Sentence examples for fairness grounds from inspiring English sources

The German Parliament is also threatening to block any bilateral agreement on fairness grounds.

The other proposed toll increases, to $7 from $4 for a rush-hour round trip at the Holland and Lincoln tunnels and the George Washington Bridge for drivers paying cash, can also be defended on fairness grounds.

He added: "On fairness grounds it surely cannot be right for people towards the bottom end of the income scale to face higher marginal taxes than those at the top end".

I suspect that, in practice, we suggest setting aside confusing, destructive fairness-talk when we stand to gain from an agreement prevented by a focus on fairness, or when a rival partisan or ideological team has been making headway on fairness grounds.

The rail industry also has a powerful argument on fairness grounds: Why should one industry pay a deficit tax when other transportation modes are excused?

President Bush who inherited his father's political fortunes if not his financial wealth has proposed phasing out the tax over time on fairness grounds.

So even if Griffin is correct that the Kantian objection does not apply to the surgeon case, which as I said above is questionable, the fairness objection grounded in the claims of the individuals does apply.

Should the laws be struck down through endorsement of US supreme court jurisprudence – especially Buckley v Valeo, which rejected equality and fairness as legitimate grounds for restricting "free" speech – attempts to regulate the electoral process to ensure its democratic integrity may be imperilled through constitutional obstacles.

Its strengths were the party's brand advantage on matters such as the NHS and fairness; its impressive ground game in key seats; and an electoral map that favoured Labour.

Many definitions of fairness have their grounding in something like John Rawls' veil of ignorance (Rawls 1971, see also entry on original position).

"To single out Semenya on the grounds of fairness and equity is simply ludicrous.