Sentence examples for Capricious actions from inspiring English sources

Trade can only flourish where the rule of law cannot be compromised by capricious actions of sovereign states when the political winds shift.

This is yet another example of out-of-touch Washington bureaucrats making rules in a vacuum and acting with absolutely no regard for the impact their arbitrary and capricious actions have on our economy".

This Parliament should be seated without further delay so that it can get to work on serious problems like national reconciliation, pressing for more effective governance and reining in Mr. Karzai's increasingly arbitrary and capricious actions.

The plea arrangement with Federal prosecutors, in which none of the original charges were reduced, brought an end to a case that focused attention on diplomatic immunity, which is intended to protect foreign diplomats from capricious actions by another government.

In the opinion of the committee, the present provisions [Article 3(a)] of this subdivision provide a desirable degree of continuing jurisdiction and at the same time place sufficient limitations on the continuing jurisdiction to prevent capricious actions on the part of military authorities.

To attract foreign money Luzhkov gives it protection against the frequently capricious actions of the bureaucracy.

The Federal Reserve and the Treasury are also involved, and safeguards are in place to prevent capricious action.

In layman's terms, "arbitrary and capricious" action by a lower court or an agency means the action was totally unreasonable and in disregard of the facts.

Immigrants who were affected filed a federal lawsuit in Seattle, accusing the administration of "arbitrary and capricious action" that cost them millions of dollars.

In this case there is no finding by this Court or by the Maryland Court of Appeals that Maryland's apportionment plan reflects 'no policy, but simply arbitrary and capricious action or inaction.' Nor do I think such a finding on the record before us would be warranted.

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, accuses the department of violating the Freedom of Information Act and a provision of the Administrative Procedure Act that prohibits arbitrary and capricious agency actions.