Moreover, he rejects the contemporary accounts of Englishmen, casually adjudging them to be distorted by prejudice because `` the opinions of Englishmen are of no great value ''.

A visit to the site by a group of several persons can usually bring out new ideas or verify opinions most helpful to the planning study of any recreation area.

In discussing the process of communication, Loomis defines it as `` the process by which information, decisions, and directives are transmitted among actors and the ways in which knowledge, opinions, and attitudes are formed, or modified by interaction ''.

It was compiled as a control sample to determine if the opinions and practices of companies on the lists submitted by the members of the Aerospace Industries Association were materially different from those of other small firms selling to defense programs.

Until the Cuban fiasco and the Communist military victories in Laos, almost any observer would have said that President Kennedy had blended a program that respected, generally, the opinions voiced both by Mr. Nixon and the professors.

Even so, Gannett judiciously argued, the Association could legitimately decide that Parker `` should not be encouraged nor assisted in diffusing his opinions by those who differ from him in regard to their correctness ''.

He said " A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments, is the only true sovereign of a free people.

The brunt of this chapter allegedly narrates the opinions, not of Hume, but of one of Hume's anonymous friends, who again presents them in an imagined speech by the philosopher Epicurus.

The Archbishop of Canterbury plays a central part in national ceremonies such as coronations ; due to his high public profile, his opinions are often in demand by the news media.

Tarrasch's rigid generalizations drew on the earlier work of Wilhelm Steinitz, and were upheld by Tarrasch's sharp tongue when dismissing the opinions of doubters.

Disraeli's preference for female company prevented the development of contact with those who were otherwise not alienated by his opinions, comportment or background.

The speeches of Elihu ( who is not mentioned in the prologue ) are claimed to contradict the fundamental opinions expressed by the " friendly accusers " in the central body of the poem, according to which it is impossible that the righteous should suffer, all pain being a punishment for some sin.

These heterodox groups held widely divergent opinions but were united by a critical attitude towards the established religion whose explanations they found unsatisfactory and whose animal sacrifices increasingly distasteful and irrelevant.

Numerous opinions and interpretations of Confucianism ( of which many are actually opposed by Confucianism ) were invented.

Ancient and modern opinions differ as to whether he identified air by the divine name Hera, Aidoneus or even Zeus.

He is not perfectly trustworthy in details, and his agenda is always to inculcate culturally " correct " Stoic opinions, perhaps so that his readers will not feel guilty, but Jane Ellen Harrison found survivals of archaic rites mentioned by Aelian very illuminating in her Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion ( 1903, 1922 ).

Because the DIX proposal was most technically complete and because of the speedy action taken by ECMA which decisively contributed to the conciliation of opinions within IEEE, the IEEE 802. 3 CSMA / CD standard was approved in December 1982.

The Internet, facilitated by the development of search engines, has grown into a common source of information for many people, and provides easy access to reliable original sources and expert opinions, thanks in part to initiatives such as Google Books, MIT's release of its educational materials and the open PubMed Central library of the National Library of Medicine.

According to a Jewish legend, one of the Essenes, named Menachem, had passed at least some of his mystical knowledge to the Talmudic mystic Nehunya ben HaKanah, to whom the Kabbalistic tradition attributes Sefer HaBahir and, by some opinions, Sefer HaKanah, Sefer HaPeliah and Sefer HaTemunah.

Esotericism or Esoterism signifies the holding of esoteric opinions or beliefs, that is, ideas preserved or understood by a small group or those specially initiated, or of rare or unusual interest.

To repel evil opinions by the good is the noble contest in which humans should engage ; it is not an easy task, but it promises true freedom, peace of mind ( ataraxia ), and a divine command over the emotions ( apatheia ).

Thus prepared, we shall never be carried away by opinions.

Fatwās generally contain the details of the scholar's reasoning, typically in response to a particular case, and are considered binding precedent by those Muslims who have bound themselves to that scholar, including future muftis ; mere rulings can be compared to memorandum opinions.

Cross-examination is considered an essential component of a jury trial because of the impact it has on the opinions of the judge and jury.

Scholarly research on jury behavior in American non-capital criminal felony trials reveals that juror outcomes appear to track the opinions of the median juror, rather than the opinions of the extreme juror on the panel, although juries were required to render unanimous verdicts in the jurisdictions studied.

Though there are many strong opinions, the jury is still out.

In October 2010 Kusturica withdrew from the jury of Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival after being publicly criticized and accused by Turkish director Semih Kaplanoğlu and Turkish minister of culture Ertuğrul Günay over his alleged remarks and opinions about the Bosnian War.

Some jurisdictions permit the court to give the jury a so-called Allen charge, inviting the dissenting jurors to re-examine their opinions, as a last-ditch effort to prevent the jury from hanging.

: While, undoubtedly, the verdict of the jury should represent the opinion of each individual juror, it by no means follows that opinions may not be changed by conference in the jury room.

Since 1989, France has had similar awards called the Mérites de Courson, but these are drawn from a limited number of plants submitted by nurserymen to juries at the twice-yearly Journées des Plantes de Courson and the prizes are based solely on the opinions of the jury members as to the plants ' likely performance in French gardens, not on extensive trials.

During closing arguments, counsel may not ( among other restrictions ) vouch for the credibility of witnesses, indicate their personal opinions of the case, comment on the absence of evidence that they themselves have caused to be excluded, or attempt to exhort the jury to irrational, emotional behavior.

Instead of precedents and codes, sharia relies on jurists ' manuals and collections of non-binding legal opinions, or hadith, ( ulama, particularly a mufti ); these can be made binding for a particular case at the discretion of a judge.

The Court's judge in respect of Russia, Anatoly Kovler, explaining his frequent dissenting opinions, noted that " I dislike when the Court evaluates non-European values as reactionary ( Refah v. Turkey )".

No tribute can be paid to them which exceeds their merit ; but in applying their opinions to the cases which may arise in the progress of our government, a right to judge of their correctness must be retained.

In a way, an attorney-general acts as yet another judge, but in the Dutch system that does not allow dissenting opinions to be published, it is the only way to reflect different perceptions on a case.

Democrats had taken issue with Roberts ' refusal to answer certain questions, saying Ginsburg had made her views very clear, even if she did not comment on some specific matters, and that because of her lengthy tenure as a judge, many of her legal opinions were already available for review.

Therefore, the sovereign may judge what opinions and doctrines are averse, who shall be allowed to speak to multitudes, and who shall examine the doctrines of all books before they are published.

Often, clerks engage in significant legal research and writing for the judge, writing memos to assist a judge in coming to a legal conclusion in some cases, and writing drafts of opinions based on the judge's decisions.

He presides as a judge in the Royal Court, and takes the opinions of the jurats ; he also presides over the States, and represents the Crown on civic occasions.

The term " magistrate " is often used ( chiefly in judicial opinions ) as a generic term for any independent judge who is capable of issuing warrants, reviewing arrests, etc.

Admired for their clarity and analytic precision, they have been quoted more often in Supreme Court opinions and by legal scholars than those of any other lower-court judge.

He has said that one of his guiding principles has been nullius in verba ( take nobody's word, the motto of the Royal Society ), saying that " if scientists as a whole denounce an idea, this should not necessarily be taken as proof that the said idea is absurd ; rather, one should examine carefully the alleged grounds for such opinions and judge how well these stand up to detailed scrutiny.

Catholics must respectfully hear all opinions from equal authorities and judge which is best, makes more sense, is more consonant with the tradition of the whole history of the Church, or how to reconcile them.

# because the purpose of the commonwealth is peace, and the sovereign has the right to do whatever he thinks necessary for the preserving of peace and security and prevention of discord, therefore the sovereign may judge what opinions and doctrines are averse ; who shall be allowed to speak to multitudes ; and who shall examine the doctrines of all books before they are published.

The judge conducted an extensive investigation and solicited a large number of opinions.

This holds in matters of opinion also, as Smith flatly states that we judge the opinions of others as correct or incorrect merely by determining whether they agree with our own opinions.

Bradshaw was a controversial choice as Lord President, and opinions of his efficiency as a judge varied.

Having enjoyed the autonomy of a trial court judge, he chafed at the routine of the Supreme Court, hating the arguments, the extended conferences, and the need to accommodate other justices's views when writing opinions.

However, " s a judge in Reconstruction era Kansas, he had authored one of the first judicial opinions upholding the right of an African-American citizen to vote in a general election, and as the superintendent of schools in Leavenworth, he had helped establish the first schools for blacks in the state.

This however should be taken with a grain of salt, as Mi Heng's expressed opinions on other characters, as well as his own actions and the disaster that befell him because of them, make him appear as a poor judge of character.

As a judge, Silberman has authored a number of noteworthy opinions.

Catholics must respectfully hear all opinions from equal authorities and judge which is best, makes more sense, is more consonant with the tradition of the whole history of the Church, or how to reconcile them.