If we sit here reading editorials and looking at public-opinion polls and other reports that cross our desks, we should realize that this is raw, undigested opinion expressed in the absence of leadership.

If on the other hand I say, “ I hated Star Wars ,” I state my opinion as observed through my own senses.

If the expert was correct, 78 % of the participants chose the expert's opinion again, as opposed to 57 % doing so when the expert was wrong.

If " hate speech " is taken to mean ethnic agitation, it is prohibited in Finland and defined in the section 11 of the penal code, War crimes and crimes against humanity, as publishing data, an opinion or other statement that threatens or insults a group on basis of race, nationality, ethnicity, religion or conviction, sexual orientation, disability, or any comparable basis.

Thus, personal involvement is linked with public opinion Proverbs that speak to the political disgruntlement include: “ When the Czar spits into the soup dish, it fairly bursts with pride ”; “ If the Czar be a rhymester, woe be to the poets ”; and “ The hen of the Czarina herself does not lay swan ’ s eggs .” While none of these proverbs state directly, “ I hate the Czar and detest my situation ” ( which would have been incredibly dangerous ), they do get their points across.

Thus, writing to St. Jerome, St. Augustine said, " If that opinion of the creation of new souls is not opposed to this established article of faith let it be also mine ; if it is, let it not be thine.

Mill ’ s application of the general principles of liberty is expressed in his book On Liberty: " If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and one, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind ".

If they consider a question of law or a matter of public importance has arisen they can ask for the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court.

" The ICRC has expressed the opinion that " If civilians directly engage in hostilities, they are considered ' unlawful ' or ' unprivileged ' combatants or belligerents ( the treaties of humanitarian law do not expressly contain these terms ).

Furthermore, " There is no intermediate status ; nobody in enemy hands can be outside the law ," because in the opinion of the ICRC, " If civilians directly engage in hostilities, they are considered ' unlawful ' or ' unprivileged ' combatants or belligerents ( the treaties of humanitarian law do not expressly contain these terms ).

" If ," he says, " you were of the opinion that it was your duty to denounce the Guide as heretical, why does a portion of your flock recede from the decision as if it regretted the step?

Writing for the majority, Justice Jackson eloquently stated: " If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.

Justice Robert Jackson echoed Justice Stone's dissent when he wrote, " If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion or other matters of opinion ".

When Pope Innocent II asked Thurstan's opinion on the elevation of Anselm of St Saba, who was Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds, to become Bishop of London, Thurstan replied " If we consider his life and reputation, it would be much more fitting to remove him from his abbacy than to promote him to be bishop of London.

If the statement in the life of Terence by Suetonius is correct and the reading sound, Caecilius's judgment was so esteemed that he was ordered to hear Terence's Andria ( exhibited 166 BC ) read and to pronounce an opinion upon it.

If it was from Muhammad, they felt free to give their opinion.

" Ebert rejected the accusation, and reaffirmed his opinion of the film, stating, " If he's going to persist in making bad movies, he's going to have to grow accustomed to reading bad reviews.

If it finds that the lower court erred, it sets aside the decision from below and remits the case with its opinion to a sister lower court for reconsideration ( cassation avec renvoi ).

If an organization manager relies on a reasoned written opinion of an appropriate professional, his or her participation will ordinarily not be considered knowing.

If it is true, its truth is not transitory but instead immutable and independent of actual trends of opinion.

In April 2003, following warnings by the Bush administration to the government of Syria, Eagleburger condemned the possibility of military action in Syria or Iran, saying that public opinion would not support such a move and that " If President Bush were to try it now, even I would feel he should be skinned alive.

If five or more MPs challenge the Speaker's opinion, a formal division follows.

If one side clearly has more support, the Speaker then announces his opinion as to the winner, stating, for example, " I think the Ayes have it ".

If the Speaker feels that the division is unnecessary, he may first ask those who support his determination of the voice vote to rise, and then ask those who oppose the opinion to rise.

If the claim is unopposed, the Committee will generally award the claim, unless there is evidence of collusion, the peerage has been in abeyance for more than a century, or the petitioner holds less than one-third of the claim.

If the Council still does not approve the Parliament's position, then the text is taken to a " Conciliation Committee " composed of the Council members plus an equal number of MEPs.

If a Committee manages to adopt a joint text, it then has to be approved in a third reading by both the Council and Parliament or the proposal is abandoned.

If the Politburo indeed chose the Central Committee membership, various factions would have arisen.

Chinese immigrants were blamed for importing the opium-smoking habit to the U. S. The 1903 blue-ribbon citizens ' panel, the Committee on the Acquirement of the Drug Habit concluded, " If the Chinaman cannot get along without his dope we can get along without him.

# If a project's spending becomes too much for a committee to continue funding, it must take the issue to the Project Committee.

If supported, the appointment had to be ratified by a Central Committee plenum.

** If the Competition Committee removes a penalty, the points are also removed

If the selected committee were the Policy Review Committee, a member was designated to serve as study chairman.

If the bill is approved, it is put before a Committee of the House.

If it would be impractical or unreasonable for these to be exhausted ; if, for example, there would be too much of a delay or legal aid was not available, then the Committee can make an exception and allow the complaint to be admissible.

If the claim is inappropriate or considered to be a waste of the Committee's time ( such as frivolous claims or claims that have already been rejected by the Committee or another international mechanism ) then it will be considered inadmissible ..

If the State had made a reservation to the right in question when acceding to the ICCPR then generally the Committee will respect this, however, in some exceptional cases, they can come to the conclusion that the reservation itself is not acceptable.

If the Committee determines that no violation of a right contained in the ICCPR has occurred then no further action will be taken.

If approved by the Hollywood Walk Of Fame Committee in June 2011, Randy Rhoads ' Posthumous Star would be placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012.

" If the Nobel Committee in 1923 judged the entire persona of its laureate, then Hôtel Dieu in 2003 must do no less and conclude that Paulescu's brutal inhumanity nullifies any scientific merit " ( Simon Wiesenthal Center letter to the French Minister of Health, Jean-François Mattéi, and the Romanian Ambassador in Paris ).

If a province has many inhabitants who are not ethnically Vietnamese, there will probably be a Committee for Ethnic Affairs as well.

If a bill affects the finances of the Commonwealth, it is referred to the Senate or House Committee on Ways and Means after the first reading.

If it affects county finances, the bill is read and referred to the Committee on Counties of the House ( if the matter is reported into the House ).

If a vacancy occurs in either house through death, resignation, or disqualification, the Governor appoints a replacement whose name is submitted by the State Central Committee of the same political party as the legislator whose seat is to be filled.

If the recommendation was for impeachment, the Committee would take up the matter in early 2010.

While most House committees maintain membership in a rough proportion to the full chamber ( If the majority party controls 55 % of the House, it will tend to have 55 % of committee seats ), membership on the Rules Committee is disproportionately in favor of the majority party.

* The Testimony of Mr. Elon Musk-U. S. Senate Committee Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX: " If I can emphasize, underscore and highlight one strategy for Congress, it is to offer prizes of meaningful scale and scope.

If the Senate votes to dissolve itself into the Committee of the Whole, in which all members are part of the committee, the President Pro-Tempore resides over the proceedings, with the Lieutenant Governor acting as a regular voting member.

If harm cannot be avoided, the project agency can seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Committee, an ad hoc panel composed of members from the executive branch and at least one appointee from the state where the project is to occur.