His legacy of judgments, predicated on a commitment to human rights, gender equality and non-violence, stand out as his significant achievements.
It also reminds observers that judicial gatekeeping has its historical roots in procedures such as summary judgment, those predicated on the judge's prerogative to take a case from the jury under certain circumstances.
But they are all predicated on one thing — speed.
The final push by Labor's field operation was predicated on the judgment that one in four voters would only make up their minds in the final 72 hours, so that was the time when contacts with voters would be most productive.
As Alexander Thier, a leading Afghan expert, puts it, "People are going to make judgments about the state predicated on the perception that the state is a just actor rather than that it's a service provider".
Bourdain offered a refreshing take: one predicated on #nofilter.
The board's so-called deference also is a "qualified" action predicated on using sound business judgment in matters directly related to the common interest development that it has been elected to oversee.
In other words, while Moore did accept that, "obviously 'attractive,'sexyxy,' and 'interesting' are all somewhat subjective judgment values," it seems the test is predicated on the idea that men should be useful and women should look pretty, a theory enthusiastically endorsed by cavemen.
Other conditions may also contribute to what it is to be a judgment of taste, but they are consequential on, or predicated on, the two fundamental conditions.
Music, after all, is a form predicated on an ideal balance of technique and feeling, and Fiona's legal judgment works toward a similar aim.
Acting is predicated on imagination.
