Sentence examples for capricious determined from inspiring English sources

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This means that the pursuit of the death penalty in Kentucky is largely arbitrary and capricious, determined by which office happens to be prosecuting the case.

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The choreography made the cast (Jennifer Emerson, Stephen Pier, Nancy Turano, Rika Okamoto, Kevin Predmore, Virginie Mécene and Mr. Foreman) at various times look determined, impassioned, capricious and introspective.

"So mysterious are the paths of thought," he once wrote, that by comparison it would be "easy to enumerate the various external impulses which determine the capricious motions of a floating feather".

Last year, the city refused to renew Twilo's cabaret license, but in February the Supreme Court of New York determined that the city had no basis for doing so and called the action "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable," according to court papers.

Critics claim that juries determine punitive damages in a capricious and arbitrary manner, that juries are unable to translate their punishment desires into dollar figures consistently and fairly, and that juries consider legally inappropriate factors.

Similarly, a court must also examine an agency's reasoning to determine whether its decision is "arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law" under the APA, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A).

Many philosophers have felt uneasy about Hume's views on causation: if the past does not determine the future then the universe is indeed capricious.

A justice in State Supreme Court ruled last year that the layoffs, among other things, were arbitrary and capricious and that the corporation did not use sound methodology to determine the impact of the layoffs.

In 1972, the US supreme court declared a moratorium on executions after determining that the death penalty was being imposed in an arbitrary and capricious manner.

But the suit seeks to annul the negative declaration by the Industrial Development Agency, determine that the issuance of the declaration was "a violation of law, arbitrary and capricious" and force the agency to prepare a new or supplemental environmental impact statement.

Held: The Secretary's use of the medical-vocational guidelines to determine a claimant's right to disability benefits does not conflict with the Social Security Act nor are the guidelines arbitrary or capricious.

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