Sentences with phrase «ultimate sanction»

Though a life in relation can not be truly human until force is subordinated to persuasion, it is doubtful that purely mental and spiritual power can exist, severed from any connection with physical force as a possible ultimate sanction.

It has the ultimate sanction of police power.

In Rushdie's case those ultimate sanctions happen to be Islamic.

And it can not, seemingly, be done without unscrambling tradition, at least without measuring oneself against its ultimate sanctions.

Authority it was, with no backing of official position or traditional prestige, to say nothing of legal sanctions or the ultimate sanction of force.

Do so - called moral values possess any ultimate sanction over legal sanctions?

There Mill argues that the primary source of utilitarianism's strength as a guide to action (its «ultimate sanction») is to be found in «the social feelings of mankind — the desire to be in unity with our fellow creatures» (U 40).

I suspect that the force of the egoist's objection to his «proof» of utility did not strike Mill because of his previous arguments in Utilitarianism regarding the ultimate sanction of the principle of utility.

If we now suppose this feeling of unity to be taught as a religion, and the whole force of education, of institutions, and of opinion directed, as it once was in the case of religion, to make every person grow up from infancy surrounded on all sides both by the profession and the practice of it, I think that no one who can realize this conception will feel any misgiving about the sufficiency of the ultimate sanction for the happiness morality.

While the ultimate sanction — exclusion from European competition — will not be levied, it appears that the two clubs will be fined approximately # 50m / 60m Euro.

Following criticism from managers across the top European leagues, including Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho, UEFA chief Michel Platini has vowed to ban repeat offenders from the Champions League; the ultimate sanction.

But what about a slap as the ultimate sanction and a means of enforcing boundaries and discipline?

Despite this difference, the House of Commons contains a similar proportion of rebels as the Lords, despite the whips» ultimate sanction against MPs of losing their jobs if they don't toe the party line.

If local people are unhappy with the performance of their police force, or if they think crime is too high, they will have the ultimate sanction of booting out from office their local police and crime commissioner.

Did he tell you the story about the ultimate sanction for the unethical lawyer?

The ultimate sanction for the unethical lawyer.

Speaking afterwards, a Home Office spokesman said that while a life sentence, as given to Sweeney, was the «ultimate sanction» a court could make, the home secretary was concerned that it «does not reflect the seriousness of this crime».

For what its worth, I don't think that it is unreasonable for a political party to face the ultimate sanction for electing as their leaders and bestowing upon the nation the likes of Gordon Brown with his immoral lust for debt and for the terrible legacy of Tony Blair.

As a result, you lack the ultimate sanction — you can not sell out of a company, even if you disapprove of its corporate decisions.

Data from the Survey on Lawyer Disciplinary Systems, which was published in May, supports the notion that disbarment is the ultimate sanction.

The government may, however, wish to consider that a more direct responsibility and liability would allow shareholders to police what their directors are doing with the ultimate sanction of more readily available court action.

The Supreme Court of Georgia is the ultimate sanctioning authority, but OGC acts at the Supreme Court's behest to prosecute attorney misconduct.

All of that is not serious enough to impose the ultimate sanction of forcing Edna Merle Hayes to sell her unit in a Toronto condominium development, according to Ontario Superior Court Justice Michael Penny.

both as all appropriate sanctions, and as possible preparation for the ultimate sanction, a change in custody.

The ultimate sanction is a change of custody, but there are many others we could suggest the legal system has traditionally used fines and loss of liberty as punishments for failure to comply with court orders.