That Strawson's argument could have appeared plausible is perhaps due to the fact that his illustrations for processes are sounds and explosions, which are not, like many other physical processes, lasting occurrences with determinate location (such as fires, tornadoes, or waterfalls).
But some major lenders took a quick inventory of their foreclosure practices and insisted their processes were sound.
The official added, however, that the C.I.A. had already begun an internal review to determine whether its analytical processes were sound.
After several weeks of insisting its foreclosure processes were sound, Wells Fargo & Company said on Wednesday that it planned to correct and resubmit up to 55,000 improperly filed documents by mid-November.
"We have hired a senior recruiter to prove our processes were sound," Marissa Ovick, who has a background in HR, told TechCrunch.
"We are grateful to the Botswana government and this decision shows its rule of law and due process are sound," the organization's Eyasu Hatemarian told Reuters.
"The integrity of Citi's foreclosures process is sound," John C. Gerspach, Citigroup's chief financial officer, said on a conference call.
"The integrity of Citi's foreclosures process is sound," John C. Gerspach, Citigroup's chief financial officer, said in a conference call with journalists.
It's important to ensure that the underlying process is sound -- otherwise, you'll simply end up with a bad automated process.
