principle of fairness
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprincipleandfairness
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principle
noun
uk/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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fairness
noun[U]
uk/ˈfeə.nəs/us/ˈfer.nəs/
the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right ...
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(Definition ofprincipleandfairnessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theprincipleoffairnessrequires contributions in return for benefits, but that rarely takes place in international environmental cooperation.
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Others have appealed to theprincipleoffairnessin order to explain why it is rational for agents to contribute to cooperative endeavors.
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This was because he believed in applying theprincipleoffairness.
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The doctrine of proximate cause in tort law manifests thisprincipleoffairnessby negating brute luck for doers.
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The problem seems to be that if the agent has competing moral values, throwing theprincipleoffairnessin just adds another value to the mix.
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To appeal to theprincipleoffairnessmight help us in cases where reasons are non-moral, but when an agent has competing moral reasons things get more difficult.
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Theprincipleoffairnessmeans that it is important to take into account the financial effects of current fiscal policy on future generations.
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I think that could be accepted as a generalprincipleoffairness.
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I stress that the provisions are framed in such a way that theprincipleoffairnessto the accused is paramount.
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I say that the underlying principle by which these factors are determined is theprincipleoffairness.
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Each case is unique and must be considered on its own merit but, generally, aprincipleoffairnessis applied to the evidence of children.
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I have reiterated a basicprincipleoffairness—fairness to the civil servant and fairness to the taxpayer, and a system which commands public confidence.
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I am concerned about theprincipleoffairness.
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It extends theprincipleoffairness, increases choice and helps to redress the imbalance between the consumer and the supplier.
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Klosko rejects the voluntarist insistence upon willing acceptance rather than "mere" receipt and thus advocates an associative understanding of theprincipleoffairness.
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So, fairness, and theprincipleoffairness, must be at the heart of the reform going forward.
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I should like to extend theprincipleoffairnessto our newspaper industry, but that seems a long way off.
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But whether it is great or small, theprincipleoffairnessand of arbitration comes in either way.
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That is a gross interference in the freedom of universities and a straightforward attack on theprincipleoffairness.
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