He uses a 30-year timeframe which is open to objections (the longer the time frame, the fewer the observations; the last observable time period started in 1983.
But this form of procedure is open to objections of various kinds.
Thus, Yablo's particular version of fictionalism is open to objections to the effect that mathematical utterances are in fact not similar or analogous to metaphorical utterances.
Each theory is open to objections, which we do not wish to minimise or ignore; nor do we wish to endorse any particular position.
But surely our Federation will not thereafter be open to objection on the ground that it is an exclusive organisation.
On the other hand, the relevant Singaporean provision is Order 15, rule 16, of the Rules of Court, which reads: "No action or other proceedings shall be open to objection on the ground that a merely declaratory judgment or order is sought thereby, and the Court may make binding declarations of right whether or not any consequential relief is or could be claimed".
In the sphere of abstract thought, eclecticism is open to the objection that insofar as each system is supposed to be a whole of which its various doctrines are integral parts, the arbitrary juxtaposition of doctrines from different systems risks a fundamental incoherence.
Like that movie, it is open to the objection that the overdog's pain takes precedence over that of the oppressed, but this is a fascinating and often electrifying film in which Folman submits to his very own 'Nam flashback: a memory of how the Israel defence forces, of which he was a part, effectively presided over mass murder.
However, the requirement is there for a reason, and that is that without it the theory is open to the objection that certain pseudo processes will count as being capable of transmitting marks.
