutional convention which delivered devolution through Labour's Calman commission updating the Scotland Act, to the latest Smith proposals, share one arresting component: all appear to have a built - in obsolescence — as the independence debate stubbornly refuses to shut down.

Westminster has routinely voted on Scottish affairs in areas reserved to Hollyrood in the Scotland Act - this has thus far been by accident and has been repealed.

In addition, selection had less time to act in populations that had broken away from their African homeland and thus settled far later.

The winnow ants thus act like gardeners, protecting the seeds from predators that would destroy the seeds, while also spreading them far from their parent plant.

In the 15 years thus far of my yoga journey, the act of meditation has always been difficult for me.

«Composed by two musicians at the height of their craft, the album reveals itself, thus far, as the apex of a limited genre still forming and as one of our finest contemporary acts of remembrance and ascension.»

At the risk of further estranging myself from De Palma geeks, I must admit I rather enjoyed watching a Body Double without Armond White guilt - tripping my subconscious — which is not to say that Looker circumvents an auteurist reading altogether, but the idiosyncrasies that betray it as «Crichtonian» (like a novelistic conceit that starts off each new act with a placard indicating the day of the week *) are less than venerable and thus hardly lend themselves to an apologia.

Mo'Nique Imes has actually won an acting award and got RAVES so, I think she's still the frontrunner thus far.

«And if men are there, they disrupt whatever's happening,» adds Gerwig, whose acting oeuvre thus far is filled with roles that depict a truly layered feminine experience, from drifting - apart friendships to sisterly bonds to hairbrained alliances (in Maggie's Plan, she plays a college professor's second wife who secretly teams up with his first wife in a mischievous scheme to sway his affections).

A mess of a film this one.Plot lines confused and blurred.It seems to have been made up as they filmed.All the American cliques are there.Ugly brutal men in a one horse town, yet the place is full of emotionally wounded gorgeous women.The men are macho and the women inconsequential.The acting is rather uneven, veering from impressive, going down to Benny Hill.This is Cages best role thus far, but his normal low standards means his acting is still below par.The plots descends into a quagmire of nuttiness and by the end is daft romantic nonsense.A tighter script was needed, the director needed to be replaced to stop the film's plot wandering off in all directions and finally someone with greater gravitas was needed to take on Nicholas Cage's part...

Day - Lewis is not an actor who strays into directing (at least thus far), but he has previously suggested that his down - time from acting is still spent creatively.

Because her thinking man's Ilsa act in The Reader is at least conceptually riskier than her put - upon dishrag Debbie Downer in Revolutionary Road, we were that close to throwing her by the wayside in this category, especially because there's a clearly superior crypto - leading role in the mix (Rosemarie DeWitt, whose titular character in Rachel Getting Married has been shut out of a lot of races thus far, but we feel anyone who actually watches enough of the film to justify throwing their vote toward frontrunner Anne Hathaway should have no other choice but to recognize DeWitt's equally tricky, equally attention - stealing performance).

Thus far, neither Congress, which has not even come close to fully funding the No Child Left Behind Act, nor most states, which have raised their academic standards but not their funding levels to a commensurate degree, have stepped up to the plate.

NSBA applauds the work of the Conference Committee for its bipartisan efforts to modernize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and the steps Congress has taken thus far.

That pleasingly monosyllabic title encapsulates this writer's entire journey thus far — one that is about drinking and the illuminating revelations of sobriety, about the redemptive power of literature and how the act of writing can save a soul.

Always make sure there is fresh water nearby your furkid's favourite spots, and if you catch Fido in the act, clap your hands or make a loud noise to distract him and thus prevent him from drinking further.

Thus far, Broad appears to have acted responsibly and generously.

Here, however, each layer of paint is applied from the far edges of the canvas working inward toward the center, thus resulting in an illusionistic depth, the lighter tones of the composition acting as a framing device.

Thus the gases do not act as a thermal insulator, in fact as the LWIR gets further up in the atmosphere the air density drops and the LWIR accelerates.

Of course, to make such a decision, the president needs to act on good information, which the State Department thus far has failed to provide.

Thus, for example, in the present case the president of the Queen's Bench Division observed: «Courts and Tribunals acting judicially are generally required to give reasons for their decisions, and further normally required to publish them for the proper public administration of justice so as to comply with Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.»

Sanders requested further discovery on Perez as an informant, but the lead prosecutor fought the request by conceding that Perez was acting as a government agent, and thus there was no need for discovery on the issue.

The fact that the implementing act is a directive raises the question whether the legal nature and in particular the limited horizontal effect thus granted to a directive poses an insurmountable obstacle for the solution proposed thus far (para 73).

Adam Brown Qualified: 2005 Made partner: 2014 Key cases: In 2015, acted on the first use of s. 7 Bribery Act and the first (and thus far only) UK resolution by way of deferred prosecution agreement following investigations by US, UK and African enforcement agencies.

The alternative that I hope does not transpire is one whereby narrow minded self - interest prevails, whereby we see law firm partners» act in the very short term and to the detriment of others, thus furthering a dis - United Kingdom of «haves» and «have nots» at a time when the UK needs to pull together for the benefit of all.

Unfortunately, and notwithstanding a not so subtle plea by the Courts, to date, the Massachusetts legislature has thus far elected not to act.

fm.: From Wikipedia: in government, typically a regulation specifically means a piece of the delegated legislation drafted by subject matter experts to enforce a statutory instrument (primary legislation) in business, industry self - regulation occurs through self - regulatory organizations and trade associations which allow industries to set rules with less government involvement The Act that authorizes the Agency would thus be the Legislative creation of Administrative Law (they give authority to enact the regulations as they see fit AND can further clarify through oversight power.)

However, thus far I don't see any amendments to the number of candidates (see Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9, s. 370).

No major revenue sources have as yet been put in play by the titles that have thus far been offered for sale but that will quickly change as the major English language legal publishers act to ensure that they do not lose market share in the event that the ipad proves to be a game changer.

Thus, for instance, it is primary legislation for Human Rights Act - related purposes, but (in effect) secondary legislation so far as its vulnerability to the use of delegated powers outwith the Bill is concerned.

We are currently acting for a company director in an insider dealing prosecution described by the FCA as «the most serious and complex insider dealing prosecution that has thus far been mounted in the UK criminal courts.»

Using that same example, in the unlikely event that the contract did not include time for payment, in the event of a dispute, it may well be implied, based on the conduct of the parties, a length of time based on how the parties have acted thus far.

Accusations that Bitcoin Classic essentially constitutes a coup, as well as allegations that Bitcoin Core is acting at the behest of the startup Blockstream, have thus far colored the nature of the debate in recent weeks.

They may be demoralized by a lack of success to make things better between them thus far, but in reaching out for help they're acting on a very healthy impulse.

The landlord further argued that since the tenant was absent from her apartment, her request had nothing to do with her use and enjoyment of the dwelling and thus fell outside of the definitions of discrimination described in the Act.

Thus, the court held the membership criteria violated the state antitrust act, and enjoined further enforcement of the offensive criteria.

Further, the House version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would not only eliminate the current tax advantages of homeownership, and thus discourages homeownership for many, it would actually encourage renting by allowing investors in residential property to continue to be eligible for full deductions of all interest and property taxes.