Any single tidbit, even from the inside, was not important enough to be material to an investment decision, the defense contended.
The arrangers made intelligent decisions about expanding quartet material to a big band.
More important, the State Historic Preservation Office had reviewed Al's materials and come to a decision.
Ethically, we know that informed consent is problematic if information material to the decision to be made is withheld.
Like the world we live in and the market that fuels our economy, the "reasonable investor" has evolved - values have shifted, and what was once interesting in a social context has grown increasingly material to investment decisions.
It is common to emphasize that patients cannot possibly be "fully informed" if that would include all facts, or all facts that are material to physicians' decisions.
"The home secretary will consider the report alongside all other relevant material and aims to reach a decision as soon as is consistent with dealing fairly and properly with this case".
Participants must be competent to understand the material presented and able to make a decision; they must be fully informed about the purposes, risks and benefits of research participation; and, they must make the choice to participate free from any external influences (Beauchamp and Childress 2001).
When Waste Management refused to make changes, Andersen concluded that the overstatements were not material, a decision that was crucial since the audit opinion states that financial reports "present fairly, in all material respects," the company's financial position.
It found that the alleged false statements "were not material to [NIH's] funding decisions, and... indeed, are not even false".
