Sentence examples for standard for determining whether from inspiring English sources

There is a perfectly good scientific standard for determining whether there is partisan gerrymandering.

That also appears to be the standard for determining whether information was "material" to establish securities fraud.

The phrase "rational basis" most often is employed to describe the standard for determining whether legislation that does not proscribe fundamental liberties nonetheless violates the Due Process Clause.

The proposal would include a uniform standard for determining whether a suspect qualifies for detention without trial, as judges handling detainee habeas corpus lawsuits have requested.

The legislation would require the Treasury to use a lower standard for determining whether China's currency was misaligned, prompting higher duties on Chinese imports.

Medicare and Treasury officials have said they would use a "place of celebration" standard for determining whether gay couples are eligible for benefits.

A higher body mass index — a standard measure for determining whether people are overweight or obese — is associated with a number of chronic illnesses, including diabetes, heart disease and hypertension.

It agreed to the review only after the fund softened its standards for determining whether countries are manipulating their exchange rate to boost exports, in violation of I.M.F.

Until now, advocates of the bill said, New York State had one of the harshest standards for determining whether to withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment of an incapacitated patient.

The states have wildly different standards for determining whether applicants for driver's licenses really are who they say they are, making them only minimally reliable for security purposes.

There are no standards for determining whether an applicant can speak English or is of "good moral character," which leads to inconsistencies and unfairness in the treatment of applicants.