Numbers are seen to be authoritative and legitimate because of their perceived innate objectivity.
In part, that is because of their perceived usefulness in solving other business problems.
"It's shameful to be an entertainer," because of their perceived low morals, he explained.
Police harassed Uighurs then because of their perceived potential links with terrorism.
As for their private lives, they came into focus, writer believes, precisely because of their perceived intelleclual superiority.
There is no defense for the U.S. tax agency targeting particular groups because of their perceived ideology.
The history of violent protest in the UK overwhelmingly involves groups of people who feel they are missing out or are targeted because of their perceived distinctiveness.
Ofcom was worried Moyles's broadcast "may have the potential to encourage listeners, especially children, to discriminate against others because of their perceived sexual orientation".
Still, cybersecurity and drone programs are likely to be relatively resistant to cuts because of their perceived critical importance, he said.
In the Reagan and both Bush administrations, lower court and Supreme Court nominees were selected largely because of their perceived opposition to Roe, which was used as a litmus test of judicial virtue.
But a few touched on a theme that has bubbled under the surface — that because of their perceived talent, the Mets assumed that another trip to the playoffs was preordained.
