Sentence examples for arbitrary award from inspiring English sources

Justice Alito, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy and Clarence Thomas, said that the trial judge's "essentially arbitrary" award in the Georgia case would have caused the lawyers there to "earn as much as the attorneys at some of the richest law firms in the country".

Over the years, it has led to inconsistent, unpredictable and arbitrary awards contrary to national and international public order.

Nevertheless, the New Jersey Assembly recently passed legislation that would place an arbitrary cap on awards in all cases.

"Ultimately the end product is more important than the need to meet arbitrary deadlines for awards, etc.," Mr. Cook said at the time.

In the past, Nesson has argued that the way the record companies have conducted themselves is in itself unconstitutional, not necessarily because Tenenbaum has the right to download copyrighted music, but because citizens are protected against arbitrary or excessive awards for civil damages.

Our definition of infectious disease knowledge is somewhat arbitrary, as we awarded the respondents a score according to what we thought were the main blood-borne diseases transmittable by body art.

If the Nobel Committee decide to stick to their arbitrary precedent of not awarding the prize to collaborations, they are just denying how great science (sometimes) works.

Mr. Adams is not alone in his view that there is a certain arbitrary quality to the prize, awarded since 1943 for "distinguished musical composition of significant dimension by an American that had its first performance in the United States during the year".

Often, the bonuses we awarded were arbitrary, not tied to any measurement.

What is perhaps less appreciated, or at least more readily glossed over, is just how arbitrary the business of awards can be.

Redzepi knows well the arbitrary nature of these awards – "Imagine if the best colour in the world was announced each year?" – but he is also aware of their allure and power.